Hi Mim,

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"Salom"
Thank u !

Welcome Mim
Glad you joined our wonderful internet family, sharing the love of Christ, learning and growing in your spiritual life.And as a bonus making wonderful friends.

May you experience a wonderful fellowship and growth with all the others by joining in
Blessings Nienie

hi mim i am mary, got rons name on top, because we are trying to teach each other internet, failing i think any way we will have to say who it is when we type message, sometimes we get too close its like that in life with ron and i, waiting on the lord just to let us grove individualy, i love to worship the lord and just let go when i am in his presence with others, i am retired, you can pray for ron and i as u see i am having difficulty finding my own space and i know god does not make robots

Hi Mim,

Glad to receive you among brethren.

Let's worship and serve Him together...for He surely deserves it ALL.

Hope to hear from you soon. In Christ-Pst. Bernhard C.

HI ALL,
IN AN EFFORT TO SHOW IMPARTIALITY, AND TO ENCOURAGE US ALL TO REMAIN PRAYERFUL ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT LEADERS, I AM FORWARDING THIS AS MY E-BUDDY HAS REQUESTED.
ME






Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:06:08 -0700
From: christjesus5@yahoo.com
Subject: Fw: Cindy Mc Cain and Family

"Shalom"
This mail is not trying too suggest U vote one way or the other..But
only to show acts of kindness not known.."Please read"





Bet you would have never guessed this one! No matter your politics. The media will never tell of this, so pass it on.

GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!



Cindy McCain

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on Cindy McCain, John's wife. All I ever saw was this attractive woman standing beside John. I was surprised how talented and involved with world problems she is. This is a summary of the article.





She graduated from Southern Cal and was a special-needs teacher.

After her Dad died she became involved with his beer distributing firm and Is now the chairwoman. Sales have doubled since she has taken over from her father.




They have a marriage prenuptial agreement, her assets remain
separate. She is involved around the world clearing land mines - travels to these countries on a detonation team and service on their board.




They have a 19 year old serving in Iraq , another son in the Naval Academy, a daughter recently graduated from Columbia Univ. , an adopted daughter in high school, and a son who is the finance guy at the beer firm.



Raised kids in Phoenix , Az rather than Washington DC.(better
atmosphere) He commuted.




In 1991, Mrs. McCain came across a girl in an orphanage in Bangladesh. Mother Teresa implored Mrs. McCain to take the baby with severe cleft palate. She did so without first telling her husband. The couple adopted the girl who has had a dozen operations to repair her cleft palate and other medical problems.





They have a Family Foundation for children's causes.





She's active with 'Halo Trust' - to clear land mines, provide water and food in war ravaged and developing countries.





She will join an overseas mission of 'Operation Smile', a charity for corrective surgery on children's faces.

She has had two back surgeries and became addicted to pain killers. She talks openly about it which she says is part of the recovery process.



I'm surprised the media is so quiet about her attributes. She sounds more capable than Hillary or Obama. We would really get two for the price of one. A person with business and international experience. John did work for the firm for awhile when he left the Navy. She, however, has the real business experience. Very interesting.






John McCain's Sons

Apparently this was not "newsworthy"enough for the media to comment about. Can the other presidential candidate truthfully come close to this? ...
Just a question for each of us to seek an answer to.

You see...character is what's shown when the public is not looking. There were no cameras or press invited to what you are about to read about, and the story comes from one person in New Hampshire .

One evening last July, Senator John McCain of Arizona arrived at the New Hampshire home of Erin Flanagan for sandwiches, chocolate-chip cookies and a heartfelt talk about Iraq. They had met at a presidential debate, when she asked the candidates what they would do to bring home American soldiers - - soldiers like her brother, who had been killed in action a few months earlier.

Mr. McCain did not bring cameras or press. Instead, he brought his youngest son, James McCain, 19, then a private first class in the Marine Corps about to leave for Iraq. Father and son sat down to hear more about Ms. Flanagan's brother Michael Cleary, a 24-year-old Army First Lieutenant ki lled by an ambush .. a roadside bomb.

No one mentioned the obvious: In just days, Jimmy McCain could face similar perils. 'I can't imagine what it must have been like for them as they were coming to meet with a family that .....' Ms. Flanagan recalled, choking up. 'We lost a dear one,' she finished.

Mr McCain, now the Republican nominee, has staked his candidacy on the promise that American troops can bring stability t o Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son, who spent seven months patrolling Anbar Province and learned of his fath er's New Hampshire victory in January while he was digging a stuck military vehicle out of the mud.

Two of Jimmy's three older brothers went into the military. Doug McCain, 48, w as a Navy pilot. Jack McCain, 21, is to graduate from the Naval Academy next year, raising the chances that his father, if elected, could become the first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower with a son at war.

I chose to share this with those who I believe will pass it on, to others who will pass it on. We hear so much trash out there. How about a simple act of kindness ... and dedication to others placed above oneself?

Has anybody heard if Barack Hussein Obama ever served in The American Armed Services?

This is for all the Barack voters.

From Barack's book, Audacity of Hope:

"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."

HE DID NOT SAY STAND WITH AMERICANS!!!!!

Hi Ma,

Just a note of thanks for inviting me to this site. Saw your msg on the Mc Cain's...Hum, is there possibly light at the end of that Democratic tunnel of yours (he, he). Jim for one will fall over with un-belief when I send him this one.
Tried calling you earlier...w2ill youstill be able to take us to the airport in the am???
TTFN, REW

I asked God…

I asked God to take away my pain
God said, No
-it is not for me to take away,
But for you to give up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole
God said, No
-Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience
God said, No
-patience is a by-product of tribulations,
It isn’t granted, it is earned.
I asked God to give me happiness
God said, No
-I give you blessings, happiness is up to you.
I asked God to make my spirit grow
God said, No
-you must grow on your own
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life
God said, No
-I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things
I asked God to helped me LOVE others,
as much as He loves me
God said…..
Ahhh, finally you have the idea.

God loves You!

No prayer showed Ma

TTFN,REW

I praise God for the young people of today, some of whom I have watched grow up and go from rebellious attitude to tremendous witnesses for Christ. I'm attaching a mailing I received from one such young man who is the great grandson of my cousin. Although I've never met him face to face I do feel a special connection with him by virtue of the words of God that he forwards to me each day. I am posting a message that he sent to me that gives us a great example of where and how to evangelize. I trust you will enjoy it as much as I have.

Tuesday July 15, 2008

The Word of God:



"There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. And when they had come to the place called Calvary ; there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots." (Luke 23:32-34)



Soldiers: Ignorant Mockery

The Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus went out of their way to humiliate Him before His death. Not satisfied with the physical torment they inflicted on him, they also mocked Him in blasphemous ways (Matthew 27:27-31). To them, Jesus was simply another condemned prisoner who they were free to abuse as much as they pleased-a prisoner who claimed to be some sort of king.

First, the soldiers stripped Him of His garment and draped Him with a scarlet robe. Scarlet was apparently the closest the soldiers could come to purple-the traditional color of royalty. Then they wove a crown of thorns and thrust it on His head, mimicking the wreath that Caesar wore on official occasions. They placed a reed in His right hand as if it were a monarch's scepter that symbolized authority and power. The low point of their ridicule came when they kneeled before Him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" spat on Him, and beat Him with their fists. Their actions all were designed to expose Jesus for the fraud He supposedly was.



The world is full of people today who are like those soldiers of old. Many people laugh at even the thought of Jesus, seeing Him as a joke. They simply don't know who they are callously rejecting. What do you do with people like that? Follow Jesus' example. "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34). And God answered Jesus' prayer. When they saw how He died, only hours after they had mocked him, the Roman soldiers exclaimed, "Truly this was the Son of God!" (Matthew 27:54).

Don’t give up on those who mock Christ when you share your faith, God is able to turn their hearts to saving faith in the most surprising ways. Attributed to John MacArthur



Wisdom for the Journey:



I argue that the cross be raised again at the center of the marketplace as well as on the steeple of the church. . . . that Jesus was not crucified in a cathedral between two candles, but on a cross between two thieves; on the town garbage heap; at a crossroads so cosmopolitan that they had to write his title in Hebrew and Latin and in Greek; at the kind of place where cynics talk smut, and thieves curse, and soldiers gamble: Because that is where he died. And that is what he died about . . . that is where churchmen should be and what churchmen should be about. George MacLeod



James 1:22
IHS

Light of the Savior Ministries

hello,friend... im kathleen from Angeles City,Phil.
i've rcving lots of email/newsletters daily... en one of my ministry is sending them to all of my friends in all sites i joined...even in IM yahoo..
God bless us an internet shop, en i know He blessed us not only for our daily livings but also expanding our ministry en materialized needs in r church such updating our group,events and announcement...
Me en my family r all active in our church,my hubby Elmo is doing the maintanance, im teaching children en giving encouragement to r fellow christians and one of the great gift rcv from God cooking food esp.when we hev events en celebration and my eldest is active in youth ministry en music min.
I really appreciate all God's goodness in our lives...I thank God for giving us the privilege to be His children...en i thank God for seeing this site where i meet my brethrens in Christ...Kip n topuch en Godbless...

One Step At A Time

One step at a time is the best way to go
When going through life and traveling in the direction of your dreams
The best way to get ahead is the simpliest way:
Take one step at a time
Don’t look over your shoulder
If you do, you’ll feel the weight of all your yesterdays upon you
And don’t worry about what lies ahead
By the time you get to the bend in the road or the crest of the hill
You’re going to be better and stronger than you ever were before
Just go one step at a time
One day at a time
And you’ll find a rich, thankful life you never thought you could afford….

THE ENEMY’S STRATEGY
Do you know how satan deceive the children of God?
Here are just some of his scheme that he use to
christian community. You can see how clever satan is
and christian must be aware of satan's schemes and
cleverness. be aware of it. You might already been a
victim of satan's scheme. Be on guard always! Learn
his schemes for you not to be caught unaware.

Satan called a worldwide convention of demons.
In his opening address he said,

"We can't keep Christians from going to church."

"We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and
knowing the truth."

"We can't even keep them from forming an intimate
relationship with their saviour."

"Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our
power over them is broken."

"So let them go to their churches; let them have
their covered dish dinners, BUT steal their time, so
they don't have time to develop a relationship with
Jesus Christ.."

"This is what I want you to do," said the devil:

"Distract them from gaining hold of their Saviour
and maintaining that vital connection throughout
their day!"

"How shall we do this?" his demons shouted.

"Keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and
invent innumerable schemes to occupy their minds,"
he answered.

"Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow,
borrow, borrow."

"Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and
the husbands to work 6-7 days each week, 10-12 hours
a day, so they can afford their empty lifestyles."

"Keep them from spending time with their children."

"As their families fragment, soon, their homes will
offer no escape from the pressures of work!"

"Over-stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear
that still, small voice."

"Entice them to play the radio or cassette player
whenever they drive." To keep the TV, VCR, CDs and
their PCs going constantly in their home and see to
it that every store and restaurant in the world
plays non-biblical music constantly."

"This will jam their minds and break that union with
Christ."

"Fill the coffee tables with magazines and
newspapers."

"Pound their minds with the news 24 hours a day."

"Invade their driving moments with billboards."

"Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, mail order
catalogs, sweepstakes, and every kind of newsletter
and promotional offering free products, services and
false hopes.."

"Keep skinny, beautiful models on the magazines and
TV so their husbands will believe that outward
beauty is what's important, and they'll become
dissatisfied with their wives. "

"Keep the wives too tired to love their husbands at
night."

"Give them headaches too! "

"If they don't give their husbands the love they
need, they will begin to look elsewhere."

"That will fragment their families quickly!"

"Give them Santa Claus to distract them from
teaching their children the real meaning of
Christmas."

"Give them an Easter bunny so they won't talk about
his resurrection and power over sin and death."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive."

"Have them return from their recreation exhausted."

"Keep them too busy to go out in nature and reflect
on God's creation. Send them to amusement parks,
sporting events, plays, concerts, and movies
instead."

"Keep them busy, busy, busy!"

"And when they meet for spiritual fellowship,
involve them in gossip and small talk so that they
leave with troubled consciences."

"Crowd their lives with so many good causes they
have no time to seek power from Jesus."

"Soon they will be working in their own strength,
sacrificing their health and family for the good of
the cause."

"It will work!"

"It will work!"

It was quite a plan!

The demons went eagerly to their assignments causing
Christians everywhere to get busier and more rushed,
going here and there.

Having little time for their God or their families.

Having no time to tell others about the power of
Jesus to change lives.

I guess the question is, has the devil been
successful in his schemes?

You be the judge!!!!!
Does "BUSY" mean: B-eing U-nder S-atan's Y-oke?

NOW THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE IN HIM,
THAT IF WE ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, HE
HEARS US. AND IF WE KNOW THAT HE HEARS US,
WHATEVER WE ASK, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE
PETITIONS THAT WE HAVE ASKED OF HIM.
( 1 JOHN 5:14-15 *NKJV )
We often find ourselves to busy to stop and say a prayer
when we have a rough day. In this life everything seems like
it has to be accomplished A.S.A.P. So we often forget to
speak to God in prayer about it before we react.
Therefore one must remember that; THE PRAYER OF A
RIGHTEOUS MAN IS POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE!.
( JAMES 5:16 *NIV ) More powerful and more effective than
anything else on this Earth, even when we must react
As Soon As Possible.
Now friend, have you ever wondered about the
abbreviation A.S.A.P.? Generally we think of it in terms
of even more hurry and stress in our lives. Maybe if we
think of this abbreviation in a different manner, we will
begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days
along the way...
So when.......
There's work to do, deadlines to meet;
You've got no time to spare,
But as you hurry and scurry-
ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER
In the midst of family chaos,
"Quality time" is rare.
Do your best; let God do the rest-
ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.
It may seem like your worries
Are more than you can bear.
Slow down and take a breather-
ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER
God knows how stressful life is;
He wants to ease our cares,
And He'll respond to all your needs
A.S.A.P. - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.

Hello,
This is Mr. Chiranjib Chatterjee from India. I am working in Campus crusade for Christ as a full time worker from June 1999. I love to serve God and help the needy.
I would like to be your friend.
Please reply soon.
Ending with love and prayer.
Yours in Him
Chiranjib