"We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." (Colossians 1:9-14)
This month at Catalyst Ministries, we celebrate the theme of Growth. We're excited about all that this theme represents and how it's intrinsically connected to our work at Catalyst. We rely on God to bring the growth in the women we work with, as they learn to trust Him and us. Without Him, we can do nothing.
The season of summer brings so much joy and anticipation! We enjoy the simplicity and beauty of the season and all the new growth we see around us. Seeds planted with hope, spring up into beautiful flowers and life-giving vegetables. In so many ways, this season seems miraculous, as we recall colder days with little life or color. The sunshine on our skin confirms that we can relax into this new season and breathe in all that summer has to offer.
Read our previous blog post here: The Making of Motherhood: A Resident’s Legacy of Love
At Catalyst, we look forward to the growth we have planned for and prayed for this season. We celebrate so many things and want you to celebrate with us. Here are just a few things we are celebrating this season and thanking God for:
We welcome our two new interns from Moody Bible Institute—Rebecca and Mikayla! We're excited to have them join our Catalyst Community and hope this will be a season of growth for them.
We celebrate the precious growth we see in our Catalyst Farms residents! Growth is tenacious and seeing their steps forward, taken cautiously and courageously, inspires us all! Read about the growth that one of our Catalyst Farms graduates has undergone as a mother in our most recent blog post, "The Making of Motherhood: A Resident's Legacy of Love," here.
We see growth at Catalyst Farms as so many projects move forward and so many of you lend your hands and support to help bring this about. Thank you for your willingness to make a difference!
We celebrate our new team members—Abby Larsen (Operations Manager) and Juliet Wright (Program Director), and the wonderful contributions they have made already to our team!
As we look forward to all the growth we're praying for and are planning for this summer, we want to invite YOU to be involved and come along with us on this journey. Please consider joining us for one or more upcoming opportunities.
June 19th, 9:00 am-12:00 pm—Catalyst Farms Work Day. Email info@catalystministries.net to register!
September 9th—Save the Date: Be A Catalyst Dinner
Celebrating growth with you,
Julie
