It's a Beautiful Day! My husband and I are on our way to the Wesleyan Church Conference. It is an honor to be a West MI Delegate. Kentucky is my home state. I was born in Wheelwright, KY, a once thriving coal mining town in the south eastern part of the state. However, we moved to MI when I was 2 years old, but all my grandmas and grandpas, cousins, aunts and uncles were still in KY, so I spent all my summers there until my maternal grandparents moved to Chattanooga, TN, then I spent a lot time there, too. I just love the mountains! Lexington is the most beautiful part of the state. I feel like I'm going home.

There is a lot of serious Church business to take care of this week, please pray for the conference. I'm excited about it all. Looking forward to some great worship and messages, as well as seeing friends we haven't seen in a while. As soon as I know more about the new Wesleyan Women Director I will post it for you. I will send out highlights from time to time, so keep checking in. Please comment, too. Let me know you are out there.

I'm blessed to be part of a district that has so much going for it. We have great leadership and wonderful people. Our women are the best! Our district Women's Ministry team is progressing with moving forward with zone meetings with women leaders to form a new structure for the women in our district. I know many of you already have a local church ministry, and that is the way for all of the ministries. You will be under the guidance of your own local churches. But we want to stay connected with all of our churches to learn and grow together in the Lord and encourage each other. We want to hear and share your ideas. Please feel free to contact me anytime.

Well....we are almost there. I'll talk to y'all later.

Saundra

Hello Everyone!

Please forward this to the women's leadership in your church. If someone from your church would email me back with the name of your church and a women's leadership/ministry contact that would be great. I am trying to establish an up to date contact list. We are in the process of restructuring our district Wesleyan women. We are inviting someone from each zone to be part of the "Vision and Restructuring Team". If you would like to recommend someone or if you are involved with women's ministry and would like to volunteer to be on the team please contact me. Please forgive us if you have already been contacted, but let us know again. We are trying to make sure we include all the churches. Please pray for us as we seek direction and leadership for our West MI women.

Many of you know that Martha Blackburn is retiring from Wesleyan Women, please send her a special email. pictures or note. Send it to attn: Julia. She is putting together a scrapbook for her. It is a surprise (I hope she doesn't read this) Send to www.wesleyan.org/ww , attn: julia in the subject line. We need to do this as soon as possible. We have appreciated her leadership in the past years. She has been a great encouragement to our district and women all over the world.

Connecting Women to God and others,
Saundra Lawson
West MI Wesleyan Women
517.331.1415
SL4faith@gmail.com

Hello West MI,

February! Ground Hog's Day-He saw his shadow so we have 6 more weeks of winter!

Valentine's Day-A Hallmark day or day to show/express love to your sweetheart and those you love?

Leap Year-An extra day in the month...or a day of the women take the iniative and ask for a "date" or proposing marriage! (I think women are already doing that today)

We always do all the above at the same time in February. Another traditional event is the Wesleyan Women's Heart of Ministries! A time to focus on the missions and ministries of WW. During this month donations are collected to further the ministries and outreach to others locally and globally.

Please look at the materials and how and where to send your church's donation!
www.wesleyan.org/ww

While you are there take a look at the resources of leadership materials and Bible Studies and activities.

Please let me know how our district may help your ministry. Please let me know about your events before and after so we can post w/pictures them. I am looking to see who are doing spring conferences that we may all share in together or at least in the zone areas.

Our team is working on contacting each church for a contact person for each. We want to communicate with you and it seems to always be a challenge to make the correct contacts. Please help us with this project. We also are selecting a team to be on a "Vision and New Structure Team for West MI WW". You will be hearing more about this. Please pray for us! Looking towards great things from God!

Blessings to All,
Saundra
(Thanks for all your prayers, I am feeling stronger everyday! Thank God!)

Happy New Year West MI

Oh my goodness. I thought this was shut down. I am so sorry that I have not been using it on our district website. This will change immediately! We will start it up again. In the past we had not many responses or much interaction but let's change that! I will start up again and keep you posted.

First of all I am behind in communicating because of several health issues that were not anticipated in being a problem and I could just keep going as usual. But I was wrong. I am now catching up on sooooo much! Please bear with me and we will be using this site for a lot information to pass on to you. Happy New and have a blessed women's ministry!

Always Hope,
Saundra Lawson

The Ride for Refuge

The Ride for Refuge

Back Packs for Kids!

Hello West MI! Time has just flown by this summer. Many of you are doing special activities to help kids get ready for school. This is a great place to post what you are doing. The EDGE Church needs your help in collecting back packs filled with supplies for school kids in Grand Rapids. If several of our Wesleyan Churches would commit to do at least 3 or more back packs we could provide a blessing for several kids. Lets get behind this project and make it happen. I know we can do this!! Please spread the word. For more information about where to deliver them please contact the EDGE at 616-805-4700.

Back Pack Stuffers

These back packs will be given to students of The Edge church

1 Backpack Generic for High School Boy or Girl

4 Notebooks Generic spiral notebooks

4 Folders Generic folders for holding homework

1 package Pens Click style of black or blue

1 package Pencils Mechanical – pack of at least 4

1 Calculator Basic standard calculator

1 Binder Three-ring or similar

1 Pencil case

1 Stapler

1 package markers

Our wish is to provide full backpacks to 30 inner city children. Please pray and consider starting the school year on a positive note for a student that may start off already behind.

Thank you!!!

Hello!

Is anyone out there? Please let me know there is an audience! I want to hear comments from you and have you comment to each other. We can do this~YES we can!

Just Pacify Me. Let me know you are there.

Love and Blessings,
Saundra