Impossible Memories, Part 2

Just in case you can’t remember, Impossible went on from Friday, September 26 to Saturday, September 27, 2008 (evening to evening). This was at Delaware Outdoor Adventure Center (DOAC). Yet before we actually got there, we had to meet up at the Bishop’s Corner McDonald’s parking lot at ~5pm*. There were three vehicles leaving from there: the Big Van (driven by Danny); Tim’s car; Tim’s car…yes, that’s 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy. I particularly remember this because, sadly, I did not bring my car and so we all had to pile into the available vehicles…well, yet another memory :).

The other thing I remember from the trip is that we didn’t get lost this time!...all three vehicles. I was in 1 Timothy’s car, and of course he was driving, and Eric was riding shotgun/navigator, and we had a lot of stuff in the car (I think I was underneath a guitar, among other things). In any case, which vehicle were you in and how was the trip?*

We did arrive in good time…around the same time as Mrs. Thomas (whose presence and help we appreciate) and Shelby arrived. With all vehicles and individuals there, we quickly went to unpacking and bringing bags to the ladies and gentlemen’s quarters.

Sealing the rectangular opening in the dividing wall

Of course, it was interesting and funny to find a big rectangular hole in the wall between the two quarters. Anyway, thankfully one of the people from DOAC closed it after the introduction to the place, rules and people.

These introductions happened in the ‘main building’, where there is the big room that is adjacent to the kitchen. There, we were served and enjoyed meals (spiritual and physical), enjoyed game and chill time, etc.

Introductions in main building (do not miss the dog near the left edge :))

By spiritual meal(s) (c.f. Matthew 4:4 :)), I refer to the main teaching sessions, and this time we had 2 Timothy (Tim Nash) teaching, and if I remember correctly*, the ladies also had their devotional and break-out sessions in there too, on Saturday. And of course, we had the physical meals for physical nourishment, prepared and served by the DOAC people. You know, “DOAC people” just doesn’t seem to represent the “DOAC people” well, especially considering their welcoming kindness and diligence to make sure all was well for us. Does anyone remember [any of] their names?* Does anyone remember the dog’s name?*

Anyway, the “DOAC people” seem to always have an interesting way of having us partake of the meals in an orderly fashion [without crowding the ‘buffet’ table :)]. I think that night, they had first-timers to DOAC go first. Does anyone remember if this was so?*

Orderly fashion for physical meals

Of course, they have an orderly system in place to help us have non-turbulent flow of traffic when going to get drinks and also when bringing the dishes in for cleaning after the meal. I believe there are three doors, and the ones for entrance [to the kitchen area] are the left (to drinks) and right (dirty dishes) ones, and the middle one is the exit one. Is my memory accurate?* There is a step at each of the doors, and they are clearly marked with yellow paint…so the “DOAC people” seem to always remind us. They seem to remember some people tripping over those from our group – does anyone remember anyone tripping on any one of those?* (I haven’t seen anyone trip, but I’ve heard…and as I write this post I will try not to write too many names…that’s like writing “Karryn” for example – a name randomly selected from a predefined thought pattern :)…I wouldn’t do that)

Alright…moving along to the rest of the evening: we joined together for some musical worship, and then had our first spiritual meal…the memory of which will be expressed in the next part…