To access the "Community Members Area": Your user name is the theme song for each walk (Sings the Rooster) and the password is the name of the camp.
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The Walk to Emmaus is an Upper Room program for the development of Christian leaders. It is a three day experience which takes a New Testament look at Christianity as a lifestyle. Open to all denominations. Learn more about the Walk to Emmaus at the Upper Room Emmaus Site.
The South Georgia Walk to Emmaus (SGWTE) community sponsors 5 weekend retreats a year. The retreats are held from Thursday evening thru Sunday evening at Camp Tygart near Valdosta. Individuals who attend the weekend retreat for the first time are called "pilgrims". After their weekend, pilgrims become members of the Emmaus community, and are eligible to sponsor pilgrims for upcoming weekends and to work as team members on future retreats. Retreats are conducted in a cloistered environment, and are separated by gender (all male or all female).
There is also a teenager retreat program (age 15-18) called Chrysalis Flight, and a program for College-aged pilgrims (age 19-24) called Chrysalis Journey. More on South Georgia Chrysalis walk dates and rosters can be found in the South Georgia Chrysalis Web Page.
An ordained spiritual director is present on the retreat. There is a standard agenda for all weekends consisting of a series of talks given by both lay members and clergy. Each local community tailors unique aspects of their program, but keeps the same basic agenda. There are no secrets on weekend retreats, however the agenda is usually shared with the team members only. This is designed so that pilgrims "participate" in the current event rather than "anticipating" the coming events.
The South Georgia Walk to Emmaus Community holds monthly gatherings at supporting churches. The purpose of the gatherings is to fellowship, worship, share prayer concerns, and plan for upcoming weekend retreats. Members of the community may bring guests to the gatherings to introduce them to Walk to Emmaus. The schedule of upcoming Gatherings can be found in the Community Calendar. The Walk to Emmaus encourages brothers and sisters to hold each other accountable, and to share each others joys and sorrows, by participating routinely in small "reunion" groups.
Links:
- The Upper Room Emmaus Site
- South Georgia Chrysalis
- Kairos Prison Ministry International
- Kairos Prison Ministry of Georgia
- Valdosta Prison Ministries, Inc.
South Georgia Walk to Emmaus
P.O. Box 2032
Valdosta, GA 31604
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