On August 22nd, 2010 we had a church wide picnic and dunk tank extravaganza. There were deserts made up by the Men's Ministry, hot dogs and hamburgers grilled up fresh, baked beans, a slew of other delectables, a jumper for the kids and a dunk tank to send the pastors and elders down to Davy Jones Locker (not permanently of course).
It was a time to hang out with friends and family and a time to meet someone new. It also marked the start of New Covenant Church's Start Strong Sunday.
Weren't able to attend? Don't worry. We got it all on film. Ok not film, film, but digital film. Digital film? Maybe SD card. Aah, forget it. We captured it on camera and made a fancy snancy video out of it so you can enjoy all the hoot nanning fun!
I don't know if humidity rocks, but when you are out sweating like a goat high up in the Andes bounding from rock precipice to rock precipice you sure do appreciate refrigerated air and a delicious slice of Dion's cheese pizza after a long morning of work.
What do I mean when I say a long morning of work? I really mean a great opportunity to serve.
If you were unable to lend a hand this last Saturday from 8:30am to 12 noon on July 31st at the Albuquerque Christian Children's Home (ACCH) you missed out on one of those great serving opportunities.
There was everything you would expect from an opportunity like this to serve, plus more! If you guessed wild carnivorous creatures lurking around every corner waiting to devour you or your small children or poisonous neon colored frogs whose secretions are utilized by the inhabitants of the area to paralyze unsuspecting rodents you would be . . . well. A tad bit incorrect. Just a tad, mind you.
Actually, this was a pretty non-life threatening, malaria free service event filled with all types of opportunities that virtually anyone could perform. Ok, maybe not everyone I am sure infants might have a bit of a problem pulling weeds, but you get my point.
If I had to narrow down what tasks and jobs where performed it all could be lumped into about three categories.
Landscaping
Weed Pulling
Office Cleaning
Not so bad.
Landscaping consisted of a few different jobs. One was replacing dead or dying plants with the newer models of oxygen producing plants for the ACCH entrance. The other was transporting river rock by wheel barrow, bucket and hand from large mountainous piles and spreading them over a large planar surface adjacent to a tranquil but bustling pond of life.
Weed pulling was your typical weed pulling. Tumbleweeds. Goatheads. Silverleaf Nightshade and some other common weeds you would expect to find by the Bosque. The main bulk of the weed pulling forces were concentrated on the ACCH's garden area where massive weed termination was successfully accomplished.
Office cleaning consisted of your basic house hold cleaning duties such as dusting, scrubbing floors, organizing office supplies, sweeping and cleaning cabinets just to name a few.
Overall, it was a great time to meet new members, say howdy to friends, get some blisters and sweat your little heart out all to the glory of God!
