Friendship, Prayer and Zoom Connections through Body & Soul®

April 22, 2024

friendship, prayer and zoom connections through body & soul®

I have a special CRU missionary friend that has been going through a rough health challenge. I heard about it through her online newsletter. She said she really needed to exercise, but needed prayer for what to do, especially with her low energy levels and pretty busy schedule already. I knew just what she needed - Body & Soul® Zoom classes!

So I reached out to her and invited her to my class. She joined immediately after trying one class. I was so excited to have her join us and that this might help her! We had been friends for years, but I wasn’t sure how the virtual connection with others would happen. One day at the end of class, she made the comment, “I’ll die if I don’t do this class!” I did not know it was helping her that much! Nor did I know that she was feeling connected even over Zoom. Later, she wrote me the sweetest note saying how much she appreciated me and the class. “The words of the music help me process hard things and uplift my heart. The workouts are restoring my health as I gain stamina and strength, and find relief from shoulder pain. I’m so glad I decided to start classes on Zoom!”

And I’m so glad she asked for prayer! I’m so glad I reached out to her! I’m so glad she took a chance to join online classes! We have found that even through Zoom, fellowship can happen and support is felt.

Who might you invite to Body & Soul® that may really need encouragement and fitness help? Each one of us can reach one person! Pray about it. Ask the Lord to put someone in your path who needs Body & Soul®. Whether your class is on Zoom or in person, Body & Soul® can make a difference in people’s lives!

by Lee Ann Postma
Instructor | College Station, TX

Lee Ann Postma first attended a Body & Soul^® workout at CRU staff training in 1985 and knew right away that she would wanted to become an Instructor as well! She has been teaching ever since, many times while pregnant, but always shortly afterwards, with the exception of a 10 year break after she had her 7th child and her husband was getting deployed several times. But she was so glad to be able to start again and see all the changes and additions of class options! Lee Ann lives and teaches Body & Soul^® classes in College Station, Texas. She loves being a member of the Body & Soul^® Spiritual Impact Team.

Body and Soul® Fitness is an international Christian fitness organization that trains and equips instructors to lead a variety of group fitness programs including choreographed aerobics-style Cardio Strength & Flexibility™, cardio dance style Dance Blast™, free-weights-focused Power Strength™, boot camp style FIT360™ and Longevity FIT360™, and GOLD™ - lower impact programming for participants that are pregnant, have weight challenges, injuries, or other medical conditions. These exercise classes meet in church gyms, community centers, gymnasiums, parking lots, schools, etc. across the United States, Europe, and Africa. In-person and virtual fitness classes are available.

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