July Book of the Month: The Food of God

The Food of God: Spiritual Foods for Spiritual Breakthroughs

Author: Dr. Inetta Cooper

The meals contained in this book require no cooking and are based on Daniel’s Fast. Dr. Cooper serves up full course nutritious menus.

“After more than forty years in ministry, I discovered there are special foods that Christians should consume. There are food combinations which will equip one to receive spiritual and physical breakthrough,” says Dr. Cooper. “Through my research, I found that the marketplace was lacking an inclusive book which gave people all of the tools they needed, such as ingredients, recipes and menus, to adapt to this holistic way of eating.”

The book includes a grocery list which is very easy to find in many food stores and does not include dairy, eggs and meat. “Since many Americans are cutting back on these items as a result of the current economy, the meals outlined in the book can help families with this transition,” Dr. Cooper adds.

Dr. Inetta Jenkins-Cooper established WomenNPower International Ministry Network on September 23, 2004 and serves as Founder and CEO. Very soon thereafter, MenNPower Ministry Network (www.menNpower.com) and TeensNPower Ministry Network (www.teensNpower.org, were born. Simultaneously, she serves as Founder/CEO of NPower Records & Entertainment( www.NPowerGroup.com) Publisher and Founder of NPower Magazine Online (www.npowermagazine.com), CEO and Founder of NPower Television, CEO and Founder of NPower Publishing and NPower Fellowship. Dr. Cooper produces a television gospel variety show, entitled "The NPower Gospel Hour, that can be seen on StreamingFaith.com/Archives. “Proof, that it matters not where you come from but where you are going, for all things have been possible through the sacrifice of Jesus’ on the cross. It’s the least we can do for the One who loved us so much that He gave His only Son so that we would be free,” says Dr. Cooper.

Dr. Inetta Jenkins-Cooper's E-Book is available at www.WOMENnPOWER.com for $4.95 and paperback will be available in August 2008 for $8.95.

Book of the Month: All for Jesus

All For Jesus

by Sherri C.Walker

Poetry… It is a gift from God. It is close kin to music, in that both can touch the human soul in ways that words cannot quite express. This book by Mrs. Sherri C. Walker is no exception. It is a wonderful book of poetry that expresses the power of God and the victory of mankind, by God’s Grace, despite any hardship that may come our way. I think you’ll enjoy this book, as it exposes the heart of man in his every day trials in this life, and the overcoming, overwhelming, love and power of God expressed toward His children.

God is amazing. He is awesome. He alone is worthy to be praised by the lips of men. God is our Rock… our Might… and this book reflects upon all this and more through the poetic gifts of Mrs. Walker. You’ll want to leave this one on your living room table, so you can pick it up from time to time and realize… “You are not alone. God CAN and will, USE you.”

For me? It’s “Three thumbs up!”, all the way!

Matt Thompson, Writer @ MotivationByGrace.org

You can purchase a copy at any of the listed places below:

http://www.poetforchrist.info/

http://sherriwalker.com

Crystal Brown-Tatum is our woman in the spotlight

This months woman in the spotlight is a wife, a mother, and a native of San Antonio. She is a multi-hat wearing business woman. She is the CEO and President of Crystal Clear Communications- a Houston based advertising agency and public relations firm with a second office in Louisiana. She is a Honors College graduate of The University of Houston with a B.A. in Radio-Television, an accomplished journalist and has appeared on several local radio and television shows as well having had more than 500 editorials published including work featured in Vogue, People, Self, Shape, Washington Weekly, Building Edge magazine, The Capitol Times, Today’s Christian Woman, The San Antonio Informer and The Houston Chronicle. She is also the author of three poetry books and a nationally published fiction novel, “Caramel and Cream” and Saltwater Taffy and Red High Heels: My Journey through Breast Cancer.

Her name is Crystal Brown-Tatum and she is a breast cancer survivor. In April 2007 she was diagnosed with stage IIIA breast cancer. Crystal is a breast cancer survival. Back in March of this year Crystal submitted an article to us here at the Woman2Woman Lounge about her breast cancer and we were more than happy to immediately publish it, for we knew it would be encouraging to those who might have experienced or were going through the same ordeal as Crystal had endured. This is one of the reasons why I re-connected with Crystal in hopes that she would share yet more of her story of survival with us in an interview to further educate, encourage, and inspire others in the same situation. I was not surprised that she humbly agreed. You can read our interview with @ www.woman2womanlounge.com

Jessie Green is this weeks woman in the spotlight

This weeks woman in the spotlight is a true miracle walking. She is a mother of two from Florida. In 1997 She was in a near fatal car accident and the doctors gave her a 1% chance of survival. She said God didn’t give up on her because he wasn’t through with her yet.

Her name is Jessie Greene and she considers herself a LIVING TESTIMONY. Although her near fatal accident was 11 years ago Jessie feels its time to tell her story and I am glad she agreed to share her testimony here with us at the Woman2Woman Lounge. I was so excited and truly looking forward to conducting this interview because I wanted those who come through and read the interviews on our website to read hers and see for themselves what God is doing in the lives of others. He is still in the miracle working business and remains full of wonder working power. I thank God for Jessie Greene and that she is still with us and able to share her story. I pray it will give others hope, increased faith, and show us the continued Mercy, Grace, and Love the Father bestows upon us.




W2W: Jessie thank you for agreeing to this interview with me, please share with our readers what happened to you on April 28, 1997.

Jessie: I was in a severe car accident on April 28, 1997 to the point of death at the ripe age of 23 and some of the information I am sharing with you aren't actual events that I remember because I suffered a severe case of amnesia. I learned from the accident report that I was supposedly traveling at a high rate of speed of 100mph in a 1997 Maxima while it was raining. The report said that I lost control of the car and was ejected through the windshield. I was airlifted to O.R.M.C being that I sustained a severe head injury and multiple orthopedic injuries. I broke the radius in my right arm, the radius and ulna in my left arm and I broke the femur in my right leg which of course is one of the biggest bones in the body being that it connects the hip and knee together. The trauma that I sustained to my head caused me to lapse into a coma for 27 days. The medical report said that the coma score was a 10 then it dropped down to a level 3 which medically is the lowest score coma a person can be in and survive without being a vegetable. I was transported to Sandlake Rehabilitative Hospital a little after I woke out of the coma because I had a lot of therapy that I had to go through. I can remember waking up in the hospital bed at Sandlake, not knowing what had happened to me I felt this bulky thing between my legs and when I pulled the sheet back I realized that it was a Depends diaper. I then buzzed the nurse because I was confused and wondering why I had this thing on and the nurse then informed me of the accident and that I had on a catheter during my stay at O.R.M.C. Wow, and did I mention the fact of every time I wanted to take a shower I had to buzz the nurse. I was basically a 23 year old handicap that had 2 children who I didn't even remember. I have to tell my story because God has truly been good to me and I want to share my testimony with those who may be going through hard times and don't know how you're going to make it. God is faithful and He will see you through every time. See, the doctors [[MAN]] gave me a 1% chance of living and they told my family that if I came out of the coma I would be brain dead...But look at me now!!!! GOD DIDN'T GIVE UP ON ME CAUSE HE WASN'T THROUGH WITH ME YET!!!!!!!


W2W: After your accident what was your daily recovery like?

Jessie: Well, I don't remember my stay at the first hospital I was at but when I was at the Rehabilitative Hospital I had to go thru extensive therapy learning how to walk again and just how to go about life. I was very depressed and wanted to give up so many times to the point I use to question God all the time asking him why didn't he just let me die because I felt so useless at that time.


W2W: Coming back from a traumatic accident such as yours had to give you a whole new appreciation for life, family, and increased your gratitude toward God. Share with us how this affected your faith.

Jessie: WOW! Well for me it was a daily struggle being that I didn't really have any support from my immediate family. I mean my mom and dad were arguing over who I was going to live with once I was released from the hospital being that I couldn't live on my own with my mental state being the way it was at that time. It was a very trying time for me and like I stated earlier I just wanted to give up and die because I felt there was no reason for me living. To be completely honest with you, it was because of what God has already imparted on the inside of me that wouldn't allow me to just give up and die. I had my 2 children at the time to support so I needed to hold on for their sake.

W2W: What scriptures or psalms give you strength?

Jessie: The day I really thought about committing suicide, I was sitting on the edge of the bed and I heard a voice as clear as day that said, "Just take ALL your pain pills and sleep" then I heard another voice that said...."Read Job 3:10". In that particular scripture Job is cursing the day he was born because he was enduring so much heartache and pain the exact same way I was feeling but I felt in my spirit God was letting me know that he understood and he was right there by my side. I also find strength in Psalms 25 & 27.

W2W: What is God presently doing in your life?

Jessie: Right now God has me in that quiet place in HIM. I'm drawing nigh to him so I can fulfill my purpose and spring forth in the ministry He's called me into.

W2W: What are some of your hopes for the future?

Jessie: My hopes for the future is fulfilling Gods will for my life and touching the lives of many worldwide with my testimony.


W2W: What words of encouragement do you have for others who might be going through a difficult period in their lives?

Jessie: No matter what your situation looks like have faith in God and know that he will see you through even though you may not see it or feel it just trust and have faith.

W2W: In closing my sister how can we be in prayer for you?

Jessie: Just pray my strength in the Lord. Pray for me and my children that the Lord will continue to keep us and bless us according to His riches in glory.


Woman2Woman Lounge would like to sincerely thank Jessie Greene for granting us this interview. You can read more of her testimony by visiting her website @ http://www.myspace.com/1_tru_chosen_vessel


Sherri Walker, Editor
Woman2Woman Lounge, & co-Founder of
Moms Working for Kingdom
http://momsworkingforthekingdom.org

Reginia Cotton is this weeks woman in our sportlight

Our woman in the spotlight this week is an encourager, motivator, and a leader. She has a true love for God and His people and a never-ending desire to impact the lives of other women. She is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University in Orlando, FL where she earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration and is currently pursuing a Masters of Business Administration degree from the same university.

Her name is Reginia Cotton and she is CEO / President of He ChoZe Me! where she is a motivational / inspirational speaker & mentor for women. He ChoZe Me! is designed to empower, enhance and encourage. She is also a youth mentor and a youth leader at Redeeming Light Center Church of Eatonville, FL, under the leadership of Pastors Thomas & Beverly Brown and the Director for Empowered4Life! Youth Mentoring & Leadership Development Program for ages 13-18. Her passion for the heart of women and young teen girls compels her to take this leap of faith and lean on God’s infinite wisdom through prayer and faith. Having dealt with abandonment, rejection, disappointment and abuse she rose up against all odds and moved forward in the spirit of excellence.

Reginia proudly proclaims that she is not what she use to be and that she is continuing to progress forward in the spirit of excellence. I had the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Cotton recently and happy to share with you our readers another inspiring interview with a gracious woman in ministry.

W2W: Reginia what motivated you to start HE ChoZE ME!?

Reginia: God actually gave me the motivation to start He ChoZe Me! I reflected back over my life and considered some of the trials I've had to face and a lot of it had to do with heartache and the desire to be and feel loved. As women we need that sisterhood and the feeling of oneness to help motivate, inspire, and empower us to continue pressing forward in the things that we desire to do. I didn't have that growing up and I don't want to pass up the opportunity to pour into the lives of other women, regardless of their background or walk of life in which one has had to travel. I can tell you, Sherri, I've definitely walked some miles in this journey. Then I realized that God chose me, according to Jeremiah 1:5.


W2W: With teens today facing so many temptations, dealing with different pressures and influences in the world, what is the most important thing you try to teach them about dealing with life in general?

Reginia: One thing I try to convey to teens is the fact that they have the ability to make good sound choices. We have choices in everything we do. Sometimes we are not responsible for the hand we're dealt but we have the choice to rise above situations in spite of what's before us. Young people (teens) should know that it's ok to not be the "norm". Most importantly, if they were to consider the consequence of an action, they may re-consider the course of action that is before them. Also, when having made an unwise decision, ALWAYS take something out of the situation as a memorial stone and learn from it. Let it be a reminder that you've been in that place before and to not go back to it again.


W2W: How did you rise above your circumstances and moved forward in the spirit of excellence?

Reginia: Wow! I wouldn't know where to begin answering this question! Prayer, prayer, and more prayer is what helped me rise above many trials I've had to face and still facing in life. I had to remind myself of the promises of God and trust Him. God is a faithful God! I couldn't have made it through without the love, support, and encouragement of my dear friends. I have some of the best friends that anyone gal can have! :-) I have to press through because when another "Regina" comes my way I have to be able to share with her how I made it over. As Marvin Sapp so eloquently says, "I'm stronger, I'm wiser, I'm better...so much better. When I LOOK back..." Sherri, I realize when I look back on a storm I then realize that I made it through. Praise the Lord!


W2W: What scriptures do you draw strength from daily?

Reginia: The Word of God is something powerful!! One of my favorite scriptures is Ephesians 3:20 "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly ABOVE ALL that we think or ask according to the POWER that works within us". Thank you, Jesus! When I need to go to my safe haven from all the noise and spiritual warfare I go to Psalm 91. When I need to lie down in the green meadows I go to Psalm 23. When I need to be reminded of God's love I go to John 3:16. When I need to be reminded that no matter how bad the situation is God can turn it around I go to Romans 8:28 & Phil 4:13. When I dare to praise my way through a situation I go and read Psalm 105 and consider the words of David who never failed to exalt the Lord. Sherri, I love the love Letter that God left for His people and His Word continues to fall fresh on me every time I open the Letter to read it.


W2W: Besides the Holy Bible, the book our Heavenly Father is the author of, what books would you recommend for reading?

Reginia: One of my favorite Christian authors would be Elizabeth George. She wrote A Woman After God's Own Heart. If one desires to draw nearer to Him this is an awesome book. Also, Stormie Omartian who wrote Power of a Praying Wife. I'm currently reading Bishop T. D. Jakes, Reposition Yourself. These authors and many others have really written some awesome books that can assist in keeping you grounded in this walk with Christ. I pray to one day be among them with a #1 best seller!


W2W: Reginia please share your testimony of faith with us.

Reginia: As I stated earlier, God chose me at an early age of 11. I fell in love with Christ when I was a little girl. I grew up in a Baptist church in Faunsdale, Alabama. Yes, it was pure country. LOL! But nevertheless, I met Christ and we've been walking ever since. Sometimes I would take a different route but His navigation system (the Holy Spirit) always alerted me and I was back on track. God has spared my life and use His rod of correction to mold me and continue to design me for His glory. I believe because His word pierces my heart and He gives me a hope beyond what I can see. Paul says that if we hope for what we see then its not really hope. Jesus is an expressionless wonder in my life, meaning I can't find the words that would adequately describe or display who He is to me. I've tried the party and drinking when I was younger and one day I realized that is not the life I wanted to live and one night I called my former pastor crying uncontrollably and re-dedicated my life fully to the Lord and shall we say, "the story continues..."

W2W: In closing, how can we, your sisters, be in prayer for you?

Reginia: My prayer is that God will grant me wisdom and understanding as I "seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" Matt 6:33. Also, that there would be a manifestation of His Spirit poured out among His people and that I remain a humble servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Woman2Woman Lounge would like to sincerely thank Reginia Cotton for granting us this interview. You can read more about her and He choZe Me by visiting her website @ http://hechozeme.com/


Sherri Walker, Editor
Woman2Woman Lounge, & co-Founder of
Moms Working for Kingdom
http://momsworkingforthekingdom.org

Tammy Arceneaux

Our woman in the spotlight this week is a wife, mother, and an award-winning graphic designer, who always had a passion for the creative gift she was blessed with. She has had a diverse career, which has spanned over 15 years as an art director/graphic designer. Anxious to make her “vision” come true she set out on her own and formed Visions Graphics Studio in 2005. Her name is Tammy Arceneaux and she is founder and creative Director of VisionsXpressed.

To me there is nothing more delightful than sharing your faith with others, proclaiming the gospel of Christ in whatever way you can, be it through your business, or just as you walk down the street and meet and greet people. The Bible says be not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power unto salvation to those who believe. Jesus himself said everyone who confesses HIM before men, HE will also confess before HIS Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies HIM before men, HE will also deny him before HIS Father who is in heaven.

Declaring your faith with boldness is what Tammy set out to do when she started Visionsxpressed in 2006. Their Dog tags and tee shirts allow you to literally be a walking billboard for the Lord.
Tammy says VisionsXpressed has been in the making for her entire life without her even knowing, however, she says, “God knew”! You can read our interview with Tammy @ www.woman2womanlounge.com

Myanmar state radio says cyclone death toll soars

YANGON, Myanmar - The death toll from the cyclone that battered Myanmar last weekend has risen above 22,000, state radio has reported.

A news broadcast on government-run radio said Tuesday that 22,464 people have now been confirmed dead from Cyclone Nargis, which tore through the country's heartland and biggest city of Yangon early Saturday.

The broadcast added that thousands more are missing.

Relief efforts for the stricken area, mostly in the low-lying Irrawaddy River delta, have been difficult, in large part because of the destruction of roads and communications outlets by the storm. The first assistance from overseas arrived Tuesday from neighboring Thailand.

Officials had said today that the toll could continue to climb higher than the 14,000 already feared dead from the Southeast Asian nation's devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aid.

In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, state radio reported that the government was delaying a constitutional referendum in areas hit hardest.

Myanmar's Information Minister Maj. Gen. Kyaw Hsan confirmed at a news conference that some 4,000 people had died in Yangon and the low-lying Irrawaddy delta region. He added that another 10,000 people could be dead in the delta.

Kyaw said tidal waves killed most of the victims in that region.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Nyan Win was quoted by state-run television as saying that more than 10,000 people had perished in Irrawaddy while a smaller number died in and around Yangon, the country's largest city.

"News and data are still being collected, so there may be many more casualties," he said.

It was not known why the two ministers presented different death tolls.

The World Food Program, which was preparing to fly in food, added its own grim assessment of the destruction: Up to 1 million people may be homeless, some villages have been almost totally eradicated and vast rice-growing areas are wiped out.

A state television report gave two different numbers — 59 and 130 — for the dead in what is known as Yangon division. It did not explain the differing tolls.

The country's ruling junta, which has spurned the international community for decades, urgently appealed for foreign aid at a meeting Nyan Win held with diplomats Monday in Yangon.

The U.N.'s emergency relief coordinator said Tuesday the government had indicated it was ready to start accepting international aid. The U.N., Red Cross and other aid organizations have been organizing supplies in preparation for shipping them to the country.

Some aid agencies reported their assessment teams had reached some areas of the largely isolated region but said getting in supplies and large numbers of aid workers would be difficult.

A military transport plane flew from Bangkok to Yangon Tuesday with emergency aid from Thailand while a number of other countries and organizations said they were prepared to follow.

Richard Horsey, Bangkok-based spokesman for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid, said Yangon's airport is the closest to the region hardest hit.

"For those places accessible by land, there will be cars and trucks from those areas to meet at the halfway point with vehicles from Yangon," he said. "For remote areas, assessment teams and assistance teams will need to go by helicopters and boats."

The delta is riddled with waterways but Horsey said they are not easily accessible, even during normal times.

Based on a satellite map made available by the United Nations, the storm's damage was concentrated over about a 11,600-square-mile (30,000-square-kilometer) area along the Andaman Sea and Gulf of Martaban coastlines — less than 5 percent of the country.

But the affected region is home to nearly a quarter of Myanmar's 57 million people.

Images from state television showed large trees and electricity poles sprawled across roads and roofless houses ringed by large sheets of water in the delta region, which is regarded as Myanmar's rice bowl.

"More or less all the landlines are down and it's extremely difficult to get information from cyclone-affected areas. But from the reports we are getting, entire villages have been flattened and the final death toll may be huge," said Mac Pieczowski, who heads the International Organization for Migration office in Yangon, in a statement.

State radio reported Saturday's vote on a draft constitution would be delayed until May 24 in 40 townships around Yangon and seven in the Irrawaddy delta, which bore the brunt of the killer storm.

It indicated that in other areas the balloting would proceed as scheduled.

The appeal for assistance was unusual for Myanmar's ruling generals, who have long been suspicious of the international organizations and have closely controlled their activities.

Foreign governments were poised Tuesday to rush aid to the devastated nation.

The United States, which has slapped economic sanctions on the country, said it likewise stood ready. The U.S. Embassy is providing $250,000 in immediate aid from existing emergency fund. But first lady Laura Bush said Monday the U.S. would provide further aid only if one of its own disaster teams is allowed into the country.

The European Commission was providing $3 million in humanitarian aid while the president of neighboring China, Hu Jintao, promised $1 million in cash and supplies.

The government had apparently taken few efforts to prepare for the storm, which came bearing down on the country from the Bay of Bengal late Friday. Weather warnings broadcast on television would have been largely useless for the worst-hit rural areas where electricity supply is spotty and television a rarity.

"The government misled people," said Thin Thin, a grocery story owner in Yangon. "They could have warned us about the severity of the coming cyclone so we could be better prepared."

Yangon was without electricity except where gas-fed generators were available and residents lined up to buy candles, which have doubled in price since the storm hit. Most homes were without water, forcing families to stand in long lines for drinking water and bathe in the city's lakes.

Most telephone landlines appeared to be restored by late Monday, but mobile phones and Internet connections were down.

Some in Yangon complained that the 400,000-strong military was only clearing streets where the ruling elite resided but leaving residents, including Buddhist monks, to cope on their own in most other areas.

Myanmar has been under military rule since 1962. Its government has been widely criticized for suppression of pro-democracy parties such as the one led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for almost 12 of the past 18 years.

At least 31 people were killed and thousands more were detained when the military cracked down on peaceful protests in September led by Buddhist monks and democracy advocates.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080506/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone