Yesterday’s children’s outreach:
Good: Pioneering a children’s event at Ybarra instead of at church
Not so good: The AC wasn’t working until after lunch. Even I, who barely sweat in Taiwan humidity, was getting moist.
Good: No one complained. And when the AC finally came on, we really appreciated it.
Not so good: The speakers rushed to get here immediately coming off the airplane, after a vacation in Hawaii.
Good: They made it!
Not so good: They were late!
Good: Adeline did a fabulous job leading games and reading a story to fill in until they got here.
Not so good: By the time the teaching began, it seemed like the day was already over! We already played games, had snacks, and heard a missionary story.
Good: The speakers had energy, the kids were responsive.
Not so good: It was a long day, no matter how fun it is. It was hard to maintain the mental engagement.
Good: All the helpers were great. Feedback was they wanted more time in small group with the kids.
Not so good: A parent just emailed me that her daughter got hurt and she wasn’t told.
Good: I don’t know how I will reply yet, but I can trust God to smooth things out. He will have the victory.
Good: I enjoyed the whole day. Was able to relax and talk to other “older” helpers while most of the running around was done by the youth and younger people.
Good: Had a couple bites of Costco cheese pizza which I never eat. It was so good!
Good: Got some roast duck from the chinese retreat dinner.
Good: I had enough energy and the desire to go back to church to hang out with the preschool team for a short time after dinner. The preschoolers were having so much fun.
Good: Thankful I live less than 10 minutes from church so I can go back and forth.
Good: Went to sleep relatively early at 10:45pm.