"Give me Your eyes so I can see everything that I keep missing, Give me Your love for humanity." Words to a song I heard on the radio today. It gives me hope that when I am looking at the world, I can have the chance to see what God sees. This can apply not only for everyday life, but we will be able to see all the injustices that are around us everyday.
In my family, there have been a lot of challenges lately. My brother and I changed schools and by the Grace of God, we are able to go to an amazing school. My parents have had a difficult time, but we are working through everything. Their marriage is completely fine, but the financial aspect is a challenge a lot of the time. These past 4 years of my life have really had me thinking about my faith and trust in God a lot more. Now that I am a Senior in high school, I can honestly say that I don't know everything, not even close, but I can tell you from personal experiences that God has a plan for everything and a purpose for every good and bad thing that happens in your life. I would love to go into more detail about what has happened in my life that has opened my eyes to see the goodness that God has placed in my life, but I can't at the moment for personal reasons. Later I will discuss and describe how persecution is happening right here in our own country. There are people here who confess that their God is the Lord God Almighty but persecute people in their very own communities and work environments. It shocks me and angers me how many people can just stand by and not do anything to help the people who are being persecuted around them.
Thanks for reading this if you made it all the way to the end!
Update on the T-shirts: We will be delivering the bags of t-shirts we collected on Wednesday, thanks to my Mom! She will be transporting the t-shirts. We hope to have two more t-shirt collection drives at our sister High Schools sometime this fall or next semester. If you have any ideas or thoughts please do not hesitate to e-mail us at fiftyplusonenow@gmail.com we love feedback even though we don't get a lot of it!
Love,
The 50plusONE girls
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
IRAN Pastor In Trouble
I signed a petition and have been receiving updates for the Iranian Pastor Nadarkhani. He is in trouble and has been put on trial for many months. The press and mainstream media has started to believe the lies and here is the note from Jordan Sekulow, the ACLJ Executive Director. Read over this and then click on the link I put below to sign this petition. Thanks and keep Pastor Nadarkhani in your prayers!
Once again, in the face of the immense international pressure that you have helped place on Iran, its government is spreading more lies in an attempt to divert media attention away from Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s death sentence.
Now, a state-funded news agency is reporting that Pastor Nadarkhani’s conviction has been overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court for a new trial. However, this is a blatant lie – it is regurgitating old information as if it were new news.
What’s worse is that the mainstream media has begun to run these reports as fact. It is critical that we keep the pressure on Iran, as Pastor Youcef’s fate remains in the hands of the Ayatollah Khamenei – and ultimately, in God’s hands.
Please continue to sign our petition to pressure Iran for Pastor Youcef’s unconditional release.
We have sent this petition with over 160,000 signatures to Secretary of State Clinton, but we also made it clear that thousands of people are continuing to stand in support of her direct intervention with the Iranian government on behalf of Pastor Youcef.
Please continue to share this petition on Facebook and forward our email updates to prevent Iran from continuing to spread lies and confusion.
Here is what we know has really happened. This past June was the last time Pastor Youcef’s case was before the Supreme Court, which found that “further investigat[ion]” was needed to determine if Pastor Youcef was a Muslim before converting to Christianity. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court, stating that “if it can be proved that he was a practicing Muslim as an adult and has not repented, the execution will be carried out.”
That hearing already occurred late last month, where the judges found that Youcef was a Muslim because his parents where Muslims; and he was ordered to recant or die – to which he replied, “I cannot.” As we await a written verdict from this court, the court has requested the opinion of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
Make no mistake; Pastor Youcef’s case is in the Ayatollah’s hands. Do not let yourself be duped like the mainstream media has been by Iran’s misinformation. Please read and share my latest article for the Washington Post, “Clearing up the facts on Pastor Nadarkhani’s fate,” where I clearly explain Iran’s latest attempt to divert international attention from this human rights’ abuse.
Earlier this week, the Justice Department revealed that Iran orchestrated a plot to assassinate foreign dignitaries on U.S. soil and bomb the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. This is the same Iranian government that continues to spread lies about Pastor Youcef.
Now is the time to turn up the pressure on Iran to release Pastor Youcef. Please make sure that Iran is held accountable for their actions by using the “Like” buttons in this email to share this article on Facebook and to prevent Iran’s lies from continuing to spread.
Thank you for your continued support for Pastor Youcef. Your voice is having a tremendous impact on the unrelenting effort to save his life.
Jordan Sekulow
ACLJ Executive Director
Once again, in the face of the immense international pressure that you have helped place on Iran, its government is spreading more lies in an attempt to divert media attention away from Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani’s death sentence.
Now, a state-funded news agency is reporting that Pastor Nadarkhani’s conviction has been overturned by the Iranian Supreme Court for a new trial. However, this is a blatant lie – it is regurgitating old information as if it were new news.
What’s worse is that the mainstream media has begun to run these reports as fact. It is critical that we keep the pressure on Iran, as Pastor Youcef’s fate remains in the hands of the Ayatollah Khamenei – and ultimately, in God’s hands.
Please continue to sign our petition to pressure Iran for Pastor Youcef’s unconditional release.
We have sent this petition with over 160,000 signatures to Secretary of State Clinton, but we also made it clear that thousands of people are continuing to stand in support of her direct intervention with the Iranian government on behalf of Pastor Youcef.
Please continue to share this petition on Facebook and forward our email updates to prevent Iran from continuing to spread lies and confusion.
Here is what we know has really happened. This past June was the last time Pastor Youcef’s case was before the Supreme Court, which found that “further investigat[ion]” was needed to determine if Pastor Youcef was a Muslim before converting to Christianity. The Supreme Court sent the case back to the lower court, stating that “if it can be proved that he was a practicing Muslim as an adult and has not repented, the execution will be carried out.”
That hearing already occurred late last month, where the judges found that Youcef was a Muslim because his parents where Muslims; and he was ordered to recant or die – to which he replied, “I cannot.” As we await a written verdict from this court, the court has requested the opinion of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
Make no mistake; Pastor Youcef’s case is in the Ayatollah’s hands. Do not let yourself be duped like the mainstream media has been by Iran’s misinformation. Please read and share my latest article for the Washington Post, “Clearing up the facts on Pastor Nadarkhani’s fate,” where I clearly explain Iran’s latest attempt to divert international attention from this human rights’ abuse.
Earlier this week, the Justice Department revealed that Iran orchestrated a plot to assassinate foreign dignitaries on U.S. soil and bomb the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. This is the same Iranian government that continues to spread lies about Pastor Youcef.
Now is the time to turn up the pressure on Iran to release Pastor Youcef. Please make sure that Iran is held accountable for their actions by using the “Like” buttons in this email to share this article on Facebook and to prevent Iran’s lies from continuing to spread.
Thank you for your continued support for Pastor Youcef. Your voice is having a tremendous impact on the unrelenting effort to save his life.
Jordan Sekulow
ACLJ Executive Director
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Success!
The T-shirt drive was a success! Thank you to everyone who helped us get this far!! Here are a few pictures of the outcome!
Thank you for your support and love!
Love,
50plusONE girls
Thank you for your support and love!
Love,
50plusONE girls
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
REMINDER!
Don't forget to continue to collect your t-shirts this week! We will be collecting on Sunday September 18th arund 2pm. Thanks again everyone for participating!
Love,
FiftyPlusOne Girls
Love,
FiftyPlusOne Girls
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Pictures
T-shirt Drive
Hey everyone!
The t-shirt drive has begun! We will be collecting old t-shirts until Sunday September 18th. Check older posts to see what colors are needed but we will accept any color. Place them in a bag and give them to Shelby or Claire this week. Thanks and have a great and blessed week! Don't forget to pray for Asia Bibi and her family as they go through this difficult time.
Love,
Shelby and Claire
50plusONE
The t-shirt drive has begun! We will be collecting old t-shirts until Sunday September 18th. Check older posts to see what colors are needed but we will accept any color. Place them in a bag and give them to Shelby or Claire this week. Thanks and have a great and blessed week! Don't forget to pray for Asia Bibi and her family as they go through this difficult time.
Love,
Shelby and Claire
50plusONE
Sunday, August 28, 2011
T-Shirt Drive
Hey Everyone!
We have officially set the dates for the Open Arms T-Shirt Drive! We will begin collections on September 4th and continue through September 10th. We will be coming around to specific neighborhoods so if you have a neighborhood that you would like for us to collect at please e-mail us at: fiftyplusonenow@gmail.com . In previous blog posts we listed the colors we need, but here they are again: Burnt Orange, Red, Brown, Navy, Black, Grey, and Maroon. We are welcoming every color t-shirt, but these are the colors Open Arms told us they were in need of at the moment. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for supporting our organization and Open Arms in this wonderful opportunity to provide refugees with an income for their families while they are here in America.
God Bless,
50plus(ONE)
“In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” 2 Timothy 3:12
We have officially set the dates for the Open Arms T-Shirt Drive! We will begin collections on September 4th and continue through September 10th. We will be coming around to specific neighborhoods so if you have a neighborhood that you would like for us to collect at please e-mail us at: fiftyplusonenow@gmail.com . In previous blog posts we listed the colors we need, but here they are again: Burnt Orange, Red, Brown, Navy, Black, Grey, and Maroon. We are welcoming every color t-shirt, but these are the colors Open Arms told us they were in need of at the moment. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you so much for supporting our organization and Open Arms in this wonderful opportunity to provide refugees with an income for their families while they are here in America.
God Bless,
50plus(ONE)
“In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” 2 Timothy 3:12
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