Southern California Conference WMS & YPD 5K Walk 4 Wellness & Health Expo
Summer Programs for Students of Color
Kansas/Nebraska WMS Day of Caring and Sharing
Attorney's Advice On Identity Theft
When Your Legal Battle Breaks Your Heart
Introducing YTB Travel Network
Job Opportunities At First A.M.E Church, Seattle, Washington
In A Subprime World, Political And Economic Goals Aren't In Sync
Letters Of Light For First Ladies
Now available at Cokesbury! Go to www.cokesbury.com, and in the search box type in Rev. Cecelia Bryant!
"WE
ARE MORE THAN WE THINK WE ARE!" Whether conceived in pain or bliss,
these are healing words for African American women of every generation.
Whether our journey has been flooded with affirmation or wrought with
sorrow, whether all our dreams have come true or we remain hostage to
our darkest nightmare, "we are more than we think we are!"
With that in mind, there is no healthy or holy reason for marriage to diminish your self-esteem. Before the throne of God we all stand both inadequate and forgiven. Despite that, in the moment when you feel unworthy, consider that to God you are -a little lower than the angels" (Psalm 8:5, NKJV). You must embrace your standing in God's realm unconditionally. To be a symbolic or ritualistic first lady is bogus. Being an authentic spouse requires an affirmation within your soul that embraces all that God has made you. Our husbands cannot give us identity; only God can. Our spouses can only share with us their own souls, longing for completion. Consider the words of the poet William Waring Cuney: "She does not know her own beauty" Do not let these words be your eulogy. Rather, say of the life of challenge and opportunity before you, "I was born for this!"
—from Chapter One, "Keturah" (more)
Southern California Conference Women’s Missionary Society & Young People’s & Children Division
5K
Walk 4 Wellness & Health Expo
Missionaries & YPDers “ON THE MOVE”
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Summer Programs for Students of Color
Below is a list of summer programs primarily for students of
color. As with any useful resource, pass the info on to someone who
can take advantage of it.
Diversity Summer Programs
General:
Black Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/summerprograms2007-1.htm
http://www.blackexcel.org/summer-progs.htm
College Horizons
http://www.collegehorizons.org
Target: Native American students; rising sophomores & juniors
College sites change each year (2008 programs at Duke Univ. and
Lawrence Univ.) (more)
Just Say My Name
Keith
E. Andrews II
Just Say My Name
This song is entitled 'You.' If you want more information about this artist, send an email to keitheandrewsii@cox.net
ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - ON IDENTITY THEFT
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate Attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company.
1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED."
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card Accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card com p any knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it. (more)
When Your Legal Battle Breaks Your Heart
“I’m
so tired of going back and forth to Court. We do all this work,
spend all this money, get our hopes up, and accomplish nothing. In the
meantime, our kids are getting worse and worse.”
“My grandfather passed two years ago and he left a house worth
$500,000.00. We have spent a third of it fighting over who gets
what, and the case is still not resolved.”
When your legal battle breaks your heart -- Divorce, Custody, Probate,
Church, Employment, Community Relations – Mediation is one of the most
effective ways to resolve your conflict. If you’re involved in a
legal battle, or one is up ahead, you should seriously consider using a
skilled mediator. Mediation of family-(including church family)
related disputes often produces better outcomes, and saves you valuable
resources.
(more)
Sarah's Song
Introducing YTB Travel Network
Vernon S. Burroughs
Referring Travel Agent
Book your next travel
destination now!
For more information about
the company and to book travel, go to
www.ytb.com/BurroughsEnterprise.
If you're interested in having a business of your own, I can help you
become a travel agent. Any questions I can be reached at 510.
590.8567 (cell) or 510.655.1527 (office)
A.M.E. Reinsurance Program
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Job Opportunities At First A.M.E Church, Seattle, Washington
First AME Church is pleased to offer the following employment opportunities: click the links below or visit our Website at www.fameseattle.org for a complete description.
Faye Brown
Human Resource Ministry Chair
Rev. Carey G. Anderson
Pastor
In A Subprime World, Political And Economic Goals Aren't In Sync
Bill Dickens
My View
The meltdown in the subprime mortgage market is having immediate economic repercussions in Florida. A subprime mortgage is a financial instrument where the borrower pays a premium above the so-called primary adjustable rate market due to defects in the borrower's credit history. An adjustable rate mortgage is similar to buying a stock option. The buyer of a call option (adjustable rate mortgage) is hedging that interest rates will not rise in the future. It is estimated that Florida and California together comprise approximately one-third of all foreclosures in this market. (more)
Final Days
This Website will on or before the close of the 48th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference on 11 July 2008. I hope this labor of love has been a source of useful information for our online community.