On Sunday, I visited CCC’s Pilsen campus in Chicago.  I went from curiosity with what was happening at Pilsen and the chance to hangout with someone that I wanted to get to know better.  It was a great way top spend a Sunday morning, but still not sure if I am breaking any Sabbath laws by being on the road heading to Chicago by 6:45am.  The conversation was great on the way to Pilsen and the return trip.  He took me to a little whole in the wall restaurant that served the best tacos I have ever had.  It was a great finding out we had so much in common, love for a good taco, love for hot rods, and love to talk. 

Pilsen is portable church; I refer to them as trailer churches.  These churches are basically resurrected every week to accommodate services and are held in a rented space that is primarily some other space, such as schools, community centers or theaters.  I refer to them as trailer churches, because the entire set up is delivered to the location in a huge trailer.  I only mention this because it is amazing how one of these services are managed to be pulled off.   They require an enormous amount of commitment from the staff and volunteers. 
 The atmosphere at 7:30am while a dozen people set up equipment, moved chairs, ran cables, performed sound checks, etc. was joyous; people were actually smiling, laughing and productive as they went about their tasks.  It was obvious the people love what they are doing and are fully committed to it. The joy that began continued thru the preparation and into the two services.  Both services’ worship was high energy and the message delivered in the Spanish service was compelling.  Well, at least it really appeared and felt compelling, since my Spanish is poor at best.   
Kudos to the staff, Sam and Eli, and the volunteers that made this past Sunday service so memoriable.  Funny maybe the steps to success began with the opening of the trailer and positioning the first chair. 

I am curious if anyone has a similar experience with a trailer church.