The gala

The Gala was awesome! I never pictured Hope NYC to look like a beautiful hall. But when i walked in, it blew me away, i didn't believe it! It seriously looked a beautiful hall or a fancy restaurant. There were beautiful chandeliers, snowflakes, lights & Christmas trees, out of all the times the church transformed...this was the biggest transformation. I saw many people transformed too. Everyone looked so beautiful, glittery, shiny(hair lol) and dazzling. I hurried up to put my coat away, cuz it clashed with my dress lol.... & i rushed back to my table. As i squeezed my self back, i see beautiful tables, I saw a big Brooklyn bridge with light cars and little people( it won 1rst prize), i see a table with candles & flowers, One with a huge, tall floral center piece (wow!) another with a chocolate fountain & marshmallows, & one with a lot of silver. The table i sat at was nice too, idk if it was in the contest but it was gorgeous. When i finally got to my seat i see Julia next to it, i was shocked and happy to see her (idky lol) She looked pretty in her outfit, & we had lots of catching to do lol. The first beautiful dress i saw was Keisha. She looked like a real princess. I saw Ricky, Amos and Ryo, they all looked great too with their suits, especially with the bow ties(kinda funny lol) Pastor Sharon looked dazzling in her shiny beaded brown dress...& yes a pastor could be dazzling! lol. The food was delicious, & the games were funny, & we took pictures. Pastor Curt played a game with us called lets make a deal, where we chances to win money or nice gift. Most people chose a gift box instead of money in the envelope, they ended up wit 5 dollars or a sorry note lol nobody won 100 dllrs, We took professional pix, found out the winner of a table contest & had a raffle. There was a small game of bingo(Melanies request) me, Arti & Amos played on my board, using marshmellows lol... After wards they were playing Parang. Whats parang you asked? Parang is a type of music with Caribbean and Latin American cultural influences. The word is derived from the Spanish word parranda, meaning 'merry-making' or 'a group of serenaders' and etc etc, Me, Arti, Sophie, Amos, and Tanaya went up to dance, before we had to go home. We had a blast, then Ryan came up to dance with Arti, i was shocked! Ryan was dancing! ( tell everyone! lol)Rickey was there too & he had his wacky moves lol...This was a memorable night, I don't think i will forget it. Everyone had a good time, Everyone looked great, & it all happened, Thanks to Jesus, & Thanks to him for uniting us to create Hope NYC.