What do derby pie, homemade butter mints, blue flower iced cookies, and a next-level coffee bar have in common? All gave us a taste of the sweetness of Heaven on our second Hope of Heaven Tour.
Last weekend, we gathered in four beautiful cities—Laurel, Mississippi; Huntsville, Alabama; Joelton, Tennessee; and Louisville, Kentucky—and in each place, God met us in such personal and powerful ways.
Our first Hope of Heaven Tour is a wrap! And my friend, it was wrapped in blue flower blessings!
From Celebration Church in Blountville, Tennessee to First Baptist Spartanburg in South Carolina … to First Baptist Sevierville in Tennessee and First Redeemer in Cumming, Georgia—over 4,000 women gathered together to celebrate, learn, and laugh.
The church in the middle of the cornfield. That’s how Kaye Bennett, Fresh Grounded Faith Georgetown’s Local Conference Coordinator, described her church when we first scheduled FGF. But, now that I’m home from such an amazing weekend, I call it “the church in the middle of God’s will.”
The conference sold out, and that was during the coronavirus! We gathered socially distanced but totally connected in spirit. We worshipped together both on-site and online as Michael O’Brien lead us. Oh, girl, when he busted out his 70’s medley, even the young women in that place sang out with vintage Andraé Crouch tunes!
Fresh Grounded Faith Kokomo was like instant family!
There was such a welcoming spirit in the church building when we arrived. I could feel it! You know, there’s a difference between being kind and being welcoming. There’s a difference between cordiality and hospitality. And, these ladies in Kokomo were welcoming and hospitable—like family from the word hello!
Our first EVER Fresh Grounded Faith conference during a worldwide pandemic is a wrap—and what an amazing experience it was!
We all showed up wearing masks and staying 6 feet away from each other but, girl, we all felt seen, known, and connected.
Girl, I’ve got Georgia on my mind! It was wonderful being back in Augusta last weekend for another Fresh Grounded Faith event. I’m telling you, these southern sisters were on fire for the second year in a row!
As the doors opened on Friday evening, one of the women entered with a t-shirt that read, “He left the 99 to rescue me” (Matthew 18:12). What a fitting verse this turned out to be!
