Playing in Pohnpei

June 8, 2013

The single week I spent in Pohnpei proved to be restful, fulfilling, rewarding and joyful.  That in and off itself seemed odd, as I so often get myself into quirky situations that catch me off-guard and result in great little stories.  I was actually thinking those very thoughts on my last day on that island just moments after the trainees I had worked with finished their outdoor performance.  But then the project director asked me if we could delay our departure.  The local crowd had challenged the performer/trainees to a volleyball game.  Okay, fine. But then the game started and as they played, some of the audience members turned on a microphone and speaker and began singing songs about Jesus quite loud.  What a day, then.  An outdoor performance about family abuse issues followed by pop songs rewritten to focus on abstinence ending with a wild volleyball accompanied by songs of Jesus.  Maybe the first time in history such a quartet of experiences occurred. And I walk away with another lovely little story.