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God: #1 Problem Solver

I know it comes as no surprise that challenges arise in this thing called life.  No doubt, you like me, probably wish they would be fewer in number, but I remind myself of the great Andrae Crouch line, "If I'd never had a problem, I wouldn't know God could solve them."  Recently, He's certainly been up to a lot of problem solving.

Last week, Middle Tennessee Women's Retreat (MTWR) announced new dates, April 6-8, 2018.  It's a long story, but the reason for the change had to do with the planned location being sold, resulting in changes to the cost proposal for the retreat, and all of this occurring right in the middle of when we would typically be finalizing the retreat brochure.  Because of uncertainties and holdups, we weren't even able to start the brochure until Monday of this week.  Karissa is hard at work on that project.

In the span of two weeks' time, God took what seemed impossible and proved once again that He's all about solving our problems... if we remember to invite him into the equation.
MTWR is pleased to announce that the 27th annual retreat will be held in Murfreesboro, TN at the DoubleTree Hotel!

The hotel is excited to have us coming and is working hard to help make everything work for our group.  Sleeping rooms are top-notch, and the meeting space is only a few years old.  We are looking forward to greeting every lady right inside these doors come April.------->

We have more announcements about the retreat, so keep watching.  More good things ahead, and we're anxious to share them with you! 

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