Fall Festival

"Is there anything leaking from under the truck?" I asked one of our student volunteers. "Yes!" he exclaimed, "and I don't think it's water." We had lost the brakes, but just in the right time, as for the last two hours we had been traveling vigorously around town preparing for the days events.

The student volunteers showed up bright and early for the first ever Fall Festival sponsored by 2Coats. Special thanks to Jacob Spangenburg, Andrew Day and his mom Mary Lee, Haylee Neesen, Dalyn Maxson and Stephanie Wallen for the pre festival preparation. We set up chairs and tables, moved pumpkins, and started cooking food early in the morning. Luckily, we were able to get all of the supplies down to the courthouse parking lot just in time for the brakes on our donated truck to go out. Thank you God for that moment! The only thing left was to go get the food.

Other special thanks go to the following individual and business for their contributions...

Food

1. Mark Dunnick and family foods for the burgers, brats, buns, bananas, apples, etc.
2. Kiwanis Club of GC for donating their grill
3. Kristi Ash for the hotdogs
4. The many folks who cooked bars and goodies

Corn Sand Pit

1. Rick and Pam Delagardelle for the bailes of hay
   
2. Al and Teri Hook as well as Jake Huff
   

Pumpkins

1. Neher Farms, Paul Neher and family
2. Mary at HyVee in Eldora, she came through with a last minute order for us
3. I bought the paint over at Hobby Lobby and they gave me a sweet deal.
   

Face Painting

1. Kellie McClanahan
   

Balloon Animals

1. Anna Love, a High School student from CF, and she made some cool balloon animals
   

Petting Zoo

1. Eileen and Darren Flater

Thanks to all of those who helped with set up and clean up, donating vehicles, tables, cooking equipment, servers, monetary donations...Shelly and Denny Westerman, Mary Day and family, Diane Adair, Mark Kuiper, Mike Brost, Carol and Rod Nelson, Joel Browns, Andrew Day, Setphanie Wallen, Dalyn Maxson, Haley Nessen, Danielle Engle, Lance Bertram, Andrew Peters, Elsy Jean Wilson...

I am sure there are so many more...You are doing his work, and for that he will Bless you, more importantly, he sees you and I know His heart is smiling

Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Thanks again for your time...

Mary & Steve H.