Simulcast Summary: Celebrating Christ!

I'm so glad many of you were able to come to the Simulcast.  For those of you who have asked how it went, I thought I'd take you on a photo journey of the day.  If pictures really do speak 1000 words I know you will be pleased I chose pictures instead words.  Right????  Here we go....

The tables are set, the doors are open and - praise God from whom all blessings flow -  the technical stream is working flawlessly.(see previous post to understand my deep gratitude for that)

Gayle and Metta taking tickets and handing out Listening Guides

Gina and Paula doing the same thing at a different entrance.

Paula Hennie, our prayer leader, leading the greeters and encouragers in a prayer time before it begins.  And by the way thank  you to these and many others for all your prayers before and during this day!

Greeters Jackie and Paula in action.

                                  Counting down to the start.

I have to share a funny story here.  Probably most of those in attendance never even knew this happened...so mostly just funny to me.  Right when the countdown went to 3 - 2- 1 - (blast off) we lost the feed. Yep...the screen just plain ole went blank.  My knees buckled and I looked over to Paula and said PRAY!. (She later told my husband she didn't even know what I was talking about) I was standing right behind Nathaniel, our tech guy,  who remained unreasonably calm and pointed out to me on the  tech computer screen that many other locations lost the feed too. That helped a little to know it wasn't a local problem. We both stood there in silence (well my outside was silent but my inside was not). The reason I think this is a funny story is because this is the area that most intimidated me and its as if someone knew that and decided to just mess with me a little bit for fun. Within about 10 seconds it was back up.  It paused once again (one last attempt to rattle me...as if the first time didn't succeed) and then it came back on screen and we never lost it again...Praise Him! So glad Jesus is Lord over technology!

                                     There's the cool cucumber. 

Thanks for all you did Nathaniel and for braving a room full of women for the entire day. (Thanks also for giving up your hermeneutics room so we women could have access to 2 of them that day.  If you weren't at the simulcast, "hermeneutics" became a synonym for "restroom")

Let the Praise Begin. 

Travis and His team led us to the Throne many times that day.  What a priviledge it was to worship side by side with women representing more than 15 different churches and coming from all walks of life.  Thank you so much to all you ladies who willingly stepped out of the familiar to come join us for the day.  Such an extraordinary thing to be a part of the body of Christ!

And there is our well-loved Bible teacher, Mrs. Beth Moore.  The Lord brought it and she delivered it in her fun loving style.

And NOW for one of the definite highlights of the day.....LUNCH.  Really this picture should go closer to the top because the prep work for lunch started the day before.

These ladies cut and chopped and sliced and rolled and baked like nobody's business and they did it with such joy in their hearts that the kitchen became like a magnet (esp on Friday) drawing us all in to join the fun (and maybe sample a thing or two).

There's Karen using her hidden super speed talent to ice up 100 cupcakes per minute.  Can't even capture it on film without blurring it.

The lunch team quietly laid out the spread and then ran back to the kitchen before the lights came on and anyone could see who was responsible for this feast.

That's why I am posting it right here AGAIN...as big as I can blow the picture up - (no hiding this time girls!)  THAT is who is responsible for the yummy lunch we gobbled up.  Tammy, (who is in the middle and headed up the effort) Karen, Carissa, Nan and Melba, ya'll are AMAZING!  And even though we gladly give God all the credit for this great day and the work He did I am sure it is your waldorf chicken salad on a buttery croissant that got ladies in the right posture to make some significant decisions:).  Thank you for all your hard work!

Sorry there were not croissant sandwiches left to photograph but these subs were awesome too.

Enjoying lunch in the lovely outdoors.

Thank you to all those who shared a variety of ministries with us and how we could be involved, including Kairos Prison Ministry, Center for Women, The Haven, Moms in Community, BCC Pre-school ministry, One to One Discipleship and BCC ladies Bible Studies.
I love the idea that women who were not here and had nothing to do with this gathering will be blessed because we gathered in Christ's name and the aroma of His presence will burst out of these doors and surround many in the days to come due to some decisions made here.  Keep it going girls!

And there you have it! 

As I work through the evaluations my heart is stirred by the peek of things unseen that the Lord did in women's lives this day. About a dozen women (that we know of) chose to recommit their lives to Him.  Around 20 made other significant decisions such as to walk more closely with Him and pursue Him more.  Still others laid their heart aches and issues at the altar and invited other sisters to pray with them for His way and will in their lives.  What an unspeakable priviledge to be a part of this and I know that is also the heart of all those who joined hands to help.

So finally, but in no way lastly, to the contrary, firstly, middle-ly lastly and all overly, we send out our deepest gratitude to our great God who came and spoke and comforted and encouraged and challenged and pursued us. 

Thank you Lord Jesus.  You are life to us! (Deut. 30:20)

 May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you. (Psm 33:22)