I have not been to the Root Cellar ministry since early last winter.  Although the clientelle was socially distanced and wearing masks, it was, more or less, like old times today when I went to the Lewiston branch of the RC after work today. 

The Root Cellar, an inner city mission reaching out to a low income neighborhood in Maine's largest city, is a favorite venue where I have been performing for decades.  Today's show was particularly special.  The entire audience  for my show for their after school program was made up entirely of African immigrants and refugees.  There were about 20 kids there, as well as a couple of moms, and, of course, Root Cellar staff.  The audience was great.

Being a missionary work, in the truest sense of the word, I am always careful to follow the RC staff's lead. This particular group is primarily Muslim, and I was asked to not broach the subject of the Ressurection or the Trinity or Jesus being the Son of God.  For the most part, the audience wasn't 'ready' for this yet.  I know that missions work is different from church ministry, and needs to be done gradually. It still feels a little awkward leaving out something as important as the Easter story, but I get the reson why. 

Nonetheless, I included plenty of Scripture, including my salt and light routine of which I wrote recently, and it went very well again. Beyond that, I had a lot of fun with these sweet kids (The little Muslim girls are so cute with their beautiful hijabs!) and helped show them that the Root Cellar is a safe, fun and loving place for them to go.  From there, God will do with the show as He sees fit.