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.
Waterford MI
Biggest thing: waiting for God to move in the areas of employment, ministry and if possible love.
From Mesa, Arizona….
Going with my two older sisters and a really close friend. The last one we went to together was “Get out of the Pit”..I cannot WAIT until Saturday. My oldest sister and I argue all them time over you and being our BFF..I WIN 🙂 hee hee..Have a great day and can’t wait to see your beautiful face!
Amy
Del City, OK
Raising these babies!!
Attending at Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Arkansas
Biggest thing right now: The power of speaking God’s Word for total healing.
Margot, attending at The Fellowship in Round Rock, TX.
My husband and I have been trusting God through the journey of infertility for almost 3 years. I want so badly to completely let go, but I still struggle with heartbreak, worry, and anxiety every month. How do I know what God’s plan is for us?
Name: Jacquelyn
Location: Paducah, KY
Biggest thing: Knowing I found the one God has given me to marry, but, gahhhh, I struggle with being patient (and constantly wishing he was at the spiritual point I (think I) need him to be at already). :/ I wanna be like, “listen here baby, ima do my thang with our Lord, you do yours, and when we are both where we need to be spiritually, then we can talk about marriage.” hah, but seriously, marriage is beautiful, and special, and I want it to be completely God-planned, God-breathed, and God-timed. 🙂
Kristin
West County Assembly of God//Chesterfield, MO
Biggest thing right now: Learning to control my emotions and fears with money and maintaining joy in motherhood with a 10 week old and almost 2 year old.
Ruth attending at Community Covenant Church, Rehoboth, MA
God is showing me an entirely new way to eat in Freedom and aiding me in unearthing and admitting and surrendering the FAULTY beliefs that have kept me in a Pit of compulsive eating for 40 years.
Patricia.
Wytheville Baptist Church, Virginia.
fear of what around the next turn in the road even as I desire to drive the backroads in woods I do not know, still I have a fear rooted from backroads in woods I do know, but want to drive new backroads, and desire this very much to be something good in new woods, desiring new adventures yet afraid of what past pain tells me is waiting for me, and yet still need so much to just venture forth out of the prison of my own fears and the limitations those fears isolate and keep me from living in new places with new opportunities for fellowship and friendship, which is not found when hidden in fear where no light gets to shine… and I really need god to reveal to me this place in which I am to find a space within which I trust enough to open myself to shining brightly like a raindrop in the sunlight, and not just be dim like a cobweb in the shadow.
Patricia again.. and too, I may not be able to stay for all of the simulcast cause Im traveling a bit to get to it, and need to head back about 230p so I can go back where I come from to get to a oldtimey service at an old log chapel sunday am where the hitching posts still stand to pull up off the trail and go in and sing by lantern light… but I will definitely intend to be present for the morning into about 215-230ish,.peace2u2beth.
Carolyn
Attending at Evangelical Free Church Terrace BC Canada
Biggest thing – Ladies Bible Study on Monday nights
Nancy, Summerville (charleston) SC
Biggest thing- a conflict with a close Christian friend that has me doubting myself, my character- but also drawing closer to Him. There seems to me to be no way out- but I know that’s one of His specialties!
Mattie
I will be with you in Lubbock!! Woohoo!!
Parenting…ESP the 19 yr old who moved out and isn’t making good choices
Attending in Elgin, IL
How to raise a teenage boy.
Please remind me that He knows all of the worries on my heart mostly how I feel so NOT qualified to do this Mom gig most days. Potty training is so hard. It is. But the teenage stuff has me down right on the floor in tears way too often. There is not enough out there for moms of teens.
Jen P. I hear you. I have 2 teenage sons and am doing the single mom thing. I love them so much, but I so often don’t know what is right. Perhaps we need to create a prayer group of those of us in this time of our lives!I will be praying for you and your son tonight. Remember God loves him even more than you do, and He does know the right way for your son. Sometimes I think us moms need to step back and not get in the way of God dealing as need be with our boys.
Laurie
my biggest thing too. parenting teenagers~His Strength is Perfect in our Weakness…
Attending Waterford, Mi
Biggest thing right now: God directing me to a new job where I can do His work
Sarah Grant
Augusta, GA
My big thing right now is that I’m a first time mom to a beautiful 12 day old baby girl! God is good!!!
Congratulations!!! A precious gift you have!
* Jordan
* Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, MO
* I recently became a stay at home mom to my 1 year old twin daughters. Seeking God’s wisdom and direction in this new life challenge, and especially trusting Him with this new financial situation.
Angie
Vacaville, California
I want to be a Christian writer or teacher but I don’t know how to start.
I am so excited!! I will be at CrossRoads Church in Red Deer, Alberta Canada! I can hardly wait to hear what God has to say to me, I so need to hear His clear voice.
See y’all there!
Safe travels everyone…
Karen
Deborah
First Baptist Church, Cocoa, Florida
Biggest Thing: I am going through the training to become a grief counselor at my church. My 8 year old firstborn son died almost 8 years ago and I so want God to use me in this area.
Oh, what a glorious thing for God to redeem your loss in this way. I know you will be a caring and compassionate person for those that suffer the same tragedy. I pray His mighty blessings on your ministry.
I am attending the simulcast at Bethesda Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, WI, taking my 2 adult daughters & one of their friends along with us.
My husband and I are leaving Oct. 19 for 8 weeks in Zambia. We be substitute school administrators while our friends return to the states for cancer treatment.
I need the Lord to restore, refresh and renew me in every way. the last few years of taking care of my dying father, 2 abandoned grandchildren and holding down a demanding full time job have depleted me spiritually, emotionally, mentally and financially.
Oops…sorry…I will be at the simulcast at Lake Ave Church in Pasadena, California.
YES, I will be there attending at Midway Baptist Church in Jena, LA with my best friend and other friends.
The biggest thing in my life right now is: Keeping balance in my life with work, teaching Bible Study, family, and putting Jesus first in my life and the time to study and seek Him – sit at His feet and learn from Him.
Also, praying for my adult children that they would seek Him and find the joy of being in His Word and living their lives for Him. Praying and believing for the salvation of my son-in-law who is Jewish.
I need a “NOW” word and nobody can give one like Beth.
Cindy
I will be in Lynchburg, VA at Grace Evangelical Free Church.
Right now the biggest thing for me is about learning the Seed of God – learning the bible so it is in my heart soul and body and my first thought, reaction, direction for everything in my life.
My name is Janice and I am teaming with my friend Iris to coordinate a host site in Steinbach, MB Canada!
The biggest thing in my life: learning to be obedient even when the going is hard. God is faithful.
Carol, Santa Maria CA, LIFE: training to become a foster care mentor, alongside of loving-on 8 grandblessings, working full time, teaching Sunday school, and all the rest that Life affords, and moment-by-moment staying a WOF (woman of faith). Praise You Jesus!
Colleen
O’Fallon, IL. First Baptist Church.
The biggest thing in my life is helping my early 20’s children through the muck. Not trying to rescue them so much as being an example that you can come out on the other side. Praise God! WOOHOO!
Kayla
Manchester Christian Church
Manchester,NH
The biggest thing in my life has been moving to NH last month from Tenn. I am so excited about studying the Word with you and hearing your sweet accent Saturday!
1) Yolanda and my husband
2) LUBBOCK
3) That God is seeing me through a tough long trial with my health, this is huge along with my husband traveling with me from Ks to Tx for this event!
I have been on here with you ladies since Jan.2011.I need prayer. I am at turning point in my life. husband if 19 years has been gone to rehab,a hundred times, left one in june he had been there for 6 moths, already using again.serious stuff. I made him leave the house. feeling like , did i do the right thing, i have 4 boys.feel alone. lost. but leaning on church family. need prayer.
Shelley
Eugene, OR
struggling with lack of discipline in my life – especially in spending time seeking God
YES, YES, YES I am attending the Simulcast. I would not be anywhere else Beth!!
Attending at Centerpoint Church in Kalamazoo, MI
I am praising God he has brought my sister back to him and we are praying for my brother-in-law, it is only a matter of time!
Genevieve, Maurceville Baptist Church,
My big thing is: going through menopause, mid-life crisis, and three teenagers in the house. Awwwwhhhhh! But I know God is in control.
Christine
West Acres Baptist in Augusta, Ga
The biggest thing right now is trusting the Lord in everything life throws my way and really believing He is who He says He is and that He is THE Sovereign Lord.
Bobbie
A&M Church of Christ
College Station
I’m struggling with discerning where God wants me to be and what my purpose is!
Rebecca
Attending in Birmingham, AL at United Methodist Church
Biggest thing right now: Raising my two baby girls! I want to do it so right!
this is Karen…I will be happily attending the simulcast at Riverside in Monticello, MN
I am struggling with intimacy (physical and emotional) in a second marriage after being badly hurt…..
Love you Beth!!!!!!
Ronesshia
Burke Community Church – Burke, VA
Biggest thing: Finding direction in my life
Attending in Meridian, Idaho
Biggest thing: wanting to be of use to God in the second half/purpose
Juliana
Tracy, CA
Biggest thing is waiting on God for next steps in my life, so hard to just trust and wait and not to worry
Sorry I am late! Heather, attended by myself at Lititz Evangelical Free Church in Lititz and I just found out I am pregnant with #8!
Diane
Attending simulcast at Faith Baptist, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Biggest thing: my daughter wants to leave her husband and take her 3 small children. We have intervened and are trying to get her and her husband the medical and counseling help they need to save the marriage. Please pray for her.
I’ll be at the simulcast at Daybreak Community Church in Carlsbad, Ca
Biggest issue..Finding more of God’s direction for my life, knowing the difference between my ideas and God’s plan.
Jillian
Boulder, Co (right after my son’s cross country meet)
Loving:
*My man, we don’t get along
*My teenage sons (do I need to say more?)
*My momma, who is mean
*My ministry, when people make it so DIFFICULT
*My God, who has chosen to be silent right now.
Loving is hard work.
Just signed up today at Legacy Christian Church, Overland Park, KS
I am pretty blessed in this season of life and look forward to spending the day with women raising the roof in prayer!
May this be a blessing for Beth as much as it is for us! I am sure God esteems her and she is His DELIGHT! We are, too!
Lisa, New Life Fellowship, Topeka, IN
The biggest thing in my life is living with someone struggling with serious back pain and and struggling to get out of the pit of depression.
Donna from Eldorado, Texas
Will be attending the simulcast in San Angelo, Texas at TLC Church…can’t wait! The prayer that is really heavy on my heart for now is the drought here in Texas and all the wild fires that have destroyed so much of our precious land and property.
Jeanne
I am attending at:
Waialae Baptist Church
Honolulu, HI
The Biggest Thing: I am struggling to understand God’s purpose for my marriage since as of last October my husband of 17 years decided that he could not and would not believe in GOD ANYMORE, since he couldn’t reconcile or explain some things. He has been a Christian for many years, even preaching and serving as youth director/minister for several years before we met. He has been in the Air Force for 20 years, now!
I am looking forward to receiving a MIGHTY WORD from the LORD!
Jeanne–
Just to let you know–
you have a few sisters over here on the Big Island praying for you
Idlewild Baptist – Lutz, Florida
Biggest thing: Downsizing EVERYTHING!!! From self to stuff to living space!
Christi, Fayetteville,AR; Trying to see God in the midst of disappointments and hurts.
Tammy,attending along with my three adult daughters at Riverside Church, Monticello, MN. Biggest thing right now: My husband and I are sensing the Lord calling us into a ministry together. Anxious and excited at the same time!