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Women of Hope~Renewal was amazing! We had a great turn out! The atmosphere was filled with joy, comfort, laughter,  and definitely was filled with the Lord’s presence! The brunch was an awesome smorgasbord of food. We had a good variety of: a fruit mix, cookies, coffee cake, sausage, bacon, breakfast casserole, chicken smothered in gravy with rice….and a few other goodies! We’ll have to remember to take a picture of the food next time. Lol  We had a raffle and gave away some great gifts to the ladies!

Worship was lead by Mrs. Tanya Sturm. She is the wife of Pastor Russell Sturm and leads worship at their church, New Hope Community Church, in Rodeo. This young lady was powerful and I know I definitely felt the Lord’s presence during worship!

Our speaker, Mrs. Ginger Hohm, gave an awesome message! She spoke on the “Woman at the Well,” and related it “Defining Moments.”

A “Defining Moment” is when you are confronted with a new truth or a forgotten truth and you have to make a decision to either embrace this truth and deal with the discomfort it brings, or reject it without making any changes and living your life in a very comfortable state. Defining Moments are always uncomfortable at first, like walking out of a dark room and into the bright sunlight.  However, if you allow your eyes to adjust, you will gradually become comfortable with your new surroundings.

She asked a couple of women to share their “defining moment” and they were amazing! Ginger’s message was powerful and right on time! I could see that the women were all touched by what she was saying.

Thank you Mrs. Emilie Williams for the delicious brunch! It was great! We are so blessed to have you!

Thank you Tanya for leading us into worship! We were all touched by your beautiful voice and your love for the Lord!

And last but not least, thank you Ginger for your message! I had a “defining moment” as I was listening to your message & during your prayer! I know some of the other women did too.

Thank you to all the women that attended, I pray that the Lord blessed you with just what you needed on Saturday! Thank you for sharing this Kick Off event of 2010 with Women of Hope. We enjoy hosting these events and bringing women together in the name of Jesus! Of course we enjoyed the food & fellowship, too!

We ask that you pray along with us for the following requests:

Dreama Cole – Her mother passed away yesterday (2.16.10), please pray for strength, peace & comfort for her & her family at this time.

Garie Williams – Pray for healing in her body.

Janice Sheley – Pray for strength as she has ongoing chemo for stomach cancer. Pray for healing in her body.

If you have a prayer request you’d like to submit, please send it to nedia@restoringhope.com.

You’re invited to
a Kick-Off event revealing
the “Renewal” of
Women of Hope!

Date: Saturday, February 13th

Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm

Place: 570 Appian Way, El Sobrante, CA 94803

Enjoy a FREE Brunch

Special Guests: Fijian Choir

Worship lead by Tanya Sturm

and Speaker: Ginger Hohm!

We’ll share with you some exciting
news of what’s to come in 2010
with Women of Hope!

Plus some other surprises!

CHILD CARE AVAILABLE!
$5.00 per Family
When you rsvp, pls let us know how
many children & their ages!

Check out our Evite invitation here!

The movie was great! A tear jerker……but we held ourselves together. lol We had a mini discussion after the movie. It was good to hear the different views of how the movie touched everyone. One of the big things was reminding us to be “patient.” That’s huge! As women, we get tested with patience all the time…everyday! lol

Thank you to all the ladies that attended! I pray that each one of you were blessed by the fellowship, goodies (lol) & movie! For those that couldn’t make it, don’t miss the next one! Stay tuned for the upcoming date!

Ladies, you’re all invited to the house of Ginger Hohm on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 5pm for snacks, female bonding, popcorn, and the Christian movie, “No Greater Love.”

Please R.S.V.P. with either Ginger or Nedia!

This event is also posted on Facebook.

We’re Kicking off 2010 with

Women of Hope ~ Renewal!

~ Join us for Brunch ~

~ Worship lead by Tanya Sturm ~

~ Speaker Ginger Hohm ~

~ and a few other surprises! ~

On Saturday, December 12, 2009, we had our annual Dessert By Candlelight event! This was our 9th year hosting the event and we had a great turn out, despite the rain outside. We didn’t let it dampen our spirits inside!

For those of you who have never attended DBC, it is a special event that Women of Hope puts together each year, on the 2nd Saturday in December. It is a ladies night out from the hustle and bustle of the season where you can enjoy rich dessert, laughter, and a concert in a candlelit setting!

We had some great desserts this year: Red Velvet Cupcakes, Chocolate Cheesecake and Tiramisu! They were all “Mm, mm, Good!”

We invited Pastor Ronny Mills to come and minister to us through his music. He gave us his testimony and performed some worship songs and some songs of the season. It was such a blessing to have him a part of DBC! 

Along with our musical guest, we had a gift basket raffle! Each year we sell raffle tickets to our guests for a chance to win a beautiful gift basket, donated by the women of our congregation. In fact, Ginger said it seems like this year’s gift basket raffle may have been the biggest one yet!

If you’ve never attended Dessert By Candlelight, you’re missing out! I would definitely recommend coming to the next one! You will be blessed in so many different ways!  

Some reviews:

“I enjoyed it! I really liked the spiritual atmosphere.  I liked the whole concept of the desserts, speaker, entertainment, & basket raffle! I liked the way they put everything together!”

“I really liked the intimate fellowship! It really did feel like having ‘dessert by candlelight!’ I loved the variation of desserts. The atmosphere felt like a warm, calming presence. I really enjoyed Ronny Mills and how he ushered in the Spirit of the Lord – beautiful!”

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