Saturday the 31st. Halloween to most people, but to me, a truly amazing afternoon and evening of fun, games, and drama. Our church annually puts on a huge party (of sorts) to provide a safe and fun place for the neighborhood kids and families to hang out and have fun. This year, we had an old fashioned carnival, and of course, the Gambles with Theater for the Thirsty. We started set up on Friday afternoon, and then did the finishing touches for two hours before the event itself on Saturday evening.

We had a pumpkin shoot, football toss, fishing booth, face painting, a history spot, crafts, a moon walk inflatable for jumping, a sing along and fire pits for making smores.

I ran the first shift at the fishing booth, then was a floater and filled in for others who needed a reprieve. This also gave me an opportunity to get some pictures, and see how many people actually came (which was quite a lot!)

After the two hours of carnival fun, Jerimiah and Vanessa Gamble ([link]) presented the story of Esther in a captivating drama entitiled "A Kingdom Tale." Although they did the same one two years ago, it was still an amazing and highly entertaining show. Just imagine, two people, acting out 16 different characters, and 11 songs to pull the story of Esther together in an unforgettable way. It was a night I will never forget.