Hello World,

What I love about Terry Perry, more than his movies and televisions programs, is his unmatched generosity! Over and over again, you hear about Tyler giving to people he does not know. And it’s not like he is the one who is reporting his charitable acts either. Those who have been recipients of his kindness are the ones who are telling what he has done for them.

And not only is Tyler good to those he doesn’t know, he is just as giving to those he does know! 11Alive is reporting that Tyler has made the “final wish” of the mother of his friend gospel singer LaShun Pace, who starred in his first play, “I Know I’ve Been Changed,” 20 years ago come true!

From 11 Alive:

It brings Pace to tears, thinking about what he’s done for her, and her mother Betty Ann Pace, who has stage V kidney failure.

“They gave her four days to a week to live. And she’s still living today,” LaShun said.

Recently, her mother met Perry, and she told him her last wish was to become a homeowner.

“Before I die, I need a home for me and my daughters,” LaShun said, relaying her mother’s dream.

Thanks to Perry’s generosity, the dream became a reality. He surprised 80-year-old Betty with a home.

“I love you,” Betty cried. “I thank God for you.”

A video captured the moment they pulled up to the new home.

“Glory, God!,” she screamed. “Hallelujah.”

Read the rest of the story here 11alive.com.

Below is a video of the big day when Ms. Pace learned that she would be a homeowner! And y’all, there some sangin’ involved. With the Anointed Pace Sisters, that’s a given

To God be the glory!

Any thoughts?

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Hello World,

Ever since the “The Real World,” debuted in 1992, the year that I graduated from high school, I’ve been a fan of reality show television…I must say in recent years, I have been shocked by the depth of debauchery, depravity and downright “dumbness” of the reality shows that are allowed to be on television. Still, I do love the concept of seeing real people in real situations.

For the longest time, the religious world was absent from reality show programming, but over the last few years, we are finding a way to be included in this cultural phenomenon.

• In January, “The Sisterhood,” which featured the wives of Atlanta pastors, debuted on TLC. While the show generated a lot of heated conversation inside and outside of religious circles, the show was canceled after the first season due to ratings. See my article “The Real Preachers’ Wives of Atlanta” about “The Sisterhood” at Urbanfaith.com.
• This Saturday, on “Iyanla: Fix My Life,” Iyanla Vanzant will attempt to fix the life of the popular Atlanta-based gospel group the Anointed Pace Sisters in the episode entitled “Fix My Overweight Family.” I actually went to high school with two of the Pace Sisters. Also, I wrote an article “Can Iyanla Vanzant Fix Your Life?”  for Urbanfaith.com
• Bounce TV, the nation’s first-ever broadcast television network for African Americans, will premiere its first original non-scripted series, “Forever Jones” Presented by Wal-Mart on Wednesday, June 5th at 9:00 p.m. ET. The new reality series will delve deeper into the daily lives and challenges of the close-knit, faith-based family and gospel group foreverJONES. The series, set in the family’s hometown of Shreveport, LA, will run original episodes Wednesday nights at 9:00 p.m. over a six-week period.
• Oxygen Media has teamed up with Lemuel Plummer, the creator and executive producer of “Vindicated” and producer of “The Sheards,” and Holly Carter, creator and executive producer of “106 & Gospel” and executive producer of “The Sheards,” for the network’s latest series greenlight, “Pastors of L.A.” (working title), an authentic new docu-series set to premiere in the fall of 2013. “Pastors of L.A.” will give viewers a candid and revealing look at six boldly different and world renowned mega-pastors in Southern California, who are willing to share diverse aspects of their lives, from their work in the community and with their parishioners to the very large and sometimes provocative lives they lead away from the pulpit. The cast includes Bishop Noel Jones, Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Clarence McClendon,Pastor Wayne Chaney, Bishop Ron Gibson and Pastor Jay Haizlip.

Will you be watching any of these new reality shows? Are you a fan of reality shows?

Any thoughts?

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