Callie Fold, who coordinated and initiated our 1st prayer walk, has an inspirational message to share with us:

I believe that God is calling His people to bring His kingdom to this world through prayer. In 2 Chronicles 7:14 God says "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven and I will forgive their sin and I will heal their land." Our "land" needs healing along with our country, our city and the women in this ministry. God PROMISES that when we are faithful to humble ourselves and pray and seek his face, then he will bring healing to our country, to Franklin, and to the women involved in Against the Grain. May our belief in this promise bring us to our knees in prayer.
BELIEVE: Our faith in God and belief that he will hear and answer matters when we pray. Scripture says in James 1 that if we ask but do not believe then we should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. There is just something about God's people believing that ushers in the kingdom of God. Hebrews 11 says that "Faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see. As we pray, God is calling us to look beyond results, circumstances and emotions. Then believe for things that are being accomplished through prayer that we cannot always see, feel or touch.
BLEED: Intercessory prayer involves letting down our protective walls and defenses and being willing to feel the pain and hardship of those around us. Before Jesus prayed to the Father for Lazarus to be raised from the dead in John 11, he wept with Mary. The scripture says in verse 33 that Jesus was "deeply moved in spirit and troubled" when he saw Mary weeping over the death of her brother. Jesus shows us that to intercede for another person first involves feeling their pain and heartache and even weeping with them. From that place of experiencing their pain we can intercede with power on their behalf.
BOW: Prayer must always start form a posture of humility. We, as the people of God, must be bowed down acknowledging our own inability and inadequacy to accomplish anything of value outside of the Father. God calls his people to action in a specific order in the verse from 2 Chronicles that was quoted above. In this verse, the first thing God asks of us is that we would humble ourselves before we pray and seek his face. As we bow our hearts to him, we can enter into a time of prayer that acknowledges that God is sovereign all-powerful and all-knowing.

*Booth Design AND Decorating -
*Serving Chili in our STYLIN'booth
*Set-up and Tear-Down - Set-up begins at 9am and tear-down is when we run out of chili OR 3pm

Awards will be given for Best Chili, Best Booth Design, Team Spirit, and The People's Choice (AtG won The People's Choice last year!)

New this year is the "Team Spirit" award. This award is presented to the team that pre-sells the most tickets, which are $5. If you buy your tickets early, you get a free bottle of water at the cook-off....you may need it to cool-off after eating all the chili!

Christmas Shoppe 

Guess what is exciting to my children at Christmas time...getting to pick out Christmas presents for Mom! WHO makes this possible? YOU, with your *donations* and volunteering efforts to help the kids shop and wrap their precious, thoughtfully-chosen gifts.


WHEN:    Thursday, December 9th, 4pm-9pm

 
How can I help? We will need volunteer involvement during all stages of opening the AtG Training Home. During this initial stage, you can help in the following ways:

1. Prayer support: please ask God to open the doors for property to be donated or for us to either lease/purchase or purchase the property He desires us to have. Ask for protection and encouragement to surround the families already in crisis.
2. Financial support: obviously this will not happen without extra financial support. We are seeking grants, in-kind donations and all levels of sponsorship that will go directly toward opening the AtG Training Home.
3. Steering Committee Nominations: We are forming a steering team of people committed to making this home a reality. If you would like to be considered for this position, or would like to refer us to someone, please email carmen@atghope.org for more details.