Women World Leaders Connections LYNNE HUDSON’S CONNECTION - LED TO WWL BY GOD THROUGH CARRIE CHRISTOPHER I (Carrie) can remember for years desiring to have my children attend prophetic art classes where they could bask in creative worship, tuning their ears to the voice of the Holy Spirit. I had no idea where to find a creative art class led by the Holy Spirit. In another part of my heart, God had poured from my pen children’s poetry, and given me a longing to have someone illustrate what the Holy Spirit had prompted my hand to create. Fast forward several years. Heaven’s helper becomes a reality as God ushers in so much more than I could ever imagine. I had recently begun serving with Women World Leaders. As I sat in my chair with Jesus at my side, my heart resting in His comforting embrace, my Spirit-filled beautiful friend, counselor, and co-contributor of this magazine, Aimee Taylor, sent me a link to a prophetic article. I had listened to this fellow sister’s YouTube channel for quite a while but hadn’t been to her website in years. So, I found myself clicking on the link that was sent. There he was. I was staring into the deep, fiery, gentle yet ferocious eyes of a lion. I was instantly captured. My heart and my mind entangled and enveloped with radiant colors, infused with passion, courage, and power. All of these conceptualizations of painted peril were now landing upon my heart. This was the most incredible lion I had ever experienced in my life. I couldn’t even fully comprehend how one could paint such a heavenly scene, a picture of His grace and mercy. Nudged by the Holy Spirit, I clicked on this prophetic artist’s website. There God led me into doors of eternity’s purpose. The Holy Spirit prompted me with His courage to email the artist. In my email I asked her three questions: the first about teaching my children prophetic art, the second about illustrating the children’s book I had been working on for years, and the third about being the prophetic artist for the magazine, Voice of Truth. Honestly, I had no idea that God would encourage her even to respond, but I was riding on eagle’s wings of courage, propelled by the Holy Spirit. On the receiving end of the communications, Lynne told me later she was tempted to delete the email, thinking it was spam, but her husband told her to look into it further. Wow, only God could’ve had her husband with her at that exact moment.
From then forward, Holy Spirit-driven fire was released. Taste and see that the Lord is good - this is how we met Lynne Hudson, our cover-art Voice of Truth contributor. My name for this prophetic warring princess is Heavenly Lynne! Given to Women World Leaders from God Himself. This woman of faith has overcome and conquered lands in the Spirit. God has painted through her prophetically living miracles. He has given her faith to paint, hope to release, His love to attract. She has shared a literal storeroom of her most treasured, intimate times of painting with the Lord in the midst of a hurting, broken world. Every glance into her paintings leaves me pondering the very love of the Lord His will, His way, and His purposes. They fly off the pages ministering to hearts around the nation. Her generosity speaks of His - she has lovingly provided us a Holy Spirit-infused front cover for the entire year, and also many other pieces to land on our lives. Her surrendered life to Jesus Christ is dispersed in radical heavenly realms to create beauty in this world of fear. And may I say we’ve just begun on this God-appointed journey together as sisters; Lynne now serves as a Leadership Director for Women World Leaders! She is our first global leader, connecting our hearts to the outback of Australia, the world down under! On a personal note, I can attest how much “courage” her participation in Voice of Truth gave me; to keep pursuing the release of this very publication. To be honest, without her reassuring presence and commitment, I am not sure this magazine would even exist. And so, on this very day, at this very hour, we rejoice as a ministry. We rejoice in the “only God” moments, the connecting of hearts across this world of seeming impossibilities to the heavenly realms of God’s purposes and plans. We rejoice that the Lord has brought together an army of valor to proclaim His greatness for such a time as this. And that when we humble ourselves at His feet, He gathers, He provides, and He works. You see my friend, without dear Aimee’s Holy Spirit-led encouragement, I would never have met Lynne. With Lynne, this magazine has gained artistry that has allowed it to go forth in His power. Our lives were created to work powerfully together in unity, sharing our gifts for His glory as the body of believers. We stand in awe at the “only God” moments such as these.
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