
We held a Conference every year for nearly 20 years, but after 2020, those came to an abrupt halt, as we endured lockdowns under the guise of “public health mandates.” In fact, our event in 2020 took place on “lockdown weekend.” That’s a weekend I’ll never forget. We were all set to go with the Conference scheduled to begin Friday evening, and continue throughout the day on Saturday. We had some incredible speakers lined up and folks from all over the country had traveled to our area to attend.
Then, the big announcement came Friday afternoon: the country was shutting down for “two weeks to flatten the curve,” referring to COVID. We were ordered to quarantine, businesses considered to be “non-essential” were told to close their doors and travel was limited. There were four other events at the venue we were holding ours at, and they all immediately cancelled. But we pressed on, undeterred. Everyone had a wonderful time, no one got sick, and all was well. We ended our Conference on Saturday night with prayer, but at the time ...