Saturday, July 28

We were on the road shortly after 5:30 am – facing a beautiful moon.

The misty morning added beauty to the early morning drive.

The York-Adams Chapter of TFC thought this event would be a good place to represent TFC and share the gospel with some people from their area. It was not a practical place to take the chapel, so they rented a 10′ x 10′ space in the nonprofit area.

We went to take supplies and assist them in any way we could.

We were there by 7:00 am so we could be set up by 8:00 am.

The children liked to pose with the Mack truck – brought by Lynn.

Howard was a great “front man” for our booth. He and Lynn (sitting) were the prime movers in getting TFC to Hanover Dutch Days. Howard is the contact person for the chapter.

Several others from the chapter came to be with us in the morning: Kathy, Miriam, and Mike – as well as Lynn and Howard.

Dutch Days is a street fair with lots of food and craft vendors as well as old cars.

I found this information on the internet:

The Festival was founded to promote community awareness and pride in the town’s strong Pennsylvania Dutch heritage. In its early days, In the late 1700’s, immigrants from Rhineland and Palantine districts of Germany arrived en masse, drawn to the area because its geography resembled that of their homeland. .

The German characteristics of hard work and expert craftsmanship shaped the economy of early Hanover, and when President Washington visited the town in 1791 he was impressed with the number of good brick houses and mechanics. Those characteristics are still here today, over 200 years after Washington’s visit. Hanover is home to an estimated 55,000 residents and is one of the largest retail districts and one of the largest manufacturing regions in Pennsylvania – a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of the Germans who settled here.

I talked to a lot of children and offered them my favorite Kirkland fruit gummies. When they stopped, it often gave Howard opportunity to talk to the parents or grandparents. We gave out Bibles, Highway News – and TFC logo magnets that the chapter purchased for the day.

CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association) was behind us, so we talked to most of the representatives. This woman wanted me to see her motorcycle.

Another of the ladies came to a relationship with Christ through a pastor in New York, who also served as a volunteer chaplain at TFC’s Buffalo Chapel.

We heard many reasons why people do not go to church or follow Christ. Some were searching. There was a young woman whose child had recently died. She was angry at God for allowing it, but open to Howard’s encouragement. My heart hurt for her.