Heart to Heart with Bobbye & Tonilee

Interesting and amazing times!

As I write this message, I am sitting at my desk in my new office. It seems almost surreal to be here. Tonilee and I have been praying for a while now about having an office, a place for our team, a place for others to come and a place to put all of our stuff...we have lots of stuff. But, in all seriousness, we knew that the place and the timing would be in God's hands. It is pretty neat to see how the Lord works in our lives. Amen.

It is interesting and amazing to see all that is happening and changing in our world, our nation, our state...do not be afraid but instead look for God to do miracles. He loves to show His power and glory in times like these. When others are running scared, we can be at peace and of sound mind. This is the time to get going, step out and do amazing things. We are witnessing such amazing things everyday. God is moving. Do not fear.

As the holidays are coming, take time each day to spend with Jesus. Keep your eyes on Him. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life...He is all that mattters.

God bless you all and if in the San Diego area, come by and see us. Love...Bobbye

Women in Christian Media Launch in San Diego

What a great time we had Thursday evening (October 9, 2008)! For several months, we have been involved with an amazing group of women with the goal of launching the West Coast connection for Women in Christian Media (womeninchristianmedia.org), led by Marcia Ramsland (www.organizingpro.com). It was simply incredible to watch everything come together. Of course, for TL and me, the absolute blessing of seeing Kay Arthur again goes without saying. Her teaching was over the top and her message pierced all of us to the core of our hearts. The room at the Handlery Hotel was packed with women representing all facets of media, from radio to television to music to publishing, and the fellowship seemed to bless everyone in attendance. We were also blessed to have the president and founder of WCM come out from Dallas and share her heart and vision. Suellen Roberts is an amazing woman with an inspiring background of experiences. The evening also featured our dear friend, Mary James, providing her gift of worship. We so love Mary!

Do not believe for a moment that God's Spirit is not active and moving in our world today. Are we willing to look up, instead of watching everything around us, especially the news? We, as Christians, must be in the Word of God daily.

We will keep you posted on much more happenings with Daily Disciples. God is moving!

Love you all, Bobbye

Time to Catch Up...

Hello everyone! It has been way too long since the last entry and I apologize for that. To be honest, I thought the summer would be kind of slow and relaxing, but I was wrong. It has been a crazy couple of months for Tonilee, me and our ministry team at Daily Disciples. So, here is my attempt to catch everyone up on the recent and upcoming events. As always, we very much covet your prayers. By the way, it is extremely vital to us that the heart of this ministry stay focused on Jesus Christ. Yes, we are busy but we know that we had better stay on our knees and faces to keep the faith, to follow where He leads and to daily take up our cross. Everything that is happening only matters if it makes a difference for the kingdom of God, if it is grounded in LOVE, walked out in faith, and willing to give it all back.

We have become involved with two amazing organizations and are humbled to be on the start up teams of both. Women in Christian Media (www.womeninchristianmedia.org) has come to San Diego. Tonilee and I attended the national meeting in March and were inspired by the women who make up this group. They are critically influential in the media world, especially in the times we are living as Christians. We discovered while there they were hoping to launch their West Coast Connection this year. We met Marcia Ramsland, the one with the task of setting this connection up, and offered our help in any way needed. Since then, we have become a part of a wonderful team of women here in San Diego, all with a heart to keep the message of the gospel in our media outlets. Our first event is October 9, 2008 and we are more than blessed to have Kay Arthur speak at this dinner. She is simply amazing and I know her message from God's Word will pierce our hearts. The next project on the table is a groundbreaking adventure in the world of webcasting and Internet TV. We met Michele Washam and Wendy Wood from Christian Conference Online in March as well and began a relationship that would hugely impact how we continue to get the message of the gospel out to the world. Michele is an incredible woman with an awesome story. Visit www.just4ladies.com for more information on Michele. She is a gifted and talented website designer, artist, writer, speaker...visionary. To make a long story short, somehow, some way about a couple of months ago, the three of us had a conversation about a 24/7 full access web TV/Internet station. We agreed to the concept, the vision, and the need. We are now in the development stages of this very concept and vision. It is called Woman of Faith.tv. It is "woman" because the computer allows for the individual woman to take part in something that she may never could before. Large groups of women attend large events but for the one woman out there, she can join in now...wherever she may be and it not cost a thing. The soft launch is set for October and the website still under construction is www.womanoffaith.tv/. We are already working with some of the finest Christian women out there and have others of interest. Please keep this project in your prayers. The enemy does not want this to get off the ground.

In other events, we are excited to announce two Bible studies this September that will run through the fall season. We have a new study in the book of Romans that is...well, Romans is a life-changing book. What can I say to describe it? It will bring light to darkness, freedom to areas of bondage, and will absolutely convince you of Who Jesus is and what He did for you personally. It is offered in the San Diego area in two locations. Do not miss it if you live in San Diego. The second study is on Spiritual Warfare, which we have taught a few times, and the interest in this topic is overwhelming. It is being offered via webcast, which means anyone anywhere can participate. For both studies, go to www.dailydisciples.org to register.

One more thing, we just finished two days in the studio recording videos of both Malachi and Esther bible studies. Wow, was that some hard work! Then, we recorded some television commercials and a potential pilot/program. We will see what happens and what God wants to do with them. We are so not into entertaining but into the Word of God that I am not always sure if people really want to hear the only message that matters. I guess the truth is...most people do not. At any rate, we will keep speaking it, teaching it and praying for those who need to hear it.

On a personal note, Tonilee and I and our families are all well. Thanks again for your prayers and your support. We hope to see you soon...maybe this fall!

Thank You Denver!

Well, we had an amazing time in Denver, Colorado this past weekend. Actually, our women's event was held in Aurora, just outside Denver Metro at the Summit Conference Center and it was an awesome day for us and our team. The ladies who came were sweet, kind, sincere and hungry for more of God's love and power in their lives. From the moment the doors opened, the presence of God was already at work, as some of the women began to cry. It is hard to explain all that happened on this special day. It is hard to put into words what we all saw and experienced. The testimonies were raw and vulnerable. Broken homes, financial hardships, serious health problems, abusive relationships and gripping addictive behaviors were just some of the issues at hand, not to mention fear, guilt, shame and condemnation. These issues are not unique to one city or one state or one family...they affect us all. On this day, God graced us with His presence and there were those healed, set free and given a new start in life. We are living in perilous times and we need to know that our only help is going to come from the One True God, our Father, our Savior, our Lord. We at Daily Disciples are committed to this mission of hope for all women.

Thanks to all of you who prayed for us and supported this mission. We go forward to the next town with a message of hope, love and truth in God's Word. We love you all! Hope to see you soon.

Bobbye

Our new (ad)venture into webcasting...

Hello everyone! Since our last post, we have been busy preparing for our women's event in Denver, CO on June 21st, a new Bible study starting on June 2nd, and our first webcast series to begin June 5th. It has been a little hectic but exciting to say the least. TL and I have always seemed to dive into new adventures, even beginning a radio program was an experience to say the least. But, this webcasting is a little more scary---we are actually being seen---live! We are testing and re-testing our webcam technology and trying to get somewhat comfortable in front of the camera. We thought we would share with you a recent test run. As we have often been accused of being serious and intense, well, here is real glimpse into our "very serious" personalities.

Click this link to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQY45xAiIB0

To sign up for our new webcast on "Victory in the Valleys" go to: http://store.dailydisciples.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=68

For all other updates, visit us at http://www.dailydisciples.org

Stay in touch. Love...Bobbye 

A New Project...a music video!

Well, Daily Disciples had a huge monumental break through today. We finished our first music video. Wait…a music video? Aren’t you girls Bible teachers and speakers? Yes, we are…we have not gone into music, but we love to worship! Bobbye has been on this video kick thing for a few years now. She wants to do a reality video of “real, on fire Christians” who walk with the Lord daily.  So, I wasn’t too surprised when this (interesting) idea came to her. We were attending the National Religious Broadcasters convention in March, talking and brainstorming with many amazing people about video, radio, television. In between meetings, Bobbye turned to me and said, “TL, let’s make a music video for our Daily Disciples Women’s Conferences and use Mary James song, ‘Do you know my name?’” Mary is a great friend who has led worship at all of our Women’s Events, so we had a feeling that she would be okay with it. Before we knew it, we had written the script for the entire video. It just kind of happened.

What do we do with this idea? Bobbye was searching the web and found a video guy (Jim Ellis) who lived 30 minutes away. We called him, met him and we were very blessed to find out that he knew the Lord! We told him our ideas and within a day, he developed the actual script. Every step of the way, we saw the Lord move in hearts of those involved, in the weather, in the timing and in the staging of this video. We shot the footage outdoors on purpose…different and unique. We thought about cutting in sections from our last women’s conference but decided to show a side that displayed a simple message, not the promotion of an event, but of the heart of what we do to show that every woman who attends the event has been brought by the Lord. We knew that the hand of God was knitting hearts together and making a way to have this video produced…quickly!   (That is a miracle in itself when you think about all the other things we have to wait on).

Jesus really does call out to each of us. Jesus really does know our name. Jesus desires for each of us to be intimate and personal with Him. I love the part in the video when the girl (Laura) walked by the confused girl (Sandy) and reached out to her. The Lord definitely shows Himself the strongest through those of us who reach out to another as we become Jesus with skin on.

Our events are filled with real women (Christian and non Christians) dealing with real life issues.  All of us are messed up but that’s who Jesus came for… the sinner and the sick not the righteous or the well.  Bobbye and I desire to help women everywhere understand the love of God, as He has given us a message that brings hope, healing and wholeness. And I am so thankful that the Lord opened up the doors to have this video made. You will love Mary James! This song was written by her and reflects her testimony. This link will take you to the video. (on YouTube) or dailydisciples.org.  We would love to hear your comments.             Tonilee

Hello to our friends in the Ventura area...

I have been meaning to post this message for several days now. Two weeks ago, we spent an amazing evening with some of the nicest women we have ever met. The event was called "An Evening of Intimacy with God" and it more than lived up to its name. The team at Ventura Missionary Church, some wonderful women, hosted an evening of fellowship and worship. Special thanks to Mary James, our most anointed worship leader as well as singer, songwriter and performer. She and her band led us all to God's throne room, as we praised and worshipped Him. After a time of sharing God's Word on worship, prayer and being in His Word daily, we had a special time of prayer. We so loved the opportunity to pray for these special women. We pray that God moves on this community in a powerful way. It was truly a blessed evening for Tonilee, myself and our Daily Disciples team. We look forward to the next event as we plan a one day conference early next year.

To all of you who have written us, Thank You so much! We love you too. Stay in touch and we will see you soon.  Bobbye

Our Trip to Nashville and the NRB

Hi...

We have had a busy couple of months. Lots happening with Daily Disciples as the year has taken off. We just returned from Nashville, TN, one of my favorite places in the US. I lived there for 10 years and had not been back in a while. We attended the National Religious Broadcasters convention (NRB) at the Opryland Hotel. This was our second time going to this convention and we were much more prepared this time around. Last year was a bit overwhelming...I will spare you my personal insights but suffice it to say that certain aspects of Christian business can raise a few eyebrows. This year we had several meetings, talked to the station managers that host our radio programs, and spent a full day with the Women in Christian Media. We were blessed to hear amazing women of God (Kay Arthur, Janet Parshall, June Hunt, Joni Erickson Tada, Thelma Wells) share their hearts for the Lord and how they are praying for revival across our nation. We realized that there is a hunger for the truth of God's Word but there are few who are actually fighting for the freedom to keep our Christian voices. We are living in perilous times...do we realize how serious things are getting? The mainstream media is slowly choking and drowning our voice of truth. Janet's message was powerful and alarming. Praise God she is speaking truth on her radio program and in the nation's capitol.

Overall, we left NRB inspired to keep teaching, speaking, preaching and voicing the Word of God and its application to our daily lives. We are thankful for the support and encouragement from those of you who support our radio programs, website, videos, daily devotionals, Bible studies and women's events. These are all ministry outlets that get the gospel of Jesus Christ out to the world. We hear from people all over the world who are hurting and struggling. Even if they know Jesus, they still are struggling to walk with Him daily, especially in the trials of life.

We are gong to Ventura Missionary Church in Ventura, CA on March 28th. We would love to see you there. We will keep you posted with all that is going on...we love you and pray for you. Stay in touch!

Bobbye 

The Women's Event...what a day!

God is so good! I can’t even begin to describe the overwhelming joy I have about yesterday’s women’s event. The day seemed seamless. Our team was filled with joy to serve and the ladies came with such open hearts to set aside the day to seek the Lord. Mary James was wonderful. I heard that every CD she brought, she sold. The presence of the Lord was so strong.

I was up first to give the opening message. I had prayed about what to say for a while but clear words or sentences never came to mind. I just kept hearing the Lord say, “The Good Shepherd.”  The Lord then went out of His way to confirm it as my husband bought me a book on Psalm 23 and a long time friend had given me a journal with the verse, “I am the Good Shepherd. The shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” from John 10:11. Neither one knew that the Lord was already speaking to me about the Good Shepherd.  Praise God that the fruit was evident as women from everywhere came to Christ. I must have seen 50 hands raised. I loved the stories that I heard as the day continued. Big prayers for you all!

I was so thankful for Bobbye’s message from John 4. We all related to the woman by the well and fell more in love with Jesus. Her words sunk deeply into my heart as I appreciated her honesty about the struggles she has faced as a successful business woman and as a Christian woman today.

Sally Miller’s story, (our emcee and founder of “WIN-Women In the Neighborhood”) as well as the Rescue Mission’s stories were such an encouragement. Jesus does change lives and Jesus still commissions us to His call today. Real stories from real women dealing with real struggles but overcoming because of the Lord.

And of course, the ending! The theatre was packed out and I think all but 10 came forward. Praise God that the aisles count too as they were also filled. We all gave ourselves to the call of the Lord’s will over our own will.

Thank you, Jesus. You be glorified because we do not care about anything else but YOU.      --TL

Challenges in the New Year

Hello friends and happy 2008!

It is hard to believe that the new year is here and moving steadily along. For me personally, it seems busy and hectic. In addition to a new bible study and upcoming women's conference with Daily Disciples, my personal life has had its share of challenges. I spent most of December dealing with physical health issues. It was strange in the sense that I never knew where or how I "caught" them. From a bad stomach ache to strep throat to a case of hives...and no one else around me had them or contracted them from me. Then, the rains here in San Diego have been heavier than normal since the start of December. My husband and I moved last year and are still working on our driveway and landscape, which to a great extent has been in danger of flooding for the past month with the rains. There is something symbolic about feeling a little sluggish or slow and then walking or driving through thick mud just to get out of your driveway. I could go on with more illustrations but the point is not so much in the details but in the reality of life. Life goes on and it does have its issues and challenges. In my walk with the Lord, sometimes I think I am really beginning to understand Him better, only to fall on my face knowing that I do not, grateful that I can say I know Him at all. There are days when I hear Him say in that soft, still voice, "Will you still praise Me today...even in the storm?" To worship the Lord means we choose to worship Him, regardless of how life is treating us. I have been challenged in this truth and have learned to recognize its testings. Yes, Lord, I praise You. Yes, Lord, I worship You. That is the response He wants from me. That is the response He wants from us all.

Tonilee and I have been through a lot these past couple of years, both personally and in the ministry, but we know that in the end nothing matters but God. He is All that matters. He is God and there is none other. We pray for all of you this coming year and we covet your prayers as well. We go forward desiring to not only speak the truth of God's Word but also being willing to speak the truth of life's reality. Who are we trying to fool as Christians? Is this Christian life easy and burden free? No...but Jesus says that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Getting lined up with Him is the challenge in this world today. We pray that 2008 is a new beginning---a fresh start for the right changes.

If you live in San Diego, please join on January 26th, Saturday, at Point Loma Nazarene University for a day of New Beginnings. Bring a friend and spend the day really focusing on what God has for you, today and forever. Let's be honest...let's get real...let's make a difference for the kingdom this year.

God bless you all! Bobbye