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Here is an opportunity to get involved with social justice instantly. Go to World Vision’s website and sign the “Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007″. If you have seen some of the latest movies like “Blood Diamond”, or “Last King of Scotland” you may have been disturbed by the images of young boys being brainwashed into being ruthless killers. According to World Vision, this act will allow the US to pressure countries who allow this behavior – read more and ask Congress to support this Act here.

If your reading this you are probably thinking “o great he is talking about that guy”. I had the privilege of knowing and serving in ministry with Jerry Falwell. Most of us only know what we have heard from the media about him. I wish you could have known him, you would have liked him, he was a great guy. He was such a fun guy and he knew why he was on this earth. He was respected even by his critics for standing up for what he believes and not wavering. There are very few people like that nowadays.

I’m sure if every comment that came out of my mouth was under scrutiny and publicized there would be many people who wouldn’t be a fan of me. It is never popular to be a leader or to stick to what you believe, you will always have a target on you. My life is different and better because of the impact that he had on me. He will be missed and always remembered. I wanted to leave you with this quote from Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee I think it describes Jerry so well.

“The thing people probably didn’t know about him was the incredible sense of humor he had, a big practical joker. He loved people. Often misunderstood, but he was a guy who truly had a tremendous passion for other people, all walks of life. Coming himself from very humble opinions, and never a person who took himself all that seriously. he took his calls and his mission and his commitment to Christ very seriously.”

I’m sure we have all been in a place where we have had someone say that they will pray for us or we have said “I’ll pray for you”. Do we really mean this or is it just a nice comforting thing to say? I have been realizing the power of prayer lately, what an awesome opportunity to get in touch with God’s heart and also to intercede on behalf of others.

I have found a free website that helps those of us who want to pray for others but have a hard time remembering to.

This website allows you the ability to set up specific prayer request and then helps you schedule when you want to be reminded to pray for someone. It will send you an email at the time you choose. If you don’t get on your computer much then you can opt for a text message instead. Check it out! www.echoprayer.com

Passion is at it again – talk about staying relevant and offering something that could really speak to people in their time of need. They have released an album called “Hope for the Hokies: Songs of Restoration and Hope”. It’s a free download – check out the heart of passion and download the album here.

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