We went to the fair!
Fall always reminds me of one thing in particular...the fair! Oh how I miss the Washington Parish Fair...just the feel of cool crisp air and I can already smell the aroma....Since we can't get to our hometown fair, we got the chance to go to another local fair...the Puyallup (pronounced Pew-all-up) Fair. Our friends Laura and Moises were going so we decided to join them and my goodness, did we have fun!
And then there was the food...oh boy...the food...
I won't even begin to tell you the junk that we put into our bodies, I will only say that the fair happens once a year and it just smells so temptingly good, that I allowed myself to become weak...very weak. =)
One thing that I heard was a "must try" at the Puyallup Fair were Elephant Ears, yes you heard me, Elephant Ears. What are Elephant Ears, well just look below to find out...
Now, don't you want one too??
Here's my very first Elephant Ear! I have to say that I looked like a four-year-old mess by the time I finished it...Derek looked at me and informed me that I had cinnamon-sugar all in my hair, ha! But when there's sugar on your fingers, and the wind blows your hair in your face, how else are you supposed to move your hair?? =)
Then we found this booth...they had a very interesting menu...
As interesting as it was, I did NOT order anything =)
Now, onto the main reason we were there...
There was a concert with this guy...Jeremy Camp
And this band...Mercy Me!
We had a fabulous time worshiping with Jeremy Camp and Mercy Me!
Laura and Moises had a good time =)
And we sure enjoyed it too!
Here's my favorite picture from the concert...I just love the words on the screen.
Then, this lady came out, you probably don't recognize her face, but I'll bet you'd recognize her voice...
...it's Delilah...you know, from the night time radio show...De-Li-Lah (insert the tune here)
Why was she here? Well she is far more than just a voice on the radio...she's an incredible Christian lady with an incredible mission!
She runs a charity for children in Ghana, West Africa, and also in America called Point Hope. Everything she shared with us that night just blew me away. For example, there are currently 500,000 children in the U.S. Foster Care system, the majority of whom will never, ever have a "forever home."
In Ghana, the United Nations will be closing an orphanage in December of this year that serves as a home to 360 children. These children will have nowhere to go when their orphanage closes. Point Hope is doing everything they can to save these children. Ghana has been close to my heart for a while now...it's where the Compassion International child we sponsor lives. It's just a heartbreaking situation.
This charity is living out James 1:27...
"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
Their vision is "to be a voice for forgotten children." I love it! It goes right along with one of my favorite verses:
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute." Proverbs 31:8
Since that night, I can feel God stirring in me...stirring me to do what, I'm not quite sure yet, but whatever it is, I'll do it! Maybe it's to get involved with this charity, maybe it's to prepare my heart for something bigger, maybe it's just to be aware or raise awareness for a problem that goes unnoticed by the majority. I've been reading the book of James quite a lot recently, and if there's one thing I know about the teaching of James, it's that faith without action is dead faith, and I want a living faith! For now, until God gives me further direction, I am pleading with Him on behalf of these orphans...because I am quite convinced now that if we don't plead for them...the pleading won't get done.
It was definitely a fair day I'll never forget =)
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