SGM Golf Outing 2010 and A Big Thank You!!

The third annual Sufficient Grace Ministries Golf Outing was held on June 19, 2010 at Country Acres Golf Club in Kalida, Ohio. Prior to the event, the forecast was a little bleak. Many prayers were offered up on behalf of the weather, and every other detail of this day. As late as the night/morning before at 2:00am, the hourly forecast for last Saturday showed chance of storms in every hour's slot. I folded the last golf towel, said a prayer, and went to bed...unsure if all the last couple month's of planning and praying were going to result in the outcome I was hoping for or not...but trusting that God was big enough to take care of our concerns.

The next morning, after a night of blustery storms, I awoke to check the hourly forecast once more, and found that the storms in each slot had been replaced with sun, sun, sun!!! That, my friends, was a Daddy's little girl moment. Believe me, I know things don't always work out the way we plan...and God has a plan that doesn't always fit ours...but, I still love to praise Him and give Him glory for the blessings when they come! As a matter of fact, it's good to praise Him in the sunshine and the rain! And, boy did He bless that day...not only with good weather, but with good friends, generous supporters, delicious food and fellowship, and a whole lot of fun...even if some of us have a golf game that is slightly lacking!

Team Sufficient Grace finished last once more, but we gave a valiant effort...especially the two expectant mamas (Holly and Raechel) who were such troopers...and the two first time golfers (Becki and Holly)! Thanks girls...love you!



Even with pulling out the big guns...

James "If Your Team Can't Do it, Just Par the Hole By Yourself"...




Holly "Keep on Smilin' and Keep on Swingin'" Haas...







Kelly "I hope the people living near the golf course have good insurance...FORE!" Gerken...


Raechel "Long Drive" Feehan...


and Becki "Six Iron" Burner...




Thank you to Country Acres Golf Club for the delicious food and to Becki Burner, owner of Floral Art for the scrumptious strawberry cake...


Talking with my hands, again...



Ten teams totaling about 40 golfers joined us for the event...


First Place ~ Billy, Tim, Mark, and Daryl...



Second Place ~ Ryan, Scott, Chris, and Dustin...



Winning the tie for Third Place ~ Tim III, Tim II, (my Tims!) Mark, and Paul...



Tied with...Gene, Ron, Tony, and Russ...




We are so thankful to everyone who has given their time, talent, abilities, financial resources, and most of all prayers to help support Sufficient Grace Ministries and to help make this outing a success. Thank you for helping us offer comfort and hope to grieving parents all over the country and beyond. ~ Tim, Kelly, Becki, & Holly ~ SGM

Special Thanks to:
Russ and Renee Wenzinger and our Harvest Fellowship Church family
All of today’s golf teams
Greg Klausing and the wonderful staff at Country Acres Golf Course
Becki Burner for the delicious strawberry cake and all of her support throughout the year
Melissa Hill and Holly Haas for taking pictures at the event
Ron Rutter for his continued support

Beverage Sponsor ~ Deitering Landscaping, Inc.
Cart Sponsor ~ Rodenberger Funeral Home
Hole Sponsors
Rodenberger Funeral Home
In Loving Memory of Kathy Rutter
In Loving Memory of Faith, Grace, and Thomas Gerken
Ned and Tracy Sponsler ~ In Loving Memory of Kelly Michelle Sponsler
Floral Art ~ Your Home Decorating Store ~ Downtown Napoleon
State Farm Insurance – Darlene Steiner
B.A. Miller & Sons Trucking
Horizon Eye Care
Teresa Rohrs ~ Optometrist
Avina Specialties Inc. ~ Embroidery and Silk Screening ~ Napoleon
Pro-Tec Coating Company ~ Leipsic, Ohio
The Parry Family
Marge and Harry Tussinger
Todd and Kelly Bodenbender
Dave and Brooke Amspoker
Brian and Nicki Strunk
Glenn and Toni Christiansen
TNT Body Shop ~ Deshler, Ohio
Mark and Tracey Schwiebert
Corn City State Bank
D.S. Nickels Inc. ~ Electrical Contractors ~ Dave Nickels
Marie Myers
James Kieffer
Debby - http://wwwforyourtears.blogspot.com

Door Prizes:
Subway- Deshler
Pisanellos - Deshler
Ron’s Super Valu
NAPA Auto
10K Korner Mart
Howard Spangler
My Image Salon
Marathon
The Golf Shop
Lima Memorial Hospital
Spengler’s
Roses & Ribbons – donated flowers in memory of Kathy Rutter
Carolee Isaacson
Sufficient Grace Ministries
Country Acres


Thank you to the Harvest Fellowship Men for supporting SGM...






Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of the generous sponsors who gave to support Sufficient Grace, to our friends and fellow golfers, to everyone who prayed or offered their time and talent! Sufficient Grace was blessed with more than $3,000 thanks to the generosity of those who gave. God is faithful and His people are pretty awesome, too! We hope everyone had a great time, and hope to see you next year!



*You can view more pictures of everyone in attendance that day by visiting the Sufficient Grace Facebook Page.