November Entertainment
I'm on a quest to do more out-of-the-ordinary things lately. I would say this weekend has been a success in that endeavor! Let me tell you why.
1. I went on a neighborhood prayer walk with people from my church
2. I painted pottery
3. I went to see a building shaped like a giant mortar and pestle
**insert definitions: "mortar": a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle. "pestle": a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar. end definitions**
Now I will have to admit that I thought this was like a true Guiness book of World Records type deal when Tammy said, "Hey, do you wanna go see the world's largest mortar and pestel? It's in Lexington." I was picturing some kind of big exhibit touring the country or something. Ha! Turns out it's a pharmacy in a run-down neighborhood with creepy-looking people staring at us from the next-door restaurant window. Go figure. It was so silly but we HAD to get out and take pictures.
The prayer walk was interesting. I must admit that I haven't had much exposure to evangelistic attempts like this. We simply walked around the surrounding neighborhoods and prayed over the neighborhoods. We were on the lookout for the needs of the neighborhood. For those of you who don't know, I go to The Rock/La Roca which is in a very run-down, poverty-stricken neighborhood on the north side of downtown Lexington. When we met people walking outside, we wanted to try talking to them about the community and what it's needs are. We invited people to church if they didn't have a church. The church is trying to take a more community-based response to ministry. I think it's cool because I think so many of our churches want to have nothing to with the neighborhoods they're in. Nothing is done to reach out to the people living right next door. I will probably write a post on my thoughts/insights from this experience later.
As for the pottery, I think I found my new coolest hangout and hobby. The Mad Potter is a little shop where you can pick out a peice of plain bisque pottery (they have tons and tons of options from picture frames to serving platters) and you can paint it however you want right in the store. Then they will take it, fire it for you, and you pick it up later. Peter and I made a flower vase. It's pretty!
I like doing out-of-the-ordinary stuff. I should try it more often!
1. I went on a neighborhood prayer walk with people from my church
2. I painted pottery
3. I went to see a building shaped like a giant mortar and pestle
**insert definitions: "mortar": a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle. "pestle": a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar. end definitions**
Now I will have to admit that I thought this was like a true Guiness book of World Records type deal when Tammy said, "Hey, do you wanna go see the world's largest mortar and pestel? It's in Lexington." I was picturing some kind of big exhibit touring the country or something. Ha! Turns out it's a pharmacy in a run-down neighborhood with creepy-looking people staring at us from the next-door restaurant window. Go figure. It was so silly but we HAD to get out and take pictures.
The prayer walk was interesting. I must admit that I haven't had much exposure to evangelistic attempts like this. We simply walked around the surrounding neighborhoods and prayed over the neighborhoods. We were on the lookout for the needs of the neighborhood. For those of you who don't know, I go to The Rock/La Roca which is in a very run-down, poverty-stricken neighborhood on the north side of downtown Lexington. When we met people walking outside, we wanted to try talking to them about the community and what it's needs are. We invited people to church if they didn't have a church. The church is trying to take a more community-based response to ministry. I think it's cool because I think so many of our churches want to have nothing to with the neighborhoods they're in. Nothing is done to reach out to the people living right next door. I will probably write a post on my thoughts/insights from this experience later.
As for the pottery, I think I found my new coolest hangout and hobby. The Mad Potter is a little shop where you can pick out a peice of plain bisque pottery (they have tons and tons of options from picture frames to serving platters) and you can paint it however you want right in the store. Then they will take it, fire it for you, and you pick it up later. Peter and I made a flower vase. It's pretty!
I like doing out-of-the-ordinary stuff. I should try it more often!
posted by Jackie | 10:15 PM
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