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October 2013
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GraceTouch
Facilitating global impact
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Whether it's for our personal lives, our marriages, or a whole organization, foundations matter. Thank you for helping us build firm foundations. |
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Who Needs a House Inspection?
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By Viki Rife
Our young friends were buying their first house. They were so excited they jumped up and down as they told us! After years of saving, they finally had their down payment. They had just found a nice older home on a quiet, shady street. The monthly payments were just a little more than they had planned for, but they decided they could cut costs in other areas. The sellers had already had it inspected, and although a number of experienced friends suggested they get their own inspector, they felt they could save money by foregoing the additional costs.
Eight months later, after they started having plumbing problems, they learned that the foundation was crumbling, caving in on their plumbing lines. The ground had shifted so that it no longer supported the foundation. They had a choice to make: demolish their landscaping and spend $8000 repairing their foundation, or try to sell a house that nobody would want. (read more)
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| Matching Gift Update & Giving Opportunity |
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October 31 will conclude the Matching Gift offer, which allows your gift to Women of Grace USA to be doubled. We only need $775 to reach the $2,500 goal. With new opportunities for ministry being presented to us all the time, your gifts will enable us to respond to requests for help. To donate, click here.
Christmas is coming and you are starting your shopping. Do you know that you can donate when you shop online through http://www.goodsearch.com/goodshop.aspx? Each merchant has agreed to give a percentage of your purchase to us when you designate Women of Grace USA as your favorite cause.
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| Musings for Moms |
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Date Night? What's That?  by Jennifer Fretz
If you are like me and most friends I talk to, date night seems like it's simply part of the good ol' days! I remember, before we had kids, Andy and I would go out regularly with or without friends! It was nothing for us to go to dinner and a movie, or hang out late at another couple's house and play board games, or take a night out on the town. It was nothing for us to spend money doing those things! Money or no money, date night is certainly, at least in this house, a thing of the past! I can't really say when we stopped making date night a priority, but I do know that the introduction of little Fretzes has something to do with it! Now it seems like all of our time is spent taking care of those little Fretzes, and they seem to suck up all our money as well! (more) |
| Women's Leadership Studies - Wooster, OH - November 15-16 |
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Transformational Teaching
Every teacher longs to see the students respond to what she teaches and apply it in their lives. A class on "Transformational Teaching" will be offered the weekend of November 15-16 in Wooster, Ohio. Cost for the class is $80. If you bring a friend who has never participated in a Women's Leadership Studies class, you each pay only $60. More Information |
| PrayerWatch Partnership |
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from Sharon MacMillan 
"To enable the church to stand against the schemes of the devil and his angels, God provides her with spiritual armor, equips her with the sword of the Spirit, and empowers her through prayer."
(The Three Princes by Tom Julien)
We come boldly to none other than God Almighty, who alone possesses power over all other "authorities." This power placed His beloved Son over all, seating us together with Him in the heavenlies. We have been given authority to pray for God's will to be done here on earth as it is in heaven.
As you pray in faith for God's perfect will, imagine Him intently leaning down from the heavenly places to hear and answer your request. Put on the provided armor, wield the sword of truth and pray!
Child of God, "Whatever you ask in My Name, I will do it." Period! End of discussion. |
| Anything: the Prayer that Unlocked My God and My Soul |
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Review by Christy Carmean
I don't know why I am continually amazed at the perfect timing of the books that God puts in my hands. Maybe I should stop being amazed...or maybe He continually likes showing Himself to be amazing. Either way, I highly encourage you to read a book (if not this one, read another one that seems to fall into your lap). God can speak to me in countless ways, but one of the ways He chose this month was through the book Anything by Jennie Allen.
Jennie is a mother of four, pastor's wife, and graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary. She has published two Bible Studies, Stuck and Chase. Anything is her first book, and she was awarded the 2013 New Author of the Year Christian Book Award for it.
Several years ago, a friend introduced Jennie to a blog written by a girl in Uganda by the name of Katie. (read review) |
| Ministers of Reconciliation |
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Spectrum Contributors Wanted
Have you ever played the role of being a minister of reconciliation? Has God ever called you to reconcile when you did not want to? Do you have a story that illustrates what being a minister of reconciliation looks like among women? Has God used a circumstance of reconciliation to teach you how to love well? If you have a story you would like to share, but aren't a writer, please consider contacting us! We have women on the Spectrum Magazine writing team who would love to interview you and write your story for you. If you have a story to share about ministers of reconciliation and enjoy writing, please see the writing guidelines below. Women, we want to hear from you! More Info
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| Mark your calendar |
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Opportunities coming up:
WGUSA Board Meetings, October 18-29, Medina, OH.
Women's Leadership Studies, November 15-16, Wooster, OH. More Info
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with Women of Grace USA
Check our Facebook page to see some of what God's been doing among women through Women of Grace USA.
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