Jamming and after parties

I'm all for after parties and staying up late jamming. I have a reputation of being one of the last one's left playing. It's great fun! Being wakened up by the notion that I'm playing with some relly talented musicians that I rarely get to play with. Fiddlesticks and Ivory, a scottish country dance band from San Fransisco, came up to Bellingham the past two years and I think it was about 4:15 am when we decided to pack it in. And in Victoria last March, we had such a good time with Muriel and Keith. I'm hard core about staying up jamming. So why was it that 2 weeks ago I wasn't jamming the whole time at the after party? I was busy showing my Tanzania pictures and telling stories about what it was like over there to the 'non musician' types. And I was loving every minute.
I guess my priorities have changed. I'd rather talk about God related stuff with people who are willing to listen than play a bunch of tunes that I only sort of know. We still managed to be the last ones to leave the party though- I played with Barbara McOwen, who could also play all night, until Calum came up and told us to stop playing- the nerve!
Talking about Tanzania and seeing the pictures brings back so many good memories and makes me sad as I miss my Tanzania people. I miss project! I'm still having new realizations of things that I learned of project. I experienced and learned so much in a very short amount of time. It's molded me in so many (little) ways.
I don't think that I would have been able to successfully lead Cynthia to Christ or really be intentional about meeting up with her if I hadn't had 3 weeks of campus experience in Tanz. Sharing the four laws, the spirit filled life and just having spiritual converstions just comes so naturally to me now.
Can I hear a "Praise Jesus"? Amen!