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Abundant Life Enrichment Church Continues Its ‘#WeCare’ Campaign In East Tampa
Abundant Life Enrichment Church ("ALEC") has set out to 'renew lives through God's word' through various initia- tives. Two of their most recent initiatives involved a 'thirst for the soul giveaway' and street clean-up within the local East Tampa community. These ini- tiatives are just a few of the ac- tivities the church has decided to undertake during their #WeCare campaign.
"We must connect our community, our city, our state, our world to the source of eter- nal life. That source cares greatly for all people of this world and we've decided to echo that care in the commu- nity and beyond," states the church’s pastor, Randy Ran- dolph.
ALEC's #WeCare cam- paign was designed to illus- trate the compassion, commitment, and connection to the people of God. “We rep- resent God's heart and our pri- mary goal is to love as God loves us. This includes random acts of kindness such as com- munity clean-ups, exterior home makeovers, gas give- aways, etc. We strive to restore our community, win souls to Christ, demonstrate God's love, and promote righteous- ness.”
During ALEC's 'thirst for your soul giveaway', members of the congregation gathered on the corners of 40th Street and Hillsborough Avenue to give away cold bottles of water plus words of encouragement to those passing by on foot or wheels. Motorists honked their horns if they were unable to stop for a refreshing drink as they read the encouraging
PASTOR RANDY RANDOLPH
One of the Men of Valor col- lects trash along a street in East Tampa.
Before starting on their journey of collecting trash, the Men of Valor gather for prayer.
From left to right, holding trash bags, Pastor Randy Randolph, Eric Philmore, Reginald Burgman and James Williams.
The members even give out ice cold water to passing motorists.
plished by being a doer of His word. And as we all know, love is not something you just say, but it's something you do. It's time to make a visible change. So, we're doing as a heavenly Father did...being workers for the kingdom! It's the small things that make a huge differ- ence."
If you want to be a part of this movement designed to win lives to Christ while mak- ing a positive difference, the church is located at 4701 E. Hanna Ave., Tampa, 33610. Please contact the administra- tive offices for transportation or questions at (813) 627- 8400.
words posted on ALEC's signs. One motorist stated, "It's just good to see a church get back to the basics by showing love and care towards us all. This is a great work."
On a past Saturday, ALEC's MVPs ("Men of Valor who Pray") gathered early Sat- urday morning in prayer and shortly afterwards embarked on a beautification mission
that is oftentimes overlooked. They walked the streets pick- ing up an astonishing amount of trash in their neon yellow #WeCare t-shirts. They of- fered smiles, words of encour- agement, prayers, and brotherly love to those they encountered along the way.
"We must restore what has been lost in our community, but this can only be accom-
Saunders Library Honors Bethune-Cookman Alumni
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE ROBERT W. SAUNDERS
The Robert W. Saunders Public Library Foundation, Inc. will rec- ognize the Hillsborough County Bethune-Cookman University Alumni Association Monday, October 12th 5:30 p.m. at the initial celebration of the Black History Experience.
The program is free and open to the public. The library is lo- cated at 1505 North Nebraska Avenue.
Bob Saunders, the Tampa native who attended Bethune- Cookman in the 1940s, was field director for the Florida NAACP from 1952 to 1966. He died in 2003 from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident.
Mary McLeod Bethune, founder of the college in Daytona Beach, frequently visited Tampa during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s in her roles as vice president of Tampa’s Central Life Insur- ance Company and as a representative of the college.
A senior public housing unit in the North Boulevard Homes complex is named in her honor.
People who attend the October 12th meeting will receive infor- mation on how they can support a new initiative to have a statue of Mrs. Bethune erected and placed in Washington, D.C. as a tribute to one of Florida’s outstanding citizens.
For more information, e-mail RWS President, Fred Hearns at fhearns@netzero.net.
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