Chronicle of the Knights of the Yo Mama Table Part 1
My resignation went into effect on October 1st. On that day, a chapter of my life ended and another chapter opened. I knew the plot of the one that ended. But the one that opened, I had no idea.
On the eve of October 1st, two men of God and I met together with the purpose of celebrating (oops… did I say ‘celerbating’? I meant ‘mourning‘) over my departure from Korean churches (hopefully forever) and strategizing how we can actualize God’s dream over us. What started out as a casual, somewhat humorous and fanciful discussion over IHOP pancakes has led to a movement of God’s Spirit among a handful of men that is, slowly but surely, spreading to others…
Now we meet at least twice a week for at least 2 1/2 hours. We experience the Presence of God like never before. We hear and see God’s pleasures with clarity. It has been over two months since that October 1st evening. So much has happened since our first meeting. I think it’s time to chronicle our journey.
We call ourselves “the Knights of the Yo Mama Table.” Yo Mama is my frozen yogurt store, a place that has become a holy ground for the Knights. It is corny. But that’s how we do…
October 1st: First meeting of the Knights. Three of us met to discuss how we can start a non-profit organization to raise and deliver funds to the needy all over the world. Very romantic… absolutely unrealistic. We had caught something of God’s heart for the world. We didn’t have any money, so we had unlimited budget. All we knew was that we just could not sit and do nothing.
For the next three weeks, we (five of us) met regularly to discuss what this organization was going to look like. We started dreaming. With unlimited resources, we started to discuss the scope of this organization. No idea was too big or fantastic to be brought to the Yo Mama Table. At this Table, God was our King and we were His Knights to bring His justice throughout His Kingdom.
We needed a clear vision. We adjourned our meeting with a homework… to think of a catchy vision statement that captures the heart of this organization. This is how the Journey of the Knights began. The following meeting would bring the Knights into an adventure of their lives. The journey had taken a turn and the Knights would never be the same. Just to whet your appetites: we met King Arthur… gold dust fairy sprinkled her dust over us… we battled wolves.. we met other Knights with skills that we didn’t have… we trained under the (Holy Spirit) Drunken Masters, we survived a historic, not-quite-Noah-like, flood here in our city… Knights cried together, laughed together, watched the Assassin together…
