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 Dayspring Walk to Emmaus
Chatter Matters FEBRUARY 2015
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self­seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoice
the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.....And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love." I Corinthians 13....
SPRING WALKS UPDATE
Two training sessions have been held for the Conference Room teams and preparations are underway for the Spring
Walks. We still need a few couples, so it is not too late for your special couple to go on the Walk. There is still room for
Single Men as well. Send in applications ASAP. Men's Walk March 12­15
Lay Director, Neal Anderson
Women's Walk March 19­22
Lay Director, Velvet Stanfield
For applications, go to: www.dayspringwalktoemmaus.com
Send completely filled out applications to:
Beth T. Akins at bethtakins@hotmail.com (Don't forget the "t" between
beth and akins)
Mail to: Dayspring Walk to Emmaus
P.O. Box 1312
Statesboro, GA 30459
ATTENTION CURRENT SPONSORS; To obtain a copy of the Sample Letter to request Personal Agape Letters, go to:
www.dayspringwalktoemmaus.com and then click on Quick Link: Info for Sponsors.
************************************************************************************ Getting to Know Our New Board
Members
Last month we introduced three of our new Emmaus Board of Directors and this month we will introduce the last two. Meet
now....
Michelle Barton
mbarton@nctv.com
Area to Serve: Secretary
Dayspring Walk to Emmaus #63
Table of Sarah
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself in 10 words or less.
Retired teacher, gratefully blessed as a wife, mother,
and grandmother
2. If you were to have a conversation with a person from
the Bible other than Jesus, who would it be and what
would you want to ask or discuss?
I'd probably want to visit with Mary, mother of Jesus
and ask her how she was able to step back and give
her son to God and the world. How did she handle her
humanness in the presence of his Divinity?
3. What is your favorite hymn or praise song? Why?
Ever since childhood, I have associated "Amazing
Grace" with the sweet grace of my grandmother. I now
picture her sitting back on her porch fanning herself
while singing that hymn.
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Meet Rev. Larry Bird
birdnest7@juno.com Area to Serve: Community Spiritual Director/Clergy
South Georgia Walk #13
Table of Matthew
1. Tell us a little bit about yourself in 10 words
or less.
Husband, Daddy, Child of God, Pastor, Born
again Christian, Granddaddy
2. What advice would you give to a young family in todays' world?
Take time to read the Bible together, pray together, and spend
quiet time alone. Take a minimum of 2 quality vacations a year
away from home and work. Spend evenings at home without
Tablets, I­pads, Facebook, or texting, but just talking to one
another.
3. What are you currently reading?
I just completed Charles Stanley's book, Listening to God. I am
now reading, Could Not Tarry Any Longer by Larry Lea­­it's
about learning the joy of prayer.
************************************************************************************* "May All Who Come Behind Us Find Us Faithful"
Sharon Durrence is currently serving as our Board Historian and is diligently trying to preserve the records for past Walks. In the
process of scanning information from all the Dayspring Walks, some information is missing. What is missing is listed below. If yo
have any of these items in your memoirs, please let her know.
If you have a way to scan and email the items, that would be great. If not, we'll work out some other way for her to get it. Please
contact Sharon Durrence
at Sharon_durrence@yahoo.com or call her (912)237­0433. Thank you for your assistance.
Missing Prayer Vigils only for Walks#:
1,2,9,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,32,37,39,40,41,43,54,61,71,83,87.
Also missing:
Walk 46­­team, pilgrim roster, prayer vigil
Walk 47­­picture & label,prayer vigil
Walk 48­­picture & label, prayer vigil
Walk 49­­picture & label, prayer vigil
Walk 50­­team, pilgrim roster,prayer vigil
Walk 51­­team, pilgrim roster, picture & label, vigil
Walk 52­­team, pilgrim roster, picture & label,vigil
Walk 53­­team, pilgrim roster, picture & label, vigil
Walk 58­­team, pilgrim roster, prayer vigil
Walk 72­­pilgrim roster, picture & label, vigil
Walk 73­­pilgrim roster, picture & label, vigil
Walk 74­­picture label
Walk 75­­team roster, prayer vigil
Walk 78­­team roster, picture & label, prayer vigil
Walk 79­­pilgrim roster, prayer vigil
Walk 80­­team, pilgrim roster, picture & label, prayer vigil
Walk 81­­team,pilgrim roster, picture & label, prayer vigil
Walk 82­­picture & label, prayer vigil
Walk 84­­team,pilgrim roster, picture & label
Walk 85­­team, pilgrim roster, picture & label, prayer vigil
ATTENTION AGAPE Heads: Please see that a copy of these
items are saved and given to Sharon Durrence when you work a Walk. ************************************************************************
"Pilgrim's Progress"
A "Lovely" Story of Christian Action
by
Bruce Purcell
Dayspring Walk to Emmaus #80
Table of Luke
Imagine God making something where there was nothing and answering a prayer!!! Five years ago, a local decided to take a ride on his dirt bike and just as he pulled out of his yard he was hit head­on by a car! Just that he was paralyzed from the neck down. He and his wife's life was changed forever. His faith in God has be
sobering as everyday his soul light still shines through all the hard aches, pain, bills, and doctors. He smiles from his heart!
This paralyzed friend called me right before Thanksgiving to say he wanted to do something to help someone since he hadn't been
to help anyone since his accident. He said he had a freezer he wanted to give away if I knew someone who needed one. A man leas
able to give had the love of Christ in his heart! I told him I thought the Blount Boys Home near Lyons could use some help. Just l
that, God spoke and said we will carry the freezer there, but it will be carried full of food! Several people came out of the woodwor
and gave donations to deliver the freezer full of food plus a pickup truck load of more food. As we delivered this blessing to the
Blount Home, this group of about fifteen young boys, between the ages of ten to eighteen came out with the director. They were so
grateful and told us they had been praying for supplies and here God had answered them­­­all through a paralyzed man!!! These young men were thankful for their food supply. The director told us the only way they could thank us was to sing a couple o
songs. As I stood in front and listened to these young men singing, "God is All I Need," I could not hold back tears of joy to God! Since then, these young men have been greatly blessed as they have blessed church congregations and groups beyond
measure dressed in their clothes that were donated and specially monogrammed. The seed of love that began all these blessings to
numerous to tell here was planted by a paralyzed man wanting to show God's love in his heart in the only way he could give! "
Be the Glory!!!"
Bruce Purcell
brucepurcell53@yahoo.com
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JOURNEY TAKES FLIGHT THIS MONTH
Journey is the young adult version of the Walk to Emmaus. This is for ages 19­24 and geared toward college age young adults. Th
"caterpillars"
take their flights this month. Girls will go one weekend ahead of the boys. The Journey will take place at Tattnall Campground.
Girls' Flight February 12­15 Lay Director, K.K. Oswald
Boys' Flight February 19­22 Lay Director, Scott Morgan
Applications can be found online at:
www.dayspringwalktoemmaus.com
Send applications to: feliciaodum81@gmail.com
Mail to: Felicia Odum
245 Sam Green Road
Claxton, GA 30417
For more information for workers or flights, call (912)282­0678.
Please support these young people with your presence at Send­Off and Closing. Your gifts of table and baked agape are needed an
appreciated! Also attend Candlelight on Saturday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 21 at 8:00 p.m.
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A Special Note from the Lay Director of upcoming Girls' Journey Flight #28 by KK Oswald,
Coastal Georgia Chrysalis Flight #17
Hello Everyone,
I hope that all of you will come and support Dayspring Chrysalis Journey Flight #28 on February 12­
15. I went on what is now Coastal Georgia Chrysalis Flight #16 in 1997 when I was l6 years old. I
have been involved with the Chrysalis Journey Flights since that time. I have been so blessed to be a
part of these special retreats and have seen God work on the inside of me and others throughout the
past fifteen plus years. The Journey weekend always plants seeds or changes the lives of young
people. These changes are so important in a person's walk with God. The weekend flights give young people a chance experience God in a way that is truly special and unique and also gives them tools to live a Christian life in today's worl
also provides them with friendship, fellowship, and mentorship that can last a lifetime. Please come out and support
Dayspring Chrysalis Journey Flight #28.
Fly With Christ,
KK Oswald
katherineoswald@hotmail.com ********************************************************
2015 Upcoming CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 5 6:30 p.m. Emmaus Board Meeting
February 12 8:00 p.m. Journey Girls' Send­Off
(All Journey Activities Take Place At Tattnall Campground)
February 14 8:00 p.m. Journey Girls' Candlelight
February 15 4:00 p.m. Journey Girls' Closing
February 19 8:00 p.m. Journey Boys' Send­Off
February 21 8:15 a.m. Emmaus Conference Room
(Statesboro First United Methodist Church) February 21 8:00 p.m. Journey Boys' Candlelight
February 22 4:00 p.m. Journey Boys' Closing
February 28 6:00 p.m. Community GATHERING
(Guyton United Methodist Church)
March 7 8:15 a.m. All Teams­­Camp Set­Up
(All Walk Activities will be held at Tattnall Campground) March 12 6:45 p.m. Send Off Men's Walk #90
March 14 8:00 p.m. Candlelight
March 15 4:00 p.m. Closing Men's Walk #90
March 19 6:45 p.m. Send Off Women's Walk #91
March 21 8:00 p.m. Candlelight
March 22 4:00 p.m. Closing Women's Walk #91
March 27 7:00 p.m. PIO Party for Walks #90
and #91 at Tattnall Campground
March 31 6:30 p.m. Sustaining the Spirit
(Statesboro First United Methodist Church)
April 25 6:00 p.m. Community GATHERING
May 1 Servant Applications Due for Fall Walks May 23 6:00 p.m. Community GATHERING
In Christ,
Ann Jacobs, Communications
Dayspring Walk to Emmaus #67
Table of Sarah
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