World Mandate 2011

Every year Antioch hosts World Mandate, a missions conference open to all. It has always been a time of refreshment for us and a chance to be stretched in so many ways. This year was no exception. Despite having the kids with us the majority of the time we were able to enjoy many speakers, worship times and visit Impact Now. Impact Now was a section dedicated to many different ministries from Human Trafficking and Disaster Relief to signing on for a full year of serving with the SERVE Project.

There was so much put into this conference and God was on the move. Some of my personal favorite quotes from this year are:

Jim Yost - The closer you get to Jesus, the sooner you get kicked into the harvest field because that's where his heart is. Don't look back at yesterdays success but start now today!"

Jimmy Seibert - The spirit of fear will enable you the rest of your life if you don't address it.
-Whatever you have, it's enough and it's needed in the nations of the earth.

Floyd McLung - Faith isn't about whether you have money or not, it's about whether you hear God and obey him.
-There are people who have the dream but don't have the discipline to inherit the dream. Who are you?

Christine Cain - The purpose of life is not to arrive at death safely.
-We were born to dispel the darkness.

There is so much that I can't even touch on in a short blog entry, but there was just a taste. Thank you Jesus for what you are doing!

In addition to a great time, we were able to see the 18 people who traveled down from South Dakota from The Crossing and Patmos! It was so fun sharing meals, fellowshipping and just being around familiar faces! Here's a picture of all the kids enjoying birthday cake at Fazoli's for Lainey's big day!