It's almost here!

Occupying my thoughts this morning (and most days, lately) is our upcoming 2nd annual Breath of Heaven Conferences for Women. It is a wonderful conference that God placed heavy on my heart to help establish in 2004, and in 2006 we had our first conference in late March. It was a beautiful conference, with the Holy Spirit of God showing up in a massive way. Priscilla Shirer was one of the featured guests in '06, and her message on prayer touched my heart in ways I didn’t think existed. (Like many of you, this p.k. “vet” has heard a lot of sermons on prayer through the years!) But God's message, through Priscilla, was incredible beyond words!

For months, I have been earnestly praying for this year’s conference and asking God for a repeat of 2006! At the ’06 conference, I witnessed the difference between a really neat event and an event where the spirit of God shows up and takes over…and I want the latter to happen again this year. I believe that whether or not that happens hinges on one thing: prayer.

So…I’m asking for yours.

If you would, please pray with me about these specific things…

1) For the Spirit to show up and move among us, changing our hearts. That has to happen in order for the conference to go from a “cool” event to a supernatural work of God.

2) For women TO come and the women WHO come. We anticipate around 1,200 women to be in attendance, and some are coming as far as California.

3) For the featured guests (speakers, worship leaders, leadership team) to be in right spirit and fully empowered by God to do His work.

4) For me...with a varied role that goes from overseer, emcee and session leader, I need God’s strength and wisdom to do my job. The flesh side of me wants to do it well, but I also want to do well so that I am not a distraction to anyone but a minister of God’s message to these women.

The theme of our conference is found in Job 33:4, where it says, “The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” For those of us who He has given life to for the 2nd time around, we know about that BREATH from God!

I covet your prayers during this busy and hectic time leading up to the conference, and for the October 5th & 6th conference, itself. To read more about the conference go to http://www.bohconference.com/ or go to my website at http://www.lisawhittle.com/ and click on the link.

May God breathe down on us! Less than two weeks and counting!


Lisa