Toccoa Family Conference report and Family Week. |
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| | | | A Family Conference was held May 23-27, 2017, in the beautiful hills of Toccoa, Georgia. Families gathered from many states throughout the East Coast, some even traveling from as far away as California and Washington on the West Coast. The conference speakers included Otto Koning, Jobe Martin, Gil Bates, Peter Magnuson, and others; their messages impacted listeners and were a vital part of a memorable, life-changing week for those who attended.
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| Many young people eagerly anticipate participating in the various children’s programs. This year, special sessions were presented on Friday morning for mothers and their daughters attending COMMIT. This set-aside time was to facilitate deepening their relationships with each other. One of the messages to the ladies was about how to graciously live out a Biblical worldview as daughters of the King while the other was a thought-provoking session entitled, “Have You Been Captured by Counterfeit Beauty?”
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| The mothers and COMMIT daughters were not the only ones with a special set-aside time! One of the goals of the ALERT Cadets is to turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Keeping in line with that purpose, one afternoon of the ALERT Cadet Challenge was dedicated to father and son activities, breakout discussions, and bonding time. It was encouraging to see the way the Lord used this in the lives of many sons as well as their fathers to knit their hearts together.
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| Family Week is a unique opportunity for any family to come serve alongside the IBLP and ALERT staff in Big Sandy. Ministry opportunities may include aiding in cooking, landscaping, light cleaning, and general work projects. For the entire week or just part of it, families are welcome to experience “the other side” of the ministry while at the same time being a blessing to both the staff and those we serve. Families are encouraged to join the staff for morning meetings, noon prayer times, and mealtimes. In the evenings they may enjoy special messages and relaxing fellowship time.
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