For The Love Of My Sisters

(I errantly first published that Vi Goodrich is from Harvest Chapel, when she is in fact from Horizon Christian Fellowship, Indianapolis. Sorry for any confusion!)

For the Love of My Sisters
John 13:34
Calvary Chapel Women’s Retreat
November 5th and 6th
Hanging Rock Christian Assembly

I want to share with you something that God has been laying on my heart for many months. Several months ago, I was feeling overwhelmed and sad after losing a good friend who had battled breast cancer for four years. Her funeral was amazing and completely Spirit led ~ her life and death were a testimony of her incredible faith in God and how she placed all of her trust in Him ~ even if that meant dying. I was able to worship and grieve at the funeral and for several weeks before and after Gayle passed away with some of my amazing sisters in Christ from our previous church in Lafayette. We shared a bond that began, for me, many years ago after attending a women’s retreat when I was new to the church. I had a desire to get to know some of the women and families. It was during the retreat that I met a lot of women who wanted to know me and my family, too. God was faithful and He gave me the desire of my heart to have a family-like bond with other families in our church. I attended and helped plan retreats in the following years and saw God doing amazing things for the women, individually and collectively!

I began wondering and praying about the women at Calvary ~ I wondered if there were other women who, like me, desired to find sisters in Christ within our body. Were there other women who wanted to connect on a deeper level than just a quick “Hi!” as they flew in and out of church on Sunday morning?

The Lord swiftly began speaking to my heart. I was driving to Indianapolis on a beautiful early morning in May and was listening to Sidewalk Prophets singing, “Change This Heart” and I became overwhelmed with the Spirit tugging at me about offering a retreat for the women at Calvary. I prayed over this for several weeks and shared it with a few friends, who encouraged me to talk it over with Dave and Angie. When I brought the idea to them, they were completely on board and agreed that it would bless many women in the church.

So….I am thrilled and honored that the Lord would allow me to invite you to come to a retreat on November 5th and 6th, at Hanging Rock near Rockport! The retreat will begin Friday evening including an overnight stay, and continue through Saturday, ending that evening. Our speaker will be Vi Goodrich, wifr of Bill Goodrich, senior pastor of Horizon Christian Fellowship in Indianapolis and she will be speaking on John 13:34. We are planning for amazing worship, teaching, time alone with the Lord, and time together to meet and get to know our fellow sisters at Calvary Chapel. Anyone can attend, so pray about bringing someone. I would love to fill all 88 spots available!

There will be more details very soon! For now, if you have any questions, you can ask myself, Alyssa Powell, Cindy Ellingwood, Jen Henze, Joanie Menard, or Jeannie Stevens.

I am praying that the Lord will speak to you and lead you to this special event in November with us!

In Christ's Love,

Heidi Myers