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!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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
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
Sunday, March 2, 2008
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
"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
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
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Register Now for Upcoming Retreats!
Registration has officially opened for the two upcoming Maiden's Quest retreats in Texas!
The Houston retreat is scheduled for March 28-29 at North Belt Baptist Church.
The Dallas retreat is scheduled for April 18-19 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.
To download a registration form, please visit our website: www.maidensquestministries.com
We look forward to seeing you at a future retreat!
The Houston retreat is scheduled for March 28-29 at North Belt Baptist Church.
The Dallas retreat is scheduled for April 18-19 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.
To download a registration form, please visit our website: www.maidensquestministries.com
We look forward to seeing you at a future retreat!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Mark Your Calendars!
On this day signifying the start of a new year, we are very excited to be able to announce dates for two upcoming Maiden's Quest retreats in Texas! So pull out your pens and mark your calendars!
The first retreat will be held in the greater Houston area at Tara's home church, North Belt Baptist Church. The dates for this conference are:
March 28-29
Three weeks later, we will be holding a retreat in the Dallas area at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. These dates are:
April 18-19
Registration for both conferences opens in February, so stay tuned for further details! Lord willing, we will eventually have the registration forms available on our website. But for now, please save the dates on your calendars if you are interested in attending either Texas retreat.
We are so excited to see what God has in store for 2008!
And just as a note to alumni, we are not only making several content changes to the current MQ retreat, we are also praying about holding a one-day sequel conference this summer just for MQ alumni.
May the Lord richly bless each one of you with a year full of adventures with Jesus and growth in His ways!
The first retreat will be held in the greater Houston area at Tara's home church, North Belt Baptist Church. The dates for this conference are:
March 28-29
Three weeks later, we will be holding a retreat in the Dallas area at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. These dates are:
April 18-19
Registration for both conferences opens in February, so stay tuned for further details! Lord willing, we will eventually have the registration forms available on our website. But for now, please save the dates on your calendars if you are interested in attending either Texas retreat.
We are so excited to see what God has in store for 2008!
And just as a note to alumni, we are not only making several content changes to the current MQ retreat, we are also praying about holding a one-day sequel conference this summer just for MQ alumni.
May the Lord richly bless each one of you with a year full of adventures with Jesus and growth in His ways!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Thoughts from a cozy booth at Panera Bread...
(journalled this past Thursday evening)
I don't really even know where to begin writing this evening... I just know that thoughts are bubbling up inside me so rapidly I must write, or else I'll burst!
I sit here at Panera Bread for the second time today.
This morning, I met with Tara in a cozy booth where we shared kindred-spirit talks of life and Maiden's Quest planning for 2008. It was a delightful time!
Now, several book stores and shopping excursions later, I sit once more at a booth here, nibbling on a cheese pastry, desperate to get deeper with God and to make sense of this modernized, messed-up world in which I live. My thoughts are still swimming with all that I read today in the book stores on a myriad of topics pertaining to the issues girls face today. I remember thinking as I placed one particular book back on the shelf, "Why was I born in this generation?! Oh God! Such a wicked, wicked world this is! I feel helpless to do anything. The fleshly wickedness, immoral lust, and heartache in so many lives seems to be rampant."
But quickly on the heels of this thought came a peace from my Father and a reassurance from His Spirit that He has made no mistake. He planned for me to live in this generation and He will give me the grace to endure...yea, even to thrive as the light He intends me to be. I may only be one girl desperately longing to stem the tide of sin, go against the current of worldiness, and bring what change I can in the Name of Jesus, but I will give my Father everything I've got in this one life!
Oh - how I am burdened for all the young ladies and girls growing up right now at this time! They are having to face incredible peer pressure, blatant media displays, and temptations to sell their bodies and souls for cheap imitations of pleasure and fulfillment. My heart breaks when I think of the precious young women I have encountered through MQM or at the crisis pregnancy center who are yearning deep down and ever searching - often in the wrong areas - for true love, joy, and peace in life...the kind that can only be found in the person of Jesus Christ! He has something so much better than the "pleasures of sin for a season" that our world offers. Something beautiful! Something of true worth!
His plan is certainly not the popular way, though. There is a cost in following God - the cost of being different....set apart....yes, even holy. And that is so much of the issue, it seems. Many girls just aren't interested in His plan because it's not "cool" or the accepted norm in the world. But true happiness and fulfillment can only be found in God! I wish I could shout this to the world!
I feel encouraged and full of passion and zeal by knowing God and what He can do in and through my life! At the same time, I feel overwhelmed and discouraged by the knowledge that this world is so wicked, perverting all that my Father intended to be holy and good and beautiful. Jesus reminds me, "Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." What a comfort this assurance is.
"In Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore." ~ Psalm 16:11
- Katrina
I don't really even know where to begin writing this evening... I just know that thoughts are bubbling up inside me so rapidly I must write, or else I'll burst!
I sit here at Panera Bread for the second time today.
This morning, I met with Tara in a cozy booth where we shared kindred-spirit talks of life and Maiden's Quest planning for 2008. It was a delightful time!
Now, several book stores and shopping excursions later, I sit once more at a booth here, nibbling on a cheese pastry, desperate to get deeper with God and to make sense of this modernized, messed-up world in which I live. My thoughts are still swimming with all that I read today in the book stores on a myriad of topics pertaining to the issues girls face today. I remember thinking as I placed one particular book back on the shelf, "Why was I born in this generation?! Oh God! Such a wicked, wicked world this is! I feel helpless to do anything. The fleshly wickedness, immoral lust, and heartache in so many lives seems to be rampant."
But quickly on the heels of this thought came a peace from my Father and a reassurance from His Spirit that He has made no mistake. He planned for me to live in this generation and He will give me the grace to endure...yea, even to thrive as the light He intends me to be. I may only be one girl desperately longing to stem the tide of sin, go against the current of worldiness, and bring what change I can in the Name of Jesus, but I will give my Father everything I've got in this one life!
Oh - how I am burdened for all the young ladies and girls growing up right now at this time! They are having to face incredible peer pressure, blatant media displays, and temptations to sell their bodies and souls for cheap imitations of pleasure and fulfillment. My heart breaks when I think of the precious young women I have encountered through MQM or at the crisis pregnancy center who are yearning deep down and ever searching - often in the wrong areas - for true love, joy, and peace in life...the kind that can only be found in the person of Jesus Christ! He has something so much better than the "pleasures of sin for a season" that our world offers. Something beautiful! Something of true worth!
His plan is certainly not the popular way, though. There is a cost in following God - the cost of being different....set apart....yes, even holy. And that is so much of the issue, it seems. Many girls just aren't interested in His plan because it's not "cool" or the accepted norm in the world. But true happiness and fulfillment can only be found in God! I wish I could shout this to the world!
I feel encouraged and full of passion and zeal by knowing God and what He can do in and through my life! At the same time, I feel overwhelmed and discouraged by the knowledge that this world is so wicked, perverting all that my Father intended to be holy and good and beautiful. Jesus reminds me, "Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world." What a comfort this assurance is.
"In Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore." ~ Psalm 16:11
- Katrina
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