Join us for this event on Friday, October 29, 2010, 11:30am – 1pm at the Junior League of Houston.  For ticket or sponsorship information please contact Kae Shakir at 713-374-1213.

This is Change Happens! 10^th Annual Children’s Health Day. The primary purpose of the event is to inform and educate families about the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).  CHIP offers health care for children, from birth to age 18, whose families earn too much to get Medicaid and can’t afford private health insurance. Children’s Health Day has grown to over 80 vendors participating at two local malls.

Frequently Asked Questions (10^th Annual…pdf)

Vendor Letter (CDH Ven Ltr…pdf)

Registration Form (CDH Reg…pdf)

10 Annual Children’s Health Day,

Saturday, August 14, 2010

@ Almeda Mall & Northwest Mall

10am – 2pm

Breakfast Photos Pt1 2010

Have you ever been certain that you felt or were in the presence of God? I
know that may be a strange question, especially from a Reverend, God is everywhere, but I mean literally felt as if you were standing right next to Him or
standing in His front yard. I have. I have found a place that I visit, between
6am and 8am, where I can hear His voice on the wind, guiding me, pushing
me to do better, do more; where I feel His arms embracing me, assuring me
that this can be a better place; where I see the light coming over the horizon, feel it
warming my soul and spreading an indescribable peace throughout my body as it expands it reach. Sounds like heaven on earth, right? Now would you believe that this place is located right behind my building in what’s referred to as “Crack Alley.”
For those of you who are unfamiliar with where the Change Happens! building is located, allow me to paint you a picture. Our building is located on Elgin Street, in the heart of Third Ward. Behind my building is the beginning of a little alley, and as you travel through this alley and its adjacent streets, mostly after 8pm, you will see run down houses where people live with boards on their windows and holes in their floors. Here you can see the legacy of hard living: drug dealers and users, prostitution, crime; people who have lost hope and purpose. Now don’t get me wrong, in my opinion this is a great neighborhood, full of potential and people full of promise; and I am definitely right where I am suppose to be. Although, It’s hard to believe that these two places are located in the same neighborhood, let alone the same alley. So this got me to thinking about what was said of Jesus in John 1:46, “Nathanael said to him, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Phillip said to him, “Come and see.””

There are so many good things that have come out of this neighborhood; like the kids that have gone through our program and gone onto college or other successful jobs and careers; all the people that we have helped that have worked so hard to get off and stay off drugs to become better parents; those that we have tested as positive for HIV that instead of spreading the disease further, have found the courage to help us spread the word about the reality of this deadly disease. God is here in “Crack Alley” and good is coming out of it. Good can come out of anything God has His hands on, and the same spiritual energy that I feel in this alley before 8am is there after 8pm, we just have to do a better job helping the people in and around this alley, and areas like this one, channel it and draw power from it, just as I have. So I leave you with this thought and challenge; find a place where you feel at peace and close to God, then from that very spot start trying to spread that peace and love to those around you. If we all do this we should meet in a spot similar to where we began. Share your thoughts about this article with Rev. Smith

Establish and create Christian-based ministry; Hire a Chaplain to develop and implement Christian-based programs and services; Secure land, facilities, and equipment to implement.

Immediate plans are for Change Happens Ministries to conduct Tent Revivals in the Third Ward, Acres Home and Sunnyside communities on a rotational basis each quarter. In addition the revival will be coordinated with 3-5 churches located in these communities so that they can continue to conduct discipleship, growth, and provide a church home for individuals coming to Christ through the revival. Equipment needed includes: large tent, chairs, stage/podium, audio equipment, and means to transport and construct the tent in the community sites.