Rejoice Always
By JoshuasHands
In these uncertain times, everyone is looking for something to rejoice over. Joshua’s Hands offers “Rejoice Always!” as the theme for this year’s Fall Festival – a free event offered as a gift to the community – a celebration of autumn, harvest and the changing of the seasons.
This festival has become a Loudoun tradition you won’t want to miss! Located on Rt. 9 just west of Waterford, the Guthrie farm offers views of the mountains and a gathering place for festival goers.
Joshua’s Hands was born in January of 1999, after Joshua’s death (October of 1998) in a car accident. He was 16 and the second of seven children. Joshua’s Hands has a five-fold ministry – like the fingers on a hand: Community Service, Scholarships, Young Drivers’ Education, the Annual Fall Festival, and Education.
The Guthrie family has hosted this annual Fall Festival for many years. After Josh's death, they brought the festival under the umbrella of Joshua's Hands. It seemed a natural thing to do, since he loved the event and worked tirelessly to make it happen.
This year the event will be held on Saturday, October 17 (10AM-5PM). They are preparing to host over 3000 people! Kids ages 1- 101 will join us for live music, puppets, games, prizes, pony rides, spelling bees, auctions, kids’ crafts, tractor rides, a NEW TEEN CHALLENGE COURSE, lunch, mimes and so much more - all free.
Entertainment will include puppets, mimes and musicians: ACTION Mimes, Nancy’s Hands Puppet Team, Sunday Obsession, Beyond the Veil, Steve DeVries, Ash2Ash, Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers, Fitzmaurice Band, Swinging by a Star, Faithful 4 and the Strattons. (See the schedule online at www.FallFestival.us)
Both live and silent auctions will be held to raise awareness and funds for the work of Joshua’s Hands. The live auction will be held at 1:45PM. The silent action will be available throughout the day. Many wonderful goods and services have been donated for the auctions.
New this year will be a Teen Challenge course offered by Summit Adventure (a California based adventure company). There will be something for everyone – including lunch – all free of charge. Donations will be cheerfully accepted. For more information on the work of Joshua’s Hands or to get directions, visit the website: www.JoshuasHands.org
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