Nov. 2nd, 2004

The train left the station LONG time ago!

Ok so my signing is a bit rusty. I used to sign for a young deaf kid that came to our youth services every couple of weeks or so...and then I would accompany him and his friends to their high school dance where I would ask the girl they were interested in " Will you dance with me?" She would look at me, horrified - " Are you serious?? I don't dance with GIRLS, I like boys"
" Umm yeah so do I, but it isn't me asking, it's HIM, he just can't ask you himself" . Yeah good times.

So this kid stopped coming to church.... his parents aren't christian but they support him in his choices...I guess at the time he lost interest. Well now he wants to come back and he is fervent. And this scares the daylights out of me!!
This past sunday I was telling myself to relax, it won't be another week or so that he comes.... I don't need to sign for anyone - wrong. I had an old friend of mine from school come to check out our church - her old church, the deaf one of the same denomination, she felt was no longer helping her grow. So there I was interpreting for the entire service and worship included. That was 100% the work of God. Out of nowhere I was remembering signs to words I had long forgotten, and the movement was so fluid. At the end of it, I asked my friend if she understood and she happily signed back " YES!!! Thank YOU! I will be back next Sunday!"

oh.