Lights. Camera. Action?

Guess who is running the spot light for the Christmas program on Sunday night? If you guessed me, you are SO right! All I have to say is: I am the best ex-girlfriend in the WORLD (haha, just kidding). I have run lights on Sunday mornings, for Kyle plenty of times. Especially when he was still on praise team. I have even ventured out and have run lights when Kyle wasn't even there if something went wrong. So I must say that I had become rather confident in "running the lights"(which USE to be just pushing an asigned button, which Kyle has already set a scene too) not too hard.
Yesterday, before I left work, I went down to the gym (our Worship Center - since we out grew our current facilities) to see if he needed anything before I left. Bad move. Gosh! I should have just left. Of course, he needed something - to see if I could run the spot light (I was the last resort - because I usually ALWAYS do it, and since I've been so sick) if his contacts couldn't. Well, 8:00 rolled around and my phone rang, with my answer - I would be getting up early on Saturday morning to be at rehearsal.
I wasn't nervous - or even thought twice about running the spot light - that was until I go there this morning. It was a lot harder than I was predicting. Its not pushing a button, its manually fading and moving the light from on position to the next. All I could think was,"how did I get myself into this?"! After rehearsal was done and I got use to the light, Kyle told me I did a good job and we would have another practice tomorrow before the show. It helps that he didn't begin to scrutinize every little thing I did - he is really particular about the lights. Who can blame him? Its a lot of pressure coming from all ends. That is part of the reason I get so nervous when I run lights, when Kyle isn't there! Because if something goes wrong, I won't be the run to get the heat.

This is the first time I've run lights for a church wide event. Yea, Sunday morning is important, but there isn't s much pressure. Tomorrow night is the much ancitipated CCC Worship Christmas program. So wish me luck! Every year (since I've been there, this will be my 3rd CCC Christmas program, the 2nd of which I am involved in), they have been a bit different. The first year was a typical Christmas program, with a play and music in between scenes and of coure the infamous CCC paradoy vidoes (a spoof of something that was popular that year - two years ago the two memoriable vidoes were: the bachlorette - using Amy, Lee's wife, and the pastors and the bachlors, and a anti-diahharria medication ad. Funny stuff!). Last year we moved the program into our brand new gym with a stage (where we are currently located for Sunday Services) and we had a Christmas Cafe'. We served beverages (coffee, hot cocoa, apple cider) and dessert (carrot cake, AMAZING cheesecake, apple pie, and a chocolate cake). The program was fun, with skits and story reading and music...and of course the CCC videos! Last year was A LOT of work on the entire worship ministry, especially Debi. This year is totally different. It is ALL about worship and the story of Christmas. With Christmas songs and worship songs, the reading of scripture and a real focus on the birth of Jesus. The title is: Baby King. I am glad to say that there is still the infamous CCC video incorporated (about the Wise Men). It is going to be amazing and hopefully people who wouldn't normally come to church will be more open to hearing the gospel and come to know Christ as their Savior. That is what everything we do at CCC is all about. Pray for everyone that comes through those doors tomorrow at 6:30 to be prepared to worship and for those who may not know Him.

I have to be honset and admit, that I felt bad after I left rehearsal today. I was thinking finally, I can leave...and I had to get up early. I should NOT be complaining at ALL. There have been a lot of hours to get the gym ready for this event, and especially on Kyle's part. He has put in a lot of EXTRA work (and you must understand he works a lot has it is!! So this is a shout out to him: You have done and BANG OUT job, Kyle! I know you are sometimes taken for granted, but your rewards will be in heaven. God knows your heart!