Operation: Genesis

We had our second event for the Operation: Genesis program. This time it was floor hockey at the local National Guard Armory. First let me remind you that I was born and raised in Ohio and have been attending seminary in the Bay Area of California, neither of which are places one thinks of when one thinks of hockey. I'm on internship in Minnesota, where a lot of people live and breathe hockey and can skate as soon as they can stand up right. I also have to say that being a student, and now an intern pastor, I do a lot more sitting than when I used to at least run for track. So frankly I'm just glad to have come through intact. I played for about a half an hour, with no illusions as to my abilities, I didn't attempt to score any goals and only attempted to frustrate the other team by stopping theirs. I cleared out the puck several times, and I only ended up with a little bit of floor burn. Well and I was so winded I nearly got sick, and my entire body is still sore (no I didn't get body checked thankfully we weren't that rough). Still the guys played on quite a bit longer even after I left. We had more guys for this event than the first and I hope we can keep continuing to grow, build relationships, and bring the program forward.