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.
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.
On Tuesday, SOH brought you the first of a two-part interview with the President of World Vision Canada, Dave Toycen. Today (as promised) we’re excited to bring you the final installment of that interview.
ME: What can people/groups in Canada do to help?
Dave: Canadians wishing to donate to our efforts in eastern DRC can do so by calling 1-800-268-5528, or by visiting www.worldvision.ca. Those wishing to take action and keep up to date on our efforts can do so with one of the following tools. We also have a vast array of resource available at www.worldvision.ca/congo including prayer points for those who believe in prayer.
ME: Do you have any stories from your trip to DRC that you would like to tell?
Dave: One of the most inspiring children I met was 16-year-old Jonathan*. Jonathan is a former child solider who is now the president of a Child’s Parliament group that World Vision supports in the region. The group was formed in order to empower children to be part of peacebuilding initiatives in their community and has already had a significant impact. Just after the group was formed, the children realized that many homeless children were ending up in the local jail, kept with adult criminals. The group petitioned the local authority and had 15 children successfully freed from the prison and placed in care with host families in the town. The group has also instigated a watch group for girls fetching water so that during this vulnerable act of walking to nearby rivers, the girls are flanked by older boys who stave off potential molesters. It is children like Jonathan that remind me that sometimes children’s courageous acts can embarrass adults into doing the right thing.
Jonathan
*name has been changed to protect the identity of the child.
ME: Anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
Dave: I think it’s important that we remember there is always hope even in the most dire circumstances. I met a mother named Esperance who was at one of our health clinics waiting for her child to be treated. The little one is malnourished, suffering from diarrhea and although slowly recovering after six weeks of treatment, still fighting for her life. Esperance told me that her family is short of food, especially since her husband was shot while trying to flee violence and is now disabled. The family depends on Esperance to tend a small plot for food and take care of them physically. Amidst all of that pain though, Esperance – her name literally meaning hope – told me of her dreams of a future where the war will end and her family can start producing their own food; a future where her children will be safe and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
Esperance with her child, and Dave
Our sincerest thanks go out to Dave Toycen for this interview, and to his amazing staff, for the work they do bringing awareness and aid to the world’s most impoverished people. You truly inspire us!
