Hi Friends,
Happy New Month! Welcome to the month of October! Can you believe it? We are in the last quarter of the year! This month, I am focusing on the topic “Bloom Where You Are Planted” and will share more about it during devotions, bible study etc.
Bloom where you are planted is the concept that the soil does not always have to “right”. The popular phrase means to be fruitful, and to make the best of life. We thrive even when situations are difficult. When life throws us lemons, we make lemonade or something else if you do not drink lemonade!
As human beings, we grow, we change, we evolve. We face good times. We face trying times. We will go through hard times. We will feel as though our lives are buried in the dark. God allows this so we can bloom where we are planted. We cannot choose the cards life has dealt us, but we can learn to play them.
In God’s hands, every situation, good or bad, prepares us for the NEXT season of life. We transition from season-to-season. Sometimes it is winter, fall, summer, spring. Sometimes we are on the mountaintop and sometimes we are in the valley.
Perhaps the best definition of this phrase is this: To bloom where we are planted means to grow, develop, and be pruned in order to develop in hard dirt to excel and shine in every area of our lives.
VIDEO: “Desperate Times Calls For Desperate Measures”
This month, I would like to share with you one of my latest sermon videos entitled “Desperate Times Calls For Desperate Measures” taken from Genesis 50:15-21. In this message, you will be challenged to forgive those who hurt you, wronged you, overlooked you, forgot you. Moreover, you will be encouraged to have the Joseph Spirit as the new year 5784 begins on the Jewish calendar, the year of Open Doors. Watch/Listen and be blessed. Remember to share and subscribe to more YouTube channel.
HOLDING ON TO HOPE
Holding on to Hope Weekly Devotion has been an inspiration to many. Normally, a new video clip or a post is published on Monday mornings on my YouTube channel and Facebook page.
I will start to post new video clips soon but in the meantime, here is one of the previous video devotions speaking blessings over your life.
BIBLE GLEANERS
If you have not watched any of the videos from my Online Bible Study (OBS) called Bible Gleaners then you are missing out! What are you waiting for?
In case you missed any of the sessions, you can watch the replays on my YouTube channel or on my Facebook page. Here is one of the videos from a study I did entitled “An Attitude of Gratitude“
As usual, all the FREE PDF handout with notes from the studies are available to download on my website. Also, please mark your calendars! Bible Gleaners will resume soon.
RADIO BROADCAST
Tune in and listen to the “Feed Your Faith” Radio Broadcast, the Radio Ministry of Ve-Anna Thomas Ministries. The program is aired on Sundays from 8:15 – 8:30 a.m. on ZRod 103.7 FM. A blessing awaits you.
TRAILBLAZERS INTERNATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE
I launched the Trailblazers International Training Institute as a subsidiary organization of Ve-Anna Thomas Ministries. This training institute answers the clarion call to train and develop the skills of individuals in (1) Leadership (2) technology and (3) church administration. Starting January 2024, short courses will be offered in several areas.
LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS
I do a LIVE 1-hour teaching via Zoom every quarter. My goal is to train, equip, develop and to sharpen the skills of Pastors, Ministers, Leaders, Church Workers/Volunteers, Community Leaders, School Leaders, Leaders in the Home, Entrepreneurs, Managers, Supervisors and other interested persons.
Please save the date for the 2023 workshops.
CLICK THIS LINK TO REGISTER FOR THIS WORKSHOP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdeCsrzopG9NyhauVOFvZxI8leKt8O2MC
In addition, I created a program for persons who might have missed workshops that I did in the past. I am now offering those workshops on a one-on-one basis or to teams. More information is on the flyer below.
More Workshops are coming Soon! The fee/contribution covers the live training, PowerPoint, an interactive handout and practical encouragement. The available workshops are on the flyer above. The training can be done with teams/groups or one-on-one and can be conducted in person, via Zoom or any other platform of your choice with various time frames to suit your needs, such as, 1-hour, 3-hour, half day etc.
I encourage you to grab this opportunity as you lead in 2023. These sessions are ideal for Pastors, Ministers, Church Board, Church Workers/Volunteers, Non-Profit Organization Leaders, Community Leaders, Business Managers, Supervisors and other interested persons. Send all inquiries via email to VeannaThomasMinistries@Gmail.com or WhatsApp 284-544-6937.
MINISTRY INTERNS NEEDED
Ve-Anna Thomas Ministries is growing and I am looking to add a few talented and amazing individuals to the team via an internship program. The role gives the individual the opportunity to utilize their creative skills to learn, observe, grow and serve in various areas of kingdom and ministry work. Contact me if you are interested.
CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE!
For more information about me, visit my website at VE-ANNATHOMAS.COM where you will find inspirational resources, Videos, Sermon Notes, Bible Study, Photos etc. While you are there, subscribe to receive new posts directly in your inbox.
MINISTRY ENGAGEMENTS
Please keep following my social media pages and website for additional information.
BOOKINGS
Great news Family! I opened my calendar to receive bookings for 2023. As you may know, I am a “Jack of All Trades” so I am available for a LOT of different types of events, in-person or virtually. Please send all booking inquiries to BookingPastorVe@gmail.com. Thanks and God Bless.
MONTHLY FREEBIE
Download this month’s FREE printable by clicking HERE. It is the Sermon Notes from my first sermon for 2023 with guidelines on how to put God first. The printable also contain a Prayer Target Plan, a Kingdom Declaration and more!
GIVING OPTIONS
From time to time, persons inquire about sowing a seed into the ministry, the available giving options are listed below. Thank you in advance for your contributions, it is greatly appreciated.
MINISTRY STORE
I am selling a few products to raise funds for this ministry. More products including official merch will be available soon. Here is what is currently available. Thank you in advance for your support!
Also, I do Pop-Up Shops whenever I have ministry engagements and other places. Keep following my social media pages for locations.
LIKE, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE
I am posting encouragement content on my social media pages regularly. LIKE/FOLLOW me for the latest updates and inspiration:
Instagram: @Pastor.Ve | Facebook: @Pastor.Ve | Twitter: @Pastor.VeVe | Pinterest: @pastorveannathomasYouTube Channel: Pastor Ve-Anna Thomas
CONTACT ME
Finally, if there is any topic that you would like me to speak, teach or write about, or if you have a prayer request or a testimony please email VeannaThomasMinistries@Gmail.com. Remember to Bloom Where You Are Planted.
Your Kingdom Sister,
Ve-Anna
Ve-Anna Thomas 