Delightful program that was the vision of Linda, the outreach coordinator and who also was part of the beautiful music that was heard during the two-hour special event.
The seasonal Christmas music was preformed by Carol on the cello, Linda the violin, and Laura sang lead vocals, with back up from Shari who also played the piano...the music was beautiful.
The keynote speaker was Doris Schweppe, who wowed the crowd with her opening and keep everybody at the edge of their seats watching this humble missionary. Doris began the missionary work at a time when many are set to retire. NOT DORIS...She was just starting another "season" in her life; and, at age 63. And from what I could tell years and years later...(her words), she is still "Fired UP" and taking on some very tough mission work!
More on this soon...
I mentioned that 150 ladies attended the event that meant much work in preparation for the event, from orange juice to coffee and yes even yogurt. The room was transformed from pews to circular tables and back to pews!
From the Registration Team, Table Hostesses, Christmas Cookie Bakers and the Set-Up and Serving by the Youth Group and Food Sharon Lewis.
The Lobby was used to show the hard work that the HISPACE group the 5th and 6th graders did working on the Giant Posters with warm Christmas Wishes for nursing home residents at SUNNYSIDE...there was a sign up sheet for folks to volunteer to go hang the posters. That event was carried out by Lisa Kaye and 12 of the 5th and 6th graders were there and sang their hearts out. The posters were wonderful, many were 3 dimensional; and they were adorned with cotton, pine needles, you name it some how the kids turned the poster boards into WARM SPECIAL GIFTS from their hearts!
There were blankets that were hand crafted and beautiful from the heart that were displayed that will go to the Crisis Pregnancy Center, and to McIntosh Manor Residents. Blankets that were so beautiful, some knit, some patch work with tiny stitches, saddle stitches you name it the gifted blankets were pieces of "ART FROM THE HEART."
The Christmas Centerpieces for Sunnyside Nursing Home were wonderful and unique hand made "Art from the Heart," that will grace the residence tables during the Holiday season.
Also another project from the "Sew Together" team DITTY BAGS for the Anchor House Seafarers! How wonderful it is to see what others have done in the name of Jesus, showing love with time and talent.
I would like also to mention Joe Hanson who took care of the Audio Sound and did an amazing job as always, who happened to be the only "Guy" in the huge crowd of 150 sugared up woman!
I do want to mention that I am in the process of finding out if the Key Note Speaker's speech was recorded if it was I will link to it. The reason I would like to do that is that the speech that Doris Schweppe gave was uplifting, weather you are 20 years old or 120 years old, she was fresh, fired up, and had a powerful punch.
