FEAST OF TABERNACLES CELEBRATION (SUKKOT)
OCTOBER 9TH-16TH, 2022

Let’s celebrate and worship the Lord together! Our family will be tent camping on our property for the whole week. All are welcome to join us for any portion of it or for the entire week. Though we do have some obligations to attend to during the days (except for Friday and Saturday), we plan to gather each evening for an activity. Join us all day Friday and Saturday if you’d like. It will be an unstructured time to relax, read, study together, pray, play, bask in God’s goodness, etc.

We have plenty of room for tents in our pasture. We can also find a few spaces for campers/RVs, no hook-ups. We have a working bathroom in our house and may potentially have our compost toilet in the pasture area up and running by this time. (Note: If you are looking to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles in a different location, here is a list of events I found.)

Location: Lone Pine (Edwards Home), 7194 County Road 196, Joplin, MO 64801

 WHAT TO BRING (If camping)

-tent
-bedding
-food (Everyone is responsible for their own food. We have a kitchen and refrigerator that can be shared.)
-drinking water or water filter
-camp chairs
-flashlight/headlamp
-towels (If you are an out of town guest staying for the whole week, the shower is available to you as well)

EVENING/NIGHT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (6-9pm)

Sunday, October 9th: Assembling a sukkah, picnic dinner, and worship. Bring your own dinner.
Monday, October 10th: Volleyball & Yard Game Night. Bring your own dinner or eat beforehand.
Tuesday, October 11th: Family Board Game Night. Bring your own dinner or eat beforehand.
Wednesday, October 12th: Outdoor Movie Night, The Pilgrims Progress (2019). Bring your own dinner or eat beforehand. We will provide the popcorn.
Thursday, October 13th: Open
Friday, October 14th: Campfire, S’mores & Worship. Bring your own dinner or eat beforehand. We will have grills fired up if you want to cook something. Bring camp chairs. We will provide a S’mores Bar but feel free to add to it! *All day fellowship
Saturday, October 15th: Farm-To-Table dinner in the Sukkah, worship + Testimonies. Bring your own protein to grill and some to share if you’d like. The Edwards family will provide all sides and dessert sourced locally + sustainably. If you feel led to contribute, consider chipping in some money to cover the costs but do not feel obligated. Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 11th for the dinner portion. *All day fellowship
Sunday, October 16th (daytime): Home church service at 10am followed by a potluck at Havenwood Hollow, 6696 Nighthawk Rd, Neosho, MO 64850

It is our hope to create a safe and welcoming atmosphere for all ages to remember what God has done, is doing, and will do. Though our homes here on earth are temporary dwellings, we can look to an everlasting dwelling with our Creator and Savior. That is something worth celebrating, HalleluYah!

*If you've never celebrated Sukkot/Feast of Tabernacles or know very little about it, I posted a video on the page that gives a short and fun explanation. I'm also more than happy to share Scriptures for you to dive into and other resources. Just let me know :-)

In the New Testament, Jesus attended the Feast of Tabernacles and spoke these remarkable words on the last and greatest day of the Feast:

"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7:37-38, NIV)

The next morning, while the torches were still burning Jesus said:

"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12, NIV)