October 3 ~ Sure felt like winter this weekend but today reminds us of a perfect fall day doesn't it? Crisp, clean, fresh air and the brilliant colors in the leaves on the trees as they fall to the ground and under your feet. One foot in front of the other-walking-walking behind our Father.

Are you finding yourself in step with Him. Are you allowing Him to lead you by His spirit. I need gentle reminders often---to slow the pace down and listen intently and quietly. How are you doing in these areas yourself? Take this moment to access/pray:)

How are your ladies doing? Do they sense trust? Are they opening up more and more each week? Is their tent set ----do they have some God stories to share?

Are they hearing from Him?

These are all questions we want to have some good open discussions on weekly from here on in our small groups. These types of conversations that are focused build our faith because we hear what God is doing among us all. Take note, because you as DL's will encourage your ladies before CELEBRATION to begin praying about casually sharing these God Stories with all of us. CELEBRATION will be Friday, November 18th at Oldham from 6:30-8:30. We will celebrate God's extraordinary works in our tiny little lives, worship together, pray, and have dessert! It will be a fall theme to get us ready for Thanksgiving. Please write an invitation for each one of your ladies for this event. It is our culminating event-----an event we won't want any of them to miss. If you are excited about this night it will be contagious----so talk about it now and have them save the date. Please have your invites out by the end of next week (if you can get them out this week that is super too!) We will need each group to bring 3 finger desserts. We will not be "sitting" so it needs to be items that can be picked up with a napkin and eaten with fingers (ex. cookies, brownies, bars etc).

We have a little over a month before fall study groups end!!!!!! Can you believe it? News is NOT on the streets yet, but we want you all to be in the loop regarding next semester. The number of ladies in study depends on our leaders. We will be offering God Seeker, Discerning the Voice of God, and a new prayer study titled OMBI. Our purpose is to disciple these women and we know that takes time. It would be very powerful to take your group through all 3 studies. *The OMBI study will be available for those who have already been in God Seeker and Discerning the Voice of God. Think about where our ladies will be in their walk after a series of seeking, listening and praying. What an incredible foundation for them to build on and to share with others in their community. Would you like to walk with your ladies through this season of their life? Can we count you in for the spring as a DL? We will be asking for your commitments by October 23rd. PRAY and seek Him in this decision--we want you to be excited about this journey and helping our ladies to learn, live and then lead. (EZRA 7:10)

Looking forward to hearing from all of you on the blog~and seeing you for coffee and danish on Sunday, October 16th!

Praying for each one of you and all that are in your groups that the Lord will rise up, rouse himself, to do his work his strange work and perform his task his strange task in each of our lives (Isaiah 28:21)

Love~Marcie