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Evergreen Outreach

By Charlene M. Jett
Our Evergreen Outreach meeting on Monday was filled with fun! On-the-spot music and entertainment by SoftFire (David and Patricia Pence) opened the program. They started off with a short marching song, like “Onward Christian Soldiers,” to get us all warmed up and welcomed. Their rendition of “Amazing Grace” was stirring and profound.
Home-baked peanut butter cookies were provided by Cindy Hunter, our leader for the day. The entire kitchen smelled good.
We sang “Happy Birthday” to John Hunsley, Ashley Mitchell and Stan Oldham.
Cindy told a few stories about her two Mastiff dogs, which each weigh about 150 pounds. She has even been known to wrestle them! They are a breeding pair, and she is expecting more pups. She also asked about our favorite Cardinal baseball stars, and got cheers for them! A little competition sprang up, but it ended on friendly terms.
The Rev Tom Farris led us in devotions and prayer. He shared lessons from book of Proverbs and the life of King Solomon. The lesson was about knowing where we want to go! He referenced Solomon and his efforts to keep his people on the right track. He used analogies of trains on the wrong track, getting out of control and crashing, if we don’t follow Jesus. Life has many switchyards in which we can get off track. It can hurt relations, family and everyone involved. It can be devastating.
Farris wants us to look to God for support; sharing our faith with other believers is also support. This helps us stay on the right track. He emphasized the importance of finding strong helpers – God's faithful people – to guide us on the right track. He paraphrased Jesus, who said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. Apart from me you can do nothing.” What a blessing we have when we truly realize God’s love!
The Pences took back control of the program, and proceeded with a truly great selection of songs. The first was a song for missions – “Jesus, Send the Light.” Their rendition of “How Great Thou Art” had everyone in the room singing at the top of their voices, mesmerized by the power of the Holy Spirit moving in the room with music! This was a real experience to share with our friends! Thank you, SoftFire, for the tremendous amount of talent and work you put into bringing God’s love to us all. We did many more dances and marches to upbeat songs. One of which was played with the world’s smallest trombone.
The best joke of the day was the comparison of St. Louis Cardinal baseball fans to the number of believers and fans that Jesus has. Guess who won? JESUS did, hands down!
We are perfecting the EO dance, so we had many dancers who were practicing. As the music wound down, SoftFire played another favorite, “In the Garden,” and peace settled on our hearts.
OK, I think it will soon be time for the teams of Shirley Locke and Richard Kruenegel, and Mary Woolsey and Rosamund Hobler to tell us what is really going on at the pinochle table? The score was tied. Is it possible they just enjoy listening and sharing great spiritual music with friends? I think that must be it.
Until next week, everyone pray for peace  and stay safe. God bless you, every one!
There will be no meeting next Monday, due to the Labor Day holiday.
 

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