I did not get to do much singing today. A) because I have caught a flu, virus, cold, strep throat (hoping not for this one!) or something else. I have never known the difference in those, nor do I really think I'd comprehend any word of it if you tried to explain them to me. So we'll just go with "I'm sick", and B) I wrote a letter to the parents of our youth ministry today asking for their support and prayer as we go forward, then spent five hours selling shoes at Journeys for Kidz!
So back on track tomorrow!
Yesterday was interesting. I talked with a few friends this morning about these experiences, and I am just now getting to write them out for everyone to read. I sang at a picnic table, under a shelter, in the city park of Granite City. I had the perfect view of the tail end of a life-size model airplane.
I am definitely feeling more and more comfortable singing in outdoor public places, but I did realize one thing I have yet to overcome: interaction. There were probably around 30-40 youth and families that God brought across my path that night, two of which included a skateboarder and a biker that stopped to listen for a bit, but when moments come where people stop to listen I find myself playing a song longer hoping not to strike a conversation.
THAT IS NOT GOOD!
I really want to get to know peoples' stories! I want to hear testimonies, struggles, prayer requests, and have church in the middle of wherever it may be! I cannot do that if I'm constantly avoiding the interaction.
I hope to learn from this, but also act on that experience as well, in the hope to break my fear of small talk and catch the amazing fire God's Holy Spirit is trying to spread through His people!
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