Developing a Global Vision for Kids
Thailand BoundToday, we were supposed to be on our way to Thailand. But, a large snowstorm has swept across the United States and thousands of flights have been cancelled. Our flights were cancelled. However, our airlines has given us new reservations and we hope to be able to travel in two days. What I Like About Being a Kid Missionary"I like being an kid missionary because I can witness firsthand just how God works. It is so much fun to see how much of an impact He can make. For example, my church, Gospel Life, started with about 30 people having services in an apartment. Then we had to move into a large tent because we did not have enough room for everybody. By this time, we had about 70 attending. We held services in the tent while during the week volunteers from our church, who knew something about building, dug and laid the foundation. When they finished the... Caring for ChildrenOn January 12, 2010, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti. About 300,000 died and another 1 million were left homeless. Already the poorest country in the western hemisphere, Haiti became even poorer. Recently, cholera has struck Haiti and many have died as a result. But, there is hope for Haiti! Through your generous gifts to ABWE’s Care for the Children, we have been able to help numerous orphans in Haiti. Personally, I have been to Haiti twice this year. Lord willing, I plan to go back next year. I have seen the orphans... Hope in HaitiWhen we landed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, it was scorching hot, perhaps 95 degrees. Little did we know, but there was a hurricane in the area. That night, heavy winds blew but no damage was done. The hurricane had passed to the north of Haiti. However, when we went to tour some Haitian schools and make plans for our Good Soil training for the Haitian school teachers, we discovered that at one school, no children came. Not one! Fear of another natural disaster was evident. You see, only nine months before this, an earthquake hit area and over 250,000 died as... A Significant Battle to FightOver 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. ... |