Time To Believe

30 Hour Famine and More

This years 30 Hour Famine was the hardest for me. I had a headache from Thursday night at the volleyball game until I ate at 6 PM on Friday in spite of the fact I took Ibuprofen. I think it was the hardest because I was at work for part of the 30 Hour Famine. I enjoyed my meal last night very much to break the fast. Here is a fact that I learned last night at the 30 Hour Famine. Americans spend more than 61 BILLION (that is BILLION with a B not million) on soft drinks every year. I also learned about the LRA Lord's Resistance Army. Here is what Wikipedia says about the LRA. The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),[1] formed in 1987, is a terrorist paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda and parts of Sudan. The group is engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan government in what is now one of Africa's longest-running conflicts. It is led by Joseph Kony, who proclaims himself a spirit medium, and apparently wishes to establish a state based on his unique interpretation of the Acholi religious syncretism and Premillennialism. The LRA is accused of widespread human rights violations, including mutilation, torture, rape, the abduction of civilians, the use of child soldiers and a number of massacres.
War violence experienced by abductees.
Witnessed a killing 78%
Tied or locked up 68%
Received a severe beating 63%
Forced to steal or destroy property 58%
Forced to abuse dead bodies 23%
Forced to attack a stranger 22%
Forced to kill a stranger 20%
Forced to kill an opposing soldier in battle 15%
Forced to attack a family member or friend 14%
Forced to kill a family member or friend 8% ( One boy was forced to kill his own mother we learned in last night.)

I watch the news and read a lot of news and had not heard anything about the terrible things going on. Why are we not sending troups to these peoples aid?


In volleyball action we won three games (the set) and then lost three games (the set). I think that this was the first set that we have won this season.

Labels: Church

posted by Michael @ 9:03 AM