Smiling AND A TRIP TO THE STATES
I think a person´s best attribute is their genuine smile. Their worst attribute is their false smile.
When salesmen are under pressure, they can´t smile naturally. Superstitious people say that when they are having a loosing streak in sales, they have ´commission breath´. People can smell desperation they say. I believe it´s actually just that the salesman is faking a smile, and people can detect it. A salesmanager once told me that when I was under the gun, I didn´t smile, I bared my teeth! NO WONDER MY SALES SLUMPS WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE.Personally, I think if someone can´t smile, they shouldn´t be in a profession where they have to deal with people. If someone frowns at me, and it ruins my day.
I knew when Winnie started having her thyroid problem, the first thing that went was her smile. She tried to smile, but it wasn´t natural. True believers smile a lot because they have a peace that passes all understanding. Images of sour pussed religious fanatics are not what comes to mind when I think of True Believers. Winnie my wife, is a true believer. When Winnie smiles at people, they know she loves them, with God´s love. BTW Winnie´s smile is back, and WE are all elated! Christians are not like what Hollywood betrays. Hollywood betrays mentally unbalanced people. True believers follow Paul´s admonishment: Philipians 8Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. 9The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.
FOX NEWS has it´s own reporters. Christians are not reporters. OUR job is to dwell on the good, NOT TO REPORT THE BAD. Wars, rumors of wars, problems, are all old news. The new news is the Good News of Jesus, God´s love and mercies are new every day. We are to love others, and to look upwards! I peaked ahead at the end of the BOOK. we have a good thing coming. AND we are going to have to pass through fires to get to them. It´s all part of the program. We are not going to change anything, except by helping others to know Christ and His goodness, and to forgive others.
When God´s peace is with someone, they smile.
SPEAKING OF SMILING WE ARE GETTING A VAN DONATED TO US OUT OF NEWARK NEW JERSEY. POSSIBLY A LITTLE TRAILER AS WELL.
We had to go the states anyway because of medical reasons, so this is perfect. NO MORE TAKING BUSES AND TRYING TO FIND TAXIS TO TAKE FOOD TO THE DUMP!
So. after visiting tribe, we will be driving back to Managua. We are open to visiting anyone, anywhere, so let us know. We planned to be in New York City, New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Virginia, Kentucky,Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and then Managua (Panamerican)
we hope to bring back for the feeding center, maternity and prek school (please help us to find good USED deals on the following)
1.TOM TOM for the trip
2. 5 good working computers and printers (for the office and prek) (lap top or desk)
3. Automatic Dishwasher (with heating element) for the feeding center
4, Skype phone or Magic Jack
5. SCALE
6. VHS PLAYER AND VHS TAPES (CHRISTIAN, CHILDREN OR FAMILY THEMED) DVD,S CD´S, CASSETTES, AS WELL
7. PREK TOYS AND CRAYONS AND BOOKS
8. TV LARGE ENOUGH FOR 50 CHILDREN
9. SOUND SYSTEMS FOR THE SAME
10.GYMNASTIC MATS
11. Fans
12. Window air conditioner
13, cribs and baby stuff (10 infants)
14. soap
15. first aid stuff
River of Life gave us stuff to give away Saturday at the Chureca, and we finish the school portion of the Jim Winner Home. We will be able to have 100 kids. here is a short video.
also, speaking of smiling, this little girl in the attached picture always comes up to me and asks me what her name is,,, i still don´t know,, and I reply ,, ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿QUIEEEENNN SABE?????? and she laughs,, it´s fun. wish I could remember her name, just can´t for somereason.. i will write it down the next time I stumble upon her….
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