East Ohio Emmanuel Emmaus, Inc.

* News from the Board 04-18-25: Greetings EOEE 4th Day, What an awesome time of the year for our community as a group and as individuals. Early April brought us two amazing weekends at Camp Wanake as we welcomed 36 new 4 th Day to our community. For those who attended the weekends you know what a special time it was. As community members you came through with an abundance of Agape love for the pilgrims by coming to camp to serve meals, providing agape of all kinds in the form of food agape, table agape, praying throughout the weekend, and special and personal agape that the pilgrims and team received in those wonderful white bags. One thing that I especially enjoyed witnessing was the number of community members who made the effort to come to camp to serve each and every meal, along with attending candlelight and closing. Such a blessing when we get to share service with friends we have met over the years. But even more importantly, this time of year gives us the opportunity to celebrate Easter and the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, which provides each of us with the joy and hope of eternal life. As the flowers and trees remind us of the new life that Spring brings, we can see the symbolism that God provides to us as we remember the greatest gift He provides to us in His son Jesus Christ, through His death and resurrection. As we continue to move forward through this year, I have a few items that I want to bring to the attention of the whole community. First on May 17 th at 4:30 PM prior to our May Gathering that starts at 6:00 PM we are providing a special education opportunity for our newest 4 th Day members that we are titling “The 4 th Day Experience”. This will give them the opportunity to get to know a little more about the ways they can get involved in our Community and to better understand the Walk to Emmaus movement. Second, it is my pleasure to announce the Weekend Lay Leaders who will be serving as assistants on Walk #106 this October and then lead Walk #108 in October of 2026. For the men it will be Tom Huggins and for the women it will be Stacy Ickes. Please join me in congratulating them as they start their 18-month journey of preparation with God for these events. Finally, the board has continued to emphasize sponsorship this year, and I want to suggest that even though we have just finished Walks 105, that now is the time to be in prayer for the pilgrims that God has planned to attend Walks 106. By starting now, it would be wonderful to have many of the applications in during the next couple of months so that by the time team meetings begin, we can already be close to filling the pilgrim lists. As a Community lets keep the excitement going, as we move into the future following God’s plan for our lives, as we remember to live for Him who died for us. And as a movement continue Renewing Christian Disciples and Strengthening Local Churches. Charlie Brechmacher Community Lay Director