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have a broad range of experience from brand identity, marketing materials, magazine and book publishing, CD and new product packaging, writing, websites and email communications. Here is a link to my online portfolio: http://issuu.com/r3communications/docs/rjackson_portfoliosm2.

I am a business-minded communications professional. I have experience collaborating with other creatives, clients and team members to incorporate the best photography, illustrations and typography for the project. My publishing tenure taught me the importance of project management and meeting deadlines. I also have web production experience: creating e-mail newsletters and front-end web design.

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® Redesigned the Healthy Lifestyle Publications, a local tabloid size newspaper with three markets. http://issuu.com/r3communications/docs/jan-feb-north-2012 http://issuu.com/r3communications/docs/sep-oct-2001-south/1. ® Designed an 80-page portfolio for an architect/urban planner. http://www.issuu.com/r3communications/docs/aprilsportfolio_review_sm2/1 ® Designed and managed production for New Partner announcement for the legal firm, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP. ® Designed a marketing campaign for a local orthopedic surgeon, which included a brochure, poster and tent card in Spanish and English. http://issuu.com/r3communications/docs/englishbrochure_web; http://issuu.com/r3communications/docs/orthopaedic_posters. ® Designed PowerPoint presentations for a client in the Clean Energy sector. (I can send samples of these.) ® Links to writing: http://issuu.com/r3communications/docs/rhondajacksonwriting/1 In addition to design, I am also a wordsmith and good at writing and proofreading. I have 16 years of experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) and 20 years of experience with Microsoft Office.

I can be reached at 312-479-4451. I look forward to speaking with you and supporting your firm.

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Singles Pleasing the Lord Annual Newsletter

Message from Pastor Julius

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tered when it comes to men? Before you respond too quickly,“Yes” listen 2 Corinthians 13:5. It says, “Examine yourselves as Singles: Say Toto Love OVE HAS SO MANY dimensions. However, there is a to whether you are1,in3 the faith…” _________________________

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by King Herod to ___________________________ 4 needs and their desire for a man. a loveless existence.

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Outreach and Lifehow – The maythe notSingle be wrong, a womanexpress Peter love for other by is through waseach guarded four squads ofIn other words, as a single person, Opportunity to “Get Myself ” responds toOut that of desire demonstrates sex. Thissoldiers shouldn’t be four so. men in each squad. with you don’t need an outlet for sexual ___________________________ who truly is Lord over her5 life.

Nevertheless, was exfreed from The fact is that lovePeter isn’t just expression, you need more of God. Matthew 6:33 tells us to seek perienced through marriage or sex.

Paul is instructing singles to “rest We Love Our first Volunteers the kingdom of God and HisThere is such a thing as “expressing sexual in the above just The enemy has assignedtheir squads ofdesires” demonic soldiers, righteousness and then all6 the other ___________________________ love beyond having sex.”like Having sex passage.

The simple fact is that as a with Peter, to keep our brothers things will be given to us as well. from advancing God’s kingdom.

Women put God’s way of doParenting With A who Purpose ing things above their own way of ___________________________ 7 traumas, shame, unforgiveness, and doing things prioritize the things of prison because the church prayed for the like. The enemy has assigned God over their personal agendas. In him without ceasing. Here is an acsquads of demonic soldiers, just like Single’s Mother’s Spa Day other words, a godly woman is not count of Acts 12: 5-7: with Peter, to keep our brothers from ___________________________ just concerned about her 8man but the So Peter was kept in prison, but the advancing God’s kingdom. However, well being of all men. church was earnestly praying to God just like the church in Acts 12, Revisiting Becoming Marriage Women that are concerned about for him. The night before Herod was women of God from SPL fast and Material ___________________ advancing God’s kingdom9 view men to bring him to trial, Peter was sleep- pray earnestly for these men. We are of God differently and see their value ing between two soldiers, bound with Praying Single Women Producing as leaders.

Kingdom-minded women two chains, and sentries stood guard Powerful Single Men. We have Partner Testimonies have the revelation of at the entrance. Suddenly an angel of confidence that the same God that _______________________ 10,what 12 the devil already knows. They know that it is the Lord appeared and a light shone answered the consistent prayers of necessary that mature men of God in the cell. He struck Peter on the the church in the book of Acts will Godly Women to Beand restoration bringChoose forth healing side and woke him up. “Quick, get answers ours.

Accountable _______________ 11 to families, youth, communities, up!” he said, and the chains fell off Ladies, wesexual need desires our men for more is not the onlythe way we single person, your “rest government, nations and even thewith someone Peter’s wrists.

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In other words,Therefore, it land desolate and in ruins. Therefore, every chaindefinition off of his wrist. is imperative pray the word is. The desire to love and be when you have more that of a we heavenly women who are kingdom-mindedtrue love Many men of God today are imof mindset, God corporately andeasier consistently loved finds its ultimate fulfillment in kingdom it becomes make an intentional choice no longer prisoned to lust, debt, anger, drugs, over their lives in Jesus name. our relationship with Christ. to rest your sexual urges. to use their emotions, tongues, and alcohol, religious mindsets, childhood Designed by R3 Marketing Communications bodies to partner with the devil in continued on page 2 For a quote on your design or marketing project Contact at Rhonda@R3MarCom.com

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HAVE ALWAYS loved doing various types of community service. I first discovered my love for community service when I worked for Bank One and would see the email alerts come across for various volunteer opportunities. It would either be: painting a house, cleaning a house, mentoring a child thru Big Brothers and/or Big Sisters, serving food for the hungry, reading stories to sick children, and the list goes on. The experience I would have while serving someone less fortunate was of pure joy and fulfillment.

In all honesty, sometimes I didn’t always feel like going to volunteer once I signed up (whether it was due to bad weather or laziness); however, I wanted to be a woman of my word and commit to what I signed up to do. Once I was there, I was always glad that I would go. Volunteering my time for corporate sponsored events gave me an opportunity to help others, meet people of like minds, and mostly importantly volunteering gave me an opportunity to “get out of myself.”

As I began to volunteer in various Outreach projects, my desire for it grew. For example, during Christmas season in 1999, I had recently broken up with my boyfriend. It was my first “church boyfriend,” one who I thought I would eventually marry. It was not to be. I was hurt, angry, frustrated, embarrassed and lonely; however, I didn’t want to feel this way and I had to “get out of myself ’ and focus on something positive so that I could manage the holidays.

I volunteered at a homeless shelter on West 63rd Street in Englewood, not far from where I lived and went to high

school. As I served food, cleaned the kitchen, and talked to the residents, my woe-is-me attitude left for a while and was replaced with love, joy, peace and fulfillment. I loved bringing a smile to someone’s face; it brought me joy.

So now, let’s fast forward to 2010.

God had led me to attend Singles Pleasing the Lord’s Bible studies; I had already been attending for a couple of years. It was (and still is) truly a God-sent ministry in my life.

It impacted ALL areas of my life: sexual purity, financial stability, emotional purity, integrity in business and personal relationships, friendships, and physical health.

One Monday night in 2010, we didn’t have our regular Bible Class. There were two women doing presentations on their non-for-profits. They talked about how their non-for-profits were birthed out of purpose being discovered within them. The presentations blessed me so; I saw the hand of God all over their non-for-profits, and I was in tears.

After the presentations, we were told the Singles Pleasing the Lord Ministry (different from the Bible Study) was being birthed. My spirit leapt for joy as this definitely resonated with me.

A few weeks before the presentations, I was beginning to feel as if I needed more in my life, needed to be doing something more purposeful, needed to know what more God wanted me to do in my season of singleness. I knew it had to be more than just working a job, going and being active in church, socializing occasionally with good friends and family, and praying for a husband.

God heard my heart and responded to a prayer that I honestly had not yet prayed. Moreover, when the SPL

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Accountabilities and responsibilities have really helped me to consider that the Body of Christ is fitly joined together as a body. We have an impact, not just on our own lives, but on the lives of each other. I mention this because as an only child who, while growing up and even into my young adult years (even after accepting Christ), experienced abandonment from parents, I developed a mentality of just looking out for myself. It was not until greater maturity in Christ that I began to discover the necessity of considering others and “doing my part” on behalf of a family, the Body of Christ. We have great need of each other that helps us to stay the course of righteousness and remain on target with our path. Christ is preparing for Himself a GLORIOUS church without spot or wrinkle, and we need 10 |

to continually endeavor to do everything and anything it takes to keep our lamps “trimmed and burning” and make His name famous in the Earth.

I am most grateful for the SPL Sexual and Emotional Purity Accountability Group because it has allowed me greater opportunity to give other trusted sisters along with God an invitation to inspect my life and walk with me in the navigation process of purity, holiness, and righteousness. It is most pivotal in a believer’s personal relationship with God that virtue can be drawn from the well of our lives. That we truly progressively become the living epistles (letters) read of all men; a life lived unto God on purpose. I am endeavoring in every way to live that life and am truly grateful for FINALLY ridding my life by faith and grace of the “little foxes” of generational sinful patterns and practices that kept me bound for so many years. I decree that I will never be bound again….I have my liberty and I AM FINALLY FREE!!! Thank you Jesus, God the Father, Holy Spirit, and SPL for your continual support of me living an upgraded life of sexual and emotional purity. I AM EXCITED FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE AND WHAT HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO!!

(Cicely Wilson)

SINGLES PLEASING THE LORD HELPED ME GET MY FINANCES TOGETHER!!! MY FINANCES ARE READY FOR MARRIAGE!!!!

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didn’t know what I was in for when I signed up for the secondyear Financial Accountability class.

This class was quite different from

the first-year class. It tested how committed I was and am to my financial success: Would I really continue to account for expenses on a monthly basis, at the very least?

Would I create my spending plan for each month a month in advance?

Would I follow my spending plan?

Would I do the work and shop around for the best prices for insurance and other needs?

With prayer, accountability, and a desire to be a good steward over my finances, I can answer “yes” to these questions. I can also say that I accomplished my goals: I increased my giving to ministry efforts.

I resolved my issues with the IRS. I paid off $8,000 in credit card debt.

The song “Grown Woman” is HE HOOK FROM Beyoncé’s song described by some as empowering.

“Grown Woman” is: Moreover, there was a time in my life when I would have been chanting, “I’m a grown woman, I can do whatI’m a grown woman, ever I want” when asked, for example:

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I can do whatever I want, I’m a grown woman,

Should you be having sex outside of marriage?

I can be bad if I want,

When do you plan to forgive?

I can do whatever I want, I can do wrong if I want, I can live fast if I want,

I can go slow all night long, I’m a grown woman,

I can do whatever I want.

I have saved several hundred dollars towards my parents’ anniversary trip in 2014.

I have a savings that is nearly the equivalent of two months of salary.

I sought out and secured car insurance that is less than half the amount I was paying per month.

Also, with the one-on-one help from Tara, I’ve learned to plan to wisely use every third check that I received in a month. She has also taught me to be serious about requesting reimbursements due me from my employer; every penny counts! These reimbursements helped me to reach my financial goals.

Achieving the goals I set at the beginning of this class was not easy; I had to say “no” to many things like buying clothes, shoes, jewelry and all the fashions in which I wanted to indulge; I’ve been doing my hair for two years so that I can accomplish continued on page 12

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To sum things up, Outreach thru Singles Pleasing the Lord (which is now called Savings People’s Lives) has given me fulfillment. It has given me the opportunity to “get out of myself,” to help raise funds for Tsunami victims, to partner with the group, By the Hand Club, in order to give book bags to less fortunate children, to go on my first Mission trip to Nigeria in 2012 in order to serve in a medical clinic, and to bring more awareness about sex trafficking in Chicagoland area and surrounding suburbs. This outreach has truly impacted my life. It helps me to keep the focus off of myself and place my focus on advancing God’s Kingdom, and in return, God has used me to impact other people’s lives, to impact single parents, to help impoverished children, to encourage women who may secretly be involved in sex trafficking (or to encourage women who know someone who is being sex trafficked) to get help. I’ve certainly learned that God can truly do greater things in us when we allow Him to use us to address the needs of others.

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Godly Women Choose to Be Accountable aving been in the Women’s Accountability group for approximately two years now, I can truly say that having a team of sisters, support, and leadership to walk successfully in life as a Kingdom-single in the area of purity is VITAL!! Three years ago, having accountability to other people in the area of purpose was not a big part of my life. I say “in the area of purpose” because I had a measure of accountability in my life, but this accountability was more-so based on whether or not I desired to open up and share information with others of my own volition, as opposed to me having to “report” or “check-in.”

Now with having implemented such behavior as a Purity Plan, checking in, private talks with my leader, and fellowship/conversation with my sisters, I am Godly pleased to say that I have practiced celibacy for 2 years as of January 2014. Moreover, I couldn’t be more thrilled about it!!

Outreach Ministry came about, I knew it was God’s plan for me to be involved. The cards came around inquiring whether or not we wanted to fill them out in order to find out more about SPL’s Outreach program. I was so excited and wanted to be involved even if it was just to be involved in their intercessory prayer efforts for the upcoming projects. Now I had always loved to give of myself and my time through various Outreach events in the name of a corporation and of my own initiative, but the opportunity to do it in Jesus’ name was what my spirit-man needed for true fulfillment.

My Girls Are My: Prayer Partners Accountability Group Support System Friends

Why are you letting your boyfriend spend the night?

How empowered I felt the moment I silenced anyone calling into question my decision to have sex outside of marriage, allow my boyfriend to spend the night, or harbor unforgiveness in my heart. Yes, in the flesh I was growing more powerful while, at the same time, becoming spiritually weak. Every time I declared that I was grown, I was showing how proud I had become, as well as asserting my self-dependence as opposed to God-dependence.

However, as the consequences of my sin began to manifest in my life, after years of living in blatant disobedience to God’s standards, I cried out to God in repentance, received His forgiveness, and made a commitment to live sexually pure until marriage.

Nevertheless, this was a commitment I discovered that I could not walk out without making myself accountable to other like-minded sisters in Christ.

Webster defines accountable as required to explain actions or decisions to someone. Yes, accountable: the Grown Woman had decided that she would explain her actions to others.

As a result, 17 1/2 years later, I am sexually pure and free of unforgiveness to the Glory of God. A decision to participate in an

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By Kena Noland accountability group does not come easy. In fact it requires that we first humble ourselves by acknowledging our sinfulness and dependence on God. The Bible says in James 4:6 God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Proud people, through an act of their will, resist the truth of God. However, humility positions us to receive the grace of God. Now that is empowering.

Yes, in the flesh I was growing more powerful while, at the same time, becoming spiritually weak In 2009 SPL launched the Women’s Sexual and Emotional Purity Accountability Group. Our definition of accountability is the process of holding single women to God’s standard of sexual and emotional purity. This is a process requiring transparency, honesty, and integrity from all participants. As women openly share some of the most intimate details of their lives, the leader and other participants lovingly hold them accountable to God’s standards.

Through their submission to the process, numerous women have been delivered from sexual immorality and/or healed of emotional trauma.

The results of these actions are spiritual growth, increased intimacy with God, and purposeful living. So rather than declaring, I’m a grown woman,” declare “I’m an accountable woman.” |11

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hese ladies were selected as the recipients of the 2014 Singles Pleasing The Lord Single Mom Lunch and Spa Package. They dined at Ditka’s for lunch and then received a manicure, pedicure, and Swedish massage at Mario Tricoci.

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Revisiting Becoming Marriage Material

S MANY OF YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS AGO I wrote a book entitled Becoming Marriage Material. Moreover, as I pondered what this newsletter article should be about, I felt led to revisit the subject of becoming marriage material.

One of the things I have frequently observed as a director of a singles ministry for over 12 years now is the desire single men and women exhibit in regards to wanting a marriage. This desire ranges from: “I can take it or leave it,” to the other extreme, “if I don’t get married soon I think I will die.” Most single adults find themselves somewhere in the middle of that range with the mindset, I want to be married sooner than later, and I intend to do what it takes to make that desire become a manifested reality in my life.

Through personal experience and through observing single adults navigate victoriously through their season of singleness into experiencing successful marriages, the key to becoming marriage material is NOT to focus on getting married, but rather to focus on living each day of your life in the center of God’s will.

God’s will, according to the Word of God, encompasses all of God’s plan for your life -- including marriage. God’s will carries with it God’s knowledge of His plan and also His immutable character which includes a total commitment to your success.

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God’s will includes God’s insight into the gigantic picture of your life and not just the marriage portion. He knows your personality, your temperament, your purpose, your strengths, and your weaknesses. God knows when your character will be ready for marriage, when your purpose will be ready for marriage, and He also knows the person that He has selected to complement the plan He has for your life.

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interact with unpleasant people that develop your ability to forgive and demonstrate unconditional love. He sends you experiences that will be essential for you to have in order to have a successful marriage.

Many single adults believe the only reason why they are not married right now is because they cannot find the right person. I believe the number one reason most single adults are not married right now is because they, themselves, are not ready.

The Word of God says God has They are focusing on getting marworked this plan out to the ultimate ried and not on God’s will for their detail, even writing it in a book on a life. Remember marriage is about day by day basis: “Your eyes saw my more than companionship and sex. unformed substance, and in Your book Marriage is about God’s destiny for all the days [of my life] were written your life. Your marriage has a unique before ever they took shape, when as God-given destiny and it requires you yet there was none of them.” (Psalms to become marriage material. In or139:16) der to become marriage material you Focusing on God’s will for your life must become will-of-God focused. allows you to experience God’s prepTake a look at some couples where aration-process for marriage. When either the husband or the wife or God is preparing you for marriage, He in some cases both participated in doesn’t usually send you dates and inSingles Pleasing the Lord. They vitations to sign up for internet dating. focused on God’s will for their life.

God sends you to financial workshops While doing this, they discovered that allow you to get your financial one another and now they are sucportfolio together. He sends you tests cessfully married. that allow you to

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HE YEAR 2013 WAS A year full of excitement about what the Lord would do in the lives of our SPL volunteers. God moved mightily! We had thirty-three volunteers who served on the Ministry of Helps team as: ushers, audio engineers, greeters, armor bearers, security, conference managers, outreach leaders and staff, grant writers, accountability leaders, out-of-town personnel, prayer warriors, advisory board members, worship leaders, and administrative staff. We recognize and appreciate each volunteer for their service and commitment.

Our volunteers:

Give of their time, talents, skills, gifts and abilities for the benefit of accomplishing the mission and vision of SPL.

Sacrifice for the benefit of seeing God’s kingdom advanced and God glorified.

Give of their resources to benefit others through sacrificial giving, love offerings, and financial partnership with SPL. 2013 VolunTeer reCogniTion awards:

Singles Pleasing the Lord is happy to recognize: Adrienne Booker as “Longest Volunteer;” Ketsia Colinet for “Outstanding Leadership;” & Ted Wallace as “Most Dedicated Volunteer.”

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oreover, in 2013, each Ministry of Helps team member stretched themselves across different areas in SPL in order to serve single adults from all across the United States. Our volunteers have grown in their ability to have undistracted, undivided devotion to God through their ministry assignments. Each has personally witnessed God’s faithfulness, power, and ability to perform miracles in the areas where they have served. They have also grown in their ability to love like Christ and serve others with genuine faithfulness, and for this we are grateful.

The benefits of serving as an SPL Volunteer include: free access to audio ministry on CD when you serve, a regular prayer covering from Pastors Julius & Debbie Adebayo, access to special training and ministry events for Ministry of Helps team members, accountability for living a lifestyle of sexual and emotional purity, and the opportunity to develop non-romantic friendships with other single adults for the purpose of advancing the kingdom of God. 6|

Tamekia Swint, SPL Volunteer Coordinator

Are you wondering about the purpose for your life and season of singleness? The Ministry of Helps presents a unique opportunity for our volunteers. It gives singles an opportunity to discover their kingdom gifts, talents, and abilities. Moreover, as they serve, God is able to unfold to them all that they are able to do.

In other words, as He unfolds our gifts and talents, He can navigate us towards our purpose. God has given each of us a distinct calling and when our gifts lay dormant, we stifle God’s ability to move us toward our destiny and our call. Becoming a volunteer indicates that you are ready to serve and be used by God so that He can accomplish His will in your life.

God promises us an inheritance as we commit and serve Him by serving others. Colossians 3: 23-24 states “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward.

You are serving the Lord Christ.”

Let us rejoice together as we serve SPL for the glory of our Lord!

If anyone is interested in volunteering at Singles Pleasing The Lord, please contact us at: info@singlespleasingthelord.com or call (630) 513-0038.

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AY HE GRANT YOU according to your heart’s desire and fulfill all your plans. We will shout in triumph at your salvation and victory, and in the name of our God, we will set up our banners.

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving strength on his right hand.

Some trust in and boast of chariots and some of horses, but we will trust in and boast of the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:4-7). While I was in prayer about my oldest son, who was having a lot of problems at school in September of 2009, this

was the scripture to which God led me. I was on my knees: broken, distraught, and didn’t know what I was going to do. The school was calling home every day about his behavior, and my son was receiving C’s, D’s and F’s. Through my Journey of single parenting, I have learned not to underestimate the power of prayer.

I am the single Mom of two boys, ages 13 and 11. Once, I remember praying and asking God to remove the lady that my boy’s father was dating. She could not be in their lives.

I could not pinpoint exactly what it was about her, but I knew something was not right. Every day I would pray that God would remove her.

One day while in our apartment, I

was in one room and my boys were in another. They were only 5 and 7 at the time. I heard my youngest son tell my oldest son something that was very sexually inappropriate. My heart dropped to my feet. I didn’t know where in the world he had gotten this! I called them both out of the room immediately and after speaking with them for a period of time, they finally confessed that the daughters of this lady had been sexually inappropriate with them. Even as I write this, tears fill my eyes when I think about that day. There had been no intercourse, but there was definitely inappropriate touching. Words cannot describe how broken I was at the time that my boys had been exposed to this sexual perversion.

With the help of the Lord, I was able to pull myself together and call DCFS. After being examined by the physicians, my boys received a clean bill of health. They had no diseases and had undergone no physical assault. However, after DCFS investigated, they determined that these sexually inappropriate things were true, and that I had the right to keep my boys away from their father and this woman. I did just that.

The boy’s father took this very lightly and told me that I had gone too far by getting DCFS involved.

However, I knew I had done the right thing. He wanted to see his children but still wasn’t willing to break it off with the woman who could care less that this had happened. After months and months of prayer, God finally opened the eyes of my son’s father, and he cut it off with the woman for good. Now had I not been praying over my boys on a daily basis, God would have never exposed this matter for what it was, and my boys could still be going through this today! To this day, my youngest son

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had I not been praying

over my boys on a daily basis, God would have never exposed this

matter for what it was, and my boys could still be going through this today

stands up for holiness and takes a strong stance against sexual immorality, and he is only 11.

Moreover, if you want to know what happened to the son who was having problems in school, the same son that I spoke about earlier, he is now getting ready to graduate from 8th grade in June of 2014. He will enter high school in the fall, and he is now getting A’s and B’s. I could not be more proud!!! This journey has not been easy and there is still more to come.

Nevertheless, through prayer, God has let me know that although I may not be a perfect parent, I am purposeful parent.

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FUSION NETWORX

2369 Brandt Village Rd

business attire requiredGreensboro, NC 27455

No jeans, sneakers or hats allowed. for more info email:

Lisa@bossgroup1.com

Lisafusionetworx@yahoo.com

312.316.5460

PCI – your one stop shop for electrical and engineering, electrical construction technical services and consulting.

Dear Rhonda:

Q U A L I T Y CRAFTSMANSHIP PROFESSIONAL K N O W L E D G E

This letter is to introduce you to Prosperity Contractor Inc. (PCI). PCI is a Design/Build Electrical firm. PCI provides electrical and engineering, electrical construction, technical services and consulting. We work with developers, contractors, architects, property management firms, realty, government agencies, insurance companies, utility companies, and other entities that may be involved with real estate development or improvement. Our services can be used for commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial projects.

Our design services division can prepare engineering drawings, provide AutoCAD and work with the latest building technology We offer inspections, reports, and recommendations. In our electrical division we have the ability to handle all areas of electrical service. Such services include inspections, installation, maintenance, upgrading and violation corrections, preparing scopes of work & recommendations, scheduling, coordination. We also offer Green Service that can help owners and managers control energy costs, reduce consumption, and comply with energy-efficiency legislation and mandates.

We have a comprehensive package of services be it one service or a custom combination of services whatever best fit your needs. Our project management services are invaluable and can take a project from conception through construction and into utilization with the ability to cover gaps that others may leave open when their individual services end. Each project assignment is expeditiously performed by competent staff and supported by contracted specialist.

We handle: • Installation to maintenance; • Communication to lights and power systems • Schools and churches • Motors and motor control systems • Single family homes to high rise building.

COMPUTER CIRCUITS! ELECTRICAL INSPECTIONS! SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICE UPGRADES!

So take the Prosperity advantage. Our prices are competitive, our support staff are some of the best in their fields, and our diversity of service offerings will save you time and money. PCI has qualified designers for electrical jobs PCI provides the highest quality standard for electrical contracting service in the industry.

We take pride in every customer and project. Our customers are the Number 1 priority.

Sincerely,

Christopher Barbee President

COMMUNICATION WIRING UNDERGROUND WIRING TOTAL REWIRING! VIOLATIONS CORRECTIONS! NEW CONSTRUCTION

PCI Partnerships: • Developers • Contractors • Architects • Property management firms R e s i d e n t i a l

• Realtors/Real Estate related businesses • Government agencies, • Insurance companies, • Utility companies.

- C o m m e r c i a l - I n d u s t r i a l

4710 Lincoln Hwy., Ste 236 Matteson, IL 60443 | P. 708.357.1886 | F. 708.357.6018 | prosperitycontractor@yahoo.com

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