Prayers and Pictures!
Dear All,
Friday’s Bottom Line:
Today’s Better Together seminar was well-received and as Angelica said,
“I believe a lot of marriages were healed today.”
Scott’s presentation in this marriage seminar is high energy, and it sounds like God is answering our prayers for his health and stamina. Tomorrow, these pastoral couples will learn some of the practical how-to’s of raising disciples who raise disciples.
Friday’s Prayer Requests:
1. Good health for all members of the Phillips family; Mark and Liam had upset stomachs yesterday. = {
2. The pastoral couples at the Tandem Conference to gain clear understanding of the principles presented in Saturday’s disciple-makers sessions; productive Q&A as the Conference concludes.
3. A successful throat surgery and recovery for Pastor Gil (“Hill”); details TBA as we have more information.
Friday’s Details:
Our team has sent us some pictures from the past few days. Prayers are being answered and both parts of the Tandem Conference (the disciple-makers seminar and the marriage seminar) are making an impact of these dedicated pastoral couples!
First, as they were driving up the mountain from Villasis to Baguio on Wednesday, they stopped at an impressive waterfall.
And it looks like Scott got up close and personal with the waterfall.
Scott and Mark tag-teamed some of the DM seminar sessions on Thursday, and I really wanted to put a great picture in here of high-energy Mark teaching. Unfortunately, although the rest of the attendees were attentive, the framing of the picture had the most prominent man in the foreground looking bored. Sigh. It just didn’t give the right vibe, so I’m going to leave that picture out, but we do all appreciate Mark!
Then on Friday, Scott taught the Better Together seminar.
That seminar includes a lot of solid information, as well as a fair amount of humor that most couples can relate to, and as it grows more serious in the afternoon sessions, Scott gives the couples some time to find a quiet place to talk about what they’ve heard and ask each other to forgive them for wrongs they’ve done. That part of the BT seminar is always a very serious time when God does some powerful things in the couples’ relationships. As they dispersed for this time alone together, some couples found places in or around the conference room…
… and some went outside.
On a lighter note, Scott always invites each person to write down why her husband is her hero or why his wife is his princess, and then some of the couples are invited to share what they wrote and small prizes are given to the winning princess and hero. Here are a few of those couples on Friday.
Reading why he’s her hero
Headed toward a kiss = )
And here are all the happy Tandem Conference participants, including the “delegates” (pastoral couples), our national directors Wilson and Angelica, Scott, and Mark and Whitney.
Front row far left: Wilson and Angelica; Standing far right: Mark (bald and bearded) and Whitney;
Back row with the big head (HA!), Scott
While the couples were talking to each other alone today, Scott had a break for a few minutes, and he sent this message for all of us TTC partners:
“Thank you so much for your prayers. I just told the story of my second wife, and the room erupted in applause! They are all pastors and pastors’ wives, and they could so identify with the story of my affair with Ministry. The guys and the wives are now discussing the story in two men’s groups and two ladies groups. I believe God will do a great and deep healing in the lives of these couples. Your prayers are making a huge difference. Thank you!”
I cannot say it any better than that!
Blessings,
Patty