Indianapolis!

Our poor blog was totally abandoned during the summer!  Sorry dear readers.  I promise all four of us were living life to the fullest and our memories are all warmly treasured in our hearts.  It’s been on my mind for the last week to share with you a powerful reminder God spoke to me recently.  Last Wednesday, a group of 16 women from our church, moms and daughters, flew out to Indianapolis for the True Woman 2016 conference.  Although my mom couldn’t make it, my sister Anna and I were able to go and have a spiritually refreshing, good sister bonding time.  

The theme of the conference was “Cry Out”, focusing on our personal relationship with God and our faith in His plan for our lives, our futures, our church and our country.  We live in such a time when there is a need to not just pray to God but Cry Out on behalf of ourselves, our families, the nation and the world.  One specific truth that touched my heart most was the fact that God wants us to Cry Out to Him and that is why He sends hardships or trials into our lives.  His goal is to draw our attention back to Him by putting us in need or spiritually causing pain so that we would respond in revival, growth and come back to Him.  Nancy DeMoss mentioned that before God spoke judgment on His chosen nation by sending them to Babylon, He first called them to repent and return to Him.  He actually called out 27 times to Israel in hope that they would respond in humility and brokenness!  God cares for every one of His children and calls out for us to return to Him.  Salvation is parallel to every mention of judgment.  God loves to show mercy to those who come to Him needy in spirit.  What a timely reminder about the values and heart of God!

In closing, the time we spent in Indianapolis was very sweet.  All 16 of us explored downtown, ate out some of our favorite foods like Thai, Chinese, and of course Acai fruit bowls and crepes.  The weather was amazing, 80-90s, felt like a true summer even in late September.  Every evening after the sessions, we would all come together for fellowship around the table, drinking tea or eating pizza, sharing how God spoke to us through the messages, then finally heading up to our rooms by 2AM:)

 Here's most of us, sitting on the airplane, waiting to fly out of PDX.

 Anna and I love flying and traveling. 

 Downtown Indianapolis

 Below, we are exploring the Capitol Building

 Nancy DeMoss and Robert Wolgemuth sharing "their story" above, and the Getty's singing below.

 Above, we are heading out for dinner at PFChang's after our last evening session.

"If Christians would pray as Jesus instructed us, it would change our lives, and the course of history"

-Shirley Dobson