INSIDE:

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK:  "Back to Basics!"

PROJECT:   "U-TURN MINISTRIES" 

HEALTH CORNER:   "A Good Night's Sleep!" (stay tuned for update: "The Healing Power of WATER"

SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT:  "The Book of Ephesians"

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER:  "The Power of Vision..."

Upcoming Events:
REARING THE BREACH
NOW SUMMIT 2014
JUNE 26-29TH

FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK

Dear Friends; 

It's Summer again, and like many of you I am taking time to enjoy my family, and take care of my body. I like to call this issue the "Back to Basics Summer." In Health Corner I address the issue of proper rest. A powerful tool for good health. If you have worked hard all year, and even if you have not -- you deserve and need to take time to restore your energies and enjoy yourself. The Bible says a merry heart is like good medicine. So, after a good night's sleep it's about stimulating those endorphins in your brain. Exercise, walk, dance, play, create, sing, paint, write, wiggle your toes in the sand. Like the Nike commercial says -- "Just Do It!" LIVE the abundant marvelous life God has given to you. While you spend some time reconnecting with family and friends and the things you love to do most.

On that note, DEC now host CAFE' D, a safe place for young people to hang at night. Each month (the fourth or fifth Saturday), we offer a fun night of food, healthy drinks, prizes, a DJ, entertainment, special guest, vendors, open mic -- and more! Just for the fun and relaxation of it. Because we believe that God is concerned about the whole man, mind, spirit and body. You can RSVP via facebook, or just show up at the Shanley Street entrance of the Alee P. Nichol Community Cultural Arts Center (APNCCAC). Doors open at 8 pm, and the show starts promptly at nine. Giving you enough time to have a bite, make new friends, or just relax prior to the show.

Well, my Bible tells me a word to the wise is sufficient. Have to get back to my own leisure time! I hope you accept this Pastor's advice and enjoy your summer. If you happen to be in the New York metropolitan area during your travels, please plan to stop by and visit us. We are just a train and short bus ride away from Penn Station. Worship times are listed via the link above.

Shalom! Apostle Nichol

HEALTH CORNER

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 ~ Matthew 11:28

Did you know the word "Sleep" is mentioned 107 in the Bible? Sleep is so essential to life, that laboratory animals deprived of sleep die. And humans don't seem to be immune to the life-threatening effects of sleeplessness either...

SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT

The Book of Ephesians...

MY BROTHER'S KEEPER

Proverb 29:18
Where there is no vision the people perish …

Definition of perish: To die or be destroyed through violence; to suffer destruction or ruined : to cease to exist; to suffer spiritual death...