The winds of change

If there were words to describe our journey, I'd take the time to intricately convey the wonders that have been writing, traveling, and performing with Danny and Nathan. Being a part of the Spit in the Mud performance team was an unreal experience. With three people passionate about storytelling, writing, and sharing the Gospel creatively, the last year of our lives could not have been filled with more life, more purpose, and more spontaneity. We had no idea how far we would come as a team. Still, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and on May 6th the team and I ended our journey together. From the beginning, Spit in the Mud was a ministry purposed to bringing spoken word to the church and the youth of our generation, as well as advocating and creating a means for unconventional, artistic ways of worship. For the first year of the project, it came in the form of a performance team, the most conventional way we felt we could manipulate the church into listening to spoken word poetry. As I look back upon our journey, I know we succeeded. The stories and testimonies of people inspired from and touched by the spoken word programs we brought are countless. They minister to me and bless my heart to this day. Working as a team with Danny and Nathan provided not only numerous opportunities for spoken word in the church, but also for me to grow as an artist. Spit in the Mud wouldn’t be where it is today without them. From here are on, the core ethics of the SITM ministry will love on, as I am by no means done with all of the dreams I have for slam poetry in the church. As far the boys, Danny is a part of an up and coming worship band with a mutual friend, Jedley, called The Fellows We Are (they are amazing, keep a look out!), and Nathan will be headed to China this August to pursue his passions in teaching and novel writing. All of us, together, achieved something we never dreamed of, and now, together, we are passionately and whole-heartedly diving into the dreams we’ve always had and always supported each other in. I love teaching spoken word workshops and traveling as a solo performer, so I’m glad to take on a new challenge in directing Spit in the Mud. Still, this ending is sad. Who am I kidding? I’m going to miss being a part of this team so much. It was an incredible time, and I’m glad we ended well. On the 6th we spent an entire day together, filled with sushi, movies, and random adventures at stores with gross nasty treats like spaghetti gummies. Then we had our farewell show, where we each performed four individual pieces, and two group pieces. About a hundred people came out, and we are so, so grateful for the community that has supported us throughout this past year. We had an amazing time at our final show, and we look forward to all being raindrops contributing to the Tsunami of the kingdom of God, wherever in the world we end up. If you’ve ever been to a SITM show, thank you for all of your love, encouragement, and support. It really has been the time of our lives.

Check out select videos from the night on the SITM website HERE, or directly connect to our YouTube stream HERE.