Dear Understanding Travel Troupe,
Hot off the press…your final script.
The purpose of Travel Troupe is to stretch you and grow your skills. I never know how God is going to do that, but this year it is apparently by having things finalized just under the wire. It’s not the way I’d prefer thing but sometimes God brings great things from pressured performances.
Here is a true story to inspire you:
Jerry Lewis had recommended Dean Martin to replace the singer who quit at a club. He claimed that they did comedy stuff together so the owner would get a two for one deal. In truth they had only joked around together when they met at a bar – they didn’t have any comedic material worked out. After the first show, in which Jerry did his act and Dean Martin sang his songs, the owner asked where their comedy act was. Jerry said they needed to work it out. The response was, “It better be in the next show or the two of you will know what cement shoes feel like. (The owner had connections to the mafia). So, in the 2 hours before their next show Jerry Lew and Dean Martin sketched out their schtick on the napkin that Jerry Lewis’s sandwich had been wrapped in. It was a magical performance that lasted 2.5 hours – they were an overnight sensation. Jerry Lewis kept that napkin locked in a vault his whole life.
So – sometimes greatness comes from pressure. I trust God will help that be true for your show because this is how He had it play out.
Blessings, Mrs. Mullan