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Happy Spring, friends!

Thanks for spending a couple of e-minutes with me for a devotional thought, a chuckle or two, some ministry news and some prayer needs.

And how I oh so appreciate those of you who pray for me and for my ministry!
I’d like to pray for you, too. It’s past my turn. I’m praying for you today the prayer that Paul prayed for his Jesus-loving friends at Philippi:

“And this is my prayer:  that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.”
- Philippians 1:9-11, NIV

Abounding love, knowledge, insight, discernment, purity, fruitfulness and righteousness to you, my friends, through Jesus! All glory and praise to God!

You Think You've Had Bad Hair Days?

by Rhonda Rhea

Have you ever had one of those weird hair mornings? You wake up (at least half-way) and scratch your rib cage as you stagger toward your bedroom door. But before you reach the door, you inadvertently catch a glimpse of something extremely disturbing. It’s the mirror—and in it you find some strange-looking person who could not possibly be you. No, you would never let your hair look like that.

You begin the thought, “There’s not enough hair gel in this hemisphere...” but then just sigh to yourself and think, “Oh well, symmetry isn’t everything.”

As disturbing as an asymmetrical hair day might be... [read more]

Where in the World is Rhonda?

Big thank yous to those of you who prayed and those who attended the Sisters in Christ women’s conference in Atlanta, GA, featuring Rhonda and Thelma Wells. Rhonda said, “How glorious it was to watch God move and work! The music, testimonies—every part was amazing! PTL!”

Here's some snapshots from a recent event in Rockford, IL

Would You Pray?

Rhonda is the Conference Chairperson and is now busily working alongside Linda Evans Shepherd making preparations for the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association Conference to be held in Denver, CO, July 10-12. It’s shaping up to be a super conference.

Check out some of the events coming up in 2009:

April 9, 2009 — Radio Interview, WAOY, Gulfport, MS

April 17-19 — 2009High Heels in High Places Women’s Conference, Florida Sponsored by Salvation Army

May 9, 2009 —  Women’s Event, Raymondville, TX            

May 29-31, 2009 — “High Heels, High Hopes, High Calling”
Women’s Event, New York, Sponsored by Empire Division, Salvation Army  

July 10-12, 2009 — AWSA Conference, Denver, CO - conference chairperson

July 12-15, 2009 —  International Christian Retail Show, Denver, CO

More events coming for ’09 and ’10—thanks for praying!

Catching Rhonda on the airwaves?

• January 19 — Premier Radio--London, England
• January 30 — WCTS Plymouth, MN
• February 5 — KTIS “Along the Way” Minneapolis, MN
• March 2 — 91 and 101QFL, Rockford, IL
• Some weekends on Focus on the Family’s “Weekend Magazine” radio program
• And every week at New Life 91.9, Charlotte, NC

TV APPEARANCE THIS MONTH!

Watch for Rhonda’s appearance on Babbie Mason’s “Babbie’s House” TV show the fourth week in March. Babbie’s House airs on Dish, DirecTV, Sky Angel and other cable outlets, as well as throughout Northern Africa, Europe and Asia.

Rhonda's Welcome

Rollin' Along Devo

Where's Rhonda

Catching Rhonda on the airwaves

Role-Aids for Event Planners

Feedback Corner

Opportunities

Opportunities to Take Part in the Ministry:

Sign up 10 or more girlfriends for a Purse-uit of Holiness group study and get a FREE book.

Suggested length of study can be as short as 8 weeks, and anyone can jump in anytime to join the study. This is a quick and easy read, yet provides powerful time with the Lord--individually or with a group.

Purchase 10 copies of the Purse book for your group study (discussion guide is included in the back of the book) and we’ll send you a free author-signed copy of The Purse-uit of Holiness. Contact Rhonda for more info.

Bagging Up Event Goodies

By adding just a few extra dollars to the ticket price of the event you’re planning you can send each attendee away with a reminder of the day. Just one fun item—or a bag-full. It’s fun going print-crazy over T-shirts, mugs, magnets, aprons, journals, and notepads—even cute bags to put all the goodies in. You can have them imprinted with your event’s logo, theme verse or some other significant reminder of what God is doing in your midst. A significant reminder to keep focusing on Christ? It could be in the bag!

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