Jane's Blog

You may think it is a bit early for me to be thinking about Aglow’s 50 Year Anniversary, which will be celebrated in 2017 at our Global Conference. However, with that awesome occasion only months away, those of us at the Aglow Headquarters have been thinking and planning for some time already!

The number 50 is the number connected with the Holy Spirit and His work. When I think of the incredible work of the Holy Spirit, that began in 1967 in the lives of women and continues today with men now walking alongside us, I am brought to tears. Only God could have wrought such a work, such a ministry, such a movement in the earth that has stood the test of time. 

I love having family traditions, particularly at this time of year.  One such tradition is to begin the Advent season by attending Seattle Pacific University’s concert, “The Sacred Sounds of Christmas.” Their selected music reflects sounds from around the world, as well as the familiar hymns that stir our hearts.  I find this to be a wonderful opportunity to begin the Christmas season with a focus on the anticipation, realization, and celebration of the birth of our Savior who came to set us free. 

There is so much taking place in the world.  The atmosphere is filled with hostility, hatred, murder, and terrorism. The world looks to governmental leaders for a plan to counter the rising tide of evil. Mankind wants to be comforted by the false sense that the “enemy has been contained.” 

We need a counter attack that turns the enemy’s strategies into confusion.

The hour in which we live is strategic and we understand that we have been called for such a time as this!  We will not miss God’s direction or His guidance in our prayers.  We will not miss His heartbeat in this moment.