Thoughts from Community Board

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Indiana Walk to Emmaus (SIWE), we would like to thank the 4th day members for their continued prayers and devotion to our Emmaus community.  It takes a lot of hard work each walk season to orchestrate these events.  From the Lay Directors all the way down to the Week-End Helpers. This brings to mind , 1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.   Each one of us Fourth Day plays a very important part of this body.  Whether it be sponsoring a pilgrim, serving on a team, serving meals, making agape, participating in the 72-hour prayer vigil, attending a gathering or candlelight, and the list goes on and on.  There is a role for everyone to play in the Emmaus community and no one duty is more important than the other.  Christ calls us all to serve in different ways.  But each form of Agape is needed to make each walk special for the pilgrims. 

We want to thank Camp Illiana for the  facilities they offer for our walks.  Ben and the staff work very hard to keep our needs met in every way.  It seems they are constantly upgrading some part of the camp.  In return, we ask you help us to always return the camp as good or better than we found it.  This will insure that we can all enjoy this special place for many years to come.  As you enjoy the Campground you are likely to notice many upgrades that have taken place over the past couple of years and there are more planned.

Obviously, sponsorship is a key part to building the Emmaus community.  However, we ask that you prayerfully consider individuals when sponsoring.  Emmaus is intended for those who regularly attend a church and are looking to deepen their relationship with Christ.  It is this deepening relationship that moves those individuals to become Christian leaders. 

Walk dates can be found near the bottom of this page.  We ask for your prayers for the Emmaus community, the teams and pilgrims, and the Board of Directors as we make decisions for the community, always seeking Gods will in everything we do.  Please feel free to contact any of the board members if you have question or concern.  Our contact information is listed on this website.  We meet monthly (1st Tuesday of each month) at First Baptist Church in Petersburg, Indiana, at 7:00pm 

In Christ love   

Marc Flaningam , Community Lay Director 

SIWE #35 , Table of Mark

DeColores !!

Lay Director's Report

See the Pilgrim Lists page for upcoming Walks

News from the Community Lay Director. Due to developments of the Governing mandate and also Upper Room suggestion, Men’s Walk 61A will be postponed. The Board Realizes all the hard work , prayer and efforts that have been put forth and we appreciate it all. But we as a community of Emmaus  owe it to both the Team, Pilgrims and Fourth day to protect their health and do our part to help curb the spread of the virus. This was a very difficult decision and we ask that you keep all involved in prayer and continue to pray for our Country and SIWE community.    Thank you and DeColores .   Com. Lay Director, Marc Flaningam. 

Men's Walk 61A

MEN’S WALK 61A

Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV “Call to me and I answer you, and tell you great and mighty things which you
do not know.” This is the scripture theme for Men’s Walk 61A which has been postponed.

As Lay Director, I am encouraged by the men who have been called to serve and so willingly have
said “yes”. As we prepare for this weekend, we covet your prayers for the Team and for the
Pilgrims who will be coming to meet Jesus face to face. Our prayer as a Team is that they will
return home much differently than when they came and be empowered to serve in their
churches and most of all be the heads of their families.

The theme for the weekend is “Great Things” in reference to the Jeremiah 33:3 scripture. The
theme song is “Great Things” by Phil Wickham. Please be in prayer concerning agape for the bed
or table for these Pilgrims, marking it according to where it is to be distributed. Green agape is
welcomed to help our Cooks with the cost of food for the weekend.

We have 55 team members planning on serving the weekend and are asking the 4th day to pray about

sponsoring pilgrims, as there's room on the pilgrim list.  Also, pray about signing the prayer chart electronically (by clicking on the link below)

or by calling the ALD Chris Minderman.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qHltCu5kZB1oImmubgN_ziSyzteXqkHUY1GfFSFhlYE/edit?usp=sharing

We look forward to seeing our 4th Day being the hands and feet of Jesus. Should you feel led to
help serve in anyway on the weekend, please feel free to contact any of the Heads below:
Chris Jones, Lay Director propanedirectcj@yahoo.com 812-295-3658
Chris Minderman, Asst. Lay Director cminderm@indiana.edu 812-887-1749
John Moreland, Head Spiritual Director pjwordolc@yahoo.com 812-881 9091
Ashton Wagler, Co-Head Liturgist stutzmand1998@gmail.com 812-698-8755
Gary Blubaum, Co-Head Liturgist carman_40@sbcglobal.net 812-890-6283
Kevin Heller, Head Stew hellerkc@hotmail.com 812-787-1302
Kyle Street, Co-Head Musician kyle@streetsaccounting.org 317-501-5991
Greg Wade, Co-Head Musician gregwade1571.gw@gmail.com 812-617-1571
Bill Brower, Head Warden billbrower424@yahoo.com 812-881-7046
Jeff Hageman, Head Weekend Helper jeff_marine_20@yahoo.com 812-830-0201
Charlie Heller, Head Agape cjheller2008@gmail.com 812-610-0055
CJ Carie, Head Cook ccarie@sknox.k12.in.us 812-887-1827
Wes Moser, Board Rep wesmoser@yahoo.com 812-630-5278
Jeremiah Wilson, Board Rep jeremiah.wilson@agreliantgenetics.com 812-690-0870

Thank you Fourth Day, as these weekends would not be possible without your prayers and
support. 

Chris Jones, Lay Director

Team Responsibilities: