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A Breath of ALIVE
Scotville -WAR & Legislation!
Remus -Reaching throughFood & Fellowship
The Bible - All Languages - How Sweeet It IS!
Love Bears All Things
Five Loaves And Two Fish
IVY Day Away
Editor:Sue Schramg_schram@ yahoo.com(989)893-7896
Volume 6, Issue 2 May 10, 2015
North Michigan District - IVY Ministry Newsletter
A Breath of ALIVEA Breath of ALIVEA Breath of ALIVEA Breath of
ALIVEI have met with the Lord! He has shared a great wonderful
facet of Himself! He
comes to us when we are alone in His presence. He comes to us
when we are serving Him.And He came to us when we gathered with 760
other women in Nashville, Tennessee.Alive, General Churchs Wesleyan
Womens Movement Gathering, under the direction ofRev. Andrea
Summers exploded into reality April 17 to 19. Andrea sought the
Lordsdirection, supported by her team of enthusiastic ladies and
denominational leaders, a prayerteam committed to praying
consistently for the Lords leading. The result wasmagnanimous for
us but the total and real results will shine in heaven to His great
glory.
Representing N. MI District at ALIVE in Nashville were 3 from
Bay City, 5 fromCrystal Lake Community, 2 from Dice, 2 from
Muskegon First, 2 from Ferry Wesleyan anda group of a dozen or so
from Greenville. At least 200 of the 2,128 new or gently used
brascollected for Free the Girls, came from N. MI.
Crystal Lake Community
Greenville Community
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A Breath of ALIVE (cont.)A Breath of ALIVE (cont.)A Breath of
ALIVE (cont.)A Breath of ALIVE (cont.)
One paragraph/one article cannot capture this event. Just to
share a smidgen:
Friday: Bianca Olthoff uplifted the Good Samaritan and stated
the neighbor is the one who has mercy forhis fellow man because he
sees him and his needs with a broken heart.
Saturday: Jo Saxton shared we are called to know Him and make
Him known. All through historyChristians are known for how they
acted and treated others. England missed a bloody revolution
becauseof Wesleys teaching of the Gospel and the transforming
affect it had on the English population.
Sunday: JoAnne Lyon proclaimed we are more than we know. John
14:12 I tell you the truth, anyonewho has faith in me will do what
I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these,
because Iam going to the Father.
Twenty-seven life track seminar options were offered. Topics
included purposeful singleness,prayer and mentoring sessions, sex
and intimacy in marriage, fighting human trafficking,
findingthankfulness in the midst of struggles, and more. We were
awed and inspired by talented Christianmusicians, Spirit-filled
prayer and devotions, and the God inspired speakers. The worship
songs andtestimonies shared set the tone for God encounters and the
Holy Spirit filled the air. In addition, $9,328was collected to
assist in five-month residential internships for women in Nepal:
vocational skills,literacy skills, and discipleship training. There
were 374 dresses sewn for Dress a Girl Around theWorld, an
organization that is seeking to insure every girl worldwide owns at
least one dress, reinforcinglove and self-worth to each. Operation
Inasmuch supervised10,152 meals assembled to be provided forneedy
Nashville residents.
One highlight, for me, was meeting Pastor Dale Salaway and 5
ladies from our Native Americanministry. She is exploring the
possibility of being a guest speaker at our Day Away on Oct. 3, at
NorthernLight, Cadillac, MI. (More information to follow.)
ALIVE was ALIVE!
Bay City Wesleyan - ALOVEY (?)
Bev KimballDice Wesleyan Church
and friends from Sierra Leone
You meet thenicest people at
ALIVE!
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Scottville, WAR & Legislation!Scottville, WAR &
Legislation!Scottville, WAR & Legislation!Scottville, WAR &
Legislation!April 13, the ladies at Scottville sponsored a Human
Trafficking Event---Marilyn Warmuskerken
was inspired by the Dec. CCC article written by Michell Mowat,
Human Trafficking Awareness Evening.She approached her ladies with
article in hand and reported to me later they were in agreement,
LETSDO IT! They planned, contacted speakers, State Senator Judy
Emmons and Julie from WAR (WomenAt Risk), and advertised. Both
speakers were informative. These ladies provided a wonderful
WARshopping experience. As the assembly moved toward the cookies
and to shop, a lady said to Sen.Emmons, My daughter and her church
should have an event like this. Sen. Emmons replied, Havethem
contact me.
Contacts for information are: WAR: www.warinternational.org
[email protected](616) 855-0796 or State Senator Judy K.
Emmons: (866) 305-2133, (517)
[email protected] , www.SenatorJudyEmmons.com.
Marilyn shared, I wish morewould have come! I told Marilyn that the
information will ripple. Anne Abbot, Walkerville WesleyanChurch
attended with members from other congregations/denominations.
Great work, Scottville ladies!
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Food & FellowshipFood & FellowshipFood &
FellowshipFood & FellowshipThursday night, a wonderful soup and
salad this week followed by games! Bring a friend and get to know
our church.
The real churchNot the building or grounds but His children,
just people with a great message to share! Remus TrinityWesleyan
Church started Thursday suppers with activity: sometimes games;
sometimes a movie; sometimes music.
COMMUNITY WELCOME!
Anyone for a game of UNO?
Sorry about that, Chief!
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The Bible-All Languages-How Sweet It Is!The Bible-All
Languages-How Sweet It Is!The Bible-All Languages-How Sweet It
Is!The Bible-All Languages-How Sweet It Is!Desserts without
calories, of course, sweetened the crowd as they listened to Rev.
Steve Eccles
share his testimony, vision and upcoming calling to be a
Wycliffe mobilizer. God performed an amazingmiracle by transferring
Lori to an MSU extension office in Grand Rapids doing the same job.
Steverecently wrote an e-mail and ended with this paragraph:
I would be glad to speak in your Churches, Sunday School
Classes, Small groups, have a desertnight or just sit down and have
a cup of coffee, tea etc., I would love to share with you about
what God isdoing around the world through Bible Translation. We are
in the process of developing partnerships withpeople, groups and
Churches to allow us to advance Bible Translation. Feel free to
give me a call, sendme an email or write me a letter (some people
still do that). God is doing amazing things and I believe itwould
be a blessing to be able to talk about what He is doing. My email
address is:[email protected] (there is an _ between Steve
and Eccles) Our new address: Steve andLori Eccles, 4240 Hidden
Lakes Dr. Apt. 101, Kentwood, Michigan 49512,Steves Number is
231-676-0744---Loris Number is 231-676-0216
At the Merrill Womens Saturday Breakfast, 20 ladies enjoyed the
monthly womens breakfast. Ladies shared their teddy bear stories
and ate a wonderful breakfast put together by the guys. Pink,
red,hearts and stuffed bears tied into I Cor. 13, the love chapter.
Not a wedding ceremony-but Paulsinstructions to the established
church on a more excellent way! All spiritual gifts are nothing
withoutlove. Gods love, an essential ingredient, should permeate
all churches. Paul describes love: what it is andwhat it is not.
Through all our failings, short comings, disputes, factions, love
bears all things!
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Five Loaves and Two Fish!Five Loaves and Two Fish!Five Loaves
and Two Fish!Five Loaves and Two Fish!A small group (7 ladies &
2 teens), from a small church in a small town touched their
community,
their community leaders, fellow ladies, missionaries, veterans
and people in Asia. At their Feb. monthlymeeting, the Breckenridge
ladies reported their Fall/December activities. They sponsored a
clothing giveaway, assembled holiday appreciation baskets for the
fire and police departments, sent the Grays amonetary Christmas
gift, collected hats and gloves for the homeless veterans, and
spread the gospel andfed Asian people through a donation to Gospel
to Asia which purchased chickens and Gospel tracks.They prayed for
one another, sent a card to home bound member, praised the Lord,
and if I hadnt shareda devotion, they would have read and discussed
a chapter from Heaven is for Real. This group is one ofChrists
miracles. Five loaves/two fish fed thousands! Nine wonderful, yet
ordinary, ladies impact theworld and community for Christ!
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Save the DateSaturday October 3, 2015
Northern Light Church in Cadillac Michigan9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
(ish)
$10.00 Lunch IncludedSilent Auction
WorkshopsGood Music
Great Speakers
