So we had to be over at the Keynote Office at 10:25 this morning, which was excellent. Jessica Russo, the staff kid and my awesome roommate, was in our car, so we couldn't get lost. BUT we did anyway. It was quite the adventure. I'm pretty sure she, Alesha and I now know 3 different ways to get to the Keynote Offices now. Haha.
When we got there one of the guys on staff with Impact Ministries, the African-American Campus Crusade ministry, was giving a talk entitled "Am I A Loser?" It was all about how we have complete support and love through Jesus Christ, and how because of that we don't have to worry about comparing ourselves to others. It was really encouraging, since this summer is a performance ministry and it's really easy to get caught up in the "Am I better than them?" mentality. I loved it.
After some quiet time with God, we had Summer Project orientation. Here they informed us that we are not allowed to jump off any balconies, high cliffs, or run in front of speeding trains. Oh man, I love Keynote staff. Apparently, someone jumped off a three story balcony into a pool once, so they had to enforce this rule. Holy mrak.
Lunchtime took us to Panera Bread. Here's a picture of everyone. :)
After lunch we headed back over to the Offices where an epic game of Ninja commenced. I, however, am terrible at this game so I mostly got out on the first move and took some pictures. It was super fun to watch, though.
Our second class of the day was called "The Art of Biblical Communication". It was all about how people have different languages (not just literally). Meaning, they have different ways of understanding the gospel. We talked about how for us that means playing a concert at a prison has a completely different interpretation than playing a concert at a military base, for example. I can't wait to see how God is going to use us this summer, and this talk was just so exciting.
After the talk we went back Meijer to buy some more essentails. Excellent trip was had by all.
Then our bands split up to have "Team Dinner and Hangout Time". Let me introduce the band to you guys:
On Vocals we've got me, Chelsie and Natasha. Chelsie is a Speech Pathology major from Wisconsin, but she goes to school in Minnesota. Her accent is pretty slight, but it definitely comes out on her "oh"s. I love it. :)
Natasha used to be a Vocal Performance major, but God changed her direction and now she's a Religious Studies major from University of Central Missouri. She spent last summer on a Summer Project in Cameroon.
Corey is our bass player. I am blanking on his major now...ooops, but he's super awesome and he's the only other "going to be a Junior" in our band. Woot!
Trevor is our drummer, and he's a Music Technology major from Ball State in Indiana. He really loves recording and has a pretty sweet Station Wagon.
(Trevor's the one in the turquoise. Tim is in the khaki-colored shirt. And Shawna is the gorgeous girl. :D )
Tim is our sound tech. He's also from the University of Central Missouri and I'm failing at remembering his major as well. He's also a red-head! Woot!
Our staff members that are playing in our band are Ethan (also one of our Team Directors) and Shawna. Ethan has been on staff with CCC for 10 years, and Keynote for 3. He'll be playing guitar. Shawna has been on staff with Keynote since September and she'll be playing Keys.
We've also got Lindsay (our other Team Director and one of our Communication Drills coach). She's got "sweet hair" as Andrew says, and plays the drums like a rockstar. Dan is our Music Director, and while he's got many incredible qualities, he's also hilarious and looks like Robin Williams. (Sorry, Dan. It's insanity!)
(This is Dan, doesn't he look like Robin Williams?)
And Dana Russo is our main Communication Drills coach. She's been on staff with Keynote forever, and her daughter is my roommate. :)
As for our Hangout time, for us, this meant Stop on Green, plus our staff directors went to an awesome Mexican restraunt and then BOWLING.
Now, let me just explain to you guys how awesome I am at bowling. Pretty much I'm lucky if I hit some pins...yeah, that's about it. We played two games and in the FINAL frame I FINALLY managed to pull off a spare. It was RIDICULOUS. I was jumping for joy I was so excited. Haha!
Anyway, that's Day 2 for you guys. Thanks for reading. I know this are kind of boring right now, I'm sure they will get much more involved. I'm absolutely loving everyone. The girls in my band are super awesome (as is everyone else) and I'm already really enjoying spending time with them. :) Until tomorrow!
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