Well...Friday we had our "Celebrate Culture" Banquet!!! It was an amazing evening!!!! After all the preparing and time put into it, the night finally came..We all knew God was planning something big! Thanks to everyone on our food team,amazing ladies, our meal was a great success!! And that Tres Leches cake, Thank you Bev for making that!!mmmMm:) Three dedicated men started at 12 already to get the meat ready for the evening!Thank you!! Pork Loin, Potatoes, Green Beans and a dinner roll was the main dish and then we had many ladies from different cultures prepare some of their own meals. From African, Asian, Karen, El Salvador, Hoduran, Mexican and what else I might be forgetting..Lots of Food! Everyone got a little "taste" of culture that night. Decorating team and Flower Shop did a great job with getting our tables to look fabulous! We had all 47 tables filled plus many volunteers from BVU and elsewhere.. Thank you so much much for all those who gave their time to come help out at the banquet!You all did a fantastic job and especially you ushers..you did gREAT! We had around 375-400 people there total..including volunteers. The Bridge English students were recognized for their hard work and dedication in class, our key note speaker for the night was Dr. Duane "Chip" Anderson (President of Christ For The City International) who spoke on understanding culture, and our wonderful singing team worked out some pretty amazing songs. It all came together in such a way that we can say..God was in control! He has many plans for this City and we are all so excited to be part of his work. Thank you Brandy for taking all these pictures!!!:)
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| Our Ushers, leading people to their tables.. |
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| Kitchen |
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| One of our cooks (preparing the pork loin)..The other two were Doug Allerdings and Don Jensen..Thank you guys for your hard work!! You are much appreciated! |
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| preparing all the cultured foods.. |
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| Some of the summer sizzle girls.. |
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| Peter and Becca Bunnell |
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| Part of our food team and Kitchen help:) |
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| mmMMMmmm |
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| Some pretty awesome ladies:) |
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| Anne and me:) |
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| Jay and Anne Dahlhauser |
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| Belinda Shea and Jill Engelman "Not Too Far From Here" If you'd like to hear the song click here. http://youtu.be/k3Ycd0MRzIQ Somebody's down to their last dime Somebody's running out of time Not too far from here Somebody's got nowhere else to go Somebody needs a little hope Not too far from here And I may not know their name But I'm praying just the same That You'll use me Lord to wipe away a tear Cause somebody's crying Not too far from here Somebody's troubled and confused Somebody's got nothing left to lose Not too far from here Somebody's forgotten how to trust Somebody's dying for love Not too far from here It may be a stranger's face But I'm praying for Your grace To move in me and take away the fear Cause somebody's hurting Not too far from here Help me Lord not to turn away from pain Help me not to rest while those around me weep Give me Your strength and compassion When somebody finds the road of life too steep Somebody's troubled and confused Somebody's got nothing left to lose Not too far from here Somebody's forgotten how to trust And somebody's dying for love Not too far from here Now I'm letting down my guard And I'm opening my heart Help me speak Your love to every needlful ear Someone is waiting not too far from here Someone is waiting not too far from here |
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| HopeRISE ceremony |
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| Sarah getting recognized for her efforts in English:) |
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| The bRidge English students |
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| Chris Day "My Own Little World" click here to hear the song.. http://youtu.be/gR57M80-rzE The Chorus of this song.. What if there’s a bigger picture? What if I’m missing out? What if there’s a greater purpose That I could be living right now Outside my own little world My own little world Father break my heart for what breaks Yours Give me open hands and open doors Put Your Light in my eyes and let me see That my own little world is not about me |
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| Renato and Me |
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| Key Note Speaker Dr. Duane "Chip" Anderson (President of Christ For The City International) |
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| A Couple of girls from the DIMES group at BVU partnering with Summer Sizzle girls for a Worship Dance to " Press in You Presence" It was an amazing dance:) I love watching it every time..They learned this at Summer Sizzle Camp this past summer.. |
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| Closing singing "God of This City" |
[Verse 1]
You're the God of this City
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are
[Verse 2]
You're the Light in this darkness
You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless
You are
There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God
[Chorus]
For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
You're the God of this City
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are
[Verse 2]
You're the Light in this darkness
You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless
You are
There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God
[Chorus]
For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
A great closing to a wonderful evening!
