a
qualified person to
to
exhibit at fourteen of the Promise Keeper
compose
this newsletter.
Conferences this year! That
is more than three
Please
contact the
times
as many as last year! We have prayed and
office
for more
believe that this is what the Lord would have
information
us
do.
We are asking our faithful supporters to
Pray
and ask the Lord what He would have
We
are also
them contribute to the expenses of these
Interested
in
conference.
It is expensive to be an exhibitor
Putting
together
at these conference, but they are such a blessing
a
substance abuse
and
people are touched and groups are started
packet
much like
as a result of our being there.
Please send Family and Adult
whatever
contribution the Lord would have
Child.
Please send
you give to the AC National Office and we
any
thoughts, info
know
you will be blessed no matter how much
Testimonies
you have
or little you contribute.
Visit Promise Keepers
to
the office. Try to
website
http://www.promisekeepers.org.
keep
it simple.
What
drew you into
Recovery?
Think 12 Step
Dear AC staff,
We have been having Carrollton, TX group leader shared
so much breakthrough that the Lord is doing some awesome
at our meetings recently. Work there and he is so glad to be
God is so good, & I thank apart of it. Ron was from our Friday
God for this ministry. We night group here in MI. He got a
are slowly growing in number. Transfer to the Dallas TX area. Where
Praise God for His blessings. He started his group there.
Shirley Xenia , OH
Greer SC, Dennis wrote and recorded
Southern OH has a couple new a song about alcoholism. You can
Groups in Kettering & Cincinnati contact Dennis at 864-848-0308
It is good to hear that the group Great Job!
Leaders are supportive and inter-
Acting with one another.
Inverness, FL group sent the office Tulsa, OK group leader John shared
a copy of the live radio interview that his group is starting off slow. He
on WXJC 91.1. They recorded this shared that for ten yrs. His
On Feb 2, 2000. GREAT JOB! commitment has been to God and to
FL is on fire for AC! be there for whoever shows up, one or
twenty, or just me and God. The
Lord has
blessed him
Davida
Young attended many meetings in the metro Detroit area as well as retreats,
workshops. She was a good friend .
Davida passed away March 17, 2000.
This letter was written by Davida on Jan 19,2000
“We
have an understanding more and more of who the Savior is and what He’s all
about and it brings the message home everytime we have to let go & let God
take over. We realize how powerless
our decisions really are when we understand life is only in His grace and tender
Mercy. It hurts to let go, but
there is a time appointed for all of us. It never makes it easier to say Good-
Bye. Just understand we need to say it; with love, Christ-like love, and I know
God will shower you with strength and His love, peace and serenity to sustain
you in your time of need.
I
will pray for this and that God’s will be done. I know acceptance is a key of where we are at and I know now
what it means to let go. There is a
Scripture in the Old Testament that says, we must go through sorrow that we may
know joy. May the sorrow be short
and the blessings of love, quick to come. God Bless you… Davida”
Davida
December 13, 1953- March 17, 2000
The
Women’s retreat is April 28-30 at St. Mary’s Conference Center in Monroe MI.
The
theme is “You are the Potter, I am the Clay” If you can not come for the
whole weekend come for Sat. and let the Lord Bless you right out of your socks.
The September Woman’s retreat has been canceled. Due to remodeling at the retreat center, if you know of another location call the office.
The
Men’s Retreat is “Intercession” and will be held May 12-14 at Echo Grove
Salvation Army camp. In Leonard,
MI. Once again if you cannot come
for the whole weekend, come for Saturday and let the Lord Bless you right out of
your socks.
We
have some great Resources
The video “Ripped Down the Middle” done by intervarsity Christian Fellowship is one such resource. This is a very powerful video.
The
Life Recovery Bible is a great resource.
DO
you have a copy of the new price list?
Pray for the Rally on May 20, 2000 . The theme will be Maturity and Restoration. The focus will be on steps 11 & 12. Step 12- Having been spiritually restored and experienced healing from our past, we attempt to share this freedom and the one who freed us with those who still suffer, and practice the Lords Principles in all our affairs. Contact Jesse 313-534-3658 or Ola 313-272-5436
The AC office is keeping busy answering phones, email, mail and making literature and workbooks. The demand is getting greater . We are really beginning to reach out to the rest of the world. At this time AC has more out of state groups then we do in MI> Praise the Lord.
We are beginning to get more and more interests in the office from folks who speak in Spanish. If you know of someone that can help in translation of some of these letters or would be interested in translating our materials call us at the office. 1-800-441-7877
Have you ever been broken by grief, seperation, divorce, illness, stress, or disappointment in life? Our ministry addresses working the scripture in steps to help us heal from abuse, drugs, sexual addictions, codependency ( enabling those we love to manipulate, and control us) and setting no boundaries, because we didn’t have enough boundaries in childhood. Maybe we didn’t have God in our life maybe we had secrets in our life. God wants us to use the steps to work on all our relationships and heal our hurts so that He can renew our mind and spirit.
I have been coping with physical disease and not long ago wrote in my journal how God was speaking to me by scripture and in my pain to my spirit. These are the words I wrote.
Yesterday, (my pasthurts) my vessel(body & soul) was “prim and proper,” But unusable. Then God, the master Potter, molded me into more usable condition. It wasn’t a lovely sight, as Heworked on patience; my vessel hardened and would not be molded, then it cracked and couldn’t be used at all. He (the Potter) slammed my vessel down and started over. There was no shape, my vessel became soft and pliable. Then I gave in and let the Master shape me. I was usable He gave me joy! He put me through firing and is still working on me. I was ready to server others for His purposes because my inner soul let Him work on my vessel.
As I look at other vessels, just sitting pretty or worn thin. I’m reminded how the Potter is working his way with each vessel for His purpose. Some Vessels are broken. God loves each, but He can only do what the vessel will allow Him to do. Some have an empty vessel, some don’t know why they don’t feel God’s love for them, they have been broken and don’t know God’s touch. They really want to know how to fill their vessel, but anger, hurt, addiction, and crisis prevent them to give over their vessel to the one who created them. They may come to Him , but only give Him a part of their vessel and fill the vessel up with other “things” instead of letting God mold them into what HE planned for them. Usable vessels finally get to know the Master because they are willing to let God fill the whole vessel. That means giving all over to Him; admitting we are unable without Jesus and Scriptures, to start to heal the hurts and take away the masks we hide behind. Most people in church have been or are in brokenness and they are the ones God wants our ministry to address. When they can heal their brokenness, through working the Scriptures and steps. They are more able to become more faithful to their own convictions in other ministries. Shirley Ray OH Group Leader.
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