Bev Baker admits that she was pretty exhausted after a week-long trip to the LWML National Convention in Lexington, Ky.
But, boy was it worth it.
“The whole experiences was pretty overwhelming,” said Bev Baker, who was attending her first LWML national convention and was one of a handful of Trinity members who attended. “Hearing 2,700 people singing and praising God felt like I had gone to heaven and was hearing the angels sing.”
The whole experience was uplifting.
“To be a part of that many people taking part in Bible studies, singing and communing, it just touched my heart and enhanced my faith,” Bev said. “I wish every woman in our congregation could go and participate – just one time.”
It won’t be one and done for Bev.
“I’m definitely going again, as long as I’m physically able,” said Bev, who has been involved with the LWML for about 20 years.
For those interested, the next LWML convention is in 2023 in Milwaukee.
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is an official auxiliary of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.
For more than 77 years, the LWML has focused on affirming each woman’s relationship with Christ, encouraging and equipping women to live out their Christian lives in active mission ministries and to support global missions.
“The procession of flags at the convention really gave me goose bumps,” Bev said.
The flags represent all the countries in the world that the LWML has been able to share the word of God and bring hope.
"Seeing these flags and the magnitude and outreach that has been done through the LWML was bone-chilling," Bev said. "God’s work is being done every day, which we don’t always see, but when you are in a group-setting like the LWML convention and see what’s happening all over the world, it’s very uplifting.”
