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BORDERLANDS GATHERING
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Emmaus Communities,

As we approach the 2012 walks your Borderlands Board members are excited about the formations of the teams and the pilgrims whom you will be sponsoring on these walks.

 

We will be having three walks in 2012

·      Women’s Walk # 25, on May 3-6

Lay Director: Mary Shugert

              Spiritual Director: Mary Taken

 

·      Men’s Walk # 26 August 23-26

              Lay Director: Bob Durrett

              Spiritual Director: Vernon Brinkley.

 

·      Women’s Walk # 27 on September 27-30

Lay Director: Diana Salgado-Dow             

Spiritual Director: To be announced

 

Let’s think about Sponsorship.  The proper perspective is stated in chapter 8 of your Day Four Book or in one of the Emmaus Series of booklets titled “Sponsorship” available from Upper Room Publications.

Sponsorship is more than signing up a person for a walk.  Its importance cannot be overemphasized.  The quality of sponsorship influences the pilgrim, the church, the pilgrim’s family and the well being of the 4^th Day community.

 

ACT’S OF GOOD SPONSORHIP INCLUDE:

1. First. begin with prayer.  Pray before talking with someone about going on a walk.
2. Second, sponsorship carries through the weekend of a Walk.  We provide personal acts of agape during the three days.  These include continued prayer, agape letters, support of the pilgrim’s family and our presence at Candlelight and Closing.
3. Third, sponsorship continues after the weekend with follow-up. That’s when we guide the person to a Reunion Group and Fourth Day Community gatherings to share our faith with them.
4. Finally, good Sponsorship enables the Community to fulfill its true purpose:  the development of Christian leaders and the renewal of the church in ministry. If the community is committed to recruiting strong church leaders for the purpose of strengthening the local church, then the community will be a strong vital force in the renewal movement.

It is our hope that you will include a discussion of sponsorship at each of your future fourth day community gatherings.

 

 

 

 

The two disciples returning to Emmaus at first missed the significance of history’s greatest event because they were too focused on their disappointments and problems. In fact, they didn’t recognize Jesus when he was walking beside them.  To compound the problem, they were walking in the wrong direction—away from the fellowship of believers in Jerusalem.  We are likely to miss Jesus and withdraw from the strength found in other believers when we become preoccupied with our dashed hopes and frustrated plans.  Only when we are looking for Jesus in our midst will we experience the power and help He can bring.

 

Attending our 4^th Day Community Gatherings and our Borderlands Celebrations after the walks is a way we can all stay in touch with what is happening with our Emmaus Community. Eating and worshiping together, joining in music, hearing fourth day talks,

And sharing communion are a blessing to everyone who participates.  Be there to share when our new pilgrims come to join us after their pilgrim walk and recall your own Emmaus journey.  Be present to welcome them, invite them to your reunion group, and encourage them in their fourth days.

 

 

 

 

Go to www.emmausborderlands.org and check out the pilgrims registered for the up coming walks, print out the team and pilgrim list and begin praying NOW.

 

Plan to go to Sacramento and help on the Outside Support Team for the weekend, a day, an hour, or however much time you can spare.

 

DURING THE WALK WEEKEND

·      Offer to drive pilgrims to Sacramento.

·      Attend the sponsor hour on Thursday night.

·      Attend Candlelight on Saturday night @ 8:00 p.m.

·      Attend Closing on Sunday afternoon @ 4:30 p.m.

 

MAKE AGAPE

·      Each walk needs 60 pieces

·      Sign agape with your reunion group’s name, Sunday school class or church name, or an angel name.  But, please do not sign personal names on agape.

 

 

CAN YOU MAKE LANYARDS OR SWATCHES?

·      We need more than 100 made for the next three walks.

·      The De Colores yarn can be purchased at Wal Mart.

·      Lanyards should be 32 to 36 inches long, including ties.

·      Swatches should be 4 to 6 inches long, including ties.

 

 

 

 

We are planning Chrysalis flights and journeys for January for 2013 over Martin Luther King Holiday week-end.

• Jill Smith will be the Lay Director for the girls/young women’s Flight/Journey
• We need leadership for the boys/young men’s Flight /Journey

Are you someone who has been a Walk to Emmaus Lay Director and would like to be part of this wonderful ministry?  Would you be willing to lead a young men’s Chrysalis and help train other young men to become future Lay Directors for Chrysalis? 

·      Come meet with us on Saturday April 21@ 11:00am in Las Cruces at University United Methodist Church  2000 S. Locust St (enter on the north side by the Office sign)

·      YOUR HELP IS NEEDED both leadership and support persons to continue the Chrysalis ministry for our young people.

·      Please help us bless our young men and women with the Chrysalis. A ministry where they can learn to develop a strong relationship with Jesus.

 

 

 

Your Borderlands Board members come from each of our Fourth Day Communities;

La Ristra, Mountain Top and Rainbow.

 

We are truly humbled to serve as your board of directors and we are excited to see what God has in store for all of us in 2012.

 

Please join us as we pray for the Walk to Emmaus/Chrysalis movement, the pilgrims, teams and the Fourth Day communities.

 

De Colores, Linda G. Hurd,

LD for Borderlands Board of Directors

           

John Rosenberger, ALD for Board

John Allen, Treasurer

Susan Brumbaugh, Secretary

Tom Warren-Board Registrar

Karen Warren-Chrysalis

Jim Davis-Book Chairman

Ben Gomersall-Agape Chairman

Donnie & Kathy Weems-Inventory Chairman

 

Ulli Dunn-La Ristra LD

Tom Austin-La Ristra BR

Susan Brumbaugh-La Ristra BR

Willie Dunn-La Ristra SD

 

Bob Durrett-Mt Top LD

Jim McGee-Mt. Top  LD

Jodi Harrison-Mt. Top BR

Bill Yorston-Mt. Top BR

Vernon Brinkley-Mt. Top SD

 

Joanne Boyd-Rainbow LD

John Rosenberger-Rainbow BR

Beverly Swift-Rainbow BR

 

2011 Lay Directors Walks # 23 & 24 

Jim McGee & Debbie Yorston

 

2012 Lay Directors Walks # 25, 26, & 27

Mary Shugert # 25

Bob Durrett # 26

Diana Salgado-Dow # 27

 

Board Reprehensive-BR

Lay Director-LD

Assistant Lay Director-ALD

Spiritual Director-SD