Yes, it is the Jonas Brothers!So okay… Janell here. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into last Monday when I showed up at Stanton Young Life Celebrity club night. First of all, the music was awesome. What other club can boast having a WORLD RENOWNED ROCK STAR/OLYMPIAN (see previous blog on Dale Batman, Olympian) as the lead musician, speaker, and general all around good guy leader? Yes… Dan McLintock of Inspection 12/John Carver Band/Dale Batman fame leads this totally wonderful, totally wacky club.
Where else can you go on a Monday night to see the Jonas Brothers, Mary Poppins, and Rosa Parks all on the same stage? The enthusiasm was contagious. The evening started out with a very “grown up” version of musical chairs. I must say, those Stanton students are quite competitive - bodies were flying everywhere! This was followed by a most unusual game of, for lack of a better name, what we will call ‘Blended Concoctions.” Rosa Parks (a.k.a. Rose Shabaya) and the lovely Liz Kanning of the Class of 2000 hosted this lively, yet highly unusual event.
The evening rounded out with great music, including selections from Cold Play, The Foundations, and Bill Withers. Again… where can you go to hear ‘Lean on Me’ mixed with ‘Build Me Up Buttercup,’ ‘Viva La Vida,’ and Christian worship songs all in one venue? The music was followed by a very inspirational talk by Dan on Luke 9:46-48 and the love Jesus had for the children. His point being that the lowliest among us – as Dan put it, the masses, the bourgeois, the peons – are the ones most loved by Jesus. “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all – he is the greatest.” I was most touched by Dan’s comment that he’d rather be there - hanging out with high school kids, than on a stage playing music concert style. How’s that for priority setting!
I really never thought of myself as normal… until Monday night. Thanks, Stanton Young Life! Seriously… thanks to Dan, Eric, Mary, Rose, Marcie, Davis, Stephanie, Travis, and the Stanton students for making me feel welcome. You guys ROCK!
Where else can you go on a Monday night to see the Jonas Brothers, Mary Poppins, and Rosa Parks all on the same stage? The enthusiasm was contagious. The evening started out with a very “grown up” version of musical chairs. I must say, those Stanton students are quite competitive - bodies were flying everywhere! This was followed by a most unusual game of, for lack of a better name, what we will call ‘Blended Concoctions.” Rosa Parks (a.k.a. Rose Shabaya) and the lovely Liz Kanning of the Class of 2000 hosted this lively, yet highly unusual event.
The evening rounded out with great music, including selections from Cold Play, The Foundations, and Bill Withers. Again… where can you go to hear ‘Lean on Me’ mixed with ‘Build Me Up Buttercup,’ ‘Viva La Vida,’ and Christian worship songs all in one venue? The music was followed by a very inspirational talk by Dan on Luke 9:46-48 and the love Jesus had for the children. His point being that the lowliest among us – as Dan put it, the masses, the bourgeois, the peons – are the ones most loved by Jesus. “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all – he is the greatest.” I was most touched by Dan’s comment that he’d rather be there - hanging out with high school kids, than on a stage playing music concert style. How’s that for priority setting!
I really never thought of myself as normal… until Monday night. Thanks, Stanton Young Life! Seriously… thanks to Dan, Eric, Mary, Rose, Marcie, Davis, Stephanie, Travis, and the Stanton students for making me feel welcome. You guys ROCK!
Stanton YL club meets every other Monday night at Grace Church of Avondale. Everyone is welcome!
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