STS training pictures

"Our Group" minus a few that left early

Amy and Tricia Heflin

Our Hostesses

My New Friends from Louisiana

Pat Layton Teaching

Me and Pat

Surrendering the Secret Leader Certification Training


What an amazing weekend this was. I am sorry it has been forever since I posted.

The weekend that Pat Layton was in Kirbyville Texas will be one I will never forget. The training day went well. All the ladies enjoyed their selves and lots of friends were made. We had 3 states represented and CPCs, churches, ministries and counselors in attendance.

Each lady there had a story to tell of why God wanted her there. I believe we were about 1/2 and 1/2 of post abortive/non post abortive.

We even had a mother/daughter team there. The mom is post abortive and because of the destructive lifestyle, God has put a calling on the daughter, who isn't post abortive, to start a ministry. Also her mom was in the first post abortive healing group she lead.

Oh the stories went around the table, It took us just over an hour, and none of us had a dry eye.

It was an amazing day!

hugs to ya!

I am so excited that this weekend is finally here. It has been in the making (for me) for 9 months, for God, since the beginning of time.

I am so ready to put my arms around this lady and hug her precious neck, again!

Pat Layton is coming to Texas.

My church Trout Creek Baptist is the hosting church for her

Surrendering the Secret Leadering Certification Training.

She will also be in our services on Sunday morning at 10:30 giving her awesome, powerful testimony of God's redeeming Love.

It will change your life.

Join us please.

almost here......

Well I think I am all geared up for this weekend. God has been so faithful.
2 1/2 weeks ago there were only 4 women signed up for the Surrendering the Secret leader certification training. I was fretting it but Pat Layton, in her Godly wisdom, told me God would provide. He is so faithful. (did i already say that?) There are 21 women attending, not including myself, the training on Sat. From 3 states, coming from churches, crisis pregnancy centers, post abortion ministries, and 3 Christian Counselors. I am so excited to finally meet the women I have been praying for all these months. God is going to bless our socks off at the training. Praying for the sweetest spirit that day.
Please Pray for Pat as she will also be speaking to our church in Sunday morning services. Lots of prayer has gone into this weekend. I know God is going to open doors, heal hearts, mend marriages, and save souls this weekend. To God Be the Glory!

Will the next Trainee please stand-up?

Trout Creek Baptist Church will host a one day

“Leader Certification Training” for Surrendering the Secret.

It will feature Pat Layton, author of Surrendering the Secret,

founder of A Women’s Place in Tampa, Florida.

Surrendering the Secret is a study published by LifeWay, designed to bring healing to women

who have abortion in their past. Although abortion is not a secret anymore and is freely

discussed in today’s society, many women still do not feel comfortable talking about their painful

experiences. In fact, there are millions of women who continue to hold this secret deep inside

and are suffering severe consequences. Surrendering the Secret will allow these women who

need help to connect with women who can help them.

Training will be held at:

Trout Creek Baptist Church, Kirbyville, Texas

Saturday, September 26, 2009

from 9 am to 4 pm

(Lunch will be provided.)

Register Online: http://www.surrenderingthesecret.com/

(Deadline for registration is September 12, 2009, 14 days prior to the event)

For coordinating, planning or directions contact:
Amy Sauls, founder of Finding Freedom Ministry at 409-423-0825

Stacy Spence, TCBC Women’s Ministry Director, at 409-656-4031
Certification will be given to those who complete the training.

Please join us on this journey to healing and restoration!

Don't Forget to Fight Like a Girl.....

Don't forget about the "Fight Like a Girl Contest"

WIN A FREE STS Certification Training Opportunity complete with airfare. Simply Join our Surrendering The Secret Group on Facebook and encourage others to join around the WORLD to be entered in our drawing!!

OR
How would you like to win a complete "Surrendering the Secret" Bible Study/DVD Kit for your church, local pregnancy center or counseling office?
Step on over to Pat's blog for a chance to win.

Pat has all the details over there and we would love for you to enter.

Contest will end on July 4th, so get over there quick to enter.

I fight like a girl, how about you?

My name is Amy Sauls and I am a post-abortive woman.

I faced an unplanned pregnancy at the age of 16 that resulted in abortion. The shame and guilt of ending the life of my unborn child overwhelmed me. Although I became a Christian when I was 22, I still felt as though the sin of my abortion could never be forgiven. For 15 years I lived in shame and secrecy, guilt overflowing into every area of my life.
While attending a retreat with my church in October of 2006, I realized that through Jesus’ death on the cross, I was truly forgiven of all my sins, including my abortion. The Lord Jesus Christ was my only source of healing and freedom. And finally, after many years of heartbreak, I was able to experience true freedom in Christ.
In October of 2008, after God dealt with my heart for 2 years, I surrendered to His call into post-abortion ministry. Since that time, God has consistently provided opportunities for this ministry to grow and opened doors for me to speak to the women and youth of my community.
Then in January of 2009, I attended a training conference for Surrendering the Secret, by Pat Layton. This bible study is a wonderful tool for healing the heartbreak of abortion.
In John 4:35, we are told to open our eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. There are millions of women suffering the severe consequences of abortion and are in need of healing that only Christ can give them. Revelation 12:11 tells us, “They overcame him [the enemy] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” These women need to know that they are not alone in this battle. They need to hear what Christ has done in our lives and that He can do the same for them.

Will you join us in the fight towards healing and restoration for Men and Women all over the World?

Pat Layton and her team will be in Kirbyville Texas at my church Trout Creek Baptist on Saturday, September 26, offering Leader Certification Training. You may register HERE.

WIN A FREE STS Certification Training Opportunity complete with airfare.
Simply Join our Surrendering The Secret Group on Facebook and encourage others to join around the WORLD to be entered in our drawing!!

OR

How would you like to win a complete "Surrendering the Secret" Bible Study/DVD Kit for your church, local pregnancy center or counseling office?

Step on over to Pat's blog for a chance to win.

*if you post on your website, blog, facebook or email, please link back to me for my chance at winning too, cause Pat is cool like that!*

Guess Where I'm Going?

I wonder what the Lord will have

in store for me when I go to........

http://www.shespeaksconference.com/

I am so excited to say that I am now registered to attend the 2009 She Speaks Conference. Five of us from my church will travel to North Carolina the last weekend in July.
I know it is going to blow me away......
and I am a little bit giddy knowing that this lady

will be the keynote speaker Saturday night....

God has been so good to me! I am very thankful for this opportunity to Grow in Him, Worship Him, Serve Him, Fellowship, make new friends, and the list goes on......

And I get to meet up with my Friend Pat Layton again, So if you have been prayerfully considering attending "She Speaks" you better get your hiney on over to their website and get registered.... Some break out sessions are all ready full.