“Cometo the Water”

2009IndianaDistrictRetreat

Clifty Falls State ParkMadison, Indiana

Pastor Joel Zipay

talked about the

“R” reasons

to come to the

water – retreat,

renewal

and refreshment

in his devotions.

He also pointed out many

references to water in the

Bible.

Susie Pflughoeft’s

alter ego “Minnie”

shared her experiences

at the retreat through

her phone calls home

to her friend Maude.

Jan Vetrhus from

the Madison

Bicentennial Committee

welcomed everyone

and encouraged all

to visit Madison

during this

celebration year

Jan Struck kept the large crowd laughing and joy-filled.

Jan explained that in the south you could say anything about anyoneas long as it is prefacedor followed by a . . .

“Bless Her Heart”!

Many hearts were blessed during this retreat.

Jan Struck

Before lunch on Saturday

“Come to the Water”

-color butterflies were

created as a craft.

The tables were very colorful

with all of thebutterflies displayed

at each place.

The ingatheringwas plus-size clothing and coats for the

Madison Women’s Correctional

Facility.

Boxes and bags of clothes filled a large corner outside the

meeting room, and

Jennifer Saroka from the

Correctional facility greeted the ladies and

tearfully expressed her

gratitude.

Many ladies

ate their lunches

outside in the

sunshine and

walked around

the park

Helen Bohannon of Grace

Lutheran inNew Albany, INled the singing.

Helen played different

instruments and shared a

Beautiful solo of

“Amazing Grace”

at the close of the retreat.

God blessed

this retreat

with warm

temperatures

and beautiful

sunshine.

It was a wonderful place to hear God’s word fromIsaiah 55:1a: Come, all who are thirsty, come to the waters.

Sammy Keller, Retreat Chairman