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Summer 2010

  

NEWS AND EVENTS

  • We have just completed the first 7 months of conducting Leadership Development Meetings throughout the United States.
  • Beginning in 2011, the International Advisory Committee will meet in Nashville, Tennessee in October.    
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A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR

During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying "Come over to Macedonia and help us."  (Acts 16:9)

Our Russian Emmaus brothers & sisters & the Central Mississippi Emmaus community have heard the call from their neighbors in Ukraine & have opened their doors for them to go to Satka, Russia during the month of July to participate in both the men's & women's weekends. ... Read More
 

 

 
LETTERS FROM LEADERS
A message from Emmaus Regional Representatives

A "Walk" becomes a "Journey" ...

Like being a Methodist, The Walk to Emmaus has become a "connectional" journey of sorts for my husband, Sam and me.  Beyond our initial 72 hour experience, we have continued to be blessed by the many Emmaus brothers and sisters that we have come to know and love.

We attended the Walk to Emmaus in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Green Country Emmaus ... each Emmmaus community gives itself a name) in 1987.  If you're not familiar with it, The Walk to Emmaus is a spiritual renewal program of the Upper Room. It is intended to strengthen the local church through the development of Christian disciples and leaders.  Its aims is to inspire, challenge, and equip local church members for Christian action in their homes, churches, workplaces, and communities.

Now that's the official perspective!  My own perspective is ...

Rev. Susan Wiley
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LETTERS FROM PARTICIPANTS
Letters, poems or reflections shared with you by participants of the Emmaus weekend.

To all our Brothers and Sisters of the 4th Day Community,

 Grab your coffee, take a seat and lean in to hear a story about how God uses ordinary folks in His efforts to construct extraordinary things. Oh, you've read countless tales about God's providence in Scripture, but these stories still happen today quite regularly. And in this one, the Walk to Emmaus is a catalyst unto itself.

 Brad & Jill Zimanek
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More Information about Emmaus including Regional Representatives, Emmaus staff members and more is available at www.upperroom.org/emmaus

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