While on vacation to Albuquerque (7/10, 7/11 2009), I went to a Living Proof Live event at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. This was my first Beth Moore conference and I had a great time! I met some wonderful ladies from a church in Albuquerque who welcomed me into their group and I sat with them both days. On Friday evening, the weather was somewhat rough with high winds and dust storms, but Saturday was beautiful! Beth's message was based on the story of Hannah and entitled "The Shocking Favor of God."
On the drive to the Santa Ana Star Center on Friday. Sandia Mountains.
Dust storm in distance.
Santa Ana Star Center with dust blowing all around.
Saturday morning standing in line.
The center is in Rio Rancho, about 40 minutes from Ed and Janet's house.
Travis Cottrell...I just love his voice!
Travis' group singing during intermission.
This was a Holocaust survivor with Hebrew name Hannah, who later was baptised by a minister in Beth Moore's ministry at a nearby church. She gave her testimony.
Beth Moore fervently teaching us....she taught fast and furious and it was GOOD!
Beth on stage.
One of the mountains on the trip to White Sands.
You can always tell when there is flowing water nearby because there are irrigated green areas, trees and bushes.
What do you know....it's the Rio Grande! Sorry the picture is so blurry, but I had to take a quick shot.
Windmills on the range.
This is lava rock from an ancient volcano. The area is called "Valley of Fires" and it is near Carrizozo in the Tularosa Basin.
Valley of Fires.
A roadside shop in Alamogordo, NM.
A Church in Alamogordo.
Cactus at White Sands visitor center.
No, that's not snow on that hill.
And we are NOT driving through a snow packed road.
I included a picture of the sun because it was bright and HOT!
Ed and Janet on top of the dunes.
No, Steve was not freezing....on the contrary, it was so hot it made you weak.
We are so lovely :-)
Taking it all in, but wondering when we are going back to the air conditioned car.
Should I be skiing?
Notice the dry mouth.
These folks were trying to sled down the dune. They weren't very successful. Click picture to see them bettter.
The sand was so fine. I've always associated gypsum with drywall dust and caves.
Soaptree yucca plant.
It's amazing that these plants survive with so little water.
Hoary Rosemarymint plants form pedestals that binds them to a certain location and helps them to survive the moving dunes.
Ed and Steve on the boardwalk. The air was so dry that this metal boardwalk shocked me numerous times. I kept hitting myself to prevent buildup of static electricity, but it still shocked me. I'm sure I looked silly, but what else is new :-)
Yucca.
Seed pods at the visitor center.
Visitor center.
This area of White Sands looks like a dried up lake bottom.
We drove home through the mountains. I liked this church on the way.
Evergreens in the mountains.
