Red River Emmaus Newsletter

May 2008

April; 30, 2008

Greetings Red River Emmaus Community!

I would like to welcome all of our newest members

from R.R. Women’s Walk #99. I pray that your 4th Days

are going well and that you are getting back into the

flow of life. Hopefully that flow is a little less

stressful and you are still able to feel the presence

of our Lord and Savior as you go through your day.

Remember the importance of a reunion group and get in

to one as soon as possible. This weekly group will

inspire and comfort you as you deal with obstacles in

your daily walk.

I look forward to seeing as many community members as

possible at the upcoming gatherings. These gatherings

are listed with dates and locations in this news

letter. Men, if you feel you are being called to work

the upcoming men’s walk this fall, be sure you get

with the team selection representative for your area.

As you may know we have made a change to how

background is worked on the walks. For the most part

this transition went quite well, although we have a

few minor details to work out before the men’s walk.

I enjoyed seeing many new faces at the events for Walk

#99. Although I did not get a chance to talk with many

of you, and I apologize for that, I want you to know

that I welcome any e-mails or phone calls with

questions or concerns that I may be of help on. Thank

each of you for your participation and I look forward

to talking with you in the future. Our community is

very wide spread and I know it can be hard to attend a

lot of the events and gatherings. The Board has

started to move gatherings around more so you will be

able to be more active.

2nd Corinthians 1:21-22 says "It is God who gives us,

along with you, the ability to stand firm for Christ.

He has commissioned us, and he has identified us as

his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as

the first installment of everything he will give us."

God Bless each of you and your families.

DECOLORES

Mike Jensen

OUR WEB SITE

Check out the changes that have been made at www.wf.quik.com/rremmaus Several new links have been added. Information will be kept as up to date as possible. Coming soon will be online 72 hour prayer vigil and the monthly newsletter.  We are coming up with new ideas all the time. I hope you enjoy what we’ve done so far.

God bless you all,

 Melissa

melissa.josselet@esc9.net

NEWS FROM THE BOARD

I look forward to serving the Red River Emmaus

Community in charge of Set Up and Sponsors Hour. As a

new member of the Board, I am eager to learn and would

welcome any help unloading the trailer and getting the

various items to their proper place on Thursday

afternoons prior to Send Off. It’s a lot of work, but

a labor of love, and a position that I am committed to

for the next three years.

I’m also interested in representing the community in

all aspects of growth and revitalization of the Red

River Community. I welcome comments and concerns and

hope to represent the community’s best interests on

all Board decisions. Please keep all board members in

your prayers as we attempt to adhere to the Upper Room

model while using good judgment and a little common

sense along the way. Feel free to contact me anytime

at 940.631.6910.

De Colores,

Cal Kirk

Dear Community

Red River is in need of a person who will input a mailing list onto an address program (cd) to print labels for our Newsletter. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please call me. This will be a temporary solution for sorting the mailing list until the Board is able to get our Database together. There are about 800 names. Also, if you would like to share news with the Community about your Reunion Group activities, etc, please let me know.

Linda Merrick, Secretary

940-228-6912 cell      940-592-5137 hm

940 592-4155 wk       waghowest@aol.com

GATHERING SCHEDULE, 2008

May 15 Decatur, FUMC

June 19 Floral Heights, Wichita Falls

July 17th Bowie, FUMC

August 21 Vernon, FUMC

Sept 18 Decatur FUMC

October 16 Henrietta, FUMC

November 20 Floral Heights, Wichita Falls

Dec 18 Decatur FUMC

"They joined with the other believers and devoted

themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,

sharing in the Lord’s Supper and in prayer."       Acts 2:42

MEN’S WALK #100

Please note a change in date:

New dates: October 2-5

Candlelight Service October 4th

Location Camp Chaparral

Lay Director Randy Greenway

Mark all these important dates on your calendar, and

plan to be present at each event.

DO YOU REMEMBER.....

that mountain top you were on during your walk? Sign

up to work a walk and experience it two fold.

Witnessing the pilgrims is like watching a rose bloom.

If you are willing to be the hands and feet of Christ

wishing to work a walk please contact me or anyone on

team selection. The team Selection will put you on

the list for review for next year’s walks.

Missy Murphey, Montague Co.940-825-6215

Mark Jones, Wise Co. 940-636-2509

Sue Watson---Burk/IP 940-569-0725

Linda Cobb, 940-627-8077

Red River Board, Team Selection

Following are the names of those Pilgrims who took part in the WOMEN’S WALK #99

They are now in their Fourth Days.

We ask the Community to welcome them and keep them in

prayer.

Dear Emmaus Community,

I am honored to be serving on the Emmaus Board, and I

hope to see you all a little more involved than you

were last year. Make plans to attend a Gathering or

sharing your time as a gift of agape on a Walk

weekend. We need your presence and involvement to

build up our Red River Community. It is too valuable

to all of us to allow it to grow stagnant.

When we take the time, I think we can admit Emmaus

brings us joy, energy, and fulfillment.

Recently, in defending the Walk to Emmaus in a group

of clergy, I found myself asking "How has Emmaus

affected my faith journey?" When I think of Emmaus

and how it has impacted my life over the last 20

years, I am proud to say it is all positive. Here are

some of the wonderful gifts Emmaus has given me and my family:

1. Friends. I cannot imagine our lives without our

Emmaus friends and acquaintances. Many from other

churches that I would never have had the opportunity

to meet or work with.

Your friendship has blessed us in so many ways, set

examples for us when we were younger, prayed for us,

prayed with us, shared Biblical insights and knowledge

with us, served with us on teams and in leadership

capacities, and brought such joy to our lives.

2. Emmaus has helped us to become better leaders.

3. Emmaus has helped us discover the joy of laughter

and proven that Christianity can be fun.

4. Emmaus has taught us how to serve. For me, this is

the best lesson. As an only child, I did

not know you had to take turns and put others first.

Emmaus has challenged me to always put others first

and given me opportunities to practice that.

These 4 are just to name a few.

How has Emmaus impacted your life? Send us your

stories. Emmaus is a journey and for us, my husband

and I, the trip has been worthwhile. My prayer is

that you all will partner with the Board this year and

make an effort to refresh this vital Spiritual

experience so we can continue to experience God’s

grace through friendships and servanthood and bring

that grace to others. So roll up your sleeves and

ask "Where can I help?" Looking forward to seeing

you soon.

DeColores,

Shelley McNew