Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Manchester KY, was a hopeless city UNTIL: May 2,
2004, when 63 churches and 3,500 people united together as community
catalysts to march against drugs. Like troops advancing upon a city,
these civic pilgrims for progress joined together under the direction of
church leaders who publicly repented before GOD for their l...ack of civic
involvement. Suddenly, a pulse could be felt; hope had been
resuscitated. Many fe

Not only are students now being drug tested in school, Bible elective courses are also being offered in high school. Meanwhile, Clay County was chosen as having the model-reading program for children in the state in 2008, significant for a region traditionally plagued with high illiteracy rates.

    • Manchester KY, a hopeless city UNTIL: May 2, 2004, when 63 churches and 3,500 people united together as community catalysts to march against drugs. Like troops advancing upon a city, these civic pilgrims for progress joined together under ...the direction of church leaders who publicly repented before GOD for their lack of civic involvement. Suddenly, a pulse could be felt; hope had been resuscitated. Many felt this climactic prayer event helped break the vice-like grip of drug addiction that had tormented daily life. This could happen in Chicago if we have unity. Do we have the courage to confess our disunity?

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