Merry Christmas Eve Surprise

Dec 24, 2016

Merry Christmas Eve.!  What a blessed day!  I woke up at 1:30 AM with an idea to have a Christmas Eve Fellowship.  I made up the following flyer:  Then went back to sleep.

T T MEMBER GENERATED

            YOU ARE INVITED              CHRISTMAS EVE

SURPRISE!

(Never been done before, come and join the family friendly, festivities and the giving,  it will be a surprise to all of us)

Adult Lounge

Saturday December 24, 2016

6 PM

WHAT TO BRING:

·       A DISH, POT LUCK, SOMETHING TO EAT AND SHARE (bring your own picnic ware, plates, napkins, tableware, cups)

·       A WRAPPED GIFT (Something you already have, White Elephant, Gag or nice, look around, be creative)

·        A TALENT YOU HAVE TO SHARE (Song, skit, Musical instrument, Poem, etc...)

If you don't think you have anything, just bring you and yours, you are the fun!

ANY QUESTIONS CALL:

 GRANDMA SWANN 301-580-2824

It rained all night long and this morning it was sunny but COLD and SNOW on the Mountains all around us, beautiful!

I called the ranger station and got David.  He said, "You called the right person."  I asked him about the possibility of a fellowship and he said it would work and, he was just getting off work and he would come and meet me and get the flyer and make some copies and then about noon he would come back and he would drive me around the park to hand out the flyers and put them up in strategic spots.  He came by,  and David was immediately adopted!  He knew Jesus, and we hugged and that settled it.  Turned out, I had adopted his Dad the day before and so it was a double adoption! 

I wrapped gifts, (stuff I had around that I didn't need) and David and his girlfriend came by with the flyers and we started around the park, watching for people outside, giving them the flyer and inviting them for tonight.  We had so much fun!  We really got into the Christmas spirit.  Lot's of different responses.  Some fell on stony ground, some fell among thorns and some fell on good soil.  After we finished, they brought me back and I cooked Taco soup, cheese biscuits and made a big salad.

They came back too get me and my stuff and we had a wonderful time.  About 20 people turned out, we blessed the food and ate, other people brought, guacamole & chips, potato salad, cupcakes, apple pie and ice cream, and doughnuts.  We introduced ourselves and then asked for talents.  Two little children sang a Christmas song, An Actress sang Oh, Holy Night.  One gentleman got up and asked us all to clap, then stand up, when all of us were standing and clapping, he thanked us for the standing ovation!  Funny!  Then we opened gifts.  Remember the two Prints that I rescued from the dumpster?  Well they were gifts and well received.  David's girl friend got one and she loved it.  Each person opened a gift and there was enough to give the children two each.  The rule was that if you didn't want your gift then you could trade it  for someone else's,  It worked out well and everybody was happy.  We all hugged and it was a great night!  Lesson learned, go the direction you are led, you never know who you will bless.  They were all invited  to the Welcome center tomorrow to watch the Streaming Live broadcast of FTHCM.  We will see who shows up.  What a blessed day!