83 WOMEN AT A STORYROPE™ RETREAT

In October, 2014, TRUE Stories Ministries partnered with a church in Tulsa, Oklahoma to consider "His Story – Your Story" with a group of 83 women at a  storyrope™ day retreat. 

The large group subdivided into smaller groups to look for Jesus in their stories. 

They spent time considering how their individual stories of joy and pain that God had transformed, might be used as His platform to reach into their respective communities.   

At the conclusion of the day, all 83 ropes were hung together on God’s Storyrope™ for a visual perspective of how we need each other, as we together reflect His Great Story today. 


  

TRAINING VOLUNTEERS WORKING WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING

This post is from Tammie in the Seattle, Washington area, pictured below.

In November 2014 I trained a team of volunteers on Storyropes™. This team is a group of volunteers working with a human trafficking non profit. They host retreats at the local Juvenile Detention Centers here in the Seattle Area.

It's been incredible to hear the stories and see the healing taking place - by these kids telling their stories. It's not written but it's a form of art using scraps of material and ribbon.  Story is so important. It's where the healing starts! Thanks Dan Allender and The Allender Center for the work you do.

The Allender Center website is an excellent resource for those working with people through personal storytelling.

HAITI: EACH OF OUR STORIES MATTER

I love this photo! My friend, Marcia, took it after she and her team taught storyrope™ workshops in Haiti. Go to Marcia's new blog, Art Engaging Story, to read about the Haitian experience using this link:  Haiti - Storyropes™

There's Marcia on the right, wearing her storyrope™in Haiti, after teaching a workshop.

CHINA: HAPPY, JOYFUL GUYS !

Recently Peggy Sperling took another team to China.  On the trip, she did storyropes™ with this group of men, friends from a large group. 

She sent me this photo plus description, with permission to share.

Look at their smiling, joyful faces! 

She wrote, "the guys were telling their stories, sharing and in this case just laughing!" 

There was much to pray for after making the storyropes™ & sharing their stories.

INDIA: TRUSTING GOD FOR LIFE TRANSFORMATIONS

Cathy shares her experience in India - 2nd of 2 posts.

"I was VERY pleased with the outcome, believing there will be follow up and life transformations that began in the Story Rope process. One pastor's wife really got it and will lead her women to more and deeper."

At the end of the workshop, the women were invited to put their story rope on God's story rope, affirming that they are each loved by God and part of His story.  For both posts click: Cathy does StoryRopes in India

INDIA - HUNGRY FOR TRUTH IN STORY

Cathy talks about her story rope experience in India - 1st of 2 posts:

"Generally the women of India are hungry for Truth in the Story. Breaking thru the traditions and lies of their belief system takes time." 

"I taught God's Story with the great wedding coming soon. Also I taught that in the many, many gods in the world, there is only ONE God who LOVES each woman AND calls her by name."

"The strategy I used was to identify key women, strong in the Word and in prayer and then spend a day with them before we brought together a group of 100 women."

"I prepared them to facilitate small groups of 4-6 women within the large group in listening to each others stories, pray over each others stories and then asking them to follow up with those women in days/weeks to come."

Cathy and I (Marge) worked together in Peru. Look for all 1-SR Peru posts in right index

PARIS: SHE HAD A GLOW ABOUT HER

Final Paris Story Rope Post.  For Martha and I it was very late by now, but for the French, the night was young!  

One of our new friends stayed a little longer.

I was delighted to hear that she is from the country that inspired the art on my lap - I happened to bring it along on the trip.  

She had a glow about her.  How did she get to Paris? What was her family like? What was her story?  

Holding her rope and moving her hand from ribbon to ribbon, she told us her story.  Yes, indeed.  God was in her amazing story. Big hugs!  

She left soon after. In my concern for her safety riding the metro so late, I was told it was not an issue. The metro would be crowded with people, even now in the early hours of the new morning.  

After a little more clean-up, our host graciously walked Martha and I back to our hostel and we said good night. It had been a great evening of making new friends and building relationships around the coffee table - beginning with desserts and ending with stories. 

For all Paris Story Rope posts.