The Blink of An Eye: Inspiration

I feel inspired.

Last night Mom, Dad, Evan and I took a mini road trip to Philly for the evening to see the concert for Aradhna, a band that my parents sponsor financially. The band plays Christian Indian music, which I'm guessing is undoubtedly an unusual genre of music. I first met the band six years ago when they were introduced to my family by some of our missionary friends based in India. My parents spontaneously agreed to have a small concert in our living room with an Indian buffet dinner, and it was a fantastic experience. Since then, my parents have continued communication with Pete, Chris, Travis, and the other bandmates, eventually agreeing to be one of their financial backers.

You'd think that as a high schooler, I'd find their music a bit boring and strange... I mean, most teenagers aren't really up for listening to songs involving no English lyrics and a sitar. But surprisingly, I found the concert to be phenomenal. Not only was the music beautiful, but it was extremely thought provoking as well.

Namaste Sate Music Video... amazing.

The entire night as a whole was just phenomenal. I love Philly so much it's ridiculous. I think as a person who grew up in the middle of nowhere, I'm naturally inclined to love the city. It's a liberating change to go from a sleepy small town to a city that never sleeps. Anyways, we started off the night with dinner for Dad's birthday at this quaint little Belgian restaurant downtown. After some tasty scallops, pommes frites and chocolate belgian cake, we made our way to the Broad Street Ministry for the concert.

This church was seriously the coolest, most unique church I've ever seen. When I walked in the doors, it seemed like nothing special, just the average church. But upon climbing the stairs to the sanctuary, I was taken aback. Broad Street Ministry isn't your average church. In place of pews sits an eclectic variety of painted chairs arranged in neat rows. And while gorgeous stained glass windows mirror the traditional decor of many churches, the several miniature metal windmills with hundreds of colorful orogami birds interspersed between add a modern, individualistic feel. Moreover, the huge mural on the back wall and varying mixed media paintings give the sanctuary an artsy feel.

And now for some crappy iPhone pictures. (Ah, if only the iPhone that took them was mine).