Dominion City Women Convention 2019: I’ve Got To Be There!

This morning, my sister, Vivian, reminded me of our first Dominion City Women Convention experience which was in 2017. It was almost three months since her move back to Nigeria and about 3 weeks since my resignation.

We took our jobless selves for the convention and honestly, I don’t know about her, but I had no expectations other than to just bask in God’s Presence and see what this whole gathering of women was about.

At Women Convention 2017 (August 24th-27th), I learnt about “Authentic Femininity” and got some surface understanding of “intercession.” We were taught how to cultivate virtues and I remember the Pastor at this point saying, “In this life, don’t let anyone make you lose your cool.” We were told to consciously put on these virtues daily by using our words. For instance, ” I am loved. I am a peacemaker. I am joyful.” Typing this now just made me realize how I really haven’t been putting on these virtues.

I remember the Monday after we got back, I was sleeping around noon. I mean, isn’t that what you do after you’ve been at a 4-day retreat? It’s not like I had a job to go to or anything ??‍♀️

Vivian wasn’t having that. She came to wake me up saying “we have a meeting now” and I was confused. Meeting for what I asked? and she said “We are launching Mango Bake Shop today! After all we heard, we can’t come and be sleeping. We have to get to work.” I got excited, jumped out of bed, grabbed a note and pen and we started Mango Bake Shop that day. We officially opened for business the next day, Tuesday, the 29th of August.

When the time for Women Convention 2018 came, my perspective was different. My sister and I both joined the Media Team and I can say my own Convention started in the place of service before the convention began. It was during the Pre-Convention publicity/campaign that I came to know the Holy Spirit as my teacher.

It was also during that time I started working with the amazing Oluchi Madubuike of Muna and Luchi. I remember her telling me at about 10pm one night, “We need a write-up for tomorrow’s post” and I was like “okay” and she said “I’ll design the graphics and you’ll write like a teaser.” In my head, I’m like you want this tonight? You’ve got to be kidding me. But what came out of my mouth was “I don’t know what to write” and she said “Go to a quiet place, ask the Holy Spirit to help you and spend some time praying in tongues then write.”
That was how I learnt to rely on the Holy Spirit and how we got (and still get) most of our Social Media campaign posts.

That convention opened my eyes to what it means to be a Warrior Princess, to live a life not guided by emotions but devotion, to actually partner with God in birthing His plans and purposes on earth, to stand in the gap. That was when I knew that you’re better off having the fruit of the Spirit without the gifts of the Spirit than having the gifts of the Spirit without His fruit. Character over works people.

Now, Women Convention 2019 is here and I’m expectant because this year’s theme is “Women on Fire” A woman on Fire is a total woman. She is a priest (she is totally devoted to God and his will), a king (a successful business or career person) and a family nurturer (she doesn’t neglect her home).

Honestly, this year’s convention couldn’t have come at a better time. I have so many things I want to learn, things to be consistent in and things to start up (like this blog), yet I can’t seem to fit them all into my daily schedule because there are other things that need my attention as well. There’s Mango Bake Shop, Church, Family (I like to think of myself as my parents’ primary care giver for now) and sometimes, it gets to the point where I just sit and tell myself “This life, I can’t kill myself.”

Anyways, I’m looking forward to receiving grace, capacity and wisdom to get the balance I so desire because right now, everything just seems to be all over the place. My mind, my room, my time, my service in church, everything is just in a state of disarray.

Finally, I’m looking forward to seeing my sister and sharing a room again with her. She’s been married 2 months now and boy, have I missed her. We really have a lot of catching up to do.

Have you attended any of such conventions? Have they transformed your life in anyway? Let me know in the comment section below.