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God’s Beloved

During this month when we celebrate love, may you bask in knowing that God loves you with an everlasting love! (Jeremiah 31:3 NIV)

May you be encouraged by the short clip above from last year’s BELOVED Women’s Conference.

Stay tuned for news about this year’s women’s conference.

Blessings as you walk by abounding faith, hope and LOVE! You are loved beyond measure!

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8 NIV)

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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Let’s SHINE Together!

I’m in awe of all that God has done through Abounding Faith these last couple of years and there’s more to come. God is Good!

Abounding Faith is here to encourage and inspire you as you grow in your faith and to empower and equip you as you discover your calling and live your God-given dreams.

I pray that your faith is fueled, your hope ignited and your heart set ablaze with the love of God through Abounding Faith’s uplifting books, events, podcast episodes, YouTube videos, online store items and more!

If you’re being blessed by Abounding Faith’s ministry and you’d like to get involved and show your support for Abounding Faith’s edifying content and projects, let’s SHINE together!  Here are 2 wonderful ways to do so:

1. I invite you to join Abounding Faith’s Dream Team. As Audacious Dreamers and Doers, together we can continue inspiring men and women, young and older and those of diverse backgrounds to grow in their faith and love for God. Dream Team members can be acknowledged on Abounding Faith’s social media or remain anonymous. You can learn more about how to join as an individual or through your organization/company on Abounding Faith’s Patreon page by clicking here.

 

2. Another wonderful way that we can SHINE together is to invite me to speak at your next event. You can learn more in the super short video above and by clicking here. I’d be delighted to share a Bible-based message at your church, school, conference, retreat or outreach event. Your group will be inspired and filled with hope.

God is moving in and through Abounding Faith! All Glory to God! I appreciate your prayers and encouragement as I continue to live out the call that God has placed on my life in this season.

Blessings as you walk by abounding faith, hope and love and live your God-given dreams!

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Almost Time for Abounding Faith’s BELOVED Women’s Conference!

Local Ladies, you are cordially invited to  Abounding Faith’s BELOVED Women’s Conference on the morning of Saturday, October 12. This encouraging and empowering event is designed to be an intimate and interactive gathering for dynamic women of different ages, backgrounds and from various churches in NYC.

Be refreshed by an uplifting and insightful Bible-based message and be renewed by this time of connecting and praying with your sisters in Christ and enjoying sweet fellowship over light breakfast.

You will be inspired and filled with hope as you walk by faith and live your God-given dreams!

*** 1 guest will win a partial scholarship to Nyack College‘s Seminary, College or Graduate School! Will it be YOU?

There will also be prizes from my friends at Our Daily Bread.

Come with your friends and small group members or solo and ready to make new friends.

Space is limited. Register today by clicking here.

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Hope to see you at this year’s conference. Reserve your spot today.

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Reflections on a Few Summer Surprises

The Lord saw it fit to surprise me this summer in a few ways including these opportunities (pictured above) to teach and speak.
 
I’m grateful for every opportunity I get to encourage and inspire groups as they walk by faith and live their God-given dreams!
 
It was a blessing to teach a summer class at the New York School of the Bible in June based on one of my books and then to teach a Life Skills class at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center in July based on another one of my books. It was also a delight to share testimonies at a local church and lead Chapel at The Bowery Mission’s Tribeca site.

 

God is so Good!

 

None of these speaking and teaching opportunities were on my calendar at the beginning of the year, but God already had them planned.

 

We just need to be available and willing. God knows what’s on the other side of our Yes!

 

I’m looking forward to continuing to share messages of hope with more groups.
 
Local Ladies, I’d love to encourage you at Abounding Faith’s BELOVED Women’s Conference! You can register here.
 
I’d also be delighted to share an uplifting Bible-based message at your church, school, conference, chapel service, retreat or outreach event. Your group will be inspired and filled with hope. Learn more here.
 
Thanks for your continued prayers and support! Blessings!

 

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Reflections on Sharing Encouraging Testimonies at a Local Church

It was an honor to share an encouraging word with my friends at Eternal Hope Ministries for two Sundays in a row.

I was delighted when my friend Pastor Gary Fishman invited me to share a testimony at both of the services he was covering for my friends Pastors Peter and Margo Kemp.

Pastor Gary has been a strong prophetic voice and a great encourager to me in this season of my life. I’m also grateful for the Kemps’  friendship and prayers over the years.

It was a blessing to see my friends at this sweet congregation,  and to meet a few new friends.

God surprised me with these two ministry opportunities.

I’m looking forward to having more surprises to share very soon. God is Good!

I’m also looking forward to speaking to more groups. I’d be delighted to encourage and empower your group as they walk by faith and live their God-given dreams. Your group will be inspired and uplifted. To learn more about inviting me to your church, school, chapel, conference, retreat or outreach event, click here.

Local Ladies, I hope to see you at Abounding Faith’s BELOVED Women’s Conference in October. You can reserve your spot today by clicking here.

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Reflections on Teaching at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center

“The Holy Spirit pours out of you! Not only when you’re praying, but as you’re speaking.” – Resident at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center

What an honor to get to teach a Life Skills class for my friends at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center!  It was a delight to get to teach a chapter from my latest book, By Faith: Adventures and Reflections on Walking with God Here and Abroad.    

The women were so gracious and receptive to what I was sharing.

The lady quoted above went on to say that normally she writes down one confirmation she gets from each speaker, but this time she couldn’t because there were too many to write down. Glory to God!

The ladies asked great questions and shared such kind feedback.

I felt so welcomed there, as usual. From the moment I arrived to right before I left, the ladies had such sweet things to say.

“I’m reading your book,” exclaimed one of the young ladies I bumped into while waiting to enter the building.  She went on to share that she had been preparing to interview for an internship and was worried that she wasn’t going to get the position. That’s when their Chaplain gave her a copy of Abounding Faith: 30 Bible Heroes Who Will Inspire You to Believe God for the Impossible. “It wasn’t a coincidence. I got the internship!” she said.

I’m so touched that my book encouraged her faith at just the right time.

It’s always a pleasure to inspire my friends at The Bowery. And guess what? I leave uplifted as well!

As we are a blessing to others, we also get blessed. God is Good!

I find it interesting that God has me teaching this summer and based on two of my books. That’s been a surprise to me, but not to God!

There’s a beauty in embracing the mystery and following God’s lead.

I look forward to sharing hope and encouragement with more and more groups.

I’d be delighted to encourage and empower your group as they walk by faith and live their God-given dreams. Your group will be inspired and uplifted. To learn more about inviting me to your church, school, chapel, conference, retreat or outreach event, click here. 

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Mid-Year Check In for 2019

My year of “Surprises” continues to be a blessing, thank God!

It was an honor to be invited back by Nyack College to speak at Chapel and to be back at the pulpit leading the service for my friends at Central Delaware Trinity Covenant for the fifth year in a row!

It was also an honor to teach the Abounding Faith: Believing God for the Impossible summer class at the New York School of the Bible based on one of my books!

It was a delight to have my 8th article appear on Charisma‘s website.

I’m now working on Book 5 and gearing up for my third women’s conference.  Abounding Faith’s BELOVED Women’s Conference will be in October. I’m thrilled to welcome back Nyack College as the Presenting Sponsor.

I’m looking forward to the surprises God has in store for the rest of 2019.

How is your year going?

Do you remember the “One Word” you chose at the beginning of the year? Are you remembering to Pray, Dream, Do & Repeat?

Are you seeing God’s faithfulness in your daily life? I sure hope so!

As we look ahead to the second half of 2019, I hope you will continue the year on fire for the Lord!

If you need a boost in your faith, Abounding Faith’s uplifting books, podcast, blog and YouTube channel are here to help spur you on as you live your God-given dreams.

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May the latter half of your year be even better than the first!

I hope to continue sharing more good news with you. Thanks for your encouragement and for staying on this journey with me.

Let’s make the rest of the year the best of our year!

Blessings!

 

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Inspiring Author, Speaker and Evangelist for Your Next Event

“An anointed woman of God, filled with love, light, and life! We were blessed and honored to have Nancy Gavilanes speak at our Chapel Service. She touches each person who hears her.”
– Yvette King, Chaplain, The Bowery Mission

I’m delighted to share this super short video about some of the speaking God is calling me to do in this season.

I would be honored to encourage and empower your group as they walk by faith and live their God-given dreams. I’d be thrilled to share a Bible-based message at your church, school, conference, retreat or outreach event.

Your group will be inspired and filled with hope. They will be encouraged in their faith and reminded that nothing is impossible with God!

To learn more about the topics I cover and how to invite me to your next event, visit my Speaking page.

Thanks for staying on this faith journey with me. To God be the Glory!

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”  (Romans 10:14-15 NIV)

 

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The “NIV” and “New International Version” are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

 

 

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Reflections on Being Back at the Pulpit Upstate

What a delight and honor to preach and lead the service on a recent Sunday for my friends at Central Delaware Trinity Covenant! This was my fifth consecutive year ministering to this lovely congregation.

I could sorta kinda get used to being at the pulpit… but only as the Lord leads!

What a privilege to get to do everything from prayerfully choosing the bulletin cover and hymns to bringing the sermon, praying for the congregation and the offering and also greeting everyone on the way out!

Last time I was with this congregation it was the Christmas season. This time it was Lent. God is Good!

What a joy to get to minister at all three of Central Delaware Trinity Covenant’s beautiful churches over the years! What a blessing to be there in every season.

It was also a delight to get to see my friends and to celebrate Maple Day by enjoying a pancake breakfast at the local high school and visiting a few sap houses.

What a great way to ring in spring and close out Women’s History Month! I pray continued blessings to the Central Delaware Trinity Covenant congregation!

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FYI, I have a few more exciting announcements coming up about different projects I’m working on so please stay tuned! God is Good!

 

 

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Reflections on My Return Visit to Chapel at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center

“I’ve always wanted to meet the author!” That’s how one lady at The Bowery Mission’s Women’s Center welcomed me Thursday morning along with two big hugs! She’s read Crossing Your Jordan River and thanked me for writing it.

I’m so touched by her response. I went to be a blessing and God blessed and encouraged me as well!

My readers are the best!

It’s such a joy to get to encourage the lovely ladies at chapel.

It’s surreal to know my books are in their library. God is Good!

The ladies may be new each time I go there to minister, but I always feel welcome.

God is doing a beautiful work in the ladies’ lives.

I’m grateful for The Bowery Mission’s commitment to bringing hope and transformation to these women.

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