I’m happy to report that later that night we had a great nights sleep despite the hardness of the beds and we out once our heads hit the pillow. The next day was filled with going to church (they had us sit in the back because we were so tall) and playing music. They had drums a piano and a bass guitar and I got to play them! I was so excited! I can’t tell you how much I’ve missed playing bass this year! Then a bunch of my teammates and I formed a mini band and played songs together. We called ourselves The Backrow Giants and we did a nice cover of Zombie, by the Cranberries.
After playing with a monkey named Godzilla that the Pastor’s son in law had caught in the jungle a few months ago, we had a busy evening ahead of us. The rest of our day was filled with helping them run a conference in which over 150 people came to. It was so packed that people couldn’t even fit in the church anymore and had to sit outside. We gave testimonies, encouraged the church, answered questions and played some songs. The Vietnamese also gave some testimonies, played some songs and the youth did a few dances. It was a great time of fellowship. They wanted a bunch of pictures with us so after that we said our goodbyes and piled back into our van, ready for another overnight 20 hour drive back to Ho Chi Minh City. This time, I got to sit in the front and I actually had some legroom!
As we sped off through the night I looked up at the unfamiliar stars and constellations here on the other side of the world, so far away from home and marveled at them. I love stars. I thought about our weekend and what God all did. Sure it was a long drive in an uncomfortable van without alot of sleep. But it was worth it to be with that church and that body. We went to encourage them, but I think they ended up encouraging us more. The only regret I had was that I wish we would have been able to stay there longer and spend more time with them. I stared up at the sky at what I could only assume to be a constellation called the Southern Cross and closed my eyes. It was going to be a long night…
The end.
