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May 2015 Monthly Letter
Dear Reconcilers, The call to action that ORM received after Director Curtis May’s meeting October 6, 2014 with St. Louis’s North County Police Chiefs and their Command staff was the need for more community involvement in reconciliation. Evangelist Vivian Dudley, director of One Church Outreach Ministry, invited Curtis back to help achieve One Church’s primary…
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Dear Reconcilers, We just completed another successful Connecting and Bonding Conference weekend for Ministers’ Wives. It was put on by my wife, Jannice. God blessed us with good weather safe travels, and fantastic messages to take back home. The feedback was very uplifting and positive. By the way, I was one of the blessed listeners…
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Dear Reconciler Family, I had a wonderful Black History Month Celebration! It’s been great reviewing some of the magnificent contributions that African Americans have made, and continue to make in this country. Something that is often overlooked or neglected in school books, films and other media. It’s always astounding to me to review these many…
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Dear Team of Reconcilers through Jesus, On January 9th my wife Jannice and I saw the movie “Selma.” I grew up in Greensboro, Alabama, just 50 miles from Selma. On a visit from our home in New York to Greensboro, Alabama, my cousin, a former teacher, drove my wife and me to Selma and across…
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Dear Reconcilers in Christ, Thank you for your kind support and prayers throughout this past year! Jesus has lead us in this Ministry and taken us many places with His message of Reconciliation! Through His help, we have ministered to people throughout the United States, Canada, England, Northern and Southern Ireland, Scotland, Africa and beyond.…
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Dear Reconciler Family, Last month I had the opportunity to go to Houston, Texas for a few days, to visit the Center for the Healing of Racism and join them in some of their training sessions on racism. Co-Executive Director Cherry Steinwender and her husband, Seigfried (along with their lovely dog Toeko), welcomed me and…
Read MoreNovember 2014 Montly Letter
Thank you for your prayers about the ORM Chapter Leaders’ Conference in Cincinnati on October 3-5. It was a great success.Following the conference I was asked to speak to a group of police chiefs in Florissant, Missouri in the aftermath of the Ferguson crisis. Below is a summary by St. Louis Pastor Karl Reinagel. Dear…
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Dear Reconciler Family, This letter is dedicated to John Joseph Connors, who died on September 10, 2014 after a 4-month bout with pancreatic cancer. He and family lived in Boston, Massachusetts. He was of one of the Ministry of Reconciliation’s staunchest supporters since its inception some 18 years ago. John also served on the ORM…
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Dear Family of Reconcilers, I was struck by the message from Our Daily Bread devotional on August 16th. The title is “Walking Billboards.” The passage was 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. It’s the story of Pete Peterson’s experience in the Vietnam War being shot down in 1966 and taken as prisoner. I quote: “Over 30 years later…
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Greetings Reconcilers in Christ, July turned out to be a very busy month. Jannice and I celebrated our biennial Williams-McCollough Family Reunion in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 82 in attendance from several states. Not only did we enjoy food, fun and fellowship but also praise and worship on Sunday at Light of the World Church.…
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