For Sisters Only 4-21-12

For Sisters Only Gathering for April 21, 2012. 
Today was a beautiful day!  Sun is shining, weather is sweet.  A perfect day for holding our For Sisters Only gathering. 

So today we were in the J. Alfred Smith Fellowship Hall, a smaller, more intimate room, rather than the large gymnasium. Another gathering was taking place there. We had a few new ministering faces  as Dr. Eunice Shaw joined us today and preached a motivating sermon of self help and self esteem to our Sisters.  She talked about making decisions to do better in life, in spite of hardships.  It's not always easy but it is necessary.  The pain of staying stuck in a bad lifestyle is much more strident than the pain necessary to get moving toward self improvement.  What's so beautiful is that once we make the decision to move forward, God will make ways out of no way.  Things will shift in your favor once you have the faith to start the shifting.  We are co-creators with God, and our imput is important.

So the food was set up, and again we had the favorites of fried and baked chicken, sweet potato salad, greens and soft drinks.  We also had home made chow mein as well.  It was quite delicious!  In addition we had our free clothing give away as usual and our friends who do the fantastic manicures for the ladies. 

Last month we had a small number of ladies, but this month we probably had about 25 to 30 ladies.  More and more they are starting to trust and have faith that they are loved.  I personally spoke with one sister who was surprised that she hadn't heard about our For Sisters Only.  She said there was a point when she really could have used our services, so I told her to make sure to come back next month and bring her friends as well. She said she would.

I was so happy to have my friend of 35 years join the Streets Disciples.  The ministry is growing and let us continue to hold it in prayer, that we can reach more and more ladies in need.