July 2011: Partners visit to WV program work in Appalachia

Have you been wanting a hands-on missions experience? Are you interested in learning more about World Vision programs serving rural West Virginia? Do you desire to develop a closer relationship with other Women of Vision chapter partners?

If yes - please consider joining on a service/vision trip to Appalachia.

Details are still being formed but the trip is shaping up so far as follows:

• Laura Livingston, our SPS Domestic Program Chair, is on point for trip planning. Other chapters are being invited to participate, and sign-up will be on a first come first served basis.
• Participants must be Partners with Women of Vision. (Sign up as a Partner here.)
• Trip will take place the week of July 24, 2011.
• Exact trip duration and schedule of activities yet to be determined - but is expected to include painting houses and other lighter construction work during the week, for local residents in need, as well as helping with VBS, attending church services, visiting local office and storeshouse, etc.
• Trip cost is $450 and includes lodging, meals and extra activities (a fun day, a bbq with local staff, etc.)
• Trip cost does NOT include airfare. Participants will book their own airfare, and, will need to all chip in on the cost of a rental car and gas for the week.

Still interested? Please email wovsouthpugetsound@gmail.com asap and Laura will get back to you to discuss further.

Click here for more photos from the 2010 Appalachia trip.

THURSDAY EDUCATION EVENT POSTPONED!

Due to inclement weather, the Appalachia Educational Gathering that was set for 2/24/11 has now been postponed. Please watch our blog, website or Facebook for the new date, to be provided soon.

        Stay warm.

        Stay dry.

        Stay safe.

        Be blessed!!

Training For "The City" continues this week

If you cannot attend the training...no problem - training module notes are available. See link for more info.

Women of Vision on The City
Training Schedule and Notes

Women of Vision on The City Website

Educational Event Feb. 24th - POSTPONED: Appalachia Trip Report

THIS EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. WILL POST NEW DATE SOON!
You are cordially invited, by the Greater Seattle Women of Vision chapter, to attend a free educational gathering on Rural Poverty in Appalachia. The speakers for this event will be none other than two of our own chapter leaders, Laura & Lynn.

Last summer, Laura and Lynn visited World Vision's program work in the Appalachian mountains of West Virginia. During that trip they had the opportunity, among other things, to work alongside several church missions teams doing resident home repair projects, to spend a day with the WoV North Carolina ladies at their day camp for girls, and to tour the WV community storehouse in Philippi. Photos and stories from this trip will be presented at this gathering, along with some basic information about the causes and challenges faced by residents in rural areas steeped in generational poverty.

The South Puget Sound and Greater Seattle chapters of Women of Vision are among numerous other Women of Vision chapters nationwide raising funds for programs in rural Applachia. Our SPS chapter has committed to raising $10,000 for Appalachia this fiscal year, so this subject matter is dear to our hearts. Will you join us?

Thursday, February 24, 2011

7-8:30pm

McMicken Heights Baptist Church

375 S. 172nd St., SeaTac, WA

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February Devotional

For God So Loved

 For God so loVed the world 

             ThAt He gave 

 His onLy 

 BegottEn

 SoN

                ThaT whosoever

 believesIn Him  

           Shall Not perish 

           but have Everlasting life.

                                                                         John 3:16

May you have a blessed, bounteous, abundant, extraordinary, powerful, complete and joyous life remembering that God loves you so much that He gave His One and Only Son so that if You believe, You will live forever with Him.