DeColores and greetings from Heartland Chrysalis,
Chris and I were volunteered to be on Heartland Chrysalis Board of Directors this year and so we are (thank you Cari Dragg). The Heartland Chrysalis movement has been revamped this year as the major supporting Emmaus community has changed from Pioneer Country to Great Plains Emmaus. It has been both a little scary, but exciting at the same time. At first we didn’t know if we were going to be able to have any flights this year. (For Chrysalis-flights are the same as walks; they are caterpillars during the flight, and butterflies at the end of the flight). With God’s help, of course, we are having one set of flights this year. The flights will be August 21st to 24th for the boys, and August 28th to 31st for the girls. These flights will be at Canyon Camp near Hinton, OK. If you are reading this, it is most likely that you have been on a walk and know how loving and life-changing this can be. The same is true for the young adults who go on the flights. People, we are shaping and changing our future leaders with God’s love during the flights, just as it did during your walk. Let’s try and fill the flights to give them more fellowship, friends and memories.
On June 6th and 7th we had training where two men from the Upper Room came to update us and answer any questions we had. We got to learn a lot and have fun. Of course the biggest thing we learned is that there is always room to grow both in faith and numbers. I like to think of Chrysalis as our child. There are 4 Emmaus communities in Oklahoma that supports Heartland Chrysalis, but not much physical or monetary help to show it. It is sad to say that is mission sometimes falls into the “somebody” loop (where we all think that “somebody” else has it covered). We need to pray about what we can do to help with these flights and who we can sponsor for the flight. Plus, there are still open chairs on the board. As long as you are interested in the spirituality of our youth, you may sponsor someone for the flight. The guideline to be on a flight is that they have to have finished the 9th grade.
We also need to get our past butterfly’s more involved. One of the sad things that we have noticed is that our database is missing names as well as other information. We need to update this as well. We are planning Hoot (same as a gathering for Emmaus) to be soon and close enough for our butterfly’s to attend and reconnect with their friends. We are also thinking about having the butterfly’s help with entertainment during the walks, but that is just a thought for now. We do need the names and contact information of our past butterfly’s to be able to reach them and inform them of this change. There is an information form that can be filled out and sent back to help us update the database. Just inquire at either of the following email addresses.
If you have any information or questions you can contact either Paul Enright at paul@enrights.net, or myself, May McDowell, at mythreegilrs@yahoo.com (yes it is really spelled that way). We will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Have a safe and blessed day,
Mary McDowell
