Father Daughter Banquet 2011

What a special night at our Father Daughter Banquet! The girls came all dressed up in their finest and their daddies didn't look too bad either. : ) The theme was like a Masquerade Ball and dads and their daughters had a lot fun with that. We talked about not hiding behind a mask and, instead, being all that God has for you to be. We gave away bookmarks with several verses about being complete in Christ. The girls played a game with their dads to see how well they knew each other. We have done this every year and it is a lot of fun to watch them interact with each other as they played. Some couples were up on stage and the rest of the families played the game at their tables. After the first question was asked (What is your daughter's favorite color?) a little girl near where I was standing exclaimed to her father, "We went over this in the car! How could you miss this?!?!" Apparently, Dad did not get the correct answer and obviously, they knew this game was coming. : ) We had a lot of special talent during the evening. "Justin Bieber" made a special appearance and "sang" (pretended to sing) "Pray", along with his band. One of the guys re-wrote and sang, "You Smile, I Smile", as a Daddy Daughter song and another one of our teenagers sang a song about daughters. This years' Ukraine mission team has a very talented group of musicians. I will be posting video of the songs as time permits. I am not posting many pictures; I do not want to post pictures of the little girls since this goes out to anyone. The girls loved taking pictures with "Justin". They thought it was pretty cool to surround him and take a million pictures! He was good sport to sit and smile for at least 30-45 minutes with a bunch of silly, giggly girls. He knew it was all about them that night so he didn't mind. The evening ended with a special dance. Those of us who were there to serve and make the night a success, just stood there in tears as we watched this precious time. These are memories that the daughter will cherish forever. Something tells me they are memories that the dads will never forget either. Thank you Jesus for making this night so special. You are so good to us. To see pictures of the banquet click on:

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