Karen Bowen – Farmington, New Mexico … The Piñon Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in Farmington, New Mexico, and their sister church in Aztec, New Mexico, sponsored a booth at the San Juan County Fair in New Mexico again this year.
The attractively decorated booth drew attention to both the fair visitors and the organizers. Church members created a Noah’s Ark background banner and a lighted cross. Photos of the booth were included on the county fair Facebook page. Church members supervised the booth in four-hour shifts throughout the week of the fair.
Pastor Mark Phillips remarked on the event, “It was busy for everyone getting set up for the event, and there was a lot of hustle and bustle. I tried to stop by at each shift for prayer, and I appreciated all of the time spent interacting with everyone at the fair.”
Pastor Mark reflected that a highlight of the event was when he gave a copy of the Great Controversy by Ellen G. White to one of the other fair booth managers. The next morning as the fair was opening, he saw the gentleman sitting in his booth reading the book. “After I gave him a copy of the book,” he said, “we ended up chatting the rest of the fair.”
Over 200 fair visitors left contact information expressing interest in the “give away” of a Family Bible, Study Bible, Youth Bibles, and Bible story books.
The church elders from the Piñon Hills and Aztec churches will lead delivering materials and making personal contacts. We are praying for God’s blessings on those contacted during the fair and in follow-ups.
—Karen Bowen is an elder and deaconess at the Piñon Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church. Photos supplied.
