DaySpring Villa
Women and Children's Shelter
30th Anniversary (1980-2010)
Thirty years ago this February, DaySpring Villa was known as Baptist Women's Shelter, the only
refuge in Tulsa at the time for battered and abused women and their children. They began their
service in a scarred and feeble building perched on the edge of downtown, with more open hearts
than material resources, and depended on the generosity of local churches to help house, feed and
clothe these families in crisis.
For those new to DaySpring Villa, it is privately funded by individuals, churches, businesses,
trusts, and foundations so your support is vital to their mission: Transforming the lives of
women and their children in crisis.
They need our help to continue being the conduit of change for those affected by domestic violence.
BGCO Women
Encouraging women to embrace and echo God's heart
for the world.
Always find detailed information about each event at www.bgco.org/women .
You can also join our group
"Women's Missions and Ministries" on Facebook.
Read our blog at www.echohisheart.com
or follow
us on Twitter @bgcowomcn.
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CALLED
If you do not have a Women's Missions and Ministry, Please pray about beginning one. The Five Petals
of our ministry is for every woman whether she chooses to use them as her individual
lifestyle or if she chooses to work together in a group for a broader witness.
Prayer -- We encourage women to GROUND their ministry in communication with Christ - expressing
their hearts in honesty, interceding for others, and ultimately listening and seeking to know the
heart of Christ. Ephesians 6: 18 "With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and
stay alert in this, with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints."
Discipleship -- We encourage women to DEEPEN their ministry through study, meditation and
memorization of Scripture resulting in relationships defined by intentionally, mentorship and
accountability. 2 Timothy 2: 15 "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who
doesn't need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.”
Evangelism -- We encourage women to EXERCISE their faith by developing relationships with others who
need to receive the message of tile Gospel. They do this by modeling the message and sharing their
personal faith story with boldness, confidence, humility and compassion. Acts 1:8 "But you will
receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in
all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth."
Missions -- We encourage women to actively ECHO God's heart for the world by praying, giving,
sending and going, to be a teachable vessel, fulfilling the Great Commission In their local
communities, their state, their nation, and ultimately, in the uttermost parts of the earth.
Matthew 28: 19-20 "Go therefore, and make disciples of all nations. Baptizing them in the name of
the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded
you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
Community -- We encourage women to REACH out from the overflow of their personal relationship with
Christ by creating environment for fellowship, worship, unity, edification and the service of others
for the building of God's kingdom. John 13:34-35 "I give you a new commandment: love one another.
Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. By this all people will know that you are
My disciples, if you have love for one another."
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