If you need any other information please contact William Draper at WilliamRobertDraper@gmail.com

-We are committed to encouraging a lifestyle of listening to the Lord and sharing His love with others, to educating and training through experiences with the Lord, His Word and the Truth, and other resources, and to equipping students to walk in the authority given to them by the Father through Jesus Christ and administered by the Holy Spirit.

-Our leaders meet once a week for small groups learning about God’s heart for healing, leading outreaches in the Athens community, and lead our once a month Healing Prayer Nights. If you have any questions about healing we would love to talk to you! Feel free to email Courtney or Holly anytime.

Healing Prayer Nights
If there is anything holding you back from the abundant life Christ has for you, then we would love for you to come and let us pray with you!
(If you have been to the training and would like to pray for people, please be there at 6:30pm)

Where: Wesley Prayer Chapel
When: Thursday, September 17th 8pm-10pm
Thursday, October 15th 8pm-10pm
Thursday, November 19th 8pm-10pm

Testimonies
We love to share what God has done and is doing! If you have a testimony to share, please email us at wesleytestimonies@gmail.com

Community groups are a place where students can go deeper in their relationship with Jesus Christ and build more meaningful relationships with each other. A typical community group incorporates elements of fellowship, teaching, discussion, worship and prayer. We would love for you to be a part of our ministry. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

To join one of our groups contact David Hemingway at dphemingway@gmail.com or sign up here

Community Groups meet on Monday or Tuesday nights and last for 1 1/2 hours.

Spring Break Trip

Bethel Church – Redding, CA (Prayer trip)

Holly Avera and Justin Carter will lead a trip to Bethel from March 6-13. They will attend services & ministry classes at the church, minister with brothers & sisters in Christ and spend time in prayer for Wesley’s spring break and summer mission trips. Estimated cost of the trip is $800.

Costa Rica

Lindsey Palumbo, Blake Tipton and Courtney Underwood will lead a trip to Costa Rica, March 6-14. They will work with the Abraham Project in San Jose, assisting with the children’s home, construction projects and prayer, outreach, and ministry opportunities. Estimated cost of the trip is $1450.

Honduras

Lee & Stephanie Davis and Sarah Middleton will lead a trip to Honduras, along with the Connection college ministry of Prince Ave. Baptist, from March 6-13. They will work with World Baptist Missions (www.wbmonline.org). Ministry opportunities include working with school children, evangelism, church planting, water distribution, medical ministry and running a pharmacy. Estimated cost of the trip is $1600.

Jamaica (Freshmen)

Bob Beckwith, Stephen & Christina Byerly, Becca Calvert, Caren Dilts, Lindsay Duryea, William Draper, Lauren Grammer, Mike Nakayama, Ashley Plant and Natalie Webb will lead 2 trips for freshmen & freshmen leaders from March 6-14, working with YWAM Jamaica in Montego Bay (www.ywammobay.com) and Port Maria. They will lead morning devotions in the schools and work on projects from laying concrete to repainting a school. There is something for everyone, plus you get to know Bob and your fellow freshmen! Estimated cost of the trip is $1350 per person.

Los Angeles

Jenn Barr and Kathryn Bowen will lead a trip to the Dream Center in Los Angeles, California from March 6-13 (www.dreamcenter.org). The team will minister to people of all ages, races and walks of life in several parts of the LA area. There will be opportunities to work with the homeless and runaways as well as inner-city residents. Estimated cost of the trip is $1000 per person.

Southeast USA

Will Lovern and Becka Walcott will lead a roadtrip to New Orleans and back on a SE USA prayer adventure from March 6-13. They will be stopping along the way to pray for unity of believers, paying particular attention to cities with a history of racial violence. You can expect to meet a variety of people, seek God’s heart for unity, eat PB&J, pray through cities, sleep in a tent, and build community. Estimated cost of the trip is $200.

New York

Scott Akin, Jennie Armstrong and Sophie Howell will lead a trip to New York City from March 5-14. There will be opportunities for outreach, attending classes on urban ministry and putting what’s learned into action, (and it’s the greatest road trip ever!) Estimated cost of the trip is $650 per person.

Peru

Rachel Robertson and Aaron & Leah Vickroy will lead a team to Huancayo, Peru from March 4-14 (missing classes on Friday). They will be working with an established missionary family, Arthur and Mary Alice Ivey (www.iveymission.org). The trip will be focused on prayer, discipleship & evangelism among Peruvian young adults and children. Estimated cost of the trip is $1600 per person.

Summer Trip

Bulgaria

Jay Butler, Hayley Cox and Keenan Klayman will lead a trip to work with the Methodist churches of Bulgaria from May 11-26. The will assist in children’s ministry, encouraging local believers, construction projects and outreach. Estimated cost of the trip is $1600.

China

Thomas Hartley and Mary Negley will lead a team to southwest China from May 11-26. They will be working alongside former Wesley students to teach, disciple and encourage local believers. The estimated cost of the trip is $2000.

India

Lindsay Allgood, Tim Gentry and Will Lovern will lead a trip to India from May 24 – June 7. They will work with a former Wesley student who now has a children’s home of over 40 kids whom she is raising up to love Jesus. The focus of the trip will be intercession for India & the home and spending time hanging out with the kids. Cost of the trip is $2500 per person.

Israel

Bob Beckwith will lead a team to work with Living Bread International Church from May 12-25, staying in East Jerusalem, near the old city. We will worship in Jerusalem and with Palestinians in Jericho and Jerusalem and participating in outreaches to the Palestinian people in the West Bank. There will be day trips to several key sites in the Holy Land. Our hope is to experience both the Jewish and Palestinian cultures and develop a love for both peoples. Estimated cost of the trip is $2700.

Mozambique

Ashley Lafargue and Hillary Luyk will lead a trip from June 5-24 to work with Project Purpose, an organization that ministers to women and children being prostituted in Mozambique. We will have opportunities to visit women living on the streets, work with children & help serve at the rehabilitation home for those coming out of this lifestyle. We will stay at a day center, where the women learn skills that help empower them to make positive changes in their lives. We will also work with Masana, an organization that ministers to boys living on the streets. Estimated cost of the trip is $2500.

Scotland

Carrie Chappell, Craig Martin and Lee Smith will lead a trip to work with YWAM Paisley in Scotland from May 10-25. They will participate in outreach opportunities in Glasgow and the surrounding area. Ministry opportunities may include visiting schools, working with the local church, drama, evangelism, prayer and working with the poor. Estimated cost of the trip is $2200.

I don’t know anyone looking back over their 2009 who would be completely satisfied with how they lived and made use of the opportunities given them. But, whenever Jesus interacted with someone, He wasn’t concerned so much with who they had been, but rather with whom they had yet to become in Him.

To Simon Peter Jesus said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas (which, when translated, is Peter).” Though well intentioned, as Simon, the soon to be apostle was impulsive and prone to weakness and fear. But, Jesus already saw him as Peter, the rock upon which He would build His infant church.

Each new year is an opportunity to begin anew; to start over; to “forget what is behind and (press on) toward what is ahead.” (Philippians 3:13) This year doesn’t have to be a repeat of last. In Isaiah 43:19, the Lord declares, “See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”

Life makes no sense unless it’s lived in relationship with God. Wherever you’ve been, we serve a God of new beginnings. If you’re looking for a new start, for new meaning, for a new opportunity to live the life you know you were created for, God has that for you. And we would love for you to pursue that with us. We meet every Wednesday at 8 PM in the new Tate Center Grand Hall. Our Freshley service for 1st year students meets every Monday at 8 PM in the Wesley Chapel.

We’d love to have the opportunity to get to know you and go after God’s best together.

Blessings,

Bob

WRIST HEALED
A student hurt her wrist playing softball in last May. She had surgery and tried several types of medicines. She feels called to be a musician, specifically a drummer, and had not been able to play in almost six months. She came to healing prayer night and was healed! No more pain! She finished the night off playing the drums for everyone as we all worshipped!
SHIN SPLINTS HEALED
A student came to healing prayer night with shin splints in her right leg and a possible stress fracture above her right ankle. Several healing prayer leaders were praying for the people coming and felt like God wanted to heal shin splints. So, a group of them prayed for her and then she ran up and down the hallway with no pain!

BACK AND RIBS HEALED
“I have had severe back/rib pain on my right side for several years. The doctors don’t know what’s wrong and I’ve had numerous treatments done and the pain always returns. I’m ready for a pain free day where I can sit for longer than ten minutes, breath comfortably, and get back to doing things I used to do like gymnastics and picking up little kids.”
After healing prayer: “The Lord is truly miraculous! The pain went from unbearable to simply sore and achy. I know the Lord has so much in store for me and the pain is almost gone! Thank you Lord!
The next day: “The pain is completely gone and not come back! I can sit and bend and it feels so good!

RIGHT SHOULDER HEALED
A student came to healing prayer night, received prayer, and was very encouraged but the pain in his right shoulder was still there. After the night was over several students were hanging out in the prayer chapel and one asked “Does anyone have any pain in their right shoulder?” This student said yes, received prayer, and was healed! He started doing fast arm circles to test it out and still no pain!