WORDS M A S T E R P I E C E S O F L I M I

T A T I O N Abdul-Rahmaan Abd-Raheem

Muhammad PEACE Associates-B2B

(People Education And Community Enhancement)

email: mpeace44@aol.com

Helping People...Changing Systems & Remaking

Worlds

Women of Purpose Conference 110 Walnut Street, Hartford Ct. 06120 . 860-560-9555 Women Brunch : March 31,2012 @ 2:30pm-5pm

The Power of A Praying Women @ 5:30pm-6pm

Metashar Dillon Key note speaker March 31, 2012 @ 6pm

Brenda Bates President of Diamonds & Butterflies May 1,2012 @11am

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THE LAW OF DREAMS

Great leaders lead by planting dreams in the hearts of

followers. When Jesus “saw the multitudes, He was moved

with compassion for them” (Matt. 9:36). Jesus’ vision of

people moved Him to action. His vision of people motivated

Him to preach His greatest sermon, the Sermon on the

Mount (Matt. 5:1ff). His vision of people motivated Him to

give His greatest call for prayer, a prayer for workers (Matt.

9:38). Finally, His vision motivated Him to give His greatest

challenge, a call to make disciples of all nations (Matt.

28:18-20).

Both vision and dreams (the law uses dreams and vision

interchangeably) describe the first mandate of leaders. “A

leader must direct people to a desirable objective.” To state

it in every day language, “When people buy into your dreams,

they buy into your leadership.”

Law One: The Law of Dreams

Descriptive statement: People follow a leader who directs

them to a desirable objective.

Prescriptive statement: The leader must direct followers to a

desirable objective. When people buy into your dreams, they

buy into your leadership. The dream of Martin Luther King,

Jr., ignited the black community of the United States. “I have

a dream,” he cried from the front of the Washington

Monument in the nation’s capital to over one million

listening ears. The civil rights leader was an Old Testament

seer (prophet). He saw “a little black boy and a little white

boy in Georgia play together.”

The dream of King led to the passing of Civil Rights

legislation giving equality to a disenfranchised minority. He

epitomized leadership by leading a nation to legally abolish

the pervasive barrier of inequality that was practiced in

America. When the black community bought into King’s

dream, they made him their uncontested leader. They

endured the police dogs that were released on them. They

did not give up when fire hoses were turned on them. Many

went to jail for the dream. It was a dream of freedom. When

the legislators bought into King’s dreams, they enacted the

laws needed to carry out those dreams. The most powerful

tool a leader possesses is dreams. In the Old Testament,

prophets led the nations without the sword, legislative office

or political might. They led with a thunderous voice. They

spoke for God.

We are encouraging all ladies

to join us as we celebrate our

first women conference. We

are looking for a mighty move

of God, for healing and

deliverance.

The conference will be life

changing come and tap into

purpose and destiny. Saturday

from 2:30pm to 5:00pm we

will start the conference with

our women of purpose brunch

which includes a panel

discussion dealing with

perusing purpose & destiny.

Heading the panel is Former

Council Women rjo Winch who

is currently the Co- chair of the

Multi-Cultural Community

Alliance. At 5:30pm – 5:50pm

The Power of A Praying

Women at 6pm the anointed

women of God Prophetess

Metashare Dillon will be our

key note speaker come and

receive a word from the Lord.

On Sunday May 1,2012 we

will end the conference with

Minister Brenda Bates who is

the President of Diamonds &

Butterflies who will be our key

note speaker. INFO 860-938-

5532

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WOMEN OF PURPOSE AND DESTINY

CONFERENCE

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Words From The Editor

A New Year brings new

beginnings, with new

hopes and expectation.

Live your life purposefully,

don't waste your time on

things and people that are

not heading your

direction. Understand you

cannot take everyone with

you on the 2012 quest.

By now you should have

evaluated and made

some decision that

involves letting go

and moving forward .

We are encouraging all ladies to join us as we celebrate our first

women conference. We are looking for a mighty move of God, for

healing and deliverance. The conference will be life changing

come and tap into purpose and destiny. Read More on Page 2

WOMEN OF PURPOSE AND DESTINY CONFERENCE

SALON DESTINY THE HOW WHERE AND WHY

Salon Destiny, founded in 1996 by the owner and proprietor Yolanda

Leatherwood, is becoming the premiere salon in the Hartford area

and surrounding cities. Read More on page 8

Multi-Cultural Community Alliance

1st Black and 1st Women Council Present is

continuing on her community mission with a

different plan of action, rjo who was once the only

women on the Hartford City Council has joined

forces with other strong women who are serious

about making improvement around them Read

More on page 4

Diamonds & Butterflies, Inc.

Presenting with Power

Putting leadership on parade does not come naturally to some leaders, particularly

those who have led primarily by issuing directives. But presenting with power is a skill

easily learned. Once learned, it becomes a habit and each presentation becomes

increasingly effective. In Read more on page 9

You don’t want to miss the upcoming work shop that Diamonds &

Butterflies will be presenting on March 24, from 1pm to 3pm at the

Dream Support Net Work 29 West Main Street Rockville Ct.

06066……….. Read more on page 5

Presenting With Power

Sound The Alarm

Sound the alarm in Jerusalem! Raise the battle cry on my holy

mountain! Let everyone tremble in fear because the day of the

LORD is upon us. Joel 2:1 (NLT)

Read More on page 6

By Ricardo Colindres

Wedding Planners are heaven-sent for couples who need to work on their theme, their budget and limited

time. Sit back and relax and let wedding planners do the work for your special day.

Wedding is one the most awaited events in everyone's life. It is more than just celebrating a birthday. This is

when a man and a woman bid goodbye to their single-hood and has decided to bind as one to start building

their own family. Wedding is truly a very special moment not only for the marrying couples, but also for their

parents, friends and relatives.

Planning a wedding is not an easy task. You will need to look in every detail to make sure that the event will

be a successful one. Expect tremendous amount of money time to spent and needed when you decided to

get married. This is really exhausting and not be good for the bride-to-be for she might become haggard on

that very special day. The best way to get through your planned wedding is by hiring a wedding planner.

Wedding planners are the people sent by heaven to help you in any way possible to bring you a very

successful wedding.

Wedding planners are very articulate when it comes to their job. Many people say that they are too

expensive, but the truth is you can hire them at competitive prices. Wedding planners will help you find a

wedding package that will fit your budget without sacrificing the qualities of the event. They fully understand

how special the day will be for both the groom-to-be and wife-to-be. You will never be harassed in choosing

the motif, food, site, menus and even photo and video coverage.

You don't have to stress yourself during the wedding preparations. All you have to do is to enjoy yourself and

be beautiful until the big day. The wedding planner will always be there to work over every detail and take

off the pressure on your shoulders. They will work in close coordination with you and lay everything to you

right in your place at your most convenient time.

In choosing a wedding planner, ask for referrals. You may ask your friends to give you contact so you can

check how much their services range. You can also verify how successful the wedding they planned based

on previous clients they served.

You are the most important part of that very big day in your life. Therefore, you don't need to stressed and

rattled with working directly in every single part of the day. Of course you can't afford not in your freshest

smile on that day that you will be exchanging vows with your loved one.

As I look around at many of the women and

young girls in our society today, it is very evident

to me that this is a needed ministry. They have

lost their sense of modesty and self-respect; they

are promiscuous, brash and bold. More and

more women have self-worth issues and allow

themselves to be deceived and exploited by the

enemy. They are suicidal, depressed, oppressed,

and increasingly chemically dependent.

I believe God wants to use my life experiences to

make a difference in the lives of other women

who have had similar experiences and possibly

prevent some from having to experience the

pain, shame, and destruction of those

experiences. If I can touch the life of just one

woman, then my life and all that I have gone

through, will not have been in vain.

Diamonds & Butterflies, Inc. “Empowering Women to Change Their World”

• Career Counseling • Resume Consultations • Computer Software

Training • Life Coaching • One-On-One Counseling • Support/Peer Groups • Seminars • Workshops

Services

Mission Statement: To empower, encourage, and make a difference in the lives of women of every age, race, culture, social/economic status, or religion through the love of Jesus Christ. Our goal is to attend to the whole woman spiritually, emotionally, and physically in a practical way We Believe: When women are spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy, their world will be spiritually, emotionally, and physically healthy. For More Information Contact

Brenda Bates (203)691-6040

or (203)376-8962

diamondsandbutterflies@comcast.net

Sound the alarm in Jerusalem! Raise the battle cry on my holy mountain! Let everyone tremble in fear because the

day of the LORD is upon us. Joel 2:1 (NLT)

Joel was one of the Old Testament prophets and the author of the book of Joel. God called Joel to deliver

the message of the “Day of the LORD” to the Israelites (God’s chosen people). At that time most of them were living

as though they never knew God. Therefore, God used Joel to get their attention. Joel 2:11 says “…The day of the

LORD is an awesome, terrible thing. Who can possibly survive?” In verse 12, God says …“Turn to me now, while

there is time. Give me your hearts”…

On January 8, 2012, I attended the opening of the Dream Chasers Support Center and was blessed to meet

Pastor Dornett. As we talked and shared our dreams, visions, and purpose, we discovered that we had a lot in

common. Mostly, we both love God and have a deep desire to serve him and his people.

Although I was raised in church, I spent many years living outside of God’s best for me. I was on the fast

track to self-destruction. I was deeply involved in drugs an alcohol abuse and sexual immorality. I was looking for

love in all the wrong places but only found deception, despair, disappointment, and depression. I had forgotten that

I was a child of God and that He loved me dearly. Finally, I realized my only hope was God. I cried out to Him for help

and He heard my cry and rescued me. Through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, my life was reconciled and my

destiny was restored in Him.

The real story is God’s great love transformed the ugliness of my life into the beautiful concept of Diamonds

& Butterflies, a ministry that is dedicated to empowering women to change their world through the love of Jesus

Christ and an intimate relationship with Him. It is my passionate desire to minister to women by helping them to

know and understand how precious they are to God and to discover and walk in their divine destiny in Christ Jesus. I

believe it is the heart of God that none would be lost and that He wants to restore and reconcile all to Himself. My

heart weeps for my sisters who are hurting, deceived, disappointed, depressed, and looking for love in all the wrong

places. They have forgotten that God loves them unconditionally and has an awesome plan of redemption in Jesus

Christ. I believe, now is the acceptable time to tell them of the coming “Day of the LORD” and encourage them to

repent and give their hearts to God while there is still time.

Therefore, I gladly accept God’s call today to urgently “Sound the Alarm because the “Day of the LORD” is

upon us!” I humbly take my place as an ambassador of the Almighty God, standing strong in the power of HIS might

declaring the Gospel of Christ unto salvation. Led always by the Holy Spirit, the One who gives divine guidance,

strategies, and insights that will accomplish the task of returning the souls of God’s precious women to the place of

reconciliation, restoration and peace in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!

Brenda Bates, President

Diamonds & Butterflies, Inc.

diamondsandbutterflies@comcast.net

Your Dimension Of Greatness

No one can know the potential, Of a life that is committed to win;

With courage - the challenge it faces, To achieve great success in the end!

So, explore the Dimension of Greatness, And believe that the world CAN be won;

By a mind that is fully committed, KNOWING the task can be done!

Your world has no place for the skeptic, No room for the DOUBTER to stand;

To weaken your firm resolution That you CAN EXCEL in this land!

We must have VISION TO SEE our potential,

And FAITH TO BELIEVE that we can; Then COURAGE TO ACT with conviction, To become what GOD MEANT us to be!

So, possess the strength and the courage, To conquer WHATEVER you choose;

It's the person WHO NEVER GETS STARTED, That is destined FOREVER to lose!

~ Author Unknown ~ Back to the top. flower

You Can Be Whatever

You Want To Be! There is inside you

all of the potential

to be whatever you want to be,

all of the energy

to do whatever you want to do.

Imagine yourself as you would like to

be,

doing what you want to do,

and each day, take one step

towards your dream.

And though at times it may seem too

difficult to continue,

hold on to your dream.

One morning you will awake to find

that you are the person you dreamed

of,

doing what you wanted to do,

simply because you had the courage

to believe in your potential

and to hold on to your dream.

~ Donna Levine ~

Communicating With Power By Kevin Daley

Recommended By Pastor Hasan Abdullah Written

Presenting with Power

Putting leadership on parade does not come naturally to some leaders, particularly those who have led primarily by

issuing directives. But presenting with power is a skill easily learned. Once learned, it becomes a habit and each

presentation becomes increasingly effective. In any meeting, large or small, the effective leader captures the

listeners' attention immediately, holds it for the duration of the presentation, and creates the kind of energy that

generates action.

The leader should organize the message so it is clear and compelling. He appeals to both the heart and head. He

tells stories that involve the audience --and reveal his humanity, which is essential for establishing trust. The

stories paint word pictures, with characters, settings and action. The leader makes deliberate use of wording,

voice, posture, movement and timing. And his most powerful communications tools are his eyes.

Steady, warm eye contact conveys credibility. Failure to make eye contact can signal unease, defensiveness or

perhaps lack of candor. When talking with one person, the leader looks at the other's eyes, then moves away to

avoid causing discomfort. With a large group, he makes everyone feel included by making eye contact with one

person in the audience for as long as it takes to express a thought, and then moves his eyes to someone else in a

different part of the room.

When a leader is able to zero in with eye contact toward one audience member, surrounding audience members

benefit too; studies have shown that all the audience members in the area around the person being addressed

feel they’re being spoken to directly. Using the eyes this way also alleviates whatever anxiety the presenter may be

feeling because speaking one-to-one to an individual comes naturally. In contrast, nervous speakers scan the

audience, never finding one focal point, which increases their anxiety because the brain has too much information

to process.

Using the eyes appropriately is the single most important factor for communicating effectively, it has been shown

in an academic study conducted by faculty at the University of Akron's School of Communication. The study

evaluated the relative importance of 10 different presentation skills factors in presentations made by participants

in Communication presentations training course.

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