Tag Archives: women’s center

Unknown's avatar

Thanksgiving

by

Being thankful is something we need to practice all the time not just at Thanksgiving. But, I am glad that at thanksgiving it reminds us to sit back and reflect on the year that has passed. We remember the good and the hard times. We ask ourselves and others what are we most thankful for.

For me that is easy, God and my salvation!! God is always there for us!! Through the happy and sad times and through the times where we are not sure what will happen and if we will survive. God is there when we lose things that we think are so important only to find out later, God has worked it all out for our best.

My hope and my prayer is that we can maintain thanksfulness all year long!!! Everyday if we just get up and think of one thing we have to be thankful for and thank God for it we will have a better day. I read a Jesus calling this morning about being thankful. Jesus was saying thank me in all things, like it says in Corinthians be thankful in all things for this is God’s plan for you. No matter what happens we have God with us and we can always be thankful for that. When we thank God we open the windows of heaven. It opens us up to receive all the promises and blessings that God has planned for us since before we were born. The more we do this the more our perspective is changed. We begin to operate like we in the Kingdom of God instead of in the world… We can live in peace and joy because we are always thankful!!!

God bless you all and I hope this little tidbit will inspire you to take the first step to looking at your life and yourself the way God does and to adopt a lifestyle of thankfulness.

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown's avatar

Status Report

by

Hello everyone,

Well 2014 is over and we are starting a brand new year and doing so with a bang!!!

So far this year, Sanctuary has:

1- Enrolled clients in the program and the Divorce Support group. We are excited to see how God will work in their lives as we journey together.

2- We are meeting with pastors and sharing our vision for Sanctuary.

3- We are meeting with a great PR lady that is helping us develop our image and putting us in touch with others with similar visions to see what God may develop.

4- We are getting on the Wise Hope database to track our clients.

5- We continue to look for volunteers to assist in our work.

We are looking forward with great expectation and anticipation to see what God has in store for us this year. So please join us in prayer as we stay in step with God on this great adventure! Thank you for your support!

God bless you all,

Jana Woodard

Unknown's avatar

Progress Report

by

This year is flying by but we are staying busy here at Sanctuary. The excitement is high and the prayer is constant.

  1. We completed our Counseling DVD series. This was important to help us learn how to work with the women that ask for our assistance. This will also be part of the training for our Recovery Advisors.
  2. We revamped our website and purchased a new domain name, www.sanctuaryforwomen.com
    1. We now have a Donate button on our site
  3. We received our tax exempt status from the IRS on June 10, 2014. Praise God that was a big milestone for us. We can now receive donations that will be tax deductible for our donors.
  4. We are currently working on fund raising. We will keep you posted and hope that you will join us for some of these events. There is much to be learned and so many possibilities. We are currently exploring…
    1. 5 K run
    2. Meetings with local churches and organizations
    3. Building Program
  5. We have a new committee head working on recruiting and training volunteers
    1. We now have a link on our website where you can request information on being a volunteer and other ways that you can get involved.
  6. We have purchased some software and will soon be purchasing a computer to allow us to track donations, expenses, and the women we assist.

There is still much to do and we are taking it one day at a time with God. Please keep us in your prayers. We are trusting God for guidance and provision to get the work done.

God bless you all and thank you for your support!