Every year, usually in December but was changed to February this year to avoid the Christmas insanity, the Bridge Ministries CEO, Candy Christmas, throws a party for the volunteers who man the Wednesday weekly feeding of the homeless beneath the Jefferson Street Bridge. Semi trucks bring the tables, chairs, food and a small stage from which they conduct their outreach to the homeless through music and encouragement. These volunteers tirelessly show up every week with patience and perseverance to feed and minister to those persons down on their luck.
This time I thought it would be fun to play some of the songs that Candy’s father had written for the Hemphill family singers many years ago. Candy was surprised and pleased to hear those familiar songs and couldn’t believe that I had kept the arrangements I’d created for a birthday party for her dad some years ago. I told her I was a hoarder and never threw anything like that away. I was glad to be able to actually play those arrangements as I wasn’t able to personally be at the birthday party that day.
Silver Strings was indeed honored to play for the volunteers’ thank-you luncheon.