Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false brothers. I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked” (2 Corinthians 11:25-28).
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Jesus Thirsting for You
Posted in encouraging verse, God, Jesus, love, tagged God, Jesus, love, Mother Teresa, pain on May 5, 2013| 4 Comments »
What pleases God?
Posted in Challenge verse, God, Jesus, love, pleases the Lord, tagged God, Jesus, Joy, life, love, Peace on January 27, 2013| 3 Comments »
the poor and the fatherless
Posted in Challenge verse, Friends, love, poverty, tagged Honduras, orphans, Ty Osman II on March 22, 2012| 2 Comments »
Nashville Big Build 2012 in Memory of Ty Osman II
A team of volunteers will be working on a widow’s house to help raise money for an orphanage in Honduras. 550 children live and attend school on the Escalon Project Campus in La Entrada, Honduras.100% of the money raised from our Nashville Big Build project will help provide education, food, housing, and facilities for this orphanage.~Since Ms. Sharon’s husband passed away, it has become difficult to keep up with the necessary improvements and repairs to her home.So on April 14, a team of volunteers will be working on her home. Think of fundraisers where people raise sponsorship for a charity golf tournament or 5K race. Only with this project, instead of golfing or running, we’ll be helping a widow in need.
The widow benefits, an orphanage in Honduras is blessed, and a group of individuals are able to spend the day serving others. The more money raised, the more children can be provided for through this orphanage in Honduras.~Ty Osman II was a young man of character with a true servant’s heart. He brought laughter and joy to everyone he met. Ty passionately served others, and in all things, he glorified the Lord. He took annual trips with his family to serve at an orphanage. The 2012 Nashville Big Build Project is named in memory of Ty Osman II.
And if there is among them any that is poor and needy, and if they have no spare food, they fast two or three days in order to supply to the needy their lack of food.–The Apology of Aristides ~ 130 AD
Comfort Overflows
Posted in Challenge verse, God, heart, Jesus, love, soul, tagged comfort, God, Jesus, pain, suffering on February 29, 2012| 4 Comments »
Valentine’s Day Revolution
Posted in Challenge verse, love, tagged God, love, orphans, pain, Valentine's Day on February 11, 2012| 3 Comments »
Help me bring about a Valentine’s Day Revolution! Please share this idea with your friends: Remember orphans, widows, and the heartbroken on Valentine’s Day.
Here are three specific ways we can “look after orphans and widows in their distress”:
1) The New Hope Foundation cares for precious Chinese orphans with disabilities. Click here for more information and to donate. (See comment section for recent information from their newsletter.)
2) Volunteer at a homeless shelter, particularly one that has women and children. Often, these children, while not actual orphans, are starved for attention and time. (This idea is from my sister Margy who serves this way in Nashville.)
3) I know of a young widow who needs our help. This December, my friend Angela’s thirty-four-year-old brother Joshua died suddenly from a heart problem. His wife Jennie is devastated. She needs encouragement and financial provision. Jennie was left without life insurance and with large medical debt. Any help would be appreciated.