Flag Day (sort of)

(By Erik)

We've been non-stop busy since the Fourth of July, it seems.

This past weekend we traveled to Austin, Texas, for Karen Reynolds' wedding. Had a great time. We also visited Roger McCown, minister for the Brentwood Oaks Church of Christ, and attended Sunday morning service with the church's ministry for children with special needs. More on that experience later. (It'll be in the next Chronicle, too, by the way.)

Today is Missions Sunday at our home church, Memorial Road. I'm working as a flag bearer during the service. There are about 200 of us carrying flags of various countries. The church has divided the flags into categories:

1. Flags of countries that Memorial Road spends missions dollars in or has some connection to (Brazil, Australia, Kenya, etc.)

2. Flags of countries that have a significant number of Churches of Christ (and, in most cases, tenuous connections to Memorial Road) — I'm carrying the Cuban flag here.

3. Countries that are "unreached" (with fewer than 100 church members and three churches) — this is the biggest category and I'm carrying the Norwegian flag, of course!

I disagree with some of the listings in category 3 (Bolivia should be in 2, not 3, and so should Argentina, etc.) but overall it's a pretty good concept.

I asked Jeanie if I should wear my Castro hat (see photo a few posts back) as I'm carrying the Cuban flag.

She said no.