This Week at WATW
September 5th through 10th
We started our week on Sunday by helping with the Crossover service of Clearwater Baptist Church. This is a service for people with disabilities and their families held the first Sunday of the month at 4:00 pm at the senior center in Athens. We always enjoy this time to worship with them and it is a blessing to us all.
New Students
On Tuesday we got a new student, Rachael. Rachael is from Knoxville. Please pray for her as she gets adjusted here. We got another new student on Thursday, Lilly. Lilly is from Crossville Tn. Pray for her also.
Set Free for Freedom
On Tuesday Lisa and I went to Crossville to meet with our graduates from that area. Carol, Joanne, Angel and Tiffany came to the meeting. The ladies shared what had been happen since they graduated. We started a Bible Study called “Having a Real Relationship with God”. Everyone seemed to be excited to get together and we look forward the next meeting on September 21st.
Choosing Freedom (Jail Ministry)
Thursday WATW went to the McMinn County Justice Center to do a service for the lady inmates. We had a good group of about 20 ladies. Our hearts were broken as we saw the anguish on each face. Please pray that these ladies will be willing to get the help they need. Sissy shared her testimony and quoted Job 11: 14-16 NLT which says:
14 Get rid of your sins,
and leave all iniquity behind you.
15 Then your face will brighten with innocence.
You will be strong and free of fear.
16 You will forget your misery;
it will be like water flowing away.
What an awesome verse to share with those inmates. One of our ladies has only been with us for one month and came from the jail and all the ladies that were in jail with her was so amazed at how great Kristi looks. We pray each one received hope and will be encouraged to press though to get the help they need. Many of the ladies in jail are participating in GED preparedness, Search for Significance, Parenting and Money Management classes with Sharon Pierce and Katherine Gladu each week. The goal of the Jail Ministry (Choosing Freedom) is to teach the women inmates biblical truth and life skills that could enable them to break out of the recurring patterns of failure that cause them to be incarcerated.
Tennessee Temple Connection
Holly, Lisa and I are doing online classes with Tennessee Temple. Lisa is the first person in her family to attend college. She cries with she tells people that. She feels like she is paving the way for more of her family members to attend college. She is so excited about what she is learning. Holly wants to get a degree in Psychology (Christian Counseling). I am working on a Master of Christian Education. I am very excited about this new option for our graduates.
Building Update
Home for our graduate interns with children
This week we passed the electrical inspection thanks to R.B. Dake. We have the insulation donated by Webb Plumbing. A water heater has been promised from Scott Ford of Holston Gas. A septic tank is being donated and the septic line will be dug next week. Stan Hammonds and other members of Mt. Harmony Niota are working on the siding. We need a front and basement door then we will be completely in the dry. We do not have any money in the building fund but God has provided what we need for each step. The next big item is the sheet rock.
Up Coming Events
• WATW will be doing services at the following:
• Fairview Worship Center of Cleveland September 12 @ 4:00
• Joy Christian Fellowship @ Walker Valley School Auditorium 10:30 September 19th
• Englewood Church of God Sunday September 26th at 6:30 pm
• Zion Hill Baptist church Wednesday September 15th at 7:00 pm
• October 2nd there will be a fashion show sponsored by The Lily Pad of Sweetwater and The Dinner Bell of Sweetwater. It will be at Niota School beginning at 10:00 am. Lunch is included in a $10.00 Ticket. If you are interested in a ticket please call the Well 423-745-0010. All the proceeds from the ticket sales go to the ministry.
• Our ladies will begin an 8- series called Boundaries led by Pastor Wayne Bryant on Wednesday September 22 here at the Well.
• A fashion show will be held at River Worship Center of Benton Tn to support WATW on September 18th. They will show you how you can buy from thrift shops and look nice.
• A foreign mission trip is in the works for the students in April. Our options are Portugal, Serbia, Czech Republic, Poland, Wales, Romania, South Africa, Swaziland, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic. We will go with TC Challenge Foreign Missions. I’m so excited about this and so are the students. We have got to work hard raising the funds for the trip.
• Staff member Carrie Watson and Phoebe Master’s will be going to Israel on a Biblical Tour Oct 3rd to Oct 14th .
• Our Banquet is planned for March 10th at Eastanallee Baptist Church
• A Seminar called “Beyond Abuse” for those who have a past of sexual abuse or those who want to know more about how to minister to those who have been sexually abused on January 15th 2011. The location has not been determined yet. WATW will be sponsoring this event led by the Author of Committed to Freedom Sallie Culbreth. Be sure and mark your calendar for this event.
There is so much more I could share with you but I’ll leave it for next time. Remember to Expect to see things you have never seen before and pressing on. Jeremiah 33:3 “Call on me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things you do not know.
May God bless and keep you,
Robin Nation
Executive Director and Founder
