About 150 men joined us last night for our Annual Beast Feast. We were treated to some of the most savory 'wild' dishes you could ask for: Deer Chili, Wild Boar Jambalaya, Deer Stew and Duck and Sausage Gumbo. After our Men's Ministry Director, Devin (T-Frog) Lantier, opened things up with a welcome, some laughs and a prayer, we all got to dig in! The food was delicious!
The girls in my office - My sister Holane and her assistant Arlene - Really had the place looking good! The decorated with duck decoys, mounted trophy bucks, lanterns on the tables as center pieces, deer feeders, duck blinds and everything you can think of to make the hunters feel at home. As the guys gathered early, they had the opportunity to test their shooting skills on the Wii with some hunting games and the ever-popular BB Gun Skeet Shooting.
After a duck calling contest and a few more jokes, Devin turned the Mic over to me and I shared a brief challenge with our guys. Then it was off to the cafe where we held table-game tournaments: Billiards, Ping Pong, Spades and Dominos. About half the guys stuck around for the tournaments and had a lot of fun!
We are blessed with some wonderful men in our church. Men who love God and love their families and want to make a difference in their world. It's so much fun getting together with them at events like this to spend some time together. I realize that many churches don't have a strong group of men like we have and I never want to take it for granted! Pictured here is one of the cooks for last night's event - My good friend Ken Lantier.
