AS THIS YEAR OF 2009 SO QUICKLY COMES TO A CLOSE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO KEEP IN MIND
THOSE LESS FORTUNATE THAN YOU. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE ECONOMICALLY, THEREFORE, THERE ARE MANY THAT ARE DOING
WITHOUT DURING THIS SEASON. OUR FOCUS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN OUTSIDE THESE 4 WALLS! HEART TO HEART WOMEN'S MINISTRIES HAS
DECIDED WE MUST MOVE OUT IF WE ARE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO DO. IN OCTOBER WE SAT AT WALMART GIVING
OUT BALLOONS, COOKIES, BREAST CANCER RIBBONS AND MATERIAL TO CAUSE AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER. ALSO DURING THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER WE COLLECTED NON-PARISHABLE FOOD ITEMS TO DELIVER TO A SINGLE MOM WITH THREE CHILDREN. SHE WAS CERTAINLY SURPRISED
AND I BELIEVE IT WILL BE SOMETHING SHE AND HER CHILDREN WILL NEVER FORGET. IN NOVEMBER WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE
CHURCH FOR THEIR THANKSGIVING BASKETS THAT ENDED UP FEEDING 4 FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY! FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER WE HAVE
DECIDED NOT TO EXCHANGE GIFTS WITH ONE ANOTHER AT OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS OUTING BUT INSTEAD GIVE THE NORMAL AMOUNT SPENT INTO
OUR BUILDING FUND, BECAUSE WE OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS "BUILDING FOR JESUS!"
I
AM SO VERY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF A WOMEN'S MINISTRY THAT FOLLOWS JESUS' EXAMPLE. IN JOHN 4:4 JESUS SAID HE HAD "NEED"
TO GO THROUGH SAMARIA, MEANING HE HAD A PURPOSE, FOR JUST ONE, TO GO BE A BLESSING IN SOMEONE'S LIFE. ISN'T THAT WHAT WE ARE
SUPPOSED TO DO? ISN'T THAT WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT? HOW MUCH MORE JOY IS RECEIVED WHEN WE GIVE OUT OF OUR NEED, NOT OUT OF OUR
PLENTY!
GOD BLESS YOU,
MICHELLE
Vice President: Helen Barnhart - President: Michelle Mowdy
Secretary-Treasurer: Tammy Bowden