Annual Women's Retreat Part 3

Sunday morning brought with it a mix of threatening thunder storms and lightening and a slightly hidden sunrise. In lieu of an outside sunrise communion service, we had our regular meeting time with communion afterwards. It was perfectly planned. We had been studying out of Ephesians 1: 3-10, learning about God choosing us and what that choice means for us. Kim shared about the generosity of God's choice, the purpose of God's choice, God choosing us through adoption and the gifts that come with that adoption. After her teaching we were presented with the elements of the Lord's supper and took communion together as a group. We closed in prayer, hugged new and old friends and went home.

There was such a sweet presence of the Lord there. People commented on it all weekend. The Lord blessed our time and we are so thankful.

This post will be brief so that in the upcoming days, those that attended can share their hearts and pictures with us about their personal experience of the weekend and how God met them in a special way. If you would like to send us a picture, testimony or both, please email them to shadygroveww@gmail.com We can't wait to hear your story!

A special thank you to the retreat team: Susan Gravely, Amber Gravely, Holly Little, Heather Carroll, Lynn Moody, Kathy MacLeod, Cassie Geary, Tammy Sechrest, and Amy Comer. The did a phenomenal job preparing, setting up and executing the behind-the-scenes details that made this such a smooth-running retreat weekend.
Another special thank you to Angie and Jade Queen on leading us in worship that brought us directly into the heart of God.
Blessings and much thanks to Kim Fowler for sharing her weekend, her life, her heart with us. We were touched beyond measure and so grateful for her willingness to be used so freely of God.
Beyond all this, thank you Lord Jesus for making Yourself real to the women in a very special way this weekend. If You hadn't shown up, this might have been fun, but would have missed the point. Thank You for making sure, we didn't miss the point. And that point, is always, YOU.