Our first annual His Branches Banquet, hosted last week at the Oak Hill Country Club, was a great success thanks to many behind-the-scenes workers and wonderful community support! Over 225 staff, friends, and new supporters of our ministry gathered for an evening of celebration of past and ongoing accomplishments and exhortations to keep up and expand the good work.
After enjoying a delicious dinner and time of fellowship with friends, both old and new, we were ministered to with music and testimony that refreshed and stirred our spirits. Our guest speaker, Mr. Paul Marshall, illuminated a whole new dimension of prolife ministry – the impact of abortion on the men involved – and our hostess for the evening, Jennifer Burch, urged us to pull together to reach even deeper in meeting the needs and opportunities that surround us.
When it was all over, we were left with not only the encouraging glow of spiritual support but the tangible reality of profoundly encouraged staff, new volunteers, and over $30,000 in donations and pledges to undergird our ministries in the months ahead. A hearty “thank you” goes out to all who participated in making our 2010 Banquet such a “Celebration of Life”. We’re already starting to talk about next year!
