Broken, Breakthrough & Bonded Together!

Took me a whole week to get my thoughts and the rest of my life together but this article is about the "Women's Breakthrough" CEFC style in Batam (Indonesia) last weekend.

In all honesty, I struggled with the fact that I HAVE to go. It was a pre-requisite to our intention to become members in CEFC. I have never been to anything so 'feminine' in my entire life and I had no intentions of going. I went pretty 'open' to what is to offer as well as quite hardened to the fact that "there's nothing new under the skies!".

These are the women that 'hit' me in the face and stole my heart,...

We were the Group SEVEN! Seven being seven of us and seven being a GOD (completion) number, we prided ourselves to be in this group. Somehow, GOD did His thing and gelled us all together with grace, dignity and so much gentleness. This hodgepodge bunch ranged from Stay at Home Moms, an Interior Designer, Marketing Executives, a High Power Banker to a future young Ms Dubai!

Unlike the normal get-together of women, we spent quite a bit of our time together praying, crying, praying and some more crying. Then during meal times, we'll be keeled over in laughter or bursting out in hysterical. After dinner, we'll do a bit more dancing and prancing (my deepest apologies to the ladies who had to dance with ME!) and crashing into each other due to wrong turning steps on the dance floors. Then, we did more sharing, crying and praying. I figured the tears help to 'bond' us as they soon dried up into pretty sticky stuff!!

I write this to honor the above ladies. I write to say thanks for the friendships, the support and the hugs and prayers. We all came together, not sure what to expect but all we were showed the undeniable HAND of God. At the end of it all, we all knew what we had to do, what we had to achieve and WHO was upholding us all this time, now and tomorrow!!! I am truly humbled by the courage, the strength, the humility and grace from all these beauties.

If we can do it all over again, I will...see you at the AfterGLOW!
For those dying to find out who Ms Dubai is....tadahh!
"T" (in Blue) is bound for Dubai in a couple of months hence we dubbed her that title. She will be the one and only friend in our heart living there. Then there's dear "R". Under that sweet and demureness lies a very deep and spiritual lady. Her presence in our group grounded us to see GOD's working hands in her life and ours! Praise GOD!
We found ourselves a "Titus 2:3 Mom" who came within our midst to encourage and serve us. What a privelege to have you so dear and near to us, "D" (white)!

"LL" brought to our group so much joy and transparency. She served us in her grace and natural openness to love and care for us all. She assisted in the role of facilitators with "HP" (in group pic) who too by word and deed showed us GOD's grace and abundant love. They both cried with us, wipe our tears and held our hands,...not to take away our struggles but to stand alongside us!

The voice of our team! The power plant as well as the encourager in song. "A" will be and always have GOD's hand on her life, with or without washing detergent (internal joke!) Alongside her stands "TM" another beautiful lady who's given all her entirety to GOD and allowing HIM to take over.

We won't forget "ML" who's also in the group pic, she humbled us by her sharings yet she showed us a true flower blossoming in GOD's hand. I witness her physical change from a wilted and forlorn little girl to a intensified and glowing lady. A miracle at work!

Remember, we'll all be praying for each other.