The Sunday Shout-Out: It Couldn't Be Done, Edition!

I'm pretty sure that what happened yesterday with the "Child Survival Project '08," didn't happen. I think it must have been a dream. The reason why I think it didn't happen is because it simply couldn't be done.

And here's why:

• We didn't have enough time to pull it off...the planning for this started in March.
• We didn't know what we were doing.
• We didn't know anybody who knew how to put together an outdoor festival.
• We are in Carroll County Maryland...do you know of anyone who holds a Christian music festival in Carroll (the Middle of nowhere, Maryland) County? Neither do we.
• We didn't have adequate financial resources.
• We didn't know someone who knew someone who could help us pull one of these things off.
  
• We know that if any of our efforts started trending towards success that Murphy's law would be close by, to guide us back onto the road to failure...Murphy doesn't go on vacations does he?
  
• It was the first day of Olympic coverage and semi-local-boy Michael Phelps was on TV.
• Did I mention the time thing?
  
• We thought that it might be nice to have a nationally known Christian musician...
• ...We had no cash for one...
• ...They don't come for just traveling money do they?
• We are not aware of any lanky, sarcastic, humble and sincere guys that might come out here for no cash are we?
• Oh, well this whole concert thing won't ever work anyway.
• And if I remember right...I think that this is why we ditched the whole "Child Survival Project '08" anyway.
  

So you see...yesterday didn't happen, after all how could it have? Still I have to admit that it was a very pleasant dream and if I remember it right, the dream included a large group of very hard working volunteers and a couple of pastors who couldn't be any prouder than they were. Like I said...it was a very pleasant dream. Who knows maybe with enough time and a few bucks in the bank; we might just be able to do something a little like the dream I had last night; sometime in the next two or three years.

So for those of you who were there working your hearts out in my dream...WE SHOUT YOU OUT!

Blessings,
PB