Convicted

Sunday night at our church, our pastor showed a video clip about the suffering of North Korean Christians. There are 100 million Christians in prison camps in North Korea. It is the place for the worst persecutions right now. Christians are steam rolled, shot, starved, beaten and their children are ripped out of their arms all for claiming the name of Jesus. It convicted my heart so much. Here in America I am able to say that I am a Christian. Yet a lot of times I am to much of a coward. We as Americans are to spoiled and complacent . We do not know what suffering is. I want to stand up for Christ like the North Korean Christians. Very soon in America we will not have these freedoms anymore. Communism is slowly taking over America. We are apathetic in letting it happen. Our children are being indoctrinated every day. They will not even know what has happened if we continue not telling them the truth about Jesus Christ and making them stand up for what is right.We want to sit in our pews listening to   feally a good messages. Now is the time to stand up for what is right. If you want to see what America is going to be like. You need to go see the movie 2016. That is only four years from now.

The Choice

I just finished a good book by Robert Whitlow. The book is called The Choice. The Choice is a book based on what is morally right and wrong. It is also standing up for what is right no matter if it costs you everything.

   The Choice is set over a 30 year period. Sandy was a teenager who didn't mean to become pregnant. When Sandy's boyfriend decides he does not want anything more to do with her or the baby. Sandy needs to decide what to do about the pregnancy. Ultimately Sandy's parents decide to send her to Aunt's house. Sandy's aunt opens her home to Sandy. She makes sure Sandy is well informed about what is happening to her body and the baby.

   Thirty years later Sandy is now a school teacher. She has never been married but cares for her students a lot. When a Mexican girl named Maria comes and confides in Sandy that she is pregnant from a rape, Sandy must decide whether she will stand up for what is right and ultimately lose her job. Sandy is faced with a lot of choices. Only God will be able to help her and Maria.

   This was an excellent book. I could hardly put it down. It kept my interest the whole time. It was well written from beginning to end. I will definitely read another book by this author. I was not paid to review this book by either the author or the publisher.

Something New for Me

I did something new for me this weekend. I went on my first ladies retreat. I got to see Beth Moore live. It was wonderful. It was nice rooming with a good friend and meeting new friends. The only bad thing about the whole thing was I was disappointed in the hotel we stayed at. Our first room smelled so bad. I almost threw up. My friend could not stop sneezing. You had to pay for any food that you wanted. A cup of fruit was 5.50. I was just shocked. They did not even have an ice bucket. We did get a really nice room in the end. I had a really good time. I hope to do this again.