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.
Suni – Shenandoah Baptist, Roanoke, VA
Helping my 19 year old nephew, Joshua, get through a year in jail through a few phones call a week from him — seeking God’s words and His wisdom to flow through me to our sweet Joshua.
Hannah
First Baptist Andersonville, TN
Working through the “death” stage of my dreams (Still single at 28). Waiting on the resurrection!
Betsy – hoping for Bryan,Ohio … (fingers crossed!)
overwhelming feelings of insignificance ~ longing to feel loved by a God who seems so far away 🙁
Sooo can relate
Allison
Crossroads Christian Church-Johnson City, TN
My husband and I are expecting our first baby.
1. Mandy
2. Central Baptist, Albany, GA
3. Balancing being Wife/Mom and full time ministry staff (worship leader & women’s min director)
Elisabeth
Attending in Modesto, CA
I was at Salt Lake City & when you made a comment to me in the airport Starbucks, Jesus was using you to tell me “Baby Girl, we’ve made it. You’re free. You’ve come full circle.” I am trying to figure out what to do and where to go from here. I struggle with being a single girl working at Starbucks. I feel sorta lost and out of place and have no idea what I’m doing with my life. But I’m FREE. And I’m Believing God. 🙂
1. Julie
2.Carlsbad Community Church Carlsbad, Ca
3.One of the biggest things in my life right now is balance. (family, ministry,friendships, work, etc.)
Vicki and I will be attending the meeting in Olive Branch MS. One of my biggest desires is to see God do a work in my life and the life of our church staff and in our church.
Sharon
Lancaster Evag. Free, Lititz PA
Waiting on Him and TRUSTING Him for my everything!!
I just had a baby, have two other young children and God just sent both my husband and I back to Bible College. What a ride!
Jennifer
Snellville First Baptist..Snellville, GA
Rekindling a passion for the Word
1. Laura
2. Grace Fellowship, Spearfish, SD
3. Obedience just because I love the Lord and want His best for me, not because I fear consequences.
Tammy
Clarksville, TN
Waiting on tests to determine if my mother (age 60) has early Alzheimer’s along with the fact that my parents have been contemplating divorce.
Kristin
Traders Point Christian Church, Indiana
Adjusting to sending my oldest son to first grade :).
Lynn
St. Louis, MO
Trusting the Lord for a Godly husband…36yr old never married and I would love a family of my own!
1- Natalia
2- Port Charlotte, FL
3- Waiting on God to open doors and show His thoughts and desires for my family.
Sarah
Sunnylane Baptist Church, Midwest City OK
The sudden end of a deep relationship, heartbroken.
Melisa
Shenandoah Baptist, Roanoke VA
Working in a challenging environment with needy children.
1. Carol
2. Grace Evangelical Free, Mason City, Iowa
3. I have been in a wait-on-the-Lord pattern for almost four years and now am starting to see God move in our lives. It’s so exciting to see what He is doing! I am excited and a little afraid to believe it. Praise God; He is faithful!
Vera, will be attending simulcast in Miner, Illinois
Living out the truth of God’s Word in my life, in each and every circumstance that He is allowing at this time: and refusing to live in fear!!
I will be attending at 1st Baptist, Portland, Texas, near Corpus Christi.
Biggest thing right now – I have always taught children in the past, but am now leading an adult ladies’ Sunday School class (3 years now) I am very transparent with my ladies about my struggles and triumphs in my walk with the Lord, and they encourage me as I share. But, it just feels like such a huge responsibility to lead them, to carry their burdens, to not mess up and let them down, or teach them wrong. I love where the Lord has put me, but it is a huge challenge too.
Tammy, Ingleside, TX
1. Melissa (TRA Stranger in Salt Lake City)
2. Copperpoint Church, Albuquerque, NM ( I am flying down for the weekend to go with my mom and 2 sisters!)
3. To accept the calling God has placed on my life. I can think of a whole bunch of reasons why I can’t, but he gave me one really good reason why I can. I, I AM. HE IS MY REASON. Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed-I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses, declares the LORD that I am God. Yes, and from ancient of days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?” Halleluia!! How awesome is our God! Though you are speaking to 10 different countries, he is not foreign to a single one. He is going to reveal and save and proclaim!
Sarah,
Temperance , MI (right across the corner from my “home” church.
The biggest thing in my life right now is trying to balance raising 6 children (ages 13-20 months), I work part time as a pharmacist , serve in church and want to make sure I have time to hear the Holy Spirit 🙂
Pam
South Carolina
NOT raising a 21-yr-old boy/man. Everyone tells me I’ve already done that and can’t do it no more. What?
1. Ana
2. Northside Baptist Church, Greenwood, SC
3. how to obey God REGARDLESS of my feelings or the circumstances
1. Kari
2. College Station, TX
3. An unbelieving husband and 3 boys ages 14, 9 & 6
Hixson, Tennessee at Dallas Bay Baptist Northgate location.
Attending simulcast Anderson, MO.
Bible Study – that I host each week at my home. Many of the studies are Beth Moore. We are work on our 6th year.
1. Colima
2. Klamath Falls, OR
3. just plain stuck in a rut
I will be attending with my sisters, my mom, and my niece at her church is Etowah, Tennessee.
The biggest thing in my life right how is weddings. My daughter got married to a wonderful young man this summer. It was one of the most special days to see God answer the prayer that you have prayed for most of your daughter’s life that she would find a Christian man for her husband. It is happy and sad to in a way because she will never live at home but will make her own home. The Lord has also brought a beautiful young lady into my son’s life, so I think that we will have another wedding in our family.
Angie
Pine Ridge Fellowship, Deltona FL
– Recognizing God’s favor in my life.
Kristi
First Baptist Church – Cedartown, GA
Biggest thing in my life- I am a junior in college who just started nursing school. Just trying to balance it all is really big to me right now.
1. Jamie
2. Lubbock– can’t wait to see you (celebrating with a daughter & daughter-in-law)
3. Knowing that God is sovereign, does prayer really make any difference? (I know that sounds awful– I could only say it in front of my siestas)
1- Cindy
2- jefferson city – Concord Baptist
3 – fatigue
Will be attending in Cottonwood, AZ. My lack of discipline in truly seeking and following our awesome Lord… I never have.
Traci
White Bear Lake, MN.
Trusting God in a season of transition…and loving well in the process.
Valerie
First Baptist Church in Heath, Ohio
One thing: Working with youth girls and women and how God would want to connect the two. Intergenerational relationships. Seeking God in this area. (Prepare).
Susan
Marion, KS
Ernest, sincere, unrelenting, focused prayer life.
Denise
Manley Baptist, Morristown TN
In a season of preparation for…. whatever He’s calling me to? Also- expecting our third grandchild- a girl this time! 😀
Jennifer
Host Site: Williams Bay, Wisconsin
I have been struggling with my health a great deal this summer. Doctors found that my body has been accumulating too much copper, which may be caused by a rare disease called “Wilson’s Disease”. I have been praying for God to give me patient endurance and strength. I have been praying that the Lord would help my doctors figure out if I have this disease, and, if so, to help them learn how it is treated. And, if I do not have it, that He would show my doctors how they can remove the over-abundance of copper that is already inside of me [as too much copper in one’s body can cause liver failure, etc.] !
1-lyn
2-Duncan, SC
3-aging parents(who are MUCH harder than my teenagers were!!)and balancing 12 hour workdays
Kristi
1st Baptist Church in Lenoir City TN
The fear of not being sure when I’m hearing God speak, and when it’s my own mind (fears, pride, my agenda etc), Satan trying to trick me, or someone else’s opinion in my mind.
Barbara
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Barrie Ontario Canada
Believing God to heal my 4 month grandson of an incurable skin disease called epedermaylosis balosa.
Michelle
Third City Christian Church, Grand Island, NE – I know you didn’t ask, but can I just say that we have broken last year’s ticket sales for the simulcast and could have as many as 200 ladies attend on Saturday!! Woo Hoo!!
My Big Thing: Courage to do the very hard right thing.
Janice
Northpark Baptist Church in Trussville, AL
I am blessed in so many ways. I am 60 years old with no children and no grandchildren. In 2006 you spoke in Bhm about making a pact to impact the next generation. I want to be a blessing to the younger generations.
Phyllis, Thunder Bay, Ontario, CANADA (yahoo)
Red Wood Park Alliance Church, so excited going with my best friend, and this is my second time seeing you thru the stimulcast.
One thing: I’m recently retired from 36 years of nursing, totally burnt-out and feeling like now what!
Marie
Olean, NY
going back to work full time after 16 years
1) Judith
2) Attending in Barrie, Ontario, CANADA
3) Juggling working fulltime and leading a growing Womens Ministry.
Cathy;Union Hill Baptist Church, Bessemer, Alabama!!! balance is a big factor in my life….trying to do it ALL for everyone.
Sara
Lubbock
Freedom