Bonnie was resplendent in her silk dress and pearl necklace with matching shoes – understated and elegant. Starla was dressed down, casual and stylin’ to Cindi Lauper’s “Girl’s Just Wanta Have Fun.” Teresa and Patricia hit the runway together sporting their new perfectly sized dresses sashaying to the rhythmic beat of “I Will Survive,” and somehow, you knew they would. But as expected, Beverly stole the show, filling out every inch of her size 24 three-piece print suit, bumping and grinding to “I Get Excited/And I just can’t hide it/I’m about to lose control and I think I like it.” A perfect song for Beverly who is always on the verge of losing control.
In every way, the First Annual Isaiah House Fashion Show was a huge success. Sixty women took with them as much as they could stuff into their allowable storage bins. There were lots of empty hangers on the ten racks lent for this event by Nordstrom. I will be delivering the remainder to other shelters in the area today.
At least 15 women braved the runway, at the enthusiastic encouragement of their friends flooding the ramp with the uniqueness of their own personalities, and you couldn’t help but believe this whole evening was a definite confidence level boost for everybody. And with their $20 Target gift cards, they can finish out their newly acquired “wardrobe” with something new and special “close to the skin.” I accepted an overwhelming amount of thanks on behalf of many of you who helped make this special event possible – something unheard of in the “the short and simple annals of the poor” (Thomas Gray).
Marti has definitely proven something here: What can happen when you treat people with the dignity they deserve as unique human beings made in the likeness of God, and loved unconditionally by him.
Oh yes, and Marti did sing, and I did rap. We have pictures to prove it.
John Fischer The Catch 
Oh, you don’t get off that easy… just pictures??? We need video proof that y’all performed! Very glad it went well. God was definitely there, enjoying everyone enjoying themselves, I’m sure. Thank you for including all of us as bystanders and long-distance participants, I hope to be able to help next time. And I know there will be a next time!
Someone did shoot a video. We’ll have to see how it turned out. We were hoping it would be good enough to share with you.
Now you get to add “rapper” to your resume. Does that mean you’ll be going by “J-Fisch” from now on 🙂
“J-Fisch” … I love it!
John and Marti, reading about this just absolutely warms my heart.
I am undone thinking about how grace has been poured out.
God delights in you guys…
Well done, you good and faithful servants!
You and Marti are an inspiration, encouragement and motivation to the rest of us. God bless you!
What an inspiration, challenge, blessing, barrier breaking thing you have done…..in short……you and Marti have been Jesus with skin on and I just bet He was jiving to the music with you all! But I agree with Kellie……where’s the video of the evening! Toni
What a wonderful way for me to start my day! Thank you so much for sharing your blessings with us. Now we need to SEE and HEAR your singing/rapping. You are living proof of Jesus. May God continue to bless your ministry.
It was with anticipation I opened this today to hear how it went. Each month a group from our church goes to the Mental Health Day Center and provide food for the group. It is sad the place is so small we can’t eat with them but only serve. One of our servers said after a year of coming we finally talk back and forth. I wonder who held back. Thanks for your efforts there. From the midwest God Bless.
Funny.. I– I can’t hear a thing comin’ outta that picture… aaand– I know for a fact you have a twitter.. Hmmm.. you ever hear of twitvid.com ? 😀 – Orrr.. where was that youtube Christmas card page again???
Echoing Dave and Betty and Toni et al above 🙂
Jay2teheezus dood!
So great John and Marti!…Sounds like everyone had a blast!…ditto to what Kellie said!…(while beating my fist to the words) “VI-DE-O, VI-DE-O!” :o)…Blessings and more to you both!
We’re working on it.