We started by reminding all the members of A.C.T.S the guidelines of the group which are that this group is a place of safety regarding what we share about our own lives, however please understand and know that A.C.T.S is not a place for gossip, malicious talk, or negativity. This is a group and place for encouragement that echos the heart of God.
We followed that by prayer; please stand in agreement with us in prayer. We pray that the hearts of the community and people we come in contact with will be moved by this event and pour out in abundance their donations of diapers, wipes, and baby toiletries. We pray to be movers in the ATX community and effective showers of God's love. We pray that the Holy spirit would bless this event and give us insight to orchestrate an event worthy of God's presence. We thank God for all of the people who are supporting us through volunteer efforts and donations and pray that God would deepen our relationships with him because of our obedience. We prayed that the atmosphere would be clear, discouragement would seize to exist and that the Holy spirit would rest in our presence! In JESUS' name AMEN!
Following prayer we watched this video giving us insight into the organization that we are supporting. Please watch!
We looked at the decorations we will be putting together for the event which can be found on my pintrest account at http://www.pinterest.com/AdamobyCarrissa/acts-social/
One of our final topics was the second chapter of Acts and the power that the spirit had over the people, the repentance in the people's hearts and the way they lived what we considered today to be "radical". Gathering together and supplying each others needs, having everything in common with each other, they remained in "awe" of the miracles being performed through the profits, who were ordinary people like you and me who had great faith and resisted doubt! I love the way they had sincere and glad hearts PRAISING God and ENJOYING FAVOR because of their "radical" ways the Lord added to their number daily! These truths are incredible, they are exactly the hearts of A.C.T.S community outreach group! I want us to remain in "AWE" of the FAVOR we receive from our amazing creator for being obedient in our praise and thanksgiving and give joy and love to the people of ATX in the meantime! This chapter of Acts excites me, this group excites me, the work to be done is great... but ITS EXCITES ME!
We closed in excitement and headed out to the Reach softball game and began passing out flyers and continued spreading the word! We are so excited to work with you and hope to see you at our next meeting! visit us on Facebook for frequent updates and thanks for catching up with us (:
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Love You All,
Carrissa
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