Celebrate Jesus!

As the celebration of the birth of Christ approaches tomorrow I encourage you even more to keep your mind focused on Jesus. Let it be a time of reflection that Jesus (I said JESUS) willingly left glory to come down here IN THE FLESH to save a world full of people destined to DIE. All our HOPE and our SALVATION rests on Jesus, who is and always will be the "only" SAVIOR of MEN! Be sure you are following the right MASTER!! If you are unsure get on your knees and ask God to show you plainly who HE is and join me/us in Worshiping the true King of Kings and Lord of Lords this Holiday Season....

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Screening is very important. Some types of cancer can be found before they cause symptoms. Screening can help doctors find and treat some types of cancer early. Generally, cancer treatment is more effective when the disease is found early. A mammogram is the best tool doctors have to find breast cancer early. A mammogram is a picture of the breast made with x-rays. Current recommendations by the breast cancer institute is that women in their forties and older should have mammograms every 1 to 2 years. Women who are at higher-than-average risk of breast cancer should talk with their health care provider about whether to have mammograms before age 40 and how often to have them. Either way ladies please do self examinations monthly and report any change to your doctor immediately. Time is of the essence when it comes to cancer period. Don't take lightly or disregard any changes you may feel during a monthly exam of your breast and please don't be fearful or going to the doctors to have a mammogram, the sooner something is detected the better chance you have a eliminating it before it reaches an irreversible and/ or, God forbid, non-treatable stage. For more information visit: National Breast Cancer Awareness Website

Sept./Oct. Woman in the Spotlight: Cherita Jones

Our woman in the spotlight has been in ministry for years, she is committed to marriage and family counseling. She also counsels at risk youths. She is the wife of a pastor and mother to two impressonable daughters. She is a native of Philadelphia who recently transfered to Hawii along with her husband who is also a serviceman.

Her name is Cherita Jones. Evangelist Jones admits that balancing Motherhood and Ministry has been an experience but she keeps going daily by the grace of God and from drawing inspiration from such strong women as, Rosa Parks and Corretta Scott King to name a few. She draws strength from her Faith in God knowing that greater is HE that is in her than he that is in the world. Cherita and her husband have future plans in expanding the ministry they share together as husband and wife, but right now she is committed to raising their two daughters and serving as the Lord leads. I rejoice in being able to share the interview I had with her with all of you.



W2W: Tell us a bit about yourself.

Cherita: My Name is Cherita Jones. I am a devoted wife to Pastor Josiah Jones. We have two lovely daughters Cassandra and Sierra. As an Evangelist, I have spent several years serving in the ministry as well as working in Education at several schools including the University of Pennsylvania. I have been committed to marriage and family counseling as well as counseing at-risk-youth.

W2W: Tell us about your transition from your hometown to Hawaii.

Cherita: Our transition from Philadelphia PA to Hawaii was not an easy task. Once my husband recieved orders to go to hawaii he left a month before me and I had to pack up the household goods and fly alone with my one year old daughter. I did not know what to expect in Hawaii. I felt very prepared to transition to a new place. I don't think that I had any fears. However, there are more than a few difficulties such as, lack of family being around, having to find a place to fellowship, finding a new job. etc... I knew that this is what I would have to face and I embraced it as an adventurious challenge. It has been interesting learing about the culture here in Hawaii and all of the different countries in the Pacific. The food, the stores as well as the customs are a bit different as well. It has been a joy having my second child born here to experience a different culture.


W2W: How do you balance motherhood and your ministry?

Cherita: Ballancing motherhood and ministry has been a learning experience. Most of the time, I would bring my children with me in everything that I did. Either they would sit near me as I taught a group or I would ask others to watch them as I ministered to congregation. God had blessed us with church family that we trust with our children so that we are free to be used. At first when we did not know anyone. My husband and I would take turns with the children. We set up a system that either he or I would be doing something and never at the same time. That way there would always be one of us free to keep an eye on them.

When we moved here, the Lord told me to be cautious of some of my neighbors. In the past the Lord has sent me everywhere and in every situation to minister to people in drug areas and involved in prostitution as well as other lifestyles. However, all of a sudden, I knew that this was a different situation. As I prayed for my neighbors from a distance. I found out that they were deeply rooted into witchcraft and wicka. When it comes to ministering to people, I had to be extremely cautious and prayerful. With young children, their spirit is so open and trusing that as parents we have to be their covering. We have to protect them. Ever since I have had children, my mission has changed from ministering to other people first, to taking care of my children and serving as the Lord leads.


W2W: How is your life as the wife of a serviceman?

Cherita: Life as an army wife is very interesting. All army wives are "married to the military". This life is very self-sacrificing. And many times the rewards that we get are not equivalent to the sacrifices made. Having to be away from you spouse for a year and-a-half. Having to uproot every couple of years can be very stressful. Most civilians don't understand what a military family goes through. However, there is a great deal of pride that each family has because they know that their loved one is protecting our nation and in a time when jobs are scarse and unreliable, it is a blessing to know that this is a sacrifice not made in vain.

W2W: What effect does it have on you and the girls with him being away for weeks at a time and how do you deal with it?

My youngest child was not cognizant of her father's absence. But when he returned she still had tendencies to go to me for everything. My oldest daughter took it pretty hard when her daddy deployed. She is so happy that he is back and she is as close to him now as before. Thank God for skype and other forms of technology, this deployment has been easier because you can call often and the girls were able to see their father through the computer.


W2W: Who or what inspires you to do what you do?

Cherita: Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Juanita Bynum are some of the women who inspire me. These women had to be strong and pray throughout everything that they have gone through. They all had faith in God. Greater is he that is in me than he that's in the world. And they were able to make an impact on their situations as well as impacting others lives.


W2W: What are some of your future goals?

Cherita: Currently, we are looking forward to starting our church in Hawaii.



W2W: What encouragement can you offer to other women who might be going through storms in their life?

Cherita: The darkest hour is right before dawn. As you go through your storm remember that no man is an island. Even if you get depressed never isolate yourself. We all need each other. Never hesitate to ask for prayer, guidance and assistance. Most of the time there are people around who have gone through the same things that we are going through. And many of them would be more than willing to help in anyway that they could. There are eagles out there sometimes we just have to find them and know that they can't be found in the chicken pen.


W2W: Cherita how can we your sisters in Christ be in prayer for you?

Cherita: Please pray that God's protection and blessings will be upon our family.


W2W Lounge thanks Evangelist Cherita Jones for this inspiring interview and for sharing from her heart with us.

Sherri Walker
Woman2Woman Lounge, Editor & Founder of
Moms Working for the Kingdom
http://www.momsworkingforthekingdom.webs.com

Church we have to be WATCHFUL!

Lord there is a lot of deception going on in the world. Thank you for your word that helps us discern the truth from a lie & the cover ups of the enemy. His time is getting shorter & your return closer so he is working harder in these last days to lead more souls to destruction. Father help me to be more watchful & more concerned about things of an eternal nature than the things of this world. AMEN

Nancy Sebastian Meyer is our woman in the Spotlight

This months woman in the spotlight is a Wife, Mother, Author, Christian Speaker and Musician who loves connecting people to God and watch His amazing hope heal hurting hearts and restore joy to the lives of others. Whether speaking or writing, she believes in getting real—sharing real pain, God, and hope.

Her name is Nancy Sebastian Meyer and she wants you to know you too can experience unshakeable hope, restful peace and delightful joy. Nancy has written books that minister to women, provide encouragement, and help them in their daily walk. You will be touched by her rock-solid faith in God and His Word.

Nancy's Hope4Heart Ministries is a ministry that helps wives, women, mothers, and daughters to hear God's Word, understand His truths, and apply godly principles to their lives. Through this ministry she also communicates God's love, hope, grace, and peace. Nancy is our woman in the spotlight for the month of July.




W2W: Nancy tell us about your call to ministry and its primary focus.

Nancy: As a young girl, God gave me unusual communication and "platform" skills, plus a desire to marry a pastor. I pursued my strengths and married a youth pastor--who defected after four years to secular work and then rejected his faith completely several years later. Over the next bewildering and rocky patch of life, God showed me the sin in my life (and helped me let go of my husband's sins, failures and weaknesses). The result of God refining me so impacted my husband that our love returned and our marriage healed. We just celebrated 25 years!

As our romantic love for each other returned, I found myself writing an inspirational romance novel (as yet unpublished). God used that to get me to my first Christian writers conference where He uniquely called me to write our true story. Today this includes several Bible study books, 2 vocal CDs, submissions in several compilation books, articles, national radio and TV interviews and 3 nationally published books: Beyond Expectations: Finding Joy In Your Marriage, Talk Easy, Listen Hard: Real Communication for Two Really Different People, and Spiritually Single Moms: Raising Godly Kids When Dad Doesn't Believe.

As our daughter, Becky, goes to college this Fall, God is beginning another chapter in my life and is starting to reveal short- and long-term goals. Because of God's great provision in paying nearly all of Becky's tuition with scholarships, I am still free to share the hope, help and truth God has and is working out in my life and marriage.


W2W: How has this call directed your life?

Nancy: Knowing my ministry is actually God's call on my life and not my idea makes me stick tenaciously to it despite pressures from inside (feelings of inferiority, discouragement, fatigue...) and outside (my husband's pressure to "get a real job" and "step up and fulfill a financial obligation to our family"). And, yes, God does meet all of my/our needs--always on time, hardly ever early, always in His special ways!


W2W: What aspects of your ministry give you the most joy and satisfaction?

Nancy: On a professional note, letters and emails from women who now know they are not alone in their struggle and are finding help and hope in the same truths God taught me so I could teach others. Personally, in those tear-filled moments when life seems overwhelming, I remember that without the constant struggle I might not remember how my readers and listeners feel. For sure, my ministry gives the pain in my life purpose.


W2W: What are a few scriptures that you draw inspiration and strength from?

Nancy: The passage I include every time I sign a book for someone is Psalm 40:1-3. These verses tell what God has done in my life and what I hope each Christian will allow Him to do in theirs!

* My favorite passages are:
o Jeremiah 29:11-13
o Philippians 4:4-8
o Psalm 139:16b and Ephesians 2:10
o Isaiah 55:8-13
o Acts 17:26-28
o 2 Corinthians 10:5 and Romans 12:2
o (ahhh! there are so many more!!!!!)


W2W: I myself firmly believe in the power of prayer, share with us how you feel your life has been shaped through prayer.

Nancy: I've been a Christian for 43 years, and I keep learning more about prayer and enjoying God more as the years go by! Everything about my life has been molded by the prayers I've prayed and those prayed for me by so many others. Our prayers don't change God's mind or convince Him to do anything outside His will, but they serve to make us aware of what God is doing because we are watching Him to see the outcome of situations in our lives.

People praying for me are a significant source of encouragement that keeps me going when life gets unbearable. They have included parents, family, Sunday School teachers, friends, teachers and professors, church members, and most recently with ministry, my prayer partners and advisory team.

Finally, life would definitely be impossible if I couldn't personally pray my heart out to God, hear His still small voice, and dialogue with Him throughout each day. Not possible. Absolutely impossible. I need Him!


W2W: Do you have any words of encouragement for other women in ministry?

* Comfort those in any trouble with comfort you have received from God (2 Corinthians 1:4)

* Rejoice in God's blessings, even when life is hard (Philippians 4:4--it is a verb, a doing word!)

* Be careful of sin and other entanglement as you live out God's call on your life (Hebrews 12:1-2) - watch Jesus!

* Subscribe to "e-talk," my monthly e-newsletter of encouragement for ministry leaders and the general public--go to the "e-talk" button on my home page: http://www.nancysebastianmeyer.com.


W2W: What can we as your sisters in Christ be in prayer for you about?

Nancy:

* Faith for my husband, Rich, and a good transition to college for Becky this Fall

* Wisdom and strength to be the wife, mom, and woman in ministry He wants me to be (less of me, more of Him)

* The new Bible study book I am writing this Fall

* Opportunities to share my story where God's family needs desperately to hear it

* Personal purity, right priorities, compassion, discipline, and a sound mind (no stinkin' thinkin')


We thank Nancy Sebastian Meyer for this inspiring interview. If you would like more information about her ministry and books, please visit her website at http://www.nancysebastianmeyer.com

Sherri Walker
Woman2Woman Lounge, Editor & Founder of
Moms Working for the Kingdom
http://www.momsworkingforthekingdom.webs.com

Have a Safe Holiday Weekend!

Wishing you all a Safe, healthy, and happy Holiday with your loved ones!

26 Beautiful One-liners

1. Give God what's right -- not what's left.

2. Man's way leads to a hopeless end -- God's way leads to an

endless hope.

3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.

4. He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.

5. In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma--but never let him

be the period.

6. Don't put a question mark where God puts a period.

7. Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to the church for a face-lift.

8. When praying, don't give God instructions - just report for duty.

9. Don't wait for six strong men to take you to church.

10. We don't change God's message -- His message changes us.

11. The church is prayer-conditioned.

12. When God ordains, He sustains.

13. WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.

14. Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

15. Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory position.

16. Suffering from truth decay? Brush up on your Bible.

17. Exercise daily -- walk with the Lord.

18. Never give the devil a ride -- he will always want to drive.

19. Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it.

20. Compassion is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back.

21. He who angers you controls you.

22. Worry is the darkroom in which negatives can develop.

23. Give Satan an inch & he'll be a ruler.

24. Be ye fishers of men -- you catch them & He'll clean them.

25. God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

26. Read the Bible -- It will scare the hell out of you.

Now take 60 seconds and give this a shot! Let's just see if Satan

stops this one. All you do is:

Simply say a small prayer for the person who sent you this, e.g.

LORD, God, bless this person in whatever it is that You know he

or she may be needing this day....)


Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life for doing the

thing that you know He loves.

What we do in life echoes in eternity....

Hallelujah Magazine Salutes Christ centered Mothers

Sherri Walker has been chosen by the Editor & Chief of Hallelujah Magazine, Evangelist/ Doctor Orphialasertrella Adams-Taylor, to be Hallelujah! Magazine's Spring 2009 Sister Servant Cover Girl! and is featured in its Spring Edition. Hallelujah Magazine is a Christian Magazine for Women of all ages. It is published every other month throughout the Delaware Valley. Such talents as Shirley Ceasar and Vickie Winans has graced the cover of this popular magazine. Mrs. Walker has had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Orphialastrella Adams-Taylor in person and on two occasions in 2008 had her poetry featured in the poetry section of the Magazine. Sherri is counting it all joy and gives honor and glory to God for this true blessing of being chosen as Sister Servant Cover girl for their spring edition. To read more click here to visit her website.

Let the Son's light shine through you!

Many people in the world today are filled with fear, sadness, despair, anger, desperation, depravity, and loneliness. Their lives are miserable, their conditions are so wretched, they see themselves hanging on a string that could break at any moment. They feel hopeless. So many live daily with an abundance of pain but keep it hidden for fear that if they speak on it, it would only increase the pain they are already experiencing.

Christians know the name that can put lives back together, heal bodies, minds, and spirits, the name which all these demons tremble and flee from.

Christ said he came for sinners, not the righteous. Once we are delivered we are not to get full of ourselves and think we are better than those who are not saved to the point that we turn our backs on the people still in darkness, the darkness that Christ brought us out of. Christians have the Holy Spirit within them, and the Holy Spirit wants us to move! God put you on this earth to do a job, and it is in our best interests to go ahead and do it!

Our job is reach people and show them the light, let them know there is HOPE. We have to tell people about Jesus Christ, our redeemer, protector, provider, healer, justifier and defense. He is our only savior! Salvation is of and through him and God has commissioned us to go tell of this good news to others. This should be our life long mission in life to spread some Sonshine!