Sunday, October 16, 2005 

How great?

This week's service was held at the Veterans Memorial Hall on Grand Avenue. What a great place to meet. It's big, it's friendly, it has great parking, and because of the yellow-hued curtains and bright stage lights everything ends up with a golden glow. It's almost like they were expecting us.



Molly Stites, 18, Cal Poly Freshman in Psychology, ran the PowerPoint presentation this week, and looked really good doing it. There's a lot more going on than just pushing next. In a perfect world it might be that easy, but when Pastor Dale decides to sing it "one more time," she has about half-a-second to figure out what that means, and when he skips a verse — Pastor Dale? — she somehow knows exactly where he is.



Scott Holman played drums this Sunday. At 14, he was easily the youngest person on stage. In Bakersfield he plays at the New Life Center. He also plays timpani (kettledrums) in high school and is looking forward to Jazz Band tryouts. When asked how long he's been playing drums, he says, "I don't know. Forever?"



Matt Thiede (pronounced "theedee") is a 17-year-old Physics major at Cal Poly. A good question to ask is: What were you doing at seventeen? Matt was the lead singer this Sunday, stepping back to let Pastor Dale sing a verse or two. He's smart AND talented. He might even be handsome. What do you think?



Armando Saenz has played bass since he was 16. At 35, he was ALMOST the oldest person on stage. (Gee, I wonder who that leaves?) He plays a black Musicman Sting Ray, for those who know about such things. He's normally a drummer, but played bass this Sunday to make room for Scott. About Scott, he says, "He has a good heart for praise, and is on his way to becoming an awesome drummer."

Both Scott and Armando made a special trip from Bakersfield to help out. They weren't alone. A special thanks to one and all. We are truly blessed. Hey, how about same time, same place next week!?

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