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 Wilmington  Area  Walk  to  Emmaus  

   

Volume  32  Issue  6  June  2017

 

Inside  this  issue    Mike’s  Message                  1    Dave’s  Dispenses              2    Announcements                3    Prayers,  please                    4  

Wilmington Emmaus

 Knit  Together  in  Love    Paul   told   the   Colossian   church   that   he   wanted   their   hearts   to   be   knit  together  in  love.  It  takes  many  different  people  and  many  different  kinds  of  people  to  make  a  strong  Body  of  Christ.   As  Emmaus  Pilgrims  we  are  reminded  of  this  when  we  look  at  the  colorful  lanyards  we  receive  at  the  end  of  our  walk  weekend.  Each  simple  necklace  is   made   of   colorful   yarn,   which   some   loving   person   prayerfully   knits.   It  reminds  us  that  the  love  of  Christ  comes  in  many  colors.  It  also  reminds  us  that  we  should  demonstrate  or  love  for  Him  in  many  ways  to  all  the  different  kinds  of  people  we  meet.    When  I  was  a  sponsorship  chairperson  for  this  community,  part  of  my  job  was  to  assemble  the  lanyard,  cross,  and  tag  for  each  of  these  necklaces.  I  made  it  a  point  to  pray  over  each  necklace  and  for  its  pilgrim  by  name  as  I  was  making  them.  It  was  a  blessing  to  be  able  to  work  behind  the  scenes  as  the  hands  of  Christ  while  praying  for  each  Pilgrim.    For  the  last  several  years,  a   loving  member  of  our  community  has  quietly  and  patiently   knitted   these   lanyards   year   around.   She   supplied  hundreds  each  year,  and  each  of  us  wear  one  to  Emmaus  events.    Because  of  changes  in  her  life,  she  has  asked  for  one  or  more  people  to  take  over   this   simple   task   so   that   this   blessing   can  be   shared  by  others.   Each  lanyard  takes  between  15  and  50  minutes  to  make  (depending  on  one’s  skill  lever)  and  an  experienced  person  can  easily  make  one  while  watching  a  TV  show  without  missing  any  of  the  show.    (Please  see  page  3  for  more  of  Mike’s  musings…)  

De  Colores  -­‐ Mike Daugherty

Dave’s Dispenses  

Let’s  Ask  the  Lord  of  the  Harvest  

Around  where  we  live,  most  all  the  corn  has  been  planted,  and  thanks  to  the  favorable  weather  at  the  end  of  May  and  beginning  of  June,  the  soybeans  are  nearly  done  also.    Summers  go  fast,  and  in  seemingly  no  time  at  all,  it  will  be  autumn  and  we’ll  see  combines  in  the  fields.    Here’s  hoping  for  timely  rain,  good  growing  conditions,  and  a  plentiful  harvest.  

In  John  4:35,  Jesus  said:  “Don’t  you  have  a  saying,  ‘It’s  still  four  months  until  harvest?    I  tell  you,  open  your  eyes  and  look  at  the  fields!    They  are  ripe  for  harvest.”    As  we  know,  Jesus  wasn’t  referring  to  a  crop  of  corn  and  soybeans,  but  to  human  souls.    And  His  message  is  that  now  is  the  time  to  share  the  Good  News  of  Jesus  Christ.    We  don’t  need  to  wait,  ‘cause  the  pickn’s  are  good  …  right  now.  

You  see,  the  problem  Jesus  addressed  isn’t  a  poor  yield,  but  the  lack  of  laborers  to  bring  it  in.    Jesus  put  it  this  way:  “Then  he  said  to  his  disciples,  ‘The  harvest  is  plentiful  but  the  workers  are  few.    Ask  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  therefore,  to  send  out  workers  into  his  harvest  field.’”  (Matthew  9:37,38).    Jesus  summarized  the  issue  as  having  a  ripe  crop  ready  to  pick,  but  an  inadequate  staff  to  go  get  it.      

As  is  typical  of  our  Lord,  He  didn’t  leave  us  high  and  dry,  but  explained  how  to  fix  the  problem.    Unlike  the  strategies  we  might   suggest   though,  He  didn’t   say  we   should   contract   a   team  of  migrant  workers,   or  recruit  some  summer  help  while  school’s  out.    No,  Jesus  said  we  should  pray.    Seriously,  pray.    “Ask  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  …  to  send  out  workers”.    Isn’t  that  interesting?    Jesus  simply  said  we  need  to  ask  God  to  send  forth  His  harvesters.  

I’m  told  that  we  are  lacking  pilgrims  enough  to  have  Women’s  Walk  #98  at  the  end  of  this  month.    The  Emmaus  Board  requires  15  confirmed  applications  by  the  Community  Gathering  prior  to  a  Walk,  which  is  Tuesday,  June  13th  this  time.    In  times  past  when  there’s  been  a  shortage  of  pilgrims,  the  community  would  scramble  to  recruit  whoever,  wherever  possible,   to  satisfy   the  15-­‐person  requirement.    That’s  not   the  strategy  this  time.    Instead,  we’re  asking  for  the  community  to  faithfully  and  fervently  pray.    Ask  the  Lord  of  the  Emmaus  Walk  to  send  laborers  to  the  divine  appointments  He’s  prepared,  so  we  have  a  roster  of  pilgrims  that  He’s  designated  to  attend,  instead  of  any  warm  body  we  can  talk  into  trying  it  out.    Make  sense?      

Thank  you  for  putting  this  request  high  on  your  prayer  list.    I  believe  God  is  just  waiting  for  us  to  ask.  

De  Colores  Dave Hinman

More  of  Mike’s  Musings    If   you   would   be   willing   to   donate   some   time   and   talent   to   be   the   hands   of   Christ   for   this   Emmaus  Community,  please  contact  me  at  mtd45177@gmail.com,  and  I  will  put  you  in  contact  with  the  person  who  is  making  the  lanyards  so  you  can  help.  I  would  like  it  if  several  different  people  share  the  blessing  of  making  them.  Together,  we  can  remind  others  of  Christ’s  love.  

De  Colores        

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Prayers  needed��-­‐  There  are  four  (4)  Pilgrims  registered  for  the  June  22  –  25  walk.�Fifteen  need  to  be  confirmed  to  have  a  walk.  The  deadline  for  applications  is  usually  by  midnight  on  the  day  of  the  gathering  which  is  Tuesday,  June  13.  Please  pray  about  sponsoring  someone  for  this  walk  and  get  the  sponsor/pilgrim  applications  in  as  soon  as  possible.  Keep  this  in  prayer.  

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Father’s Day Verses

“Honor your father and mother’–which is the first commandment with a promise…” Ephesians 6:2 (NIV)

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights…” James 1:17 (NIV)

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!” 1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)

“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Cor. 1:3 (NIV)

“Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.” Galatians 4:6 (NIV)

“Listen to your father, who gave you life…” Proverbs 23:22 (NIV)

Remember to honor your father or father-in-love on Father’s Day.

Always honor our Heavenly Father.

Wilmington  Area  Walk  to  Emmaus  Wilmington  United  Methodist  Church    P.O.  Box  191  Wilmington,  OH  45177  

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June  gathering  

Tues.,  June  13,  2017  

Board  mtg.  @  6  p.m.  

Music  @  6:45  p.m.  

Gathering  @  7  p.m.  

Please  bring  finger  food.  

PLEASE  PRAY  FOR  

Dawna  Jo  Kiesling      

unspoken  prayers    

our  country    

Lasley Wilkinson  

Lynette  Shanton       Sue  McConnaughey                    Chris  Hopkins      

Christy  Mitchell  and  her  church  

those  with  heroin  addictions  

Christians  around  the  world  

relationships  with  family  

our  ministers  

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