Dr. Fanny Basta · Speaker, Bible teacher, author
Let’s go deeper.
For believers in the middle of the tunnel. You started the journey with God, but somewhere along the way the light got dim. You are not alone, and this is not the end of the road.
“Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls.”Psalm 42:7
About me
A toothache, a dentist and a divine appointment.
One Thursday in July 1983 I woke up with a terrible toothache. That afternoon, before seeing her first patient, my dentist opened her Bible, read a verse and prayed with her team. I had never seen anyone do that. Between one spit and the next, I asked her why. As she worked on my tooth, I heard the Gospel for the first time, and I prayed to receive Jesus.
At first nothing seemed to happen. Then, a few days later, a voice inside me kept saying, “Read the Bible.” That night I sat on my bedroom floor with our dusty family Bible and read Matthew 5. I saw that I was a sinner, and there I met Jesus personally. I was born again.
A few months later I arrived in Milan as the youngest diplomat in the history of the Dominican Republic. Then God redirected my life. Gianni and I spent three decades planting churches in Italy and Western Europe. Today I teach, write and speak across the United States.
Cohorts
Small groups that walk with you to your next step.
Live on Zoom, one hour a week, with a handful of people who understand. Add a retreat together in Italy if you want to go further.
6 weeks on Zoom · optional retreatOn the Way
For Christians whose faith never really grew, or who aren’t sure they have ever been born again. Hebrews 6 names the foundations every believer needs, and this cohort walks through each one together.
“Let us move beyond the elementary teachings… not laying again the foundation.”Hebrews 6:1
5 weeks on Zoom · optional retreatVictory Through the Holy Spirit
For believers who love Jesus but feel tired, stuck or discouraged. Five weeks to discover what God has already given you through the Holy Spirit, and how to walk in it every day, with an optional retreat in Italy.
“Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit.”Zechariah 4:6
Retreats in Italy
Not sure where you are?
Find your next step in two minutes.
Nine honest questions, one at a time. At the end you will see the step that fits you best right now.
My book
The One Who Breaks Through
A story of miracles and extraordinary divine interventions. It begins with a toothache and a dentist who prayed, and follows God breaking through again and again, in a family, a career and a lifetime of ministry.
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“Christianity is not about us searching for God. It is God searching for men and women.”From The One Who Breaks Through
Where are you right now?
Every journey with God has a beginning, a middle and a calling.
This site is for the middle. If you are at the beginning or ready to send others, 7,000 Knees has a place for you.
Is God real?
You are exploring, asking honest questions, or you just prayed for the first time.
Is this for real?In the middle
You believe, but something is missing, or you feel dry, discouraged and stuck. You need others and a fresh start.
Take the 2-minute quizMade for more
Your faith is strong and you want your life to count for God’s mission in the world.
Become an AmbassadorSpeaking
Bring the message to your church or event.
Sunday services, women’s retreats, conferences and Perspectives classes, in English, Spanish or Italian. I speak from more than 40 years of walking with Jesus, three decades of church planting in Italy and Western Europe, and a story that began in a dentist’s chair in the Dominican Republic.
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- How shall they hear? God’s global mission