TRANSFORMING YOUR WORLD

Hey Saints,
Missed you last week. Rev. D and I had homework and two tests to do, in addition to all the other "normal" activities and, well, you get the picture. Worship services have been so blessed. We remain in awe of the things our Lord continues to do. We're excited because this weekend we will have our Circle-Up event. This is an event where a large number of people from all over the ATL metro area will come together and form a human sign in support of the people of Haiti. Thanks to the efforts of Annette Vick, along with the assistance of John Russell, we will have an airplane fly over our church parking lot to photograph the human sign. Each participant is asked to give at least two dollars to be a part of the sign. All the money will go to Haiti relief. It promises to be a great time for a great cause. Please continue to pray for Haiti. They will need so much help for years to come.

The final document for TMI's Strategic Plan has come back and wow, the level of professionalism and excellence is great. This plan will serve as our road map for the next ten years. An awful lot of prayer and hard work has gone into this process, but certainly this plan is under the ultimate authority of the Holy Spirit, who may alter or change it at anytime. This plan however, will give us a great sense of direction and purpose as we move forward. Many thanks goes to Rev. Gwendolyn Young of Richmond, VA who has so graciously facilitated this process. If anyone is ever in need of strategic planning, I highly recommend her.

Two thumbs up to our Training, Education and Development (TED) department, along with the Youth department, for outstanding Black History presentations throughout the month of February. Outstanding work! There are more exciting things happening so please keep TMI in your prayers as we continue to expect our God to do great things.

Over the last couple of weeks we have given sermonic focus to the need and blessing of wisdom. God has dealt with us mightily, and it has been great to see folks crying out to God for divine wisdom. I certainly don't have space here to go through those teachings, but let me encourage each of you, wherever you may be in the world, James chapter one says: if you lack wisdom, ask God and He will give it to you without finding fault with you. It is impossible to fully know the will of God, the word of God, or how to live as a child of God, without wisdom. Seek it, cry out for it, and God will give it to you. But ask, only if you believe God will give it to you, and be prepared to be misunderstood by many who are not seeking and increasing in the wisdom of God. It will require patience and endurance, but God will use you to bless even them in a mighty way. Proverbs eight declares that wisdom (Sophia) calls out for you. Find her, and when you do, you will have found something far more precious than all silver and gold.

God bless each of you, and remember, we love you...love each other in the Lord!