Women's Ministry

LIFT

Join the ladies of Living Word on the first and third Thursdays of each month for fellowship. Come have a cup of coffee or a bite to eat and share how God is encouraging you from the Psalms!  

Thursday morning, May 1 at 11:30am - read Psalms 5 & 6
Mess Hall, 1715 Flight Way, Tustin
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Thursday evening, May 15 at 6:00pm - read Psalms 7 & 8
Utopia Caffe at The District, 2489 Park Avenue, Tustin​

Meet the Sheep

This month we'd like to get to know Janette Carter a little better...

"I was raised in a Christian home and was interested in missionary work from a young age.  God eventually called me to serve first in Israel and then Poltava, Ukraine, where my children grew up. After four years, we moved to Vinnytsia, where my husband Daniel became the head pastor for ten years until the war brought us back to the United States three years ago. 

My girlfriend and I are hiking buddies. She schedules them meticulously from the arrival time to the departure. I am more whimsical and prefer to let her navigate the directions and which hike we do. I have long been awaiting until spring to take an adventure to the poppy fields. Yesterday’s hike led us to the dotted fields of yellow mustard plants instead of the orange poppies we treasure. We made the best of it and it was still breathtaking. Our hike led us into a new wilderness area with blue, yellow, and white flowers. A small hare greeted us in the beginning of the hike. We have started to explore parts of OC, Long Beach, and South County. I love to take pictures and document God’s beauty and creation. In this new season, I see that God is doing a new thing in my heart. It is blooming just like those poppies. You see, in Ukraine the national flower is the red poppy. I miss those poppies, our forest walks, and the other flora and fauna along the paths. It does something to one’s soul. In particular, God’s been weeding in my heart for a while. He was pruning old wounds and has been healing dead, decaying debris in me. Those walks have calmed my soul and spirit. They have renewed my joy. The photos that I have taken over the years in Ukraine and now here in OC have become my journal of peace. Piece by piece He has continued to work and rework what He wants me to be. He is not finished. He is working and this season looks different than last season. There is a time for winter, summer, spring, and fall. 'To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.' (Ecclesiastes 3:1) What is He working on in you during this season? How have you watched Him stretch or challenge you during this time?"

Prayer

Email us at livingword@calvarylivingword with any prayer requests. Our women's prayer team will lift you up in prayer. Women's Prayer currently meets on Mondays from 11am-12pm at Jennifer Glenn's house (please contact her at 714-697-9413 for information on the location). Come pray, be prayed over, and be blessed!

Connect

Life can get crazy - If you need help or would like to speak with one of our women in leadership, please contact the church office. 
If you weren't able to join us for the 4-week study on the Fruit of the Spirit, you can download the lessons and watch the recorded teachings below.
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Monthly Devotional

By Becky Araoz
From Living Daily in the Word: Devotions by the Ladies of Calvary Chapel Living Word (2013) 

"My strength is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9

Since my earthly father has never been a nurturing, affectionate, there-for-me kind of dad, I grew up to be self-sufficient, not asking or expecting anything from anyone. Because of this, it has never been easy for me to relate to my Heavenly Father as my Abba Father.

[One] summer my dad visited us for two months. It's been a long time since I've been with him for that length of time. It was extremely hard on me because I learned more things about him that I dislike and it brought out the worst in me.

One friend told me to pray for compassion. I didn't like the feeling of weakness in my hurt little girl's heart, so it was easier to be angry but I knew I wasn't pleasing the Lord. I started asking Him to give me compassion towards my dad. As I prayed day after day, I realized I wasn't so angry any more - hurt, yes, but through it all I've learned that my Heavenly Father loves me when I'm unlovable. He is always there and has always been there for me. I can rest in that, continue to pray for my earthly father, and see that the times that I'm weak are when the Lord gives me His perfect strength.

​Is there a time in your life that God has had to break you of your strength so that His strength is visible?"