Scenic City Women's Network will be having their March luncheon on Thursday, March 25, from 12-1 p.m. The speaker will be Mimi Neighbors and her topic will be, “When Making Disciples—Bloom Where You Are Planted.”
Organizers said, "Mimi is fond of saying she limped to the cross, weighed down with bags full of life’s mess, and became God’s mess redeemed for his good pleasure. After sexual abuse at an early age, Mimi tried to fix her own problems, ending up lost in a sea of drugs, alcohol, sexual perversion and mental illness, landing her in jail five times.
"She cried out, 'Lord Jesus, I need help!' His answer was redemption and healing and a new life and purpose."
Ms. Neighbors moved to Chattanooga in 2004 as a missionary in prison ministry. She is now founder and president of Love Your Neighbor Ministries, Inc., as well as a writer, mentor, and speaker. She also chairs the mentoring and family committee of the Tennessee Reentry Collaborative in Hamilton County.
It is the mission of Love Your Neighbor to encourage and assist women imprisoned by life choices of rebellious sin to be reconciled to God through Christ, growing into God’s Word by His Spirit into living epistles for his glory.
Ms. Neighbors and Love Your Neighbor Ministries flesh out the gospel through weekly Bible studies, aftercare groups, and taking the gospel to women in Chattanooga’s crack neighborhoods. Ms. Neighbors will encourage attendees to take the gospel into their worlds.
It will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 554 McCallie Avenue, with parking across Douglas Street behind Christian Science Church.
For reservations call 698-6262 or email romaine@scwn.org. Deadline is Tuesday, March 23. Program and lunch is $10 for members and $12 for visitors.