It was an early start for us
yesterday. It was the day for the big
craft fair at Jamaica Beach Park.
Seaside was asked to provide food for the event, so Lauren kicked into
her special high gear. We were up early
so we could swing in and get some kolaches, particularly for the vendors.
The plan was to serve baked potatoes and
pulled pork sandwiches. One of our
ladies also made a big bowl of cole slaw, which, by the way a lot of people
were putting on the sandwich instead of eating it on the side. Yuk.
We had a table full of sweets and several big ice chests full of soft
drinks. Seasiders came through in a big
way. And speaking of big way … at least
ten of those brave souls braved the heat and stuck around most of the day
working in the booth and serving people.
We offered the food at whatever donation the folks wanted to pay. Proceeds were designated to go to the
Humphries Family, a missionary couple with three kids who live and minister in
Alaska. They are in the process of
adopting a fourth child. Elliott will be
their second child with special physical needs, so there will be some expenses
to overcome. We will announce how much
we received at church today.
The event itself went really well. The only complaint was the heat and
humidity. I never checked the heat
index. I was afraid to. I just know it was really hard to find a
breeze. We had one of those big fans set
up in the kitchen, so we could at least get some respite in there, but natural
breezes were hard to find. I spoke to
lots of folks once again. Many of them
approached me and knew who I was. They wanted
to let me know they appreciated the food, but also the church in general, and the
people of the church specifically. They
had a hard time understanding how the whole donations only thing worked. And they affirmed all the hard work that
Seasiders do in the community. Sure made
me proud to be the pastor of a group with that kind of reputation.
One of the vendors was an ice cream
truck. She came over to us as everyone
was setting up and asked if there was anything we didn’t want her to sell, like
soft drinks or anything else that might be in competition with us. That was the first time anyone has ever done
that. We assured her that she could do
whatever she wanted. Hey, God was in
charge over our stuff. We figured he’d
draw enough people to what we were doing to get the Humphries just what they
needed.
I met the parents of one of our fire
fighters. We talked about our respective
first-time cruises to Alaska this past summer.
They were just as awe-filled as we were.
And speaking of cruises, one of the vendors and her husband got to
talking about the upcoming cruise they were anxiously anticipating. I listened intently as they described their
planning and excitement, and finally I couldn’t stand it. I had to find out where they were going. Sure enough, they are headed out of Galveston
to the Panama Canal Zone. They are on
the earlier October cruise, though. That
didn’t make it any less difficult to share our mutual excitements, though.
I gotta say, we were plenty tired. Next up … next Saturday is our Fall Festival
at the church. Big chili and hot dogs
and games event for the community.
Praying for everyone to get a second wind. Oh, by the way, we made it back home in
plenty of time to catch the Astros playoff game. Of course it lasted until after eleven. The last inning was intense, but they held on
to win game two. One more and they
advance to the next round …
Philippians 2:5 says, “In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as
Christ Jesus.”
Father, thank you for the Lauren and the other
Seasiders who worked so hard yesterday.
Bless their efforts. And be with the
Humphries Family. Give them another
opportunity to connect with Seth’s family.
Amen.
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