INDEPENDENCE, Missouri--Thirty-four women gathered at the Salvation Army Camp Oct. 23-24 for the first retreat sponsored by the Women's Ministry of the Kansas City Northland congregation. The theme was The True Woman.
The retreat began with praise and worship Saturday morning, with Pam Smith as worship leader. The women were welcomed and led in several get-acquainted games by Janice Bass, Women's Ministry coordinator.
The workshops on Saturday covered The True Woman, Proper Assertiveness Through Boundaries and The Proverbs 31 Lady and You.
Subjects for the roundtable discussions were based on the books The Power of the Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian; The Mom Factor, by Henry Cloud and John Townsend; The Financially Confident Woman, by Mary Hunt; and Spiritual Mothering by Susan Hunt.
The women also enjoyed a dramatization of the life of Esther, titled A Woman for Such a Time as This, by Marjorie Truesdale.
Saturday evening the women gathered around the fireplace for a fireside chat and gift exchange. Several women gave moving testimonies. Each woman brought a wrapped gift that represented something of interest to her.
Sunday morning started with a devotional service followed by two workshops: The Five Love Languages and Blessing Talk. The retreat concluded with a communion service led by Carol Meyer, Women's Ministry director. Shirley Everman.
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