PICNIC June 7th
Join us for the Annual Mountain Top Walk to Emmaus Picnic at the
Clay County Recreation Park Pavilion ~ 4:00PM until "?" ~ June 7, 2008!
Come early and spend a day "at the beach" on beautiful Lake Chatuge with family and friends.
This is "pot luck" so please bring a big dish to share with everyone.
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There will be a Chrysalis Training session held June 21st at Grace
Fellowship in Andrews. This will be held by Greg Engroff from the
Upper Room. Anyone interested may attend.
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We will be having a Upper Room Training session for Mountain Top on
Aug 9th at Memorial United Methodist Church in Franklin, NC. Fran
Henderson will be conducting this training.
Please Be Praying For Our Up Coming Fall Walks
Mountain Top Emmaus Walks #141, #142 & #143
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Please remember we need agape.
Please bring them to the walk anytime.
Follow up will be announced at the walk Closing and at Candlelight.
2008 WALK SCHEDULE
#141 - Women's ~ Sept. 4-7 ~ Jean Pittello
#142 - Men's ~ Oct. 9-12 ~ Terri Keith
#143 - Women's ~ Nov. 13-16 ~ Sylvia Yates
Chairman's Comments
Dear Emmaus Community,
I would like to begin the New Year by saying Thank You for giving me the opportunity to serve as your chairman for Mtn Top Emmaus. I am honored and will do my best to serve you in any way I can. I have been so blessed to serve our Lord through Mtn Top Emmaus. As this is a new area of service for me I desire your prayers and support. When I came to Emmaus as a pilgrim I was one of those men who needed it the most. I thank God for men and women like you who willingly lay their lives down at the foot of the cross in order to be the reflection of Jesus to others.
I think we would all agree that lives are forever changed through Emmaus "Mine was." That's why we come back. "To give him praise and to be instruments of his grace to others." Proverbs 11:25 says " A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Isn't God amazing! We come to the Mtn Top to bless others and we leave feeling like the one who has been blessed the most. I can't wait to come back! Thank You for your prayers, for giving of your finances to sponsor pilgrims, for giving of your time and yourselves for his service.
As I reflect back on 2007 I realize that our community has experienced much. Some sickness,some death of loved ones, some trials, and some hardships and pain that has really challenged our faith, but God has been faithful and prayers have been answered. I am reminded that its not how we start the race but how we finish it. As we enter into 2008 and its up coming walks I pray we keep focused on our goal, to help people experience the Love of God in a way that is real and personal and to help them become all that God would desire them to be.
I look forward to seeing each and everyone of you this Spring on the Mtn Top and I look forward to God's fulfillment of his word in Isaiah 43:19,20 " See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not percieve it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the waste land." May God Bless each and everyone of you. Happy New Year!
In His Service,
Gary Rogers Walk #113
Table of Mark

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April Treasurer's Report - Edie Thorpe
| Beginning Balance | $ 1201.97 |
| Income | $12081.21 |
| Balance | $13283.18 |
| Expenses | |
| Kitchen | $ 1800.00 |
| Hinton | $ 7776.00 |
| Upper Room | $ 340.00 |
| Hats | $ 134.31 |
| Shirts | $ 471.00 |
| Total Expenses | $10521.31 |
| Balance | $ 2761.87 |
| Tithe to be discussed | $ 1208.12 |

PERSONAL BATTERY-POWERED CANDLE FOR PURCHASE
Battery-powered candles as used in Candlelight are now available for individuals to purchase. The cost is $5.00 each and may be purchased before the Candlelight service.
2009 WALKS:
Women's Walk #144 ~ March 5-8
Men's Walk #145 ~ April 2-5
Women's Walk #146 ~ May 14-17
Women's Walk #147 ~ Sept. 10-13
Men's Walk #148 ~ Oct. 8-11
Women's Walk #149 ~ Nov. 5-8
Proposed 2010 Walks
Women's Walk #150 ~ March 4-7 ~ overnight: Feb 19-20
Men's Walk #151 ~ April 1-4 ~ overnight: March 19-20
Women's Walk #152 ~ May 13-16 ~ overnight: April 30 - May 1
Women's Walk #153 ~ Sept 9-12 ~ overnight: Aug 27-28
Men's Walk #154 ~ Oct 7-10 ~ overnight: Sept 24-25
Women's Walk #155 ~ Nov 4-7 ~ overnight: Oct 22-23
Overnight dates will be announced by the Lay Director of the Walk.
Follow-up locations/dates will be announced at Team Meetings, Candlelight and the Closing.

Tentative Moutain Top Emmaus Schedule 2008
Please mark calendars ~ Subject to changes
June 7th - Community Picnic Clay County Rec.Park at Hayesville NC
July 12th Team Selection TBA
August 9th Upper Room Training - Board Meeting
August 22-23 Over Night Walk #141
September 4-7 Womens Walk #141
12th Follow Up (North) Walk #141
13th Follow Up (South) Walk #141
September 13 - Board Meeting at Grace Fellowship in Andrews NC
1:00 Team Selection
3:00 Board Meeting
September 11-14 Mtn Ridge Chrysalis (Girls Flight)
September 26-27 Over Night for Walk #142 Mens
October 9-12th Mens Walk #142 Terri Keith Lay Director
17 Follow up (North) Walk #142
18 Follow up (South) Wallk #142
October 24-25th Over Night Walk #143
November 13-16 Womens Walk #143 Sylvia Yates Lay Director
21st Follow Up (North) Walk #143
22 Follow Up (South) Walk #143
November 22 - Board Meeting at Grace Fellowship in Andrews NC
1:00 Team Selection
3:00 Board Meeting
December 13th - Christmas party 5:00pm Grace Fellowship Andrews NC
CHRYYSALIS BOARD MEETINGS EVERY 1ST SAT. OF EVERY MONTH AT GRACE FELLOWSHIP IN ANDREWS NC

January 27, 2008
Hey, everyone, I am changing the e-mail address for the newsletter and prayer requests. With hotmail I can only send out to 100 addresses at a time, therefore I have to send 5 emails in order to reach everyone. This should be much better. Please change to this address.
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Thanks and blessings, Edie Thorpe

Important times to remember on each of these weekends:Prayer Time: 6:30 pm Thursday in Prayer Chapel
Sendoff: 7:00pm Thursday
Candlelight: 8:00pm Saturday (7:00pm begin gathering)
Closing: 4:00pm Sunday
Dates of the Walks to Emmaus are posted on the website.
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FOLLOW-UPS to Walks are also announced at Candlelights & Closings.

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The 2007 Mountain Top Walk to Emmaus® Board of Directors:
At Large: Mike Arnold (828) 524-4025 (07) blessedmike@msn.com
Chair: Matt Shiplet (828) 479-6156 (08) rccmatt@att.net
Vice-Chair: Gary Rogers (828) 837-5067 (09) pungy@meyecomputer.com
Secretary: Janet Burke (828) 648-6274 (08) burkejnj@bellsouth.net
Treasurer: Edie Thorpe (828) 321-3983 (09)
Registrar: Sylvia Yates (828) 586-6592 (09) sylviayates@dnet.net
Community Spiritual Director (North): Jack Scott (828) 648-1685
Community Spiritual Director (Central): Steve Holcomb (828) 837-7624 steveholcomb@email.com
Community Spiritual Director (South): David Hicks (706) 857-7859 revdavid53@yahoo.com
Newsletter/E-Prayer Requests: join mountaintopemmaus Yahoo Group
Community Relations (North): Katherina DeRico (828) (09)
Community Relations (South): Tim & Tami Mason (770) 596-6691 (07) tmason108@bellsouth.net
Agape Letters: Theresa Smith (828) 452-9210 (07) tsmith600@earthlink.net
Agape Food: Bill & Dianne Traynham (770) 737-3125 (09) dtraynham@etcmail.com
Agape Banners: Edna Seal (828) 321-4053 (08)
Kitchen: Sherry Ginn (828) 586-5907 (07) sfginn@dnet.net
Dining Room: Tammy Burns (828) 488-3826 (08) tammyburns10@hotmail.com
Transportation: Boyd Luther (828) 837-8391 (09) bluther@webworkz.com
Setup/Breakdown: Jim Blevins (828) 488-2856 (08) jiblev3rd@aol.com
Prayer Chapel: (Co) Teresa Rogers (828) 837-5067 (08) pungy@meyecomputer.com
Prayer Chapel: (Co) Randy Thomason (828) 648-2827 (07) thomason721@netzero.com
Prayer Vigil: Katie Cipriano (828) 342-8491 (08) msiscip@yahoo.com
Praise & Worship: Gene McAbee (828) 926-2689 (09) gmcabee@sejumc.org
Please support these servants with love and prayer.
Be in prayer for those serving their last year
and for those whom God is calling to replace them...
IT COULD BE YOU!