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April Newsletter

 SHANNON’S CORNER

New Growth!

The trees are budding, flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and the grass is displaying many luscious colors of green. The beauty of spring – new growth.


This year has been growth for me as well. The Lord has been working in me to regain and use my voice that was lost during this season of transition. This transition for me has been like an air plant trying to find where I can attach myself to in order to hopefully grow deeper roots. One way I believe the Lord gave me an opportunity to use my voice was the field visit to the Dominican Republic without my colleague, Bethann. Another Safe Place teammate went with me to minister to the Kids Alive DR team through a retreat and one-on-one care. I felt my confidence returning and my teammate also shared how she could see my confidence building each day as well. While in the DR, I got to see a former missionary and briefly hear how God was working in her and her family’s lives.


My colleague, Mark and I helped to facilitate an in-person mediation meeting between three team members one morning. As a mediator, I’m responsible in creating a safe place for the two parties to be able to be heard, seen, and understood and hopefully the two parties will come to an agreement. The hope is that their will be reconciliation and restoration of relationship. And knowing that everyone involved can only do what is theirs to do. Even though it can be a hard place to be and remain neutral, I am grateful for the opportunity to walk with these individuals and continue to pray for the Holy Spirit to do his work in their lives. Another opportunity the Lord gave me to use my voice as I was the main facilitator for the in-person session.


Spending three days in a lake house located in the Poconos to facilitate a personal debrief was a lovely solitary place. Jesus would get away to a solitary place to connect with the Father. Debriefs can be a way to get away from distractions to connect with the Father.  This time of debrief the hope was to help bring closure with the missionary team and mission organization, how to deal with unresolved conflict, and to look forward to the next steps with her new mission organization. It is such a joy to get to participate and be a witness to how God is working and speaking into people’s lives, bringing clarity, understanding, and kindness as He leads them towards wholeness.


The transition connection group has been such a joy to walk with, support, and encourage these six ladies who are in a transition season. Some of them have re-entered their passport country, some have changed roles and positions, and one is in a holding pattern waiting for her husband to get his visa. Each week there has been a theme that we talk about from our perspectives and lived experiences and just where we are in the transition, change, identity, tending, and getting to know what a day in our life is like. We are women who pour out into the lives of others—our teammates, our children, our ministry partners, our neighbors. But it can be challenging to open up space for God’s gracious tending of our own souls. As plants are moved to a new place or even just a new pot, their needs might change. What are some of the ways you feel your spiritual life has changed or shifted through different seasons and locations? In your place and current season, what is helping your spiritual health, helping you rest in God’s care? I have been encouraged as well by these ladies and learning from them.

The Women’s Leadership Cohort has come to an end. It was a wonderful time to learn with other women leaders from all walks of life and to learn from so many guest speakers. I personally learned a lot and grew from what was shared. A big take away was trusting Jesus in the process, taking the next right step, and expectations.

 

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“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil, my cup overflows.” 

Psalm 23:5


Table represents nourishment, provision, strength, and has established boundaries. This is what the Lord not only prepares for us but is also present with us in the presence of our enemies, distractions, overwhelm, anxieties, etc. Sheep would beat their heads trying to get relief from gnats and flies. The shepherd would put oil on the sheep’s head to give comfort, calm, and peace to the sheep. This is what our Good Shepherd does with his oil to bring calm and peace to our lives from the anxieties and overwhelm and chaos in our lives.


PRAYER REQUESTS

Praise the Lord for the field visit to the DR!

Praise the Lord for insight and discernment regarding the mediation!

Praise the Lord for the Women’s Leadership Cohort the wisdom, learning, and encouragement it provided!

Praise the Lord for the debrief in the Poconos!

Praise the Lord for seeing extended family and family!

Praise the Lord for the birth of Jeanluca, son of Marlon & Luz!

Pray for family debrief with 4 teens/preteens Apr 29th-May 1st.

Pray for $350 to be provided.

Pray for Light of Life Retreat May 3rd-5th.

Pray for in-person session with TCK – May 9th.

Pray for trip to Cabo to do a family debrief with 4 teens and a couple debrief May 14th -21st.

Pray for Velvet Ashes Spring Connection Groups – I’ll be facilitating a small group of global women in transition.

Pray for wisdom, discernment, and insight as I meet with people either one-on-one or debriefs.


                                                Contact Information:


Donate Online! (Follow the prompts) 
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Mail Checks:

  World Outreach Ministries, Inc.

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  (Make a check out to WOM & in memo or in a note write Shannon Eaton #783)

 

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Shannon Eaton

107 Old York Rd Apt 5

New Cumberland, PA 17070

(724) 967-1437

 

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