So I'm down in Ensenada visiting our Mission Adventures team. Spring Break outreaches begin in nine days and they are putting the finishing touches on their complete re-design of the lecture hall. Here are a few photos to inspire you!
Look at the scale of this project! This set is sure to wow all the students who come to Ensenada!
That lettering is at least nine feet tall! Despite the large scale, this is actually pretty easy to make happen. All you need is the Exhale Inhale Art, a projector, and some paint!
If you don't have the Exhale Inhale Art, you can get it here!
The stage features a ginormous set of lungs made of tree branches. Again, this is a simple and inexpensive concept. Yet it all comes down to execution. What you may not see from the photograph is how many screws are holding this together!
As you can see, they're doing an incredible job! Today they are stringing Christmas lights above the seating area and finishing up a lot of the details. By the time the students get here, this space is really going to wow them!
So, why are they going to all this trouble to design and build a set like this? I mean it is really cool, and a lot of fun to create something at this scale and do it with a high degree of excellence. But it's not just about our own satisfaction, there's so much more:
- It bonds the staff together to accomplish an "impossible" task like this
- It exceeds the expectations of the students and their leaders
- It imprints on the minds of the students and becomes a part of the memories they take with them
- It honors God when we go above and beyond to do our best for him
You may be thinking, "But I don't have a whole crew like they do in Ensenada!" That's okay! You don't have to do what they did! Instead, lean into Jesus and dream with him what you can do, and do that! You'll be glad you did!