I would just like to wish everyone a happy new year!!
I wanted to let everyone know there will be some upcoming changes this year to Shift8.ca
I have decided to get back into some consulting work on the side as well as get into more web hosting and site designing as well.
I will be moving the blog part of the website to a subdomain so that I can start using the www.shift8.ca to promote more of the consulting/design. I will also be trying to get a few more editors so that Shift8 can get more variety of articles posted as well as more updated content.
All in all I feel this will be a good year and God bless you all.
This video contains images that are graphic of nature
Sunitha Krishnan, delivers a powerful message on awareness and acceptance of people that have been rescured from the sex slave industry.
Her statements at the end of the video about how we should tell people about this within our own circles of influence have gotten me to repost this to share with you.
I know that here in North America we are not subjected to these type of situations as we go about are busy lives, but I ask that you take a moment of time to reflect what she has to say.
The other day someone suggested I take a look at this video and I have to say it touched me. Having been to Africa myself I can appreciate the meaning of the video. Going to Africa changed the way I view my life here back in Canada. No matter what comes into my life I will not let my circumstances dictate how I should feel.
Wow is all I have to say about my trip into Burma!
I know I haven’t posted anything since my return but I did want to post a little update out of how things went.
I arrived in Bangkok and had to spend a few days there while we waited for our travel visas into Burma, while I was there I was told that I would be the guest speaker at a 3 day Children’s Ministry Conference. Needless to say this was small shock to me as I have never done anything like this before in my life. But God willing it all went without any problems.
The conference took place in the mountains at a place called Pyin OO Lwin where 100 children where registered to attend the conference. As the days when on there where more and more children who showed up at the conference so they could participate with the others.
It amazed me, the amount of energy that these children had!! I attempted to keep up with them, but when you sit behind a desk for 7 hours a day…. it is difficult to be up dancing and singing for 6 hours!!
If you would like to see more pictures and some video please follow this link http://thailandburma.shift8.ca where you can see some of the additional things that we did while we where there.
This morning I was doing some research on children ministry and stumbled on this cute question and answer from grade school children on mothers.
I know it’s not mothers day but I would like to send this out as a little humor to the mothers at this time of year as their children head back to school or head off to university / college.
Why God made Mums — BRILLIANT Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions!!
Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the sticky tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring
3. God made my Mum just the same like he made me. He Just used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.
Why did God give you Your mother & not some other Mum?
1. We’re related
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s mums like me.
What kind of little girl was your mum?
1. My mum has always been my mum and none of that other stuff.
2. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?
Why did your Mum marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mum eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mum didn’t have her thinking cap on.
Who’s the boss at your house?
1. Mum doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a clot.
2. Mum. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed
3. I guess Mum is, but only because she has a lot more to do than Dad.
What’s the difference between mums & dads?
1. Mums work at work and work at home & dads just go to work at work.
2. Mums know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s.
4. Mums have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.
What does your mum do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don’t do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mum perfect?
1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your Mum, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.
2. I’d make my Mum smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.
