Our speaker at the 4th annual Healing Hearts Ministry Staff Conference was TV Thomas. We were blessed to have him address our group with five messages that inspired and challenged us. Each session TV began with these declarations and we grew to expect and engage enthusiastically in repeating them!
It was so evident that God showed Himself good to us throughout our conference. I saw our staff making connections with each other and enjoying fellowship. In groups of two or more, folks were chatting, playing games or taking walks. It warmed my heart!
In our small sharing & prayer groups, I experienced the goodness of the Lord as we got to know each other better. We could share in a more intimate setting some personal needs and be prayed for by our fellow servants in ministry. God was good in opening us up to each other and building trust where sometimes we feel we need to "have it all together" as spiritual leaders!
Laughter! What a delight to hear giggles and outright guffaws as we had fun together! How good it was to play silly games in "Photo Scavenger Hunt" and "Minute to Win It" (mistakenly interpreted as "Mennonite to Win It"). Walter & I had to laugh at ourselves as our crazy staff posted the "Harlem Shake", Healing Hearts style, on Facebook! Hilarious!
God showed His greatness in the beauty surrounding us at Strasbourg Bible Camp on Last Mountain Lake. The sunsets were extravagant, the weather warm and sunny, the waterfowl peaceful and intriguing. He showed Himself great as we worshiped together, singing of His glory and power, rejoicing in His salvation. In the richness of God's Word, as TV spoke on the life and journey of Moses, I saw the great wisdom and sovereignty of our Lord and King!
A song we did sing a couple times throughout the conference was "10,000 Reasons", a wonderful expression of our hearts to our Father God. If all 35+ in our gathering could share reasons to praise the Lord, we would almost reach 10,000!
One of the blessings I hadn't really expected was to see the MK's (missionary kids"), making friends with each other. A couple of them remembered each other from last year's conference and reunited with obvious joy! Watch out next year-they'll likely find ways to get into trouble together, too!
Thank You, Lord, for meeting with us in such tangible ways, for answering my prayers for a blessed time. You never disappoint when we put our hope in You.
God is good, and He is great...all the time!
Healing Hearts Staff Conference-September 2014
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