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Ladies Retreat* (18 yrs and older)
March 19-21 Paragould, AR

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Unplugged*
(A celebration of vocal worship)
April 16-18 Paragould, AR

Month of MAP June
Homemade Roles
May 30-June 4 Paragould, AR

Woodland Bible Camp
June 5-12 Dugger, IN

MAP Boot Camp
June 13-19 Paragould, AR
MISSION ONE
MAP “Boots on the Ground”
June 20-26 KCA (Church Camp)
Berea, KY

Month of MAP July
Little Rock Mini-MAP
July 4-8 Little Rock, AR

MAP Boot Camp
July 11-16 New Albany, IN
MISSION TWO
MAP “Boots on the Ground”
July 18-23 VBS at Denham Springs
Denham Springs, LA

CYE (Church Camp)
July 25-30 DeRidder, LA

Fall I.B.U.

September 24-26 Paragould, AR

The MAPster
October 29-31 Paragould, AR

MAP Winter Retreat
December 28-Jan. 1 Paragould, AR

*Events that are new this year!

   
   
 
A M.U.G.G.

head is a person who

Memorizes to Understand God's Greatness!  

Throughout the year, this ministry awards a mug and certificate to young people who memorize an assigned portion of scripture. Below is a list of M.U.G.G. heads and the material they memorized to earn their mug awards.

Jessie R., LA - Jude, 2 John, 3 John, Jeremiah 1

Peter E., KY - 2 John

Ben A., IN - 2 John

Jessica L., AR - Jude

Timothy P., LA - 2 John

Jacob J., LA - 2 John, 3 John, Jeremiah 1, Hebrews 11:32-12:3, Acts 2:22-47

Rachel P., IN - 2 John

Jessica P., IN - 2 John

Leslie G., IN - 2 John

Jenna R., LA - 2 John

Ashley J., AR - Roman Road, Jeremiah 1, Acts 2:22-47

Jericho S., AR - Roman Road

Lyndal S., AR - Roman Road, Hebrews 11:32-12:3, Acts 2:22:47

Valentin L., AR - Jeremiah 1

Dennis R., IN - Jude, Jeremiah 1

Beth G., IN - Jude

Faith E., IL - Hebrews 11:32-12:3

Eddie O., IN - Acts 2:22-47

Maggie T., LA - Acts 2:22-47

Linden L., LA - Colossians 3:1-17

Sarah D., IL - Job 1

Bill G., IL - Job 1

Clinton S., IL - Job 1

Rachel G., IL - Job 1

Joel G., IL - Job 1

Rebekah G., IL - Job 1

If you find any mistakes on this list please email us at sonny@missionariesforamerica.com.

 

 
 

Renewing Your Spirit 

I heard someone say just the other day that it is important to renew your spirit. They went on to explain that you can do this by meeting with your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to worship, doing good, and getting involved. I had never thought about it before, but after hearing him say this, I started contemplating it….. the time that I have the most energy is when I am with God’s people and doing things that make Him proud! How about you? Test it out! Think of good things you can do and ways to get involved, and don’t forget to meet with your family throughout the week (If you are down on your congregation, have you tried to do anything to make it better? Most of the time when I am dissatisfied I am looking at the mud instead of the stars!)! Here are some ways that we have been involved lately and will be involved in the near future!

LA Mini MAP Retreat

The Pine Prairie congregation asked us a while back if they could host a MAP retreat down in Louisiana for their youth group, then quickly they decided to open it up to any youth that wanted to come. The weekend ended up being during Mardi Gras weekend, because LA always has Monday and Tuesday, which allowed us to have a 5 day long retreat! About 35-40 of us gathered out at CYE (a little slice of heaven somewhere near DeRidder ;) ) to encourage each other by sharing our individual stories. It was a wonderful extended weekend that cannot even be captured in words! We hope that you will attend our retreats as well as host one of our events in your area!

Pineville Marriage Seminar

Way back, years ago at the same church camp Bro. Sonny and I met a girl named Erica J. She is a wonderful Godly woman. Erica now worships with the Pineville congregation, and because of our meeting years ago Bro. Sonny was invited to speak at their congregation for the first time ever. He shared knowledge of marriage that he acquired over the past years, especially his own 25 years of marriage, with married couples (and a few or us single people ;) ) over the weekend. We also were encouraged and learned from couples that have been happily married even longer. What an amazing encouraging weekend!

At my stage in life, I have to say though, meeting and getting to know fellow brothers and sisters in Christ of the Pineville congregation as well as surrounding areas was the highlight of my weekend!

Pineville Youth Day

Sunday of the weekend we were down in Pineville the congregation planned a youth day. It was an excellent way to end a perfect weekend! A group from Pine Prairie (15 youth) drove up to join in on the youth day, combined with the Pineville youth and some youth from the Jackson Street congregation made for a nice crowd. Bro. Sonny reviewed/taught “Acts to the Max.” Judging by the smiles and laughs in the room, it was obvious that the youth enjoyed it as well as the adults! Another exciting part of the weekend was seeing the youth make new friendships with each other!

 

These events seemed successful from down here, we hope the Lord thinks the same!

 

Upcoming Events!!!!!

          **Not all of these are MAP events!**

Walk 4 Water (March 13 @ CRC Paragould, AR)

A large percentage of people around the world have to walk an average of 4 miles to get water. Can you imagine? Kids have to quit school because they are needed to help get water and it takes hours a day. So a group in Nashville, TN started an idea called “Walk 4 Water,” people that are interested in participating get sponsors and then on an assigned day they all register, turn in their collected donations, and they walk 4 miles. The money that is collected goes to Healing Hands International to drill wells. What a wonderful thing to be a part of! One of the congregations in our community found out about it, and they are sponsoring one in our area. We are taking our youth group to go participate. You can visit their website and maybe sponsor one in your area! (www.walk4water.org

Ladies’ Retreat (March 19-21 @ MAP headquarters Paragould, AR)

Don’t forget ladies! Come get rejuvenated at our first ever MAP sponsored Ladies’ retreat! It will be a blessing to your life! Your presence will be a blessing to our lives as well! So far the speaker line-up is: Carolyn S., Brenda L., Judy L., and me. The theme for this year is going to be “Delighting yourself in the Lord” from Psalm 37:4.

Single’s Retreat (March 26-28 @ CRYC Paragould, AR)

If you remember my blog from last October I told you about my experience at the Single’s Retreat. Well, they have it twice a year, so if you thought it sounded awesome, then come join us! I will be attending this retreat again. It was very spiritually uplifting and encouraging. I was also blessed with the opportunity to make new friends! You can too! (Remember, single just means not married, it doesn’t matter if you are in a relationship or not!)

 

I hope to see you at some or all of these events!!!!

Remember: Getting involved can help renew you! So come be renewed!

Love because of Him!

Cathie

 

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Missionaries For America Program, Inc.
P.O. Box 131
Paragould, AR  72451

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