Nearly 5,000 children (4,932) – with their families – came to Mission Arlington’s egg hunt this past Saturday, April 4th.  Affectionately dubbed the “World’s Largest” egg hunt, we weren’t disappointed with the attendance.  Volunteer groups had worked for weeks in advance inserting candy into plastic eggs, then scotch taping each individual egg shut, for maximum effect.  It took more than 110,000 eggs to make the egg hunt work.  Every child left the hunt that day with plenty of eggs.

Arlington’s firefighters brought a fire truck and patiently allowed children to look through it all day long. Mission Arlington’s medical team was there taking blood pressures and checking oxygen levels, and giving advice about health to people of all ages.

Bouncy houses filled a gym, and the smell of free hot dogs and other tasty food items filled the air.  Eight lanes of (not so) hidden Easter eggs made a colorful picture on the lawn outside.

Children were laughing, playing, and having great fun on this beautiful day.  Families enjoyed this free event together.  Mission Arlington® children and youth came with their Bible study leaders from all across the community, driven to the event by incredibly kind and patient volunteer bus drivers.  Young people from one of the Bible study groups even stayed behind at the end to help the Mission staff clean up for the evening.

The most important news from the day is that everyone who attended this fun event had the privilege of listening to the Easter story, the good news that Christ had risen from the dead.

Thanks to each of you who gave Easter eggs and candy to make this day such a success. Thanks to everyone who volunteered (hundreds of you) to cook the hot dogs, drive the buses, man the egg hunts, watch the bouncy houses, etc.  You made the day so special.  Also, a big thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy this family friendly event.  It was a great time together.

We are so grateful for the privilege we have of serving this community along side of you.  We are already looking forward to next year!