GEOFF + JILL LUDLOW
FULL SAIL MINISTRIES c/o Tulare County Outreach, Inc. PO Box 1772 Visalia, CA 93279-1772
DISPLAYING GOD’S HEART THROUGH THE ARTS S U M M E R
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OASIS : WALKING IN THE GARDEN Oasis on Saturday June 10th was, as always, a beautiful day of refuge from the busyness of life. At the beginning of the day, as the Full Sail team gathered together to pray, Trevor Ludlow shared a moment he had with God. The weather was cool and unexpected, and Trevor felt like the Father was saying that He made the day like this just for us. So that we could walk with Him together. Just like in the Garden of Eden. Just walking alongside each other in the cool of the day. Being together. We found that to be so true of the day. The Bennetts’ Ranch welcomes us to stop running around and just sit. Be quiet. Allow our souls to relax. Through the worship, we were able to reflect on Who God is and who He says we are. That we were made to receive love and that His love is constant, in spite of what our circumstances may say. Songs were sung. Words were spoken. Love had a chance to sink deep. Through times of prayer, conversation and communion, we were able to receive encouragement from one another. These Oasis Days draw many to come again and again. It’s become a community of believers seeking the heart of God, and His encouraging heart poured out from one person to the next. Offering words of hope and life. It was a good day. And we are so grateful to a Father who meets us where we are each time. He has no agenda but to be together. No end goal but to spend the day with us. Breathing in the cool air. Exhaling the worries that cloud our soul. What a Good Father we have! READ AN OASIS REFLECTION FROM A LOCAL WORSHIP LEADER INSIDE...
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pril 28-29, our Current for Women team partnered with Radiant Church and Praise Center Church in Visalia, CA to host another Living Hope: Finding Life in the Waiting weekend away. God had assured us going into this weekend that each woman who would be in those seats was perfectly planned by Him. And indeed they were! There was a very real sense that He had intentionally drawn and prepared every single attendee for a personal encounter with Him. From the very start, the room was filled with expectancy, women entering freely into worship and receiving the Word with wide-open hearts.
N E X T O A S I S | AU G U S T 2 6 t h Oasis Day Retreats take place at Bennetts’ Ranch in Visalia, CA from 9am - 4pm Visit F U L L S A I L . O R G / O A S I S for more information!
One woman came with a profound sadness in her heart. Having recently lost her husband, with whom she’d co-pastored for 30 years, to a long and draining battle with cancer, she was boneweary, deeply grieving, and devoid of joy. She expressed to Jill that, although she continued in her role as pastor, she felt like a fake for praying with people when she felt so dead inside. As soon as they began to pray, Jill thought of a kitchen sink filling, filling, filling with running water. They took that as direction for their prayer time. Jill said, “We welcomed God to come fill her empty and parched soul with Living Hope and abounding joy that flows from trust - not just to the brim of her heart, but to overflowing.”
All of a sudden, this precious lady began to chuckle, then to softly giggle uncontrollably as the joy of the Lord literally came and filled up her thirsty soul. All through the night and the next day, the joy of God poured in. At the end of the weekend, she came to Jill’s line for Communion, absolutely beaming and still stifling giggles! “My joy is back!” she whispered! What profound miracles can happen in His life-giving Presence! R E A D “ I N T H E I R O W N W O R D S ” S TO R I E S F R O M C 4 W V I S A L I A AT T E N D E E S I N S I D E !