Ashes October 2021

Beauty
From
to Healing from the past.
Hope for the future.

Greetings Family and Friends, I’ve been involved as a volunteer at The Mission at Kern County
since 2007. Cynthia Earnest was my friend and mentee. We met
Have you heard any good news in 2014 when she was in the women’s program at the Mission
lately? I am sharing mine here. at Kern County.
“Unraveling the Lie-Knot” has won a After a year in the
2021 Christian Market Book of the discipleship program,
Year Award for Non-Fiction. What Cynthia recovered
a joy to be part of this contest for from a lifelong
authors part of Advanced Writers methamphetamine
and Speakers Association. I am addiction.
humbled that my book won.
Sheryl with her Christian Market Award for
Non-Fiction (caption) Sheryl’s holds her
award and shows the new book with the Cynthia Earnest’s faith became sight. After
gold decal to signify it’s win of the 2021 a sudden and short illness, she was ushered
Christian Market Book of the Year Award into the gates on heaven on 9/26/2021. She
for Non-Fiction. will be greatly missed.

Colossians 3:6 says, “This same Good News that came to you
Cynthia and I prayed for her husband,
is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere Leonard Earnest would enter the program.
by changing lives.” Our “Unraveling the Lie-Knot” virtual Bible On the day she graduated, Leonard entered
and book study is helping women to overcome their past by the men’s program. Through the power of
enabling them to access God’s truth. We are beginning our fifth Jesus, Leonard also overcame his addiction to meth.
week of zoom Bible and book study with women from Canada
and Jamaica, and also from across the USA, including Hawaii, After Leonard completed his year in the discipleship program, he
South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia, graduated and now he works full-time at the mission. Cynthia
Tennessee, Ohio, Colorado, and of course, had been volunteering as a teacher and craft leader for my
California. Stay tuned for news about our classes. Her death was untimely and unfair. Yet, I find peace and
next class beginning in January 2022. hope in God’s word. “The righteous perish, and no one ponders
it in his heart; devout (wo)men are taken away, and no one
Sheryl was excited to share her understands that the righteous are take away to be spared from
message “Break Through Burnout” as
she spoke to pastors and leaders at the evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as
“First Responders – 911 – Link-Arms” they lie in death.” Isaiah 57:1,2
event in Banning, CA.
Sheryl continues to teach the
It is a joy to be speaking to groups Discipleship Course at the Women’s
in person. We need community and encouragement, don’t we? Home at the Mission at Kern
County – thank you for your support
Colossians, vs 11-12, “We also pray that you will be strengthened to provide the books, bookmarks,
with all His glorious power so you will have all the endurance and and other resource materials.
patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the
Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs
to His people who are in the light.” Thank you for your prayers and support,
Sheryl
sheryl@Sherylgt.com