Fear Not 2013

This year's Fear Not was absolutely amazing.  Fear Not is the annual Fall Festival that I organize for my church every year on October 31st.  It is always wildly successful and we absolutely love that our church is a safe haven for our community on that evening.  Over the course of two and a half hours we have anywhere from 750 to 1,000 people come through our doors and experience the love of Jesus in action.  

Here's a look at what we had going on last week.  

First, take a look at my amazing costume that my sister created by hand!  By hand people!  I promise you, she could make costumes for a living.  

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes."  Ephesians 6:10-11

Last week I put on the full armor of God in the most epic costume ever!

Check out Ephesians 6:10-20 to understand all the pieces.  

And now for a look at our games!

Pin the nose on the Pumpkin, Face Painting, Treasure Hunt

Pumpkin Race, Balloons, Pumpkin Ring Toss

Guessing station and Photo Booth

We also had a hay-ride, a bounce house, a bounce slide, basketball and soccer, a free hot dog dinner, and a cake walk!  

A great time was had by all.  

What did your ministry do for October 31st?  

Fear Not 2012

This week I am finishing up all of my final preparations for my 2013 Fall Festival or Fear Not as it's called at the church where I work at.  In thinking about what I'm doing this year I decided to share the pictures from what we did last year.  It was such a fun event with an estimate of 750-1000 people in a 2 1/2 hour time span.  With close to 10,000 pieces of candy, 1,000 hot dogs, and lots of games we had a great time.  Here's some ideas for everyone who is in the process of planning this year's event.  

I had a wonderful decorating team last year and they did a fabulous job with putting together tons of little touches to make a Fall masterpiece.

Get ready for a picture overload! 

Our dining room where we served our free hot-dog and chips dinner. 

Bean Bag Toss

Family Photo Booth

The lobby

Hayride, pumpkin races, and a candy table

Bowling and Balloons

Guessing Station

Face painting, digging for treasure, and pin the nose on the pumpkin

Craft table, pumpkin ring toss, and bounce houses

Cakewalk

Left side

Middle

Right side

I'll see you on Friday, November 1st for a look at what I'm pulling together for this year!