Lauren’s Bi-Weekly News 21 August – 4 September
I hope you all been keeping warm in this icy Cape Town weather! This month, I’ve enjoyed readying myself and my world for the release of my book Shelamzion Queen of Israel. Very soon I will have a page up just focused on the book, and more information on this very special prophetic story. If you are in Cape Town please consider sharing my celebration day with me on Sunday 16th September. There will be food, refreshments, sacred conversation and deep spiritual things. I’m sure there will be music! And laughter (probably tears too!) Tune in to Radio CCFM on the 29th of August at 2:30pm where I will be talking with Esther Kruger about Shelamzion, this mighty queen of Israel who ruled 1st century B.C Israel. This month I had a blessed time at Radio Disa on women’s day, where radio presenter Natasha Fick and I had a fire – filled conversation about our journeys, female leadership and God’s word to women in this generation. Women’s Day in South Africa (9th of August), is incredibly special as it commemorates the women who marched as an army, some 20 000 strong in opposition to the oppression of the government. It reminds me forever and always, how a powerful army of women can impact change. This is what God says in His word in Psalm 68 verse 11 – that a great army of women will proclaim His word in a chosen time frame on earth. This is the time frame, we are the chosen, will we march out with this truth to change the world? I hope we will! Pray for me as I prepare to share this written gift with the world, and my prayer is that it will impact your life too as you read the words on the pages. My series on Proverbs 31 is still airing every Tuesday at 13:15 on Cape Radio Pulpit until the end of August. Hope you catch it!
Until next time, be blessed!
Lauren xx
What I'm About
Speaking Out
I’m outspoken and passionate about the burdens Yeshua has woven in my heart, and I want to always use my voice for hope, truth and change in this generation. This calling is to “go to where the silence is and say something.”
Gender Justice
What if we lived in a world where women and men co – ruled and co – reigned, it’s a dream that was reality, right there in the beginning. My eyes have seen many things, and my heart has become connected with the calling for gender equality. I’m an egalitarian, that’s who I am!
Writer
The pen is a weapon, it has the power to overcome, to heal, to wage war and reveal truth. It’s a weapon of warfare, and we have to wield it well. At the cornerstone of my purpose is a calling to write, it burns inside of me.
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This is the final part of my 3 – part talk on being childless by choice, a talk I presented at Stellenbosch University. This is my favourite part of the whole thing because I’ve learned that extended parenthood is...
From personal reflection about the Christian response to childlessness, I have learned two things. Firstly, in denominations where complementarianism or patriarchal values are upheld, a woman’s value is believed to be tied in to her role as a wife...
Lauren has been a freelance journalist and writer since 2011. Her writing focuses on story-telling, profiling extraordinary people, sharing truth, poetry and magical stories. This section features some of her latest contributions and past writing work. Take a look and we hope one of these articles will be a blessing to you! Lauren is a professional member of PenSa, and is a monthly contributor to Off the Page Magazine and Spice4Life.
There is power in a pen, it creates and can impact change.
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Award Winning Yehudit, Chosen by God-By Lauren Jacobs
As a daughter of Israel, Yehudit has always loved and trusted in Yahweh, the God of her people. But personal tragedy and the threat of a mighty enemy pose challenges to her faith. God is with her and will use her in her weakness to deliver an entire nation from evil. Accompany Yehudit on her journey from being a young girl defeated by tragedy to becoming a mighty warrior. Along the way, you will discover how the same God who strengthened her can heal your own wounds and shape your destiny. (Also available in Afrikaans.)
** Yehudit Chosen by God won the Prestigious Desmond Tutu - Gerrit Brand Prize for a debut Christian book by a promising author in 2017, it's time you grabbed a copy to find out why!**
Grab a copy of my new book, Yehudit Chosen by God.
