As families were busy with cooking up a storm for Christmas lunches and dinners, Hope Waverley prepared a fully subsidised two-course brunch for the Brentwood community. Church members were already at Brentwood Secondary College Gym at 8am, each lending their hand to setup and decorate the place. Some were awake since 6am to prepare roast and dessert for the event.
Event started with caroling, followed by the main course, which consist of roast meats and vegetables. Just before having dessert, Sam Rawson and Daniel Tsang each presented a song, where the former presented an acapella soprano solo ‘O Holy night’, and old time favourite Christmas carol, and the latter performed his very own composed song, titled “Don’t forget to love”, which speaks about our response towards the Jesus’ love.
Pastor Ian Foley, the senior pastor of Hope Waverley took over after that and gave a heartfelt sharing about the true meaning of Jesus’ love, reminding us the reason for the season. At least 120 people were already present when pastor shared about the Good news, and seeds were sown on that day to people of all ages. The event ended with caroling, led by our Christmas4you* choir and a thanksgiving draw, where prizes were given to the ones whose thanksgiving cards randomly picked by pastor. This activity was done to encourage the culture of counting and writing the blessings that God has given to them.
Overall, people were not only fed physically, but they each went away, having heard the true story of Christmas. Whether they have heard it the first time, or multiple times, we believe and pray that God will work according to His own unique perfect way, in every lives that were present in the event.
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