And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

The 72hr Prayer Vigil for Walk # 84 is ready…

You may sign up by clicking on the following link:
Click Here to Sign Up on Walk 84 Prayer Vigil
Please pray for the team and potential pilgrims…

Below is a partial list of the Conference Room Team…

ALDs: DeAnn Lawrence, Kym Longstreet, Linda Laister
Table/Assistant Table Leaders: Debbie Timmons, Tiffany Walker, Julie Shipp
Tracy Emmonds, Laura Cumbo, LeeAnn Harrison, Christi Lollar, Jamie Raley
Music - Sherry Bawcum and Leigh Delashaw
Inside Board Rep - Margarete Roser
Spiritual Team - Don Roser, Rick Atkerson, John Ray, Ray Weaver (thus far)

Women’s Walk #84 Team Meeting Info:

* May 15-18, 2008 at Rolling Hills Conference Center
* Lay Director: Jan Slack
* Spiritual Director: Don Roser

Inside and Outside Team Meetings for Walk #84

The TEAM meetings will take place at Bluff Park UMC on the following dates:

Saturday April 26 - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday May 3rd - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday May 10th - 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Potluck Lunch, Commissioning Service, and Holy Communion.

These meetings will include Conference Room and Support Team.

Directions to Bluff Park:
Take I-65 to Exit 254 (Alford Avenue)
Go west on Alford Avenue for 2 miles to the first stop sign.
At the stop sign, go straight into the parking lot.

Follow-up for Walk #84

Follow-up will also take place at Bluff Park UMC on Thursday May 22nd starting at 6:30 pm.

Start Praying for Walk 84 Now! Cover this Walk with prayer!

Applications are available on the website:
www.livingwatersofal.org

Agape is needed for Walk 84.
Please bring 48 pieces for Conference Room. 36 pieces for beds.

Agape candy is needed.
Please bring individual wrapped hard, chocolate, as well as sugar-free candy to the meetings or by the camp that weekend.

Agape soft drinks and snacks will be needed as well.
Please take time to make your favorite homemade goodies for the weekend!

Your Living Waters Community
www.livingwatersofal.org

LWEC@hiwaay.net

The Living Water Emmaus Board of Directors continue to give praise to God and thanks to you for your continued support to bear some of the rising cost of conducting walks. Your response to our vision of lowering the cost to pilgrims and team members has been a tremendous blessing. We continue to be able to keep the per person fee to $100 regardless of various price increases. Your faith and your support have brought this blessing to pass for the past year.

We are asking you, the members of the Living Waters Emmaus Community, to continue support of this vision by committing to ongoing monetary support. We will continue to offer at Sponsor’s Hour and Candlelight the availability of financial assistance as an act of Agape love for potential pilgrims who are in need and may ask for donations for supplies. All of your responses with support have been a blessing and have served the community well. Still the issue of rising costs remains. This way God continues to remind us to place our trust in Him and our community for ongoing support.

You can look at the impact in many different ways. One example is this: If 280 members each gave $8.33 a month ($25 per quarter or $100 per year); this could cover the costs for all four walks for the year. We do not pretend to know the individual circumstances of anyone or what our community members can do. Some may be able to give more and some less than $ 8.33 a month (as in the example). The Board feels called to trust in God and in the Community. So, we humbly and respectfully ask that you prayerfully provide ongoing support however you can.

The Scriptures tell us “without a vision the people perish”. We know from Christ that any real and lasting change begins with a vision. The Board has placed its trust in the One who holds the future. We have voted to maintain the fee of the walks for 2008 at $100.00 for pilgrims and the team members who are serving and staying the weekend. The Board has also pledged its support by committing to an average of $8.33 a month. We ask you to join us by committing to give whatever you can in ongoing support for the Living Waters Emmaus Community.

Another, even more valued gift, is that of our relationship with one another. It would be a tremendous blessing and gift of grace to see as many of the community members as possible at Sponsor’s Hour, Closing and most especially Candlelight. Please come and support us!

So here are the upcoming walks for 2008:

Walk 84 May 15-18, 2008 Women
Walk 85 October 2-5, 2008 Men
Walk 86 November 13-16, 2008 Women

Please write these dates down now. You will be seeing them often over the next few months. Please join us in sharing agape with the pilgrims. We pray that you join us in our support of Christ, the Pilgrims and the uplifting and strengthening of the Body of Christ.

You can mail your check to:
Living Waters Community
P.O. Box 361851
Birmingham, Al.35236

Remember: “Christ is counting on you!”

Grace, Peace and Love,

Your Living Waters Board of Directors

Please Welcome the Men of Walk 83 to the Living Waters Community.

Robert Borth
Kevin Brown
Charles Dunnaway
Roger Jefferson
David Jenkins
Lynn Juneau
Mason McCary
Robert Milliken
Rick Mims
Austin Olive
Tim Peals
David Richards
Gary Sandridge
Marvin “Pumpkin” Steele
Donald Thompson
Alex Vardaman
Otis Washington
Horace Waugh

We are compiling a listing of active Reunion Groups. Please send your information to Living Waters by completing the comments section. Please include the name of your group, the time and how often you meet, where you meet, a contact person and phone number and email address. You may also want to give a brief history of your group as well.

Thank you for your support.

DeColores!!

In His Service,

Mandy Smith

Living Waters Walk #78

Bruce Gohn will be Lay Director.
Larry Turner will be the Spiritual Director.

We are now taking application for Men’s Walk #83.
We NEED the applications to be sent to the post office box ASAP.

The TEAM meetings will take place on the following dates.
These meetings will include Conference Room and Support Team.

Saturday March 1, 2008 - 8:00 AM - til - 12 noon - potluck lunch, Holy Communion, commissioning service

All team meetings will take place at Oakmont Presbyterian Church in Hoover.

Follow-up will Be March 13, 2008 - 6:30 pm - Oakmont Presbyterian Church

Your Living Waters Community

Your Living Waters Family

Melinda Blair
Ashley Cleveland
Cathey Davis
Brenda Godbold
Charlotte Garrett
Miranda Garrison
Marion Harris
Melissa Harvey
Connie James
Bonnie LeVert
LaHayne Livingston
Lin Livingston
Pamela Paige
Vicki Paine
Ernestine Redman
Nancy Sanders
Judy Shipp
Sheila Smedley
Jamie Shamp
Karen Smith
Lois Smith
Linda Taylor
Peggy Taylor
Gianetta Turner

Follow-up for Walk #82 will be

Day: Thursday, November 15, 2007.

Time: 6:30 pm

Place: Oakmont Presbyterian Church in Hoover.

Directions:

Take U.S. Highway 31 north of the Riverchase Galleria.

Turn left on Patton Chapel Road. (in front Crest Cadillac)

Go approx 2 miles. (You will see a Brick wall on right)

Oakmont Presbyterian Church is on left.

Go behind church for follow-up.

Cindy Sloan will be Lay Director.
Doreen Duley will be Spiritual Director.

We have a completely full, overflowing Ladies Walk #82. Praise God!!

There are still some slots open on the 72 Hour Prayer Vigil. Please click on the link below if you can take time to pray for the team and ladies of Walk #82.

Click here to sign up for the Walk #82 online prayer vigil.

Please pray now for the team and potential pilgrims of Womens Walk 82.

Sponsor’s Hour: Thursday November 8 - 7:00 pm

Candlelight: Saturday November 10 - 8:00 pm

Closing: Sunday November 11 - 4:00 pm

We are in need of AGAPE of all sorts. We need 48 pcs of each agape for conference room. We need soft drinks, cookies, chips, dip and any homemade goodies for refreshments. We need YOU to come and help serve meals.

Your Living Waters Community