Crawfish Boil

What do the numbers 45, 70, 80, and 1 have in common? The location -> our house on Sat night! 45 people to try to eat 70 pounds of crawfish with an 80% chance of rain and the one true God who provided great fellowship and a strong hand over Bham to hold the rain until we were finished. We had a great time getting to know more people in our Sunday School class at HSBC and enjoyed making new friends. We learned a lot about Crawfish: See the ANSWERS to a few of the trivia questions:

1. Crawfish are found on every continent except:
a. Australia b. AFRICA
c. South America d. Europe

2. How much crawfish does The U.S produce annually?
a. 25,000 metric tons b. 40, 000 metric tons
c. 60, 000 metric tons d. 100,000 metric tons

3. Which country is the largest importer of U.S. crawfish?
a. Afghanistan b. China
c. Iraq d. Sweden

4. Which city is known as the "Crawfish Capital of the World"?
a. Pelham, AL b. Chunky, MS
c. Waco , TX . d. Breaux, Bridge, LA

5. Chris Hendrix holds the world record for eating Crawfish. How much did he eat?
a. 92 b. 137 c. 228 d. 331

6 . How long did it take him to eat 331 crawfish?
a. 12 minutes b. 17 minutes
c. 23 minutes d. 35 minutes

Also, we learned a lot about each other! Angelina was born the farthest away in Honduras. Nan Jones has moved the most with 23 moves and Vaughn was right behind with 22. We had 3 "only children" and Sheila had the largest family as she is one of 5 children. We had a 3 way tie for the farthest travellers...and a 2 way tie for who had stayed awake the longest: Nan and Sarah tied for 72 hours (study geeks!!).

We are thankful for the friendships built and the encouragement. If we take time to talk even if it is over "Mud Bugs" we'll find out a lot about people and how we can pray for each other and support each other towards God's best as we walk this life together. He has a good plan for us all - He promises "If we seek Him we will find Him when we seek Him with all our heart."

We had a blast at the inaugural Carver Crawfish Boil. Looking forward to next year!