It takes a village…
It’s late now and my family is winding down… Winnie still chattering at her dad. Tonight was the Bandaid for Darfur Concert, a benefit concert organized by my 14 year old daughter with the INCREDIBLE support of musical friends. The concert was made all the more challenging by the power outages in St. Louis - still 20% of our population is without electricity! Although our church has no power, the seminary (just down the street) was the venue and they do have power (but no phones).
Although my publicity efforts with the wider community were not terribly successful, our church community was out in force. They came with their picnic basics, their friends, and their good spirits. They shared both the passion of Darfur and the joy of possibility.
As my daughter beamed, and the donations jar topped $1000, I was overwhelmed with gratitude for a community so loving.
With gratitude for Susan and Julie, Donita and Miriam, Claire and her band, Zach and his… with gratitude for the parishioners who spent a Saturday night on the lawn, playing and laughing and believing… with gratitude for college students dispatched from our local “Save Darfur Coalition”… with gratitude for a daughter…
Good night.