In September and October, I went to… San Diego, Lakewood, Costa Mesa, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Lake Elsinore, San Bernardino, Camarillo, San Luis Obispo, Whittier, Port Hueneme, Downey, Commerce, Hawthorne, North Hollywood, Hemet, San Jacinto, Desert Hot Springs, Indio, La Quinta, Fullerton, Corona, Irvine, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, La Mirada, Torrance, Westchester, Sunland, Arleta, and of course Ventura. If your city isn’t […]
Calling 911
One of my favorite lines from the movie Little Rascals is when Buckwheat asks, “Quick! What’s the number for 911?” Not so funny when you really need it. On my bike ride home from the pool today, I came upon a car accident of someone I knew. I stopped to see if everything was OK, and it seemed to be. I made a phone call […]
Which is YOUR favorite freeway?
When I met with the itineration specialists in Springfield back in March, they were concerned about me raising support in Southern California. They said, “Oh the freeways there are so bad! It’s going to take you a long time to get places, all that sitting in the car…” I don’t know if they meant it to be discouraging, or if they are just used to […]
My friend says numbers don’t lie.
The question is, what do they say? One day last week – Phone calls: 62 Services booked: 0 Meetings booked: 1 One day this week – Phone calls: 57 Services booked: 1 Meetings booked: 1 Miles driven in the month of September: 1289 They just might be saying, “Welcome to Itineration.”
Thank you, Women of Southern California!
Last weekend I was blessed to be a part of the SoCal Women’s Retreat at Pinecrest camp. It was a great opportunity to meet wonderful women from all over Southern CA, and share with them about Thailand and what God has called me to do there. I was encouraged by the speaker, Dr. Lori O’Dea, and by women who talked with me, hugged my neck, and […]
Staying Positive
“Like water off a duck’s back” This saying always makes me laugh, because no matter how easily the water rolls off the duck’s back, the duck is still sitting in a lot more water! But even this part of the equation is so true, and so important. We are all sitting in the middle of a negative world, in which people are drowning in their […]
What it’s all about
Itineration is an adventure. If you’re not familiar with it, let me summarize for you: phone calls, meetings, phone calls, mailings, driving, services, newsletters, phone calls, driving, phone calls. When I first started in May and June, I had no idea how to begin, and I’m still working out the kinks and figuring out the “best” way to do things. I felt distraught and weary. […]
San Diego
I’m in San Diego this weekend for a busy time meeting pastors, having a service, and catching up with a few friends in town. This city makes me think of so many memories – family vacations, youth convention, a day trip to visit my college roommate, homemade tortillas in Old Town (mmmmmm), band trips. So now I am adding new memories to the list for […]
New Website!
I made a new website, and it’s so much better! Please change your bookmark to http://laurenbecker.wordpress.com/ and check it out! Make sure to enjoy tons of pictures too using the link on the right side of the new website.
Welcome to the site!
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoy what I’ve posted, and make sure to check out my pictures using the links on the right. Feel free to post comments and send me your feedback. I’m looking forward to communicating with you here. For my old blog, click here.