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名前： Mettrofutbolistmare
[2008/11/20,06:40:19] No.76
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and an annual state convention holding their event in Houston, a local church hosted a free and fun event geared toward welcoming the meeting to the greater Houston area while catering to the community Saturday afternoon.
Gobblefest 08, hosted by The Church at 242, brought games, face painting and other family fun to residents with the help of other community organizations.
The Needham Road Fire Department brought out a truck for children, Save A Dog Rescue brought dogs for children to play with, and special guests including Olympic Divers Nancilea Foster and Laura Wilkinson made appearances.
展e wanted to make this a community event and folks from our church and others in the community came out and had a chance to have fun for the day, Dennis Parish, senior pastor of the Church at 242 said. 的知 really excited about the turnout; it痴 been a great day for us.
Screams of joy from inflatable castles could be heard amongst the hustle of the festivities including several games for children.
The conference Gobblefest 08 is preceding the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention, Bible Conference 08, a state meeting of 2,500 churches from across Texas to show their support of the organization.
The convention will take place at Houston痴 First Baptist Church Nov. 9 and 10.
Parish said over 250 people attended the event that spanned from 2 p.m. to dusk.
Nick Nunez and his son Harley, 5, of Conroe enjoyed the day痴 festivities, and said their first experience at Gobblefest 08 was engaging.
的t痴 been great for the kids; we致e had a lot of fun today, he said. 的t痴 great for the parents and great for the community to come together like this.
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