| 2:00-7:00 P.M. | Registration Opens |
| 7:00-9:00 P.M. | Worship: My Story Beloved concert! Everyone has a story to tell, and tonight you'll hear from three women traveling the country with theirs, national Christian recording artists, Beloved! |
| 9:00-10:00 P.M. | Autographs with Beloved Ministry prep for Friday |
| 9:00-9:45 A.M. | Worship: My Life Today, your life's purpose will be challenged through new and exciting ways as we prepare to step out into real-world missional opportunities. Sending us off this morning will be national WMU® Executive Director, Wanda Lee. |
| 10:00 A.M-5:00 P.M. | Learning Options Participants' time will be divided today between on-site learning and off-site ministry opportunities. Lunch is provided. More details to come! |
| 7:00-8:30 P.M. | Worship: My World Tonight, your world will be broadened internationally. Special guests include NAMB missionary, Derek Spain and Lea Ann Parsley, 2002 USA Olympic silver medalist. Also sharing part of her story tonight will be National WMU President, Kaye Miller. |
| 7:00 A.M. | Walk for Water More details to come! |
| 9:00-11:00 A.M. | Worship: My Journey Taking it all in, we will look at our lives for what God created them to be—an incredible journey with fulfillment and life purpose waiting around every turn! Gayla Parker and Wanda Lee will be wrapping up this time for us. |
Beloved To get the full impact of Beloved, you have to experience the pop trio. Since bursting onto the scene in 2003, this Atlanta-based group has developed a reputation of being "one of a kind." They sing Real Music for Real Women. They write songs that are life-applicable and relatable, connecting with an audience instantly through relational humor and infectious encouragement. (They have as many requests for their funny stories, i.e., "the panty-hose story", "the wig story", "stingy", as they do their songs!) Their annual retreat, which sold out in its first two years, has women coming to Georgia from around the U.S. It's clear that the ministry of Beloved has struck a chord with today's Christian woman. The purpose of Beloved is to encourage and edify the body of Christ, particularly women, and to present salvation through Jesus Christ to those who do not know Him. Beloved facilitates their calling through singing, songwriting, testimony, humor, but most of all through genuine, relationship building. Learn more about their ministry here: www.belovedga.com.
Wanda Lee has served as executive director/treasurer of national WMU since 2000. Her dynamic leadership coupled with an unwavering focus on WMU's purpose—to challenge believers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God—help advance WMU as the premier provider of missions resources. She brings a wealth of experience to her current position having served as a pastor's wife, registered nurse, and international missionary. Wanda and her husband, Larry, live in Birmingham, Alabama. They have two children—Allison and Matthew. Wanda and Larry also have two young grandsons, Russell and Bennett.
Derek Spain serves as a resort missionary in Lake Placid, New York. He serves as special ministries consultant for the Baptist Convention of New York, pastor of Lake Placid Baptist Church, and director of North Country Ministries. Previously, Derek served as the youth minister at Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula, Georgia. He also served as a youth ministry associate at Hollywood Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia. Derek received his bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy from Shorter College, Rome, Georgia, and master of divinity degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Derek and his wife, Kim, have two sons and one daughter.
Lea Ann Parsley has been a volunteer firefighter since age 16, and is considered a hero for saving the lives of a mother and her wheelchair-bound teen. Lea Ann is an accomplished athlete who was the first female skeleton athlete to win a World Cup medal for the United States and earned a silver medal in the women's skeleton event, a first in Olympic history, during the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. She was also one of eight athletes chosen to carry the World Trade Center flag into the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. In addition, she is a nurse dedicated to serving the needs of others. Lea Ann attended Marshall University and earned a bachelor of science degree in adult health education and a second bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Virginia. She has also received a master's degree in nursing from Ohio State University and her doctoral degree in community nursing.
Kaye Miller was elected in June 2005. Kaye brings a lifetime of missions experiences to her role as the 21st president of national WMU. Having grown up in Thailand as the daughter of medical missionaries, she shares her passion for missions at speaking engagements and conferences throughout the US. She and her husband, Mark, reside in Little Rock, Arkansas; they have four children, and two grandchildren.
Bill Howse is a missionary with the North American Mission Board. He serves as ministry evangelism consultant in Arkansas with the Arkansas State Baptist Convention.
Bill attended Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee, and Tennessee State University receiving his bachelor's degree in social work and psychology. He received his master’s degree in social work from Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Prior to his current position, Bill was race relations intern, with Baylor University/Baptist General Convention of Texas in Waco, Texas, as well as care team/apartment ministry member with Apartment life in Euless, Texas. He served as ministry missions coordinator with the San Antonio Baptist Association in San Antonio, Texas. Bill also has served as a US/C-2 missionary. He and his wife, Ruth, have two sons.
Gayla Parker served as IMB missionary in the Pacific Rim for almost 14 years and on the Arkansas WMU staff for four years. She is currently serving with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware as WMU Executive Director, as well as serving on National WMU staff. Gayla has most recently written for myMISSIONfulfilled, missionsinterchange, Missions Mosaic, and Baptist Life of Maryland/Delaware and has authored Connections: A Daily Prayer Journal. She is a graduate of Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. Gayla has been married to Freddy for 31 years and has three sons, one daughter-in-law, and one dog! She loves the Lord more than anything.
Suzanne Reece is the Missions Consultant on the Student Resource Team. Suzanne has been in this position for three years and enjoys leading teenagers to discover that God has a plan and a purpose for their lives. In this position, she works with her team to provide missions resources, opportunities, and experiences for teenagers and college students. Suzanne is a graduate of Mars Hill College where she received a Bachelor's degree in psychology and Campbell University Divinity School where she received a Master of Divinity Degree with a concentration in Christian Education. If Suzanne is not working, she can be found sitting under a palm tree with her feet in the sand.
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Registration Fee per person (includes sessions, ministry supplies for local outreach, and Friday lunch):
| Registration Fee | $79 |
Child care (babies through four year olds) will be available at no cost during conference hours only. Registration for child care deadline is August 21.
Suggested Lodging*: You must contact the hotel of your choice to make your lodging reservation by August 21 for Fulfilled! special rate.
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Holiday Inn Main Gate East 5711 W. US Hwy 192 Kissimmee, FL 34746 |
$69 plus tax room rate (407) 396-4222 1-800-327-1128 |
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Country Inn & Suites Orlando Maingate at Calypso Cay 5001 Calypso Cay Way Kissimmee, FL 34746 |
$89 plus tax room rate (407) 997-1400 |
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Hampton Inn & Suites South Lake Buena Vista 4971 Calypso Cay Way Kissimmee, FL 34746 |
$89-$109 plus tax room rate (407) 396-8700 |
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*Suggested hotels are in close proximity to First Baptist Church and special group rates have been negotiated as a convenience for you. Other hotels are available in the Orlando area, and you may choose to contact them directly for rates and reservations.
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