Scalping For Jesus

The above picture is about the Corn Maze - a previous youth event that I wrote about below.

I'm always a bit behind with this blogging thing. Well, it's cuz my goal isn't to be daily and punctual, so who cares.

But last Sunday night was another episode in youth ministry. I had bought 30 tickets well ahead of time for this concert that was happening because they were 7 dollars cheaper than buying them at the door and I thought for sure the kids would love to go to this and I'd have no problem selling these tickets.

Well, I finally convinced 19 kids to sign up. Then last minute 10 of them backed out again and I was left with 21 tickets to sell or make the church eat up all of that loss.

I was a bit stressed.

So I went early to the Aliance church and I sold 19 of my tickets at the door!!! I was so proud of myself!!! And, it wasn't technically scalping because I didn't sell them for more than what the concert was selling them for at their doors. I was selling them for 15 and they were selling them for 20.

The concert was pretty good, but I was a bit bitter for being there. I was offered a free ticket to The Phantom for that evening from someone in our church, but I couldn't go because I had to go listen to Christian Screaming Bands with a bunch of teenagers.

But then I kept it in perspective - "Hey! I get paid to go to concerts with cool fantastic kids" And then I thought - "Yeah - that's cool"

And I tried really hard not to think about "The Phantom" all night long.