GuyZero
Newly Enlightened
Last night we had what Flashaholics dream about; A power outage!
My church is small and we rent a building from another church that uses it on Sunday mornings, so we have church Sunday nights. The power had just gone out when I got to the building, and the pastor had already collected all the candles he could find and started lighting them around the auditorium. But it's difficult (and possibly hazardous) to read sheet music with a candle, and open flame is much less than ideal for a children's program, so...
Flashlight Geek to the rescue!
I keep a Streamlight Argo HP headlamp in the trunk for emergencies, which I was able to duck tape to the end of a mic stand and shine over the musicians' shoulders so they could read the music.
I put the diffuser attachment onto my Fenix L2D from my coat pocket and used a strip of duck tape to hang it from the ceiling in the middle of the childrens area for them. Which, by the way, if you own a P or L series Fenix and you didn't buy the diffuser attachment, you should! It makes a fantastic lantern! Set on high, it lit up the whole room with no worries about the batteries running out during the service!
The Mini Mag LED that I keep in my glove box went to the childrens leader to aid with shuttling the kids to and from their program.
I kept the Arc AAA, my EDC, for myself. We used it to rummage through the storage area to find the offering plates and a few other things.
And during the service the coolest thing happened: God showed up and it was one of the best services we've had!
I don't want to start a big theological thread right here, but if what I'm about to say offends you, well, tough:
God had a purpose for me, a lowly flashlight geek, last night. It wasn't a hugely important purpose, but it felt good to be used. Not all of us can be lucky enough to have a power outage, but I believe God has a purpose for you too if you make yourself available. Have you felt like God's been pursuing you? Maybe it's time to stop running the other way.
My church is small and we rent a building from another church that uses it on Sunday mornings, so we have church Sunday nights. The power had just gone out when I got to the building, and the pastor had already collected all the candles he could find and started lighting them around the auditorium. But it's difficult (and possibly hazardous) to read sheet music with a candle, and open flame is much less than ideal for a children's program, so...
Flashlight Geek to the rescue!
I keep a Streamlight Argo HP headlamp in the trunk for emergencies, which I was able to duck tape to the end of a mic stand and shine over the musicians' shoulders so they could read the music.
I put the diffuser attachment onto my Fenix L2D from my coat pocket and used a strip of duck tape to hang it from the ceiling in the middle of the childrens area for them. Which, by the way, if you own a P or L series Fenix and you didn't buy the diffuser attachment, you should! It makes a fantastic lantern! Set on high, it lit up the whole room with no worries about the batteries running out during the service!
The Mini Mag LED that I keep in my glove box went to the childrens leader to aid with shuttling the kids to and from their program.
I kept the Arc AAA, my EDC, for myself. We used it to rummage through the storage area to find the offering plates and a few other things.
And during the service the coolest thing happened: God showed up and it was one of the best services we've had!
I don't want to start a big theological thread right here, but if what I'm about to say offends you, well, tough:
God had a purpose for me, a lowly flashlight geek, last night. It wasn't a hugely important purpose, but it felt good to be used. Not all of us can be lucky enough to have a power outage, but I believe God has a purpose for you too if you make yourself available. Have you felt like God's been pursuing you? Maybe it's time to stop running the other way.
