Welcome....We were expecting you!
My name is Barb Skoff and I am the U.S. Director of the North Central Region of AGLOW International.
You will find out that AGLOW is a safe place for you. The AGLOW ministry embraces women of every race, every denomination and all economic backgrounds. This is a women's ministry where you will find friends and establish life-long relationships.
This is a place that, if you find yourself in need of prayer, you will receive it. This is a place to learn more about God and the Bible among women who are also seeking the same. This can be a place where you spread your wings and learn how to minister to other
women.
We have all sorts of meetings to enable you in this. We have Bible studies, support groups and prayer groups. We also have monthly community meetings that are called Lighthouse Meetings where we learn, worship together and laugh and grow in our faith.
To find out how to locate someone in this region, click on the state that you want from the left menu and you will find the area teams listed there. They will be glad to help you find an AGLOW fellowship near you.
WE ARE INDEED A NETWORK OF PRAYING & CARING WOMEN!
Subject: MAY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009
DEAR EVERYONE,
"FOR BEHOLD, THE WINTER IS PAST,
THE RAIN IS OVER AND GONE.
THE FLOWERS HAVE ALREADY APPEARED IN THE LAND;
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR PRUNING THE VINES,
AND THE VOICE OF THE TURTLEDOVE HAS BEEN HEARD IN OUR LAND." SONG OF SOLOMON 2:11-12
WE REALLY APPRECIATE SPRING UP HERE IN THE NORTHLAND. WE HAVE WAITED SO LONG AND I BARELY HAVE TULIPS MAKING A FAINT ARISING IN MY YARD. AND THE SNOW IS FINALLY GONE, AND HOPEFULLY WILL STAY AWAY UNTIL FALL. MY LILAC BUSHES ARE BARELY BUDDING, WHILE SOME OF YOU, CLOSER TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION, ARE PROBABLY ENJOYING THEM ALREADY!
THE LEADERSHIP RALLY IN CEDAR RAPIDS WAS A GREAT GATHERING TIME. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, SOME STRENGTHENING AND ENCOURAGING WAS HAPPENING TO MANY OF YOU WHILE THERE. WE HAD SOME PHYSICAL HEALINGS ALSO. ONE WHO WAS HEALED OF AN AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASE, A HEALING ON A THUMB AND THEN, CLARE, FROM WISCONSIN TOLD ME THAT DURING THE WORSHIP, THE LORD PUT HIS HAND ON HER SHOULDER AND KEPT IT THERE THE ENTIRE TIME. SHE SAYS SHE STILL FEELS IT WHEN SHE CLOSES HER EYES. THERE WERE OTHERS WHO RAISED THEIR HANDS, WHILE THERE, THAT THEY WERE HEALED BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM PERSONALLY. I HEARD FROM SOME THAT THEY FELT THEY WERE TREATED "ELEGANTLY" AT THE HOTEL! I LIKED THAT UPPER ROOM MYSELF AND JUST THE WAY THEY SET UP THE CLOTH TABLES AND THE SERVING TABLES WAS VERY NICE. THE FOOD WAS GOOD ALSO. THOSE ARE ALL GOOD THINGS! THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING, WHETHER YOU ARE AREA OR LIGHTHOUSE, YOU TOOK A STAND!
OUR IOWA STATE PRAYER COODINATOR, KERRY HADLEY, HAS BEEN IMPRESSED TO RESIGN FROM HER POSITION FOR SOME PERSONAL OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE MUSHROOMING IN HER LIFE. MEANWHILE, I HAVE NOT FOUND THAT SPECIAL PERSON TO REPLACE THAT SPOT AND UNTIL I DO, WOULD YOU IOWA GALS STEP UP THE PACE IN PRAYER FOR IOWA? THANK YOU!
MOST OF THE SPRING RETREATS ARE OVER, I THINK. THERE ARE A FEW WHO ARE CONSIDERING FALL ONES. I HAVE BEEN TO QUITE A FEW AND HAVE HAD SUCH WONDERFUL TIMES WITH THE LORD AND WITH ALL OF YOU, AT EACH PLACE.
DURING ONE OF OUR RETREATS, JULIE SAMULESON, LYN COORDINATOR, HEARD HER HUSBAND HAD FALLEN OFF THEIR ROOF, SHE LEFT INSTANTLY, AND BRAD DID HAVE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE. THOSE OF US IN MINNESOTA HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR BRAD. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM JULIE SINCE IT HAPPENED, BUT I AM TRUSTING THAT ALL IS GOING WELL WITH BRAD. BRAD WAS THE ONLY MAN WHO ATTENDED OUR EVENT IN CEDAR RAPIDS. HE IS ALSO AN AREA ADVISOR. KEEP PRAYING UNTIL WE HEAR!
ALSO, LINDA TAYLOR, SPC FOR MINNESOTA, HAS A MARRIED SON WHO HAS HAD CANCER. WE ARE BELIEVING FOR A GOOD REPORT FROM OUR WONDERFUL "JEWISH DOCTOR" VERY SOON, AS WE CELEBRATE THE VICTORY JESUS WON FOR BRIAN TAYLOR.
I WILL BE GOING TO AGLOW BOARD MEETINGS IN MAY. WHILE GONE, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH ME ON MY CELL. FEEL FREE TO CALL ME. JUST REMEMBER THAT THE TIME DIFFERENCE IS THEY ARE TWO HOURS BEHIND.
PLEASE SEND THIS OUT TO THE REST OF YOUR TEAM AND ALL YOUR LIGHTHOUSES. RECENTLY, SOMEONE ASKED ME IF I SEND OUT A NEWSLETTER BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T EVER RECEIVED IT, SO PLEASE JUST A FORWARD, LADIES!
EXPECTING JESUS SOON!
LOVE, BARB
Barbara Skoff
US Regional Director
North Central Region
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