Victory in Jesus

Pastor Massiel Davila- Ferrer delivering her powerful messages about women in the bible that we can relate today.

DEPARTMENT NEWS

Wow! What a retreat! Pastor Massiel Davila-Ferrer, your messages on “Women in Battle” were so pertinent and on point to what so many are going through today. You opened your heart to us, and we were moved. We related to you. Thank you for letting God use you to bless the women of Alberta.

Nanette and Friends, leading praise and worship.

Let me share a testimony of a woman who attended in person: "It has been very hard for me these past few months because I am going through a divorce, and on top of this, I have recently lost my job after working there for three-and-a-half years" due to the pandemic. She continued with teary eyes and said, "It was as if Pastor Massiel was talking straight to me while holding my hand."

Nicole Sydenham welcoming the women present and online subscribers.

Due to the pandemic protocols, the Women’s Retreat meeting at 3 p.m. had an in-person attendance of 85, with 57 for the 7 p.m. meeting. However, we had an overwhelming response to live-streaming, with over 1,000 viewing each meeting of the Alberta Conference Women’s Retreat on April 10, 2021. Amazing!

Sarah Long Brown speaking about her testimonial.

Thank you to everyone who played a role in making the Women’s Retreat a huge success. Thank you to my awesome team for the many hours: Belinda Bader, Brenda Hodgins, Nanette Quines, Vera Wiebe, Judith Walters, Mina Desjardins, and Scott Nischuk. And a special thank you to the College Heights Church and their live-streaming team. Everyone had to be adaptable and flexible yet experienced the promise in Isaiah 43:19: “For I am about to do something new…” (NLT). God was in the planning from the start.

Jane Holmes delivering the word of prayer.

We hope you will plan to attend our next retreat in person on April 9–11, 2022. More information will follow.

Keep safe and stay close to God. See you next year!

—Submitted by Nicole Paradis-Sydenham