by Jonathan Eng

The 2012 LBC Single Life Car Rally was truly a memorable one…due to an emphasis on being “green” and a de-emphasis on the “car.” This year’s car rally was not so much of a car rally as much as it was a walk/run rally. Despite all of the healthy (and heavy) amounts of exercise everyone got, it was still fun (and more tiring than usual). This year, we had seven groups of singles participate. As usual, we also each had themes for each group for the members to dress up as. We had a sports group, a preppy group, tourists, superheroes, a 80s group, cowboys and cowgirls, and nerds.

We started off at church and we each got snack bags filled with goodies and our first clue that came in the form of part of a puzzle that we had to put together as a group utilizing teamwork, we found that we were to go to the trolley station in Old Town. From there, we were to go to the Santa Fe Depot via the trolley. Once we got off, we spent the day in the downtown area. Our journey took us from the USS Midway to a lunch break, a flash mobbing session, and a search for a lobster at Seaport Village. From there, we ran to the Chinese History Museum as well as the kids’ museum. After that, we ran to the convention center and literally had to run up flights of stairs. From there, we went to Petco Park for some pretend action with baseball poses. The plan after that was to take the trolley from Petco Park back to Old Town and drive back home to church.

Overall, the experience was a four and a half hour wild event where by the time we all finished, we were exhausted. It was a great time of fellowship getting to know those within our group and hearing the testimonies of how we came to know Christ. Encouraging one another through sharing our favorite bible passages as well as engaging each other through our common love of Disney movies and other forms of entertainment that we have a common bond over provided plenty of laughs and memories. While we await the results of the car rally to see which group one, we are ecstatic and looking forward to next year’s car rally.