From Sound to Sound with the GOOD NEWS,   Vol. 17,   Issue # 5,  May 15, 2008
    P.O. Box 2707, Elizabeth City, NC 27906    

June 2008 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30   Calendar of Events June 14:   6:30pm Gathering @ Evangelical Methodist Church, 820 Okisko Rd, Elizabeth City July 12:   6:30pm Gathering @ Riverside United Methodist Church, 1400 Edgewood Dr., Elizabeth City July 17 — 20:   Summer Chrysalis Flight CANCELLED August 2:   Pasquotank Correctional Inst. Kairos 1-Day Retreat August 9:   6:30pm Gathering at Manteo Baptist Church,   Hwy. 64 at Ananias Dare Street, Manteo, NC August 30:   1pm Community Family Picnic @ Cale Retreat, Hertford September 13:   6:30pm Gathering at Roper Baptist Church October 1:   Emmaus Women’s Winter Walk Team Application Due Date October 2:   7pm AE Walk #78 Send-off October 2 — 5:   AE #78 Men’s Fall Walk; “In Christ Alone,” Tommy Jones – Lay Director October 4:   6:30pm Gathering   AE #78 Candlelight October 16:   7pm AE Walk #79 Send-off Oct. 16 — 19:   AE #79 Women’s Fall Walk; “Testify to Love,” Elaine Hughes – Lay Director October 18:   6:30pm Gathering   AE #79 Candlelight Oct. 30 — November 2nd:   Pasquotank Correctional Inst. Kairos Weekend #18, Rick Sealander – Weekend Leader November 2:   2am Daylight Savings Ends November 2:   4pm Kairos PCI #18 Closing Ceremony November 8:   Pasquotank Correctional Inst. Kairos 1-day Instructional Reunion November 8:   2:30pm Emmaus DoDU 6:30pm Gathering at Corinth Baptist Church, Elizabeth City November 13 — 16:   Kairos #2 at Bertie Correctional Institution, Windsor, NC December 25:   Birthday for Jesus. The reason for the season! January 1 — 4, 2009:   Winter Chrysalis Flight AC #31, Columbia 4-H Center January 15 — 18, 2009:   AE #80, Women’s Winter Walk; Jennifer Gamiel – Lay Director March 5 — 8, 2009:   AE #81 Men’s Spring Walk “Come and Follow Me” Kenny Pekrun – Lay Director March 19 — 22, 2009:   AE #81, Women’s Spring Walk; Jessica Lynam – Lay Director Other Dates of Interest:   –   Albemarle Emmaus Board of Director’s Meeting 2:30pm second Sunday each month @ Open Door Baptist Church, 1255 Haughton Rd., Edenton   –   Emmaus Men & Women’s Fall Walk Team Applications Due July 1   –   Kairos Advanced Training July 11 — 13 @ Peace College, Raleigh, NC Contact person is Bob Clinkscales at 252-426-7720   –   Emmaus Men & Women’s Fall Walk Pilgrim Applications Due August 1   –   Winter Chrysalis Flight Team Applications Due September 1

Community Lay Director Comments       AE Community:     As I announced at the Gathering Saturday night, we have received our Emmaus Letter of Agreement signed and returned from the Upper Room that authorizes us to continue serving our Lord through our Walks to Emmaus. Thank you for all your prayers     Please allow me to pass along several points of information:     * First, a special “Thank You” to Melody & Jake Leonard for their service to this Community over the past few months guiding our Community music. They will be moving to the Elkton, Va. area in June. Rocky Allen will be guiding our music in the interim.     * It is a great & perfect time for summiting applications for teaming and pilgrims for the fall 2008 men’s & women’s walks. Please do not wait till the last minute! Start praying and get those applications in; contact that future Pilgrim that you hear God telling you about: take action & “Get it Done!”     * Summer attendance to gatherings historically drops off. Come out and join the fun and fellowship with your fellow Emmaus family; stay connected and charged!     * And finally, I wish to pass along special “Prayers & Praises” to all the new Board Members for Albemarle Emmaus & Albemarle Chrysalis. God Bless you for your Servant’s Heart for the Albemarle Emmaus Community!     Love and Prayers to all! —   Mike Twiddy         file:///media/usb0/ae/wwweb/newsletter/2008/2008_05.html

• A Fellow Sister in Christ — Pray for Strength as she Struggles with Many Obstacles
• AE78
• Pray for Rodney Ballance — Cancer
• Hazel Baum — Pray for Recovery from Gall Bladder Surgery
• Michelle Brantley — (Daughter of David & Rose Marie Wheeler)
• Pastor Greg Brinson — As He Moves Forward with God’s Great Plans
• Carl — Spiritual Freedom
• Our Chrysalis Young People
• Dennis — Freedom from Alcohol
• Max & Judy Edwards — Safety & God’s Direction during May 21 — June 1 Mission Trip to Russia
• Doug Fiedler — Unsaved
• LaKeyva Freeman — Unsaved
• Jay Gaddy
• Grandchildren — May Their Walk With Jesus be Closer
• Glenn Gray — Pray the he Accepts Jesus Christ
• Kira in Norfolk — Cancer w/ three young children
• Jake & Melody Leonard — Moving to Virginia
• Lost Loved Ones
• Gee Gee Mackel
• Tom Mackel
• Marriages
• Marshall & Susan — Need Prayer
• Ina McGowan — Sick
• Martha Meekins — Brain Tumor Back, Pray for Healing
• Violet Meekins — (Sandra Sawyer’s sister) Stroke
• New Hope Christian Fellowship — Lord’s Will
• Randy Nixon
• Chris, Lucas & Jacob Ogden — Return home from Costa Rica & stay home
• Joyce Snell — Recent Dianosis
• George Stiles — Bone Marrow Tests as Albemarle Hospital
• Tyrann Taylor
• Taylor Tew — Unsaved
• Ellis Tynch — Came Home Today, is Doing Great & Thanks Everyone for the Prayers
• Unsaved Loved Ones or Pre-Saved Loved Ones
• Tex Wallace — Cancer
• Patricia, Robert & Garrett Whitley
• Wallace — Salvation Before He Leaves Here
• Janie Williams — Broke Left Upper Arm and had Heart Attack & Three Stints; home doing okay

	Application Due Dates
	Team	Pilgrim
Emmaus Women's Winter Walk  (mid January)	October 1st	November 1st
Emmaus Men's Spring Walk  (early March)	December 1st	January 1st
Emmaus Women's Spring Walk  (mid March)	December 1st	January 1st
Emmaus Men's Fall Walk  (early October)	July 1st	August 1st
Emmaus Women's Fall Walk  (mid October)	July 1st	August 1st
Chrysalis Winter Flight  (near New Year's)	September 1	October 1

Chrysalis News     We regret to announce that there has not been enough community response to justify a summer Chrysalis Flight. Please continue to pray for the Albemarle Chrysalis Board as plans move forward for a January Flight. However, do not stop with just prayer . . . action is needed to back up our prayers. Now is the time to clear your schedule to be part of the January 1 — 4, 2009 weekend because the New Year will be here before you know it. Submit those Chrysalis Team   Caterpillar applications for Winter Flight AC #31. Team applications need to be in by September 1st, and Caterpillar applications should be in before October 1st. Mail your applications to: Albemarle Chrysalis, Post Office Box 2707, Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2707

People’s behavior often changes following participation in an Emmaus Walk, especially when a walk is followed by participation in a Reunion Group. Pilgrims show evidence of a greater commitment to a devotional life and regular practice of spiritual discipline when involved in fellowship and tend to have a deep level of caring which is expressed, in turn at church, at home and work. A desire to share love often takes the form of new commitments to charitable work in the community or deeper more committed work in the church. Emmaus is not what causes this change but is a tool the Holy Spirit uses as a stimulus.

Persons from different denominations discover a sense of unity in Christ and an increase in appreciation and desire for Holy Communion as well. Among the most heartening effects of Emmaus is the reengagement of men in church and family life.

The strength of any Emmaus Community is a direct result of its recruiting practices. A community committed to recruiting strong church leaders for the purpose of strengthening the local church will be a strong vital force in the renewal movement.

Sponsorship is integral to some of the unique features and strengths of the Emmaus experience . . . a discerning approach to recruitment, personal agape and prayer for the pilgrims, sponsor's presence at Candlelights, Closings, and throughout the Fourth Day. Sponsorship is like being a godparent. The responsibility of the godparent isn't just to stand with a person in front of the church but to see them grow in the spiritual life, to offer help and guidance throughout their entire life.

To All Walk to Emmaus Enthusiasts

The United Methodist Publishing House is excited about the next Walk to Emmaus event as well as others to come. In order to increase awareness of the program throughout the community, many products are available for distribution at Walk to Emmaus events. U.M.P.H. is asking us to visit: http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/DynamicContent.aspx?pageid=501&id=88.

The web site offers Assorted Lapel Pins, Mugs, DeColores, Walk To Emmaus and Chrysalis Apparel, De Colores Gifts and Walk To Emmaus Gifts. Any feedback, questions or concerns about the effectiveness of these products is appreciated and can be directed to Natasha Andrews: phone (615) 749-6773, or email nandrews@umpublishing.org, or write to:

Natasha Andrews
The United Methodist Publishing House
201 Eighth Avenue South
P. O. Box 801
Nashville, TN 37202

1.   You will never outgrow warfare; you simply mustlearn to fight. (Eph 6: 12)
2.   God's purpose in your crisis is not yoursurvival, but your education. (Deut. 8: 1-2)
3.   Nothing is ever as bad as it first appears.(Psalms 138: 7-8)
4.   Failure Is not an event, but an opinion. (Luke23: 35)
5.   Failure cannot happen in your life without yourpermission... (Joshua 24: 15)
6.   All great men attract satanic attention. (John1: 9-12)
7.   All men fall...Great men get back' up. (Psalms37: 23-24)
8.   Satan always attacks what he fears the most.(Matthew 2: 3)
9.   Struggle is the proof you have not yet beenconquered. (II Cor. 4: 8-9)
10.   Satan's favorite entry point will always bethrough those closest to you. (Micah 7: 6)
11.   You will never win a spiritual battle logically.(II Cor. 10: 3)
12.   Pain is merely passage to a miracle (Psalms 30:5)
13.   Warfare always surrounds the birth of a miracle(Matt. 2: 13)
14.   Crisis always occurs at the curve of change(Gen. 13: 1, 6-7)
15.   Satan always attacks those who are next in line for a promotion. (Job 2: 3)
16.   Stop looking at what you can see and start looking at what you can have. (Nu. 14: 8)
17.   No one has been a loser longer than Satan. (Rev. 12: 9)
18.   Never speak words that make Satan think he's winning. (Dan. 3: 17)
19.   Those unwilling to lose rarely do. (Psalms 55: 22)
20.   Battle is your chance for recognition . . . in heaven and in hell. (I Tim. 6: 12)

1. Your battle is always for a reason.
2. Your battle is always for a season.

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