Ned Erickson: UPDATE Week of January 8

WE'RE BACK!

Sarah on Ice!

Lil' bit slippery!

GOOD TO BE BACK

I hope it is not becoming a tradition but so far we are two for two that our First Advance of the year coincides with the coldest week of the year!

Fortunately, our pipes held up until the last morning and only stayed frozen for an hour or two! That's what single digits for five straight days will get you I guess!

Grace and I are hopefully not on thin ice

The good news is that our objective for the four days that we were together was to give each other space and time to share our life stories with one another.

And since it was so cold it was not hard to huddle up around the fire and do just that.

Tate and Morgan have matching pajama bottoms!

There were a whole of of sweatpants and comfy clothes. Tea. Hot chocolate. Coffee. And good times around the kitchen table.

But for the most part we listened. And these Fellows did a great job at it, something that is not so easy to do twelve times for over an hour each time.

Walking on water

I then had the privilege of marrying these two love birds.

Kelly and Kyle Byrnes

It has been so fun getting to know these two even better the last few months. They are very loved. There was not a dry eye at the ceremony - including mine.

It's official!

Back at the cabin - I am continually surprised at what happens when we give each other the opportunity to share our stories. You'd think you'd know someone after spending so much time with them over four months - but there is so much more to know.

There is always more to know. I love that.

Our time together was a perfect way to launch into the spring. Community is messy - but as one of our fellows said - we got all these broken pieces and we will just have to let God make something beautiful out of it.

He does!

And he will!

ENNEAGRAM!

YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE INVITED!

HERE IS THE INFO

JANUARY 27th from 9am - 1pm The Winston-Salem Fellows are bringing a certified Enneagram expert to provide an in depth workshop for our community to better understand this powerful resource.

FEATURING: FIL ANDERSON - certified expert in the Enneagram, author of two books, and President of Journey Resources.

WHERE: Redeemer Presbyterian Church. 1046 Miller Street. Winston-Salem, NC

WHEN: January 27th. 9am - 1pm

WHO: You and your friends (Space is limited)

HOW DO I REGISTER: RIGHT HERE (Just type right onto the google form - if it doesn't work email winstonsalemfellows@gmail.com

COST: FREE!!!

Childcare is provided at $10 per child

You don't want to miss this!!!!

Pass it on!

THIS WEEK

Grace reading scripture at church

Round Table at the new home of Dustin and Holly Heath - woohoo! We will be cutting our time short (a) because of weather, (b) because we have just spent 96 hours together, and (c) because we want to watch the BCS National Championship Game

Leader Lunch with Steve Childs! I can't wait for this. Steve is an artist, filmmaker, and great friend. He is going to knock our socks off!

Small Groups and G.I.D.E. resumes.

Friday Class. We will begin a new semester with Joe Moore, Intervarsity Legend and Spiritual Formation guru who will be leading us in four weeks of Spiritual Formation Class! (of all things!)

Ned is also speaking at NCS Brookberry Tuesday night.

and Ned and Lia are attending the Young Life Africa Conference in Dallas this weekend! Woo Hoo! and getting to hang out with old friends Robert and Debra Milam and Robbie and Kelly Mills! Lucky us!

Here is some love my wife got today that I think everyone should know about...(read before my wife makes me take it down!)

so true

GIVE!

Here are the ways to financially give to the Fellows!

wsfellows.com/give

or write and mail checks to WS Fellows

851 W. 5th Street

Winston-Salem NC 27101

RECRUITING!

We are in the process of interviewing three more applicants. They all seem pretty stellar! I just met with another guy yesterday who I really hope will go through the process with us (I think he will. Fingers-crossed)

So keep us in prayer - in so many ways, the Fellows lives and dies on the people who come.

Who would not want to be a part of this?