Please lift up in prayer all the Pilgrims and Team #96 for the walk which begins tomorrow (7/22) evening. This is the women’s first walk at Camp Cho-Yea at Livingston. Support the Pilgrims and the Team by attending Candlelight Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. and Closing Sunday, at 4:00 p.m.
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Walk 95 started the same as all walks the pilgrims were a little apprehensive and wondering what did I get into. Friday around noon they started to come together and the Holy Spirit took over, you could see it in the singing first after that it was all uphill, it never peaked.
Jimmy Phillips did a great job as Lay Director, the Board Representative did an outstanding job of being a silent observer, I lost my voice Friday morning trying to correct the candles, The Spiritual Director (Your Most Holiness Paul Whitlatch) (stay thirsty my friend) did an awesome talk leading the pilgrims closer to GOD, the team and the pilgrims were blessed to have him, and the rest of the team did a great job.
I watched the pilgrims step outside their comfort zone during the skits and at closing.
The weekend went at an awesome pace we just got there and then its time to leave.
The schedule was easier to maintain, because we did not have a long walk to the Chapel.
Saturday, the tables went to pray, one group was in the woods praying and a huge tree just fell over as they were praying. When they got back there was a double rainbow in the sky and we broke into the song DECOLORES, Awesome experience.
There were a lot of fourth day members at candlelight and as usual the pilgrims had the deer in the headlight look, and then the tears started, we have an awesome GOD working through the East Texas Emmaus Community, lets keep it going. We still need to reach out to other Churches and get them more involved.
As usual Walk 95 was the best walk ever.
The Quiet Board Rep.
Wayne Treadway
The following men comprise the team for Men’s Walk #95:
Mark Gibson Mike Waters Mike Dabney George Palmer Jerry Riley John Goings Don LaCour Mickey Fothergill Mike Rigsby Terry Burks Jim Rhoades Scott Molandes Melton Carr Gary Hurley John Fothergill Billy Green Ron Gilbert Jon Ruid Jim Eskridge Gary Johnson Jim Newsome Jim Riggs David Harvey John White Bob Carroll Larry Armstrong Charles Newcomer Tommy Horton Paul Whitlatch Wayne Treadway Paul Woodworth Jimmy Phillips
Visiting Clergy Mike Mayhugh Bluford Wiekel James Frazier
Please lift them up in your prayers
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Dear 4th Day. Our comunity currently has four prayer vigils active: the Men’s walk which begins tomorrow, the Women’s walk which begins next Thursday and two Chrysalis flights in August.
There are open times for you on each of them. Please go to this site Prayer Vigil and click on the link for the appropriate East Texas Emmaus Community walk/flight.
Decolores
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The walks are upon us. Men begin tomorrow evening. Their Candlelight is Saturday the 17th at 8pm and Closing at 4pm Sunday. Please continue to bless all involved with your prayers. The most current list of pilgrims I see follows:
Men’s Walk this week 7/15-18:
Bryan Irvin
James Kooiman
Curtis Roberts
Fred Simpson
Bob Campbell
Craig Knoelle
Brian Neal
Donnie McNabb
Bill Teague
Tony Dale
Troy Binford
John Harris
Daniel Rigsby
Kenny Walters
Mike Roland
We are looking for a wonderful turnout and full participation by our 4th Day Community. If you have gotten out of the habit of attending, please make the effort this weekend. Be a part of the vision and beauty of our God as He works in the lives of all. This is a new facility to 4th Day but the only one familiar to most of the pilgrims.
Here is a link with directions to Camp Cho-Yeh. If you cannot open the attachment please let me know. See you all there and then again next week when the Women walk with the Lord on their special time.
Love & Good Thoughts,
Suanne Wilson
ETEW #78
6-25-10
Dear East Texas Emmaus Community
Please be advised that Bill Wilson has reconsidered his resignation from the ETE board and will continue to serve as our Community Lay Director. He regrets any confusion that may have caused.
Please be in prayer for our Board and the future Board members God will send. We need all 4th day to recognize the role the Board plays in the life of ETEC and understand that without a Board, we will not have a community. We currently have several vacancies and are in need of “a few good men or women” to serve.
A complete Board consists of 17 people – 2 men and 2 women and 1 clergy person each year which is called a class. The commitment is for 3 years. In addition, 2 spots are reserved for a community spiritual director and an ex-officio position which is where the Community Lay director stays on an extra year to help with transition issues.
We currently have 11 people serving. Working shorthanded is not right, nor fair to those who have volunteered to serve. So, not only do we have current vacancies but we have 5 spots that will come open starting in 2011 that need to be filled. Please consider this your first request to serve. Don’t wait; call a current Board member to get more information.
A 4th day speaker last month in Livingston said, “close your eyes and remember how you felt Saturday night”. That brings a smile to many faces and I hope it includes you. But without a Board, that candlelight service cannot happen. You may not think you have time to serve on the Board ….but remember Saturday night. You may think, I’ve already served on the board….but remember Saturday night. You may say, surely someone else will step up, but what if they don’t…..remember Saturday night. An Emmaus weekend is not just about Saturday night but about bringing people into a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. That doesn’t just happen, it requires a lot of work.
Your help is needed.
Serving on the Board is challenging and we all enjoy a good challenge. The Board has grown through their challenges over the last few months and will continue to lead the community with their best interest at heart.
Please consider joining us.
Bill Wilson — Community Lay Director
Editor Bonnie Shows has just published the June edition of the East Texas Emmaus Community Newsletter.
Please click the link and check it out.
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I sent out an email on June 2 to all of the pilgrim sponsors I had at that time requesting confirmation of their pilgrim’s attendance on the summer walks. I have not received responses from many of these sponsors. If you turned in an application prior to June 2, please check your inbox, junk mail, spam folder, etc. to see if you received my email and respond as soon as possible. Thanks!
Melissa Chumley
ETEC Registrar
Debbie Anderson, ETEC Lay Director, sends this link which tells of opportunities for writers to submit compositions for the devotional booklet being prepared for new Emmaus Pilgrims and Chrysalis Butterflies. We know lots of you are talented writers among the 4th day here in our East Texas Emmaus Community. So check the link: http://vimeo.com/11713333 to learn more.
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The dates & location for the fall walks are as follows:
The board will be naming Lay Directors soon.
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