Super Youth Pastor and the Deadliest Trap
Posted on 17. Oct, 2009 by Nick the Geek in All, SYP
“And so it is settled, we will keep him so busy he won’t know anything is wrong until it is too late.” SYP sat bolt upright in bed. His sleep deprived brain was trying to remember what startled him. Something dark and sinister in his dreams still haunted him. As he tried to think he began to realize he didn’t even remember coming home. He has been so tired when he left the church that he just came home on autopilot. He doubted a car crash could have done much to him, but the worry that he might have hit someone in his overworked stupor scared him more than anything in his dreams. A few restless hours later his phone rang. “Don’t answer it. It is supposed to be your day off.” SYP ignored Super Wife as he picked up the phone. It might be one of the students and they need him to be there all the time. “‘S’up, Sup?” Came the voice of one of his students. SYP was right and felt justified in taking the call, “Did I wake you?” “No, I’ve been up for hours,” SYP honestly replied. “Good a bunch of us were getting together for some paintball and wanted to know if you would like to come?” SYP considered for a moment and then agreed. Super Wife was not happy. They argued the whole time SYP was getting ready. He explained over and over that he knew it was his day off, but that playing paintball couldn’t be considered working even if it was with some of the teens. He even invited her to come along, be she adamantly refused. SYP didn’t understand why Super Wife didn’t want to come. She had been several times in the past and was a great player. They could use the time together. Heck the two of them alone could probably take on everyone else and still have time to themselves. Super Wife didn’t buy into that argument though. SYP fumed the entire trip to the Paintball venue. As he pulled in he saw the students waiting and put on a smile. They had already broken into teams and were fighting over who would get SYP. He agreed to take turns and got two arm bands with his air and paint. They played a dozen games or so and were pretty well covered in paint when the day was done. SYP had walked into an ambush as the end of the day. He knew it was there but felt bad that the only marks on him were from the old paint that coated the courses. He sent a scout back around to capture the flag as he stormed the breach. He had to fight the impulse to dodge the flying balls and shoot his attackers. He had always been able to see the balls as they flew, they weren’t nearly as fast as a bullet, but now his reflexes were so quick it seemed like the projectiles were thrown by small children, not high pressure gas. As the wave came in he noticed that both teams were in on the assault, even the player he had sent to capture the flag. He reached out and caught the first round being careful not to break it and then flicked it at the one who failed to follow orders. He smiled as the paint spread across the student’s goggles. He laughed as the barrage completely covered him from all sides. Death by a thousand cuts indeed. SYP felt so alive, so awake so … confused. He looked up at a group of panicked faces. What happened? What did happen? How did SYP end up on the ground? Who is plotting against him? Is it already too late? Will Super Wife ever forgive him? Join us next time, same SYP time, same SYP blog.
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Candy
Oct 17th, 2009
Super Wife is a saint. Waiting for next installment when she greets you at the door with a paintball gun, and hopefully nothing worse
Nick the Geek
Oct 17th, 2009
I wonder if he'll be going home any time soon and who might save him this time?
Sarah Salter
Oct 17th, 2009
Paint ball is insane. We have a paint ball course at our youth camp. The kids shoot each other in a competition to see who can get the most and the biggest bruises. Now, that's just not the love of Christ, you know what I'm sayin'?
Steph
Oct 17th, 2009
Whoa. My guess as to how he ended up on the ground? Super Wife called all the kids while SYP was on his way and paid them to teach him a lesson about ministry priorities. Just sayin… Sure hope for your sake that SYP isn't entirely autobiographical.
Nick the Geek
Oct 18th, 2009
I don't know that she will be greeting him at home anytime soon. Looks like something is about to happen.
Nick the Geek
Oct 18th, 2009
I'll be playing paint ball in a couple weeks. It's lots of fun, but the nice thing about this time of year is you have to wear a couple extra layers for the cold.
Nick the Geek
Oct 18th, 2009
I doubt the kids could take him. Also, SYP is a hyperbole of my life and experiences as well as the experiences of other YPs I know. I wouldn't go quite as far as SYP.