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Name: LTONE
Interests: redefining success: embracing one truly remarkable woman and getting a baby boy to smile / living the life given to be lived / finding all things beautiful / discovering how to make sense of suburbia and this beautiful mess called life
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| it's gone. all gone.
i did it.
well not me but two culprits.
check out the action...the humiliation from eric.
i was afraid that jayden might not recognize me or get scared when he would see me. so i wore a hat into the house and asked him where daddy's hair is. so he pointed at my hat and proceeded to take it off my head.
then jayden's jaw dropped.
i need to get some sun.
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| Update On South Korean Hostages: Free at Last! But…
It was day 43 and the last of the remaining South Korean hostages are free. I'm thankful but still conflicted.
At what cost is this freedom? Is this what these brave volunteers had in mind?
I'm sure these relief volunteer workers like many who go in the name of Christ go knowing the danger and the consequences. Criticism of recklessness is unfair. They were there to help the poor and the helpless as Christians ought with reckless abandonment. They were there to build a hospital as Christians had done historically. This takes time and careful planning. Then it takes people who are willing to go in sacrificial love. They're not suicide bombers on a mission to pursue personal significance and glory.
Now, all current Korean missionaries will have to pull out of Afghanistan and cease any future endeavors. What does this mean for other missionaries? Will this embolden the Taliban? Is this their new tactic? What does this mean for Germany? It's been reported that there was money exchanged as well. So who wins? The Taliban for now.
And get this, the church that commissioned these workers will be charged by the South Korean government for the expense of transporting them home and other related costs. hmmmm. does that sound right? sigh.
I'm left feeling very dissatisfied with these developments. So many questions on my mind. Where's the US in this? Evangelicals?
According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,The government will first request compensation for the cost of airfare, the transfer of dead bodies, and expenses for the transportation and medical treatment of the captives.”
And get this...from the Taliban,The men accompanying the last hostages freed gave an unsigned note to journalists accusing the South Koreans of coming to Afghanistan on a mission to convert the staunchly Islamic country to Christianity.
"They came to our nation to change our faith," the handwritten note read. "The Afghan people have given their lives for their faith. This is the reason we arrested them."
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also on abc pastor
eugene cho updates
michelle malkin updates
news
ABC News: Taliban Free Last South Korean Hostages | | |
| South Korean Hostages? Who? Wha?
does anyone care?
i've been closely following through eugene cho's blog the events surrounding the south korean hostages taken by taliban militants. i'm troubled by the two week situation but lifting up prayers nonetheless. however what is more maddening is that the coverage of this tragic news is practically silent amongst u.s. media and by evangelicals overall. the hostages are missionaries in central afghanistan as aid workers, a brave group of 23 souls - mostly women. is this not newsworthy? so far 2 hostages have been brutally killed. e.cho's blog is one of the few resources tracking the situation in the blogosphere and helping us all realize the severity of it all. i post to also bring some greater awareness to the situation that will result in prayers rising up like incense and action that will bring these people home.
you can also go to my other blog here.
as for me i will continue to read, pray, prepare messages, conduct meetings from the comfort of my air conditioned office in philadelphia. i'm not saying that what i have to do here is unimportant. i'm very grateful that eugene cho and others have helped me see outside of this box but sometimes reading news like this makes me feel like some of the things i do pastorally is just frivolousness and sitting here behind a screen...i'm not as engaged as i'd like to be.
you can sign this petition
avaaz.org has a petition going on to free the south korean hostages. the goal is to reach 70,000 signatures.
as of this post they have 68,874.
from their site,The Taliban are guided by the Afghan Pashtunwali code, a principle that requires “hospitality to all, especially guests and strangers” – and this kidnapping is a clear violation of the code, offending the weary people of Afghanistan on whom they depend. So it’s time for the global community to stand with Afghanis and South Koreans, demand that the Taliban to honour their code and release the rest of the hostages. Sign the petition NOW --
To the Taliban leaders,
Please honour the code of the Pashtun people, respect aid workers as guests in Afghanistan and release all hostages unharmed. sign the petition here
some informative links
bbc international news
djchuang
michelle malkin
some links to help us process
next gener.asian church
daniel so
controversy. i guess we need other viewpoints.
time.com article on camcorder missions? i don't know even how to begin thinking about this one.
i think i'm just mad now. but i do think that this will spark a greater discussion about missionwork.
the question raised by time, "is it worth the risk?"
next gener.asian church has a discussion going on about it.
read this post from tentmakersbytrade.com the silence in the Godblogosphere is deafening expressing the outrageousness of the current cares and silence from the Christian community. | | |
| aint the way it's supposed to be - in philly
i've been processing my feelings about this whole event, a senseless act of violence that had taken the life of a member of our community, a friend, a brother, a father. i've been thinking about the impact it has on our church community. the latest news is that a suspect has been arraigned. he's one of ten young boys being identified.
how do we make sense of it all?
was it a hate crime? what makes it a hate crime? what about all the other witnesses? how do you help heal a community? how do you help heal a family? what's my role in all this?
all in the same breath this week, my 10mo. old nephew was in the ER with a 105 degree fever. my boy hosive requested prayer for his 8yr old nephew who was in a tragic accident that broke his spine in several places. by week's end, that young soul passed on.
these kids whatever their motivation was probably never imagined that they would be identified as murderers after that night. all of them. a fleeting moment would change their lives and our lives in this community from here on out. foolishness.
this morning i attended the funeral for mr. Kwok Wai-Ho. amongst the many family members i saw many friends from childhood. they probably did not recognize me. it's been almost 15 years. i've filled out according to one friend i was able to reconnect with. great. it was not the most appropriate time or place to play catch up. why is it that i now only see old friends at funerals and weddings?
i preach tomorrow morning. i had planned on preaching from ecclesiastes weeks before.
who would have known that it would be the most appropriate book for such a time as this? God.
that's the point i guess.
everything is just - hebel
this is a silent alarm.
here's some news links for updated stories: msnbc, foxphilly
read how a community blog forum responds - phillyblog
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