One word can single handedly describe Jami Sims: TRANSPARENT. Her message: our ashes for His beauty. Her audience: utterly captivated.
From sexual sin to restoration of purity - from abortion to absolute healing and freedom - from legalistic living to living and loving grace - from rejected to accepted - from being an overstressed mom of 7 to complete trust in God, Jami has found in her journey with Jesus that she can relate to just about everyone and can minister to any group with whom she shares. Once bound in great darkness, she is now free...living in the shadow of her Daddy's hand, eager to share from her heart His love.
Over ten years ago, God began a fresh work in Jami's heart, calling His "prodigal daughter" back home. He called her home to His heart... to be made whole and be healed from painful circumstances and choices of her past. Walking with God through the healing process, allowing Him to carry her most of the way, she heard Him say, "You are to live your life as an open book; nothing is to be hidden." That is the approach she takes when sharing with others - whether it is an audience of one or several hundred. She says, "I have found from experience that transparency before God compels me to be transparent before others, and THAT, my friends, is captivating and life-giving. No matter the issue, no matter the season, God desires to exchange our ashes for His beauty."
It is important to note that Jami is not just another "Christian" woman who has gotten it right and has it all together and wants to share with others how they can do the same. No, it is quite the opposite. She knows that getting it right is not what it’s all about...knowing Jesus and living life for Him IS. From this one realization she has found Life beyond her wildest imagination. Her heart pounds to share Jesus and His love with the world around her.
Jami is a wife to her husband Brad, mother to their 8 blessings....Madelyn, James, Sydney, Riley, Sara Joy, Bo, Carrie...and little tyke, numero ocho, who is due in June...plus a friend to many! God has truly gifted her with the unique ability to connect, inspire, challenge and encourage people of all ages and stages in life. If you are looking for a speaker for an upcoming ladies, college, or youth event, Pregnancy Resource Center fundraising banquet, PRC conference training, Sanctity of Human Life service, or anything in between, you should prayerfully consider booking Jami today. She breathes fresh life into everything she commits to.
Topics Fundraising Banquet for Pregnancy Resource Center: Jami shares her story of abortion and subsequent pregnancy out of wedlock and how this began to open her eyes to see God's love and provision. As a result of the healing God worked out in her, she became involved with her local PRC. With great passion for this ministry, Jami sounds a compelling and dynamic appeal for others to give and get involved. 30 - 40 minutes
The Greatest Gift: a Sanctity of Human Life testimony for church services: Candidly and transparently, Jami shares the heartache of choosing abortion and the ensuing consequences. Unexpectedly, two years later she found herself again in an uncertain situation, but knew she must choose life for her baby. Through her choices for both death and life, Jami conveys the powerful message of the value God places on all life and His ability to give beauty for ashes. Your congregation will be blessed as well as awakened to the wonder and goodness of the Lord Jesus Christ as Jami shares about the greatest gift of all time. 35 - 40 minutes.
Purity Regained: It's Not Too Late For You: What happens when you go too far? For years Jami lived in a cycle of sexual sin - having crossed the line, she truly thought purity was too late for her. Then God showed up and lavished His love, His grace, and His forgiveness. He exposed the root of impurity, leading her through the process of pulling it out, and restored Jami to wholeness. Purity is possible for any and all who turn their mess-ups, mistakes, failures, and pain over to Jesus. This talk can be shared in a testimony format (20-25 minutes) or can be a testimony/teaching talk lasting fort-five minutes to an hour. (This talk can also be marketed as "Why Purity Matters.")
The Cry for Freedom: Finding Freedom in Christ: Jesus said; "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." Paul wrote, "It is for freedom that Christ has set you free." Why are so many of us Christian women not experiencing the fullness of freedom in Christ? Could it be that our perspective of God is askew? Could it be that there are things from the past haunting us? Could it be that we've brought it all to Jesus, received His forgiveness, but stopped short of allowing Him to bring wholeness and healing? Could it be that we aren't trusting Jesus to lead us in victory? Jesus holds the "key" to the victorious Christian life. Knowing God lays the foundation for freedom. Recognizing and removing the obstacles that hinder our freedom leads us to a greater experience of life in Christ.
The result of such an encounter: the ability to embrace our identity as "beloved" and walk victoriously with Jesus. The Cry for Freedom is set up in a retreat/conference format with 3-4 talks each approximately 35-40 minutes (Foundation for Freedom: Knowing God, Freedom Forlorn: Hinderances to Freedom, Freedom Found: Discovering the Love of the Father, Freedom Forever: Living Victoriously in Christ), but can be shared as one 45 minute talk highlighting each topic.
The Apple of God's Eye: You are the apple of God's eye! Do you get that? YOU are the apple of God's eye! He created us all with great purpose and value. Without fluff or pretense, Jami shares how her struggle with low self-esteem, self-condemning thoughts and boughts of depression actually brought her deeper into dependence on Christ. She brings into light what the "church" sometimes wants to keep undercover - depression. "There is... I love this verse... now no condemnation for those who are in Christ." Our struggles as women are many and varied, but as Jami shares so poignantly, there is always hope in Christ.
Grace: A Life Changing Encounter: What is grace? Really, the better question may be - Who is grace? Over the last five years Jami has been on a wonderful new journey of discovering grace. Many times it is through the most profoundly heart-wrenching moments that God shows us our misconceptions of Him and misapplications of His word. It was through the miscarriage of the child for whom she longed and prayed that Jami was forced to recognize that while she loved God she didn't really think He was good. Once bound by her idea of who God is and what she had to do to gain His approval, she has been set free from the "old" through a transforming encounter with Grace Himself. 35-40 minutes
A Princess in the King's Court: Once upon a time there lived a King in a majestic land... While we don't live in a fairy-tale storybook, we do have a King who invites us into His court, desiring to make us His princesses. Retelling the parable of "The Prodigal Son" as "The Prodigal Princess," Jami invites women to open their hearts to the Father's goodness and grace. He invites us through His Son, Jesus, to come into His kingdom, and receive the title "Daughter of the Most High God." When we allow ourselves to be caught in the Father's embrace, the kingdom invades earth and our lives take on a whole new meaning. Living as "A Princess in the King's Court" is a whole new pressure-free way of life that both glorifies Jesus and draws other to Him. 30 - 35 minutes
