coffee break

Sometimes I think the world and the church has some misconceptions about youth ministry:

• No, I do not work only on Sundays.
• No, my work is not comprised only of crazy games, football, and ice-cream. Those are just the perks.
• Yes, it does take quite a bit of time to prepare a usefull lesson, but work requires even more than that.
• Yes, thank you, I do like coffee and spend a lot of time in coffee shops. But I can only afford so many Starbucks grande Chai lattes. Eventually the tea runs out and the work remains.

My back is sore from sitting in Starbucks for the past two hours sending out e-mails and making phone calls, juggling three events-in-the-making with little response from volunteers or students. Days like yesterday are why I absolutely love what I do. Days like today are why I'm getting paid.