January 2025
Happy New Year Llano Emmaus Community,
To start with, here is a list of upcoming fourth day events:
- Our January Community Gathering is Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Oakwood Wesleyan Fellowship. Located at 2215 58th Street. Board meeting is at 5:30, Meal is at 6:00 (please bring food to share), Worship is at 7:00. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
- WW 169 Susan Gillispie – LD will be on Feb. 27- Mar. 2nd, 2025
- MW 118 Ed Balko – LD will be on March 27-30th, 2025.
- Please be in prayer for these walks and start preparing to sponsor Pilgrims for these special weekends.
I pray this newsletter finds you all well and that you have had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. Isaiah 43:18 says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.” As we turn the page to another year, we look forward with anticipation to what 2025 will bring allowing the events in 2024 to serve as reminders of God’s never-failing love, mercy, and grace. We have all had our challenges, yet here we are today in the dawn of a new year having been reminded of how God has seen us through. So, as we look forward, may we, myself included, take a moment in self-examination and prayerfully consider what aspects of our Christian life that we need to improve on. Where am I in my prayer life, study, worship, giving, and service, and how can I be better as I continue in my 4th days?
As I consider the Walk to Emmaus as a tool to equip saints, I ask myself the question…Who is it that God has placed on my heart to ask about going on a Walk? We have all been impacted through our own Walks, so who in our lives is ready to experience this as well? If my sponsor had not reached out to me, I may never have realized the agape love and grace that God truly has for me. Don’t hesitate to make the call. Reach out in faith.
I am thankful for each of you, and I pray God’s Peace over each of you. Let us remember to not become discouraged as we know there will be trials and tribulations. Remain hopeful and of good spirit as we press on. NEVER GIVE UP FOR GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME!
DeColores,
David Ehlers
Community Lay Director
