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Over 120 women attended Madisonville First Baptist Church Women’s Retreat Saturday, with many area churches represented. Leah Holder Green, who serves in a full-time Christian Ministry as a bible study curriculum developer at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was this year’s guest speaker. She is now pursuing a Master of Art in Christian Education Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. Mrs. Green’s message focused on 1 Peter 1:3, “Hope Lives and Hope Gives.” Hope lives because Jesus has risen and lives today, and we know our inheritance is waiting in heaven, never to be lost. Hope gives us endurance for tomorrow and joy during sorrow. God can meet us in the darkness. The music for this year’s event was by Wendy Hunt with the assistance of her husband, Warren Hunt, the Minister of Music at Madisonville First Baptist Church; Betty Coleman provided this year’s meals.