One night, as Elisa Morgan sat in her living room, working and eating dinner in front of the TV, Brian Williams announced a special report from Ann Curry. Elisa looked up to see a story on a tale of torture, describing the conditions of the adults mentally retarded in Serbia, who were kept in cribs their entire lives.

As the story went on to show images of these grown men, in the fetal position, sucking their thumbs and rocking back and forth, Elisa found herself on her feet in front of the TV, hands raised to the sky, howling for these men. She wondered how can this be?

As she began noticing more and more of these soul troubling tragedies over the next couple weeks, she found herself returning to a familiar passage in scripture and seeing it for the first time. In Mark 14, Mary of Bethany anointed Jesus’s body with fine perfumes. It wasn’t much, and some people didn’t approve, but she did what she could. What if we all used our God given talents to do one small thing? What could we accomplish if we all did what we could?

 

Did you know that nearly 90% of church members are not currently active serving their church? Many times we approach service and ministry work with an “all or nothing” approach. In She Did What She Could, Elisa Morgan brings this biblical story to the forefront to present a new message to help churches mobilize their parishioners. What if we all did what we could? How would that impact our communities, our country, our world?

 

 

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Elisa Morgan is a nationally recognized speaker and has authored more than 15 books, including the bestselling "What Every Mom Needs" and "Mom’s Devotional Bible." Elisa has served as CEO of MOPS International since 1989. Recently Elisa moved from CEO to the role of President Emerita. She is also the publisher of "MomSense" and "FullFill" magazines, and is a frequent contributor to "Christianity Today."

 

Please contact Vicky Lynch at vickylynch@tyndale.com or at 630-784-5341 for more information or to schedule an interview.