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Thursday, October 27, 2005
Hittin' The Road
Hey What’s Up?
I’ll be hitting the road with Carman in about an hour. My friend Justin Johnson will be stopping by the house to pick me up so we can head down to the warehouse in order to pick up merchandise and load it into the bus. I should probably finish packing!
Actually, packing will be pretty easy (and no, I have NOT started yet) as we initially had two dates in Florida this weekend, but with the aftereffects of Hurricane Wilma parts of Miami are still basically in the dark. No power, no show. Our prayers are with them… Anyway, because of that, we will be doing one show in Florida tomorrow night and then head back to Nashville before leaving for Mobile Alabama on Monday. So, I get to be home for the weekend – Woo Hoo! However, I don’t get paid for those days either, which kinda sucks, as this is a gig I took at least partly for the pay-day. Hey, ya gotta eat right?! And there are six of us eatin’ off my meal ticket.
The other thing I want to post about real quick is serving people. I made mention in a recent post about Steve Sjogren and his whole “Servant Evangelism” deal, right? Anyway, at the end of the conference, I asked a question about how to motivate people to actually get their papmperd little butts outta the pew and go do something! Steve said the best thing to do, as a leader, is to go and do it yourself. Thanks for the scoop Captain Obvious! But the reality is that he’s 100% right… I remember how successful the “No Strings Attached” program for feeding the poor that Pastor Louie Federico had at The Vineyard in Fishkill New York. That was something he started, so why shouldn’t I get my pampered little butt outta the pew myself, right?
Before our Soultuary group on Tuesday, I took a run out to Wal*Mart and dropped about $30 on some “supplies”. Things like; pop-tarts, beef jerky, fruit snacks, breakfast bars, juice, tissues, lip balm and those hand warmer things that you break and mix the chemical agents to create heat for about 10 hours. I made up about a dozen of these and put them in plain shopping bags with a note that said the following:
After talking about serving people, I handed each person there a bag and told them to keep it in their car. When you see someone in need, simply hand it to them. If you want to talk with them, please do it, but if you just aren’t comfortable, the note will cover the basics!
Patti and I took a little drive with the kids today. We went to Centenial Park in downtown Nashville, looking for someone we could help out. Go figure, when you aren’t looking, they crawl out of the woodwork, but today we had a really hard time finding anyone. Anyway, we drove around the park a couple of times, but we eventually spotted this guy asleep on a park bench with a plastic bag at his feet. So, I got out of the car, walked over and placed my bag next to his. As I turned to walk away, Patti said that he woke up and looked… There was no verbal exchange, I don’t know anything about his condition, but I do know he now has something to eat, drink and something to keep him warm as well as a note indicating that he was on God’s mind and that he is loved.
I also got an email from Leah Heyman who told me she took one of the ideas we shared at the group and attempted to quietly pay for an item for a person in line behind her at the store today. Apparently the item needed a price check or something, which caused a bit of a scene and she wound up having to explain this whole thing, not only to the people behind her, but also the cashier – they were dumbfounded! They had never heard of anything like this? God would want to bless us in little ways, even at the grocery store? WAY TO GO LEAH!
Well, Patti us telling me I’ve gotta hurry up… in fact she’s said it multiple times now and I see by looking at the clock that I really do have to hurry up! So, me and my new haircut – courteosy of Rachel Johnson – will be hitting the road.
Later-
Ray
I’ll be hitting the road with Carman in about an hour. My friend Justin Johnson will be stopping by the house to pick me up so we can head down to the warehouse in order to pick up merchandise and load it into the bus. I should probably finish packing!
Actually, packing will be pretty easy (and no, I have NOT started yet) as we initially had two dates in Florida this weekend, but with the aftereffects of Hurricane Wilma parts of Miami are still basically in the dark. No power, no show. Our prayers are with them… Anyway, because of that, we will be doing one show in Florida tomorrow night and then head back to Nashville before leaving for Mobile Alabama on Monday. So, I get to be home for the weekend – Woo Hoo! However, I don’t get paid for those days either, which kinda sucks, as this is a gig I took at least partly for the pay-day. Hey, ya gotta eat right?! And there are six of us eatin’ off my meal ticket.
The other thing I want to post about real quick is serving people. I made mention in a recent post about Steve Sjogren and his whole “Servant Evangelism” deal, right? Anyway, at the end of the conference, I asked a question about how to motivate people to actually get their papmperd little butts outta the pew and go do something! Steve said the best thing to do, as a leader, is to go and do it yourself. Thanks for the scoop Captain Obvious! But the reality is that he’s 100% right… I remember how successful the “No Strings Attached” program for feeding the poor that Pastor Louie Federico had at The Vineyard in Fishkill New York. That was something he started, so why shouldn’t I get my pampered little butt outta the pew myself, right?
Before our Soultuary group on Tuesday, I took a run out to Wal*Mart and dropped about $30 on some “supplies”. Things like; pop-tarts, beef jerky, fruit snacks, breakfast bars, juice, tissues, lip balm and those hand warmer things that you break and mix the chemical agents to create heat for about 10 hours. I made up about a dozen of these and put them in plain shopping bags with a note that said the following:
When Jesus was on the earth, he fed and took care of people in need. Because of our love for Jesus, we are trying to do some of the things that He did. Please accept this bag as a gift from God… We are just His delivery service.
Please know that you are also being prayed for.
You are loved… and nothing you do can change that!
After talking about serving people, I handed each person there a bag and told them to keep it in their car. When you see someone in need, simply hand it to them. If you want to talk with them, please do it, but if you just aren’t comfortable, the note will cover the basics!
Patti and I took a little drive with the kids today. We went to Centenial Park in downtown Nashville, looking for someone we could help out. Go figure, when you aren’t looking, they crawl out of the woodwork, but today we had a really hard time finding anyone. Anyway, we drove around the park a couple of times, but we eventually spotted this guy asleep on a park bench with a plastic bag at his feet. So, I got out of the car, walked over and placed my bag next to his. As I turned to walk away, Patti said that he woke up and looked… There was no verbal exchange, I don’t know anything about his condition, but I do know he now has something to eat, drink and something to keep him warm as well as a note indicating that he was on God’s mind and that he is loved.
I also got an email from Leah Heyman who told me she took one of the ideas we shared at the group and attempted to quietly pay for an item for a person in line behind her at the store today. Apparently the item needed a price check or something, which caused a bit of a scene and she wound up having to explain this whole thing, not only to the people behind her, but also the cashier – they were dumbfounded! They had never heard of anything like this? God would want to bless us in little ways, even at the grocery store? WAY TO GO LEAH!
Well, Patti us telling me I’ve gotta hurry up… in fact she’s said it multiple times now and I see by looking at the clock that I really do have to hurry up! So, me and my new haircut – courteosy of Rachel Johnson – will be hitting the road.
Later-
Ray
