Decompression...

It's Sunday night and I'm sitting in my overstuffed chair icing my foot. It was a great day and our volunteers outdid themselves. We had setback after setback to contend with as we faced the issue that there is a villain the story God is telling. Some of the things we dealt with were...

-Of course my wreck which ended up being an incredible blessing. Still sore and unable to help with most of the setup but volunteers stepped up and did a great job. Mike and I had to make sure we didn't get our canes mixed up
-Our lead vocalist bailed at noon yesterday and we had to cancel the big opener we planned. Daniel and Don did a great job filling in.
-Josh got popped in the eye putting banners up, thankfully he was okay
-Steve did a great job on sound even though he was absolutely miserable from allergies
-David was still recovering from stuff he's been sick with for over a week.
-We blew a breaker during rehearsal, don't know where that came from
-Norris was sleeping between jobs from the crud he had, as least that's the story he's telling and he's sticking with it :)

But despite the setbacks, we had one of the best worship experiences yet. I'm convinced that all of these things were a direct result of the topic for the day. We were talking about the battles that we deal with because there is a villain in the story that is consistently attempting to draw our attention away from God. He is the father of lies and distractions but we saw through it, got to work, and supported each other. We could engage the enemy and be victorious with the power of God through Jesus Christ. Some of the great things that happened...

-The band was tight and sounded the best so far. Daniel and Don were able to learn the vocals for the set
-Kim and Don did a great job drawing our attention to the need to care for the world through supporting the poor and recycling our waste.
-Coffee was ready on time for the first time! Way to go Carol.
-The auditorium was set up in a record hour and a half. The crew is really getting it down
-The band pitched in and got everything moved into the theater from the trailers
-KidMo knocked it out of the park for the second week in a row I'm told. I may just ditch the message next week and go to KidMo, too.
-Kelly, Jason, Richard, and David (probably more that left before I got there) had all the trailers loaded in 45 minutes from the end of the worship experience....INCREDIBLE!
-I felt great about the message. After all, I've been living it for the last few months and apparently I'm not the only one.
-We had some new volunteers in Journey Kidz!
-Charlie did a great job with ProPresenter and is going to begin infusing us with creativity. Check out his blog at www.charliegann.com
-It becomes more evident every week that everyone who is part of Journey is stoked about our vision to love God and love people

I can't wait for next week when we talk about the hero entering the story. I'm beat tonight and will be taking it easy for the rest of the night and most of the week. I'll hopefully get the knee brace off this week but my stylish orthopedic boot will take a while longer. I am definitely getting used to this and wouldn't trade places with anyone, anywhere.