The emcee of the evening was Will Healy, pastor of Emmaus Baptist Church in Northfield, Minnesota. This is the church that my aunt and uncle go to, so I remembered him from times we'd visit them and also from my cousin's wedding there. He was just as funny as ever, and Dave especially liked his dry sense of humor. Will is the brother of Paul, the man who started the children's shelter years ago.
Another speaker we enjoyed immensely was Eddie, who was the first baby at CSC. He is now 28 years old!! He was adopted at 4 months old, and was candid about the struggles he has experienced as an adopted child, but also about the immense love and appreciation he has for his family. He's a very successful man living in Colorado, and it was so encouraging to hear his story!
We were in the back corner of the gym, so my distracted little mind didn't pay attention to parts of the program (I'll admit it!!! Sometimes I get distracted and don't pay attention). Jill and I sat next to each other and kept finding things to laugh about. Louie was great entertainment for us at supper. He has a prayer that he likes to say at home, and at one point he begged his dad to let him go up on the stage to say it. This boy has no fear!! So his dad took him up and I guess he stood on the edge of the stage looking around at the crowds saying his prayer. So cute!!!
During supper the children from the shelter played music for us and sang over a live feed - there was a little lag time, but not too shabby. Ah, the wonders of technology. It was about 7:30 in the morning over there while they were doing this, and they looked so excited and happy to be playing for us. It looked so nice and warm and sunny over there too. I can't wait to be over there!!
Here you can see how far we were. This is the emcee:
I did not take any other pictures, maybe next year I'll get there earlier and take more!
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