Live from 2009 Family Days – Saturday Late Night

Well, we are nearing the end of the 2009 Family Days. All that is left is Sunday morning. The Round Robin is current in progress. There are still some dominoes games being played, fires are ablaze and smores are being consumed. I didn’t get a chance to catch up with Michael “Bald Eagle” Clay to get the registration count or the summary of what the dessert auction brought in. This afternoon, I counted 40 shelters here lining the parade field. By my counts, that is four shelters less then we had on the parade field last year.

The kids and the families have had great fun participating in activities such as archery, black powder, and participating in such activities as a knife and hawk trail walk and the rolling pin toss (for those unfamiliar, this is a dangerous game were men mark the distance their wife/girlfriend/game partner threw the rolling pin and then have to stand their as other women then take their throws). There has been a lot of trading taking place throughout the day.

I haven’t had a chance to ask some FCF member my question of the camp, but I intend to ask a few tomorrow morning and there answers will be included in my 2009 Family Days Wrap Up.

Tonight we had our annual Family Days potluck, and the food was wonderful. If anyone left hungry, that was there fault, because there was plenty of good food. While everyone ate, there was a great time of fun and fellowship. This segued into our evening service where Ken Harris led us in praise and worship where the Spirit fell and we truly entered into the presence of God. Following, praise and worship, April Trower, the lovely wife of David Trower (our FCF Suttler/Promotions staff member) sang a special titled “Love Grew Where the Blood Fell”. It was a lovely rendition. We got to here from Caitlin Reilly who is going on a six month missionary trip to Belgium where she will be working with women who have been caught up in human trafficking. She is leaving in the middle of January. FCF and FCF members have all pitched in to help her raise the $13,000 she needs for her budget. The NTX Shawnee Trail Chapter, gave her $500 and 13 people pledged to give her $100 dollars in the next few weeks. The FCF members and Rev. Derwood Dubose, led by Lee “Prospector” Fogleman prayed for her to send her off as a missionary. Rev. Derwood Dubose brought his sermon which was on the three things that Christians need to be effective in there time on earth. They are faith which ties to doctrine both of which are supported by personal experiences. Following his powerful message, there was a time of prayer, including prayer for Elrena Ortner and her husband Jeff Ortner who is currently in the hospital and we have been praying for for many months.