WOW!  (Women of Wonder)

Led by Sally Sago           

Who is it for?

'Women of Wonder'
Christian Childbirth Ministry
 
            'I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
            your works are wonderful, I know that full well.'
                                                            Psalm 139 v14
 
Are you expecting a baby?
... If so...
Why not join a group of Christian women who meet each week to pray and chat about all things to do with having children and being a parent. Read Amanda and Noah's story here.

When and Where?

The group meets at Burlington Baptist Church, in the church centre on Tuesdays 11.45 -1pm.
 
WOW! Summer meeting dates

As the summer holidays are upon us we will not be meeting every week but below are the dates when we would love to see you. 

10th August
24th August
31st August
7th September then weekly as usual.
A crèche will still be available. 
 
Look forward to seeing you

Sally, Charraine, Amanda & Dianna
The WOW! team x 
 
Please note, there are no evening meetings planned currently.

Group Aims

To involve God in pregnancy and the birthing process
To help women grow in faith and spiritual maturity
To encourage both parents to pray for their unborn child
To facilitate and develop supportive relationships between group members eventually integrating into their home church organisations
To offer prayer support from the wider Church family   
 
 
Some of our babies...WOW! Read Amanda and Noah's story here.

How do I join the group?

Please just come along, there is no need to book or speak to Sally Sago if you would like more information.
 
Phone: 07547 514572 
 

Meetings on Thursday Evenings

Over the last year a number of pregnant mums have met on Tuesday lunch times to pray for their expected babies and for each other. It has been a time of much blessing.

Now WOW! Christian childbirth ministry will hold its first evening meeting on Thursday July 1st at 8pm at Burlington Baptist church centre. This will mean that mums who are still at work can also meet together and share the vision of praying for the next generation of children here in Ipswich.

This will be a great opportunity for new pregnant mums to meet the new WOW! team and find out what being part of WOW! could mean for them.

WOW leader, Sally Sago, says “If you are expecting a baby, no matter how many weeks pregnant you are, or whatever number baby you are expecting, do come and join us. If you cannot join us, email for more information or tell us how we can support you in prayer.”

WOW! meets each Tuesday at 11.45 as usual and is open for anyone to come along. Mums who have had a baby recently can also join them on a Tuesday lunchtime, as many have found it useful to keep meeting after baby’s birth to chat and pray together.


Contact: wow@burlingtonbaptist.org.uk or phone 07547 514572  

WOW!

It’s well over a year since WOW! ladies started to meet on a Tuesday lunch time in February 2009 to pray, share and support each other as they have journeyed through their pregnancies with God and with each other.

For some women this has been their first pregnancy whilst others already have children but valued a chance to speak and pray about the newest addition to their family.

We have done a lot of talking and a lot of eating biscuits!

During this time we have been amazed at God’s answers to both small and large prayers and for His constant love for each one of us.

It has been a very productive few months (that’s an understatement!) and we have prayed for different issues each week as they have arisen. We have prayed for Dad’s, for siblings, other family members and also for other members of our church when situations have been known to us such as infertility and miscarriage.

Different mums have joined us as time has gone on and we have been blessed with seven new babies over these months.
Some of the mums are still all meeting together each week and the babies have been amazingly well behaved.
 
God does not promise that everything will be perfect but through prayer and the work of the Holy Spirit, God can be so much more a part of everyday life, not only during pregnancy and birth but also in bringing the much needed healing and adaptation that follows such an immense life-changing event as birthing a baby.
 
It is suggested that a child is aware of his/her environment from early conception not just after birth. It is not understood how this happens but later in life many people are aware of being wanted and loved or unwanted and rejected.

The idea of the group was inspired by Francis and Judith Macnut who wrote of a vision they shared to see parents pray for their unborn children.
 
If you are interested in joining us please contact wow@burlingtonbaptist.org.uk

Amanda and Noah's Story...

I was about 3 months pregnant with my third child when the WOW! group started to meet.

People asked me ‘What do you want to go there for?’ ‘Surely you must know all there is to know about pregnancy the third time round’.....and I did!

I knew exactly how it made me feel. Tired and fat, for starters. I also knew how I felt inside, anxious, excited and hormonal.

In the past in my other two pregnancies, I had never come across an opportunity to join anything similar so I was quite excited. Feeling very positive about this group I decided that it was for me and I went along.

It turned out that by joining this group it enabled me to support and be supported by other pregnant ladies in the same position as myself and all the "side effects" of being pregnant could (if wished) be discussed and shared, therefore I was not alone.

Not only was this group good as a support group but being a Christian group meant that I experienced more depth in pregnancy than I had previously. When I say more in depth, I mean that through my Christian faith and prayer I felt I bonded with my baby while he was in my womb. This was something I didn't do with my other children. With them I needed to make sure they were born safely and although it was only seconds, I didn't bond until I saw them, safe and well. This was about trusting God and praying for my unborn son meant I knew him much more when he was born.

Although it didn't make this child any more special than my other two, the whole experience of pregnancy, labour and birth was far more positive.
The fact that Sally, the group leader is a Christian and was a midwife for many years makes this a special opportunity that I wouldn’t want others to miss. I found this group was so important to me that I am now on the WOW! team.