Tonight at our church that averages 60+ people on Sunday morning we will host 200 + neighbors for a Fall Festival. A free night of food, fun and fellowship. Kids will get prizes and candy, they will jump in the inflatable "Moon Walk" and they will "rock" climb and slide down the other side.
Our worship teams music will rock the neighborhood echoing through the streets. It's suppose to be in the 40's so hot chocolate will be at a premium. We cook lots of hot dogs and are amazed at how many some can eat. I am sure there are those who question the expense of the evening and the energy given to such an event. I ask myself why this evening means so much to me?
Oh to see the joy on the children's faces! Some of them as old as 50, haha. It thrills my heart to see our campus as a place where people can have fun. I stand amazed at the appreciation expressed by all the participants. And at nights end all the exhausted volunteers also are overwhelmed by the impact the evening has on our neighbors. The eternal value I may never know, I do know, that for one night everyone seems to put aside all differences and enjoy an evening of simplicity and community.
And like the little girls in the old shake and bake commercial we can say with our southern twang, "And we help!"
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