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Living Proof Live: 10 years, 100 events, 50 states
Beth Moore events continue to draw women
Moore and LifeWay Christian Resources have worked together 10 years on Living Proof Live events, culminating with the Oct. 17 Bloomfield, Conn., event as the 100th event and the 50th state. In the 10 years, Living Proof Live events and simulcasts have reached 800,000 women.
The tour, labeled "New England Nights," began Oct. 13 in Essex Junction, Vt. The next night took the team to Durham, N.H. Wednesday, Oct. 15 was a travel day, leading to an Oct. 16 event in Newark, Del., before ending Oct. 17 in Connecticut.
Moore, an author and Bible teacher from Houston, said that at the first LPL event 10 years ago, she never anticipated reaching these milestones. "Never, not in a million years," she said.
She and LPL worship leader Travis Cottrell agreed they spend their time focusing on the next event rather than looking too far ahead.
"I can’t say that we cast a great vision because from the very beginning we were too busy with the event in front of us," Cottrell said. "People have asked me before ‘what’s your 5-year plan? What’s your 10-year plan?’ A 5-year plan? I have an event this weekend."
The tour touched hungry hearts of women in New England. The first night, in Vermont, volunteer hospitality coordinator Brenda Randolph said they were thrilled to have so much Christian fellowship. "You just don’t know," she said. "We never have so many women together for a Bible study. It just doesn’t happen. It’s wonderful."
The biggest surprise for the LifeWay team came in Delaware. During the planning time, they assumed that Delaware would be the smallest event; they hoped for 1,000 women to attend. The surprise was that 4,900 came."That just blew us away," Moore said.
In each venue, women worshipped, prayed and hung on every word taught by Moore. Following the teaching time at each event, women streamed to the front to pray with their sisters in Christ.
At the final New England Nights event, Moore told the LifeWay team, "I just can’t tell you how much I love and appreciate you taking a chance on a wild woman. Thank you.
"In the last 10 years we have lived us some life," she continued. "The apostle Paul tells us to live life straight out, face to face, chin turned heavenward with the Lord Jesus Christ."
Reflecting on the time in New England, Moore said, "This has been a very heart-filled week."
Moore and LifeWay have planned 11 Living Proof Live events for 2009, including an Aug. 28-29 simulcast from Green Bay, Wis. For a list of dates and locations, go to www.lifeway.com/bethmoore. To read blogs from the New England tour go to www.lifeway.com/newsblog and http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com.
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