Whine and Dine

Monday, October 16, 2006

Who Am I?

So you may be asking "Richard, why have you been offline all week?". Well let me give you a quick rundown of what's been happening (what I've been to and some highlights).

Friday 7th:
Bible Study
- throwing down the Challenge (and discussing the methods) of evangelism, after considering God's love for people (Jonah 3-4)

Saturday 8th:
Wedding
- drove past a Buddhist Temple and Islamic Mosque to get to a Jehovah's Witness wedding
Visit Grandpa
- being amazed at his still-developed fine motor skills
Work
- got a park right in front of the building for $2.20/hour
Jazz & Jesus nite @ St Mark's, Malabar
- gigging with Alison & Gilly
- hearing a talk which was truly accessible to non-Christians

Sunday 9th:
Piano @ Liverpool Presbyterian
- meeting a guy who's as nerdy as Tim (and I'm not exaggerating!)
Music @ HIP Church
- playing funky bass for "By The Cross"

Sunday 9th - Friday 13th:
Study Camp
- playing lots of drums
- meeting some really encouraging year 12s
- exposing the Vegetales "Cheeseburger Song" for the evil, selfish and deceptive song that it is
- Study Camp had a shadow cast over it by one man and five syllables "De-rek Zoo-lan-der"
- playing a really good gig @ the semi-formal nite
- seeing the year 12s agree and dance to "Nutbush City Limits" for the last song of the semi-formal
- getting called a "soul monkey" even though no-one knows what that means
- NOT getting thrown into the pool

Friday 13th:
- watching Napolean Dynamite
- espousing the joys and benefits of audio commentaries

Saturday 14th:
Surprise!
- Happy Birthday Queenie!
Trivia
- We are the Champions, my friends!

Sunday 15th:
MYF on Piracy (the copyright kind of piracy)
- getting kids seriously asking about what is legal to do
EMS (English Multicultural Service)
- playing more drums!
- getting some fantastic historical/cultural background info on Daniel 1
Commissioning the Proudfoots @ Woonona Baps
- driving through fog
- seeing the Proudfoots one last time before they leave
- being challenged to think about evangelism

As you can see, it's been a busy week for me, with plenty of driving, late nights, and good friends.
Here's a quick summary of my week... in statistics:

  • drove 530.1 km (approx. using Whereis)
  • heard 12 talks
  • played music for 10 different services (incl. study camp stuff)
  • took 7 showers (it was a busy week!)
  • lead 6 Bible studies (well technically, only 2)
  • sustained 4 injuries
  • played 2 gigs