SAVE THE DATE! Upcoming SFM Events:
“PRAYER ALIVE IN 45”:
A weekly “touch base” with Sonflower Ministries to spiritually connect for prayer support for others, yourself, and Sonflower Ministries. The motto for this ongoing outreach is “P.U.S.H.”, which means “Pray until something happens!” 6:45 to 7:30 PM EST—45 minutes. Begins Thursday, September 12 through year end.
To register for PRAYER ALIVE IN 45, please TEXT the following info to: Mary Lucy Holliday at 404-312-4142: Your first and last name; Your Mailing Address including City, State, and Zip Code, Your Cell Phone number including Area Code, and your Email address. Upon receipt of your Texted registration info, you will receive confirmation as well as the Zoom code for the meetings.
Coming soon... "A PATH THROUGH PAIN"
How FAITH can deepen and how JOY can grow even through what you would have never chosen. For anyone going through grief, loss, hurt, or trauma, this study, “A Path Through Pain”, guides students through their pain toward healing.
A Thursday Evening Zoom Bible Study and Mentoring Program (TEZBSAMP) COMING IN 2025!
FALL 2024 RETREAT:
“HEART STRONG” ” Women’s SFM Retreat #59 held November 1—3, 2024 in Cleveland, GA. See retreat info for details and how to register.
Psalms 73:26 NIV “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever”.
“HEART STRONG”
WOMEN’S FALL RETREAT # 59
November 1-3, 2024
Strong Rock Camp and Retreat Center
Cleveland, Georgia
In the foothills of the
Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains
Psalms 73:26 NIV “My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever”
Ladies!
Whether you are single, married, widowed, or divorced…whether you are 18 or 81…whether you are a career woman, a carpooling mom, a carefree senior, or a busy woman who just needs a break…
This Retreat is for You!
”HEART STRONG”…Powerful Retreat Program:
PRAISE AND WORSHIP LEADER SUSAN SHEWBRIDGE, skilled vocalist, pianist, and rhythm guitarist. An anointed recording artist who has written and recorded her own music. She has been the SFM Praise and Worship Leader since 1995. With beauty, talent, charm, and grace, Susan was crowned Ms. Senior Georgia in 2022. She is a gorgeous and very gifted grandmother who loves the LORD and her family!
MIRANDA AND SETH VANDIVER, a talented couple with anointed voices to lead in praise and worship. They are young, dynamic, and are gifted in all genres of music. The Vandivers have three children and lead praise and worship at their local church. From rock to gospel…they rock it!
JULIE SMITH and BENITA PAULSEN: Two gifted singers in Christ with two voices harmonizing praises before the LORD. Known as the "Sonflower Singers", this anointed singing duo shares music and messages that will touch your heart and glorify the LORD.
Keynote Speakers:
ANN-MARIA BENTON She is an anointed minister, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and transformational speaker. Ann-Maria serves in her local church and also ministers in prisons. Born in Antiqua, West Indies, Ann-Maria is married to her soul-mate husband, Willie, and they have three adult sons.
Through her own traumatic struggles and victories, Ann-Maria is anointed as a biblical teacher to share truth from God’s Word. Her messages bring healing, help, hope, encouragement, and transformation. ANN-MARIA'S MESSAGE: “Transforming Truths”
MARY LUCY HOLLIDAY is the Co-Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of Sonflower Ministries. At SFM, she is lovingly called “Mama “Lucy” by women she has mentored and nurtured in God’s Word. Mary Lucy will share a journey that took her 35 years, but the answer was there all along. So many women today are looking for love in all the wrong places. Because some women are carrying heavy burdens that God never intended for them to carry, they do not see God as a loving Heavenly Father. Mary Lucy’s message will be “The Goodness of God”.
TEACHERS:
LEANNE HORNSBY is the Chaplain for Sonflower Ministries. She has been called by God to be an encourager. She has a passion for sharing Jesus with women in crisis – incarcerated, struggling with addiction, homeless, abused. Leanne has led a Jail Ministry for many years as well as an outreach at a Women’s Shelter and a substance abuse treatment facility. She is a Bible teacher, mentor, and speaker at Ladies’ Conferences. LEANNE’S MESSAGE IS: “Heart Strong”.
WANDA E. STRICKLAND is a seasoned Bible teacher who loves to study God’s Word. Many years ago, she received a call from God to minister to hurting women, and serves as the Director of counseling at SFM. Her call to minister to women came as a result of her life…a life she testifies as being “crushed, broken, and re-molded by the Master Potter”. Wanda’s honest testimony of family dysfunction and abuse will be a witness of God’s mercy and grace. Wanda’s Message: “Empty Arms Empty Promises”.
GOD’S WORD BECOMING
REAL… TESTIMONIES
TESTIMONIES from women who have overcome many hardships and trials. From all stages and walks of life, these women have been broken vessels who trusted the hands of The Master Potter
TONI McCOLLUM: With an empathetic heart for the hurting, Toni shares the importance of making good decisions. As a busy, hard-working executive in the automotive sector, a stepmother to three adult stepchildren and six step-grandchildren, she finds time for yard work, for brewing her own kombucha, and for enjoying her two “canine kids”. It’s all in the planning. But she never planned for the tragedy of losing the only son she had birthed. The disastrous loss of Toni’s teenage son has pierced her heart with sorrow but has also given her new eyes to see others in pain, to hear their loss, and to share with them the same comfort God has given her. Toni’s Message; “Decisions”.
KATIE WILLIAMS is a young, vibrant, and excited Christ Follower. She knows she is one of God’s miracles. To track with this busy 36-year-old who is an active single mom to a 14-year-old son, you might catch up with her while she is fishing, kayaking, hiking, or enjoying her pets…one dog and 4 cats. Her love of the LORD draws her for prayer, worship, and Bible study. Katie is sincerely grateful for her personal relationship with the LORD Jesus Christ. She knows and testifies that God spared her life from the dark despair of drugs and alcohol. She knows that she is alive today because God has a redemptive purpose for her life. Katie's message: “From My Anguish to His Anointing.”
Workshops Offered at the Retreat
“The Freedom of Forgiveness”: Leanne Hornsby
“The Anguish of Anger”: Wanda E. Strickland
“Forever Lost, Forever Found”: Kelley Coxaj
“New Life in Christ” Stacy VT Damico
Retreat Details and Registration:
ARRIVAL TIME is any time between 2:00 P.M. and 4:30 P.M. on Friday 11/01/2024, No late arrivals will be received past 8:00 P.M. on 11/01/2024.
RETREAT BEGINS with Friday dinner, which will be served at 5:45 P.M. in the Dining Hall. Sorry, no dinner will be saved for late arrivals.
DEPARTURE: We will dismiss at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 3, 2024.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: Please be prepared! Insurance information, doctor’s names and phone numbers, all medical history we would need to know, and current telephone numbers of family members ARE REQUIRED TO BE BROUGHT WITH YOU TO THE RETREAT.
COST: $239.00 Each PRE-PAID - Price includes 2 Nights Lodging, 7 Meals, Snacks, Registration Fee, and Retreat Materials.
ATTENDEE REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete this registration form, detach, and mail to:
SONFLOWER MINISTRIES (SFM)
2940 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite B-338
Marietta, Georgia 30062-8361 USA
“HEART STRONG” SPRING SFM RETREAT # 59; November 1-3, 2024
COST: $239.00 Each PRE-PAID - Price includes 2 Nights Lodging, 7 Meals, Snacks, Registration Fee, and Retreat Materials.