Prayer

"The battle of prayer is against two things in the earthlies: wandering thoughts, and lack of intimacy with God's character as revealed in His word. Neither can be cured at once, but they can be cured by discipline." - Oswald Chambers

"Living Letters" Spring Tea

May 1, 2010. Our theme this year was taken from 2 Cor. 3:2 "You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all." Carolyn Standerfer was our speaker and if you'd like to hear the message, you can go to www.gclancaster.com.


Mel Layne opened the morning with the Lord's Prayer. Beginning by speaking it, he ended by singing a beautiful, moving rendition of the prayer. What a way to begin!

Summer Prayer Meeting

Won't you join us in prayer? Here's the scoop:

WHO: Believing women.

WHAT: Come together to focus on God in a set time of directed prayer.

WHEN: Wednesdays at 9-10AM (July 7 - August 25)

WHERE: Grace Chapel, Cry Room

HOW: We will silence our cell phones and our mouths as we enter the room. As we arrive and find a seat we will immediately begin praying individually about the topics listed on the prayer board. When the hour closes we will silently leave the room.

WHY: We believe we need to seek the face of the Almighty God, His mind and His heart on these issues which are vital to the body of Christ and our ability to effectively minister to a lost and dying world.

"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16

Legacy of Love

The legacy of love that is in me
Comes from my Father above
To earth he sent His Son to be
A sacrifice of love for me

He leaves within me His Spirit
He guides and comforts me
Never am I without His love
That is His legacy to me

His legacy of love never ends
For it touches all who believe
That God so loved the world
He gave up His only Son

Continue His legacy of love
Tell all that you meet
That God's great love and sacrifice
If for all who believe in Him

-Gail Schmidt, Nov. 2009,
inspired by "Leaving a Legacy" theme at Christmas Boutique

Women's Retreat

Behind the Scenes

Much of the success of the Christmas Boutique is due to the faithfulness of these people. Ray Lee was the chef. Braden and Alyssa Magnusson worked all day Friday helping Ray with preparations. They arrived with him early Saturday morning to have the food ready to be served around 10 a.m. Around 22 men served the 350 ladies in about 20 minutes! What a blessing they were to the entire room full of ladies. Thank you men!

Braden Magnusson

Chef Ray Lee

Alyssa Magnusson was too focused on her job to smile for the camera. Doug Wade is on the left. I think John Tietjen is on the right.



A sampling of our wonderful servers. Head server Mel Layne is in the middle. Don't they look awesome!

Christmas Boutique - November 22

"Difficult times require heroic faith"

Our special guest was Corrie ten Boom (well...Susie Tucker as Corrie). For 45 minutes we sat spellbound listening to Corrie tell her story of being a watchmaker in the Netherlands when Nazi Germany invaded. Her family sheltered Jews and members of the Dutch underground in a ”hiding place” in their home. Eventually the operation was discovered and the family sent to concentration camps. Upon her release Corrie became a “Tramp for the Lord”, preaching a message of faith and forgiveness around the world.



The European living room set became an ideal place for photos. The photo below is of Allyn Young, head of the decorating committee. She had the brainstorm for the warm, inviting living room set for Susie to give her presentation. Along with the rest of the committee, she worked so hard to make the Christmas Boutique a success. Check out the laundry on the clothesline in the snowy outdoors in the bottom photo. How creative!





Photo above: Donated by Karen Eskew of Molly Kate's, the drawing prize this year was everything you see on the table. Place settings for 4, linens, centerpiece, etc... Beautiful! The proceeds were split between our missions project this year (Relevant Arts - China) and the newly established Charlene Layne Scholarship fund. Thank you, Karen. It would have blessed Charlene so much to know that your generosity will bless ladies who may not be able to afford special events or retreats.