Visual Faith Retreat- Fredericksburg, VA

Visual Faith Show and Tell.

The tables are ready for a gathering on

Saturday, November 9, 2019.

Redeemer Lutheran Church 

in Fredericksburg, Virginia

was the gracious host for the

 Walking with the Lord event.

Vintage photos were passed out to all the attendees.

They were tasked with "telling" the story

 of their "new-found great, or great, great grandmother."

There were some very funny photos- and stories.

But, what is the story, or even the 

FAITH STORY of our own relatives?

Here are photos of Connie Denninger's grandmother,

  great grandmother and great, great grandmother.

Though there is a bit of the story of these women of faith-

most of the story remains untold.

After the death of her mother, Katherine, in August 2004, 

as she was sifting through the shoe boxes of paper clippings, 

she almost missed this clipping of the death of her great grandmother.

The impactful sentence was:

 "...she was a devoted mother

 to her children she was mindful 

not only of their bodily 

but also and especially of their spiritual welfare."

That changed some priorities

 and rearranged some intentional life choices.

This song- Find Us Faithful sums up this 

Keep the Faith Milestone project.

What are some of the events, connections, 

and legacy of YOUR OWN story of faith?

Is it in a format for future generations

 to know your story of faith?

Those gathered for this event learned about some 

Visual Faith practices and learned about some basic 

faith story-telling resources.

After a wonderful lunch, 

those gathered began 

to create their own Walking with the Lord 

accordion book.

Before their arrival, the attendees had been emailed

 the worksheet for the project 

to collect and fill out the information.
walking-with-the-lord-worksheet

 Lea finished her project when 
she got home from the retreat.
 A printable resource that can be used for either 
an accordion book or paper bag journal
 is found here:
walking-with-the-lord-additional resources

We are also very excited about joining 

with Lutheran Hour Ministry 
to help spread the word about knowing
 our story to tell our story.

 We want to help all people be

 eager conversationalists about their faith.

Telling the Story of God's Faithfulness.

Visual Faith Coaches Connie Denninger 

and Fran Kassouf teamed to bring this event

to Central Virginia.

They are blessed to partner

 in their efforts to bring 

faith enriching tools and resources

 to all in their ministry paths.

Check out the resources on the 

Visual Faith Ministry website- 

where there are more than 1,000 

Free resources to download 

and use for personal, 

school and church ministry purposes.

visualfaithmin.org/visual-faith-resources