What is WPW?

It is so difficult to try to express in writing what the WPW ministry is about. First, it is important to know that WPW is a ministry, not just a class. We are a part of the Women's Ministry of the Robinson Avenue church of Christ in Springdale, Arkansas. We are a group of women committed to knowing our Lord Jesus Christ and to serving Him together in unity. We are committed to serving Jesus in our community as well.

We want you to know that we do not take pride in who we are but in Whose we are. We are so grateful for Jesus Christ. We are so grateful that He has given us a venue in which we can grow closer to Him and to each other.

We asked some of our WALKers to share their experience with you. Below are their testimonies. We hope that you feel welcomed to visit with us during our Wednesday night class. We look forward to getting to know you!

Grace and peace to you all.
From the Women's PowerWALK Wednesday Ministry 

Stacey Smith

God Answers Prayers! The Women's PowerWALK Wednesday night class was definitely an answer to mine. Before I started the class I felt lost, alone and I was desperate for help, desperate for answers. I had realized that I had let Satan in control of my life. I had allowed myself to become angry and full of resentment and bitterness which led me to sin against my family and most importantly to sin against God. I thought that through it all I didn't need God. That through the years of waiting for Him to step into my life and make it better, to change those in my life I wanted Him to change, wasn't ever going to happen. So I thought I could go it alone, without Him. I let Satan deceive me into thinking that I didn't need God. I was tired of waiting for the change I was praying to happen and thinking it was an impossible request and I was angry with God for not being there for me. However, through all my struggles, looking back I realize that God never left me. He was there waiting, patiently for my return. I had begun to feel guilt and remorse and shameful for how I had behaved. I hated my life and I hated what I had become, and when I began to pray again I felt completely unworthy of His grace. My prayers were in desperation for knowledge, for what I thought I knew I realized I didn't know at all. I had been taught by my parents that all your answers could be found in God's Word, so that became my prayer, "Teach me, O Lord, teach me Your Word.". I also prayed "Teach me how to pray." Soon after a door was opened for me. My mother came to me telling me of a new class that was to start on Wednesday nights. I saw this as a God sent opportunity so I accepted the invitation and went to the class....Best decision of my life....Everything I had prayed was being answered. Every Wednesday night I felt as if God Himself was speaking directly to ME through Michele and the other women who spoke. What I have learned in the past year is this; God has a plan for me, He has always had a plan for me, the problem WAS  that I also had a plan for me, but it wasn't what God wanted for me. In all those years I was expecting God to work MY plan in my life, not His. I was also wanting God to change others in my life, so that they could be how I wanted them to be. I have learned that I can only change me and that by changing me and allowing God to use me, that through me I can have an impact in their lives. God doesn't change others' hearts because we ask Him to, that would be taking away man's free will. But by asking God to change me to make me like Him and by aligning my heart with His, I am allowing God to do His work through me. When I now pray, I pray "Not my will Lord, but your will for me." I never fully understood the meaning of that prayer until I was taught it's true meaning in this class. When I started the class I was at a place in my life where my heart was ready to be mended and then molded by the Lord. I am not fully healed yet, I still have struggles daily and there is still so much more for me to learn. God directed me to this class because He knew what I needed at a time in my life when I had sank to the bottom. What makes this class wonderful is that I haven't found one perfect woman yet. We all have scars, we all have sinned, we are all sinners, this we don't deny. But God is truly working through these women to teach me how to love myself again through the grace of God. I am learning to put all my Trust in the Lord, to let Him guide me instead of taking my own direction. I can't wait til the next Wednesday, I crave going to this class. I am a work in progress and the Women's PowerWALK Wednesday night class by God's grace and glory will help me to succeed in my walk of faith in Christ who strengthens me. To God be the Glory!!!!!

Vanessa McBride

Wednesday Women’s Power Walk-ers: What does it mean to me?

First let me say:

      1)  I don’t have any blood relation to any those who are a part of this ministry, nor have I married into this group. I am simply an eye witness to the amazing women involved and am overjoyed to be able to share this with you.

           2)  Don’t let a great opportunity pass you by to read the entire web page

           3)  You are loved and you are NOT alone!

           4)  Feel free and come see us or tune in weekly to hear the lessons and take part in the study.

           5) When you get tired of visiting or viewing contact us for so that we can get you to a place where you can be baptized for the remission of your sins!

WPW has filled a void that I didn’t even know existed until the prayers for the class began. That void was a need to be part of a women’s ministry that look like the words: UNITY, LOVE, AND KINGDOM CHRISTIANITY.

For me Unity was defined as: togetherness, like mindedness and I thought Sunday worship fulfilled that definition. But I missed the most important part of the Lord’s definition . . . STUDYING in like-minded togetherness while WORKING TO BRING SOULS TO CHRIST.  I also, like most women, longed to see the love that is evident each time you walk into a room where there are WPW. But I, just like most women, was leery because “too many women in the room will just make for cattiness”. Praise the Lord that there were prayerful women who listened to the Spirit and were led to the wonderful ministry work we call WPW.

I enjoy the fellowship, the love, the safety, and the enriching studies that we have (and will) undertake. But most importantly to me is knowing that: I AM NOT ALONE. That the feelings of praise to our Father, the love for Him, and any struggle that I go through with my hand in His is being praised, shared, and shouldered with other Christian women who are living Kingdom Christianity.

I could feel pages to encourage people to participate, but the most effective is to simply to share the same invitation that the Lord gave to each of His apostles and to us daily: Follow me.

Renee Venable

Women’s Powerwalk is a wonderful class and has added so much to my life over the past year. It has brought me encouragement in my relationship with Christ and in my relationships with my sisters in Christ. Powerwalk has given me tools to deepen my relationship with my heavenly Father. I have learned so many things about who God is and who He wants me to be. He is so big and has a plan for each of us, a bigger plan than we could ever dream of for ourselves! He hears our every prayer and catches every tear. He is present in the good times and in the bad times. He wants to draw each of us closer to Him. He is our comforter, deliverer, shelter and strength.

I have gotten to know many other women through this class and have developed many friendships through Powerwalk. If you are a single woman, Powerwalk is for you. If you are a young wife, Powerwalk is for you. If you are a stay at home mom, working mom or single mom, Powerwalk is for you. If you are a grandmother, widow, or retiree, Powerwalk is for you. If you are a woman seeking to know Jesus Christ on a more personal level, Powerwalk is for you! Powerwalk is for EVERY woman! It is uplifting to women of all ages and is a wonderful place to spend Wednesday nights!