Women are encouraged to bring their personal Bible, bedding (ie: pillow, sheets and blanket(s) for twin-size bed), toiletries (personal products and towels) and casual dress (remember to dress in layers for temperature comfortableness). Meals and snacks will be provided, however please personally accommodate for any individual dietary needs.
A Smile on My Heart Retreat will be nestled away in the Green Country of Oklahoma at Tulakogee Conference Center. The beautiful setting of trees, wildlife and cabins will set the stage for participants to hear from the Creator Himself. For directions to Tulakogee Conference Center, please click on the following site: http://www.tulakogee.com/directions.htm
For any questions regarding the retreat, please contact any of the following ladies:
Brandy McCombs 573.855.3867 mccombsbrandy@yahoo.com
Shelly Watkins 918.757.2557 shellydwatkins@hotmail.com
Brenda Annett 918.225.0880 brendaannett@sbcglobal.net
Willa Gowdy 918.358.2054
Healing Hearts Ministry
“Then Hannah prayed and said: ‘My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.’”
Serving the Lord within the walls of Ministry can be a journey lined with fun, exhilarating, rewarding and joyous occasions. Unfortunately, this journey can also be stoned with challenging, hard and hurtful times. Healing Hearts Ministry looks at this journey with joy in their hearts and with their hands extended to other women traveling on their personal journeys. Combining over 100 years of personal ministry, four separate hearts have come together with one desire: to help fellow Sisters in Christ receive the true healing from the One True Source: God Almighty Himself.
Healing can be described as putting a band-aid on the sore or seeking professional medical attention. Healing Hearts Ministry looks at healing solely coming from God Himself. As one of our main pillars, this healing can only be achieved through allowing God to work and massage the hearts of His Daughters. So how does this healing occur?
Healing Hearts Ministry believes true healing comes from the One True Source by the Equipping of His Word. We believe that God so generously and graciously gave us His Holy Word to use not only as a guide to live our life, but also as the source to equip us for our journey and repair our broken steps along the way.
Preparing for future seasons along our journeys is the final pillar of Healing Hearts Ministry. Only God knows what each of our journeys will bring along the way and only He can truly prepare us before the stones are within reach. Being ready before the next step allows God to mold us shape us into the women He sees and the women He can use to reach others.
When Hannah prayed “My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance” she truly knew the power of the Almighty God. The power of His healing. The power of His equipping. The power of His preparing. Hannah knew how to serve her Lord with joy on her face and joy in her heart. This is Healing Hearts Ministry’s passion: to serve the Lord with joy and smiles on our faces and with joy and smiles on our hearts.
The Women Behind Healing Hearts
Brandy McCombs
Brandy is the wife of Rev. Brandon McCombs, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Dixon, MO (www.dixonfbc.com/). Brandy and Brandon have been married for twelve years and have served in the ministry together for over eighteen years. Brandy’s joy and heartbeat is to walk alongside other women in their personal journeys as they fall in love with God and spend time studying His Word personally. While embracing the joys and struggles of ministry, Brandy’s passion is for women to serve their Lord with not only smiles upon their faces but smiles upon their hearts as well.
Shelly Watkins
Shelly is the wife of Rev. Scott Watkins, Pastor of Terlton's First Baptist Church in Terlton, OK. Shelly and Scott have been married for nine years and have been serving the Lord together their whole marriage. Scott was in Student Ministry for 15 years and for 7 years Shelly led students and adults into Eastern Europe through Awe Star Ministry (http://www.awestar.org/). Shelly's heart is to see women enjoy their calling and to serve along side their husbands as they lead others to a saving knowledge of Christ. They have three girls; Taylor who is almost 7, Sydney who is 3, and Emiley who will be 2 in December.
Brenda Annett
Brenda is the wife of Rev. Robert Annett, Minister of Music at Terlton's First Baptist Church in Terlton, OK. She and Robert have over 35 years of ministry experience. They have served in Bi-Vocational, Part-Time, and Full-Time ministry. They have two children; son Jeremy, who is the Minister of Music and Youth at First Baptist Church of Vinita, OK, and daughter Reilly, who is a 13 year-old Home School student.
Willa Gowdy
Willa is the wife of Evangelist Dale Gowdy. The Gowdy's have served the Lord in many ministry areas, primarily in the Pastorate. Dale has been a full-time evangelist for over 20 years and Willa serves along side him as she sings and plays the piano.
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