ORLANDO, Fla., March 6, 2006—Six months after Katrina battered New Orleans, the daunting task of recovery continues and a group of African American college students is taking action. Using their ‘spring break’ time March 8-17, The Impact Movement, including more than 500 African Americans from college campuses and churches across the United States will converge on New Orleans to help bring healing and hope to the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
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"Man, I miss yall already!!! I personally made a decision to apply to a fellowship, as well as commit to an hour of prayer daily. I want to challenge people reading this to do the same. Can yall imagine what would happen if all the people of God prayed for at least one hour a day??? Today (1/2/09) was day 1 of that commitment and I know this year is gonna be like none other before it. I cannot wait to hear and see how people used the tools they gained at the conference to change the climate of their campus for Christ. And I can’t wait to see yall again! The mission is possible because WE act. And because we act, the mission is possible!!"
— Melisha W.
Confession Time…
For the past few months I’ve been studying the book of 1 Peter. Writing to the dispersed, persecuted church, Peter talks about the correct perspective in the midst of trials. I’ve often struggled with idolizing comfort along with the rest of the society I live in, so the concepts of suffering and submission have been a challenge for me to grasp. God gave me an opportunity to apply what I’ve been learning this winter break.
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The Atlanta ballroom was silent as Dr. Charles Gilmer, President of The Impact Movement, stood before hundreds of students, alumni, and volunteers and uttered the words, “This may be the last Impact conference.” It was December 2008, the height of a nationwide economic downturn, and Dr. Gilmer presented the harsh reality that The Impact Movement experienced a financial shortfall that threatened the very existence of the ministry. It was clear that the future of Impact depended on the financial and time investment of those who have experienced Christ through the ministry of The Impact Movement. Though the ministry still struggles financially, there was a great response by conferees that committed a few thousand dollars of monthly support to Impact! However, as the months of 2009 progressed, it was evident that The Impact Movement was in dire need of people in order to see each community of each community of African descent fulfill its destiny as a reflection of Christ.
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We are delighted and humbled by the opportunity to bring the 11th national conference of The Impact Movement to the Crescent City of New Orleans. Some 500 of us spent time there in 2006 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the largest group of African Americans to do so at that time. The time invested there had meaning for us and for the city of New Orleans. How fitting it is that we would return 5 years later.
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It was one of those only-in-my-dreams outcomes. 34 countries and all 50 states added up to nearly 10,000 unique views of the live web broadcast of Impact ‘10. These virtual attendees were in addition to the 1000+ who had gathered in at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Atlanta. Those 1000 young, motivated, Black folk assembled to hear Bible teaching and to gain insight on how they could more effectively take the truth of Jesus Christ to their high school/college campus, local community, and the world. They were joined via the web by more than 10 times their number from December 27th -31st.
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Impact ’10 Conference
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