MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Loving Life Magazine: Fall 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS p. 3
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR
Reflecting on the Year of Total Recovery p. 4
PASTOR'S CORNER
The Year of Restoration p. 5
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
But God p. 6–7
TOTAL AND PERFECT VICTORY
A Special 17th Anniversary Message p. 8–11
SPOTLIGHT ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
An Interview with LFCC's Youth Mental Health In & Outreach Team Leaders p. 12–15
IT'S TIME TO A.C.T.
Moving Towards a More Inclusive Ministry p. 16–17
HEALTH CORNER
What You Need to Know about Immunizations p. 18–21
DOLLARS & SENSE
Free Money p. 22–23
Reflecting on the Year of Total Recovery By Dr. Monica Greene-Smalls
Welcome to our Special 17th Anniversary edition of Love Fellowship Christian Center's Loving Life Magazine! 2023, The Year of Total Recovery, has been an amazing year for LFCC. We have experienced both highs and lows, but God was faithful through it all and we are grateful for the many miracles and abundant blessings that He has bestowed upon the LFCC body. In March 2023, we celebrated Apostle Dr. T. Anthony Thompson, our Awesome and Anointed Pastor, on his 17th Pastoral Anniversary. LFCC then enlarged its territory in April 2023 when Apostle Thompson and a contingent from LFCC traveled to Boston, MA to officially welcome Pastor Traci Jackson and Wellspring Global Fellowship under the covenant and covering of Apostle Thompson and LFCC. In July 2023, our anointed Apostle and Pastor officially ascended to the role of Overseer, marking yet another step in God's perfect plan and purpose for this Amazing Man of God! We were blessed with a wonderful month-long celebration of LFCC's 17th Anniversary in October 2023. We received powerful messages - all based on our theme, The Year of Total Recovery, including a word from our very own Apostle Dr. T. Anthony Thompson. In addition, LFCC's Overflow Prayer Call - which lifts up family, friends, strangers throughout the world - celebrated its 16th Anniversary in October 2023 as well.
As we close out this Year of Total Recovery in 2023, we are preparing to march boldly into 2024, and the Year of Restoration and Renewal! As we transition from Recovery to Restoration and Renewal, we pray that you find the articles in this special Anniversary Issue to be informative, illuminating, and inspiring. Pastor T closes out 2023 and introduces the theme for 2024 in The Pastor's Corner. Sister Tekia Lampkin reflects on the past year in Total and Perfect Victory: A Special 17th Anniversary Message, and Sister Jacqueline Meadows encourages us in Words of Inspiration: But God. We learn about two of LFCC's important initiatives in: Spotlight on Youth Mental Health: An Interview with LFCC's Youth Mental Health In & Outreach Team Leaders, Elder Tia Turner and Sister Sheri-Ann Little; and It's Time to A.C.T.: Moving Towards a More Inclusive Ministry. As we prepare for a new year, we bring you important information about your health in Health Corner: What You Need to Know about Immunizations; and about your finances in Dollars & Sense: Free Money Giveaway! Lastly, in A Look Ahead, we present a snapshot of some of the exciting events planned for the remainder of this year and into 2024. The Loving Life Newsletter Ministry thanks you for your ongoing support and prays that you will continue to be abundantly blessed! In Christ, Monica Greene-Smalls, Ph.D. Editor-in-Chief
A LOOK AHEAD
Announcements & Upcoming Events
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