It has been a few months since I have written and I have missed it.
Lots of planning and execution, board meetings and prayer. I wanted to
take this opportunity to explain a few things and provide clarification for any
of you who may have questions. Because Sending Flores is growing.
Sending Flores was dreamed in 2012 and began with this simple blog. It
satisfied my hunger and thirst for all thing’s missions. Local, global,
and all in-between. It was a way to communicate with an audience my
desire to help those less fortunate than me and ask for support and prayers for
those led to give. It also allowed me to write my innermost thoughts and
feelings much like a journal.
The blog started off slow with just a few entries the first few
years I was not sure what to share or how to share it, plus kids and work
got in the way. It grew and evolved over the years and I always knew God
has a plan for the name and how He was going to use my family.
One of Mackinsey's (my daughter) favorite songs is The Great I AM,
and shortly after the launch of Sending Flores I begin to dream and hear Him
speaking to me about the words I AM. God began to speak to me about who I
am and who the great I AM is. I began serving on an incredible team where
I regularly taught others about His word and their true identity in Him. Teaching and learning God's word about healing, freedom, and deliverance I quickly saw ground being
claimed back from an enemy who was created to kill, steal, and destroy.
Sending Flores Inc. exists to show the unconditional love of Christ to the
world. We serve locally and globally and have a calling to be HIS hands and
feet. Sending Flores was established in 2016 with the state as an official
501c3. There are several branches of Sending Flores. The most
well-known, at this time, is Velvet Hearts. Velvet Hearts is a dba of Sending
Flores.
Velvet Hearts exists to show the unconditional love of Christ to women and
men who work in the sex industry and to renew and reaffirm hope and a future to
them. It has been the most amazing 3 years of building and growing this
ministry. We have visited 15 different clubs over west Fort Worth, been a
partner of the Strip Church Network, and developed hundreds of relationships
with men and women because of Velvet Hearts. Our verse for the ministry is Psalm 51:10 "Create in
me a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within me, O God." I know I
have cultivated a cleaner heart and have a more steadfast spirit as a result of
diligently pursuing this particular group of people. We continue to love, to be
consistent and to meet needs of those we encounter. All in a humanly
attempt to show the love of Christ. I have had the pleasure of meeting and
training 30 or so GO Team members over the years. Introducing them to a new way
of meeting and loving, evangelizing and comforting, and being present when
others have condemned. We have experienced tragedy and saw death inside the
clubs. We have offered prayers and been a part of Holy Spirit speaking,
healing, delivering, and changing lives.
Sending Flores is also doing missions on a global scale. The intent is to
grow to a place to organize and lead trips globally and build a program that
offers genuine love and teaching families how to parent, meet needs, and live
productive lives for the Kingdom of God. This could be developing homes where
mothers and children can come and learn until they can sustain on their
own. In 2017 Sending Flores went on two trips. One to Kisumu,
Africa and the other to Israel. Going to the world is truly music to
my heart. Right now, in the establishing time, we are partnering with
organizations which can provide training and also allow us to serve. Our next
trip is to Grenada West Indies. We will serve locally and learn more about
hosting missions’ trips and making lasting relationships with communities.
Sending Flores has also been able to be a part of spiritually cleaning
homes. We do not battle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of
this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. And as a result, many
times this darkness consumes people and homes and causes demonic
oppression. We have a team that goes into the homes and teaches the home
owners how to get rid of all demonic activity. We have testimonies I will
provide in a future blog because they are extremely powerful. We serve a
mighty and powerful God who is ready and willing to terminate demonic
influence.
Sending Flores also provides discipleship and
mentorship. I love to meet with individuals and talk with them from a
Biblical perspective about their circumstances. I have seen radical life
change because of being discipled and believe it is very important to
crucifying the flesh and sanctification. Scripture reminds us to seek
relationships that are iron sharpening iron. The latest project we have
completed is a written curriculum for marriage. God breathed 10 topics
related to marriage and we developed a curriculum out of these topics. 14
men and women went through the curriculum with us and all agreed they grew
closer to their spouse, children, and even other relationships.
With all this said when your support Sending Flores your
money, time, and resources are going to a variety of missions. We felt
like it was important for each of our supporters to know exactly what we are up
to! So, when you write a check to Velvet Hearts it goes to Sending
Flores. When you donate for BAM Sauce, t-shirts, or caps it supports Sending Flores.
From local to global we are called to serve. You can always give to a
specific branch of Sending Flores if you want to designate your gift, but you must
make that clear on the donation.
We have some new things coming too. God is always
up to something and I am committed to saying yes to Him the rest of my
life. In the comfortable and in the uncomfortable I will GO!!!!
Thank you for praying, contributing, and
encouraging.
Bambi
