Clowning Around

So go figure...I'm a clown. Yep, I was cast in the acting and clowning for outreach. Hmm...I'm going to have to really stretch myself for that one huh? Okay, okay...you're laughing. I love it. I love it when I get a reason to clown around and act goofy!

For the skits we're practicing ice-breakers for when we start services. One is called "The House Is On Fire". It's all about silliness! I play the playhouse director and am trying to get "professional" actors to do what I want them to do. BUT...they aren't quite professional after all. They can't seem to do anything right. When I tell them to act the scene out again in a different way, they do it to the extreme. "Fast", they act so fast it's like a VHS tape on rewind. I tell them slower, they do it slow motion. They just can't do anything right! It ends with me quitting the job and them ending Jackie Chan style.

One of the clown skits we do is called "Kick Me". I play the grumpy clown and I act all grumpy until happy comes in and starts to bug me! I push her away several times, then I get the idea to put a "kick me" sign on her back. 3 other clown kick her, there is a chase...and I'm found out! I get beat up, but she's pulled back and told that God loves me, so should she. She comes to pick me up (but I cower because I just got beat by her!). She goes on to tells me that God loves me, and so does she...so we're friends and skip off the stage! Oh...if life were that easy :)

So I've been having fun this week with ministry preparation. It's also been good realizing how close we are to going on outreach. We are becoming more unified in our team, and we're seeing each others gifts become more evident.

Thank you for keeping me (us) in your prayers. They are definitely felt.

Blessings,
Kelley <><