"Give The World A Smile" By The Cathedrals
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Family values in danger
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I participated in a conference in Guarapuava, where the focus was on Child care. The workshop I was scheduled was about the Family and public living and interaction of adolecents. The leader of the group intraduced the topic and declared: “We do not want to talk about defination of FAMILY since everybody has a different idea. FAMILY is a dinamic thing, we can not define it with one or another quality; it chages through history, through globalization, etc...” I can tell you I was horrorized by this intraduction. I set throught he meeting trying to learn about the politically and humanly right opinions. It wasn't easy job, but one thing surely thought was good to participate: I felt even more convicted than ever hat CLM is right doing exactly what the abandoned and neglected children and adolecentes need, according to God’s plan.
At night I told my girls at the devotion that I am soooo thankful for them being here and being able to learn and live in the truth. Their mind has filled with and influenced with unbeleively distorted picture of reality in school and through the media, and it is our very urgent job to let them know and understan the truth. I felt privileged and felt even more responsible for fulfilling my call for God's glory. I thank God for the North Phoenix Church being with me in this hard battle, but at the same time, the most fulfilling work on Earth! May God blend us in a way that His blessings would be exchanged and we could encourage and empower each other in a mighty way in His service!
In this conference we talked a lot about the broken family: the big persantage of single moms, and how this fact changes the value and character of male figure through society. I really meditated on this subject since. Or even before. The world gets used to the single moms' society. Boys are raised totally by femailes: mom, teachers, even sundayschool teachers, etc…We see in the Bible that God put man to be a leader of family. But one question bothers my heart for a log time, and has been part of my prayers. Forgive me if it is to direct … I feel liket sharing it with you.
The Church has a CLM "family", leaded by women for long years. Why is it that it is runned by single moms?
Exist a call within the Church? Is it a question of hearing or obeying? This is one question I often meditet, and might never get answer, but interesting to look into this through a Biblical point of view.
I wish to be a very fine, soft hearted and fine handed servant, but often get to do jobs like changing the gas thank or fixing the pipes, not to say unplugging toilets and fixing doors, windows, screans.... My work often calls for act like a father for these kids: firm and determinated; consistent and strong. I often cry out to God to be a Father these kids need; and surely He has been. But does a traumatized, abandoned child ever be satisfied with a “father” he/she can not touch or hug? The desire for security, warmness and a model to follow is there. This family NEEDs desperately a father figure, a leader, a head, just as God instituited.
Do you understand what I mean? Please pray for this children in a way, that the Fatherly love, and Father figure would take form in their eyes, and their heatrs would be filled and cured through the experience.
Your participation is very important for all of us at CLM. May the Lord Jesus show you personally how He could use you, as you are, for His glory in His work on Earth!!
May God bless you and “keep us close” to Him and to each other by His love!
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295 days ago
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marciusi beszemolo fele
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Kedveseim,
levelezesunk elegge megcsappant utolag. Gondolom, ti is eppen ugy foglaltok vagytok, mint mi is itt. Aki akar, mindig talal munkat, azt tudom! Nem ertem mi alapjan mondjak sokan: nincs mit csinalnom. Egy nap kb 48 ora lenne, akkor talan beleferne mindig minden, amit szeretnek.
Hala Istennek jo egeszsegben, eroben vagyok. A fogyasommal az utobbi hetekben stagnalok, de nem akarom feladni, hanem ujabb erovel nekifogni minden napon. Ugy a10 kg korul vagyok kevesebb, mint legutobb lattatok. Minden elottem allo honapra 1 kg fogyassal eljutok a vart es tervezett celig az ev vegere Most marr ott tartok, hgoy be tudok iktatni egy kis extra mozgast: gyaloglas, uszas...!! Itthon beallok ropizni neha a gyerekekkel. Azt latom, hogy nagy resze az evesnek szokas, es oszinten kimondva: rossz szokas.
Sajnos valami alergia el-elkap. Szerintem a takritoszerekre vagyok alertgias. Ildikem, elokerult a mikropolusos rongy is, ne busulj! Hasznalom, es kimondottan jol sikerult az ablakpucolas vele
Holnap kapunk vendegeket a vezetosegunktol az USA-bol, es nehenyan jonnek innen Brazilbol is. Sok keszulodes, suvickolas, minden volt mar. A hetvegen segitettem az egyik nagylanyunknak fozni, o volt a soros. Nem akartak osszejonni a dolgok, a kukta kivagta a szelepet, ment a husle a plafonig ---miutan egesz heten sikaltuk a falat!! Ilyen aprosagok csak arra jok, hogy elkeseritsek az embert, de nem adjuk fel... rizs, hus, szuletesnapi torta... az asztalon volt idoben. Most meg pihengetunk, halat adva, hogy nincs olyan harc, amin az Ur Jezus nem tudna keresztul vinni. A hetkoznapok apro csepro dolgaitol kezdve a nagyobb dontesekig, mindig szamithatunk ra!
A nyar tombol meg mindig. Sok eso is van hozza. Mikor lehet, meg kihasznaljuk a jo idot furdesre, setakra a vizesesekhez, stb...
Van egy uj kisfiunk: Gabriel. Kb ket hete jott. 8 eves, es a nagynenje itt volt nalunk par eve. Az anyja nevelete Gabielt, de a sajat elvezetei es ferfi baratai mellett csak sokadrangu lett a Gabriellel valo torodes. A nagymama jart utana, hogy vegyek ki a csaladbol es hozzak ide, mivel innen mar sok jot hallott. Gabriel hamar beilleszkedett, de nincsenek korlatai, nincsenek ertekei helyen. Most mar sikerult iskolaba is beiratni, igy minden rutinosan megy. A gyerkekkel valo baratsagaibol sokat tanul arrol, hogy is elunk mi itt. Mivel nagymamaja kereszteny, igy ismeros neki a gyulekezeti elet, es velunk egyutt enekel tobb eneket mar.
Ugyanazon a napon jott egy masik 8 eves fiu is, Tiago. ( magyarul Jakabot jelent) Tiago feje teli volt kek-zold foltokkal,sebhelyekkel. Allitolag anyja verte agyon, mert kirangatta a kertbol a novenyeket. Egy napos ittlet utan kiderult, hogy az anyja rendszeresen veri, egyutt a mostoha apjaval. Nagyon traumizalt gyerek volt, es szemei karikasak voltak...Masnapra idetelefonaltak, hogy jonnek a Tiagoer, mert az anyja megbanta, hogy elhoztak, es a testverei sirnak utana. Mint kiderult, nem az anyja verte meg igy, hanem a haverjai rugdostak agyon...Szoval jott a szocialis szervezet kocsija egy pentek este, es keszitettuk a Tiagot az utra. Mint a beszelgetesbol kiderult, felt hazamenni, de megis vagyott ra. Maga sem tudta, hogy kinek mit hazudott a vegen, mar mi sem tudtuk, mi is az igazsag. Azt kerte utoljara, hogy "meg ma este, hadd maradjak itt". Nem volt mar lehetosegunk, a kocsi ajtaja becsukodott es kigordult a CLM elol.
Turvon most csak 4 gyerek van. Ezeket atvittek az Aninha es Luiz csaladjahoz, veluk egyutt laknak egy hazban. Mellesleg, most lesz az atadas elso evforduloja e honap vegen.
Valami miatt nem kapunk gyerekeket, pedig a kornyek teli van szenvedo, ehezo, nyomorult gyerekkel. Szerintem valami politikai vita lehet mogotte a varosk kozotti vezetosegben. Sajnaljuk, de nekunk nincs hatalmunk kozbelepni vagy barmit is szolni. A korrupt vezetoseggel szemben csak turelmesen varni, csenben maradni es Istenhez fohaszkodni lehet!! Nem tudjak, de az o hatalmuk is fentrol valo!! Hisszuk, hogy az igazi "vezetes" a mi k
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424 days ago
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Making friendships
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Paulinho is a good learner, especially is a good talker. He is following his uncle's (Izael)footsteps, and is developing great social skills. Wherever I take him with me he asks people: -"what's your name? where do you live?" Naturally everybody finds him very cute, and Paulinho enjoys the attention he gets this way.
Hearing him asking the same question over and over I wonder what/when will be his next one.
On one of these days we stopped in fort of the pharmacy. A lady came to her car which was parked next to ours. Paulinho ask ME for my surprise: what's her name? I told him I don't know, but he could ask her just
as he does ever. So he yelled out the window: -"Como se chama?" The lady was too busy to get in her car that time already, so we did not get any answer. Paulinho turned to me disappointedly and commented.
- " This lady is not my friend."
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449 days ago
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Hallo Viki, reméljük jol vagytok, sokat nézegetjük a képeket, "pozitiv" irigységgel.
Puszi Margit, René, Rebekka és Alexandra
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Margit Vögele
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vicám!!!
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Itt vannak a szép ünnepek!Egy kicsit a lakást is "felruháztam".A külsöségek is szépitenek még bensőségebbé tenni a lelkünket!!Gyönyörű asztalok,fény,Csendes éj szol...Esztiéket várjuk holnap,2-3 órára jönnek...Aztán SZENT ESTEcsak magunk és persze Veled,Tesvéreimmel az egész Világgal.Jézus érdem...
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Rebeka S
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szia vica!!
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boldog karácsonyt és uj evet neked és a CLM-nek!!!
:rebeka
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Rebeka S
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cson
Ja, mi most voltunk egy hetvegi church campbe, nagyon jo volt. Egyebkent semmi kulonos. Minden jot nektek! Bye!
