The Foundry

Last Sunday we gathered with the fam to serve at the annual Adopt-a-table for The Foundry. If you aren't familiar with The Foundry, it's a Christ centered mission center for men and women with drug and alcohol abuse. This is our third year to be a part of this annual event. 

Groups can sponsor a table of ten men and you prepare your table for a Christmas dinner. Mom is always in charge of the decorations. She did a great job. We even made little menus for the men so they could see what we were serving. 

Here's a large view of the Worship Center. It's neat because there are probably 25 tables and everyone's table is different. 

Sure it would have been way easier to get a babysitter and do this event without a little three year old running around, but we aren't doing this for easy. We are doing this to serve others and we are so eager for the Lord to instill a heart of service in Fulton. We want his heart to overflow with a love for others and a desire to show them Jesus. In a self centered world this is a constant battle we are fighting, within ourselves and with the world around us. I pray we can continue to find service opportunities to participate in as a family. 

Serving at the Adopt-a-table has become a Christmas tradition for our family. We look forward to it and when it's over we all go eat together and talk about how much the men truly blessed us. 

So back to the meal. We served honey baked ham, green beans, deviled eggs, hashbrown casserole, and homemade yeast rolls. For dessert they had chocolate chip pound cake and cake balls. The men were stuffed!! Fulton suited up in his gloves and he was right there serving the plates. He loved it!!

That's our table right in the front and after the men ate we were able to give them their gifts. They then lowered the lights and starting with one lit candle in the front we lit each person's candle and sang Silent Night. It was a precious moment. These men were so appreciative and just asked for our prayers as they seek the Lord and get their lives on track. What a blessed night.