“All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. A deep sense of awe came over them all, and the apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders. And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity— all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their fellowship those who were being saved. (Acts 2:42-47 NLT)   
     Rich, genuine, sincere one another relationships were the hallmark of the first century Christians.  While they couldn’t boast of a grand building, massive stage productions or the latest audio-visual equipment - it was their devotion to one another that promoted God’s saving gospel.  After all, they were simply striving to adhere to Jesus’ command given the night of his arrest; “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” (John 13:34-35 NLT)
     Today it’s that same call by Jesus that will change the world.  The call to love one another deeply, sincerely, from the heart.  And that love will serve as a beacon to those searching for the perfect love.
     This past week I’ve been participating in the Movie Therapy Certification Program hosted by John and Karen Louis. John and Karen, who serve as leaders of the Singapore church known as the Central Christian Church, who are also both professional counselors.  They’ve developed “Movie Therapy” to help strengthen relationships in their home congregation. And now are willing to share with us what they’ve learned.

          Pulled from the earthquake rubble by disciples from the Port-au-Prince Church of Christ in Haiti, Yvrose was baptized into Christ on Thursday despite her broken leg. Wilner and Chantal Cornely, evangelist and women's ministry leader from the Chicago Church of Christ report on their blog about sleeping on cardboard on the ground, serving in a medical clinic and celebrating three baptisms with the church.
      God sent Wilner and Chantal Cornely to plant the church in Haiti. Their son was visiting family in Port-au-Prince when the tragic earthquake struck. Fortunately they were all spared. Leading the second HOPE worldwide relief team, Wilner and Chantal are in Port-au-Prince now with their daughter Nickie, Dr. Ricardo Knight and Seth Drew also from the Chicago Church of Christ, Dr. Shawn Bowen of the New York City Church of Christ and another NYCC sister who is a nurse.