MC'ing on Sunday Night

Every Saturday and Sunday night for the past several ports, ship's company has been putting on something called a "Cultural Hour" for locals that are coming on board. There are two 45-minutes performances each evening and the program consists of cultural dances and acts from about the world, a drama and then the Gospel message. The program is held in our Hope Theatre and it's actually quite good!

We had the privilege of being involved in the two programs Sunday night as the MC's! We were asked to dress up as Western cowboys for the MC'ing! So we went all out with cowboy hats, boots, big belt buckles and John even wore chaps! What a hoot! John especially really got into the role and was teaching the crowd cowboy phrases like, "Howdy ya'll!" and "yeee haw." The crowd loved it! We had such a blast! What a fun opportunity to MC together.

After the programs, there is time to connect with the audience. We had a great time meeting the locals that came to watch the program and answer questions they had about the ship or the program. We got asked some funny questions like "Do ALL Americans dress like that?" and "Do you own a horse?" hee hee! The Cultural Hour has been a fantastic way for ship's company to connect with locals in a way that is entertaining yet impacting at the same time. We were so delighted to be involved on Sunday night.


Backstage preparing to start the show!