it's been an amazing week. 3 solid answers to prayers that i have been praying for years or months. my precious granddaughter getting baptised and to be in the water with her. it was so awesome.
the other 2 were significant to me but not nearly as amazing. if you know me you know i hate to speak in public. i choke, have anxiety, shake like crazy, etc. for months i have been praying for boldness. for months i have been praying for self-control. i told people i couldn't give a world vision presentation standing up in front of a bunch of people. i told my granddaughter i didn't have any self-control, i would buy the family pack of chocolate bars intending to eat 1 and put 3 away and always ended up eating all 4, the same day.
then last week someone gave me a book 'the tongue - a creative force' by charles cap. it's a good book. it talks about how we say we can't do something and because we've said we can't - we can't. so when i said i didn't have self-control i didn't. when i said i could get up in front of people and talk in public - i couldn't. but when i asked God to give me a spirit of power, love and self-control in Jesus' name, He did. there is a lot in the bible about the tongue. God spoke and it was. if you claim this power in Jesus' name you will have it.
2Tim1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Praise God!!!
My 15 year old granddaughter was baptised September 23 along with 3 other teenagers and 2 adults. We were blessed with a beautiful fall day and once you were in the water it wasn't so bad. Thank you all for being part of such a special day.
Mangosteen
I went to a meeting about Mangosteen Tuesday morning, skeptical but willing to listen to what they had to say. I thought if it was something I believed in I could tell others about it.
Mangosteen is a fruit from Southeast Asia. It contains xanthones which are powerful anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants function as a balance for free radicals in the body. Free radicals are potentially harmful, yet oftentimes natural substances in your body that, when left free reign, build up and cause diseases like cancer, heart disease, and more.
Personally my joints hurt and I don’t want to have to take pain killers because they give me major heartburn all the time. I’m not expecting it to cure the lymphoma and the manufacturers don’t make any claims of that nature. I’m not expecting it to fix my back but if it relieves the joint pain I’ll be happy.
The more I heard about it this morning the more people I thought of that needed to hear about this. I heard testimony about the hostess’s young nephew who has autism and how Mangosteen had changed his life. I heard testimony about someone with celiac disease and how it had changed her life. These were from people that were at the meeting. I saw video-taped testimony of a man with cancer that was given 6 weeks to live. He is now healthy and touting the benefits of Mangosteen. There were numerous other testimonies from people with all kinds of complaints. It sounded almost too good to be true.
One of my ex co-workers swears by it. I had asked what the difference was if she went off it and she said there was such a difference on it that she would never want to go off it to see. I have also talked to others that swear by it.
It so impressed me that I wanted to share this information with you. Several people have said they use it already and friends have told me how they have been healed of fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel and arthritis. I started taking it yesterday so I'll know soon enough whether it's going to help me. Please let me know if you would like to learn more about it. I would be happy to show you more information. I hope that if you choose to order Mangosteen that you would place your order with me. You can order from me personally or directly on-line at http://www.myxango.com/teriboyd/
What would you try if you thought it would help you feel better? The cost is less than a cup of coffee a day, and it tastes great.
Mangosteen is a fruit from Southeast Asia. It contains xanthones which are powerful anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants function as a balance for free radicals in the body. Free radicals are potentially harmful, yet oftentimes natural substances in your body that, when left free reign, build up and cause diseases like cancer, heart disease, and more.
Personally my joints hurt and I don’t want to have to take pain killers because they give me major heartburn all the time. I’m not expecting it to cure the lymphoma and the manufacturers don’t make any claims of that nature. I’m not expecting it to fix my back but if it relieves the joint pain I’ll be happy.
The more I heard about it this morning the more people I thought of that needed to hear about this. I heard testimony about the hostess’s young nephew who has autism and how Mangosteen had changed his life. I heard testimony about someone with celiac disease and how it had changed her life. These were from people that were at the meeting. I saw video-taped testimony of a man with cancer that was given 6 weeks to live. He is now healthy and touting the benefits of Mangosteen. There were numerous other testimonies from people with all kinds of complaints. It sounded almost too good to be true.
One of my ex co-workers swears by it. I had asked what the difference was if she went off it and she said there was such a difference on it that she would never want to go off it to see. I have also talked to others that swear by it.
It so impressed me that I wanted to share this information with you. Several people have said they use it already and friends have told me how they have been healed of fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel and arthritis. I started taking it yesterday so I'll know soon enough whether it's going to help me. Please let me know if you would like to learn more about it. I would be happy to show you more information. I hope that if you choose to order Mangosteen that you would place your order with me. You can order from me personally or directly on-line at http://www.myxango.com/teriboyd/
What would you try if you thought it would help you feel better? The cost is less than a cup of coffee a day, and it tastes great.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
global issues
Do kids learn enough about global issues in school? 6% Yes - 94% No
President Kennedy was shot! Princess Diana killed in car crash! Stories like these are probably the 6% of global issues that kids learn in school.
Does anyone teach that 30,000 children die every day from starvation? Do north american kids know that not everyone can turn on the tap to get clean drinking water and that most people in the world suffer disease and death every day from drinking dirty polluted water? Do they know that most people can't go to the refrigerator any time they want to get something to eat? Do they know that not all kids have shoes, not all kids have beds to sleep on, kids go to bed cold because they don't have central heating or enough blankets? Do they think that because it's 40 degrees in the daytime in Africa that it's always hot and wonder why African kids would need blankets? Do they know that 40 million people have AIDS? Do they know that people are still dying from TB in other areas of the world?
My sister-in-law told me Saturday that she thought that TB had been eradicated in the world. The WHO reported that as of 22 March 2007 there were 5,116,611 new and relapsed cases of TB throughout 208 countries, including 1,484 in Canada. We take our kids to school and they get immunized against TB, it's automatic and we think nothing of it.
We need to educate our children. They need to learn that there is more to life than themselves and their little corner of the world where everything is handed to them.
President Kennedy was shot! Princess Diana killed in car crash! Stories like these are probably the 6% of global issues that kids learn in school.
Does anyone teach that 30,000 children die every day from starvation? Do north american kids know that not everyone can turn on the tap to get clean drinking water and that most people in the world suffer disease and death every day from drinking dirty polluted water? Do they know that most people can't go to the refrigerator any time they want to get something to eat? Do they know that not all kids have shoes, not all kids have beds to sleep on, kids go to bed cold because they don't have central heating or enough blankets? Do they think that because it's 40 degrees in the daytime in Africa that it's always hot and wonder why African kids would need blankets? Do they know that 40 million people have AIDS? Do they know that people are still dying from TB in other areas of the world?
My sister-in-law told me Saturday that she thought that TB had been eradicated in the world. The WHO reported that as of 22 March 2007 there were 5,116,611 new and relapsed cases of TB throughout 208 countries, including 1,484 in Canada. We take our kids to school and they get immunized against TB, it's automatic and we think nothing of it.
We need to educate our children. They need to learn that there is more to life than themselves and their little corner of the world where everything is handed to them.
education
Did you send anyone off to school this morning?
There are mothers and fathers around the world who wish that their sons & daughters could receive an education. It seems poignant on a day like today to remember those children who are impacted by extreme poverty; children who will never receive an education.
Won't you please consider sponsoring a child. Child sponsorship provides more than an education, it can help lift a family out of their extreme poverty, it provides for health care, clean water, improved agricultural methods.
When I talk about child sponsorship people may say they sponsor a child. Why not sponsor 2, 3 or even more children. Proverbs 22:9 A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. If God says this in the bible, and the bible is the truth, do you not believe God will bless you for sharing your food with the poor. Stretch your faith and trust God - He will bless your generosity.
I have child sponsorship folders if you wish to see any, otherwise you can go on-line at worldvision.ca and you can choose a boy or girl from any country where world vision canada operates.
And may God bless you as you trust in Him.
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 19:17
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
Proverbs 21:13
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Jeremiah 22:16
He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the LORD.
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
There are mothers and fathers around the world who wish that their sons & daughters could receive an education. It seems poignant on a day like today to remember those children who are impacted by extreme poverty; children who will never receive an education.
Won't you please consider sponsoring a child. Child sponsorship provides more than an education, it can help lift a family out of their extreme poverty, it provides for health care, clean water, improved agricultural methods.
When I talk about child sponsorship people may say they sponsor a child. Why not sponsor 2, 3 or even more children. Proverbs 22:9 A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. If God says this in the bible, and the bible is the truth, do you not believe God will bless you for sharing your food with the poor. Stretch your faith and trust God - He will bless your generosity.
I have child sponsorship folders if you wish to see any, otherwise you can go on-line at worldvision.ca and you can choose a boy or girl from any country where world vision canada operates.
And may God bless you as you trust in Him.
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
Proverbs 19:17
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
Proverbs 21:13
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Jeremiah 22:16
He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?" declares the LORD.
Mark 10:21
Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
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