HAPPY 4TH!
I'm sharing a post before the end of our night tonight because we had such an amazing time at the 4th of July festivities today! Our team, and the three other teams here are all amazing!
This day started out pretty early, as they shoot off cannons at 5:30 am every 4th of July. The festivities officially kick off at Cottonwood Park with a free breakfast at 7am. They had a short presentation that involved raising the flag and some special reading, AND, for the first time, they asked Brody to open the morning in prayer! It was an amazing thing to experience, as it is proof that the ministry of Grace Reigns is really having an impact here. There were hundreds present for this.
There was a parade at 9:30 am and some of the team members were in it. The rest of us were finishing final preparations for the carnival area that we hosted. We had nine games, face painting, 5 bounce houses, archery, axe throwing, and a booth for the church! Even with over 60 volunteers it was a very busy day for everyone!
This picture is the calm before the storm. The area was packed with people all day!
All the teams worked so hard and everyone had great attitudes and we're willing to help wherever needed, even when they weren't assigned to a particular area, they worked extra when they were supposed to be off. It was such a blessing for those in leadership. Thanks team! I'm saying team because even though there were 4 mission teams, we truly are one!
The church booth was especially engaging for people. They had Bible trivia questions for people to answer. They received a raffle ticket for trying to answer a question and someone won a paddle board! Those are the booth mentioned that the simple trivia questions led to many great spiritual conversations. The gospel is going out mightily here through the power of God!!
Shout out to the three guys from the OC - Brett, Bryce, and Gabe - they put together this booth and it was awesome!
Also want to give a shout out to the incredible crew at the ticket and prize booth. This is always the busiest booth and is headed up by my lovely wife who is not here with us this year. She was missed but this crew really did an awesome job with pretty much zero breaks. Thanks a ton Vevalee, Kim, Sharon, Nancy, Aleah, and Alexis.
Well, I better go, Mr. Bill is cooking spaghetti for dinner and it's just about ready! Fireworks at the park tonight at sports camp begins tomorrow morning!
Love y'all!!
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