We had a wonderful Opening Night introduction and time of sharing with the 42 candidates taking part in KAIROS #20. During their introductions of themselves, almost all of them seemed very eager to change and to experience the presence of God like they have never experienced before.
Tomorrow is the official "kick off" to the weekend and candidates will be assigned their family tables and the activities of talks, music and table discussions will begin, not to mention mass cookie and coffee consumption. As Observing Leader on the Weekend, my job is not at a family table as it has been in the past. My duties are to, for lack of a better term, serve as Master of Ceremonies. I will be introducing each speaker, instructing the tables when to begin doing their posters, announcing times to move to the chapel, announcing breaks, meals, pretty much every activity that goes on. I am looking forward to it. I am scheduled to lead the KAIROS #23 weekend in April and I am really excited about that oportunity to be used by God in that role.
Tomorrow Night we will leave the prison and return to our host church where we will address the letters we have written to each candidate. Teamers are required to hand write 42 letters (one for each candidate). This is a surprise to them and they will be given these on Saturday afternoon. As they are given some time to read the letters at their table, our team will be in the background singing hymns to help set the mood. Since many of those guys in the prison have not received a single letter in years, getting 25 letters from the team is sure to be an emotional experience for them.
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