(7 WIDOWS goto 1st Steps To Success!)
SERVING AND HONORING THE WIDOWS!

We serve them in many ways including to do jobs around the house that would have been done by their husbands and now we want to give you the opportunity to step in and help us...

We want to raise money to send 7 incredible widows to an upcoming event called First Steps To Success www.firststepstosuccess.com in San Antonio, Texas. August 27th - 31st, 2015.
You can watch a video all about the event here: https://youtu.be/oB-Vp6RX6u8

This is an opportunity for all of us to join together and change seven lives. TRUE PHILANTHROPY!
• We can let these widows know that they are Loved and Appreciated!
•We can help them to see that there is Hope and people really do Care.

For those who choose to join with us on this incredible journey of LOVE and HOPE  we will send you videos updates of the widows as they go on this adventure of learning and transformation on their weekend in San Antonio.

To donate miles for the flights:  email me @ [email redacted]

Let's take care of the widows together. James 1:27

Here are some of our widows - More stories to follow either here or on the weekend!

The first widow we want you to meet is Amy:

She wrote this to us... -My name is Amelia Quintana (Amy) I was married to a wonderful man Steve A, Quintana for 36 years.  I met Steve in 1973 , I went out to dinner with my girlfriend and Steve was there with his uncle after he saw me he went to my table and asked me for my phone number, well, I did give him my number - he went back to his table and told his uncle that he was going to marry that girl.  A month later he asked me to marry him and I said yes.  We married in 1975,  we have two wonderful adult children and four beautiful granddaughters. My husband Steve was in the U. S. Navy, Vietnam Veteran, he worked very hard all his life and we were looking forward for retirement so we could enjoy life and not work so hard.   In August 2010, my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer had surgery chemo treatments and died a year later August 9, 2011 not enough time for us as a family to accept and prepare ourselves for his death.   That was four years ago; to me and the children seems like yesterday. 

After Steve died, my heart was broken, then I met  wonderful groups of people (widows) that have the same life like experience and  have  lifted my spirit more than they ever can imagine.  Thank you all for the wonderful opportunity for this trip, I will always be thankful.

Our second widow is Jackie:

-I used to think I had a near perfect life. Our fourth child was finishing college, and the other kids were all doing well. I was able to travel with girlfriends and loved my part-time job while my husband was happiest being semi-retired and working on our property. His goal was to finish a large putting green on our lot before John got home from college. They were going to try for the PGA tour and my husband knew all pro golfers had a private putting green to practice on, away from the public.
He finished the green within a week of Johns graduation from SDSU. However, within two weeks of John being home, my husband started getting headaches. Long story short - he had brain cancer, stage 4 terminal GBM and our lives turned upside down. Within two weeks of Mark’s diagnosis, we had a wedding so he could walk our daughter down the aisle, and we started making plans for my life without him.

Mark lived 11 months and the kids and I were able to keep him at home and care for him. Our oldest son was in the Navy in Iraq, but was able to email us and offer advice when the end was near. He died May 28, 2004.
Since then I’ve gotten three more grandkids, and am so lucky to be able to help out my daughter by babysitting on school holidays, summer vacations, and on “sick” days. I have a total of 5 granddaughters and one grandson, named Mark, after his grandpa. You can imagine the bond I have with him.

After Mark died I continued to work part-time and just loved my job. However, July 7 was my last day as the company merged with one in Dallas and they are closing our Call Center. After 15 years they sent me an email telling me of my layoff. Breaks my heart.

I love to travel and do as much as possible. I’ve joined a few groups, and have made some wonderful friends. My house overwhelms me but because of the putting green my son John really doesn’t want me to sell it. He’s not on the PGA tour, but teaches golf and loves his job.

I am so excited to be going to San Antonio for this convention. I don’t know the donors, but can offer a free golf lesson (from my son) to any or all of them. Carlos has my phone number, and I’d be glad to give John’s number to Carlos if anyone wants to take us up on our offer.

Our third story is of Ruthie:
-Ruthie met her husband Bob when she was 25 years old at a "Night Club. They both grew up around the Long Beach area and soon after they met Ruthie invited Bob to church. Bob agreed but made it very clear, "I'm not going to get involved." Ruthie says that God must have laughed really hard at that one considering what was in the plans. The two of them were married for 35 amazing years, they have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Bob served as a Pastor since 1983 serving with several of the Calvary Chapels and lived his dream for 11years as a Chaplin for Nascar. Bob found out that he had pancreatic cancer and then 4 months later he passed. Ruthie continues to serve the Lord and bless others with a home ministry of providing low cost rent for those in need. Their home is over 60 years old and she was the first Widow to receive our services.


We are looking forward to sharing the journey with you! If you have ever been to FSTS you know how life changing this weekend can be. If you've been or if you have never been... come and join us and love on these widows in person! No-one will go home unchanged guaranteed!