Hey, Siestas! Just a quick update to let you know that each of the ten scholarship tickets are now gone for the Lubbock location where it will be live. We would encourage you to click on the link below to see if you’re still able to join another simulcast location near you. Thank you so much!
Hey, you darling things! I’m just dying to know if any of you are participating in the Living Proof Live simulcast this coming Saturday. (Sept. 10th) God has made you such a huge part of this ministry and given me so much love for you that I wonder if you’re out there every time I serve on the road. Somehow (God alone knows how) you lend a very personal touch, giving me the sense of a close sisterhood even among many unfamiliar faces in that group of participants. It’s that feeling only God can bring where you feel loved and accepted even in all your quirks and mistakes.
SO, are any of you going? (If you don’t know anything about it, see the link at the bottom of this post to check on whether or not a host site is in your area. If so, please contact that location directly about available seating. We’d love to have as many Siestas as possible!) If you’re going, you’ll see three questions in the next paragraph that I’d love for you to answer. First, let me give you a few stats so that you’ll know what’s up. To God’s glory and purpose, there are 731 host locations in all this year. They are sprinkled throughout 48 of our 50 States and – are you ready for this??? – a whopping 31 of those 731 host locations are in CANADA! We were flabbergasted! So grateful to God. We also have host sites in 10 other countries. I’ll share those on Saturday. In addition, our gracious God is granting us the privilege of serving 3 military bases (so dear to this Army brat) and one women’s prison. I am without words to convey what the latter means to me. Many of us women know what it’s like to be imprisoned to something we feel we cannot escape. We are overwhelmed and anxiety-ridden (and grateful, prayerful, mindful) at the prospect of serving this large and very diversified group on Saturday. Our only hope is to be crucified to our own flesh and alive in Christ. Our competency is in Him. We gladly esteem every participant in the presence of Christ as better than ourselves. God alone can accomplish the task we have before us but He did not stir the whole concept up just to pull a no-show. He promises that He will be found by every person who sincerely seeks Him. Siestas, if you have ever prayed for us, pray for us now! We are trusting Jesus with everything in us to minister personally to each of those lives. We are pleading with Him for a demonstration of the Holy Spirit’s power.
Now, for those three questions! The insight you bring me is always gold. If you are participating in the simulcast, would you tell me …
*Your 1st Name?
*The location where you’ll be attending?
*ONE of the biggest things in your life right now? (Please just ONE and please make your description very succinct or I’ll never be able to read all of them. I want so much to look through them to gain insight toward our group on Saturday.)
Siestas, may I ask your sweet understanding and cooperation in limiting our comments to this post just to the ones attending the simulcast this weekend? You know I hate to do that but it will help immensely as I look through the comments to begin formulating a composite of the group on Saturday. Thank you so much!
P.S. Be sure to hop on the blog tomorrow because I have someone really wonderful I want to introduce to you. You will know her WELL by this time next year!
I’m nuts about you.
Now, here’s that link in case you want to check on the nearest host site. Click Here: Simulcast Host Locations
P.P.S. For any Siestas near Lubbock, where the live Simulcast site will be this Saturday, we are humbled to be able to offer ten scholarship tickets to those that would love to join us but just cannot afford a ticket at this time. Call and ask for Kimberly or Susan at 1-888-700-1999.
Carla
Ft. Myers FL McGregor Baptist Church
Juggling husband, kids, work, cooking, exercising…
April
Lubbock
Learning to live by the power of the Holy Spirit moment by moment throughout each day.
Attending in Chipley, Flordia. salvation of loved ones. Love you Beth!
Rene attending in Claremore OK
One of the biggest things in my life right now: I desire a better understanding of God’s plan for intimacy in a relationship starting with God first, then my husband and then all relationships.
Karen
Newport, Tennessee
biggest thing: dealing with the loss of my very special father
Ann
First Evangelical Free Church in Austin, TX
Father in hospice, Grandfather in hospice and grandmother (his wife) in nursing home (respite care) with mental instability compounding the grief of her husband dying of bile duct cancer. All of this with a husband with a new job (and the pressure that goes with it) and caring for our three children is a lot to handle right now. (Just holding on until this simulcast for a boost to carry me through the next weeks/months)
I will be attending at Park Hill Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Can’t think of the biggest thing in my life right now.
However, it is a big thing that I will be attending with my very special Sister who has held our family togehter throughout the years. Our family histories (10 of us)has taken several different paths but SHE has been our rock. She raised our siblings, then her two children, and next her grandchildren, and now her great grandchildren. You see she is special! Praise God for her.
1. Dondi
2. Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena
3. Struggling to find my place in this world
as a hard of hearing individual who has excellent
speech but finds it hard to be part of something
when I can’t hear. Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong
anywhere and all alone. I just want to find the me God
created me to be.
Hi, My name is Pam.
I will be attending at Ridgecrest Baptist Church Springfield, mo.
Biggest concern right now is financial issues.
Ashley
Knoxville, Tn
I am going to have my second baby boy in November!I really want Jesus to be evident in my parenting. I need more of His wisdom.
Karen
Stonecrest Community Church, Warren, NJ
Hearing the voice of God so I can follow Him into every part of my Inheritance, for this time and place!!
I will be attended the Simulcast from Merlin, Oregon.
Biggest thing going on in my life. Youngest started his Junior year of high school this morning. I love watching my one year grand daughter 4 days per week.
AmandaJo
Memorial Baptist Church- Wheatland, WY
New job and New home early this year. He has also added a New calling to homeschool our children. So much new. So hard to adjust.
Billie
Live event in Lubbock TX
Oldest child started college this year, finances, lonliness
I’m Sandy from Amarillo and I will be with you LIVE in Lubbock along with 2 bus loads of women from our church (Hillside Christian) want to be front and center so I can look you in the eye and mouth “Your hair looks really good today” (I love me some BIG Texas hair, have some Big red hair myself)
My big concern right now is suspicion. To God’s glory my husband and I worked through infidelity 6 years ago. We had great professional Godly council and lots of support, my husband is a changed man and his fruit shows it, but even after all this time, I’m still suspicious and untrusting.
The Enemy knows it and traps me often!
Can’t wait to see Travis Cottrell too, all of us praising Jesus together, I have goose bumps already!
Peggy
Tucson, AZ
New season in life/change.
Hollie R.
Attending at “Lakeside Baptist Church” in Granbury, TX
Biggest thing in my life right now, running my Scentsy business & keeping it successful, while trying to be a Stay-at-Home mom to our 4 yr old son and wife to my teacher husband! Business is slow & asking the Lord to provide this month!!
Beth,
Today is the first time I’ve read your blog!!! I heard about it from my bible study leader who will be leading the David bible study. I am so excited for your simulcast on Saturday as I’ve had the postcard on my fridge for the past 5 months. I’ve wished you Good Morning every day, have you heard me? 🙂 We’ll be watching from North Metro Church in Kennesaw, Georgia. The biggest thing in my life right now is my children. My youngest son (Matthew who is 3) just accepted Jesus in his heart. After we prayed together I told him the Angels in Heaven were celebrating his salvation. He peeked over his blanket and asked if they were in his room too 🙂 Love him!!! Love you too and can’t wait for Saturday. Thanks for ALL you do to make much of God!!!
Karen
Lubbock,Texas
Middle child is in college in Lubbock and having problems with her boyfriend.
Paula
First Baptist Church of Petersburg, WV
Discernment in ALL areas of my life… & my oldest son.
Can’t tell you how excited I am to see you as part of the LPM team, Lindsee! For so many reasons…especially because of that youth part of your title! Can’t wait to see all the Lord accomplishes in and through you!
Amy, attending at Idlewild in Tampa and can’t wait! Biggest thing in my life right now is to not just survive marriage and parenting but learning to make marraige and parenting thrive.
Burke Community Church, Burke, Va.
My heart goes out to young singles and families who are struggling with job loss or underemployment and the attendant dashed dreams of career and financial success. I pray they will not lose faith in Jesus. And, I pray they will not give up on their future or despair
at what the future holds for their country.
Carol, I am attending at Burke Community Church as well.
Warren Alliance church in Warren PA.
My stepbrother is leaving to serve his 9 month to 2 year prison sentence. He is addicted to drugs and needs Jesus!
Also (and I know that you said one, but that is like telling me to eat only one piece of chocolate!)I have been having a medical concern and am scheduled to see a specialist on the 12th of this month. Praying for God’s wisdom and peace.
He is my rock and my salvation, my God in HIM WILL I TRUST!!!!!
Becky
New Vision Baptist Church (TN)
Walking through life after losing my grandfather to cancer last year and watching my other grandfather fight cancer currently. How to keep seeing the joy through it all as I deal with the hurt and aftermath. Espeically as we come up on the 1 year anniversary in October.
Beth
Orland Park, IL simulcast site
I am mothering teen and preteen girls. I can’t imagine anything harder, or more rewarding. My teen girls are coming to the simulcast with me and post to this blog more often than I manage to. Welcome aboard Lindsee!
1. Emily
2. Will try to get to the one in Dubai (what time??). Is it too late to simulcast in Abu Dhabi, UAE?
3. My company said they might want to move me to Qatar, now that we have finally settled in Abu Dhabi. Our chaplain (St. Andrew’s Anglican) already announced that my husband and I will start a Bible study soon and my husband is the volunteer on-site project manager for their church renovation and building projects, which affects about 30 or so churches that use/will use the compound(s). What is the step of faith God wants us to take — move to Qatar or find a way to stay in Abu Dhabi? I never forget, Beth, that you prayed on the blog, sending us out here to serve the Lord!
Maria
FBC Clinton, SC
Coming with a group of thirty-somethings who all have pretty huge marital struggles right now! I am thanking God for the miracle He has done in my own marriage and almost losing my mind wanting Him to do the same for my sweet friends.
May He be all over you, love bug!
Ginny
CUMC, Fayetteville, AR
My new role in life. God’s new plan for me!
Hey Beth- I will be in Lubbock. My 3 girlfriends and I have waited a long time to go! It is also my mama’s 90th birthday!! She lives in Missouri and I celebrated with her in July. Her name is Bessie Taylor! Can’t wait to see you girlfriend!
Pat
East Speedway Baptist Church, Tucson, AZ
Teaching 2 Ladies Bible Studies, “Living Beyond Yourself”
Janet from Amarillo will attend in LUBBOCK
Striving to meet DAILY and faithfully with the King of Kings in study and in prayer. I pray daily for requests and thankfulness but not always to LISTEN to what He has for me!
See you Saturday, Siesta Mama!
Siesta Janet
Janet, church-planting in Boulder county, Longmont,CO.
Hoping to attend Sat. at Boulder Valley CC.
Found a lump the day before our 31st Anniversary, Mam/biop July 19, “little cancer”, ministry trip to India, thankful for the sieastas that prayed when I entered my Aug.1st verse from India, back in CO, 1st surgery Aug 12, thankful for your blog”calcifications”, 2nd surgery Sept 6, still hope to go Sat. But most of all I have needed to just write a letter of appreciation to Beth and your ministry to me all these years…the details of which would not be short.
Yep! My mama & I are attending!
Rocky Mountain Christian in Fredrick, CO
Biggest concern right now is that my hubs & I are still not pregnant – 4+ years of trying & doctors saying we ‘can’ but aren’t. So frustrating & hard on our hearts.
I shall watch the simulcast in Austin.
My biggest thing in my life right now is my recent retirement from teaching. I have a need to dig further to learn who God is and want to discern His voice and follow His lead for my second calling.
1. Joanna
2. Lubbock Texas, Spirit Arena!
3. Dealing with my mom’s Stage 4 Kidney Cancer only after 6 months after my Dad died of a sudden heart attack. Dealing with that and 3 boys under the age of 3 – all I can say is it is in God’s hands and I just live in His grace each day!
First United Methodist Church
Kerrville, Texas
Assist with caregiving to critally ill Father.
I will be attending in Rocky Mount, NC. Issues I am dealing with are am I doing all I can for the Kingdom of God given my family responsibilities and my job?
Pam
Morristown, TN
Just feel spiritually dry!
Germantown, Wisconsin
Walking through the through faith. My husband has not had
a lot of work over the year. I’ve been seeking God knowing
He is all we need. We’ve been learning to walk by faith and
not by sight (not easy)
Our finances are so uncertain, but I know God is
faithful and this is something we must go through.
Patti
watching in Winkler, MB CANADA
biggest thing : health issues and going through testing. having peace in it all.
Attending in VA. Excited!!
Dealing with miscarriage and God denying me the miracle I prayed for. Very tough pill to swallow.
Attending in Fort Myers Florida
Biggest thing in my life right now is my backside! Seriously, trying to keep my body and mind under the authority of the Holy Spirit and eating like a temple should.
Laura
Attending in Rapid City, SD
The issue I’m dealing with right now is that I have been under spiritual attack for awhile now and need to keep standing firm in His mighty power. He has spoken to my heart and told me that it’s meant for “preparation” so I just need keep claiming his promises.
We love you Beth!
1. Julie
2. Villa Ridge, Missouri
3. Rejoice Women’s Bible Studies, through our chuch, First Baptist Church Villa Ridge, has 128 women attending our fall Bible Study session. We are doing Your study “when Godly People Do Ungodly Things.”. For a church of 700 we are amazed with the turnout. What is God up to? As you say Beth – there ain’t no high like the Most High.”.
Praying for you as you prepare for this weekend…….Please pray for us.
Julie Underdown
Lubbock, Texas chica
Biggest thing: Just found out this week my special cousin/former roomie has breast cancer
Stacey
Rapid City, SD
One of the biggest things in my life right now: My dad is getting baptized (day after simulcast) Praise God! –which is why I will be in SD and my mom was already signed up for the simulcast so now I get to go with her!
Stephanie
Hebron Baptist
Biggest thing right now…CONFIDENCE doing what God has called me to do in this season. Lots of “new” this fall that includes leading a small group through So Long Insecurity. (I feel like my security as been attacked!) Just need some holy confidence.
Lisa, attending in Adairsville GA, newlywed at age 46. I want God to be full-on in my marriage.
Jane
Gainesville Florida
As I step out for Him, Satan increases his onslaught.