MH Writers

Praising the Lord that the CZU Lightning Complex Fires in the San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties, which resulted in evacuations of the Mount Hermon residents and staff, is now 97% contained, expected to be fully contained by the end of the weekend. Thanking the Lord for protecting our beloved conference center. It devoured over 86,00 acres and destroyed 1,490 structures, including 925 homes in the area around Mount Hermon. Please pray for the individuals and families who have... been affected by these fires. Please also pray for those who are still in danger from the many other fires ravaging California, Washington, Oregon, and Colorado. And please continue to pray for the Mount Hermon Association, which is still unable to hold group events due to the coronavirus.

As you probably heard, the Kickstarter campaign for reviving the Mount Hermon writers conference did not reach its goal of $200,000. Which means Steve Laube's company will not be sponsoring the conference next spring. We did get a little over $163,000 in pledges, which tells me there's a lot of interest in the conference, even in the midst of this crazy season we're in. I find that encouraging. And to be honest, the thought of starting now to plan a large, in-person event nex...t March doesn't seem prudent with all the uncertainty we're in the midst of. Once the pandemic restrictions and concerns are behind us (whenever that might be), we will be prayerfully considering what the Lord might be directing us to do for writers at Mount Hermon. In the meantime, please continue praying for divine protection of the conference center. God saved MH from the CZU fire that caused evacuations of the area for about a week. We are trusting that He will also help MH survive the ongoing COVID-19 financial crisis. If you pledged to the Kickstarter program, the amount you pledged will not be charged. Would you perhaps consider donating that amount (or a portion thereof) to Mount Hermon to help the ministry continue? https://www.mounthermon.org/give If you'd like to be on a mailing list to be notified of news about future writers' events at Mount Hermon, please email me at [email protected]. I will also be posting here on Facebook, so check here from time to time as well. I look forward to the day when we will look back on this time and praise the Lord for His mighty hand and His perfect plan. I'm so glad we serve a God who is powerful enough to bring good out of anything!

With just a couple of days left till the deadline for the Kickstarter campaign to save the writers conference at Mount Hermon, I'm excited to announce our fourth Major Morning Track: Book Marketing with Aurora Gregory! Aurora is a business marketing/communications coach to financial services companies, entrepreneurs, and authors. Learn more at www.auroragregory.com. Now's the time to pre-register for the 2021 conference at the best-discount price. Or make another pledge to the Kickstarter campaign to show your support of the Mount Hermon writers conference at https://www.kickstarter.com//2021-mount-hermon-christian-w. If we don't reach our goal by 10pm on Monday, the 2021 conference won't happen.