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"Everybody squirt!" Suddenly 100 women whip out their spray bottles and begin to squirt their neighbor. Shrieking and laughing, we all cool down from the 105 degree heat. OK, back to the teaching... Our first multi-day conference for women is in progress. It's a first for most. A bit tentative and shy at first, they are warming up to the idea of a safe place where camaraderie and fun are core values. They will spend three full days here in a...
Christmas Party 2021 Pictures
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The Five Stories Children Need to Hear
he Bible is filled with stories. You can find intrigue, injustice, violence, treachery, deception, as well as love, loyalty, compassion, and encouragement. But which stories are essential to communicate with your kids or grandchildren? How about with the orphans our partners care for? These are the ones I have chosen as the top five:The FIRST story is that of CREATION. God created the universe, then turned His attention to building a beautiful place to be inhabited by sea animals and land animals. Finally, everything was ready for people to be His greatest creation. “Then God said, ‘Let Us make human...
We Three Kings
We three kings of Orient are;Bearing gifts, we traverse afar,Field and fountain, moor and mountain,Following yonder star.Refrain:O star of wonder, star of night,Star with royal beauty bright,Westward leading, still proceeding,Guide us to thy Perfect Light.Let’s see what we can learn from the Bible about the familiar Christmas carol, We Three Kings. Some translations of the Scriptures refer to these visitors as Wise Men, while others call them Magi. As such, they were not kings, but were well-educated men who served as advisors to kings of Persia (present-day Iran). Six centuries earlier, a Jewish captive named Daniel rose high in their...
Fresh Water
Clean water is vitally important. In underdeveloped countries around the world, (usually) women have to walk for miles to get water for the day. Sometimes their journey takes them to a well and fresh water. Other times their source of water is above-ground (and may contains parasites). Jeremiah reminds us that even scrubbing with clean water cannot wash away our sin. “Although you wash yourself with soda and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me,” declares the Sovereign Lord.” (Jeremiah 2:22). Jesus provides the water that refreshes our soul and also washes away our...