It has been two weeks now since I 'retired'; well, tried to. I ended up working 4 days this week, at least I had a victory over an XServe that was being quite cantankerous on Friday. Friday night at the teen drop in centre was something else. We had an 8 feet wide "slip-n-slide" and there must've been 20 of the kids using it, they had a ball and got covered in grass and mud. A friend Monica spoke to the kids during the meal, and did a really great job of making Jesus accessible to them. She was able to keep these kids, who have no church background, quiet for a good 10 to 15 minutes as she explained to them just what He did, and what it means. Then we had a visit from a few lads who had been banned from the place looking for some of the boys we had inside; Mike (our Pastor) was flat out trying to keep the boys apart, and someone came and got me, but by the time I got to them there were punches flying... To the credit of one of the lads who had previously started one of the brawls at the teen centre (six months ago), he stood in the doorway but refused to be goaded by these thugs. It's that kind of progress that makes the effort rewarding. We had a visit from some gents in blue, and finally closed up about half an hour late. Today (Saturday) is yardwork day LOL, so I guess I should be mowing, or something... Better just make sure the beerfridge is cold enough...
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