SISTAHS Embracing The Elevation

Uniting women and teens to impact their world

Embracing the Elevation 2009

"To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified."—Isaiah 61:3

 

Sometimes our hopes and dreams burn down and nothing is left but ashes of disappointment.  At such a time and such a place we are faced with the challenge: 

1.                Do I sit on the ashes and complain of all that went wrong?

2.                Do I eat the ashes and choke on remorse and bitterness?

3.                Do I move beyond the ashes to find God’s plan and purpose leading to victory?

 

Ashes stink!  Sitting in the ashes of one's disappointments is the pits!  There's nothing beautiful in ashes.  However, not only do some choose to sit in the ashes of their defeat, they are (as incredible as it is to contemplate) actually feed on the ashes.

Are you feeding on the ashes of broken promises, unrealized hopes and dreams, plans that have failed to materialize? Is there yet a “lie in my right hand?’ The lie that says in my own right hand is the strength and power to manage my life in my own way and on my own terms? Such thoughts are exactly opposite of the truth. Relief and assistance, which God offers by trusting Him, lies not in the fallacy of what is in your own right hand, but in the truth that He is at this moment holding your right hand. 

ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE, click on the Registration link!  For details, call (313) 820-1315.  

 

 

 

 The Embassy Suites Detroit-Southfield

Embassy Suites Detroit - Southfield Hotel, MI - Exterior Hotel Building One

 28100 Franklin Road * Southfield, MI 48034
(248) 350-2000

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PROCEEDS FROM THE 2009 CONFERENCE
WILL BE DONATED TO
The Salvation Army's Edwin Denby Center for Teen Girls and Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (S.A.F.E.) For Victims of Domestic Violence

The Salvation Army's Edwin Denby Center for Teen Girls

 Love, care and nurturing are basic necessities required for the proper psychological and social development of children and young adults. Unfortunately, there are many who lack this essential support. The Salvation Army works hard to help those who have been left behind. For more than 70 years, The Salvation Army Denby Center has been a refuge for children and teens in times of crisis. Denby's emergency shelter serves youths, ages 6 to 18, who must be removed from their natural homes. Denby's maternity program serves young moms, ages 13 to 21. Also, all of the local Salvation Army Corps run after-school programs for children and teens.

 

Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment for Victims of Domestic Violence

Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE) assists survivors of domestic violence through specialized training focused on gaining or building the skills needed to reenter the workforce, obtain higher paying positions and manage their finances to be free from violence and domestic abuse while becoming economically self-sufficient. 

Conference Schedule (Tentative)

Friday, August 28, 2009

6 - 7:00 PM:  Registration

 

7:15 PM:  Worship Service

Guest Speaker:  Pastor R. Janae Pitts, ~ Memphis, TN

 

10:00 PM:  Praise & Pampering Party

 

Saturday, August 29, 2009

8 - 9:00 AM:  Registration & Intercessory Prayer

9:15 AM:  Wake Up to Worship

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM:  Workshops

 

 

 

ADULT WORKSHOP SESSIONS:

 

Disabled to Stable

Confessions of an Ugly Woman

LIFE:  I Got This!  (Control Issues)

 

 

 

SISTAH TEEN WORKSHOP SESSIONS:

 

Alone, But Not Lonely

Dea. Terri Asbell

Hartford Memorial M.B.C. ~ Detroit, MI

 

It's Not What's In My J-E-A-N-S, But My G-E-N-E-S That Defines Me!

Evangelist Samantha Ajagu

Joshua Tree International and Founder, Chisome Designs ~ Detroit, MI

 

If You Really Want It You Should Have Put A Ring On It

Lady Derschaun Sharpley

Helping Individuals Succeed (H.I.S. Agency) ~ Detroit, MI

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.