LAUNCH PORTLAND
April 14, 2008 by stonecroftministries
Thank you for attending the Portland Launch event! It is our desire that this experience caused you to grow in your passion to pray, ignited the desire to mentor and influence the life of another, filled you with hope, as well as provided creative ideas for reaching your community for Jesus Christ.
Share with us how God directed you while you were at the Launch event.
I saw first hand the benefit of the ‘Portland Launch’ as Oregon Regional Rep Bernice Muilenburg did what you/Stonecroft asked us to do … reach outside our circle of ‘Stonecroft people’ to bring someone to Launch who knows NOT Stonecroft. Bernice brought Lynne Bonnell to help her at the registration table. Lynne’s only involvement has been as a recent guide for a Stonecroft Bible study. Her words are “I have fallen in love with the simplicity of sharing God’s Word!” She previously knew little to nothing about Stonecroft. She has now signed up to be a Coordinator for SBS and is very excited about what God may have in store in her area through Stonecroft Ministries. I met another brand new Coordinator Susan Trent from Florence, OR who was just approved last week! We had only previously communicated through email and she had wanted very much to attend Launch! Registration had been filled and it looked like she would not be able to come. But wonder of wonders Paula, and Karon went to work and got us more room and Susan was able to come! She is going to be helping Sandi Ausland and her Team do a Stonecroft On The Road in just a few days in Florence! She is approved as a Coordinator now and wanting very much to have a bible study up and ready to go for the women who will attend that SOR!
So what can I say about Launch? God used it to show me the absolute value in team work as we His Body of women open up our eyes and hearts to see where He is working and to go there! We do not have to look very far for hurting and hungry women and girls in our world. They are right next door! “See the fields …” Geneva or Paula or Doris? said it usually takes about 15 times hearing the gospel to respond. We may be the fifteenth woman who shares with the girl next door. Through unconditional love, our bible studies, just being a friend who invites a girl over for coffee or to a luncheon designed with them in mind, we may be the hands and feet of Him who is calling them. So if you have not yet attended Launch … go and take someone with you. Two are better than one. Team work! I have now been to a Launch and I have registered for CHAZOWN Impact 08 in KC Oct. 10-12. I truly want to be salt in this generation need the equipping God is giving at both.
My cup of passion runneth over. I am ignited “to go and be” light in my world. Thanks for letting our little Clatskanie group serve as hostess’ by the way. Faye Marie AR and DCC in Oregon