Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, many organizations are holding events. Healing Hearts will sometimes host a table and so we try to have some of our staff at these events to show support.
Monday was a steak dinner for Maybell Developments. We met four of our coworkers at the venue right at the opening of the event. We all had other commitments to follow the dinner so we ordered our steaks right away and visited together. The couple starting up Maybell Developments wants to facilitate affordable housing for those in north central Regina who are trying to better themselves and live with dignity. So we want to stand behind them and encourage their endeavours. We bid on some silent auction items, had a good meal and enjoyed some terrific entertainment, "Jackie and Jason" who played guitar and fiddle. They did an absolutely stellar version of "The Orange Blossom Special" that had us open-mouthed and staring at the entertainers!
Thursday night, we enjoyed a roast beef dinner put on by Charlotte's Catering to support City Kidz. Our friend, Donna, is director and overall amazing woman running this outreach to kids in the inner city. With 125 attending each Saturday at the "Playhouse Theatre", and 40+ on a waiting list because they just don't have the volunteers to manage any more children, this ministry is near and dear to our hearts. Many of the kids come out to our "Inner City Camp" out at Strasbourg in the summer, so our realms of impact cross over in the "hood".
Caylea brought her young "mentee", Kezzi, to the banquet and they seemed to enjoy the grown up atmosphere with a few of us Healing Hearts leadership. Caylea opened a bottle of sparkling peach juice, and we all ducked as she popped the cork. No one lost an eye in the process! Unfortunately, the entertainment that evening had a family medical emergency so poor Donna was under a little stress. But a man from Kenya filled in singing a couple songs in his native language just a capella. Powerful! (This man will be running for the presidential election in Kenya next year, so he must be a man of influence, yet humbly filled in at the last minute to be a blessing).
Walter did the bidding at this event. There were a few Roughrider items and oil change/wheel alignment gift certificates he was interested in. I had done the bidding Monday and ended up with a couple items we were sure would have been outbid because we left early! Alas, Walter didn't get his auction dreams but I won us an infrared turkey fryer! Whoo hoo!
Coming up in two weeks, we will be attending the Strasbourg Bible Camp banquet and will be eagerly awaiting the silent auction excitement there. Walter and Gwen Lydiate usually get into bidding wars and we have a blast with the competition!
So we will pace ourselves with these banquets...and pray God will bless these charities as they offer help to those in need.
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