Sunday, March 29, 2009

Walk the Micah Road Experience Meeting - Tuesday, March 31

Hello Dear GEMS Sisters,

Wow, how is your GEMS' season going? Can't believe that we are already planning the end of year activities for our clubs. What a great theme, I have loved the lessons, learning right along with the girls, how I can be more of an activist for Jesus Christ and those around me.

Which brings me to the reason for this blog entry.... The Walk the Micah Road Experience, a great way to continue to bring knowledge and information to our girls. To their parents, siblings, extended families and to our congregations and communities. This event is an all area wide event, for all the clubs in Area 23 of Michigan. It is to help promote and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of GEMS and God's faithfulness to this ministry. To help families, congregations, communities experience just a little taste of what GEMS is doing both here and around the world in GEMS clubs. To help girls learn active ways that they can become true activists for Jesus Christ and for their families, churches, and communities to be a part of this event, the first ever inter-generational event for GEMS! a walk-a-thon! What a great way to celebrate 50 years, many moms and grandmothers, were probably GEMS or Calvinettes at a time during the past 50 years! How fun for them to get a chance to be included in this event.

This is where it is so important for all Club Coordinators to be on board, to get their leader excited and anxious to be a part of this great event for our GEMS girls, their families and our churches. What we are asking, is that one counselor from each club, or more if you'd like (maybe all of your counselors would like to attend, that is up to you) attend the informational meeting to help you understand and get you all the needed information about this event.

This meeting will be held at the Hillside Christian Reformed Church at 1440 68th Street SE in Cutlerville on March 31 at 7:00pm. We will present all the details of this event, answer your questions, give you information you will need and have some good things to eat! Hillside Church is very close to M-6 and just a over 2 miles from US 131, making it very easy for everyone. We are looking forward to seeing you!

Walk the Micah Road is an inter-generational event. For families of all ages, for our church families and for our communities. To help all who participate to more fully understand the biblical truth of Micah 6:8. To give girls and their families and friends the opportunity to meet and make friends with other justice walkers on the Micah Road. And also, to raise funds for local clubs and the overall GEMS ministry. There will be three participation stations and some fun stations (ie. face painting) along with some food booths, to help make this event a GREAT one for GEMS.

Thanks so much for serving in the GEMS ministry! We appreciate you all so much and thank God for you and all you do serving Him.