The South Mississippi Emmaus Community would like to welcome
the newest members of our EMMAUAS COMMUNITY and to invite them to a Fourth Day in their Honor at Wiggins First United Methodist Church.  The Fourth Day Gathering is scheduled for Saturday March 10^th at 10:30 AM.

Our new Community members from Walk No. 23 and No. 24 are:

Wow, what exciting times for The SMWE Community, 28 new
community members from these most recent Walks 23 & 24.  Understanding the blessings The Pilgrims had on these Walks I’m also reminded the blessings that we The Team Members received as well.  I want to thank both Teams for ALL they did in making these walks the successes they were and I want to remind you of The Community that you also deserve the opportunity to experience working a SMWE Walk as well and I encourage you to ask your sponsors any questions you have and please have the faith and trust in God to using you on one of the upcoming walks.  We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you soon.

God Bless,

Charles Seal

Preparing for Walk #24 has been and continues to be a leap of faith.  I find myself humbled and in awe of how much God prepares each of us for His service.  We tend to limit our opportunities instead of remembering that god is in control.

God has great things planned for each Walk.  This walk is no exception.  Planning is progressing; preparation is being made for the pilgrims to experience God’s love at new levels of enthusiasm for His service.

Many in our community have agreed to serve in preparation for this Walk by:  praying, making agape, volunteering for the Prayer Chain, donating food, sponsoring a Pilgrim (and Pilgrims are still needed), reviewing team service guidelines, and getting Talks ready for presentation.  It is obvious that “It takes a community to raise a Walk”.  Thank you for all that you are doing to help make these upcoming Walks all that God intends them to be.

With prayer and teamwork, Walk #24 will meet each pilgrim where they are in their walk and prepare them for a 4^th Day of service to keep the flame burning.  As the walk gets closer please. . .

• PRAYER for the pilgrims and the entire team.
• Remember to find something you can do to help with this walk.
• ATTEND community events (Sponsor’s Hour, Candlelight, Closing, 4^th Day).
• Yes, you are needed, please take action to be more than a part-time 4^th Day member of SMWE.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve our community as your Lay Director for Walk #24.  Blessings to you all, and

DeColores,

Suzy Guthrie

If you have applications for the Women’s Walk, please send them in to Pauline Fulcher, as of the present this is all the applications we have for Walk 24.   

Have you ever spent time watching the sky?  It starts with a beautiful blue sky and a few wisps of clouds.  As you watch more clouds move in you realize that the weather is changing.  What began as a clear sky is now turning into a stormy sky.  Can you change what’s happening with the weather?  No matter what we say or do we cannot stop the storms from coming.  God has set it all in motion and He is in charge.  We know that as the storm moves through the rain will wash all the impurities from the air and land.  As the sky clears there is going to be a freshness that you can see and feel. 

Our life is no different.  What begins as a good day can quickly turn into something where we don’t know which way to turn.  It seems that we have no way to come out of it.  We are not in control.  We feel helpless. 

That’s how I was feeling a few weeks ago.  Hutch Hutcherson was scheduled to serve as Lay Director for Walk  #23, but because of his illness he was unable to serve.  I was asked and am eager to serve, but it is late and a lot has to be done.  The storm was moving in on me.  I was looking for a way to take care of it myself.  I was then taken back to Proverbs 20:24 “A person’s steps are directed by the Lord.  How then can anyone understand their own way?”  Once I remembered that God is in charge and we are to walk in His footsteps things began to come together.  God is good all the time; all the time God is good. 

The team is coming together and we are working toward the “best walk ever” with Walk #23.  We are all excited about the opportunity to serve with each other on this walk.  God is bringing the right people together for him to do His work. 

We are asking for your prayers, your pilgrims, your agape, and your presence at each community event as part of the walk.

We are Expecting Miracles!!

This year, SMWE had its first electronic election and it was a complete success. Over 150 members of our community voted by email and paper ballot to elect the members to be Directors of Class 2014 for South Mississippi Walk to Emmaus, Inc.

I am pleased to announce the following individuals as the newest members of the Board of Directors: Rev. Lisa Pridmore, Rev. Joe Reynolds, Larry Easley, Dan Walley, Monica Sandifer and Nancy Freeman.

During the November Board meeting, the new class of officers were elected to lead our community as the Lord directs.

Charles Seal….Community Lay Director
Colt Ratliff….Vice Chair/Registration
Tammy Torrey….Treasurer
Brent Wilson…….Secretary
Rev. Lisa Pridmore….. Community Spiritual Director

The remaining Directors and Community Members assisting Directors in special area are listed along with phone numbers and assignments on the Board Page.

The Facebook Page for South Mississippi Emmaus has a photo posting of the new Directors from the Board Meeting at Columbia.

The Worship committee is looking for one banner that has not been located in several Walks. It is the burgundy satin with the silhouette of Jesus. Most probably someone saw that it needed some minor repairs and took it home to do those repairs. Please look around your home or if you know if someone wanted to re-pair it and took it home; often times what we believe could only take a few hours turns into several months—then time has a way of getting away from us . Please see that it is returned to the community—it’s a valuable piece of our Worship experiences. 

Greetings to everyone in the South Mississippi Emmaus Community.  My prayer is for SMWTE to join God in his work in the year 2010.  Four Walks are scheduled & team formation is well under way. 

Economic times have been better . . . innumerable charities---all worthy---ask for financial support daily.  Most of us must prioritize our charitable giving.  Prayerfully it is hoped you will feel moved to support your Emmaus Community financially.  SMWTE is classified as a 501(c)3 organization by the IRS & is tax exempt.  All your donations will be tax deductible.  Our sole purpose is to present a short course in Christianity & in so doing raise up & strengthen local church leaders.  All funds are dispersed to that end.  As God would move you in a step of faith, please consider supporting South Ms. Emmaus this year. 

One may consider honoring a loved one with a contribution or a memorable may be given in a loved one`s name. 

Contributions can be made to Emmaus through:

               Jim Johnson, Special Asst. to Treas.

                92 Claude Smith Road

                Tylertown MS 39667

 IHS

Bo Gabbert/Community Treasurer