As my dear friend Donna Rychlik loves to say, “Wooooooooo” and she isn’t calling the “Hogs” either. That is the sound that rises up in her and comes out of that inner spirit when she is Praising our Heavenly Father in all His Fullness.
I had an incredible weekend on the road and just want to thank all of you that kept me in your prayers. The weekend started with my mom and I making our way down to Gainesville, Texas. We hit McAlester, OK and we hit the flea markets. My sweet momma bought me a stash of about eight books. I like to keep my office filled with books I can give to someone if I need to. So a good flea market price will be $1-$3 versus $20-$30 for the same book off the shelf at a Christian Book store. Also, most of them are like new. However, when it comes to me personally getting one, I like the ones that are very old and probably out of print and someone wrote their thoughts and feelings throughout the pages because that is how I read a book as well. I need the Authors to start leaving me a little more writing room! Ha,.ha,ha,ha.
Our theme in Gainesville, TX was “The Ties that Bind”. They had the whole place decorated in aprons tied together throughout the foyer and sanctuary along with quilts draped over different things. The premise was around missions and how we all are called to bind together to share the Good News! The women were great, the music was great, testimony from a missionary was great, gifts given away were great, the food was great, and the message was just what God wanted shared. Great Evening! Nancy Wright, thanks to you and your ladies at FBC for a special time in the LORD!!
The next morning we headed to Marietta, OK. Their theme was also “The Ties That Bind”. They, too, decorated with aprons. Again missions being the emphasis. Again, music, testimonies, food, gifts given away as well. I would like to stop here and say please pray for Donna and her ladies because they never put the numbers above a hundred in the basket to draw out, which is fine except for those of us who had numbers in the two hundreds! In Arkansas we call that rigging an outcome! I don’t know what they call it in Texas! Ha,hah,a,ha,ha,ha. Anyway, the messages were just what God ordered up and we had a sweet time in the LORD. Thanks to Donna Rychlik and the ladies of FBC, Marietta, OK for a sweet time in the LORD!
Then we made our way to Atoka, OK for an evening event. Now just let me say what we had planned and what God had planned were not the same. However, it was incredible as we followed the leading of the Holy Spirit. The theme was “Daughters of the King”. The ladies were precious, the worship so sweet, the hearts so open. God is about the business of doing a work among the church family there. Ladies in Atoka if you are reading this….thank you for your desire to know His ways more! Get behind your new Women’s Ministry Director and help each other to be successful in the things of the LORD! Amanda Gentry, thank you for keeping up with getting me there! You did good!
The next morning my precious mom, who probably feels like she has been drug all over the country side, and I got up about 4 a.m. and headed back to Arkansas. I made it to Sunday school by 10 but didn’t miss the lesson! In big church we are looking at Nehemiah and Leadership which I love if you know me! Awesome study to get into!
But the grand finish of the day came with the privilege of addressing the GMA girls and their Daddies at the Father Daughter Banquet at our church! Oh, for our Fathers to understand the vital role they play in the hearts of their sons and daughters, such an awesome thing to see those Dads, Grandpas and Uncles show up for those girls!
The icing on the cake was when Helen, a dear sister from Sunday school, and I got to carry a gift basket to a young woman our class has been ministering to. Our drive out into the countryside could have felt futile to some because our young woman never came to the door. However, for me it was grand because I got to spend some time with Helen and know more of her heart!
By the time I got home yesterday I laid down on the couch at about 5 and that is all I remember until this morning when my mom woke me up at 7 saying, “you better get up!” I had an 8:00 client. My mom said she tried to wake me up once but I was so gone to the world she just left me there! Think I needed that rest!
God is good, that’s what I’m saying, and it is a privilege to serve one another in the body of Christ and encourage each other that we may grow in our desire to take the Good News to the poor in spirit! Please don’t forget about our November Retreat in the Tulsa, OK area we have asked you to pray about! Encourage those pastors’ wives, women ministry Directors, and missions directors (if women) and women that serve in a ministry staff position to go on line and sign up! Deadline is Oct. 15th for signup.
His,
vickie
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