Hope Grows Here- Women's Retreat

St. Andrew Lutheran Church,

 in Silver Spring, Maryland 

hosted the Wellspring Women's Retreat event 

on Saturday,

April 14, 2018.

 About 125 women gathered to 

be encouraged, learn together,

sing and worship,

and make connections.

Keynote Speaker- Connie Denninger

shared the struggle for "meaningful and reliable"

prayer time, as well as time in God's Word. 

Visual Faith Ministry brings together 

some of the tools and resources 

that have changed the story.

 We talked about some of the fears 

that steal JOY and rob us of hope.

We have a Vision Problem.

We don't keep our eyes on Jesus.

We have a spiritual amnesia problem.

We forget God's faithfulness to us.

When the Lord is 

my LIGHT and SALVATION-

whom shall I fear?

And when fear takes a back seat-

there is HOPE.

 Morning sessions included 

a variety of topics and choices.

Visual Prayer packets were take-home 

encouragement to help us remember-

FAITH OVER FEAR.

 HOPE GROWS HERE

because of what Jesus 

has already done in our lives.

Thank you to the planning team and the 

WELLSPRING ministry

 for offering this wonderful event for women.