Seaside took part in something Sunday afternoon that I hope we can do a lot more of. We took a small group of folks over to LaMarque to Faith Bible Church. That's just over the causeway on the Mainland in Texas for those of you who don't know our local geography. They were having a block party on their grounds, and they encouraged residents of the two nearby subdivisions to come. We arranged to get the block party trailer from the Galveston Baptist Association. That is quite an asset. It is stocked with all sorts of things, not the least of which are two of those kids' bouncy houses. By far they were the stars of the show Sunday, both with the children and the teenagers. Although, some of the little kids were having a pretty fun time chasing Lora Boyer around and tackling her.
It was hot. The event started at 3 p.m., so it went through the hottest time of the day. I assume that was so they could be done early and get the kids in bed for school. The trailer helped out there as well. We set up the canopy tents and provided some shade. I know there is a lot more stuff in there, but the only other things we used were the popcorn machine and the sno-cone maker. Both of those were popular sites for all ages, especially the sno-cone area. They went through something like 200 pounds of ice. Some of that was cooling down the soft drinks and water. They also had a guy heating up hot dogs on the grill.
The seaside Praise Team set up outside and did a few sets of worship songs. They were tremendous as usual. I was especially excited when they debuted a song that Cory wrote the words to and Jimmy put to music. It was excellent. I think they are going to start work on a second before long. After they work on it for a few more practices, they plan to teach it to us on a Sunday morning. That will be a landmark.
The church had sent home flyers with the kids in one of the Hitchcock elementary schools, so they had a few kids come as a result of that. I saw some folks who have had a touch with Seaside in the past and have moved to the Mainland. Always good to see old friends. The pastor of the church (who happens to be my son, Kel) seemed pleased with the event. He thinks they may have three or four pretty good prospects as a result of the day. The worship leader wants to hook up with us to do some praise and worship nights. Sounds like that would fit in well with the J.A.M. nights we started last month. Way to go, God.
Proverbs 27:6 says, "Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses."
Father, encourage Cory and Jimmy in their song-writing efforts. Let it always be an expression of praise to you. Amen.
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