What a weekend! Thank you Jesus, you are amazing!
So on Friday morning when Jill gave me the prophetic picture of us sitting around the pool with our feet dangling in, and only a few of us getting up to climb the diving board and jump in head first, I can't say I expected that diving board to be so high. . . and i'm afraid of heights.
I want so say to all the absolute legends who were on the weekend, WELL DONE!!
We went further than I ever expected to go at our first getaway. We got to a point on Saturday morning where my knees were shaking on that proverbial diving board, but you adrenaline junkies climbed up without a second thought and, as the mighty Mark Blond would put it, "Got wettied".
Well done for responding to God the way you did. The Gap, which is by definition, a group of people who have encountered God (true of those on the weekend), is a powerful weapon in the hand of God because as long as we are encountering Jesus, He is building His church and the gates of hell are getting, quite literally, smoked.
But commendation must also be bestowed upon those who recieved awards for their talents this weekend. Thami, with the performance of the weekend, was a huge stand out around the bonfire. The problem is however, when he moves into the shadows he doesn't stand out at all, he becomes completely invisible. A deadly threat to vulnerable bonfire bystanders such as Mark B, Amy Du C, Mark and Brigitte O, Thami used his many years of experience, of hiding in bushes and making animal noises, to actually propel these bystanders into flight with almost enough velocity and momentum to carry them over the flames of the raging furnace. Many thanks to our hero Mark Blond for offering his back to the beast, you were a lot braver than the rest of us would have been. We all know the terror of Thami's wild boar impersonation.
Other possible nominations for this award could have been Tyrone's spontaneous "hakka" after his team won the tug of war. That was a sight to behold. I'm still not sure if he knew his team weren't behind him following his moves. Or there is of course, Simon's ruthless impersonation of our true winner.
Another award winning moment was when James took out our only "famous guy" on the dodgeball court with a proper connection to the eye. Ant Stott, being the fierce beast that he is, was quick to recover and seek revenge. If it was anyone elso who had been hit that hard, the award would've gone to James for "Claim of the weekend" but the fear in James' eyes is what defined this moment as the "Fail of the weekend".
My personal vote for this award would've, hands down, been for a complete lack of discretion shown on Friday night by a certain administrator. However, no harm done and. . . such is life.(R.V we missed you)
And then there's the most awkward moment of the weekend. There was no competition for this one and no need to comment except to say, well done Lisa for accepting this award so gracefully, and shame on you Shaun!
One of my favourite memories of the weekend is watching Jeff coach Ant into a forward somersault into spin on the trampoline. All there is to remember from this scene is, and I quote, 'the coach never plays'. Definitely the quote of the weekend for me. I think Jeff should've got an award for it.
But thanks to The Gap because without you there would' ve been no memories, no laughs, no awkward moments, no epic fails, no coaching, no performances and most of all, no mates to encounter Jesus with. And that's what defines us.
So hang tight for the next time The Gap get together because. . .
WE'RE EXPLODING!
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