For the annual Stable on the Strand launch, we celebrated it’s 10th birthday this year! We had a birthday cake, fun games and party hats to kick-off Townsville’s premier Christmas event. Reef to Outback is highly involved every year and we hosted the launch this past week. One great idea is we had a massive pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, but instead of tails we had to pin Australian notes on the donkey in place of the tail. All night people were pinning notes on the donkey! Josiah snapped a shot of them spinning me blindfolded, i got second place!

All in all it was a great evening and big success of raising finances and getting volunteers. Don’t forget to pray for Stable on the Strand this year; last year over 40,000 people walked through the town of Bethlehem the size of a football field. As they walk through the huge storybook, they hear the true meaning of Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ. If you’re interested in giving to help bring the gospel to hundreds of Australian families, consider donating $10 — it costs about $10 to sponsor one person to go to Stable. Check it out at www.stableonthestrand.com.au.

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