The day began like any other, breakfast and fellowship (with tired people.) Right after breakfast we were taken to the Woodbridge Community Center (where the WOW Jam will be done and the new church will be planted).
Our job for the morning was to pack 800 bags of groceries that will be given out the day of the event. We worked assembly like style (true Motor City fashion!) and listened to Israel Houghton and danced the morning away, well, not everyone was dancing while working but let's face it, I don't usually do things the 'normal' way. A few ladies began dancing and bagging with me and it made for a really fun morning. Each time we would bag 100 bags of groceries we would stop and sing a worship song and pray over those groceries. I LOVE this kind of work and I felt right at home as we were working. On Saturday we will be getting produce to give away too, but we just prepared the dry/canned goods today.
While we were bagging groceries, RJ, one of the leaders came up to Valarie and myself and told us she needed to meet with us after we were done. (My stomach dropped and she quickly said...your not in trouble...whew. Lol)
We finished up the groceries and RJ met with us girls. She said that she saw us dancing and saw that we had rhythm and needed us for a skit that will be performed the day of the WOW Jam on the stage right before the alter call. She looked at me and said that she saw me as the main role. That I would fit the role perfectly. I immediately got really nervous, but also excited. We watched the video of the skit and it is powerful! It is sort of a dance/skit that is performed to music. Instead of going out canvassing we decided it would be best to stay back and begin practicing. I won't do the skit justice so http://youtu.be/2xsH_ceAy00 click on this and watch it for yourself. Go on, watch it. If you had emotions watching the video imagine what I was going through trying to do it over and over. At first it was hard and I felt awkward, but I began praying and asking God to give me the right emotions and movements to portray. I began feeling the pain of the girl and the pain of the reality that many of the women who will be watching this on Saturday will have dealt with these issues I'm acting out. I asked God to help me put myself aside and live out what he wants. I got out of myself and played the part. I am SO nervous to do this in front of 7,000+ people on Saturday. Pray for my nerves! Pray that I would give out everything I am to minister to the people that will see it. That they won't see me, but themselves, that they too can have the freedom at the end that comes with asking Jesus to be their everything. Pray that I'd put aside myself and let the Holy Spirit be my guide.
Truth be told, I am someone who has always wanted to perform on stage, but my sister always played that role. God has given me this opportunity and I plan on giving him the glory. I still can't believe I am going to be used in this way. I can't believe it. The insecure person inside of me wants to say that someone else will do a better job, but the Kingdom of God inside of me says that I can do this and I will be victorious. I think this experience is going to be a growing experience for me and I am ready! I always want to be obedient to whatever God asks of me. I WILL be faithful in the little things(although this doesn't feel very small), because I want God to continue to grow me. Increase me, bring more people to Him because of my obedience.
After that amazing morning, we headed back to the hotel for lunch, naps, dinner. (Lunch was at 2...dinner was at 5) Then we went to the Detroit World Outreach Church to have a WOW Jam kick off rally and to meet the other churchs in Detroit that will work with us on Saturday. DWO is a wonderful church that was very welcoming to us. It was a powerful evening of worship. I don't want to sound racist at all when I say this, but black people can get DOWN when praising God. It was such a moving evening.
Good night everyone. Please continue to pray!
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