Our schedule can get quite busy with our teaching responsibilities at several preschools and our responsibilities at church. On top of the regular activities we have special events that we are invited to by the pre-schools. We try to go when we are invited and our schedule allows to show our support.
We were invited to a sports festival on Sunday. We figured as it was within walking distance of the church we could squeeze it in. On Thursday night I received a call from one of the teachers apologizing that she had forgotten to give my my official invitation with the map. I wasn't worried as it was at the same park it was at before.
So our plan was to stop by the sports festival before church then return after for the rest of the activities. Getting out of the house with three boys, a Sunday school lesson, a sermon and a computer for the children's message took longer than expected so we missed the train we wanted to take. Not a problem, the next train would still get us to the festival just 10 minutes later. So we headed to the park, where the festival was before. “Before” was almost nine years ago. We could not find that park. We walked and walked, dragging the boys along.
Finally we phoned a church member who could give us the name of the park. We asked around and found someone who knew where the park was. They sent us in the wrong direction. Someone else sent us back. After about 45 minutes of walking and searching we were close. We could hear the kids just around the next corner. That is when we heard a thud and Willem turned around to Tai and said “Hey!, what was that.” A bird decided to relieve its self right above us. It got Willem and Terence and Christy in one shot.
We stopped and took some time to clean up and then headed to the sports festival. We arrived in time for Terence and the boys to stay about 5 minutes before they had to leave for Sunday School. Christy and Xavier stayed a bit longer before she had to go and preach the sermon she had prepared, which began with Philippians 4:4. 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Oh the irony. Nothing like a fresh sermon illustration.
