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Eastern Shore Emmaus
October Dates to Remember Eastern Shore Communi-ty Gathering– October 14th, 2017 at OOTB, (during the Men’s Walk), 9403 Camp Lane Belle Haven, Va. 23306. No covered dish. Praise & Worship at 7:15 p.m. Spe-cial Service at 9:00 p.m.
Eastern Shore Board Meeting– October 23rd, 2017 at Woodberry UMC, Garga-tha, VA. at 7:00 P.M.
Eastern Shore Chrysalis Board Meeting– No meeting until January of 2018.
Newsletter articles DUE for November’s Walk Way—October, 20, 2017. PLEASE DON’T BE LATE!!! Please send articles in MSWord Document! (TY)
Men’s Walk ES104- Octo-ber 12th - October 15th, 2017 at OOTB.
Women’s Walk ES105– October 26th-October 29th, 2017 at OOTB.
A Message From Our Community Lay Director
Volume 25 Number 10
October 2017 The Walk Way
To my amazing Emmaus Community
We live in very troubling times. I am almost afraid to turn on the TV or radio,
because of the news that I am afraid that I might hear. Was
there a car wreck, how many shootings occurred , what new
crazy thing happened in the political world and many other
questions flood our thoughts. This world needs to discover
again the peace, love, power, and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
You and I can and must show Christ to a messy and hurting world.
It was a messy and hurting world when the disciples walked to Em-
maus, as a matter of fact it has always been a messy and hurting
world. Pain and suffering has always tried to invade our life and
steel our joy.
Just as the Risen Christ was revealed to the TWO on the
road to Emmaus, you and I are to show him again to all
who are walking a lonely, dusty, anxious road. May
Christ shine on you, in you and through you to the messy
and hurting world. Remember, make a friend, be friend,
and lead that friend to Christ.
Our October Walks are happening this month and we need you to attend the
many special events that will take place during the weekend. The pilgrims
have been told that they will see Jesus on these Walks, so let’s do just that in a
mighty way.
Rex Mayfield
Community Lay Director
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A Message From Our Spiritual Director
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians
have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude
into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.” 1 Kings 20:28
Have you ever doubted whether the good fortunes shared by others can ever come your way? Have there been times
when you concluded that while listening to accounts of God’s past works were inspirational, they were
meaningless to your present situation? If so, you are among millions who have failed to receive the fullness
of their relationship with God because they doubt him. The record of God’s accomplishments in the life and
times of previous generations is not limited to the circumstances of that time. God is a God of all generations. He is the
same, yesterday, today and forever.
This text focuses on Israel as it wins a great battle because its enemies misunderstood the nature of God. When the
battle ended, Israel was victorious. As the Syrians analyzed their defeat they concluded that they lost be-
cause they fought Israel in the hills, which is the strong hold of Israel’s God. Their scholars produced
writings from the great Israeli King David who wrote: “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help.” This was evidence that God was a God of the hills and mountains. Their conclusions
seemed valid when their scholars pointed out that Psalm 87:1 says: “His foundation is in the holy mountains.” When
they read scriptures such as Psalm 15:1 “LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?” or
Psalm 24:3 “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?”; they concluded that
their mistake was to fight Israel in the stronghold of their God.
God sent a message to king Ahab that Israel would win this battle. His victory over such a huge force, in the open fields
of the valley showed both Israel and its enemies that God was not limited to just the hills, but that he is a God of the
valleys as well.
We must remind ourselves that God is a God of both the hills and the valleys of life. The hilltop and mountaintop expe-
riences mark the special moments of our lives.
It was in a such moment that Moses came before the presence of God and was told to take off his shoes for he stood
on Holy Ground.
It was in a hilltop moment that Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac, but learned that God had a “lamb in the
bush!”
It was in a hilltop experience that Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal and called out to the people “How Long Halt
Ye Between two opinions? If the Lord be God then follow him” Choose ye this day.
It was in a hilltop experience that Joshua assembled true believers on the side of a mountain and declared “as for me
and my house, we will serve the Lord!”
The hilltop represents those times when we are closest to God and have stood tall in victory. God is a God of the hill
top experience! However, God is also the God of the valley experience! The valley experience represents the ordinary,
the mundane and the routine. The valley also marks special times when we are afraid, lonely, friendless, disturbed, and
sick in mind and body.
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A Message From Our Spiritual Director
Job was familiar with the valley, having experienced the hilltop of wealth and health, in poverty and sickness he
declared “Yea though he slay, yet will I trust in him” (Job 13:15)
David knew about the hills, but he was acquainted with the valleys, having fallen into disgrace, sin and shame.
Even in the valley David declared “The Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want. Yea though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me!”
A widow woman was familiar with the valley. Hungry and facing certain death, she discovered that even in the
valley of despair God can fix our barrels such that they never run dry!
Paul and Silas were familiar with the valley. But confined to a jail cell, accursed and accused, and locked away,
they discovered that the same God they prayed to in the sanctuary on hilltop was still available in the prisons of
the valley. At midnight they sang and prayed, and at midnight they got an answer, in the valley!
It’s good to have some hills, but you learn a few things in the valley! Some have found, love, joy, peace and secu-
rity, in the valley!
Our Lord knows about the valley, because he had to walk this lonesome valley, he
had to walk it by himself. Nobody else could walk it for him. He had to walk it by himself!
The Lord knows all about our troubles!
He knows all about our trials!
He is Lord of the valley, because he was also Lord of the hill!
DeColores!
Pastor Dave Hackett
Spiritual Director
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Eastern Shore Chrysalis
Fly With Christ! I recently checked out a three book series from the library. I only reviewed the summary of the first one and really did not know how the three related to each other. After reading the first one I was really upset with how it ended. The main character had been a victim of a terrible violation, injustices, misunderstandings, accusations and betrayal. Her family and community had shunned her. Her hopes and dreams had all been shattered.
I was so frustrated with the way this book ended I vowed never to read another book by this author. Then later I remem-bered the other two books. After opening the second book I realized it picked up exactly where book one finished. So, I contin-ued to book two and then three. The books separated this young girl's life in three different seasons of her life in a six-year span.
She thought God had abandoned her along with everyone else she knew. She could not see Him in all the hurt, injustices, betrayals, loss, and loneliness. In the end, however, all of her dreams were realized, and her family and community had recon-ciled with her realizing they had been wrong. In the time she was shunned from her family and community she obtained spe-cific training that she was able to save lives in the place that once had discarded her. Not only had her personal dreams been achieved but God was able to use her and her abilities to help many other people in her community that would otherwise not get any help at all. Looking back she could see God had been there the whole time.
Initially, it had been impossible to see how this tragic story with all the injustices, hurt, betrayal and loneliness could ever turn into something miraculous. Although, I could not begin to see the good outcome God had a much bigger plan. I had been focused on all the pain and loneliness.
Although, this story was fictitious, we too often focus on the hurt, loneliness, and injustices that happen to us. We can not see beyond our self and we lose hope. We may think we've been abandoned by everyone including God. As Christians, we should know better but we to often fall in this trap. Our hope is not in ourselves, all of our hope lies with God. He has a plan and a purpose for each one of us. Jeremiah 29:11 tells us, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Especially when times get hard and things look bleak and hopeless is when we need to seek God even more. Those times are when we need to keep our focus on God and His plans and trust He will never leave us or forsake us. Never.
I think we have all probably struggled with this at some level throughout our life. Maybe one of us is struggling with it right now. Maybe even question where God is and how can He allow this to be happening in their life..
Only God can take tragedy, betrayal, pain, loneliness and injustice in one life and turn into reconciliation, hope, and blessings
for many lives. God can use the 'bad' in our lives to make something not only good but miraculous. We just need to trust Him
especially in the storms of our lives. It seems so simple but we know we fail at this too many times. God has us all in the palm
of His hands.
As you know Chrysalis has flights scheduled for November each year in hopes we will have enough caterpillars to send. Un-
fortunately, we will not be able to have a flight this November because of a lack of caterpillar applications. However, if there is
any youth interested in still attending a flight we will make arrangements to send them on a flight in Tidewater. Their flights
are in January each year. Please be in continued prayer for Chrysalis and our youth everywhere.
There is something else you can do for Chrysalis right now. Prayerfully consider joining the board. We are very small in num-
ber and would love to have fresh faces and fresh ideas. Nominations are at the November Gathering. Please fill out an applica-
tion, see me or another board member, or be at Market Street UMC for the Gathering and be nominated from the floor. God
can use you on this board whether you are laity or clergy; we need both.
Our next board meeting is Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Our meetings are held at Mears Memorial UMC in Keller.
Fly With Christ
Denise Johnson
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Nominations
What Time Is It? It’s Nomination Time!
Do you remember the impact that your Walk to Emmaus had on your
life? Are you actively involved in the Emmaus community? Do you love serving the Lord? Do you have a desire
to be a part of the decision-making process for our Emmaus community? If so, God may be calling you to serve
on the Board of Directors. Elections for the board are coming up quickly, and will occur at the November gath-
ering.
Submitting an application to serve on the ES Emmaus Board is a decision that should be made through
prayer, as it is a commitment. The term for each board position is three years. We are accepting nominations
for the following vacancies: 2 females, 2 males, 1 clergy.
You may be saying to yourself, how do I go about making a nomination? After prayerfully considering
serving on the board, the nomination application can be found on the Eastern Shore Emmaus website under the
applications tab. Nominations can also come from the floor at the November gathering; however, you must be
present to accept the nomination. Below are the requirements to be eligible to serve on the board:
You must have served on at least 1 Emmaus team within the last 3 years.
You must have attended a day of deeper understanding.
You must be an active member of your local church.
You must be/have been an active member of the Emmaus community. Activities considered include
attending gatherings, sponsoring pilgrims, writing agape, attending candle lighting, and attending
closings
***Please keep in mind that you are not eligible to serve on the board until two years have elapsed since
your walk.***
If you feel led to participate with the youth, Chrysalis is also looking for people to serve on the Chrysalis
Board of Directors. Please contact Denise Johnson if you are interested in the Chrysalis Board.
So, are you feeling God’s call to serve on the board? Remember, elections will take place in November,
so get those applications in. I urge you to take this to the Lord in prayer, as serving on the board is a blessing.
DeColores!
Vicki Carmody
Nominations Chairperson
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Outreach
North Indiana
Emmaus/Chrysalis
Men's Walk #243
Woodburn, Indiana
Greensburg Area Emmaus
Men's Walk #55
Greensburg, Indiana
Ashland Area Emmaus
Men's Walk #39
Ashland, Kentucky
Louisville Area Emmaus
Men's Walk #161
Crestwood, Kentucky
Emmaus of Southeast
Michigan
Men's Walk #178
Plymouth, Michigan
Garden State Emmaus
Women's Walk #44
Palmyra, New Jersey
Southern Nevada Walk to
Emmaus & Chrysalis
Men's Walk #69
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mid - Ohio Valley
Emmaus Community
Men's Walk #51
Marietta, Ohio
Oct 4 - Oct 7, 2017 Central Alabama Emmaus
Women's Walk #188
Montgomery, Alabama
Oct 5 - Oct 8, 2017
Barbados Bridgetown
Emmaus Community
Men's Walk #19
Bridgetown, Barbados
Hong Kong Emmaus
(Chinese Speaking)
Men's Walk #86
Hong Kong
Noahs of Ark Emmaus
Women's Walk #187
Jacksonville, Arkansas
Southern California Emmaus
Women's Walk #210
Pomona, California
Gulf Coast Emmaus
Women's Walk #97
Fort Myers, Florida
Blue Lake Emmaus
Men's Walk #258
Andalusia, Florida
Aldersgate Emmaus
Men's Walk #151
Minneola, Florida
Oceanside Emmaus
Women's Walk #88
Pompano Beach, Florida
Southeast Florida Emmaus
Women's Walk #80
Jupiter, Florida
Western Reserve Emmaus
(Cleveland & NE Ohio)
Women's Walk #51
Garrettsville, Ohio
Ohio Valley Emmaus
Men's Walk #66
Bloomingdale, Ohio
Oregon Trails Emmaus
Men's Walk #82
Portland, Oregon
Sonrise Emmaus
Women's Walk #114
Kingsport, Tennessee
Windmill Emmaus
Women's Walk #65
Beeville, Texas
Oregon Trails Emmaus
Men's Walk #82
Portland, Oregon
Sonrise Emmaus
Women's Walk #114
Kingsport, Tennessee
Windmill Emmaus
Women's Walk #65
Beeville, Texas
GRACE Emmaus
Men's Walk #82
Tyler, Texas
Denton Area Emmaus
Men's Walk #75
Lewisville, Texas
With walks coming up in our own community this month, let us hold these events
up in prayer as well. It’s amazing to see how God is using the Emmaus Communi-
ty to move in the world around us.
Steve Johnson, Agape Outreach
Signal Mountain Emmaus
Women's Walk #70
Big Spring, Texas
Shenandoah Valley
Emmaus
Men's Walk #99
Fishersville, Virginia
Kanawha Valley Emmaus
Men's Walk #97
Charleston, West Virginia
Oct 12 - Oct 15, 2017
Servant Heart Emmaus
Women's Walk #38
Mobile, Alabama
Alabama Emmaus
Women's Walk #470
Talladega, Alabama
Delmarva Emmaus
Women's Walk #67
Wilmington, Delaware
Sun Coast Emmaus
Women's Walk #84
Bradenton, Florida
Aldersgate Emmaus
Women's Walk #151
Minneola, Florida
Florida Crown Emmaus
Women's Walk #79
Jacksonville, Florida
Heart of Georgia Emmaus
Men's Walk #208
Americus, Georgia
West Michigan Emmaus
Men's Walk #43
Hart, Michigan
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Outreach North Georgia Walk to Emmaus
Men's Walk #185
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Valley Walk to Emmaus
Men's Walk #33
Columbus, Georgia
Iowa Emmaus
Women's Walk #131
Grimes, Iowa
Greensburg Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #67
Greensburg, Indiana
DaySpring Emmaus Community
of So. IN
Men's Walk #133
New Albany, Indiana
North Indiana Emmaus/
Chrysalis
Women's Walk #244
Woodburn, Indiana
Agape Road Emmaus/Chrysalis
Community
Men's Walk #47
Edmonton, Kentucky
Lexington Emmaus
Women's Walk #136
Lexington, Kentucky
Cross Bayou Emmaus
Women's Walk #96
Dubberly, Louisiana
Heart of Carolina Emmaus
Women's Walk #136
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Central Carolinas Emmaus
Men's Walk #134
Charlotte, North Carolina
Borderlands Emmaus Community
Women's Walk #38
High Rolls, New Mexico
Western New York Emmaus
Men's Walk #53
Attica, New York
Southern Ohio Emmaus
Men's Walk #63
The Plains, Ohio
Three Rivers Walk to Emmaus -
Western Pennsylvania
Men's Walk #101
Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Keystone Emmaus & Chrysalis
Women's Walk #49
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Memphis Emmaus
Men's Walk #175
Memphis, Tennessee
Brazos Valley Emmaus
Men's Walk #108
College Station, Texas
New Horizon Emmaus Community
Women's Walk #67
Levelland, Texas
GRACE Emmaus
Women's Walk #83
Tyler, Texas
Greater Austin Emmaus Commu-
nity
Women's Walk #142
Austin, Texas
Eastern Shore Emmaus
Men’s Walk #104
Franktown, VA
Shenandoah Valley Emmaus
Men's Walk #100
Fishersville, Virginia
Kanawha Valley Emmaus
Women's Walk #98
Charleston, West Virginia
Oct 19 - Oct 22, 2017
Bethlehem Emmaus
Women's Walk #34
Chipley, Alabama
High Desert Emmaus West
Men's Walk #64
Lancaster, California
Four Corners
Emmaus Community
Women's Walk #30
Pogash Springs, Colorado
Heart of Florida Emmaus
Men's Walk #35
Fort Meade, Florida
Heart of Georgia Emmaus
Women's Walk #209
Americus, Georgia
North Georgia Walk
to Emmaus
Women's Walk #217
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Valley Walk to Emmaus
Women's Walk #33
Columbus, Georgia
DaySpring Emmaus
Community of So. IN
Women's Walk #134
New Albany, Indiana
Columbus IN Area Emmaus
Men's Walk #105
Columbus, Indiana
Louisville Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #162
Crestwood, Kentucky
Ashland Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #46
Ashland, Kentucky
Agape Road Emmaus/
Chrysalis Community
Women's Walk #48
Edmonton, Kentucky
Emmaus of Southeast
Michigan
Women's Walk #179
Plymouth, Michigan
Central Mississippi
Emmaus
Men's Walk #155
Meadville, Mississippi
Southern Nevada Walk to
Emmaus & Chrysalis
Women's Walk #70
Las Vegas, Nevada
New York Annual
Conference Emmaus
Women's Walk #46
Remsenburg, New York
Heart of Ohio Emmaus
Women's Walk #67
Millersburg, Ohio
New-Ark Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #63
Newark, Ohio
Greater Sidney
Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #73
Sidney, Ohio
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Outreach East Ohio Emmanuel Emmaus
Men's Walk #93
Sugarcreek, Ohio
Oregon Trails Emmaus
Women's Walk #82
Portland, Oregon
Three Rivers Walk to Emmaus -
Western Pennsylvania
Women's Walk #102
Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Sonrise Emmaus
Men's Walk #115
Kingsport, Tennessee
Nashville Emmaus Community
Men's Walk #197
Nashville, Tennessee
NET (Northeast Texas Emmaus)
Women's Walk #136
Sulphur Springs, Texas
Golden Triangle Emmaus
Women's Walk #164
Beaumont, Texas
Cradle of Texas Emmaus
Men's Walk #78
Lake Jackson, Texas
SWTX Koinonia
Women's Walk #3
Lytle, Texas
Golden Spread Emmaus
Women's Walk #257
Amarillo, Texas
Eastern Panhandle of West
Virginia Emmaus
Women's Walk #136
Kearneysville, West Virginia
Oct 25 - Oct 28, 2017
Central Alabama Emmaus
Men's Walk #189
Montgomery, Alabama
Oct 26 - Oct 29, 2017
High Desert Emmaus West
Women's Walk #64
Lancaster, California
Heart of Florida Emmaus
Women's Walk #35
Fort Meade, Florida
Big Bend Emmaus
Women's Walk #76
Tallahassee, Florida
Columbus IN Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #106
Columbus, Indiana
Central Mississippi Em-
maus
Women's Walk #156
Meadville, Mississippi
Central Carolinas Emmaus
Women's Walk #135
Charlotte, North Carolina
Blue Ridge Emmaus
Women's Walk #82
Asheville, North Carolina
Western Reserve Emmaus
(Cleveland & NE Ohio)
Men's Walk #51
Garrettsville, Ohio
Darke County Emmaus
Women's Walk #49
Greenville, Ohio
East Ohio Emmanuel Emmaus
Women's Walk #93
Sugarcreek, Ohio
Wyoming Conference Emmaus/
Chrysalis Community Inc.
Men's Walk #118
Union Dale, Pennsylvania
Memphis Emmaus
Women's Walk #176
Memphis, Tennessee
Denton Area Emmaus
Women's Walk #76
Lewisville, Texas
Concho Country Emmaus
Women's Walk #2188
San Angelo, Texas
Brazos Valley Emmaus
Women's Walk #109
College Station, Texas
Greater Fredericksburg Area
Women's Walk #108
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Eastern Shore Emmaus
Women’s Walk #105
Franktown, VA
Oct 27 - Oct 30, 2017
New Life Emmaus
Women's Walk #31
Decatur, Alabama
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ES104 Team
George Annon Tim Johnson
Zach Annon Wayne Johnson
Steve Atkins Bo Kelley
Gary Baublitz Rik Kellogg
Reggie Bell Jim Lambie
Bob Boyce Dallas Marshall
Miles Brittingham Rex Mayfield
Barry Downing Jim Petro
Ed Deans Brian Richardson
Dave Hackett Dennis Ryan
Melvin Higgs Mark Spencer
Keith Hinton John Sutton
Walt Hopkins Gene Ward
Keith Horner Gordon Ward
Steve Johnson Sam Whipps
ES105 Team
Rhonda Annon Pat Krukowski
Laura Atkins Andrea Lambie
Jean Bacchi Ruth LeMoyne
Gail Deans Laura Neal
Debby DeLoach Josie Riffle
Travis DeLoach Brittany Savage
Susan Gibb Kim Savage
Nancy Gonzalez Amy Sutton
Kathy Griffith Wanda Ward
Sandi Hicks Christine Wilson-Huether
Lou Hopkins Judy Worthington
Carol Kellogg Janet Yankalunas
Jackie Kelley Margaret Ziegler
Rob Kelly
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With our fall walks coming up this month, I would ask each of you to lift up the remainder
of the teaming process and the weekends for both the men and women. We trust and be-
lieve that God will be present and keep His hand on all things done and said so that the
name of Jesus will be glorified. We do not know what struggles, trials, or circumstances
the pilgrims attending have faced. However, we have confidence that God knows each and
every need and will meet them there to with His arms of love and grace wide open as only
He can.
With that prayer in mind I would like to invite each of you to join the Emmaus Prayer
Team. If you have a prayer request or would like to receive e-mail updates, the address to
remember is [email protected]
Blessings Through Christ,
Steve Johnson
Emmaus Prayer Team Coordinator
Pray Without Ceasing-
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Blessings Through Christ,
Steve Johnson
Emmaus Prayer Team Coordinator
757-894-5858
Prayer Chain
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Roster, Newsletter, Website
“The Walk Way”
A newsletter for the
Eastern Shore
Emmaus Community
Greetings to everyone! The Emmaus
Directory is being maintained by
Allan Burns. Please remember that if
you notice errors in the current direc-
tory, please contact Allan by sending
an e-mail to:
or send a note to P. O. Box 91, Frank-
town, VA 23354.
Please send ANY updated information
you may have such as addresses, mar-
riages, or deaths and email addresses.
Allan has distributed the revised
directory by e-mail. If you have a
current email address on file, Allan
will email the roster to you. If you
need a hard copy let Allan know. It
is important to the community to
keep the information as up to date
as possible. Thank you!!!
You may also request to be a part
of the Eastern Shore Emmaus &
Chrysalis Facebook Page—for com-
munity only!
Please make sure we know your
walk number, too, if possible!!!
The newsletter will be sent as soon
as all articles are received as close
to the first of the month as possi-
ble!
Articles to be included in the Walk
Way are to be sent to the editor on
or by the 20th of the month before it
is to be included (July20th for the
August newsletter).
Please be sure to check the Website
often as we give you current hap-
penings and we update Pilgrim and
Caterpillar lists almost daily just be-
fore the walks!
(esemmaus.org)
Blessings to each of you!
Gail Deans
The walks are coming fast, now is the time to be gathering Agape for your pilgrims, praying for them and their families, and lifting the teams up in prayer. If you have someone in mind, it’s not to late, but time is of the essence. If you have sponsored someone recently, check up on them and make sure they have the opportunity to participate in whatever way they feel led in our community. If you have the re-sources and God is putting it on your heart, find someone in the community and help them sponsor someone.
Most importantly , pray for our community to continue the heritage of developing Christian leaders to the glory of God.
DeColores
John Sutton
SPONSORSHIP CORNER!
Eastern Shore Emmaus
P. O. Box 91
Franktown, Virginia 23354
We are on the Web
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