The Final Dance or Identity Theft 101

On our last day today, we had one final area of apartments to cover/canvas with our door hangers. So we loaded up, and headed out. As we were en route, it started raining. Good thing I remembered to pack my umbrella. Oops, I left that back at the hotel. Oh well, good thing I brought my waterproof leather boots. Oops, I left those back at the hotel. Oh well, good thing I'm wearing a tshirt, tennis shoes and it's raining and cold. Wait...........

But we got them all passed out, and it only took like, 2.5 hours. So we loaded up and went to lunch. On the way to lunch, it stopped raining. Oh joy. Thanks God, for your comedic timing. I had Yan Can for lunch (owned/operated by Martin Yan of Yan Can Cook fame; I checked, he wasn't there today) and I ate the spicy red pepper because I was cold and wet and thought it would warm me up. Turns out, it is possible for you to be cold, slimy and wet on the outside and your insides to turn to napalm. Needless to say, I was Miserable squared.

After a quick nap and trip to the little boys room (notice the strategic placement of the word 'quick') we were good to go. This time, we were stuffing letters and filling out notes to first and second time visitors. I wrote postcards to the first time visitors to Bay Kids- the children's ministry, and signed them all Andy Wood- South Bay Church, which I thought was odd. I hope he never actually sends them a letter. Not that I expect infants and toddlers to note the difference in signatures, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

After we did the letter thing, we finished stuffing the Easter Eggs, which was the end of our trip except for dinner. Final Rundown:10,000 eggs stuffed, 6,000 door hangers hung, 250 second-time thank you notes written, 100 first-time thank you notes written, 4 filing cabinets and 6 office chairs moved, 1 Sunday morning setup, and 7 prayer walks walked. Additional but no less significant counts are: 1 head busted, 1 back hurting.

All told, they were really, really grateful. Andy Wood- the head pastor said, if it hadn't been for us, they wouldn't have been able to get 1/8th of everything they needed to get done, between the mailers, the fliers, the Easter Eggs and getting ready for the two services that they have this weekend. We are eagerly awaiting their report, as we expect God to great and mighty things in and through these 3 families that uprooted their lives and have come here to serve God in this community.

I didn't make fun of Rob at all this post, I wanted you all to notice that.