2012 - Council for Life

Avision was planted in Founder Emeritus Ann Carruth’s heart more
than ten years ago when she was given a verse from Isaiah 54 to guide a group
of 11 women who began the first Council for Life in Dallas, Texas. She was
reminded of this verse last year as a group of Council for Life members
formed an Affiliate Committee and began to research the feasibility of beginning
Council for Life Affiliates in other cities. The verses, Isaiah 54:2, 3, says this,
“Enlarge the place of your tent; stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back;
lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right
and to the left, your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in desolate
cities.” This verse is becoming a reality as Council for Life is expanding beyond
the borders of Dallas into other cities. After much prayer, thorough research,
and numerous consultations with our attorneys, the Committee decided in
June 2011 that Council for Life needed to launch an Affiliate Program. The
Board of Directors approved this decision in September 2011. A year later,
the dream of having a Council for Life Affiliate has come to fruition. Two
courageous women who didn’t even know each other stepped up to answer
the Lord’s call to begin a Council for Life in Fort Worth. Both had attended
Council for Life events in Dallas and had joined as members.
O N E C I T Y A T A T I M E
God placed a desire in both of their hearts to establish a Council for Life in
their own city. In just a few short months, they had gathered a group of
eight initial founders each blessed with unique gifts and talents to help move
them forward in this step of faith. It was a joyful day on July 17, 2012, as a
group of Dallas Council for Life members traveled to Fort Worth to meet
and pray with this initial group of founders. It is a privilege and honor to
link arms with them as they become our first Affiliate! The hope is that this
one Affiliate will multiply into many more across our country and world.
Currently, Council for Life Fort Worth is in the process of applying for its
nonprofit status. They hope to be up and running at the first of the year.
Their first membership tea is planned for Thursday, April 4, 2013. Please
pray for these women as they take these initial steps to stand for life in their
city. May their courageous stand for life become a ripple effect in Fort Worth
and beyond! May God continue to be glorified as we continue to create a
culture of life in our community, our cities, and our world, one heart, one
mind, and one life at a time.