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In Our 25th Year Issue No. 1960
October 2008 Associate Consultants
Serving the Triad
WHY I BELIEVE
IM MIRACLES
By John Raye
One of my greatest heroes is the
world’s most famous political prisoner-
turned president, Nelson Mandela. At
90, this renowned freedom fighter
spent nearly a third of his life, 27
years, locked up in a South African
prison. In addition, he spent another
15 years running and hiding from the
law he was fighting.
What manner of man would take on
such a task—the overthrow of an ille
gitimate government that once put a
million dollar price tag on his head,
dead or alive?
And how did he manage to stay
sane for 27 years? What kept him
from losing his mind? And just how
did he go to prison as a lowly inmate only to emerge decades later as the
President of the country and of a government that once tried mightily to kill
him?
The incredible journey of Nelson Mandela, from prisoner to president,
should remind all of us of the awesome power of God who is still in the mira
cle-making business.
The same can be said of Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama as they
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GOD IS STILL WORKING
MIRACLES PLAY COMING TO
WINSTON-SALEM STATE INIVERSITY
John Raye
Arnold “AT” Tyler, Roy Williams,
Audrey J. Williams
By John Raye
If you believe in miracles but have never
seen or experienced any, then an abun
dance of “real-life miracies” will be on dis
play at Winton-Salem State University,
7pm, Saturday, November 1, 2008, it was
PREPARING FOR
POST-ELECTION
CHANGE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC-Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods
(NBN) will hold its fall installment of The Neighborhood Institute
for Community Leadership (NICL) beginning Wednesday
November 5th- November 8th. The Neighborhood Institute,
which wiil take piace at the Goler Family Enrichment Center, wili
be geared specifically at continuing post election organizing
efforts in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County.
The purpose of the conference wili be to train and prepare
new community organizers for the ongoing work of being active
change agents in community. The NICL conference is a bian
nual event designed to inform community leaders, neighbor
hood groups, community development representatives and
small non-profits of the techniques of organizing, mobilizing
communities, and creating positive change.
This year's fall Institute will feature three continuous days of
training devoted to community organizing, community asset
mapping, and conflict resolution, among other sessions. The
formal theme for the fall institute is: “From Mobilize to Organize:
Building Positive Change in Your Community."
Ms. Deena Hayes of Greensboro, NC
"The idea is to shift communities from a mobilizing mentality
that occurs during an election year to preparation for long term
change," said Dee Washington, Program officer for NBN and
coordinator of the conference. "The most important realization
for anyone this election year should be that, after the ballots are
cast, their continued involvement will be needed in order to
maintain and galvanize the work in our communities."
The community organizing sessions will be offered in both
English and Spanish.
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announced today.
You can see and experience a number
of real life miracles when the award-win
ning gospel musical play, “Is God Still
Working Miracles” hits the stage at the KR
Williams Auditorium at WSSU, this first
Saturday in November.
Written by popular playwright, Eugene
Beverly, the play is a fast-paced, action-
based and spirit-filled musical that exam
ines and celebrates the miracle-making,
redemptive powers of the Floly Spirit.
Directed by Donald Gray, “Miracles” is a
rousing, soul-stirring gospel musical that
will lift you right up out of your seats,
according to Roy and Jean Williams, one of
the play's three producers.
“When you come and see this play, you
will actually feel the kind of power, glory and
insight that can only come from having had
a real-life miracle experience”, Williams
said.
“Everybody will be able to relate to the
events depicted in this play because in the
world today lots of people are in need of a
miracle. I know because there was a time
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Christian Organization
Calls Sarah Palin a
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Irresponsible
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