Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 2819 OCTOBER 2016 BODY OF CHRIST NEWS FailureToVote Crippling Our Communities It is hard to believe people do not vote in today’s culture of police violence against black males (i.e. Tulsa and Charlotte) with no accountability. It is only October and according to sources like the Guardian, police have already killed at least 790 people; many who were unarmed, mentally ill, and people of color. Black’s and Native Americans are the two groups being killed at the highest rates; 194 African Americans have been killed this year alone (The Guardian, 2016). Don’t get me wrong, there has always been a high number of police shoot- ings, but the community never saw damning videos, photos, and news reports that highlight officer violence on a daily basis especially against black men with the officer receiving minor to no reprimanding. Therefore, it would seem that these incidents would lead to increased par- ticipation in the voting system, because movements like Black Lives Matter have successfully demonstrated against the deaths of numerous African Americans by police actions or while in police custody, including those of Jonathan Ferrell, John Crawford, Ezell Ford, Laquan McDonald, Akai Gurley, Tamir Rice, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Samuel DuBose, Alton Sterling, Philando Castiles, and more. As constituents, we have the ability to reward our elected officials by vot- ing them back into office. Conversely, we have the ability to vote them out of office, if they do not make decisions which positively impact our communi- ties. Voters have considerable power to influence legislation on a local (City Council), state (Colorado State Legislators) and the federal level (Congress and the U.S. Senate) espe- cially when we have a firm, cohesive preference on an issue. When we are divided or don’t care, political lead- ers are less likely to take our prefer- ences into consideration when voting. Standing together on November 8th, we can create public will to develop sustainable change in our communi- ties to move issues to points of refer- ence for our voting, purchasing and decision-making preferences. To learn more about voting in Colorado, ballot issues and candidates visit govotecolorado.org and vote-co. org. Plan to attend the Colorado Black Roundtable (CBRT) Black Community Get Out the Vote (GOTV) weekend, October 14th – October 16th at Holiday Inn Denver East located at 3333 Quebec St, Denver, CO 80207. For specific details contact John Bailey via email at cbrt2014@gmail.com. Chares & Nakita Tie The knot Charles and Nakita met through their home church, The Potters House of Denver. In August 2013, the church sponsored a trip to Mega Fest in Dallas, Texas . Coincidently both Charles and Nakita ended up being on the same bus and from then on they became good friends and eventually started dating. Charles proposed to Nakita on June 6th, 2015 in downtown Denver after a carriage ride through downtown Denver, Nakita said yes, and the couple was joined in marriage on July 9th, 2016 at The Potters House of Denver. Then celebrating their union in Punta Cana Dominican Republic! HOLA!!! These two were destined to be together; Mark 10:9 “Therefore what God has joined together, let no man separate.” Horace Smith & Cheryl Jones Get Married Destiny caused our paths to cross and purpose has kept us together. In June of 2014 our paths crossed at the Potters House of Denver in a Wednesday night bible study. Over the years we've become friends and with many challenges grown and remained faithful to God. Walking by faith, doing it Gods way, in Gods timing, on September 3, 2016 we both married our purpose. God is faithful and true to the promises he makes to us. Never stop trusting God he's faithful. By Maya Wheeler VOTING I conclude: I woke up this morning - Saw a world full of trouble, now Thought, how’d we ever get so far down? - How’s it ever gonna turn around? – So, I turned my eyes to Heaven I thought, “God, why don’t You do something?” Well, I just couldn’t bear the thought of People living in poverty - Children sold into slavery - The thought dis- gusted me. So, I shook my fist at Heaven. Said, “God, why don’t You do something?” He said, “I did, I created you.” If not us, then who - If not me and you Right now, it’s time for us to do something - If not now, then when Will we see an end to all this pain? - It’s not enough to do nothing IT’S TIME FOR US TO DO SOMETHING … - Song by Matthew West “We are the ones we have been wait- ing for” – The Elders Oraibi - repeated by Barack Obama “We Are the Ones God is Waiting for” – Theme given to Christ’s Church Apostolic, Inc. by the Lord in 2012. QUESTION: Who Can Heal America? ANSWER: JEHOVAH-RAPHA - The Lord That Heals. And does it through His “Body,” the Church! In “HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE” IT'S TIME ... from page 13 No More ~ will we edge G-d out of our situation and circumstances No More ~ will we allow evil to infil- trate the plans G-d has for me No More ~ will we stand idly by and watch our babies be slaughtered like sheep No More ~ will we judge that which we don’t understand No More ~ will we allow the church to remain silent on issues such as domestic violence No More ~ will we allow the degrada- tion of our people through hate, rac- ism, sexism, phobia, and ignorance No More ~ will we be of the world but will be transformed by the renewing of our minds No More ~ will we turn a blind eye to hate and violence for it takes a village to combat these pandemics and epi- demics plaguing us in insurmountable numbers No More ~ will we love others more than we love ourselves No More ~ will we allow power of the world to kill and destroy No More senseless murders No More self-hate No More silence No More judgment No More abuse No More domestic violence! No More! *** (*** Additional moments that could not be captured in writing) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE To learn how to help someone in an abusive relationship or to get help for yourself, call The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit domesticshelters.org, the largest searchable directory of domestic violence service providers in the United States. For teens and youth, call 1-866-331- 9474 or text “loveis” to 22522 or live chat at www.loveisrespect.org. NOMORE.ORG Together we can end domestic vio- lence! NO MORE ... from pg 14 Maya Wheeler