MISSIONS ARE PEOPLE

The Bartow family recently led a team of 30 people (mostly teenagers) from Miami to Jeremie, Haiti. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Missions Are People (Or, do teenagers have anything to offer?) The Bartow family recently led a group of 30 people--mostly teenagers--from Miami, Florida to visit Jeremie, Haiti. Of course, every team brings clothing, shoes, and medical supplies for the neediest in the local churches. This team was no exception, carrying almost 60 bags of supplies. But teenagers? Really? What do they have to offer? Besides bringing some stuff for the poor, what can they do? They can’t speak the language. They are not doctors. Paint a church, maybe? There are plenty of mission trips geared to “painting walls.” This means that the ministry creates some task for unskilled laborers so that they will feel like they’ve accomplished something significant overseas. This is not Full Life Crusade's philosophy. We would rather pay Haitian laborers to “paint the wall,” since there is already an 80% unemployment rate among the people. A paradigm shift is required. “Missions” are not a project. Missions are people. We have chosen to be people-oriented, rather than project-oriented, especially when it comes time to introduce people to another culture. This can be a hard pill to swallow for the American who wants to “do something.” Painting a wall is pretty easy. Laying hands on the dying in hospitals is not easy. Building a church may be hard work, but loving an orphaned child with HIV is harder. Because of this “people” philosophy of ministry, the short-term missionaries that we take to Haiti end up with a passion for people. Over the course of one short week, we had the privilege of introducing this group of American kids to the people of Haiti. And it was wonderful. The team prayed for the sick. They prayed for people in their homes. They loved on orphans. They ministered in church through song, testimony, and drama. They took the gospel to the streets, and yes…they played basketball. Hundreds of people attended a Miami vs. Jeremie basketball game, which the Americans lost with grace and even joy. After the game, the audience converged on the court, dancing to compa music and socializing with newfound friends. Yes, it seems like an odd place for Haitian young people to receive Jesus. But they did. Because for one week, the goal of the team was simple. To love. And the Haitians responded. New believers were given Creole Bibles if they could read, and mp3 players with audio Bibles if they couldn’t read. And we didn’t have enough. There were many tears shed that last night in Jeremie as the Americans and Haitians prayed for each other, encouraged each other, and sang together. The Miami group returned home with a new passion for the lost, more compassion for the needy, and anxious to serve Jesus Christ in every area of their lives. We were blessed, as always, to be a part of the transformation of lives, both American, and Haitian. Thank you so much for your prayers and continued support.                               Full Life Crusade P.O. Box 398         Winona Lake, IN 46590      FLC7.com Maxenne's Orphanage Jelen, Haiti Video by Lindsay Anderson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv_62mbkIvU

SEE YOU IN SHIPSHEWANA, INDIANA

                            MAY 28-30, SITE # 892

PRAY FOR THIS OUTREACH WITH 30,000 PEOPLE EACH DAY SEEING OUR MOBILE BILLBOARD.

IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA STOP IN FOR A VISIT OR HELP US FOR AN HOUR OR MORE.  ENTER THROUGH NUMBER 16 ENTRANCE.

THIS IS THE LARGEST MARKET IN THE UNITED STATES WITH MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND BOOTHS AND DISPLAYS!

STAN HEPLER PICKS UP HIS AUDIO BIBLES TO CARRY TO RWANDA:

WE PLAN TO BE  IN SHIPSHEWANA MAY 28-30, SITE # 892. IF YOU ARE UP THERE SHOPPING DROP BY OUR SITE AND VISIT US. ALSO . . . IF YOU WANT TO HELP US BY "MINDING THE STORE" FOR AN HOUR OR MORE GET IN TOUCH. THEY ESTIMATE THAT THERE WILL BE 30,000 PEOPLE SHOPPING EACH DAY! IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS FOR JESUS AND ADVERTISE THE AUDIO BIBLES FOR THE NATIONS.

IF YOU CANNOT COME, THEN PRAY FOR US DURING THESE THREE DAYS.

A PUZZLE FOR YOU:

ABRAM WAS BORN IN 1948.
THE NATION OF ISRAEL WAS BORN IN 1948.
HOW WAS THIS POSSIBLE?
SEND ME YOUR ANSWER: FLC7.COM

A SIDE NOTE: ABRAM WAS 58-YEARS-OLD WHEN NOAH DIED, BUT THEY NEVER MET.

THE GATHERING STORM

                                   PROVERBS 30:21-22
              "THE EARTH CANNOT ENDURE
         A SLAVE WHO BECOMES A KING!"


SHERIFF JOE SENDS INVESTIGATORS TO HAWAII.
ARIZONA WILL NOT PLACE OBAMA'S NAME ON THE BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER'S ELECTION IF A VALID BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS NOT PRODUCED!

HEY, IT'S ABOUT TIME:

http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/hawaii-five-o-sheriff-joe-sends-detectives-to-honolulu/

WILL THIS ONE PROVE TO BE REAL OR FAKE?


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/hawaii-verifies-obama-birth-records-arizona-082322680.html

And the Catholics came up with a super message, too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=D9vQt6IXXaM&hd




THIS INFORMATION FROM NATIONAL GEO ABOUT THE DEATH OF THE JEWS DURING WWII IS A MASTERPIECE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4RRYSweaZo

ONLY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT BRAIN-DEAD

"A society that becomes more Muslim will have less of everything else, including individual liberty." 
Mark Steyn

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/299725/spirit-geert-wilders-mark-steyn

We showed "FITNA" here in Warsaw, but it seemed to go right over the locals' heads, even
though we have 60 muslims and three mosques nearby.  Making money, shopping, and going to
church seem more important than anything else, in spite of the fact that we are losing our nation.

A side note:  Things won't always be like they are now.

www.FrostyWooldridge.com

"Much like the Titanic that sank on April 15, 1912, the United States stands at a critical juncture in the history of our nation. Few realize it, but, like the Titanic, this nation smashed into a piece of legislation in 1965 that was never asked for or approved by the American public."  Frosty Wooldridge

"All causes are lost causes without limiting human population." Again, while his timing proved off, his science remains impeccable. In fact, his predictions of 180 million starvation deaths since 1965 turned out to be 300 million. Each year 18 million humans die of starvation or related diseases—what do naysayers do with that math?" Paul Ehrlich

 In 1600 the Pope jailed Galileo for daring to state that Earth rotated around the sun. "How absurd!" said the Pope.


" . . . battling people that do not comprehend what they insist upon—just like the Pope with Galileo. It's like trying to talk reason with bullfrogs!"  Frosty Wooldridge

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE&feature=player_embedded

QUILTS FOR HAITI

THE LADIES FROM THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN LEESURG, INDIANA MADE 80 BEAUTIFUL QUILTS FOR THE ORPHANS IN HAITI.  MANY, MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HOURS OF CAREFUL WORK AND A WONDERFUL GIFT TO THOSE SUFFERING IN THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

THE WOMEN OF THE METHODIST CHURCH ARE PICTURED BELOW WITH HEIDI SMITH ROBERTS:

EXTRA "MISSIONARY" WORKER:

HIS NAME IS BEAR!

FULL LIFE CRUSADE HAS BEEN SUPPORTING OUR MISSION IN JEREMIE, HAITI FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS. BEFORE THAT, PRIMROSE'S FATHER, PASTOR GEORGE CLERIE, REACHED OUT TO 10,000 SOULS DURING HIS FORTY YEARS OF MINISTRY.  BEFORE HIM, HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER SERVED JESUS IN THE JEREMIE AREA.

THE FIRST PERSON IN JEREMIE WHO PLACED HER FAITH IN JESUS WAS A WOMAN IN THE CLERIE ANCESTRY WHO HAD 17 CHILDREN.  A BOOK-SELLER SOLD HER A BIBLE AND SHE STUDIED IT.  THEN HER ALCOHOLIC HUSBAND BELIEVED, AND HER ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD WAS SAVED.  THIS WAS THE SIMPLE BEGINNING OF THE MISSION THERE . . . THE APPROXIMATE YEAR WAS 1850.

SO WE ARE NOT A NEW MINISTRY, A "FLY-BY-NIGHT-MINISTRY",  OR A "JOHNNY-COME-LATELY" MINISTRY. GO TO OUR WEBSITE (FLC7.COM) TO SEE THE 5TH GENERATION OF OUR FAMILY REACHING OUT TO YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE.  WHAT A JOY AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE&feature=player_embedded

FLC'S THEME ALL THESE YEARS HAS BEEN "REACHING OUT TO THE WORLD".

http://www.timesuniononline.com/print.asp?ArticleID=46755&SectionID=2&SubSectionID=224

MP3 PLAYERS IN SHIPSHEWANA

STAN HEPLER PICKS UP HIS AUDIO BIBLES TO CARRY TO RWANDA:

WE PLAN TO BE BACK IN SHIPSHEWANA MAY 28-30, SITE # 892.  IF YOU ARE UP THERE SHOPPING DROP BY OUR SITE AND VISIT US.  ALSO . . . IF YOU WANT TO HELP US BY "MINDING THE STORE" FOR AN HOUR OR MORE GET IN TOUCH.  THEY ESTIMATE THAT THERE WILL BE 30,000 PEOPLE SHOPPING EACH DAY!  IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS FOR JESUS AND ADVERTISE THE AUDIO BIBLES FOR THE NATIONS.

MANY THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO HELPED LAST WEEK.

HAVE YOU READ THIS BOOK?

 Did Muhammed Exist? BY ROBERT SPENCER

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=did+muhammad+exist&tag=googhydr-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=20076911035&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4274709891678709325&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&ref=pd_sl_8j2zxs7oi8_e

7,750 EARTHQUAKES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS

I KNEW YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THIS.

(As you well know, these numbers change daily.)

SO . . . CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

JESUS TOLD US EARTHQUAKES WOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND RATE BEFORE HE RETURNS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EARTHQUAKES: http://weseds.blogspot.com/2011/03/earthquake-statistics.html

THE MUSLIMS ARE NOT HAPPY

The Muslims are not happy!

They're not happy in Gaza .

They're not happy in Egypt .

They're not happy in Libya .

They're not happy in Morocco .

They're not happy in Iran .

They're not happy in Iraq .

They're not happy in Yemen .

They're not happy in Afghanistan .

They're not happy in Pakistan .

They're not happy in Syria .

They're not happy in Lebanon .

So, where are they happy?

They're happy in Australia .

They're happy in England .

They're happy in France .

They're happy in Italy .

They're happy in Germany .

They're happy in Sweden .

They're happy in the USA .

They're happy in Norway .

They're happy in every country that is not Muslim.

And who do they blame?

Not Islam.

Not their leadership.

Not themselves.

THEY BLAME THE COUNTRIES THEY ARE HAPPY IN!

AND THEY WANT TO CHANGE THEM TO BE LIKE THE COUNTRY THEY CAME FROM WHERE

THEY WERE UNHAPPY.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS WILL COME TO KNOW JESUS WHEN OUR AUDIO BIBLES REACH THEM VIA THE MP3 PLAYERS.

Glenn Beck's Rumors of War

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frq7xOhDigI

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS4Vnn9ZllI

PEACEFUL MUSLIMS OR PEACEFUL CHRISTIANS . . . YOU DECIDE!

Persecuted Ugandan Christian Aided by Israel

Today — Ash Wednesday —

By LelaGilbert

February 22, 2012 9:46 P.M.

 I spent a couple of hours at an Israeli hospital with a man who does not need to put ashes on his forehead to commemorate Lent: Half of his face was burned off by an attack with acid a couple of months ago. He is a Ugandan pastor, a convert to Christianity from Islam, and his outspoken Christian witness has not been well received by Muslim radicals.
His name is Umar Mulinde. He grew up in a staunch Muslim home in Uganda; his grandfather was an imam, and Umar was trained in Islamic thought from childhood. His Muslim beliefs went unchallenged until he went to university, where he met a scholar who examined the beliefs of the New Testament in light of the Koran. Something in the professor’s words caused Umar to reconsider his faith. Although he was nearly convinced by the professor’s arguments, he was well aware that leaving Islam for Christianity would be the end of life as he knew it. He would be shunned by his family and friends, and viewed as an apostate by the Islamic community.
He decided to keep his thoughts to himself.
But one night Umar Mulinde had a profoundly vivid dream. He was bound in chains and surrounded by flames. He struggled, but was unable to free himself. He awoke, soaked in sweat and terrified. He spoke aloud an Islamic prayer that was meant to rebuke the evil jinn that had sent the dream. Temporarily relieved, he went back to sleep, and had the same dream again. He repeated the prayer. His fear abated, but the dream yet again recurred. Three times he wrestled against the chains and failed to break them.

Deeply troubled, Umar went to a Muslim teacher for advice. He was given further information, but by that time he knew what he had to do. One Sunday, for the first time in his life, he walked into a Christian church. He listened closely to the sermon, and when the pastor asked if anyone wanted to follow Jesus, Umar Mulinde put up his hand. He walked to the front of the church and offered a confessional prayer. He had publically converted from Islam to Christianity. He has never looked back, although he’s had ample reason to do so.
As he walked out of the church, three of his Muslim friends attacked him. “I knew that I would suffer beatings if I became a Christian, but I thought it would happen for a while and then stop. I was wrong.”
Meanwhile, as he studied the Bible — both Old and New Testaments — he continued to come across the phrase “the God of Israel.” He had heard nothing but hateful words about Jews. He didn’t even know where Israel was, but only that its people were “evil.” Now, he realized, “the God of Israel” was his God too.
As time passed, Umar Mulinde began to preach the Christian gospel, and before long he had a church of his own. At the same time, his curiosity about Israel had continued to grow. He traveled there to see for himself, taking along some other pastors. More and more captivated, he repeated the journey year after year.
At the same time, he was beginning to speak out about the Islamization that was taking place in Uganda. “More than 80 percent of the population is Christian, and 13 percent is Muslim, yet sharia law is recognized by the constitution although it is not operational,” he told me. Mulinde also organized a demonstration against Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he visited Uganda in 2010 — hundreds of participants wore “I love Israel” shirts and caps.
This past Christmas night, as Umar Mulinde walked out of his church, someone’s movements caught his attention; he sensed danger and immediately turned away. When the acid was thrown at him, it reached only half of his face — the right side, including his eye — and part of his back. Mulinde clearly heard his assailant declare “Allehu Akbar” three times as he slipped away into the crowd.
Mulinde was hospitalized in Uganda, but the medical staff soon acknowledged that he needed more help than they could offer. He contacted a friend in Israel. At the expense of concerned Israelis, he was flown to Tel Hashomer hospital, which has one of the most sophisticated burn centers in the world. Israelis, unfortunately, have had much experience with such injuries.
Umar Mulinde’s face is dramatically scarred and he has lost the sight in one eye. But his spirit is not dampened. He pastors a church of 1,000, and once mended, he intends to return to his home, and his wife and family.
As I left, he cautioned me about America. “Leaders in your country are not telling the truth about Islam,” he warned. “It is not a religion of peace. It is a religion of fear, not love. . . . Thank God I am free today from the chains that once bound me.”
— Lela Gilbert, a Jerusalem-based writer, is an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute, and the author of the forthcoming book Saturday People, Sunday People: Israel through the Eyes of a Christian Visitor.

Read this book: 

Alan Dershowitz’s The Case for Israel

7,692 EARTHQUAKES IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

I KNEW YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THIS.

SO . . . SEE FOR YOURSELF   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

JESUS TOLD US EARTHQUAKES WOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND RATE BEFORE HE RETURNS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EARTHQUAKES: http://weseds.blogspot.com/2011/03/earthquake-statistics.html

THE JEWISH PEOPLE SHINE!

GOD TOLD ABRAHAM THAT THROUGH HIM ALL NATIONS OF THE EARTH WOULD BE BLESSED.

WHEN GOD CHOOSES A PEOPLE TO POUR HIS POWER THROUGH, THAT GROUP STANDS OUT ABOVE ALL PEOPLE GROUPS.

HERE IS PROOF:

http://www.aish.com/h/iid/90073102.html

GENESIS 12:2---"I WILL BLESS YOU, AND MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT; AND YOU SHALL BE A BLESSING:"

THE SPIRIT OF ISLAM IS A DESTROYING SPIRIT. EVERYWHERE ISLAM RULES THERE IS WAR, MURDER, RAPE, TERROR AND ANGER (JUST WATCH THE NEWS). SATAN AND HIS PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY JEALOUS OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE.

Ge. 16:12--"AND HE WILL BE A WILD MAN; HIS HAND WILL BE AGAINST EVERY MAN, AND EVERY MAN'S HAND AGAINST HIM; . . ."

HAS THERE EVER BEEN A MORE ACCURATE PROPHECY?

JESUS SAID, "THE DEVIL HAS COME TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY!"

THIS IS AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM.

THE JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED A MODERN-DAY MIRACLE IN ISRAEL.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE ARAB COUNTRIES. THEY ARE IN TURMOIL. WHEN THEY ARE NOT KILLING OUTSIDERS, THEN THEY ARE KILLING EACH OTHER (SYRIA).

COMPARING THE TWO PEOPLE GROUPS IS LIKE NIGHT AND DAY.

ONLY A FOOL CANNOT SEE THIS!

IN A FEW DAYS (MAY 14) THE STATE OF ISRAEL WILL BE 64-YEARS-OLD.
READ THIS HEART-WARMING STORY:
http://www.aish.com/sp/so/The_Angel_in_Shiny_Shoes.html

SO YOU WENT TO "SUNDAY SCHOOL"???????

AND WHAT, MAY I ASK, DID YOU LEARN?

MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT 50 TO 70 YEARS IN S.S. AND CHURCH CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU THE SIX BASIC DOCTRINES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (HEBREWS 6:1-2).

TO CALL IT A SCHOOL IS A HUGE STRETCH.

SOMETHING BASIC . . . LIKE "WHERE WAS ADAM CREATED"?

OOOPS . . . BEFORE YOU ANSWER, MAKE SURE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE (GE. 2:7-8; 2:15).

AND DON'T FORGET TO 'THINK".

DID YOU EVEN LEARN THE HEBREW WORD "SUWM"?
AND WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH IT? (Strong's #7760)

OH . . . NOT MUCH.  JUST EVERYTHING!

OF COURSE NOT.  WE CAN BARELY SPEAK, READ, AND WRITE OUR OWN LANGUAGE--- ENGLISH.

WHERE DID ABRAHAM GO TO SACRIFICE ISAAC? (Ge. 22:2)

WHY WAS DAVID ASKED TO PURCHASE THE SAME PLOT OF GROUND HUNDREDS OF YEARS LATER? (2 Samuel 24:16-25)

WHY DID SOLOMON BUILD THE TEMPLE ON MT. MORIAH? (2 Chron. 3:1)

WHAT DOES "MORIAH" MEAN? (THIS ONE IS A FREEBIE FOR YOU---"CHOSEN BY JEHOVAH")

WHAT IS THE THREAD THAT CONNECTS ADAM'S CREATION, THE LOCATION WHERE ABRAHAM ALMOST SACRIFICED HIS SON, THE PLOT OF LAND DAVID PURCHASED, AND THE MODERN TEMPLE MOUNT IN JERUSALEM?

MOST CHRISTIANS KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE TEMPLE MOUNT.

MOST CHRISTIANS DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE THE TEMPLE MOUNT IS LOCATED, OR THE IMPORTANCE OF THE KOTEL.

THIS 35 ACRES OF PROPERTY WILL MOST LIKELY BE WHERE THE SPARK IS IGNITED THAT WILL BEGIN WORLD WAR III.

OTHER THAN THIS, IT IS NOT VERY IMPORTANT.

HMMMMM!

WAKE UP, CHURCH, AND MAKE SUNDAY SCHOOL A REAL SCHOOL WHERE WE ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING.

AND WHY IS TARTUS, SYRIA IMPORTANT TO US FAITHFUL SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDERS?

"I love those that thunder out the Word. The Christian world is in a dead sleep. Nothing but a loud voice can awake them out of it."  Jonathan Goforth, missionary to China.

AUDIO BIBLES FOR THE NATIONS

GOD BIRTHED THE CONCEPT OF AUDIO BIBLES IN THE HEART OF LOUIS POWELL IN CARTHAGE, TEXAS.  FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR HE PRAYED, PLANNED, AND LEARNED ABOUT MP3 PLAYERS.  FINALLY . . . HE BEGAN IN FAITH TO REACH OUT TO THE NATIONS.

THE ENTIRE BIBLE IS ON AN AMAZING DEVICE THAT IS SMALLER THAN A CELL PHONE.



LIKE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LOUIS IN TAKING THE GOSPEL TO THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE EARTH.

http://flc7.com/home.html


FAITH COMES BY HEARING!

CHECK OUT LOUIS' VIDEO AND PASS IT ON TO OTHERS:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFPd_hzEXi0&feature=youtu.be&hd=1

THE VALUE OF SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS

OVER THE PAST 47 YEARS WE HAVE LED APPROXIMATELY 150 TEAMS ABROAD.  AS A RESULT, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY "SPIN-OFF" MINISTRIES THAT HAVE EMERGED.

JOHN DRAXTON WENT ON ONE OF OUR SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIPS TO HAITI.

INSTEAD OF FORGETTING ABOUT THE NEEDS HE SAW THERE WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES, HE PRAYED AND GOD OPENED UP THE WAY FOR HIM TO BEGIN A POWERFUL MINISTRY IN THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

HERE'S HIS VIDEO:   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lptxBJSmr50

VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT

MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO WHINES ABOUT THE UNITED STATES READS THIS.  IF THEY CANNOT READ, THEN READ IT TO THEM.

VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANT

Quang Nguyen was asked to speak on his experience of coming to America and what it means. He spoke the following in dedication to all Vietnam Veterans. All Americans should enjoy reading what he had to say... ************************************* Thirty-five years ago, if you were to tell me that I am going to stand up here speaking to a couple thousand patriots, in English, I'd laugh at you. Man, every morning I wake up thanking God for putting me and my family in the greatest country on earth. I just want you all to know that the American dream does exist and I am living the American dream. I was asked to speak to you about my experience as a first generation Vietnamese-American, but I'd rather speak to you as an American. If you hadn't noticed, I am not white and I feel pretty comfortable with my people. I am a proud US citizen and here is my proof. It took me 8 years to get it, waiting in endless lines, but I got it and I am very proud of it. I still remember the images of the Tet offensive in 1968, I was six years old. Now you might want to question how a 6-year-old boy could remember anything. Trust me; those images can never be erased. I can't even imagine what it was like for young American soldiers, 10,000 miles away from home, fighting on my behalf. 35 years ago, I left South Vietnam for political asylum. The war had ended. At the age of 13, I left with the understanding that I may or may not ever get to see my siblings or parents again. I was one of the first lucky 100,000 Vietnamese allowed to come to the US . Somehow, my family and I were reunited 5 months later, amazingly, in California . It was a miracle from God. If you haven't heard lately that this is the greatest country on earth, I am telling you that right now. It was the freedom and the opportunities presented to me that put me here with all of you tonight. I also remember the barriers that I had to overcome every step of the way. My high school counselor told me that I cannot make it to college due to my poor communication skills. I proved him wrong. I finished college. You see, all you have to do is to give this little boy an opportunity and encourage him to take and run with it. Well, I took the opportunity and here I am. This person standing tonight in front of you could not exist under a socialist/communist environment. By the way, if you think socialism is the way to go, I am sure many people here will chip in to get you a one-way ticket out of here. And if you didn't know, the only difference between socialism and communism is an AK-47 aimed at your head. That was my experience. In 1982, I stood with a thousand new immigrants, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and listening to the National Anthem for the first time as an American. To this day, I can't remember anything sweeter and more patriotic than that moment in my life. Fast forwarding, somehow I finished high school, finished college, and like any other goofball 21 year old kid, I was having a great time with my life. I had a nice job and a nice apartment in Southern California . In some way and somehow, I had forgotten how I got here and why I was here. One day I was at a gas station, I saw a veteran pumping gas on the other side of the island. I don't know what made me do it, but I walked over and asked if he had served in Vietnam . He smiled and said yes. I shook and held his hand. The grown man began to well up. I walked away as fast as I could and at that very moment, I was emotionally rocked. This was a profound moment in my life. I knew something had to change in my life. It was time for me to learn how to be a good citizen. It was time for me to give back. You see, America is not a place on the map, it isn't a physical location. It is an ideal, a concept. And if you are an American, you must understand the concept, you must buy into this concept, and most importantly, you have to fight and defend this concept. This is about Freedom and not free stuff. And that is why I am standing up here. Brothers and sisters, to be a real American, the very least you must do is to learn English and understand it well. In my humble opinion, you cannot be a faithful patriotic citizen if you can't speak the language of the country you live in. Take this document of 46 pages - last I looked on the Internet, there wasn't a Vietnamese translation of the US Constitution. It took me a long time to get to the point of being able to converse and until this day, I still struggle to come up with the right words. It's not easy, but if it's too easy, it's not worth doing. Before I knew this 46-page document, I learned of the 500,000 Americans who fought for this little boy. I learned of the 58,000 names scribed on the black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my heroes. You are my founders. At this time, I would like to ask all the Vietnam veterans to please stand. I thank you for my life. I thank you for your sacrifices, and I thank you for giving me the freedom and liberty I have today. I now ask all veterans, firefighters, and police officers, to please stand. On behalf of all first generation immigrants, I thank you for your services and may God bless you all. Quang Nguyen Creative Director/Founder Caddis Advertising, LLC Notice that he referred to himself as an American, NOT Vietnamese-American. How good it would be here in America if all of the immigrants -- no, EVERYONE -- felt like Quang Nguyen

WHY IS DHO STOCKPILING AMMO?

PLEASE . . . IF SOMEONE KNOWS WHY OUR DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS PURCHASED 450 MILLION ROUNDS OF SIX - POINTED DEATH STAR AMMO, LET ME KNOW.

I HAVE HAD MANY INQUIRIES ABOUT THIS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO ANSWER.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lw64vE0HXQ&feature=related

THESE ROUNDS ARE DEADLY, VERY DEADLY.  YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6HIw-yAxTA&feature=uploademail

TRACTOR TRAILERS FLY IN DALLAS

BASEBALL-SIZE HAIL!

TRACTOR TRAILERS THROWN AROUND LIKE TOYS AND FLY THROUGH THE AIR.

Here is what is coming in the near future:

"Hailstones weighing 75 pounds fell from the sky on the people below" (Rev. 16:21)!

Check out these verses:  Josh. 10:11; Is. 30:30; Ez. 13:11,13; Ps. 18:12; Rev. 8:7; 11:19

ENHANCED POLICE VIDEO SHOWS INJURIES ON GEORGE ZIMMERAN'S HEAD

SO MUCH FOR THE LIBERAL MEDIA TRYING SOMEONE BEFORE HE ACTUALLY HAS A TRIAL!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-case-exclusive-photo-shows-bloodied-back/story?id=16177849#.T5FQs9lWBIQ

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/trayvon-martin-case-enhan_n_1397022.html

But this is not a "hate crime"?  A black guy at Target stabs a woman in the back and the cops
can't figure out the motive?  Duh!

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Man-Accused-of-Stabbing-Random-Shopper-152116725.html