Day 7 Topic: Health for all attending the conference Verse: Psalm 139:14a–I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Dear Lord, we pray that You put Your hand on all those traveling to the conference who have health issues. Touch them and bring healing. Sustain them as they plan for the conference. Be with them …
Conference Packing Tips
by Denise Hunter With the ACFW Conference a week away, here are some timely tips on packing, gleaned from 8 years of packing for ACFW. If you plan ahead, you can avoid ironing, tedious decisions (you’ll have enough to make once you’re there), and wasting precious time that could be spent gabbing with writing friends and schmoozing editors and agents. …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 8
Day 8 Topic: For a smooth registration Verse: Romans 8:28–And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Lord, you are a God of administration. You planned the world before You began! We ask for the plans and purposes of ACFW’s conference …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 9
Day 9 Topic: Casey Miller as he finalizes appointments Verse: Hebrews 4:16–Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Father, we thank you for Casey, Robin Miller’s husband. We thank you for his commitment to Robin, their children and to ACFW. …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 10
Day 10 Topic: The families we leave at home Verse: Romans 8:26-27–In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 11
Day 11 Topic: That we mourn with those who mourn Verse: Romans 12:15b– . . . and weep with those who weep Heavenly Father, we pray for those whose dreams aren’t realized at this conference. Some will be disappointed that they didn’t receive what they had hoped for, prayed for, and worked so hard to achieve. If there is disappointment, …
Conference Expectations
by Ian Acheson I waited outside the reception area of the corporate campus waiting for my client to arrive. I was expecting to receive a letter of employment from the CEO that would end my consultant status and see me appointed as a director of the company. We’d been in discussions for six months and all that was required was …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 12
Day 12 Topic: That we rejoice with those who rejoice Verse: Romans 12:15a–Rejoice with those who rejoice . . . Dear Heavenly Father, as members of Your Body, let us build each other up so that we all reach the lofty goals that You have called us to. When one of our members receives good news at the conference, let …
Finish the Book
By Kathleen Y’Barbo Reaching THE END and Pressing SEND at the 2013 ACFW Conference In less than two weeks, conferees will descend on Indianapolis for the 2013 ACFW Conference. Most hope to leave with some measure of success, be it a manuscript requested, an agent interested, or perhaps new friends made. Others hope to learn how to do what they …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 13
Day 13 Topic: Hotel staff Verse: I Corinthians 9: 19, 23–For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. I do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow partaker of it. Dear Lord, hear our prayer. Please be with …