Women's Conferences November 2006
What comes to mind most about the 2 women’s conferences is growth - spiritually and numerically! And that is a wonderful encouragement to all of us! Two women’s conferences are held because of the differences in culture and language.
November 3-5 were the dates of the Tuxtla/San Fernando conference. Nell Lamury, co-pastor of Word of Life Fellowship, Patterson, LA, and a team from this area along with Billie of Billie Hunt Ministries from The Woodlands, TX returned again this year. Prior to the conference, we began our week with a visit to Chenalho, San Cristobal and a children’s service at the Tuxtla orphanage, Casa Hogar Alegre. One visit to the orphanage, and you are impacted for life!
Billie ministered each evening on The Power of Words. Generally, as many men attend these services as do women. The hunger is so evident, and so we rejoice in all who can be ministered to during these days for growing in the truth of God’s Word. Many special prayer times were set aside to address the needs of the people, with the last service concluding with a prayer tunnel of blessing over each individual who walked through. It seems there was a 100% response to this - men, women and children! God has used Billie Hunt in a tremendous way to inspire all of us to rise higher in our walk with God, both individually and collectively. We thank her for ministering in the conference! We are seeing much fruit come from her labor and God’s anointing!
Nell Lamury ministers in such a variety of ways, but one area of special anointing is with children’s ministry. Much was taught, illustrated and put into practice for the women during the day sessions and the concluding evening service that furthered the women’s interest and knowledge in ministering effectively to children. And we had lots of children to work with! We thank you Nell and the team that helped you! It gets better each year!
Also, we thank all of you for the abundance of gifts given to our pastor’s wives - dresses, purses, jewelry, gifts of money, etc. - and all the puppets, portable puppet stage, and props left for the children’s ministry in Tuxtla, so the work can continue. They were blessed above and beyond what they could have imagined! By way of testimony - Nell has reported to us that God has already given back to them more than they invested in all of these donations, so we give God praise for it all!
God sent us a very special interpret for the conference this year - Barbara Horn who was only one week away from her marriage to Pastor Carlos Tovilla, the president of the association of churches we were working with. Having so many others things to do and plan for, we thank Barbara for your very effective ministry through interpreting each message while in Tuxtla and San Fernando.
Reinforcements from Texarkana arrived over the week end and joined us during Sunday’s services. It was very special to have both teams together. LaNell Miller, co-pastor of Church on the Rock, Texarkana, TX and her ladies helped us birth women’s ministries among our friends in Chiapas, so they will always have a special place in all of our hearts. They joined us for a powerful prayer time with the pastor’s wives at the conclusion of the morning service. We always set aside a special time to pray for women in leadership. God met with us so powerfully during this time of refreshing in Him with new vision and anointing!
We had to say good bye to our first team, and then begin making preparation for another week of work for the conference to be held in the mountains on November 8-10 . We thank God for all the donations that had been given to fund our conferences. Additional tables and chair were purchased for our ladies luncheon with the Indian pastor’s wives. We also purchased all the special food and additional small appliances for gifts (several people brought some from home).
A service in Chenalho packed out the building, and it was so exciting to see the vision of women’s ministry really blossom even among our friends in the highlands. LaNell ministered powerfully to the ladies and distributed a prayer booklet she had prepared in the Tzotzel dialect. Each lady received this special gift and was instructed on how to pray for their families.
This service introduced the girls of Chenalho as a newly formed team of worshippers with tambourine and dance. Wanda of Texarkana instructed them and gave a Biblical foundation of the responsibility of this ministry, and its importance even today. The girls have continued with the dance team, and it was time well spent. We thank Wanda for allowing God to use her to inspire so many young girls to draw closer to God through such a beautiful expression of worship. Wanda birthed the dance ministry in Tuxtla/San Fernando area several years ago, and it has brought forth much fruit.
The next day we gathered with the leaders and pastor’s wives. It is one of my favorite parts of the conference. It is so personal, and we really get to know each others heart. The culture and language barriers are removed when we are in God’s presence, and we just have a wonderful time together. My dear friend Terry preached an awesome word to the women called “Feed My Sheep”. So many could relate first hand to this message since the Chamula women are shepherdess. We sang and prayed and had a marvelous time!
Our special luncheon was prepared by Carmen Nichols. She is such a gourmet chef, and this meal was a fabulous Thanksgiving spread. Thanks a million Carmen and to all who helped her! It took so many hands.
We displayed gifts on a table and allowed the women to make their own selection. Even the very basic things that we may all have in our homes is a luxury for them - coffee pots, blenders, irons, etc. I remember asking if they all had electricity. That is something we take from granted in the US, but in the highlands, it is not always available.
We concluded our conference in Rancharia Sinai. We appreciate Vicki and Olga for interpreting in Spanish and Tzotzel. We couldn't have had a conference without your help!
It thrills me to see God working in the lives of all the women - the Mexican and Indian ladies and in us as well. The women of Mexico have grown so much that they could conduct their own conferences if need be. We do enjoy being a part of their lives though and are honored by the hospitality that is shown to us, and the openness they have to the gospel of Christ. So many worked so hard to make it all possible. We thank each one of you, and we thank God for two incredible conferences that will not be soon forgotten.
Charlotte
November 3-5 were the dates of the Tuxtla/San Fernando conference. Nell Lamury, co-pastor of Word of Life Fellowship, Patterson, LA, and a team from this area along with Billie of Billie Hunt Ministries from The Woodlands, TX returned again this year. Prior to the conference, we began our week with a visit to Chenalho, San Cristobal and a children’s service at the Tuxtla orphanage, Casa Hogar Alegre. One visit to the orphanage, and you are impacted for life!
Billie ministered each evening on The Power of Words. Generally, as many men attend these services as do women. The hunger is so evident, and so we rejoice in all who can be ministered to during these days for growing in the truth of God’s Word. Many special prayer times were set aside to address the needs of the people, with the last service concluding with a prayer tunnel of blessing over each individual who walked through. It seems there was a 100% response to this - men, women and children! God has used Billie Hunt in a tremendous way to inspire all of us to rise higher in our walk with God, both individually and collectively. We thank her for ministering in the conference! We are seeing much fruit come from her labor and God’s anointing!
Nell Lamury ministers in such a variety of ways, but one area of special anointing is with children’s ministry. Much was taught, illustrated and put into practice for the women during the day sessions and the concluding evening service that furthered the women’s interest and knowledge in ministering effectively to children. And we had lots of children to work with! We thank you Nell and the team that helped you! It gets better each year!
Also, we thank all of you for the abundance of gifts given to our pastor’s wives - dresses, purses, jewelry, gifts of money, etc. - and all the puppets, portable puppet stage, and props left for the children’s ministry in Tuxtla, so the work can continue. They were blessed above and beyond what they could have imagined! By way of testimony - Nell has reported to us that God has already given back to them more than they invested in all of these donations, so we give God praise for it all!
God sent us a very special interpret for the conference this year - Barbara Horn who was only one week away from her marriage to Pastor Carlos Tovilla, the president of the association of churches we were working with. Having so many others things to do and plan for, we thank Barbara for your very effective ministry through interpreting each message while in Tuxtla and San Fernando.
Reinforcements from Texarkana arrived over the week end and joined us during Sunday’s services. It was very special to have both teams together. LaNell Miller, co-pastor of Church on the Rock, Texarkana, TX and her ladies helped us birth women’s ministries among our friends in Chiapas, so they will always have a special place in all of our hearts. They joined us for a powerful prayer time with the pastor’s wives at the conclusion of the morning service. We always set aside a special time to pray for women in leadership. God met with us so powerfully during this time of refreshing in Him with new vision and anointing!
We had to say good bye to our first team, and then begin making preparation for another week of work for the conference to be held in the mountains on November 8-10 . We thank God for all the donations that had been given to fund our conferences. Additional tables and chair were purchased for our ladies luncheon with the Indian pastor’s wives. We also purchased all the special food and additional small appliances for gifts (several people brought some from home).
A service in Chenalho packed out the building, and it was so exciting to see the vision of women’s ministry really blossom even among our friends in the highlands. LaNell ministered powerfully to the ladies and distributed a prayer booklet she had prepared in the Tzotzel dialect. Each lady received this special gift and was instructed on how to pray for their families.
This service introduced the girls of Chenalho as a newly formed team of worshippers with tambourine and dance. Wanda of Texarkana instructed them and gave a Biblical foundation of the responsibility of this ministry, and its importance even today. The girls have continued with the dance team, and it was time well spent. We thank Wanda for allowing God to use her to inspire so many young girls to draw closer to God through such a beautiful expression of worship. Wanda birthed the dance ministry in Tuxtla/San Fernando area several years ago, and it has brought forth much fruit.
The next day we gathered with the leaders and pastor’s wives. It is one of my favorite parts of the conference. It is so personal, and we really get to know each others heart. The culture and language barriers are removed when we are in God’s presence, and we just have a wonderful time together. My dear friend Terry preached an awesome word to the women called “Feed My Sheep”. So many could relate first hand to this message since the Chamula women are shepherdess. We sang and prayed and had a marvelous time!
Our special luncheon was prepared by Carmen Nichols. She is such a gourmet chef, and this meal was a fabulous Thanksgiving spread. Thanks a million Carmen and to all who helped her! It took so many hands.
We displayed gifts on a table and allowed the women to make their own selection. Even the very basic things that we may all have in our homes is a luxury for them - coffee pots, blenders, irons, etc. I remember asking if they all had electricity. That is something we take from granted in the US, but in the highlands, it is not always available.
We concluded our conference in Rancharia Sinai. We appreciate Vicki and Olga for interpreting in Spanish and Tzotzel. We couldn't have had a conference without your help!
It thrills me to see God working in the lives of all the women - the Mexican and Indian ladies and in us as well. The women of Mexico have grown so much that they could conduct their own conferences if need be. We do enjoy being a part of their lives though and are honored by the hospitality that is shown to us, and the openness they have to the gospel of Christ. So many worked so hard to make it all possible. We thank each one of you, and we thank God for two incredible conferences that will not be soon forgotten.
Charlotte
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