An Open Letter from My Friend… Scott Pauley

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Dear friends,

In 2018, Scott Pauley and I hosted the first Rest Conference at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hickory, NC. Our friend, Shane Lewis, who is now with the Lord, was our guest speaker. More than one hundred of our fellow laborers and friends, along with their wives, joined us for a special time of edification and fellowship. Since then we have enjoyed the Lord’s blessings upon our meetings and encouraging fellowship together with so many of you. As the Lord Jesus invited His disciples to come apart and rest a while, we invite you and your wife to take a few days this fall to join us for Rest, September 5-7, 2022. 

Recently, Scott and I recorded a brief podcast to explain what the Rest conference is all about. I would like to encourage you to do two things: take a few minutes of your time to learn more about the Rest Conference, and forward this email along to a friend in ministry you think would benefit from the Rest Conference. 

While you are on the podcast channel, you will find several messages that have been given at previous Rest Conferences. We trust that you will be blessed by them. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rest-podcast/id1502119066.

For more information about the Rest Conference go to therestconference.com

Your Friend,  
Scott Hooks


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