TRANSFORMING YOUR WORLD

Hello Saints,
Blessings and peace be upon you. I was saddened to hear that the Northside Institutional Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Lola Thorpe is pastor and has been a great inspiration in my life and that of Rev. D. This is the second fire they have suffered. The first I believe, was in the 1980's. God blessed them following that first tragic fire and we stand in agreement with her and the congregation that a great blessing will come from this most recent fire. Usually, there are many people in the church on Sunday evenings but this past Sunday, because of weather, no one was there. Thank God for the bad weather that perhaps saved lives had people been there as normal. Please keep Pastor Thorpe and congregation in your prayers. On a more joyful note, Transforming Women in Christ, the women's ministry of TMI-ATL was launched this past Sunday. I am in awe of how excellently this ministry has been planned and organized under the leadership of Evangelist Katrina Cooks. We 're looking forward to the upcoming community wide conference on dealing with domestic violence sponsored by the women's ministry of TMI-ATL.
On another note, has the enemy's activities ever left you feeling frustrated, depressed, uncertain about the future? Ever feel like the lyrics of "Old Man River" when it says "I'm tired of living but afraid of dying"? Then be encouraged by Romans 16:20. That verse reminds us that if we have faith God will crush the enemy under our feet. Notice, GOD will crush Satan under OUR feet. Without going into the details of Paul's referring to how Roman soldiers would stomp and crush enemies and even citizens of areas they were conquering. They would stomp them while wearing shoes with spikes on the soles. If we take a stand against the enemies strategies, trusting in God's strength, we will be victorious in crushing the depression, negative thoughts, frustration, lack and all Satan attempts to do. Be of good cheer! God will make your enemies your footstool.
Peace be yours!

TRANSFORMING YOUR WORLD

Modern Technology. Its amazing what technology can do. I recently saw a science program which was previewing near future technologies which is amazing and some of it a bit scary. Thing is......technology is only beneficial when it works. I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks because the computer I use (my wife's laptop) needed a new motherboard. My laptop won't connect to the "net" although it is certainly equipped to do so. So my wife Gardenia and I have been Internet and e-mail MIA in recent weeks. Since my last blog we have witnessed the inauguration of our first African-American President. He is more than qualified and stands ready to lead our nation into a new era. Please pray for him and his family for great success and protection from all harm. Together we can make a real difference. Also, on January 19th we celebrated the life, work and ministry of Dr. Martin L. King. How wonderful, if not prophetic fulfillment, that this celebration was just one day before President Obama took the oath of office. And, since my last blog I informed TMFBC that I would be officially resigning as Pastor after sixteen years of service, effective March 31, 2009. During the weeks prior to that date i will be working with a great leadership group there to prepare for the season of transition to come. As most who follow my blog may know we are planting a new church start in the Atlanta metro area. Transformation Ministries International of Atlanta. There will be more TMI ministries in the future. I will say more about all of this in future blogs. Pray for TMFBC and TMI-ATL that God's grace, wisdom and provision will be supplied to each.