Keokuk Internship: Hose Bats and Hospital Visits

Cathie asked me one of the funniest things I’ve heard in quite a long time. We made hose bats. Yes, we took two pair of thigh-high panty hose and eight wire clothes hangers and bent the wires into ovals and slid them through the hose, tied it off, cut it, and then taped off the end with duct tape. These things are going to be great. Tonight we have “Goofy Game Night” where the kids under 6th grade will play kickball and do some games with balloons and the bats. The older youth are going to play crab soccer with beach balls. So I can now say that I know how to make hose bats!
This morning Matt also took me on my first hospital visit. We visited a church member who has been in the hospital for quite a while. Matt was great because he had me follow his lead, but as we were walking into the hospital and to the room he was explaining a lot about his style of hospital visits. He gave me a lot of practical advice, like always stopping at the bathroom ahead of time and afterwards to wash hands so that germs aren’t spread one way or the other. He also explained why it’s essential for the church’s representative to pray each time.
Well, it’s time to prep a little more for the First Wednesday stuff tonight.