16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost. 17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them:
4 And Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus.” 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in [2] the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
This past weekend I went Fly Fishing on the Black River near Alpine with my friend David Crockett. Click the title to see more pics on Flickr.
9 And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.”
On April 28th, more than 68,000 of you came to be counted. In masses you left your homes and left your comforts to displace yourself for the displaced in Northern Uganda.
Your willingness to sacrifice and your desire to help gives us faith in the future. Because of you, thousands of lives—in both America and Africa—were and will continue to be changed. Thank you for coming together in the name of humanity.
But remember, even though we have already accomplished so much, there is still so much more we can do. Let Displace Me be the beginning rather than the culmination of our efforts. Let this be the spark that starts the fire.
Because of people like you we can say: Every war has an end.
Veronica Mars
This Tuesday May 15th (9/8c), watch the Veronica Mars episode all about Uganda’s invisible children. After the episode hear stars Kristen Bell, Ryan Hansen, and Jason Dohring offer their two cents about why the American population needs to get involved.
30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
This Mother’s Day there are women struggling against violent forms of oppression, who want a fighting chance to hold their families together. The greatest gift you can give to honor mothers everywhere is to give them that chance.
IJM (link in the right column of this page) works as an advocate for mothers around the world – to protect their land and property, to rescue a daughter from a brothel, to free a family from forced labor slavery and to secure citizenship and the possibility for a better life.
Monument has made a donation to advocate for mothers around the world. This Mothers day, think about giving to struggling mothers through International Justice Mission.
30 “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
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