WESTERN STYLE BURGER RANCH A HIT

It was that time of year again - the Lenham family festival was upon us, and this year Pathways took up the exciting challenge of providing Western Style burgers for hungry festival goers.

After some lively planning sessions we came up with the idea of 'Len Valley Ranch'.  A huge amount of skill and creativity went into the design of the stall.  A big thank you goes to the Brookchild family and to Dee for all their hard work in making it become a reality.  Everyone agreed that it looked lovely and welcoming. 

When the weekend arrived we put up marquees, flipped burgers, took orders and many other things. People ate 'The Good', 'The Bad' and 'The Ugly' burgers, accompanied by 'The Magnificent Seven' sauces. All in all it was an exhausting time but great fun. It was great to see so many families enjoying time together, and it was a privilege to be able to help make that happen.

.Jenny and Holly opened up the afternoon's entertainment by singing on the outside stage.  Other people from Pathways manned the information desk and gave out balloons.  The electrical team was headed up by Dave.  They struggled to find enough power for the stage and all the stallholders, but succeeded in the end after some perseverance and teamwork. ​

​Sometime in the middle of all of this you could be forgiven for wondering what this is all about. Is this part of the abundant life Jesus spoke about? Should we always serve like this? I guess it is about attitude and motive: do all things without complaining and love your neighbour as you love yourself.

We showed that the Church can have fun, do things well and care for people. Yes, we took some flack along the way and our relationships were somewhat tested. After all the preparation, the setting up, the serving and putting away, it felt like we all needed a week's holiday! 

​But at the end of the day we are still:
​A loving family
Keeping Christ at the centre
As we care for our community.