Instant Energy
| January 22nd, 2008I went to USF today with two other guys to shoot some Man on the Street interviews for Sunday morning @ Coastland. I did the same thing last Friday for this past Sunday and got a chance to meet and talk with some very cool students at USF who shared their thoughts on prayer. It was a very refreshing experience, and so I looked forward to going there again today.
We ended up interviewing 9 people and again had some great conversations. People at USF, and I think in Tampa in general, are so spiritually open. People are surprised to be served by someone else, completely shocked. One gentlemen was blown away by the $5 Starbucks giftcard that we gave him at the end of the interview, as a thank-you for his time. To me, it was nothing…just a $5 giftcard. It was as if that guy had never experienced kindness or generosity like that before.
I felt so energized by my experience today. I’m so excited about what God is doing here in Tampa! We’re coming up on our official launch day of February 10th quite quickly. Our first two Sundays at the Crowne Plaza have gone well. We are tweaking, fixing bugs, and ramping things up each week…this past Sunday was a definite improvement over the first. A sound issue with my laptop ruined the opportunity to show a video or play selected music, which was very frustrating. This past Sunday our amazing sound guy Corey was able to fix the buzz and everything went off without a hitch technically. I’m hoping the same for this Sunday…definitely something I pray for! Ah technology…we are so dependent on you.
Did you see that Sia is featured at Starbucks?! Made me think of you.