Desert Flower Ministries

Frances Worthington knows what it is like to be on the roller coaster of life. She grew up in the church and came to a relationship with Jesus Christ at 7 years old in the basement of a rural Alabama church and has never doubted His love for her. Through school and into college Frances was a leader in campus ministries, participated in mission trips all over the United States, and even married a minister.

But, in spite of all of this training, she became an addict... a spiritual high addict. She lived from Bible study to Bible study, conference to conference, and Sunday to Sunday. Yet, when the studies were over, the conference ended, and Monday morning came along, she didn't know how to thrive in this life. She merely survived.

At one of the many conferences she attended, God spoke to her and she knew that He was calling her to a daily life of consistency and commitment. From that moment, Frances dove deep into God's Word and found the Bread of Life. She began to learn what it was like to be "satisfied as with the riches of food" Ps. 63:5.

As she began to thrive and not merely survive in this life, God's call became clear for her to strengthen her sisters in the faith and be an exciting example to those who do not know Jesus Christ's love. She founded Desert Flower Ministries and is the author of Satisfy Our Souls: A cry from the desert. Through all she does, her desire is to equip women of all ages to thrive in their deserts.

The verses above are some of my favorite in all of scripture. They describe to me the heart of God for those in exile. I had lived in the desert of life for far too many years. I have lived from conference to conference, event to event, spiritual high to high. I just didn't know how to live and thrive when life got really hard.

God was so gracious to call me to Himself when I was 8 years old. I sat in a little chair with 3 other children in the basement of a old rural church building. My pastor's wife, Cherry Junkins, led my heart to the Lord and I have been His ever since.

I was raised in the church, mentored by one of the best youth ministers, discipled by amazing author and teacher Donna Greene, and participated in every mission trip and conference I could find. I was well discipled, but unmotivated. I was like the servant who was given a talent to invest and I had squandered it deep into the ground. There were moments of recommitment and devotion followed by months of defeat and dissatisfaction. I was a desert dweller.

Then in God's mercy, He led me to a conference where CeCe Winnans was to sing. I didn't really know much about CeCe Winnans and merely thought I would sit back and enjoy the concert. Little did I know that God would speak to me so clearly in that place and I would never be able to live a life of mediocrity again. He literally placed a call on my life that night.

You see, my husband is a pastor. We had been leaders in college, traveled with a christian ministry team all over the South, led mission trips, and stepped into positions of leadership in churches. I didn't have the excuse of having a terrible background. I was well equipped. I just didn't realize I had a call to victory in the desert!

Now, God has drawn me to call out to my sisters in the desert, in exile, and let them know that we can be desert flowers! We can bloom and flourish right in the middle of our deserts! We may not be getting out of those deserts any time soon, but we can be a living testimony of God's goodness while we are there. Please join me as we learn to become Desert Flowers.

I am so grateful that God has placed me with such an amazing family. I am a woman, wife, mother, homeschool teacher, and lover of Christ just like you! My husband Jay and I have two wonderful girls who are a constant source of joy, laughter, and grace in our lives. They are the tangible hands and feet of God in my life every day! Enjoy the photos of my precious family!