Camp Meeting ‘08 – Part 3 – Hospitality Tent & People

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HOSPITAL’ITY, n. [L. hospitalitas.] The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. ~Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

We are instructed in Romans 12:13b to: “Practice hospitality.” (NIV)

At Camp Meeting, there is a Hospitality Tent for the ministers, their wifes, and families. It is continually stocked with beverages and food and, two nights during Camp Meeting, a dinner is served.

In the four years I have know my Pastor’s wife, I have come to find out many of her awesome qualities and talents, but one stands out like shining gold, and that is HOSPITALITY. I’m not for sure how she came about as being the hospitality tent coordinator last year, but she did such an outstanding job, that she was asked to do it again this year. (She’s already been asked to do it again next year too! ). I know a lot has been said about Sis. Ronda Hurst on other blogs, but this is my blog and I want to brag about her some more.

She is, to me, the Queen of Hospitality. Not only at Camp Meeting, but at committee dinners, Christmas banquets, family gatherings, etc. Well, she is obeying the Word of God by doing so and I’m sure God is very pleased about it.

Sis. Claborn (right) and Sis. Hurst (middle).

What a hard worker Sis. Claborn was too. She has a servant’s heart. I enjoyed working with these two ladies very much. Love you guys!

Here’s the entrance to the Hospitality Tent.

Inside the tent (below).

First, look at the photo below of Bro. Christian, then I’ll tell the story about it.

There were a lot of people who came to eat dinner on Thursday night, so most of the food was gone by the time Bro. Christian came in. In fact, he came so late, that we had run out of plates. There was just enough food for him, but nothing to put it in for him to eat, so… We just put the chicken, rice, sauce and veggies in a serving tray for him and presented it as a “very special dish for a very special person”. It was very funny and he was such a good sport about it. When he picked up the dish for the photo, it slid to the other side. He was so funny. Well, you just had to be there, I guess.

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Bro. and Sis. Howard ran the snack bar this year and did a wonderful job making some yummy snacks like: Biscuits and gravy and Funnel Cake! Mmmmmmm good!

Here’s Sis. Howard putting sugar on her Famous Funnel Cake. It was DELICIOUS!

Here’s Bro. Howard helping customers. They worked so hard all week and always had a smile on their face and an encouraging word. I love you guys! You are awesome!

Another exciting thing about Camp Meeting was meeting some of my blogging buddies! I already knew most of those who I saw, but giving them a hug after not seeing them in a long time was great! I got to see, Shirley Buxton, Karen Hopper, Jana Allard, Debbie Saiz, and for the first time ever, I met Catherine Roseberry Meyer! Catherine, you are so beautiful and sweet and I’m so glad I met you in person. Here’s a pic of us:

Well, that’s it for my Camp Meeting postings. Hope they encouraged you to attend next year if you’ve never been. It’s one of those things you must experience for yourself to see how great it is. Hope to see you there!

Before I end, I want to say to Bro. Steve and Sis. Debbie Saiz: You two did an outstanding job running the Camp Meeting! My husband and I want you to know that we appreciate you and all your work and sacrifice so very, very much. I know God will bless you for a job well done.

In case you haven’t seen enough Camp Meeting photos here and on other blogs, I have more! You can see them if you click here on Flickr Photos. Enjoy!

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