Ice Breakers.

I had some ice to break this evening, and when I say "some", I mean enough to sink the Titanic.  I led my first youth group dance session. Because that's a totally normal thing that people do.
I estimate there were around 30 kids, and I think I had four who actually participated, and maybe the same amount who looked like they wanted to, but didn't have the guts. But come on, if some crazy chick in bleach stained sweatpants showed up, made you stand in a circle with all your friends, put her phone in the middle of the floor to play the lecrae station on Pandora, and then asked you to dance, what would you do? Yeah, probably laugh into the side of your hand like you're too cool for school and wait for someone else to bust some moves. Unfortunately, lecrae and I do not exactly have the same style, so I wasn't busting many moves, either, but I gave it my best! I jumped around and made a fool of myself, and I was rewarded with one kid doing the worm, and two more doing "the robot thing". Honestly, they weren't half bad, which is maybe why the others were reluctant to do anything.
All around is was just about as awkward as I expected, but surprisingly the ones showing the most interest were actually guys. I believe I can win over the girls, so having the guys already ion board s going to make this much easier. I had two more guys come up to me as everyone was leaving and ask if there is going to be any singing. "Well, are you gonna sing? We can't have singing without someone to sing, so if you wanna sing, then you'll have to come up with something to sing."  They said that they will try to come up with some clean songs that they know and talk to Yuri about it, so she and I can figure out how to make that work. Dude, by the time I get done with this, I may have a full fledged glee club on my hands! Pitch Perfect: Youth Group Edition. I can see it now...
Anyway, it is an interesting adventure I have embarked on, and I have no idea where it will lead me, but I think I need to be doing it. It will be good for me, and hopefully I will be able to build some relationships with these kids, and it will grow and be a good ministry for me as long as we are here.
It's a little strange... I'm still not sure I feel old enough to not be a member of the youth group yet. It's odd being on this side of things. Talking about having a "ministry", while I know there is no age requirement for ministry, it still feels so grown-up, and honestly, I don't feel all that grown-up right now. I don't know if I'm in a position to be leading anyone... but I guess that's why I'm just there to dance; I am not marketing myself as any kind of spiritual guru, just a chick who wants to dance for God. If I can make a real difference in their lives somehow, so much the better, but maybe I'll just be an opportunity for a laugh. Either way, I expect it will be a positive experience, once we melt through all the awkwardness.