Hello Community. Hasn’t it been nice to have a bit of a reprieve from the over 90 degree weather! It’s been nice to be outside and not sweat and breathe a touch of cooler air. It reminds me of the cool Fall and Spring air we breathe on the mountain during the walks. The Fall walks are coming soon. Have you thought and prayed about who you could sponsor? Our Women’s Walk is full but we do have a few openings for our Men’s and Chrysalis walks. The Men’s walk is September 25-28 and the Chrysalis walk is October 16-19. Think and pray that we have full walks.

Since we have just had a taste of cooler weather, I think of renewal and new starts. We are working to sell our house soon to begin a journey to build a house on our son’s property in Dunlap. This is a big undertaking but one we, as a family, have been talking and praying about for several years. We believe that God is leading us in this direction and that He will guide us in every step along the way. 

I think all of us have opportunities to evaluate new directions in our lives. God helps us in these direction changes in many ways. Emmaus is one of these ways. How many of you have, on your walk or in a walk you served on, received a word from the Holy Spirit that led you in a direction you would not have gone on on your own? In my devotion time recently, I read the stories of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the prodigal son and received some insight from my Bible’s (The Passion Translation) commentary that I had not thought of before.