This weekend there was an event at our church that highlights the ministries that are active there. This was Hands of Hope Orphan Ministry's first time participating. I was nervous, but I didn't need to be. It went very well. Our booth was just inside one of the main doors to the church and just outside the door to the main worship hall. Pretty good location for foot traffic. Also each of the board members took turns manning the booth between and after the services on Saturday and Sunday. We brought our children, and one of the women on our board brought her 3 year old adopted daughter (from China) with her dressed in a Chinese silk and tulle dress. She was so cute! You can imagine that she brought alot of people over to talk with one of us. Gracie was there too, but on Saturday she wasn't feeling well, so she only stayed for 15 minutes before DH took her home with the other girls. Sunday I took the hint from Denene and dressed her up in her tradtional Chinese silk dress, and she too got alot of attention. Ron brought his newly adopted son, Samson (adopted from Liberia, home for about 2 months) too. He's 10, and so outgoing. He too got alot of attention. So with the kids bringing over the adults, we had the opportunity to get exposure to our ministry, and got about 15 names of people to contact. Pretty good for a first time out!
I have to say that our board is the best! As the leader, a couple of weeks ago, I was getting pretty nervous about what we'd have to display at the expo, but after meeting with them, they did a GREAT job! So professional, you wouldn't have believed that the display, the handouts, the video were all put together with about a week! Thank you to all of you that made this a great event! I'll post the video after I get it uploaded on our computer that has a dvd drive.
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