From the President's Heart
Greetings from the Heartland! I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and the new Central Region executive board. My name is Kristin Hathaway, and I was recently selected to be the president of the central region. Currently, my family is stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. I have great passion for women's ministry, and PWOC is the best women's ministry I have seen. It has challenged me to grow in my relationship with the Lord, and has taught me to appreciate how God reveals a bit of himself in each one of us. Your vice president/conference coordinator is Kesha Coleman, currently stationed at Fort Hood. Your administrative coordinator is Krista Kalvaitis, also at Fort Hood. These amazing women bring a unique personality and vision to the region and I am so happy to be working alongside them. While we are still in the “getting to know you” stage, I can tell you that each of us is so honored to serve you through this ministry, and we are so excited to see what the Lord is going to do in this region. Your previous board, under Carol Simpson’s leadership, consistently prayed for the Lord to bring revival to the Central Region. I am watching as the Lord is stirring up hearts in response to their prayers. Revival is here, my friends, and we must be trained and ready for the harvest. It is my intention to focus heavily on training women in ministry. People are hungry for answers and we know the One in whom are ALL the answers! We have prayed and asked for revival, God has answered, and now it’s time to get ready for big things. How exciting to get to experience them with you, the amazing women of the Central Region! With great anticipation, Regional Leadership Selection
It’s time once again for a new leadership team. Have you sensed the Lord calling you to step out in faith and into leadership within the Central Region? (You DID hit the tab…..we KNOW you’re curious). ☺ We encourage you to research the various board positions. Pray about it. If you sense the Lord calling you to proceed, use the helpful links below.
Regional Conference
The next PWOC Conference will be the Sharing in the Heartland
Grab a cup of tea, pull up a chair and let's share. Please note that all devotionals are freely shared for use within PWOCI. If you desire to use them in your local installation, please give proper credit. If you desire to publish them in any other way, contact the author for permission to do so. What's Your Laugh Quotient? “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” Proverb 17:22 KJV This verse is well known and loved by many. Let's take a few minutes to unpack its meaning. In the original language of the Old Testament this verse reads, “A merry heart does good medicine”. Do you feel like you could use a good dose of medicine in your life? The word 'merry' means, “joyful, glad, to show joy, those who rejoice.” (Strong's #8056). Joy is far deeper than “happy feelings.” "Merry" does, however, specifically encompass outward expressions of joy. It is said that the average toddler will laugh at least 400 times a day. The average adult laughs only 68 times a day. It is good for us to cultivate an attitude of joy and gratitude. It is good for us to “show joy” even on the days that are less than joyful from our natural perspective. A merry heart, choosing joy, does US good. A merry heart truly IS good medicine. The second half of this Proverb goes on to tell us, "But a broken, stricken, wounded (Strong's #5218) spirit dries our bones". Dry bones become brittle. They are in danger of breaking and often cannot bear the weight that is needed to daily function. Is my spirit brittle? Can my spirit bear the weight that I'm called to bear in my daily life? Bones also contain marrow - a source of blood (life) in the body. A broken, wounded spirit dries up the marrow of our spiritual life. Could it be that God commands us to “choose joy” (James 1:2), “rejoice always” (Phil 4:4), “give thanks in everything” (I Thess 5:16) because he KNOWS that doing so is medicine to our wounded spirits and vital to a healthy spiritual life? It is interesting that the word merry can also mean “those who rejoice”. Those who rejoice do good medicine. I so want to be a balm, an agent of healing to those around me, to those who need a dose of good medicine. This appears to be a good place to begin. I am making a conscious effort to show joy and to cultivate a merry heart even when I feel dry and wounded. I’m not sure how God does it; I only know that time and again He meets me with gracious healing as I begin to exercise my less than merry heart. From the Old Testament all the way through the New Testament, we see a thread of joy. If God repeated it so often; it's important. I plan to up my laughing stats. I may not get up to a toddler's quota of 400 laughs a day, but surely, I can do better than 68 times. Honestly, I've been laughing far too little. On those days when I can’t manage laughter, I at least plan to smile more. This will be good for me, as well as for those around me. Contact the Central Region Board
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