Thursday, April 10, 2008

Wednesday's Events

On Wednesday morning, (our 3rd Anniversary, by the way!) we were able to meet our hosts, Steve and Julia, and their 2 little girls, Megan (4, I think) and Isabella (18 months). They were the perfect fit for us in every way, and they were so kind, warm, generous and helpful. We had a quick breakfast, visited, and soon headed out the door for lunch at the church downtown.

I was pretty excited by this point, because I was finally going to meet faces that I've only seen from Andrew's pics when he was doing Impact Tours while we were dating. It was very thrilling to become a part of his life in this way, that I'd only heard about, before. Now I was doing it, too! We met with the Ross family, and Johannes, his wife Judith, and 2 boys, and then Chiago (I hope I spelled that correctly). Other faces that I'd seen in Andrew's pics came to life as well! The "reunion" was very happy!

The church hosted lunch and dinner for that whole week for us. They were so thrilled to be serving Impact, because this Tour had been a work in progress for about 2 years, and were excited to see what God was going to do in their city. I was so amazed by their genuine gratitude and appreciation for all the work, and this attitude came from 20 year olds and 90 year olds, and everywhere in-between.


The Reception Hall where we ate every day


The inside of the church building, from the 1700s




The church building downtown was only a couple of blocks from the venue, "K-Rock Centre", so we walked back and forth all the days we were there. On Wednesday after lunch, we headed to the venue, where Andrew promptly got to work, as that was his only prep day. The venue was a brand new indoor stadium, and we were treated to access to a couple of the VIP suites that, at the top, encircled the stadium. These suites were fully equipped with mini-fridges, sinks, tables and comfy lounge chairs. We were delighted with this! Here the kids were able to play, the babies were able to sleep, all within perfect view of the stage and all the shows that took place!

One of the VIP suites that we were able to use


The stage, still in set-up mode

The Lighting Rig, still in set-up mode


The Tech Team, huddled around in prayer


Raising the speakers


The finished stage, now prepped for Thursday's performance (Team XTreme)


Andrew at Front of House

At Dinner time we all walked back to the church, did more visiting and meeting the rest of the Team. The elderly ladies quickly fell head over heels in love with Donovan, and pretty soon I found myself only having to look after Marcail : ) Every time I looked over to check on Donovan, there he was, the little cutie, surrounded by admiring ladies, having the time of their lives cooing at him and having their day made by his huge, beautiful, and genuine baby smiles! I heard over and over that he was the happiest baby they had ever met : ) In fact, for every meal after that, it would only be a couple of seconds after I walked in the door that one would run up to me, "Where's my baby?" they'd ask, laughing!

We got home that night very exhausted, again, but very happy! --- kind of like tonight, which is why I'll quit for now and add more tomorrow--- : )

1 comment:

Sarah said...

I love hearing the stories! I eagerly await the next installment :)