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“Love”
The moment we say Love, we always think that Love is between two people. We often say “I love you”, “I think I’m falling in love with you”, “Can’t we love each other like we used to when we first met?”
Well, Love comes from God; it tells us in the Bible that “God is Love”. And if God is Love, why don’t we start planting that seed of Love to each other? And when we start, God can make that seed grow, grow, grow, and see what will happen.
Before I met my wife when I was into alcohol and drugs, I was suicidal, I tried everything. But one day, my niece and nephew said, “I love you, I don’t want to go to your funeral.” That touched my heart and I started to cry over the phone softly. That’s when I was in Anchorage, drinking and wanted to call someone.
No matter where we are, or what we’re doing, we got to start planting that seed of Love and let God take over. When I call my parents on the phone, I always say, “I Love you.” I say it to my wife everyday and to my kids. Even to my older brother and sister. I never used to. Why? Because the devil tries to steal, kill, and destroy our relations with people we love. Now I try to say it all the time, even to my cousins, niece, nephew, aunts, uncles and friends.
So don’t let the devil win, plant that seed today and see what God can do. Maybe that’s why there is so much suicides. Well, please start now before it is too late. I Love you and may God watch over you and Bless you.
Francis Harpak
Bethel, AK
Interested Students:
Lord willing, the fall semester Seminary classes will begin on October 4, 2010 at the Alaska Bible Seminary in Bethel, Alaska. Any interested student(s) should contact Peter Green, ABS Coordinator at 543-4382 or visit the school located at 351 3rd Avenue, next to the Moravian Church, to get an application. We have the 2010-2011 Seminary catalog in place that gives information on the school year schedule, residential conduct policies, course listings including descriptions, tuition and room and board costs, list of names and credentials of the instructors, and other general information. Or perhaps you may want to take a block course or courses during the 2010-2011 school year.
We will be offering evening classes beginning October 12, 2010, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at the Bethel Moravian Church Fellowship Hall. The evening classes will be on the book of Genesis. Course fees apply.
May God bless you as you pray about your commitment to attend seminary.
Peter Green, Alaska Moravian Church
Bethel, AK
Sacrifice
In the dictionary, some of the definitions – the act of offering something, or benefit for the sake of serving another purpose; Interest or cause, can be personal for your own good, and can have everlasting rewards. If done for your own good or benefit of others, it can be volunteering for organizations, churches, school or community, and/or doing something for the good of your family or others, in the positive way or sense. Like giving up alcohol or drugs, intimate relations early in life, going to school, listening to your teacher or someone speaking in wisdom, leaving home to attend college or training. Giving up fun things to do work, getting up early, giving up abuse to self, others or animals, giving up bad language, bad habits, serving in the Army, doing positive things. The list goes on.
Many of those who made something out of their lives have done it in one form or another. The forefathers of our nation did it, this is why we have a free nation. Obama did it, this is why he is the first black president. That is why we have doctors, nurses, teachers, lawyers, priests, and singers of number one hits. Sacrifices can be done for the good of your people, can be done as an individual for self improvement, group or nation.
For instance during the Yukon Chinook crash many gave up fishing, hoping for more escapement for more future fish. Thinking of the future generations. One must be able to sense it, must have control. It can be fun or hard. This can start from one’s self – get out, reach out, must be motivated. People may laugh at you, but people only laugh at those they can never be. But whatever the outcome, this all starts at home. Doing things for your parents and those you love is a good start. In the long run you will thank yourself. The rewards for this in this world or the next can come instantly or later in life. Like the old saying, “your strength can come from the higher power,” so don’t forget to pray.
Alex Evan, Paraprofessional Teacher
Marshall School
