The first Aspire conference in the Channel Islands take place on 9th October 2010 (9-30 -4pm ) Flourish is being hosted by Jem Chesman and her Aspire team at Delancey Elim Church  The cost is £10 and the speakers are Marion Meyers Julia Derbyshire and Mandy Campbell. The invitations have gone out in Guernsey and Jersey but anyone fancying a trip ffrom the mainland would be very welcome to attend. Jem can be contacted at www.delanceyelim.co.uk

Aspire Unmasked takes place on 2nd October 2010 at Lighthouse church in Manchester Sharon Johnson is our guest speaker The cost is £13 until 31st August and then £15 thereafter.forms are available from The Aspire Office at Elim International Centre De Walden Road  West Malvern Worcs WR14 4DF

Early July we hosted a great event at Malvern Aspire's Got Talent which was aimed at pastors wives and those involved in women's ministry at a local level. We had an awesome time and plan to hold another event next year.

Summer 2010 is proving to be a busy time for the Aspire girls. Julia Derbyshire and 7 of her team held a 3 day Aspire event in the Phillipines ( full details in Aspire page in September edition of Direction magazine)  Also Mags Hallam has taken Aspire to India.

Marion Meyers had her wonderful conference in Exeter last weekend and Julia Derbyshire has her conference at City Gates Ilford this coming weekend. Lynda Heron has taken Aspire days in Dublin and Hull.This weekend Aspire's got Talent takes place at Elim's International Centre in Malvern. Minister's wives/ ladies ministry leaders will enjoy the relaxation of superb accomodation and stunning scenery and the Aspire team have planned an informative and fun filled programme.

The UCB TV 60 second slots from Aspire's team members will be aired on the UCB channel in this month of July.We have been asked to do more recordings which is really thrilling as we can touch people's lives with God's message right there in their own homes.

Summer holidays are on the horizon~ relaxation and reflection. Myself and the team need to recharge to move into another exciting season of expansion with renewed energy and Godly wisdom

I had a great time at the Aspire breakfast in Crawley recently. Delicious well prepared healthy food great fellowship and a sense of God's presence. Elaine Johnston and her women were a joy to spend time with .Elaine and I ministered to many women who came out for prayer.

Leanne Mallet was ministering to women in Cardiff the same weekend and enjoyed it immensely.

Julia Derbyshire and some of her ladies leave for the Philipines soon and will take a 3 day Aspire event while they are there .Beryl Glass in Glasgow has an Aspire event this Saturday, it is exciting how God is blessing women all over the UK and abroad.

Lynda Heron and her daughter Beckie travel to take an Aspire event in Hull on 19th June.God is blessing and using so many women in the UK and abroad.

I myself will be travelling extensively with John over the next few weeks and it will be a delight to visit churches and connect with people. Also praying for strength and health to do all this.

It has been a busy few weeks for the Aspire team and myself. Our planning meetings at Malvern had a large agenda and after the first day we were on the road to Hanchurch to spend a day at UCB. Each team member recorded a number of 1 minute messages which will be shown on TV in the near future.Aspire will now be brought into the homes of 1000's of people and that thrills us that God's word will speak into the lives of people to bless and challenge

There are women out there who reach women from difficult backgrounds and lifestyles. Aspire make gifts from time to time to strengthen these ministries. One such blessing was a gift we made to a bus ministry that provides help and a safe environment to prostitutes More recently we blessed a lady who sacrificially devotes her time and energy to caring for addicts.She needed our encouragement and a little treat for herself.This part of the Aspire ministry is a growing passion that we have to reach beyond the four walls of buildings and reach the needy and broken.

We have prepared the finer details for Aspire2Hope at Elim Bible Week.This will be an amazing event. Lara Martin an anointed worship leader and speaker is already so excited to be there.

Aspire girls Beki Heron and Beth Tendall took Aspire to the Gathering 2010 They created a stand that was sensational and as well as selling some Aspire goods met many young women when they provided a nail painting service.

It took a lot of time to make the creative items they used at the stand and a lot of effort to be there to serve all weekend.God is raising up some talented God inspired women in Elim and it is a pleasure to watch how they develop

Beki and her mum Lynda spoke at an Aspire breakfast in Kings Heath Birmingham The weekend after the Gathering. What a precious thing for mum and daughter to minister together

Th Aspire group in Falkirk (Scotland) gathered in a chinese restaurant recently (all 100 of them) The food and fun was great so also the talk given by Margaret Peat. Motherwell (Scotland) is having great Aspire events too, again Margaret spoke there recently as well as at Aspire in Longton.

On 9th June at Elim Bible Week Lara Martin will be our guest at Aspire2Hope. This event is unmissable as Lara is such an anointed speaker and worship leader.

On 2nd October our Aspire National Event  "Aspire Unmasked" is being held at the Lighthouse Centre Manchester with Sharon Johnson from Regents college as our special guest.

2010 is going to be a great year for Aspire. In March the Aspire team travel to the UCB headquarters in the UK to do some 1 minute messages.

At the Elim Bible Week in June the Aspire event "The voice of Hope" we welcome Lara Martin to minister the Word and minister in song. This is a wonderful honour to have Lara with us as she ministered so powerully at our Exter event in 2009. In October of 2010 we have our next national conference "Aspire Unmasked" at the lighthouse centre church in Manchester with Sharon Johnson of Regents college in Malvern as our special guest.

The local Aspire events have already kicked off for 2010 Julia Lawton had an event last friday and a lady came to know the Lord which was really exciting. In Long Eaton Helen Mancini and her team had their first event of the year and their next event in February sounds great ~ "Come dine with me"  Myra Harris in St Mellons Cardiff has an Aspire to craft evening this friday and Falkirk (Scotland ) Aspire group are meeting in a restaurant  this week with Margaret Peat giving an after dinner word.

I am loving having Beki Heron fron Regents helping me with Aspire on her placement. Also Beth Tendall is a great help there too. Beki and I are going to two Aspire breakfasts in Birmingham in the near future.

An exciting development is that Aspire will have their stand at The Gethering Max in Birmingham in February. Visit the stand meet Beki Beth and their helpers and browse the Aspire goods !!!

Aspire2Fly at Exeter was an amazing day with over 200 women in attendance. The worship and hospitality was incredible and thanks go to Marion Meyers and her team for all their hard work

Lara Maritn was a blessing in her worship in song and in the gentle but powerful way she spoke into the lives of women of all ages.There was a feeling of excitement and happiness that filled the day as women connected with God and each other.The reports coming back from the conference are really encouraging.

Aspire is moving forward very quickly and it was explained on the day that Kenya has now linked with us and are holding Aspire events An Aspire core team has been formed there too.How amazing are God's plans for the Aspire ministry !!

The Newquay church held  a great conference with Ruth Ann Cannings and Arianna Walker as guest speakers. Lynda Heron represented Aspire at the event. Loughborough also held a day conference and Sharon Johnson from RTC was their guest speaker.

Leanne Mallett of Bridgend has an outreach event at Heronston Hotel in Bridgend on 13th November.Tickets £10 which raises funds for Bridgend Foodbank. I will be attending and am looking forward to all the incredible stalls (30) on display Make up jewellery and much more !! Aspire will supply a leaflet for each goodie bag.

Merthyr has an Aspire event coming up with Lynda Heron speaking and Marion Meyers goes to Kilsyth in Scotland this Autumn.

Bobbie Tinnion takes Aspire to Kenya in October which is really exciting.

Students at RTC and myself are happily packing the favours at the Aspire office at Malvern for our next day conference in Exeter. It is a joy to mix with young women who are passionate about God and His work !!

The Aspire event "For such a time as this" at the Elim bible week was a great success. It was a special honour to have Anne Graham Lotz minister the Word. There were 1000 women who supported the event which was such an encouragement to myself and the team. Lexie Gardiner from Southport arranged a great presentation of fashion through the decades.

The Aspire boxes are packed and will be transported to my Aspire office in Malvern in the next week. A new office and a further development in the setting up of this ministry.

This weekend I spoke at an Aspire event in Hull. It was so special to be with such a great group of women from Hull Grimsby York and Malton.

Marion Meyers one of my team members has her own conference in Exeter 9th -11th July. I will be held at the River Dream Centre in Exeter.