The title of this blog post alone sends shivers down my spine. As many of you know, Bug a Boo is typically the craziest, most physically taxing day of the year for me. It has always been a huge carnival that takes place on Halloween night and we invite the community to come and hang out with us. There is always a huge payoff, but also a huge sacrifice for volunteers and staff members at Revolution. In addition, there has always been a Life Group competition for the best game booth at Bug a Boo. That is extra added stress for me due to my extremely competitive nature. Everything changed on Friday, October 31, 2008.
Bug a Boo this year was a scaled back, local, more organic version of previous Bug a Boos…and it rocked face!!! Not only did it rock because it didn’t occupy my soul for a week, but it was ridiculously effective! All the Life Groups have been echoing this feeling that I have. There were 4 Bug a Boos spread out through the greater Long Beach area (1 in Carson, 2 in Lakewood, 1 in Los Alamitos), and all 4 had great turnouts. If I had to guess, I would say that at least 300 kids came to ours alone! If you multiply that by 4….well friends, you have the biggest Bug a Boo ever. Now, size doesn’t always matter, but there were “real” conversations going on between neighbors and people from Revolution Church. It’s weird what happens when people see a group of people blessing their neighborhood with no strings attached.
Here are some pics of our Bug a Boo. We were with Dave and Judi Thomas’ Life Group and Ron and Peggy Watson’s Life Group. Enjoy!
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- The Punisher is totally hooking up with Batgirl! What will the rest of the Marvel Universe think?!
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- Mrs. Incredible, Bat Girl, and Super Girl
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- Just a few people that came by…even beelzebub made an appearance!
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- Even Hiro had a chance to stop by!!!
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- Just a few Superheros getting some relief
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- Best Costume of the Night
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- Cutest picture of the night
Awesome. We are soooo doing this next year. Wish we could have done it with you!