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“And He (Jesus) said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you fishers
of men.” — Matthew 4:19
(NAS)
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These young men are slaves to the fishing industry on Lake Volta in
Ghana, West Africa. Some children are as young as 3 years old. They work 14-hour
days paddling fishing canoes and casting nets. Many of the children have
ringworm and parasites. They do not know their last name or age. Rescuing and
providing for abandoned, enslaved children in that country is the goal of
Johnbull and Stacy Omorefe of Sioux Falls, S.D., through their City of Refuge
Ministries.
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Christ changes woman who was on drugs and married to a drug dealer.
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Growing Ministry: Living Stones News – Good News for the Midwest
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and South Superior, If you have an hour or two a month and would like to help
get the LSN newspaper out, we invite you join the LSN family.
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Volunteer managers for Resources Directory: LSN needs volunteers in the
Duluth, Minn., Grand Rapids, Minn., Chequamegon Bay, Wis., and Sioux Falls,
S.D., areas to manage online Christian resources that help people, such as
books, support groups and links to major ministries.
Contact Corinne Scott at (218) 728-4945, (605) 336-6870 or e-mail
Corinne for more
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From the Bay
BY Leslie Wilson
Family matters, health, work, urgent turns of the moment. They all push us along paths we don't plan to take. How many days seem gobbled up by what one Christian called the "tyranny of the urgent". Now, in this month of early Easter, no doubt many Christians are feeling the pressure to accomplish much.
What is it we are rushing to do for the celebration of the risen Lord? If we have children, there are probably plans for a special day of activities with gifts. Maybe creating new Easter outfits. And, of course, there are the activities at the church in special celebration of the great day.
But what did Jesus do in preparation for this greatest of all days? For this was the divinely appointed time for which His whole life on earth was lived. The once-and-for-all-time, sacrificial lamb was about to die for our sins.
You'd think He would be gratified to know His time on earth had an impact. Coming off His great miracle--the raising of Lazarus from the grave--Jerusalem rolled out the red carpet and palm leaves for Him. How did the Son of God react? "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." John 12:24. He spoke of the need to die, to produce fruit, the need to hate our life in this world to preserve it for eternity. No, Jesus was not awed by all the acclaim. He was struggling with thoughts of His impending, cruel death. "Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. John 12:27
Jesus' mission was simple. He was not here to change the world. Just plant the seeds for change. The work he did to prepare the ground for the fallen seed --that was his death on the cross--was an ordinary life until those last three years. Even then, He didn't set a revolution in the works as was expected. He confounded those Jews who had waited generations for the Messiah by preaching, love, patience, obedience, faith--punctuated with heart-turning miracles. Three short years to change the world. A grain of wheat about to fall to the ground. So tiny, frail, and full of promise.
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." John 12:46. He did not need to change the world, only to be a light to all -- even us -- a light to follow so that we may become children of the light
May the light of Christ be yours this Easter!
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