I am one of those people who many perceive as outgoing and extroverted. I am here to tell you, I am not! Truthfully, I am very introverted and would rather spend time alone than in a group. I would rather stay home than go to a party. I am just not good at it. Until recently, I even had trouble returning something to the store - I've worked my way through that one.
Anyway, where I am going here is that to get this dinner off the ground, I had to do some foot work. I prayed and prayed and God told me what to do. Boldly, I called the Crowne Plaza hotel (they always advertise on Way-FM) and made an appointment with their banquet director. I told her exactly what we wanted to do but that we did not have the money to pay for anything. In other words, the event had to pay for itself. I also asked that they waive their room fee (which was $500-$800 depending on the number of people!). She said she would see what she could do and get back to me.
Several days later, I heard from her and she worked out a great price for us and even threw in a hors d'oeuvre pass during viewing of the auction items. It turned out to be a great deal! Now all we need are the auction items and people to attend. We sent invitations to about 200 people and we are hoping for 75-80 to attend.
We are still trying to get auction items, if anyone out there has suggestions or would like to donate please email us.
We are praying that our benefit dinner and silent auction will be a great success.
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Phillipians 4:19
On my knees,
Elizabeth
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