Over the last year, a vigorous fight over health care has emerged as a concern that faces all of us.  No matter what your age or what your health needs are, we are all looking at health care differently than we did one year ago.  My son called me the other day and was somewhat distressed over the recent debate over health care.  My point in saying all of this is not to “talk politics” in my newsletter.  It is to say to you as I said to my son, we have bigger battles to fight than health care. ...

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  Children and Disasters When global tragedy happens it is not uncommon for Christians to wonder why God allows such things to occur. Like adults, children often have the same questions. The Bible, God’s Word, can help give us understanding of these situations.  In Luke 13:1-5 we read an account where this very issue of tragedy is discussed. This account is of a time when Pilate had murdered many from Galilee and had used their blood in pagan sacrifices. Jesus answered the questions asked by many if this was God’s punishment by posing a question Himself. He asked those around him...

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 On Wednesday, September 9, we were driving into Istanbul, Turkey at around 11 p.m.  It was raining very hard.  All of a sudden, we hit a pot hole in the road and it completely stopped our vehicle.  So, we got out of the vehicle to lift the left rear tire out of the pot hole.  It was raining very hard and the road was flooding; add to both of those, it was a front wheel drive and as the driver accelerated, the front tires sprayed us with water that was on the road.  So, we got soaked from above, from...

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 We have been in Romania for over a week.  A couple of things impress me.  The desire to have a children's ministry is strong among a few, but only a few.  Many who are interested do  not know what to do or where  to begin.  Another thing that impresses me is the number of orphan children in Romania.  I was told by a reliable source that some parents will deform a child when it is born so that when they beg, they can receive more money because their baby is deformed.  How sad and overwhelming!  Romania is very beautiful in...

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At the missions conference for Cornerstone Baptist Church in Roseville, Michigan, we went to a small group study at the home of this lady. Her name is Bernie. Bernie taught us a lot. Bernie is 84 years old and came to Christ when she was 70. She is a ball of fire for the Lord. She has a counseling ministry, opens her home for a small group study, and is a vital influence for those who come in contact with her. Susan and I went to her home one night for the small group study and she told us that...

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