July 27 - I was surfing the internet around 4pm in my room because it was too hot to stay outside when suddenly the skies became dark, a strong rain poured and I heard strong winds whirling outside. After a few minutes I looked out the window and saw all the event streamers for the Lago del Ray Aquafest all fallen. After 10 minutes I get a call from Monique that I need to go to the main stage because it was damaged. I ran and was shocked to see that the roof of our 40‘x24’ stage was almost uprooted. The backdrops were torn apart (and they were made of wood), the trusses were twisted, 2” pipes bent and the scaffoldings were deformed. Upon my arrival, the technical director reported that they literally saw a twister go through our stage. The stage was really devastated and he feared that we will not get it ready in time for our show at 730pm. Now how I had wish that I had taken a picture of our stage then so I could show you the intensity of the work that had to be done.
I kept my composure, I prayed and thought... God whispered to me assign a work for each one. I remembered Nehemiah who rebuilt the wall of Jerusalem to bring honor to God. What was left in rubbles for xxx years, he was able to put up in 52 days. I remembered the steps... Assess work, check resource, Assign and Protect. So I assessed the areas where it needed repair, I strategized on how to go about it, I asked Ed on how much raw materials we had and how many workers, I assigned them each part and made sure, none of us were just look not knowing what help can be done... So that in less than an hour, the roof was fixed, in another 30 minutes, the backdrop was up, and by 7pm the show has started. One laborer approached me and said “Nothing is impossible with God!”. So after that, I gathered everyone including the orchestra who was already worried after seeing the stage that the even will not push through, I got the microphone and prayed... Praise God for allowing us to push through.
The bible is the ultimate source of wisdom, if this had happened before I met the Lord, I would have crumbled. I know that no matter how big my problem is, my God is even bigger. He gives me wisdom, the resource and everything I need to finished what he has tasked me to do. Next time you are facing a task bigger than you, remember to always first pray, assess, check resource, strategize then implement. Just like what that carpenter said “There is nothing impossible with God”.