Mission Trip Fundraising Time!!!

North Star Pastoral Ministries
608 Teresa Lane
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052

Dear North Star friends and supporters:

It is with immense excitement I write to you regarding our forthcoming trips. We have been invited by Harvest Ministries and Bishop Beresford Gage to repeat our women’s event in Kingston this year. As most of you are aware, with your support, we were able to bus 219 ladies in from Spanish Town, Jamaica to the Hilton Hotel in Kingston in May 2009 for a time of personal ministry and encouragement.

Each lady, (many for the very first time in their lives) was treated to a formal luncheon, a fashion show and tremendous time of ministry. Each attendee then chose an article of clothing and received a welcome gift bag. We have had so many testimonies regarding the life changing time of renewal as we presented “High Heels In High Places….Turning Pain Into Power.”

September 23 through 28th, we will again host up to 250 lovely Jamaican women at the Grand Ballroom at the Pegasus Hotel and Resort in Kingston, Jamaica. In order to make the trip more economical, we are combining this event with the Trinidad “High Heels In High Places” event. Pastor KK Bachew’s beautiful church, Faith Assembly in Five Rivers, has offered to host the event in Trinidad this year. Apostle Andrew Ramjattan and Bishop Joshua Hosein will also be supporting these meetings by encouraging all the women under their coverings to attend. We are easily expecting over 1,000 Trinidad ladies.

As this event is scheduled for September 29th through October 4th, our team of over 14 powerful ministers will fly directly to Port of Spain, Trinidad from Kingston, Jamaica, and then return to the United States. The team will be gone for 11 days. Every day will be filled to capacity with ministry opportunities for all of us.

We are asking you to cover us in prayer, and to consider a financial offering to help meet our budget of $2600.00 per person traveling with us. This includes airfare to both countries and home again, all hotel and food and ground transfers. It also includes the cost of busing the ladies to our Jamaica event, and the food budget for them.

All donations should be made payable to North Star Ministries, and are fully tax deductible. The mailing address is listed above. Thank you in advance for your prayers and support, as this trip wouldn’t be possible without friends like you.

Love,
Pastor Sandy Ward

When you are walking in your purpose...work can be a good thing

Many people have called me a workaholic-telling me to slow down-relax-recharge-find things that make me happy and to take time for those things.
Here is the irony…God has opened doors for me to do the things that make me happy-with amazing, precious, successful, movers & shakers for His Kingdom AS MY JOB!! I am happiest when running around a property working out the details for another awesome event-or just selling T-shirts for one of my clients. That is what God wired me for!

As the Community Outreach Director of Way of Life Community Church; I interact with the people of Tyrone and the surrounding area. We reach out to them whether it is Shop With A Cop, Thanksgiving Dinners, making goodie bags for the women’s shelter, overseeing the town Easter Egg Hunt, or planning and carrying out our baby-the Annual Back To School Bash. Is it a lot of work? YOU BET!! But when you see the kids’ smiles when they can’t carry the book bags filled with school supplies they just got free or the look of gratitude on the parent’s faces…IT IS SO WORTH IT!!!!

As Events Coordinator for NorthStar Pastoral Ministries, I work with the Directors on multiple international missions trips, training classes, retreats and conferences each year. I am part of a growing network of people and resources from all over the world. I travel with these people reaching and teaching thousands of people. Is it taxing? Sure it is. But the relationships, the wisdom of the team, the reactions of the attendees, being able to speak into people’s lives…IT IS SO WORTH IT!!!

As Manager of Global Accounts with HelmsBriscoe, much of my client base is the “Religious Market”. I don’t like that word! I work with ministries, speakers, recording artists, producers, etc. whose day to day work is furthering the Kingdom and spreading the Gospel. I am able to help them get the best deals on hotel and meeting space-FOR FREE! It cost them nothing to tap into the buying power and experience HB brings them. Plus-I am able to bring savings to their overall program. There are connections with properties and vendors worldwide that my clients may not have access to otherwise, AT NO COST TO THEM. Again-frustrating? At times. BUT SO WORTH IT!!

So the same things that frustrate and wear on me also recharge and revive me. Add in time with my hubby and kids, the occasional pedicure/massage and pure girl time with these same friends I work with, and I am good.
Thank you God, You are so good to me!!

Update from Cheney of the Cauble Center

Heather and I have had a real reality check over the past few weeks. I think she mentioned the pictures and measurements.

It‘s hit home for me too only in a different way. We have a huge commitment and will need to be diligent with our treatments to see this through. I think Heather is up for this. I know I am. Every day we do a car boxy treatment or another lipodissolve we’re closer to the goal and making her healthier in the bargain.

We’re chipping away on her upper and lower abs. I can always see progress before my client’s can and this is no exception. All the change is good! There is a limit ( 2 liters) of CO2 we can use per treatment session so I’m saving a few hundred cc’s at the end to continue to sculpt her arms. We don’t want to lose any of the progress we’ve made.

I’ve also started her on the Image line of skin care this month. She has had her second microdermabrasion treatment so now the daily prep per the products to keep and continue the repair. I love the Image line and have decided on two of the lines for Heather. She, like most of us, have combination skin. Her cleanser, eye cream and masque are the Ageless line. Her skin will now get on a daily basis a wonderful infusion of glycolic acid to build collagen and elastin. For her day and night cream and sunscreen I chose the Ormedic line. This is a fantastic way to nourish and also repair using ingredients like mango shea butter, grape seed extract, Japanese green tea and apricot oil( almost sounds good enough to eat!). So her skin will soon have the radiance to reflect the health.

Let Heather know your thoughts on how things are going. She will never look the same again!!!

Cheney Davis

cheneydavis7263@comcast.net

O-SO-Motivated!!!

For anyone looking for the best motivation to exercise and eat right-----pictures and measurements. Enough said, but I will go on:

Yesterday Cheney and I started on a new area-my upper and lower abs, or as I say-my gut. After 4 pregnancies and spending most of my life WELL over 200 pounds; I rarely leave the house without what Cheney refers to as "my armor" aka-spandex, ribbing, Lycra, gut sucker, whatever works for you.
Well, I did come in without my gut sucker on yesterday. Before we started Cheney asked me what was wrong. We were about to start another emotional journey. I know, you may be thinking "Will they ever end?" ME TOO!!! My face is always out there. My arms, I can wear sleeves that cover if I like, or get brave if the mood strikes. But my belly...that is another story. My husband, and my baby doctors are the only ones that see that. Then, if I wasn't uncomfortable enough--we then proceeded to take pictures and measurements.

OK, enough whining. My point is that this discomfort has motivated me to kick myself in the rear. I have pulled my elliptical out of the corner, increased my water even more, and thought more about what I am putting in my mouth. A phrase I have quoted many times over the past few years is "If you are comfortable, you won't change". There was a study done with frogs and hot water. When the researchers places a frog in a pot of boiling water-the frog immediately jumped out. But, when they placed the frog in the pot with cool water, then slowly increased the heat-the frog sat there until he was boiled alive. He was comfortable and thus didn't move. So, I have been made uncomfortable and I am ready to change and get the best results from this makeover.

Things, they are a movin'

Like Cheney said, we have begun making progress. I have lost some in both arms and my face is glowing more than before. I have been more attention to what I am eating. I am so glad my teeth are meeting in the back again--yeah SALADS!!!! I sure missed the green stuff when I couldn't chew it. My water intake is above the recommended 64 ounces a day. And I am no longer counting on chasing kids as acceptable exercises. It is hard to create, or re-claim good habits. but, I am making progress.

Like I said, my teeth are meeting in the back again. We have corrected the crossbite in just 6 weeks. How wild is that???? The focus now is the close the hole in the front. I can tell things are moving in there. Just when my little lips got used to the way things were....I am lisping again. BUT IT IS SOOOO WORTH IT!!!!

I am working with new hairstyles as my hair grows out. Today I am rawking the big hair--broke out the hot rollers this morning.

This experience is such a gift. I am reminded that the way I love my kiddos and want to give them things, is just like how God loves me. He gave up His son for me.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!!!

Update from Cheney Davis at the Cauble Center

It’s hard to believe April is over and gone. Heather and I have had a very successful month I think. We did her microdermabrasion treatment and her skin is much improved already after two treatments. We continue to work on her arms and we did a set of measurements at the half way mark. She has already lost ½ inch in each arm. How awesome is that? Having worked with body sculpting for quite some time now it never ceases to amaze me how the body wants to keep things in repair and even. Usually when I begin this process with a client one half of the body is larger ( usually the dominant side). As we use the lipo and carbossi the body takes the lead and makes both halves equal. I’m seeing that now with Heather. Her arms will be the same size when we finish all this. In May we move to the upper and lower abs while continuing to work on her arms as well. This will be an entirely differently shaped individual at the unveiling in August. Will keep all of you in the loop. In the meantime please encourage Heather to exercise some. Have a great weekend.

Cheney Davis The Cauble Center for Skin Care.

Cheney Davis

cheneydavis7263@comcast.net