Concerts, Cleaning, and First Aide.

Last night our church had a concert and charged $3 admission to raise money for our youth going to Momentum this summer. Talk about a great idea! There were lots of people and the bands were incredible. I was praying for the event before it happened, and then praising God after it happened. I began to realize that simply having a concert in our church was a testimony in itself. Seeds are planted and those who attended hopefully see that our church's doors are always open. Watching the bands from the sound board as we worshiped, I prayed that God would stir up the hearts of the people. It was something new for me, and it was cool to worship from the back of the sanctuary! (AND no one could hear my terrible singing haha)

After the concert, our youth group and youth staff were quick to clean up and put things back where they belong. But quick doesn't always mean safe, as one of our guys stepped on a screw. Our sanctuary's pews are bolted into the floor so when they are removed and taken out, screws are left sticking out of the floor. As the guys (or should I say strong men), were carrying the million pound pews back in, a bare-foot Josh stepped right down on a screw. Needless to say, I had to leave the sanctuary and pull myself together. I was worried not only for Josh's sake, but for my own sake and not passing out. Luckily, I was able to put on my 'mom face' and go in to talk to him...avoiding any sight of his foot and bloody paper towels. Lesson learned, the rest of us put our shoes on and continued working after Josh was taken to the E.R. From facebook updates, he is doing well.

Cleaning continued as Virginia and I swept the sanctuary and picked up trash and the occasional half-full water bottles. Charlie worked on the stage and all the sound equipment, as us girls would have no clue what to do with all that! As I swept the sanctuary, I thought back to two summers ago when I went on a trip called Operation Barnabas. I missed the days of serving with my team, but from that summer I learned what it meant to be a true servant. Our hearts should be humble and things shouldn't need to be asked of us. I've grown to enjoy cleaning and working to get tasks done fast and efficiently. I'm thankful for a healthy body and the God-given abilities that allow me to do pretty much anything....except lifting pews.

Praise God for an awesome fundraiser, an okay Josh, and the abilities we have to serve!