| | Greetings from our nation's capitol! (I think that's the correct usage
of that word--help me out, Dave.) For the record, this city is HUGE!!!
I spent most of the evening walking blocks and blocks trying to find a
Metro station (Washington's version of the T), and ended up just
walking back to my hotel. The highlight was seeing the National
Cathedral, which you should visit if you're here. I'm going to try and
make a 5:30 service on Wednesday before I leave, but the place is just
amazing.
Oh, where to begin? Last week was a whirl-wind, but in a good way.
Playing with kids can be very therapeutic, and it certainly was last
week. I had written about feeling purposeless and like I was drifting.
This was rectified last week in spades. I was very busy, leading games,
running sound, and then playing guitar at campfires. The campfires were
the best part, as the kids got a chance to talk about what God had been
doing. At first, I wondered why Dan (the speaker) would have
testimonies, as these are kids between 8 and 11 or 12, and are, well,
kind of immature. Yet God worked in them, and they realized it and
responded. I'm not sure how much they got, and I'm sure they don't
quite understand everything, but I don't think that matters all that
much. These kids just heard the truth and accepted it--just like we're
called to do.
This week was a confidence builder, too, as the kids loved me (it's
easy to be loved when you get to let them play and don't have to
discipline--oh the joy of not being a counselor) and some of the adults
actually said I did a really good job. I tended to poo-poo what I was
doing...I mean, c'mon, I was playing games...but I was strongly
chastised for that attitude on a couple of occasions. I was basically
told not to diminish what I did, which was shocking to hear and
thought-provoking. I tend to look at the things that I find easy to do
as not that big a deal, as their easy. It's not that I think I should
have a big head about such things, but to diminish them is probably not
right, either.
I dunno...lots to think about, and I don't have time as I need to
attend sessions on Blackboard building blocks tomorrow and Wednesday
(go to Blackboard.com if you want details). I think I'm going to veg
and watch some baseball the rest of the evening. I'll write more soon...
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