The above video is Dr. Alveda King, whose father Dr. A. D. King was killed in the civil rights struggle one year after her uncle, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was gunned down in Memphis...Dr. Alveda knows much about costly struggles and causes that require all that we have to give.
The heroes of the civil rights movement own a rightfully deserved place of honor in the history of this nation.
My own brush with this movement was brief, but very meaningful.
I marched with Hosea Williams in Cumming, Georgia in 1986. I was serving as a Southern Baptist area church planting leader in the area north of Atlanta. We were trying to plant some new churches in Forsyth County and frankly we ran into opposition in part because we were planting integrated churches...this was 1986 not 1946.
The heroes of the civil rights movement own a rightfully deserved place of honor in the history of this nation.
My own brush with this movement was brief, but very meaningful.
I marched with Hosea Williams in Cumming, Georgia in 1986. I was serving as a Southern Baptist area church planting leader in the area north of Atlanta. We were trying to plant some new churches in Forsyth County and frankly we ran into opposition in part because we were planting integrated churches...this was 1986 not 1946.
About this time Hosea Williams had led a small peaceful march through Cumming during which time his little group was attacked with words and flying objects. Several weeks later Rev. Williams called for a major march in Cumming. The organizers of that march invited the local clergy to join them...it was one of the greatest honors of my life to be a part of this event, it is a memory I will always cherish. Thankfully things changed rapidly in Forsyth County, Georgia, we planted North Lanier Baptist Church and since that time scores of new churches have been planted...churches that embrace all races. I know its not much of a "civil rights" history, but it is mine and from that moment to this I have remained passionate for this issue.
Which brings me to the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday, I am thrilled to announce that the Light House is hosting an amazing weekend with Dr. Alveda King. Dr. Alveda King is the niece of the late Dr. MLK. Not long after she lost her uncle to an assassin's bullet, her own father too was killed in the struggle. I can think of no one more suited to help us focus on the life and ministry of the King family than Dr. Alveda King - you see Dr. Alevda has dedicated her life to the protection of the unborn. She is a passionate speaker who will along with sharing the great tragedy of abortion will offer real solutions for our generation.
It was in January when the Supreme Court opened the flood gates for abortion in Roe VS. Wade. It is tragically ironic that as we move from a month when we celebrate the birth of the most amazing baby in history we move into a month that can be connected to the loss of more than 48 million babies since that fateful day in January 1973.
Please take the time to come and hear Dr. King on January 9Th, 7pm at Wornall Road Baptist Church 400 West Meyer (corner of Meyer and Wornall in the Brookside area of Kansas City) and then join her for a very special breakfast 8:30am at United Believers Church 7546 Troost in Kansas City, there is no cost for either event. Learn more at http://www.lighthousekc.org/.
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