Honoring Mothers

The scorching sun slowly slid down the horizon cooling off the afternoon.  With a cup of punch in my hand I turned and surveyed the empty room, now echoing with the tired footsteps of my busy outreach team.

This was the first time we had planned a Mother's Day Event in somewhere other than our ministry base.  We were thrilled to be able to bless the moms of all our Little Giants.  Because of the crafts class (Manos a la Obra) we had some new faces this year.  Since our attendance continues to grow we have found that we no longer fit in the ministry base for events such as these.  Therefore we found ourselves looking for other alternatives.  A local resataurant with a room for events was the solution.  For the price of a hefty snack we were afforded use of the room which supplied us with ample space to spoil the mothers with a bit of attention just for them.

the snack

donated cakes for dessert- pictured above, Fielding Cage and Alfonso Alvarado cutting and serving the cake

Preparations for this day started several weeks ago as our staff worked hard to make decorations, make and deliver invitations and gather raffle prizes.

here you can see the tables set beautifully

Carla speaking, Sarah interpreting

The tables were beautifully set with hershy kiss rosebuds serving as center pieces.  Games and raffle prizes gave the moms a fun way to relax.  Praise, worship, and an encouraging word from our special guest, Carla Cage, rounded off the event.

A song and choreography

game time!

a time of worship before the message

a time of prayer and ministry at the end of the message

And event such as this costs around $5 per person- relatively low cost to bless these moms in such a way.  Please pray with us as we now look forward to our next event: Día del Niño, or day of the child.  This event will take place at the end of September, but we must start our planning now.  We need sponsors!!!  Consider sponsoring one or several children for this special day.

Special guest speaker, Carla Cage, loving on some of the mothers

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