Shannon Ethridge - Newsletter

GREETINGS FROM SHANNON ETHRIDGE MINISTRIES!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY AS WE DEPART FOR ZIMBABWE!
Thabbeth Cotton with the Zimbabwe branch of “Youth for Christ” e-mailed me in February saying that her 14-year old daughter and her friends had wore their one copy of Every Young Woman’s Battle out from passing it around so much. She asked if we’d be willing to come to Bulawayo to speak at schools, orphanages, colleges, and churches about sexual integrity, especially since the HIV/AIDS epidemic is so overwhelming there. After much prayer and many e-mails sent back and forth over the past seven months, our departure date of August 28th is right around the corner! We’ll be there through September 17th, and we’d like to ask the following prayers:

The following list includes the currently scheduled venues, although we’re hoping that if God would have us add more once we get there, that He’ll open those doors.

9/03 - Bulawayo Baptist Church
9/04 - Samkele Orphanage
9/05 - Dom Convent High School, Esther’s Women’s Bible Study
9/06 - Christian Brothers College, Montrose Girl’s High School
9/07 - Milton Boy’s High School, St. James High School
9/08 - Girl’s College, Eveline High School, Jabulani Youth Gathering
9/09 - Mother/Daughter Workshop open to public
9/10 - Matopo Church
9/11 - Whitewater High School, Founder’s High School

As you can imagine, there are thousands of dollars worth of expenses with a trip such as this. If you would like to partner with us by donating much-needed funds to help cover the costs of airfare, lodging, donated books, etc., please email us at sethridge@shannonethridge.com.

EVERY WOMAN'S MARRIAGE
Igniting the Joy and Passion You Both Desire
by Shannon & Greg Ethridge

Set Your Husband’s Heart Ablaze
Are you a “desperate housewife,” committed to marriage yet longing for a deeper, more intimate connection with your husband? Believe it or not, you can have the marriage you long for–if you’re willing to take desperate measures.

If you’re ready to stop the blame game and pursue the marriage of your dreams, let authors Shannon and Greg Ethridge show you how to reignite your relationship with spiritual, emotional, and physical passion. Drawing on real-life stories from both men and women, as well as lessons from their own less-than-satisfying early years of marriage, they offer penetrating insights about what it takes to nurture a dynamic marriage, including…

what makes a husband’s heart grow cold–and how you can fan the embers into flame
the difference between being “right” and being “righteous”
how to fight fair
how to guard your heart against unhealthy comparisons
the dynamic power of getting spiritually and emotionally naked
what your husband really wants most (It’s not what you think!)

Every Woman’s Marriage will give you practical tools and wise biblical counsel for transforming a listless marriage into a vibrant, exciting relationship. Get ready to set your husband’s heart ablaze!

PRAISE FOR EVERY WOMAN'S MARRIAGE
“Finally! An insightful and frank discussion about the perspectives, expectations, and behaviors that impair marital relationships. With Shannon’s expertise on sexual and emotional integrity and Greg’s male perspective, Every Woman’s Marriage offers practical guidance for reigniting the intimacy and passion every woman longs for.”
–Ginger Kolbaba, managing editor of Marriage Partnership magazine and author of Surprised by Remarriage

NEWS & ANNOUCEMENTS

Special Thanks!
We certainly appreciate our media partners who’ve been helping us spread the word about Every Woman’s Marriage:

Every Young Woman’s Battle DVD Now Available!
Thanks to the modern technology of satellite broadcasts and the partnership of Church Communication Network, all four of the main Every Woman books will soon have a recorded 90-120 minute presentation that can be acquired on a DVD for only $29.95 and shown at your church, women’s retreat, or other event. Simulcast air dates and DVD availability dates are as follows:

For more information on how your church can receive these and other simulcasts as they air, go to www.ccn.tv.

Testimony of Praise:
“I was reading Preparing Your Daughter for Every Woman’s Battle with my 10-year old daughter, and felt so convicted. How could I help my girls when I have struggled with sexual integrity my whole life? The fantasies, the flirting, self-gratification, the desire to be the “bad girl” were tormenting me, yet it felt so good at the same time. I was about to just give up and tell my wonderful husband of 11 years that we either had to start “swinging” or divorce before I had an affair (I was definitely mistaking intensity for intimacy). But being a woman of God and in leadership in my church, I didn’t understand why I was struggling with this problem/disease for all these years and couldn’t find anything that really helped until I went back to the bookstore for Every Woman’s Battle. Now I am ready to fall in love with Jesus instead! When I’ve tried to talk with others about this it seemed like a taboo topic. Your book was just in time, and almost like you wrote it just for me! I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for your book has saved my life. I plan on using it in a study at our church so I can bring God’s healing to other women.” - Kat

“I truly loved reading Every Young Woman’s Battle. Although I am only 12, it has opened my eyes to the world of cyber relationships and all the other sexually immoral stuff that the world has made okay to do. Even though I have not been tempted these ways yet, at least I have all the powerful weapons to help me resist them! Thank you!” - Ariana

Please continue praying for Shannon as she completes her “kamikaze writing year” with developing the upcoming Bridal Party Series (to be released next summer). So far, first drafts of the lead book and two of the four devotionals have been written, but there’s two more devotionals to write when she returns from Zimbabwe, and lots of editing still to do! Thanks!

September 29-30, 2006 - “Passions of the Heart: Cultivating the Spirit of a Godly Woman” - Women’s Conference at the Richardson Hotel, Richardson, TX -- Sponsored by Gateway Community Church, Wylie, TX. Open to the public. For more information, email us at sethridge@shannonethridge.com.

November 4, 2006 - THRiVE! Women’s Simulcast Conference recorded at
Palm Harbor United Methodist Church, 1551 Belcher Rd., Palm Harbor, Florida (Tampa Bay area, but simulcast at hundreds of churches across the nation -- to find one near you, go to http://www.ccn.tv/thrive/ after September 15th). This year’s theme is: Intentional Relationships: Balancing the Connections in Your Life. Other speakers include Liz Curtis Higgs, Priscilla Evans Shirer, Lynne Hybels, Lois Evans, Kay Arthur and musical artist Rebecca St. James.

January 15, 2007 - Shannon shares her testimony at the Tyler area Celebrate Recovery Group, Green Acres Baptist Church, 7 p.m.

February 2-4, 2007 - Taking Your Marriage Over the Top Conference at the incredibly beautiful Gleneyrie Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, CO. For more information, contact hannah.larson@navigators.org.

March 9-10, 2007 - Every Man/Woman’s Battle Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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We appreciate your prayers and encouraging support
for the staff and volunteers of Shannon Ethridge Ministries!