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The MLC
Ladies Retreat is an organization that meets once a year in
November at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon
Forge,Tennessee. I began these retreats some 43 years ago to help women cope
with today's world and to connect with Christ. The
initials MLC stand for Mary Lynn Crider, but they can also mean
"Making Ladies Christlike". That certainly is
my goal. If I can encourage and help
the ladies attending these conferences to
become more like Christ, then all my effort
will be worth while. Not only do I seek to enable women to be
more like Him, but I also seek to help them
meet and face the awesome challenges facing
women today; needs that arise from the work
place, the home, the community, and the church.
Ladies today
are facing increasingly more complex problems than ever
before. The demands of raising a family and meeting the
needs of a husband, the expanding career
responsibilities, the unrelenting schedules, and
the unending task of house work all combined leaves her
exhausted and many times discouraged. The
MLC Ladies Retreat offers a few days relief from the
daily grind and an atmosphere in which ladies are free to
experience the still small voice of God.
I seek
to bring to the MLC Ladies Retreats the
best speakers that I can find. These
speakers offer, not only Biblical instruction, but also the many
varied experiences that God has allowed them to go through.
Along with
the speakers, I bring to the conference the
singing ministries of Sandy Payton, Missy Waldroup,
and Jane Keel. These precious ladies provide
some of the best gospel singing that is available today. Personal testimonies, prayer ministries, and spirit filled songs are also
a vital part of the MLC Ladies Retreats.
I have
had the privilege of seeing souls saved and lives changed through
the ministry of Ladies Retreats. To this I can only say,
Praise the Lord. Helping ladies grow in the Lord
and seeing them become more like Christ are two of the
most worthy goals in this ministry. I have seen God
accomplish this goal time and time again
during these retreats. God has certainly placed his hand
upon this ministry.
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