Party time! Yesterday and today our team handed out fliers for events this week: a Bloc Party at Wendall Park, and a Movie night for the movie "Soulsurfer" at Melchoir Park. We attempted to handout 150 fliers, telling our local neighbors here in Gloversville about the Bloc Party. To finish our distribution of fliers this morning,
Jeff Hall, Tyler Lynn, Aaron Cobb and I played music to draw attention under a gazebo near C1. Jeff was playing Saxophone (he is amazing), Tyler played guitar, Aaron played a french african box drum called a cajon, and I was played a french african drum called a Djembe. Subsequently,
Kirk Denny setup a slackline, which an elastic tight rope, in between two poles to walk on.
Phil Daniels enjoyed slacklining for the first time today. We then walked and struck up conversation with random locals surrounding our gazebo after playing music and hanging out.
After being exhausted from that, our team relaxed at C1, playing pool, ping pong, etc with each other or local teens or adults.Then we ate lunch, and started planning for our Bloc Party today which was from 5:30-8:00. Donn gave us specific jobs, and after shopping for some supplies and gathering others, we headed to setup for the Bloc Party, which consisted of a cook out, slacklining, face painting, a bounce house and hanging out. Quinn Holmquist noticed the simple and awe-striking joy that children have, when he saw a child in the bounce house (or moon bounce) claim that she "broke her bone" even though she was fine and laughing excitedly. Tyler Lynn and Kirk Denny did an amazing job facepainting for the whole two and a half hours. Everyone in our team fulfilled their own niche perfectly as God had used us to man the different things going on at the Bloc Party.
While serving food and talking to the locals, we discovered much grief and sorrow, with many young parents of three or four struggling to get by. But the inspirational piece was a lady I met in line today. After getting her burger she told me, "This is the biggest meal I've had in months." I asked her why, and she responded with a joyful and warming smile, " I have a terminal illness, but the Lord is always Good." We have seen a light in this community, the Light of our Lord Jesus. Our job here and everywhere is to learn about this Light and to spread it.
Greetings Gloversville Team . . . solo Holmquist in Charlotte checking in. Hope all of you and your 1Gen friends had a great time at the lake. Hopefully nobody was stranded out there like last year! I'm sure it was a great day of relaxation, recouping, bonding, and just plain fun!
ReplyDeleteI know you will all be sad to see Tyler leave in the morning. Safe travels to Brenda and Tyler. Praying for good weather for the movie night tomorrow!
Love to all!
We are sad! But it was a great day (see next blog post).
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May people's lives be truly impacted and blessed with the memory of what was given in His name in Gloversville this summer with such committed teammates from Charlotte! God go with each of you, and blessings to Donn and Cyndie in their ongoing ministry God called their family to in such a needy place. We all should give Thanksgiving to God for their willingness to share the Gospel and what wonders He can do when we ask trusting in His name!
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God bless,
Nancy Brown