MOPSTalk Zone 22 ~ Eastern PA and NJ: End of the MOPS Year

CONVENTION UPDATE

Ta da! A Convention announcement!
We just signed the papers and we thank you for your prayers as we worked on moving, well, a whole lotta details in just a few days.

Drum roll #1: The Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, FL (Orlando area) was able to welcome us (in the midst of many conventions needing to move).

Drum roll #2: We're able to keep the registration fees the same, so some of you might decide to come early or stay late, and enjoy the Orlando amenities with your friends (or family).

And thanks for all the great ideas of cities! You helped our future dreaming. 'Twould be fun!
And again, it will be great because of Who we'll be with: "Where(ver) two or three (thousand) are gathered in my name, there am I with them." (Mt. 18:20, our year's theme verse with my additions).

Naomi Cramer Overton

Convention Details:
The MOPS International Convention will be at the Gaylord Palms, Kissimmee, FL (Orlando area). Dates will be the same, August 5-7, 2010. Speakers and artists will be the same great lineup — Julie Barnhill, Margaret Feinberg, Donald Miller, Naomi Cramer Overton, Shelly Radic, Go Fish, Mandisa, The Katinas and Richie McDonald.

Convention registration will re-open on Monday, May 17.
The early bird registration deadline will be extended to June 7.
We are working with the Gaylord Opryland for an official letter we can provide to anyone who has already purchased airline tickets to use with airlines to avoid rebooking fees. This letter should assist you in rebooking airline tickets — it will be posted online at www.MOPS.org/convention.
We continue to pray for families and businesses affected by the flooding and we have sent MOPS materials to local MOPS leaders who are distributing supplies in the Nashville area.

MOPS International Convention 2010

August 5-7, 2010
Gaylord Palms, Orlando FL

Check back often for more information!

Your MOPS International Convention Checklist:

Register for Convention (re-opens May 17)
Reserve a room at the hotel (register first!)
Schedule shuttle transportation

Friday, June 09, 2006

End of the MOPS Year

Dear MOPS Moms,

I can’t believe that MOPS is over for the year! On Tuesday I had my last MOPS meeting; it was a great meeting. We had three women share their testimony. They were so good! We laughed and cried; I was inspired. It made me think about my own testimony and walk with the Lord. With the summer coming, I know that my walk will be hard. I won’t have my regular Bible study or MOPS group helping me and supporting me during those tough times, I kind of have to do it on my own. Not really; I do have the Lord by my side, but I don’t have the reminders that He is by my side supporting me and being there for me. So this summer I am going to try and not do it alone but with the Lord by my side. I am going to try and read my Bible every day (or once a week will be good too) and just be in the word as much as possible and just pray a little every day. I do wish that I could attend a Bible study this summer or maybe the Lord is calling me to start one. Is there a summer Bible study that you can get involved with or is the Lord calling you to start one? I need to pray about it and so should you.
I hope that your final meetings are going well and that you all think about maybe trying to get together with your moms over the summer for a play date or maybe just a night out with the girls, a play date just for mom. I know those are my favorite type of play dates. With so much gong on I hope that you were all able to renew your charter and update your steering rosters. I also hope that you had some time to visit the MOPS website and think about maybe coming to convention in September. I know that it is hard to get a way even for an evening with your husband. To try and get away for a few days and nights is impossible you say. But it is well worth it! I have been to the convention twice and have had a wonderful time and gotten some great ideas to bring back to my MOPS group and have come home well rested and ready to be a mom again. I know you are saying "but who will watch my children and won’t everything fall apart if I am not there?" No, everything will be fine, but yes they may not be as clean as you would like them and the house isn’t going to be as neat as you would have it. I feel as long as my children are happy and safe, I am ok. It is also a time for your children to be with their father and spend a little one on one time with them and for him to live in your shoes. Think and pray about maybe coming. If not, don’t worry. I am planning on holding a council meeting on October 14 so we can all try to get together and meet each other face to face. More info will follow at the end of the summer.
Well, that is all for now. I hope you all have a great summer and stay safe. Enjoy some time with your family and try to enjoy your children and this time of innocence and care free days. I will continue to pray for all of you, and if you need anything, just drop me a line. I will be checking my email regularly. Don’t forget to mark October 14 on your calendar. May the Lord bless you and keep you.

Blessings Denise Kother
Council coordinator NE New Jersey
Zone 22