Good morning! It's been nearly a month since I last sent out a WOW-Zine, so it's time to get you caught up on a couple of things. Thanks so much for your prayers for my brother Daniel as he fights prostate cancer. He has a really rough road ahead of him, but is so thankful that he doesn't walk through this alone. It was my special joy to be in Southern California with him and his wife during this time. But it's certainly good to be back with you now!
Here are some up-coming dates to keep in mind:
Saturday, November 28th, 10 AM--Do you love to decorate for Christmas? Here's your chance to get a head start on doing so. Join us at the church to to help make it look festive for the Christmas season. I'm good at dragging out boxes of decorations from the closet, but not much else. So I'll do the grunt work and you can do the beautification part! Please bring your own hot drink.
Saturday, December 5th, at the Rusaw's--Women's Christmas Party--The Joy of Christmas!
Don ye now your favorite Christmas apparel, bring a wrapped $10 favorite gift, and your favorite Christmas food for our potluck. (A link to PerfectPotluck will be available next week, so we can make sure we have a savory combination of main dishes and sweets.) Please bring slippers or socks to wear inside.
Time: 5 PM for Cookie Exchange at Amy's--bring 2 dozen of your favorite Christmas cookies, along with an extra tray.
Time: 6 PM for the party. Carpooling is encouraged. We will meet behind the church at 5:30 for riding together to the party.
It was great to be back for our Bible studies last week. This week Carol R. has signed up to bring treats for Thursday morning at 9:30, and Anita for Thursday night at 6:30. We will not meet next week due to Thanksgiving. We almost finished Colossians
chapter 1 last week!In verse 24 Paul talks about the suffering of Christ and we had a good discussion about the suffering we experience in this life. I shared some things I'd gotten from desiringgod.org, talking about Christian suffering. A quote from a guy named David Powlison spoke to our hearts, and that's what I'll leave you with today. He said:
When you've passed through your own fiery trials, and found God to be true to what he says, you have real help to offer. You have firsthand experience of both his sustaining grace and his purposeful design. He has kept you through pain; he has reshaped you more into his image. What you are experiencing from God, you can give away in increasing measure to others. You are learning both the tenderness and the clarity necessary to help sanctify another person's deepest distress.
Until next time,
Sherrie Ashcraft, Women's Ministry Director
sherrieashcraft@gmail.com 971-285-6699
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