Sunday, 02 August 2009
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Funny People
So far our team meetings have been less than fruitful, which tends to be the case when you attempt to get 14 adults together twice a month. Single people trend toward flakiness, and in Dallas where busy is THE lifestyle, folks just don't show up to meetings sometimes. So we haven't had too many opportunities to bond as a team.
Last night was a nice exception. We had a karaoke/poker night fund raiser. One of the children's pastors who is going on our trip is Malaysian and in cliched fashion, she LOVES karaoke and in non-cliched fashion, she and her husband are GREAT at it. They have an in-house setup - 85 CD's of karaoke goodness. I was in heaven, because I absolutely adore karaoke. I know it's cheesy, but it's fun.
They also had a friend of theirs bring his professional Texas Hold 'Em poker table and he did us proud- we had a room setup and it looked like some intense gambling was going on, minus the money and cigar smoke. I played 3 hands and went all in on that last hand of the evening and won. woohooo!
One of the things I'm really looking forward to is the light heartedness of our team. We have a bunch of comedians on our team. Most of us are extroverts, with the exception of maybe 2 people, and more than half of the team has this wacky sense of humor that translates into doing/saying anything to get a laugh. That was very evident last night. I foresee late nights in Ecuador of us all hanging out together, enjoying the silliness. This dynamic will also serve us well, because people who like to laugh tend to be more flexible and go with the flow, which is a MUST for any mission trip. When you are on the mission field, especially in Latin America, plans change, things go slower, people are on Latin Time and about an hour late to anything. Americans tend to get their panties twisted because they LIVE and die by the clock. They can't just chill out and let things happen as they will. Also, laid-back people will be more willing to eat weird food and do odd things asked of them. I also feel that even though we have funny people on the team, they are a responsible group, willing to step up to the plate and serve. I like that. I also like that I will not feel pressure to be the team "joker" - in fact, I probably won't even make an effort because the guys will keep us in stitches.
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Comments (3)
I'm singing Kareoke this Friday, and have promised my friends they will go down in flames. Any suggestions from the catalogs of Tom Jones or Barry White?
@fresusjeak@xanga - "it's not unusual" haha! karaoke is the greatest. easy and crowd pleasing songs: wild thing, margaritaville, anything CCR...people seem to love country music at karaoke joints. have fun!!! it's all about having fun...no one cares how you sound if you get up there and go all in.
How awesome that one of your church members is Malaysian
Cos that is what I am, too.
And I wish you all the best in Ecuador - that is one South American country that I wish I could go to. Missions is something I really want to do, but with God's timing.
Blessings!
Addy