Take Back America - God's Way. What are we doing to reach out to our city?

This Tuesday I have a guest who understands the concept of the Church of the city, and she - along with the organization she works for, are definitely doing their part to reach their city for Christ. Her name is Dania Heffington. Dania currently works at Austin Bridge Builders Alliance,(ABBA) as the Citywide Ministries Coordinator. ABBA works to unite the Body of Christ in order to meet the needs of the city so that every man, woman, and child sees, hears and experiences the love of Jesus. Dania is a UT alumni, wife, mother of twin teenage girls, and worshiper of God. Growing up, Dania saw acceptance of all Christians – without regard to denomination, social status, or ethnicity – worshiping together in her parents’ home every week. So to her, there truly was no male nor female, Jew nor Greek in the Body of Christ. Imagine her surprise when as a young adult, she suggested to her pastor that their youth group partner with another youth group for a social event and was told “we don’t do that.” That was the seed from which grew a desire to live a life that was intentional about helping others look beyond the things that can be perceived as barriers to coming together with other Believers. Dania believes, most things that initially prevent Christians from fellowshiping with one another become nonessential when you gather together in prayer to seek God’s heart on things. “Bottom line,” she says, “is that Jesus is coming back for his bride – not Brides plural. I’m really looking forward to seeing how beautiful that Bride will be.” You can learn more about them at www.abbaconnect.net.