The purpose of SEEN is to celebrate women that have or want to break free, heal, and pursue their God-given identity and calling.
Our event is FREE and designed to provide you with a variety of tools and techniques to aid in your healing journey.
It’s a safe place where you can find the strength and courage to face past traumas and emerge stronger, more whole, and FREE.
Our speakers, who have their own personal experiences with abuses and trauma, will share with you encouragement, wisdom, and practical tools on how they personally broke free, healed, and overcame; including renowned author Brittney Guary, who published the book, Breaking Free Healing From Abuse and Trauma.
We will have a breakout session where you can connect with other women, encourage one another, personally meet with the speakers and Brittney, ask for prayer, and grab resources.
There will be a raffle and giveaway as well as gifts and light refreshments. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions during our guest Q&A session, and there will be a book signing. You can purchase a book at the event or online and bring it with you to be signed.
Our hope is that you will leave being empowered with a better understanding of your true identity, no longer let your past experiences define you, but instead use them as stepping stones as you walk in freedom towards your God-given purpose.
No matter where you are in your journey, know that you are loved unconditionally, strong, worthy, and SEEN.
REGISTRATION IS FREE BUT YOU MUST REGISTER
***This event is for women who have been or are currently being abused in any way shape or form, struggle with trauma of any sort, a mother of an abused child no matter the child’s age, or any woman who wants to support these women and this event. No children are permitted unless nursing.
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Focus on God’s goodness is found in Luke 4:18 and 19.
Jesus read from the scroll in the synagogue:
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Jesus was quoting from the prophet Isaiah to describe the power of His mission to change people’s lives.
His ministry was delivering good news, providing freedom and healing, and bringing salvation to people in need of God’s grace.
The Ministry of Jesus reveals the goodness of God and is a reason to give thanks in the Year of Gratitude.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
We invite all ladies to come on April 21st & 22nd, 2023 for a weekend of Healing and Restoration.
Join us as we are strengthened, encouraged, and inspired to dream bigger than ever before. Our special speakers are Patti Ah Kui, Cofounder and Director of Uttermost Ministries in the Samoan Islands, and Dr. Fiona Pyszka, Founder of Fiona Inc., and President of Bless the Children Home Orphanage in Guyana.
Registration by donation @ www.vcfpa.org, or call 717.838.2033. Event sponsored by W.O.V.E.N., a Ministry of Victory Christian Fellowship. 695 E Ridge RD Palmyra, PA 17078. Limited in person seating available, so sign up today!
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Faith-Building Verse is Second Chronicles 7:14.
The LORD says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
This verse was specifically focusing on the nation of Israel. God would respond to the earnest prayers of His people to bring an end to droughts and plagues in their land. This verse also has relevance for believers today.
Just as humility, prayer, and repentance were the pathways to healing for the Israelites, so we can experience God’s forgiveness today by trusting in the One gift that God has provided for our redemption. That gift is Jesus. He came to offer us forgiveness and a place of belonging in His family through faith in His name.
This Faith-Building Verse inspires us to humility, prayer, and repentance to follow Jesus in the Year of Relationship.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is Healing.
The meaning of healing is to be made whole or well.
One of the reasons that Jesus came to this earth was to provide healing for our souls. Sin is a spiritual sickness that leaves us with a heart condition that needs repair. Jesus has the power to restore our heart because of what He did for us on the cross.
First Peter 2:24 says about Jesus, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Jesus is the cure for the human condition, forgiving our sin, and rearranging our priorities to live for righteousness.
Find encouragement in the power of God’s love to heal our heart from the sickness of sin in the Year of Endurance.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Moment Of Celebration reflects on the freedom and healing of the righteous.
In Malachi, chapter 4, we find a description of a day that is coming when the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble. In Verse 2, the LORD says, “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall.”
The reference to healing in this passage indicates that God’s people will experience wounds in this life. Some of those wounds surface in the form of physical pain. Others may take the form of emotional scars. Other wounds may result from persecution because of our faith in the Lord. On the day of the LORD, there will be healing for those who live with reverence for His name. The scars will be removed. There will be nothing fearful to give us nightmares. Painful memories will no longer make us sad.
The reference to freedom in this passage indicates that the righteous will experience liberty to worship God without interference. No one will be able to censor our testimony, or our expressions of love for God. Our faith will be unchained. It will be like a refreshing day of spring after a paralyzing, snow-covered winter.
The freedom and healing for the righteous on the day of the LORD is a reason to be glad in the Year of Celebration.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
