Archive for April, 2008
Big News!
We have been working with the Village of South Holland over the last several months to see about obtaining a new building that the Village owns. Just this week we received word that they have decided to accept our offer! We were out bid yet God made it possible!! This Sunday we will make the […]
Chicago Violence
CHICAGO — An outburst of gunfire rattled the city during the weekend, with at least nine people killed in 36 separate acts of violence.
The shootings were reported from Friday until Monday morning, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Monday. They included gang shootings, drive-by attacks, and even one case in which someone used an AK-47 to […]
We Need God!
As I sit here reading the Word of God this morning I was overcome with a sense of our desperate situation that we are all in. Violence all around us is on the increase and people are turning away from God trying to find answers to this life on their own. Proverbs 1:32 “For simpletons […]
Here we go!
I am really excited about this period of consecration as I feel that this is going to be big! Who knows what miracles we will hear about or what we might see as we totally give ourselves to seeking God with our whole heart our whole mind and our whole body! Get ready ROCC family […]
Fun Week
What a blast we have had this week. Monday we went on a church trip to see the White Sox and we had such a great time! I don’t think I have laughed so hard and for so long as I did that night. Then tonight I played a little basketball (well actually I just […]
Busy Weekend
It is Monday once again and again I am exhausted as we had a very busy weekend. The week ended with some dicouraging news yet after spending much time in I do believe that God is working all things out for our good. Saturday, we went to the Short wedding and it was […]
Wedding
Today we attended the wedding for Jordan and Catherine Short. Jordan is the oldest son of Pastor Dave and Valerie Short. The Short family have been a tremendous blessing to Camille from her days at University of Illinois to the present. There tremendous love for the Lord was evident the first time I met them […]
Riverdale News
Woman, girl wounded in Riverdale
April 11, 2008STNG News ServicePolice are looking for a man who broke into a home in Riverdale and shot a woman and a girl while they slept.
Police were called about 11 p.m. Wednesday to a report of two people shot at a house in the 500 block of West 136th Street. […]
Pray
I have been on the phone with various community leaders nearly all afternoon. Earlier today I was informed about two shootings in the Pacesetter community in Riverdale. One shooting took place Sunday evening and another yesterday. We have to pray and seek God on behalf of this struggling community if we are […]
Chicago Hope Academy
Today I had an incredible opportunity to speak to the students at Chicago Hope Academy. This is really an incredible school situated on the near west side of Chicago. The students were so energetic during their chapel worship time that it made for a great time. It is always wonderful to be […]