{"id":1303,"date":"2012-10-31T19:54:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T23:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinaryservant.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2012-10-31T20:50:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T00:50:33","slug":"rainbows-in-the-midst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ordinaryservant.com\/?p=1303","title":{"rendered":"Rainbows in the Midst…"},"content":{"rendered":"

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I woke up with this scripture on my mind. I thought it apropos given the aftermath of the Allume Conference<\/a> and Hurricane Sandy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Kurt Wilberding<\/p><\/div>\n

It was a blessing to be able to attend the Allume Conference and finally meet Tricia Goyer<\/a> (who is an absolute sweetheart), Mary DeMuth<\/a>, Sarah Markley<\/a>, Sarah Mae<\/a>, Jessica Heights<\/a>, Christin Slade<\/a>, Kelly Thorne Gore<\/a>, Rachel Wojnarowski<\/a>, Christy Stroud<\/a> from Tyndale Publishers<\/a>, Revell Publishers<\/a>, Zondervan Publishers<\/a> and so many other wonderful people.<\/p>\n

We drove three hours to get to Pennsylvania, checked in and headed over to register. I was given a beautiful bag filled with goodies.<\/p>\n

It was my first time attending this conference, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But I was definitely excited with the line up.<\/p>\n

Darren Rowse (a.k.a. ProBlogger<\/a>) and Ann Voskamp <\/a>were on the top of my list. I never heard either one of them speak before.<\/p>\n

I was really touched by what Darren Rowse shared at his key note. He didn’t speak about how to make money with your blog, but more about his testimony and faith.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed listening to Sarah Mae and Jessica Heights key notes as well. I love their hearts.<\/p>\n

My hat goes off to Sarah, Jessica and their entire team for all their hard work and pulling off such an amazing conference. It truly was a success.<\/p>\n

After awhile, it began to feel more like a Christian woman’s conference than a blogger’s conference which was refreshing.<\/p>\n

My favorite place was the Prayer Room which was sponsored by The Seed Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Laura Gish<\/p><\/div>\n

Isn’t the prayer room beautiful? I spent my free time there to unplug, pray and write in prayer journals. The Seed Company blessed us royally.<\/p>\n

The highlight of this conference for me was hearing Ann Voskamp speak for the first time. I never read Ann Voskamp’s blog or her best selling book, One Thousand Gifts<\/a>. I only heard wonderful things about her through the grapevine. Now I know what they were all talking about.<\/p>\n

Prior to her keynote, there were two videos shown by (In)Courage<\/a> and Compassion International<\/a> which moved me. I love to support causes helping disadvantaged children and Compassion International does amazing work.<\/p>\n

After the videos, Ann Voskamp began to speak and tears rolled down my face. What she spoke about pierced my heart. I was riveted and touched by her every word. What an anointed woman of God. I pray I could get a copy of her key note, because I want to hear it again. I felt God used her to confirm what He was speaking to my heart throughout the conference.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I had to abruptly leave right after she spoke due to Hurricane Sandy. We left and drove home to prepare for the impending storm. I do not believe I have to reiterate how devastating this hurricane was to our city. It was truly unprecedented. Please keep us in your prayers.<\/p>\n

I am grateful the Lord is still in control and on the throne. Despite the devastation, I chose to see rainbows in the midst of the storm. I continue to pray for all those who were affected.<\/p>\n

Please let me know how I can pray for you today. Please leave your prayers in the comment section below.<\/p>\n

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