Hi Everyone,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend. We had this weekend off and I loved the rainy Saturday at home. This is quite different than last weekend. We were at Singing In the Sun and it was hectic as usual. If you missed it, I want to encourage you to make plans for Gatlinburg in September. They are sister events and, in my opinion, there is nothing else like them.
This year at Singing in the Sun, a new event was added on Friday morning. We had a morning conference just for women! Candy Pfiefer did a wonderful job of organizing the event. You never really know what to expect at a first time event, but about 500 ladies came out that morning and they were charged up.
Candy opened up the event by introducing all the participants; Ivan Parker, TaRanda Greene, Lauren Talley, and Mary Jane Carter were the featured soloists. Candy, Susan Whisnant, and I all spoke. We all came on stage to open up the morning with praise choruses. Ivan then sang and everyone loved it. He really did a great job of setting the tone for the service. TaRanda Greene, one of the greatest voices in gospel music, sang next and captured everyone’s heart with a song she and her daughter, Isabella, did together. TaRanda also shared a testimony and then continued to lead in worship. I don’t think there was dry eye in the house. Susan was introduced next and just before she stood up, she looked at me and said, “God has just changed everything I was going to say, what do you think?” I said, “well, you have to do it then.” She stood and shared her testimony of how God brought her through some voice issues and healed her from a vocal cord cyst. She ended with a song from their newest CD and it was a powerful moment. Lauren sang next and did a great job continuing in the flow of the service. She then introduced me and I spoke and shared some of my testimony about following God’s voice and knowing what your purpose is in life. Mary Jane and Candy ended the service with more praise and Candy, who is a gifted Bible teacher, challenged us to know who we are in Christ and how powerful we, as women, can be for Christ.
I can’t begin to tell you how many comments we received from the ladies and even a couple of the men, (yes, a few men sneaked in) telling us it was one of the best events they had been to and they would like to do it again. If you were there, thank you for taking your time to come. Tell us what you thought of the event and if it had impact on your life.
Also, Lauren and I are in the planning stages of some women’s events and would like to know your thoughts. What topics would be of interest to you, would you be interested in a day event or possibly a two-day event. What is important to you at this type of event? We will be doing the same event as Singing In the Sun in Gatlinburg in September, so make your plans to come.
Let us know what you think.