Well Sunday was a very busy day that started with our roll out around 6'ish. It was another warm and muggy day with lots of fog until around noon when it cleared off to bright sunshine and temps had moderated some what. Nancy was busy in the kitchen as she prepared for the evening get together with family and friends. We were leaving the house and wouldn't be back again until nearly 7'ish. We are a brunch to hold us over until later in the evening. We did our quiet times and lifted up several by name as well as gave thanks for our many blessings.
We headed out for the waterfront area in south St.Pete to the Mahaffey Theatre which is located next to the Dali Museum along the beautiful waterfront near Albert Whitted air field. Yeow what a beautiful setting for this theatre which is nothing but a first class act. We were scheduled to be at our posts an hour before the next service at 2 Pm. The first service was at noon and then every two hours until the last one at 6 PM. The place was packed with close to two thousand folks and every one had to have a ticket to attend all of which were free of charge. We greeted, hugged and gave lots of smiles and warm greetings to the close to two thousand who entered through the doors one of which Nancy and I manned. meanwhile we had to clear the first service out as the new folks arrived. We had some down time between the services but manned out doors until our reliefs appeared around 3'ish to work the 4 PM service. The volunteers are well managed and with great leadership. I would say close to a hundred were working each service as this event was to bring the public into a relationship with GOD and we too could set in a service. We weren't able too as we had a prior event in Tampa where son Bobby was leading the worship.
We left the area around 4'ish and headed over to Ballast Point which is out near the MacDill AFB to attend a 5 o'clock service of which Bobby was the interim worship leader. Wow, this was also a really nice church with lots of young families and when we introduced our selves as Bobby's folks when we first got there we were warmly welcomed. He is held in high esteem by the folks as he has been working there until they can get a full time worship leader. This place also was packed for their third service of the day with two more to go during the evening. We met Katie with Annsley and Gabe and a couple of her girlfriends came as well. It was an awesome worship service. We left there and headed back to Seminole where we soon met up with Amy's family, Dan and Carol, Patrick and Kathryn for finger food and soups. Everything was delicious and so much of it as well. I invited neighbor Carol over as well and she took some home as she was expecting her grand children.
Well it was after 10 when we finally had the house to ourselves and while being stuffed it was close to my bedtime. Nancy was still puttering around in the kitchen as we are having many of the crowd from last night plus Bobby's family for a breakfast around 10 this morning. Well I'd better get off here and get to work as its Christmas morning and it looks like Santa came during the night. The kiddos were like Mexican jumping beans with their excitement for opening presents of which there are many under our tree, LATER
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all and now we wish a great NEW YEAR as well. Remember to give GOD the glory for all and pray for our nation in these troubled times.
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