Warrior Princess, Week 1

Hello Ladies!

Welcome to the Warrior Princess discussion! We're so glad you've decided to join us. Hopefully you have procured a book. If not, you can purchase it from Amazon.com. If you access Amazon from the fcch.org homepage, a portion of the sale goes back to FCCH as a donation. Check it out!

Warrior Princess is an amazing testimony of how God reached down and touched a life, transforming it from one of sadness and despair to one of freedom and power. If you heard Princess speak during her visit this past April, you heard her share just a few brief snippets about her life's journey. In Warrior Princess, she expands on those stories, revealing details that show how God laid out His plan for her life in ways that only He could do. There are moments of Divine Providence in the book that will simply give you chills. We serve an awesome God!

The book has 23 chapters, broken down into 4 parts. We will cover 1 part each week. Don't worry. The chapters are short and the reading is easy. In fact, rather than have trouble keeping up, you will probably have trouble not getting too far ahead!

The schedule will be as follows:

For the week beginning -
Thurs, May 27th, Part 1 (chapters 1-6)
Thurs, June 3rd, Part 2 (chapters 7-11)
Thurs, June 10th, Part 3 (chapters 12-18)
Thurs, June 17th, Part 4 (chapters 19-23)

Today we will start discussing Part 1. You will have until next Thursday, June 3rd, to answer these questions. We will move on to Part 2 next week. Your response can cover 1 question, or all of them, depending on what resonates with you and how you feel lead. So are you ready? Let's go!

Question 1: In chapter 2, on pages 23 and 24, Princess shares the story about the time her mother protected her young brother from the influences of their culture. She knew in her heart that their culture's spiritual and healing practices were evil and she hid her son when he was being sought for a position that would place him directly in the midst of voo doo, witchcraft, and ancestor worship.

Have you ever had to protect a loved one from the evil influences in OUR culture? Did you claim a particular verse from the Bible as you stood in the gap for that person either through prayer or physical intervention? What happened?

Question 2: In chapter 3, on page 27, Princess writes, "Growing up, I measured all men against my handsome father. It still amazes me, the power of a father over a child, especially a daughter."

Can you think of a person who stood "larger than life" in your life? How did he or she influence your thinking? What impact (positive or negative) did that person's presence in your life have on your relationship with God?

Question 3: In chapter 4, on page 39, Princess shares about her reaction to her baby sister's death, presumably from AIDS. She then writes about how you can look back on your life and identify a few key moments that changed the direction of your life forever and how at other times you might not even realize that you have just taken a few steps down a new path.

What has your spiritual journey been like? Can you identify key moments when God unmistakably directed you down a new path or has your journey been a series of steps, each gradually leading you down a new path that you didn't recognize until some time later?

Book study

Our first book will be Princess Zulu's Warrior Princess

Need to get the book? go to fcch.org and on the page hit the amazon.com link. You will be able to order the book from there.

Can't wait to get started ready and chatting.

Our Summer reading

Last summer I joined my extended family at the beach. I noticed since I was the only sister that had only older children, I got a special privilege. I didn't have to keep my eyes constantly on my boys to be sure the waves didn't eat them up. I was able to read a book! Now, for those who know me, you know this is a great accomplishment. I don't read books very often.

So, I began to think, "Wouldn't it be a great idea, if this summer a bunch of women were reading the same book?" It would be a "virtual Bible study". We could read and post comments based on some questions about each chapter.

Stay tuned to see what the FCCH Women's Book of the Summer will be.