Bowling For a Cause

As some of you may know, a group of fellas and myself organize, pickup and play some sort of activity with our Bhutanese refugee friends a few times a month. We usually play soccer or cricket and over the winter we started a Bible study. Well last Sunday God provided us an opportunity to do something a little different and for a cause.

A fellow Barefooter and friend, Art, is part of a group of individuals who will be going on a medical mission trip to Cameroon Africa. To raise money for this venture Art organized a bowling fundraiser. This fundraiser just happened to fall on a Saturday that we were planning an activity with our Bhutanese friends. I thought to myself what a perfect opportunity. I figured most of our (I'm going to refer to them as New Americans now) New Americans have never bowled...and I was right.

Welcome to America we're going bowling...Bowling didn't originate in the U.S. but was popularized here in the states. In fact the first standardized rules were established in New York City in 1895. My wife, Amanda, says I'm full of useless information and she's right so beware when reading future blogs. Anyway if you are new to the U.S., going bowling is a must in order to understand our culture. Americans love to throw balls down a wooden (or synthetic) floor and knock over little people looking things called pins. Just admit it Americans love to bowl. Nothing wrong with that it's a lot of fun.

The New Americans had a blast and it was fun to watch just how much they enjoyed themselves. As usual I made myself look like a fool knocking down only 50 pins by the eighth frame. Overall it was a great afternoon. I got to hang out with my friend Thak who I hadn't seen in quit a few months. We got to take our new school bus on its inaugural run and showed our support to a friend who will be going on a much needed missions trip. If it weren't for how expensive bowling can be I'd love to do this more often.

Peace,

James