Christmas Party

Hey girls,

How was your thanksgiving? My thanksgiving was very nice and relaxing. 

This Friday is our last session of the book of Esther. Then we are having a PARTYYYYYYY on the Dec 10th. celebrating Christmas. I know some of you have hubbies deployed so I definitely want to have this get together to support and pray for each other.  

Our Christmas Connection Group party is going to be at 10:15 am and we are going to have a lot of food, games, and fun. But there is something else I want to add and that is a time of sharing and testimony. Very simple if you want to you can share what the Lord has done in this year in your life and your family and what are your resolutions for 2011 if you have any. 

By the way I still have Sara’s gift at one of the church’s offices because I haven’t see her to give it to her. So anyways just letting you know. Instead of thanksgiving gift is going to be christmas gift  LOL. 

Anyway, I love you all and I will see you on Friday 

Carla

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its ⁽waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride.” Psalm 46:1-3

Ugly cry

Hello girls,

Question: 

Have you ever had an ugly cry in public? 

If you have we can share it on Friday. We saw that queen Esther had a very ugly cry in front of her husband “The King”.(Esther 8:3)

God moved in an amazing way in Esther’s story.  So to Him be all the glory.  At times we feel like we have done great things for people because we have let God use us in His plan. 

This week I called the lady we are going to prepare the “baby basket”  to see how she was doing and to find out how old her baby boy is and what diaper size He is and to make sure she was going to be there this Sunday. 

So here is the list:

baby food

formula

diapers (size 4 or 5)

wipes

Please I don’t want you go out of your budget to buy something. If you can bring something that is good and if you can’t that is OK. I know we all have children and families. It is just a show of love for her. All these perishable things are going to be a great help for her. 

So I’ll see all on Friday. 

Carla

I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise!

Hello girls, 

Can you believe we are almost at the end of our Bible study on “Esther”? All I can say, so far, is that I have been experiencing an amazing blessing from the Lord studying the Bible along with all of you. The fellowship between us reminds me that friendship is truly a gift from God. 

                                    Psalm 18:3-6, 16-19

3 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,

and I am saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death entangled me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

6 In my distress I called to the LORD;

I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my cry came before him, into his ears

16He reached down from on high and took hold of me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

17He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from my foes, who were too strong for me.

18They confronted me in the day of my disaster,

but the LORD was my support.

19He brought me out into a spacious place;

he rescued me because he delighted in me.

I love knowing God is taking care of us. It makes me feel confident and secure. We are His precious treasure, His love for us is perfect. Just as God help queen Esther in a situation that seemed impossible to resolve God can help us with anything. 

Friday, November 26th we are not going to have our connection group. If you would like, you can be apart of the Ronald McDonald House outreach that afternoon.  Let me know if you have any questions. We will be serving dinner for the families in the hospital. 

Love you all!! 

Carla

Esther-Chapter 6

Hello girls,

I am thrilled for our connection group every Friday and I am looking forward to seeing you all and to see what God has in store for us as we study this weeks lesson together.   

Don’t forget we start at 10:15 am. We are going to meet at the fellowship hall this Friday. Mandy volunteered to bring the refreshments.  Michelle is faithfully helping us with the childcare in the nursery. 

So here is something for you to think about and we share our answers on Fridays. 

List four words you could use to complete the sentence. 

I’d much rather endure __________ than humiliation.

We are in chapter 6 of the book of Esther. This coming Friday we are going to have a blast and see how God always comes to the rescue in His perfect timing. God is Never late! 

Praying for all of you!

Love,

Carla