Getting the Word Out

A Praise Report!

Today 579 brochures went out in a mass mailing, and another 117 emails went out this morning for our upcoming ladies retreat at Lake Junaluska. James and Micah (from Center Cross Creative) are working on an emailing to 400 churches in their own database. Let's beseech the Lord to touch the hearts of those women He chooses to be there.

The registrations are coming in slowly, but since all the mailing have now gone out, I expect this week and the next 2 weeks to really pick up. We need 75 as a minimum, but 150 is our goal. I have been hearing so many women talk about how they are going that I'm kind of surprised they haven't registered, but I guess I shouldn't be since our ladies are usually a bit into procrastinating on such things!

Ladies, I thank my Lord at my EVERY remembrance of you! I want you to know that I have been praying for each one of you every single day by name. I pray that the Lord would draw you closer to Him than ever before, that He would hold you up as you go through each day and it's struggles, the He would empower you to reach your potential each day, that He would give you strength and creativity as you work on the retreat, and that He would bless you and your family mightily. I also pray for each one of your family members that I know by name and for personal specifics that you have shared with me. If there is anything I can pray with you about, please call me and let me know. I have committed to the Lord to never let a day go by that I don't lift you personally up before His throne.

I love you, appreciate you and am greatly blessed to call you friend and to work together with you on this Kingdom project with Zookeepers Ministries.

Brenda Lancaster

Ladies Retreat Update

I never cease to be amazed at how God works in our lives! Many of you already know about the Bible study the Lord led me to begin writing in 2001. At that time I thought it was only for our ladies of Hunter Hills Baptist Church: I had absolutely no idea that Living in a Zoo? would later become a book published by Winepress Publishers!

Since then, He has led me through a series of baby steps to teach and speak to ladies groups across the South East. Now, even more incredibly, He has opened the door for the production of a DVD teaching companion for the Zoo study, which will allow a much broader group of women to be reached. The DVD filming will take place at the first ZooKeepers Ministries retreat in Lake Junaluska, NC April 18 - 20th.

I would like to personally invite you to this exciting event. Your gracious support and reception of this ministry and Bible study material has been key in fueling the passion that God began in me so many years ago. What a fabulous opportunity to witness God using very ordinary people to accomplish his work in an extraordinary way!

Let me assure you that I am nothing out of the ordinary. Yet God, in His infinite grace, has allowed me to be a part of this great ministry to the women of this generation. Whether you’ve been with me from the beginning or have come on board somewhere along the way, I have no doubt that you are well aware that it is God who has done this thing, just as He promised and confirmed through His Word. As the work is being accomplished, may all of the glory be His!

Please join me and the Zoo team for this exciting weekend! In addition to having a time of fellowship and laughter with others who “live in a zoo” just like you do, I can guarantee that you will go home having heard His promise of hope and with the tools necessary to be that Titus 2 woman who is a blessing to her Lord and others as well. You will be an inspiration to all who see these videos in the future. They can know by your presence that you too stand for the Lord and His teaching to women on these critical issues.

Please feel free to contact me anytime. My home phone is 336-854-3457. For questions on registration you may call Debra Spaugh at 336-887-1833. For a brochure outlining all the details and online registration , please go to our website at www.zookeepersministries.com.

God bless you, and I sure hope to see you at the ladies retreat! Be sure to invite your friends -- whethey they go to a church or not -- to come with you! I can’t wait to see what the Lord has planned for this incredible weekend!

-- Brenda Lancaster

New Web Site for Zookeepers Ministries

It's finally here -- the newly redesigned, better than before, easy to navigate Zookeepers Ministries web site!

Check it out -- www.zookeepersministries.com

Now you can read about the ministry, see Brenda's new ladies Bible study and read about her upcoming retreat. You can even order books and register online via credit card for her materials and retreats.

Look for updates over the next few weeks as we get ready for lots of new stuff with Zookeepers Ministries!