Whoa! What an exciting event the Africa Fiesta was. I'm still smiling from ear to ear, over the turnout, awesome food, encouragement we received, and surprise guests who showed up! It is so cool how God works out details and provided new friends who are gifted at catering and helped with food and organization. Other friends loaned crock pots, or helped set up and clean up. Youth assisted in serving and refilling. Another friend helped cook part of the soup. I am so thankful. After nearly 9 straight hours of standing today, I know we couldn't have done this without so many helpful folks who gave cheerfully of their time and talents. It is humbling and so rewarding to see people come together and enjoy serving on a project benefiting such a wonderful cause.
We decorated with the colors of the Swazi flag, and had photos of children from the care points, as well as pictures of the McAdams and Clyburns on the tables, so our guests could see who we will be visiting and ministering with. I had made some small Africa plaques as decor, and sold those as well, which helped us even more financially.
Our conservative goal for this event was to have 80 guests for lunch. Then, my dream goal was 100. We don't have an exact count, but we had well over 100 people come! We served 110 burritos alone! At one point I looked up and saw all of our 90 chairs filled, with a line of folks still waiting to be served. What an incredible blessing!
