Fall-out In the Coming Days

(Note: I started this post yesterday, left to do something else and when I came back it was gone. Found it this morning and will post it, but I hope to write more before today is over. )

Well, what can I say? I was happy about the boat ride. The kids enjoyed the boat ride. I think the adults who went enjoyed the boat ride.

But ...

Not everyone was happy.

"Why did you hold it on a Monday?"
"Why wasn't there any music?"
"Why didn't someone plan some games or activities for the kids?"
"Why weren't the people from _______ invited, too?"

Whine, whine, whine, whine, whine.

Makes me want to throw up.

The whole boat ride was for the kids, NOT for the church, nor for any other churches, nor was it planned by members of our church or even the session (board) of the church. It was our team's gift, through the gracious and generous gifts of donors in the States, to the classes we work with at the orphanage. Inviting people from the church to come, too, was actually my after-thought, thinking it would be a nice thing to do for people who wanted and could come, too.

We never dreamed that people would have so many complaints simply because we extended to them an invitation to join us.

Sheesh. See if I recommend something like that again!

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Well, here's something to take my mind off the pettiness of the human race:
Wow! That was amazing! I wonder what effect it's going to have on earth in the coming hours. I also wonder when one of these is actually going to hit the earth full on.

Wow.

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