God of Wonders

Isn't it the truth that His ways are not our ways? And I am thankful for it! Thank goodness we are created in His image and not the opposite! Great things are starting to unfold. I have this mental picture of this little group of three (so far) making plans ... big plans! Then I look at my "to do list" and am a little overwhelmed. I wonder how can I do all of this? Then, out of now where comes the gentle reminder that I am just a small part of a larger team. May it ever be so Lord. The great thing is - I don't even know who all the team members are!

On Monday morning God had the sweetest surprise waiting for me. A friend of mine presented me with a check. She shared how God has placed Wellspring on her heart. Each year she selects a ministry to support throughout the year. She chose us. Rather... God chose us! That means we have our first pledge, a monthly donor. She said that even though it was a small amount that God had impressed upon her heart that we had to start somewhere. We are so honored for the work of the Holy Spirit in hearts and lives.

Later that day Ray and I met at the Cracker Barrel for dinner. As I headed to the table where he was already seated I saw some ladies that I know, but don't know that well. One of them came over and sat down at our table and asked about the ministry. Did we have a house yet? What kind of house would we be looking for? A question we often get. But this time there was a different response. She had heard me speak at Jackson Baptist in November. She shared that as I talked about the house then, she had one in mind. The glory of what she shared on Monday night... she is meeting with the owner of the house on Tuesday(she is a Realtor!!). It seems as though she is a Wellspring Ministry Representative too! Who would have ever guessed???
You may recall that I had a similar experience in August when I spoke at Lifesong Church. One of their ministry leaders had been talking with a local dentist to see about having dental care provided for our Wellspring Girls!
We have also had the commitment of makeovers and new dos from a sweet cosmetologist that attended the Broken to Beautiful conference in October.

We ask that you continue to pray over this God thing that He is sharing in our midst! I love it when He starts moving and being true to His character and invites us in and blesses us with good seats to the main event!

Sounds like the perfect time for our favorite Woo - Hoo... ZA Celebration Dance and Shout!

Prayer request... We turned in our Letter of Inquiry to the Spartanburg County Foundation last Friday. If approved, we will then be able to submit a grant for $15, 750.

Milestones in the making...

This week marks another big step in the "next step" category. On Thursday morning we will meet for the first official Borad/Staff Planning Retreat for WLSC. All THREE of us are so excited. The two staff are myself and Gretchen and our one board member so far is Madonna. We have much to discuss and many plans to make. Did I say we are so excited??

This past weekend I was cleaning out closets and such when I came across the first email correspondence I had with Mary Frances Bowley (Atlanta ministry founder) prior to our first meeting. Almost two years to the day. It was a timely reminder of God's faithful provisions since that time. I had no idea that we would be allowed to bring the Wellspring name here into our area. It is an honor to do so. I pray that we will continue the tradition of excellence that they have constantly modeled before us in all we do.

The one thing we truly desire is that you would cover us in prayer. Asking that the decisions we make will be led by the Spirit of the True and Living God.
We humbly appreciate all your prayer and excitement along side us as we continue to seek our Lord's Beautiful Heart and Face.