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I would love to invite you into my home to have a cup of tea with me. We could sit in my sunny kitchen and talk about all the things that are going on in our lives. I could share with you the news I hear from my grown daughters. How my grandkids are growing. We could laugh together over the funny things that they have said. It would be fun to share the ins and outs of our family life, and talk about our latest creative projects. We could share what God has been teaching us, in our personal lives, and encourage each other on this walk of faith. We could pray together, laugh together, and even cry together. Since most of us will never be able to sit down together face to face, I would like to invite you to join me here. So come on in and have a cup of tea with me.

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Joy

Joy

About Me

Crossville, Tennessee, United States
I am a 61 year old, wife, married to my best friend for 40 years. We have been blessed with 6 children, & 13 grandchildren. I love mentoring women in their spritual walk & in the everyday. I have a diverse background, having spent over 30 years living and ministering in a small South American country. Now my family resides in a small town in the lovely state of Tennessee. We have experienced the blessing of adoption, but also the hard of dealing with a child with RAD and other mental health issues. You can live life with the cup half full or half empty the choice is yours. I choose half full.

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Monday, September 1, 2008

Happy Labor Day!

I want to wish you all a wonderful Labor Day! Hope you enjoy the day off from classes and work.

We have had a great week-end. God is blessing the work here in Manta, and we are thrilled to be able to be a part of it.

This past week-end 14 ladies from our church went to the Ladies Retreat in Santo Domingo. We were thrilled. We have 16 signed up and only 2 that weren't able in the end to make it. They had a wonderful time of fellowship and fun, but also gave wonderful testimonies yesterday of how the Lord used the Bible teaching to work in their hearts.

Another special blessing to me, was the last session of our Teacher Training seminar. We had 25 sign-up and start 5 weeks ago, and I am praising the Lord that 21 people completed the program! We will be handing out certificates on the 14th. It is so exciting to think of what can be done in our Children's ministry with so many trained and dedicated workers. Please pray with us and we plan for monthly kid's nights, the Children's Christmas party in December, VBS in March and then the possibility of Neighhood Bible Clubs as a follow-up of VBS. We are so thankful to see how the Lord is working and bringing people along side to minister with us!

Some upcoming events we would really appreciate your prayers for...

This Wednesday, Tony will be starting a new series in our CODA meeting, (this is our weekly small group/prayer meeting time).

On Sunday evening, September 21, we will be starting a class on "How to Discipline" for parents, "want to be parents" and even grandparents. Please pray with us. Tony will be using a video series we purchased while in the US as a springboard for the sessions. Each video segment is about 10 minutes and then he will be teaching. This is a huge need here as we are seeing more and more problems in our Sunday School and when we talk to parents, the answer is always the same, "I don't know what to do" or "I don't know how".

Wednesday afternoon, I will be meeting with our Ladies Ministry Team to start planning some special events for the Ladies. Please pray for wisdom and direction as we go forward with these plans.

We appreciate so much your prayers and concerns for the ministry here. I would love to hear from you, whenever you have a chance.

God bless you as you serve him this week!
Joy
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