6 Months ago my life was not worth living. I was literally in hell and somehow God reached down and touched my heart. I was living in Pensacola, Fl and some lady from my local church stopped into my store frequently inviting me to attend church. Her persistance paid off and I finally attended a singles group and met a lot of great friends. I got to the point where I got baptized and let the Lord into my life. 1 Month later my brother passed away at 36 years of age. I was in shock and didn't know how I was gonna make it home to put him to rest? My community group stepped it up and helped pay for my ticket, watched my house, and took care of my dog, they even took me to the airport and picked me up when I returned. God is great, they helped me when I needed it the most and showed me what a church group was for. When I returned back to FL I re evaluated my life and prayed and made the decision to come home, I learned life was too short to be away from my family, let alone I hadn't made peace with my brother whom as well as my family I hadn't seen in 5 years...

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For over ten years I have been in some way involved in a home based bible study or community group. A good deal of that time I have been in  leadership or some type of facilitating role. For the past six weeks I have had the pleasure of facilitating a community group as we have journied through the" Not a Fan" series. It has been one of the most remarkable and challenging studies I have ever witnessed. This series has challenged me, and I believe everyone else that has attended to really start to examine exactly what this "christianity" thing is all about. Are we merely fans in the bleachers filling out a scorecard, or are we in the game? We have had an unbelievable amount of participation, and no doubt the Holy Spirit has moved in the midst of this group. The ultimate validation of what God has done in one of the lives of someone who has been attending is that they made a decision, and now want to be baptized at our next community group night. Praise God!!!