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Our website is our most active way of “getting the word out”. We also make ourselves available to present the ministry at women’s events, retreats, etc. How We Got Started: "Undergirding" -- to strengthen or secure. Undergirding may be an old-fashioned word, but it's premise is timeless and so near and dear to my heart. In August of 2003, my beloved husband was diagnosed with cancer. He died one month later. As the holidays approached, friend Cea Pannell, and several dear, godly girlfriends formed a group of 6 --me included-- to meet weekly for coffee and to "pray our family through" the imminent heartache of the first holidays without husband and father. The prayer was to bolster us and give us peace and joy, in spite of our circumstances. Even though the loss of Don was glaring and painful for all of us, the peace and joy that permeated our home that Christmas was palpable. Our family KNOWS that it was due to the continuous prayers going up on our behalf. WE FELT THOSE PRAYERS! Our group would meet every Monday afternoon to chat about life and to find out how we could pray for each other that week. Once the holidays were over and we all had seen and felt the difference that the undergirding made in our lives - there was no way we wanted to see it end. The sustaining power of those prayers and the sense of being enfolded by God was beautiful beyond description. We made the decision to continue meeting to keep the bonds we had made, to catch up on each other's lives and to commit to pray for the needs of each other.
out there praying daily for YOU, is invaluably uplifting and the results are amazing! As is our God! My prayer for you is that you too will lift up the goodness of the Lord that shines so brightly when we draw near to Him through prayer. There is POWER in prayer, so don't flounder when you can fly. You are not alone! Sip Sister President, Janis Pollard, lives in Vista, California with 3 of her 4 children. You can contact her directly at Sip_sisters@hotmail.com Psalm 28: 6 “The Lord is my strength & my shield”. |