Behind the Scenes...

This past weekend has been busy, busy with preparations for the upcoming Houston MQ retreat! Several wonderful people volunteered their time to join us for work parties, and we are so grateful for each one of them! I don't know what we would have done without all the help! Here is a sneak-peek of the work as it takes place behind the scenes of the conference...

Believe it or not, there really is a dining room table buried under all this stuff somewhere....

Brittany puts stickers on Saturday's name tags signifying the elective classes each attendee has signed up for

Rainey, Mom, and Kelsey tie ribbons around question scrolls for the banquet

120 question scrolls later...

This box-load of 120 treasure packets is the work of 6 girls' dedicated labor!

Folders stuffed and ready to go...

Katelin and I working late after everyone has gone home

On Easter Sunday, after lunch, my grandparents and aunt wanted to get in on the action and proved great help!

Mom and Dad hard at work

Katelin was so grateful for everyone's help preparing and assembling all her materials for the hand-made greeting card class!

Praising God for all our helpers!

- Katrina

Transportation Need for Dallas Retreat

Announcement!

If anyone who is planning to come to the Maiden's Quest retreat in Dallas lives near Witchita Falls, Texas, please let us know! There are two sisters who live in Witchita Falls in need of a ride to the retreat.

We would love to be able to connect them with another family who could help provide transportation. If you would be available to assist with this need, please notify Katrina at: leaders@maidensquestministries.com

Thank you so much!

Announcement! Houston Hotel Discount!

For anyone needing a hotel on Friday night of the retreat weekend, we are very excited to have obtained group ratings at a Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites, located approximately 4 miles from the host church, North Belt Baptist.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
7014 Will Clayton ParkwayHumble, TX 77338
281-446-9997

The group rating is being made available at $62 for a room!!! (Quite the savings from its original price!)

When you call to make reservations, please identify yourself as being with the Maiden's Quest Ministries group and specify the above figure as the quoted group rate. The hotel manager with whom arrangements were made is named Mark. Should any complications arise in the booking process, please ask for him. The group rate also includes breakfast for Saturday morning.

The following link will take you to the site and map for this particular hotel.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/houhm/transportation?rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/ex/1/en/mapsearchresults

Thoughts from Amy Carmichael

Ever since I read the following quote this past Januray, I have had it pinned to my bulletin board as a daily reminder of the Lord's high calling upon my life.

"We must look upon the world, with all its delights and all its attractions, with suspicion and reserve. We are called to a higher kingdom, we are touched with a Diviner Spirit.

It is not that He forbids us this or that comfort or indulgence; it is not that He is stern, demanding us to follow a narrow path.

But we who love the Lord and whose affectsion are set on heavenly things voluntarily and gladly lay aside the things that charm and ravish the world, that, for our part, our hearts may be ravished with the things of heaven, that our whole being may be poured forth in constant and unreserved devotion in the service of the Lord who died to save us."
~ Amy Carmichael

I love that phrase about voluntarily and gladly laying aside the things that charm the world. How are we doing with this idea, my friends? The world is all around us beckoning from every direction, seeking to ensnare us with its glitter and empty promises and pleasures of sin for a season.

Oh, how much better to be ravished with the Person of our Lord who quietly calls to us from the pages of His Word! In Him alone is true beauty found. In Him alone are exceeding great and precious promises. In His presence is fulness of joy and pleasure.

I invite you to join me as I seek to walk the pathway He has laid before me - the one that leads to a higher Kingdom. The one that means turning a blind eye to the charms of the world. The one that means being poured forth constantly in whole-hearted devotion to my Lord.

A quest for God's best is not without sacrifice and hardship. But the destination is worth it, yes?

~ Katrina

A New Look

Our website has received a new look!

If you haven't checked it out in awhile, come stop by! We've tried to make it easier to navigate and more compatible with the Internet Explorer browser.

Hope you enjoy your visit!
www.maidensquestministries.com