WOODBRIDGE, VA – The ladies of Holiness Tabernacle Church of God In Christ and their guests were blessed and empowered during their annual Women’s Tea, June 18.
Guest speaker, Mother Almeda Jones of Faith International Ministries in Illinois, encouraged and uplifted the spirits of each guest at the event which comprised of a brunch style buffet and variety of teas.
“You have to realize that it’s the anointing that destroys the yoke,” said Mother Jones to all in attendance. Mother Jones spoke a prophetic word to First Lady Vivian Pruitte, the Missionaries, Aspiring Missionaries, and musicians.
Throngs of women flooded the altar when Mother Jones made the call for the broken hearted to come forth for prayer. A sense of peace and sisterhood floated throughout the sanctuary as members and non-members, a few or many years old, were delivered from issues.
“I am so glad that I was able to connect with Mother Jones again. I knew she would be a blessing to the women of Holiness Tabernacle,” said Mother Pruitte, HTC’s First Lady. “Mother Jones is quiet and unassuming, but she is a tower of power and strength. She is a faithful prayer warrior called to intercede for the masses.”
Mother Jones, originally from Panama, spoke to both English speaking and Spanish speaking attendees, offering the balm of the Holy Spirit to heal wounds and empower women to be all that they can be in service to the Lord and to the church.
The Women’s Tea was just one of three events, preceded by a potluck dinner for the women of Holiness Tabernacle as they prepared for the weekend, and it concluded with Women’s Day on Sunday, June 19. During the potluck, Mother Jones spoke to the ladies encouraging them to be a support to not only the church, but to the First Lady as well, by focusing on the book of Esther.
“We need Mordecai’s and Esther’s in the church,” she said. “A Mordecai will be there to support you and stand by you. Whatever needs to die in us, let it die,” she declared. “So that God can raise a Mordecai that will take us to the next place.”
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