An Inkling
I wrote a couple of weeks ago in anticipation of our
Wednesday night food truck event. Now that we’ve had one, here is a report and
a few observations.
In case you missed it, our plan is that on every
Wednesday evening until the end of August, from 5:30 to 8:30, we are hosting
food trucks and our neighbors in our south parking lot. The Food Truck Association, which is sending
half a dozen trucks each week, told us to expect about 150 people on the first
week. Though it’s hard to count a moving
crowd, we believe we had more than triple that!
And considering that we didn’t know what we were doing, it went very
smoothly. We’ll make a few tweaks this
week, and see what happens – hopefully something similar. Because it looked like a good time was had by
all.
After my vast experience of a single week (!), I offer
these observations:
- Although “foodie” tastes are increasingly prevalent, people are interested in more than fine food. If there is good company and a setting of fun and relaxation, then even the food truck offerings of fast food are fine. It need not be fine food.
- People are conditioned to look for hidden motives. We had a number of folks asking if this were a fund-raiser. Nope. It’s just a fun-raiser. Jesus knew about that, and we’re learning.
- Simple pleasures satisfy simply. Heather thought to bring out some sidewalk chalk, bubbles, and hula-hoops for the children to play with as their families dined. Given the surprising numbers of people, we would have been overwhelmed if we had tried complex games. But simple worked, simply.
- And finally, nothing smells better floating in the air than cholesterol!
Come on out, meet your old friends, and make some new
ones.
Blessings,
Keith
