FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Shavuot 2025 Heads to Lake Pat Mayse in Paris, Texas
February 27, 2025 Updated
Dallas, TX – The GWDF community is excited to announce that we will be joining Stan Odom’s network of believers to celebrate Shavuot 2025 at Lake Pat Mayse in Paris, Texas, from May 30 through June 2. This unique gathering is set to be a vibrant time of worship, fellowship, and spiritual growth, featuring special teachings from guest Eddie Chumney.
Location: Sanders Cove, Loop B
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233617
Attendance is expected to be high so reserve your campsite or hotel as soon as possible. Although GWDF and Prophecy Vine are helping to promote this gathering, we are not the organizers. All lodging/camping arrangements are the responsibility of each attendee. As we draw nearer to Shavuot we will be updating this page.
See also the recreation.gov website for Sanders Cove
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233617
Shavuot transcends its identity as a harvest festival—it’s a time to deepen our community’s covenantal bond with Yahuah. This occasion invites us to engage in lively communal worship, express heartfelt thanksgiving, and reflect on the Most High’s enduring faithfulness in providing for His people.
Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, is portrayed in Leviticus 23 as a sacred celebration of both harvest and dedication. It is the second of the three annual pilgrimage festivals, following Passover and preceding Sukkot. Key features of Shavuot as detailed in Leviticus 23 include:
1. A Day of Sacred Assembly and Rest:
This is a specially designated day for gathering in holy assembly. Ordinary work is set aside to honor the day’s unique focus on worship and celebration.
2. The Offering of Firstfruits:
Shavuot is historically connected with presenting the season’s first fruits. It provides the people of Yah an opportunity to express gratitude and reaffirm their reliance on divine provision.
3. A Celebration of the Harvest:
Held at the end of the grain harvest season in ancient Israel, the festival highlights the bond between the cycles of nature, the hard work of the people, and Yahuah’s sustaining care.
You are invited to join us at Lake Pat Mayse for a transformative experience of worship and fellowship this Shavuot. For more details, contact us.
About GWDF
The GWDF ministry is the information hub for discipleship resources related to the Gospel of the Kingdom. It was created as an outreach to explain the components of Yahuah’s coming Kingdom on earth through our book The Gospel Worth Dying For. Since publishing the book and website in 2022, the ministry has grown exceedingly — Yah be praised. We publish the Zadok Priestly calendar, discipleship videos on our YouTube channel, and host annual Sukkot gatherings in Texas.