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APRIL 2001 Full Color Poster of Women's Ministries Quilt Oregon Conference WM Presents "God Through Me" Training Conference Successful Women's Evangelistis Meetings Held in Costa Rica April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Full Color Poster of Women's Ministries Quilt Now Available
A full color poster of the Women's Ministries quilt is now available. The poster, is 20 x 24 inches; it was designed by Linda McDonald, the first designer for Women of Spirit. The unique quilt, which hangs in the General Conference headquarters, features women from around the world involved in a variety of ministries: personal witnessing to a neighbor, health ministry, preaching, radio broadcasting, caring for children, witnessing in the business place, teaching, office work, personal visitation, worship with the family, and community services. The quilt itself, designed and fabricated by Marquita Halstead and Rosemary Peterson, is painted, embroidered, and appliqued. The border was embroidered by women from ten different countries. The quilt poster is an opportunity for fund raising, as a gift to yourself or some other woman involved in ministry, or for your church as thank-you gifts. They can be ordered through AdventSource at 1-800-328-0525 or by fax at 1-402-485-2572. The prices are only $5.00 for one, $4.50 each for 2-5 copies, or $4.00 each for 6 or more. You can see that these will make good fund-raisers. Postage and handling are extra. Bookmarks featuring the middle panel of women around the world ministering under the banner of the cross is also available through the General Conference WM office. Oregon Conference WM Presents "God Through Me" Training Conference Realizing a real need for training for the woman in the church pew who wants to be involved in witnessing and outreach, the Oregon Conference has organized a "how to" conference to equip men and women for service. "God Through Me," will be held May 4-6, 2001, in Gladstone, Oregon. The speakers for the conference will include Corleen Johnson, Carole Kilcher, Celeste Ryan, Kit Watts, and Jan White. Topics will include "Bible Studies that Change Lives," "Mentoring 101: Reviving a Lost Art," "Steps to Sharing Jesus," and "Pure Worship: What It Is and How to Lead It." There is a charge for the conference and you must register. For more information or to register, contact: Women's Ministries, 13455 SE 97th Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015 or call 503-652-2225 x402. "Anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater..." (John 14:12, NLT). Successful Women's Evangelistic Meetings Held in Costa Rica Ellie Green, a lay person from North Carolina, held evangelistic meetings in San Jose, Costa Rica, in January. There were 95 baptized and 4 who joined the church through profession of faith. The meetings, which were sponsored by the Carolina Global Evangelism, under the direction of Robert Folkenberg, were in the Hatillo Church, which has a membership of about 300. Although Green did not know it when she started, there had been opposition to a woman holding the meetings. In her first sermon, Green used a PowerPoint presentation to illustrate her main points. At the conclusion she shared from her heart. "I explained that I coveted Costa Rica for Jesus and that by His grace, I would look around Heaven one day and say, 'Look at my friends from the Hatillo Church.'" She closed by walking up the aisle "touching and hugging everyone I could reach. I then stood at the back door and kissed and hugged men, women, boys, and girls." The response was overwhelming. Every night the church was filled to capacity and on weekends there was standing room only. Because of the special bonds formed, some requested that Ellie Green herself baptize them. Because she is an ordained local elder and with the pastor's permission, she did. She did not know that this had never been done by a woman before in Cost Rica. Green notes, "I am not a 'woman's libber' nor am I a 'male basher.' However, I recognize the talents that lie untapped within many women in our church talents that could be put to work for the Lord! I have witnessed first hand the Holy Spirit's power displayed and imparted and witnessed the latter rain falling on a congregation. It was an awesome experience." At a dinner following the meetings, the person who had been the severest critic before the meetings said, "We were wrong! This has been the best evangelistic series we've ever experienced!" If you are interested in holding meetings in some part of the world, contact womensministries@gc.adventist.org and we will put you in contact with Carolina Global Evangelism. All expenses for the meetings are covered; you pay only travel and lodging. The Gift
of Prayer— The Gift
of Affection— The Gift
of a Favor— The Gift
of Laughter— The Gift
of a Cheerful Disposition— The Gift
of a Written Note— The Gift
of a Compliment— The Gift
of Listening— (as printed in "Heartbeat from the Heartland", the Kansas-Nebraska Conference of SDA Women's Ministries Newsletter) While compiling hundreds of routine performance evaluations of senior managers and analyzing the results, researchers for a number of consulting firms stumbled upon a surprising finding: "When rated by their peers, underlings, and bosses," women executives score higher than their male counterparts in most categories. While women might be expected to outscore men in relationship categories such as listening and fostering teamwork, they also scored highest in intellectual areas such as "producing high-quality work, recognizing trends, and generating new ideas and acting on them."—Business Week, November 20, 2000 Don't Forget: Women's Emphasis Day is June 9 Log on to our website: http://wm.gc.adventist.org, click on the words "Women's Emphasis Day" at the top of the page, and download a copy of the resource packet in MS Word, HTML, or Acrobat. Or, contact our department to get pricing and information on how a copy can be sent to you. You can also download a copy of our International Women's Day of Prayer program packet. Although this special day is usually celebrated in March, the resource information can be used at any time when you want to have a worship service with a special emphasis on prayer. These
packets contain suggested program ideas and can be adapted as April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month Sexual assault is possible anywhere to anyone. And it devastates the victim. During April, in the United States, take advantage of programs available on personal safety in your community. If there are no programs, this is the perfect opportunity for your Women's Ministries to offer something meaningful to your community. If you do not live in the United States, is there a special time for awareness of this problem in your country? If not, you may want to do something about making awareness happen. The Stamp Poster which has been available through GC Women's Ministries is on a special sale.
This full color poster features stamps from around the world that depict women. This is the perfect gift for a stamp collector or anyone interested in women or women's issues man or woman! For this sale, the 21 ½ x 30 inch poster is priced at just $6.00 each. For gifts or fund raising you can buy them for $5 if you order 2-5 copies or for only $4 if you order 6 or more. Order through the General Conference Women's Ministries; our address is: GC Women's Ministries, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904 or fax or email us.
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