Living In The Overflow: It was an itty, bitty, teeny, weeny Houston Project fitted tee....

We had our first Houston Project meeting this past Sunday at the church. I got to see my Becky Parker lead us in announcements and opening prayer. I had a "moment" in the back of the room when I realized that this was the first time in my 5 years of knowing Becky that I have seen her speaking up on stage. I was filled with pride - that's my Becky! Malcolm Marshall did a great job preaching the do's and dont's of urban ministry! We, then, got to break up into the different inner city church sites for some prayer and planning time. I am back at Farrington Baptist Church for my 4th year now. I absolutely love this site and our site leaders Cas and Gina Webster!! I signed up for evangelism this year! I'm sooo excited and feel stretched! =) It is definitely the one area of service that I don't think I could "wing it" so to speak. It is so far beyond me and my personality and my ability. So, I am excited about seeing the strength of God exalted in my weakness!

One funny thing that happened (or almost happened) was that we were issued our Houston Project t-shirt for this year (which are really cool by the way!) We are suppose to wear our t-shirt to church next Sunday and than all week at our site the following week. I picked up my size small t-shirt and, you know, it kind of looked small...like really, really small. But I just rationalized that it was the style - the trendy fitted tee look. I even thought as I held it up to me that I might have to wear a cami or long tank underneath just in case I was to raise my hands in worship so not to show skin. All I can say is THANK THE LORD that a storm came through and that left me stuck up at the church for a while before I could head home!! While I was walking around waiting, I ran into some friends in the hallway who were coming out of their Houston Project meeting carrying their t-shirts. I, thankfully, made mention to them that the Houston Project t-shirts were running small this year. I held up my shirt and my friend informed me that I had a CHILD t-shirt. I, quicky, checked the tag...yep, youth small!! Oh my gosh! I had tears welling up I was laughing so hard! I was going to wear that shirt next Sunday to church!!! to church!!! This cropped, fitted, super tight tee! I would have been walking around the church halls wondering why everyone else's t-shirt looked normal and mine looked like a tube top! I, mean, I know HFBC desires to be culturally relevant but this might be going a bit to far with the fitted tee! hahaha. After I told Laurie Johnson the story, she informed me hers was actually a halter top. haha...funny. When I went to exchange my child small for the adult small, Becky informed me that the child whose shirt I took came into the office just 5 minutes before I did wearing my shirt and it looked like a dress on them. haha. poor thing! What a pair we would have looked like next Sunday.