27 ‘Pilgrims’ Participate in South Georgia Walk to Emmaus in Spanish

By Rev. Daniel Medina
 
The Walk to Emmaus of the Heart of Georgia community was celebrated in Spanish October 27 – 30, 2002. During this year’s retreat people came from various states, including North Carolina, Florida, Massachusetts, Georgia, and the Dominican Republic to serve as volunteers or to participate for the first time as participants, also known as ‘pilgrims.’ There were 27 new pilgrims – all women this year – and 54 servant leaders participating in this event.
 
The Walk to Emmaus is a program of The Upper Room that develops Christian disciples and leaders by inspiring, challenging, and equipping people for Christian action in their homes, churches, workplaces, and communities. It also benefits members seeking to renew a relationship with God, grow spiritually, or find a firmer foundation for their lives.
 
Through The Walk to Emmaus, as they seek to become healthy and vital congregations, local churches have both a resource for growing disciples and a tool for developing leaders for their disciple-making systems.
 
Although this Walk to Emmaus in Spanish is administered largely by Christians of South Georgia and the South Georgia Conference Hispanic/Latino Ministries office, other members and Hispanic Ministries offices of other conferences provide valuable assistance in the development of this program and event. Collaborating conferences this year were from North Carolina, North Georgia, and Florida.
 
If you would like to know more about how to participate or serve in this program, please contact Daniel Medina, director of the conference's Hispanic/Latino Affairs office at danmedina007@bellsouth.net. 
 
Rev. Daniel Medina is the director of Hispanic/Latino Affairs for the South Georgia Conference. He can be reached at danmedina007@bellsouth.net.