Oh, what a night! We had such an incredible time at our Benefit Dinner & Talent Show Tues. night! There is a lot of work that goes into an event like this. Melodie spent hours planning and shopping and cooking, but it was so worth it! The pancetta wrapped pork tenderloin and fresh ceaser salad were a hit! Anna made some incredible chocolate and vanilla cakes and two different kinds of trifles. Almost all the dessert went! Only a little bit of vanilla cake was left. We did have quite a bit of meat and beans and rolls left but they were taken downtown to feed the homeless! I hope they were blessed.
We figured about 150 people came to support us! Wow, thanks so much to God for allowing this event to take place, and for everything to go so smoothly. All glory to You! We weren’t sure what to expect from the talent show. We hadn’t done any practice runs and Jeremiah couldn’t get there early to do a sound check. We didn’t have any problems at all. I had so much fun hosting it! Jed, Heather, and Selena were awesome judges. I was impressed w/Heather’s variety of accents!! Calvin hobbled around on his crutches since he sprained his ankle playing basketball the night before. However, he managed to put together a pretty awesome video clip about YWAM. We had everything from singers, pianists, interpretive dancers, a trumpet player, drum solo, magician, hula-hoopers, gymnastics, and more. I was actually really impressed with how awesome the talent acts were! Great job you guys! Chelsey Hilman placed 1st with “Revelation Song”. Merle, Greg, & Kevin placed 2nd by singing an awesome rendition of “The Fray, You found Me”. Jene Jeter placed 3rd with her beautiful interpretive dance to “Chris Tomlin’s I will Rise”.
[singlepic id=54 w=320 h=240 float=left]Rusty did an amazing live painting that we auctioned off at the end. It brought in $325! Thanks so much Rusty! A friend of mine donated 2 pair of vintage earrings she made. They were auctioned off as well and brought in $105. Thanks Holly! Thanks so much to everyone who came and supported us. Thank you for all of your donations, for volunteering your skills, time, and money! We raised $3,500 towards our mission trip!!!! This night wouldn’t have been possible with out you. It’s so awesome to see the community come together and support us. May God bless you all like crazy!
Not sure what happened on Merle’s section, it just froze, but here’s the highlights! Sorry if I left anyone out! – Thanks Calvin
My husband and I have finished staffing a Discipleship Training School (DTS) through Youth with a Mission (YWAM). We both love God and are committed to following his will. We enjoy taking photographs of our travels as well as blogging about awesome things God does.
4 Comments
Looks and sounds like an incredible event guys! Those desserts look amazing. We’re Inspired!
Liam Byrnes
7/31/2009
Awesome Liam! The desserts were really good! Anna has a non-profit where she makes cakes/desserts for families who can’t afford them on birthdays and other events.
Calvin Hanson
7/31/2009
YES!!! Was so much fun! Thanks for flying me in from England, NY, and MN. ;)
Heather
7/31/2009
That was an awesome night! the food was, of course, inspired by Jeff! we love pork!!!!
Melodie
8/4/2009
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