Last week was a tough one for Carey, Mary, and their roommates Joy, and Lori. Their house was broken into on Tuesday morning. Everyone’s fine. No one was home at the time. But the robbers stole laptops, hard drives, iPods, other electronics, and cash.
Lori’s room was hit the hardest. She lost computers containing all of her work over the past five years with the Manna Project. Carey’s room was also hit pretty hard.
Please pray for these ladies as they try to recover what they can, deal with the police and insurance agents. And pray that the Lord will carry them through this difficult time.
I can't even begin to tell y'all about it. It was just so wonderful to see kids with DS and their supporters having a blast. I mostly love the friends of the DS kids.
During the actual walk, my group was just ahead of a group calling itself Josh's Army. They were chanting, cheering and just having a great time. One was even in a wheelchair due to a broken leg. He didn't let that stop him like I would have, he wanted to be there for Josh. I don't know Josh, but I hope to one day.
These are some awsome kids. You can learn a lot about Daddy God--our Creator--when you see how much how much love DS kids have.
I can't even begin to tell y'all about it. It was just so wonderful to see kids with DS and their supporters having a blast. I mostly love the friends of the DS kids.
During the actual walk, my group was just ahead of a group calling itself Josh's Army. They were chanting, cheering and just having a great time. One was even in a wheelchair due to a broken leg. He didn't let that stop him like I would have, he wanted to be there for Josh. I don't know Josh, but I hope to one day.
These are some awsome kids. You can learn a lot about Daddy God--our Creator--when you see how much how much love DS kids have.
When I first heard about Chuck Fisher's IN THE BEGINNING (2008. Little, Brown and Company/Hatchette Books), I didn't think I was in the proper demographic to give a review. Pop-up books are generally for little children, and with two tween/teens I just didn't think it would be on our radar. I was wrong. This is a gorgeous work. Our kids are enthralled with the intricate pop-ups, especially the ginormous Tower of Babel. This book brings to life some of the popular stories of the Book of Genesis in a beautiful way, along with text references to the scriptures and the stories alongside the three-dimensional paper sculptures.
My favorite is the Tower of Babel, seeming to unfold out of the book and stretching to the sky on its own - almost two feet of paper emerging from the page to tell the story of man trying to meet God on man's terms. Then there's Noah's Ark - where man is saved on God's terms to reboot society and try to live according to God's guide and direction. The stories come alive, details literally jumping from the pages, as each glance yields a new figure here, a shadow there, a character study to the left, a glimpse of truth to the right.
This work is definitely an on-top-of-the-table coffeetable book - not to be stacked underneath with most of my other waiting-to-be-read books, but on top of the table for all to see, for anyone to regain some childlike awe.
There have been quite a few troubling news stories coming out of Nicaragua in the past couple of weeks. Like the United States, Nicaragua is in the midst of its campaign season, holding “alcalde” elections in November. But unlike the U.S., violence has characterized the campaign. And not verbal jabs. Actual ones. Here are some of the recent headlines:
“Sandinista Persecution Of Civil Society Turns Violent In Nicaragua”
“Nicaragua’s civil unrest took another dangerous turn over the weekend when hundreds of masked supporters of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), armed with machetes, sticks and mortars, closed off all entrances to the northern city of León to prevent an announced march against the government of President Daniel Ortega…”
“Opposition March in Leon Canceled After Sandinista Attacks”
“On Sept. 20, people identifying themselves as Sandinistas prevented an opposition march and rally from taking place in the city of Leon. Attacks on opposition demonstrators wounded five people; many more were bruised and battered. Sandinista activists blocked highways to prevent busses from entering Leon for the planned march. National Assembly Deputy Luis Callejas of the “Let’s Go with Eduardo” Movement (MVE) told La Prensa that members of the Sandinista group broke the windshield of his car, stopped busses, and attacked with machetes three people who were taken to the Chinandega hospital. On the Pan American Highway between Nagarote and La Paz Centro, police intervened to remove Sandinistas who had blocked the highway with burning tires, boulders and tree trunks…”
“Another Government Protest Turns Violent in Nicaragua”
“Another attempt at civil protest ended in violence yesterday afternoon when a group of pro-government thugs clashed with a group of student protesters who were demonstrating outside Multinoticias Channel 4 TV, the official government station in Managua. Reporters from Multinoticias responded aggressively to the students in the streets, who held signs denouncing the “dictatorship” of President Daniel Ortega. The reporters blamed the students for inciting violence.A group of Ortega supporters was then called in to “rescue” Multinoticias by forcibly removing the students from the neighborhood. The pro-Ortega thugs shoved and hit the students, who tried to resist non-violently by sitting on the ground and chanting ‘We don’t want violence’…”
Attached: Every one of us is attached to something—some person, thing or experience. The trouble with our attachments is that sometimes they let us down. For the next three weeks we will explore attachments that become part of our identity and uncover the truth about our identity in Christ. We want students to ultimately attach their joy and contentment fully to Christ. That doesn’t mean that life won’t be disappointing or hard at times, but it does mean it won’t be devastating. Just think about it: What would it look like if we leaned ourselves fully into God and attached ourselves to the only One who does not change?
In the tradition of our annual (4th) fall chili cookoff, small groups and individuals are invited to participate in this "heated" event with awards given for : Best Overall; Hottest; Best Fixins; Best Alternative; Team Spirit and who knows what else so be there and be a part! For information on how to enter the chili cookoff, email jerrygray@seacoast.org
Photo Friday - I'm Feeling...
from my Demotivational Calendar.