Your spot

On Saturday we did a training session for some of our volunteers that help us out at the Baton Rouge Dream Center. It was a bit of a long day, starting at 8am and finishing up around 2pm, but it felt good. Miss Alliece did an awesome teaching about puzzle pieces; how each of us have a specific place that we fit into the grand scheme of things. I sometimes forget that. I forget that I can't fit into an open space just because I want to, or just because there is a need. I can only fit where God shaped me to fit. And it's important that I get into my spot. Not everybody is shaped like me. Oddly enough, not everyone feels comfortable strolling the streets of North Baton Rouge hoping to run into people who are frying their brains with crack or trading their bodies for a 3-piece chicken dinner. Not everyone is excited about praying for people who have more of the devil in them than they can hide. But, that's my spot.
Throughout the day I gained a better understanding of some of the people I've been serving with. We had about 30 people come out for our training; some of them regulars and some new ones. It was cool getting to know them a little better. Even though I see many of them every week, it's usually a zero-sixty pace. We don't usually sit around together and share lunch, but Saturday we did. Like I said, it was cool.
After a couple hours of teaching we separated into teams for outreach. Some people hit the streets with gloves and trash bags for adopt-a-block, others took food to the river bank, and the rest of us stayed at the warehouse and sorted boxes for future outreaches. Our warehouse team was kickin! The amount they sorted in 90 minutes would have taken our regular 3-man team several days. Kudos to them.
After outreach we moved over to Winbourne for lunch, more teaching and a facility tour. It surprised me how many of our team didn't have a clear picture of our vision for the Dream Center. By the end of turbo training it seemed like they not only had the vision; they were infected with it. I love seeing people catch Dream Center fever.
If you're not already a regular, come hang with us on a Saturday morning. We meet at Roselawn every week at 10am. Who knows, you might end up finding your spot. See you then!