Awaken the Dawn {ATD}

Address:	106 Central St. Wellesley, MA 02481-8209
Email:	Awakenmail@wellesley.edu
Official Website:	http://www.wellesley.edu/Activities/homepage/awakenthedawn/index.html
Category:	Colleges & Universities

ATD is Wellesley College's only Christian a cappella group. In 1991, a group offour women aspired to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the campusof Wellesley through word and song. Since then, the Lord has blessedthis vision by expanding our audience to include not only collegestudents, but also the homeless, senior citizens, and familieseverywhere.We are currently a group of 15 women who share the desire to glorify Godwith our voices. We hope to effectively share the love of Jesus Christwith the Wellesley campus and the greater Boston area through song,skit, spoken word, and community service.Our Vision:To bring glory to God in everything we do (1 Peter 4:10-11, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2)To see God’s power manifest through us to work in the hearts of everyone we meet (2 Corinthians 4:10)To live in the life and victory that Christ died to give us (Galatians 2:20)To see all of God’s people spending more and more time in prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17)To see Satan’s strongholds crumbling and all people set free from his grasp (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)To see people laying down their lives for one another in the name of Jesus Christ (John 15:13)To expect great things through faith in prayer (Matthew 21:22)To pray unselfishly for others (Philippians 2:3-4)To see many people coming to salvation everyday (Acts 2:47, Galatians 6:9)To boldly proclaim the Gospel through our words and actions (Matthew 5:15-16, Joshua 1:9, 2 Timothy 1:8)Our name is derived from Psalm 57:8-11 and 108:2-5"I will awaken the dawn. I will praiseYou, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulnessreaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and letyour glory be over all the earth."