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and a special offering to support that work and we hope WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Elizabethtown Emmaus to see you there. FROM WALKS 100 & 101 Newsletter November 2006 May God continue to bless us with His grace, love and Billie Adams Larry Anderson Pat Ballard forgiveness and may we continue to seek His will and Tommy Berry Tim Bizzell Lanny Boss serve others in His name. You have blessed me and I am Tony Bowman Beau Bruton Bruce Claggett Dear Emmaus Family, honored to serve with you. Dave Cox Donnie Daniels Joe Darnell Tim Drushal Scott Ellis Joshua Ells Walks #100 and #101 have allowed so many of us to Colleen Bagley Rodney Fretwell Tim Gage Scott Gillum draw close to God in His time! God is faithful and again Walk #64 Travis Goodman Robert Hopkins Ted Malecek poured out His grace, power and love through these Table of Anna Roy Mather Skip Napier Bobby Rigdon Emmaus Walks. Gary Sparks David Wideman BOARD NEWS A heartfelt welcome to our newest community members Elections will be held at the November Mary Ann Adams Grace Anderson Karen Ballard from Walk #100 and Walk #101 and we look forward to Gathering for six vacancies on the Board of Melody Barr Susan Berry Tammy Bruton getting to know you better and the opportunity to Melissa Cannon Theresa Cissell Carrie Claggett worship and serve along side of each and every one of Directors. All positions are for a 3 year term and the 2008 Community Lay Director Brenda Clark Diane Cook Cheryl Daniels you. We encourage you to come to our monthly Mary Dean Cindy Drushal Jessi Dry "Gathering" which will be held on Saturday, November 4, will come from the six people elected. We Amanda Ellis Mary Lee Ernst Bonnie French 2006 at 7PM at Memorial United Methodist Church in E- have been blessed with an outstanding slate Faith Gage Bella Gaudette Brenda Gillum town. You will be given an opportunity to share how your 4th Days are going and we'll anticipate sharing another of nominees who are willing to serve if Wendy Goodman Bobbye Grey Gloria Hendrix one of God's "Means of Grace". elected. A very special ‘thanks’ to all who Fela Herrera Carole Holt Dee Hopkins Debbie Howell Joyce Knight Amy Lyons have agreed to let your name stand in Esperanza Lissett-Reyes Sharon Mann If you haven't heard, Danny Raisor and Jodi Kerger will nomination. be the next Lay Directors for Walks #102 & #103 and I Shirley Minton Roszelle Moore Sherry Murphy am excited and convinced that God will once again re- Marcy Napier Claudia Nava-Galloway present Himself in a mighty way on these walks. Please Also remember that at the November Beth Nickell Dolores Rigdon Pam Schobelock keep Danny and Jodi in your prayers as they are seeking gathering there will be a special Nicaragua Leshia Singer Markie Sparks Doris Swabon Barbara Thomas Brenda Thomas Elaine Vowels God's will for Team Selection and already praying and offering taken to help support our ongoing preparing the March '07 Walks. We are so thankful for Rachel Vowels Jennifer Wampler Prissy Warren their "yes" to the call to lead these walks. work of sponsoring an Emmaus Community there. Speaking of "thanks"...there aren't words that I can find LOST & FOUND to express our appreciation and love to Darrell Adams & PRAYER TIME Betty Bishop for the excellent job they did as Lay Several items were left at the campground Directors for Walk #100 and #101. It was obvious that *COUNTRY--LEADERS—WORLD--CHURCHES after the recent walks. All can be claimed God worked through you both and I think the whole *NICARAGUAN COMMUNITY community would agree that we are proud to have you *EMMAUS & CHRYSALIS FAMILIES at the November Gathering or by calling (and your families) as part of our Emmaus Family. Many *EMMAUS LAY DIRECTORS (SPRING) Colleen Bagley at (270) 862-3777. thanks! To the community, thanks for all your efforts in DANNY RAISOR (MENS WALK #102) support of the recent walks with your prayers and JODI KERGER (WOMEN’S WALK #103) participation. I say it all the time and wholeheartedly *CHRYSALIS #39 DIRECTORS believe that you guys are THE BEST! BECKY HIGDON (GIRLS) DENNIS CASTINER (BOYS) This months' gathering will be packed with 4 day reports, board elections, Nicaragua Community update INSPIRATIONS FROM THE EDITOR R E P E

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After he recovered from the near drowning, 2007 WALKS he wrote on a stone: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE. SPRING: CHRYSALIS #39– FEB 17-19 The friend who had slapped and saved his LAY DIRECTORS DENNIS CASTINER (BOYS) best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you BECKY HIGDON (GIRLS) wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone. Why?” MEN’S WALK #102 – MARCH 8 - 11 LAY DIRECTOR: DANNY RAISOR The other friend replied, “When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand WOMEN’S WALK #103 – MARCH 15 - 18 LAY DIRECTOR: JODI KERGER where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for REC # 14 – LOUIE TILLOTSON – MAY 18 - 20 us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.” FALL: CHRYSALIS #40 – TO BE DETERMINED Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to MEN’S WALK #104 – OCT 11-14 WOMEN’S WALK #105 –OCT 18 - 21 carve your benefits in stone. ELIZABETHTOWN EMMAUS CALENDAR