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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Kyle Bendorf Ordination Council #convergeworldwide

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Converge World Relief funds Haiti earthquake projects

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From: Converge Worldwide
To: Mark@theedgecolorado.org
Subject: Converge World Relief funds Haiti earthquake projects
Sent: Jan 28, 2010 3:49 PM

Converge Worldwide (BGC) Converge World Relief funds Haiti earthquake projects
After the 7.0-magnitude earthquake January 12 in Port-au-Prince and southern Haiti, the question everyone is asking relief agencies is, “What are you doing and how will my dollars be used?” The Converge World Relief (CWR) team has approved initial projects, knowing there will be many long-term needs. CWR has wired an initial $14,500 to our Haiti ministry partners to launch the following projects: Temporary shelter (housing) and food for the families of five pastors who perished in the quake. These men were well-known to our Haiti ministries director (and Brooklyn, N.Y., pastor) Withny Pierre. Housing will be a critical matter in Port-au-Prince, since some pastors’ homes were destroyed in the quake. Help families relocate to their hometowns. Some are making it back to their villages and towns in the unaffected parts of Haiti some distance from Port-au-Prince. Others have few resources to be able to extract themselves from the city. Partner with a Christian  Clinic near Port-au-Prince that is assisting victims of the quake. In addition, CWR has: Sent $8,000 to assist a Haitian team of 30, including 19 medical doctors, from Beraca Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., traveling at their own expense to Haiti February 8 to provide medical care, food and nutrition needs and shelter. Wired $8,500 to help Milot Hospital near Cap-Haitien to treat 250 injured people who fled Port-au-Prince. Wired $6,400 to support two soup kitchens in Port-au-Prince and one on Leogane for at least two weeks. Sent $5,000 to Baptist World Aid and $5,000 to World Relief (National Association of Evangelicals), our long-term partners in relief efforts. As of January 27, many generous individuals, churches and district offices had already contributed more than $81,080 to CWR for Haiti earthquake aid. In Haiti, a temporary team of Rev. Emmanuel Pierre (no relation to Withny), the general secretary of the Baptist Convention, Withny Pierre and 1by1 child sponsorship staff member Mireille Joseph will m
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Avatar review (2)

Odds of a superior army with economic interest in a region leaving a planet because they lost one battle - zero


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Monday, January 25, 2010

Whipple Tree in Evergreen

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Scott and Melonie

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Saturday night

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Sunday, January 24, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010

Can anyone in the church world confirm that this is legit?

Looks like all those wireless mics the church has been using for the last 30 years are now illegal.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/time-for-churches-to-come-to-jesus-on-wireless-mic-legality.ars

Mark Kraakevik
The EDGE Colorado - Live The Message
720-308-4051

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To live is Christ, to die is gain.


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

My wife wrote a book - come read about it here:

Hello!

Many of you know that I wrote a book this last year (some of you are now saying, "Oh, that's where she has been... :)), and have asked to read it. I am currently shopping it out to get published, but I found a site put out by Harper-Collins that allows me to securely download a portion of it.

The uber cool thing is that when my book gets placed on others' virtual bookshelves and receives comments, its ranking gets higher. Once it reaches the #1-5 slot and stays there until the end of the month, Harper-Collins will take a look at it.

So...I need your help.

Would you be willing to register at the site, shelve my book and comment on it? If you want to read it while you are there, that is awesome too. The following is a short blurb:

"Set in a small Montana ranching community outside of Yellowstone National Park, The Pearl Edda brings Norse mythology to modern day and weaves together the lives of seventeen-year-old Montana ranch girl Mia Holden and the young, yet ageless, Norse god Ve on the eve of the Norse world’s destruction."

I realize that most of you are not 12-18 year old girls (which the novel is geared toward), but several adults have read it and have loved it (and you can still comment on it regardless :)) Also, you should not get spammed by the site unless you upload your own book.

I will keep a posting on FB of how the ranking is going. If you know of others who would enjoy the book (or if you know a publisher... :)), please let them know about this too.

Thanks in advance!

Heidi

The How To:

The site is www.authonomy.com

Book name: The Pearl Edda

Author name: H.J. Johns


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Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Monday, January 04, 2010

In Matthew 3:2 the John the Baptist says, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." - hmm

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Hey I am only four days behind in my Bible reading

1) Read my Bible
2) Listen
3) Act courageously
4) Be thankful for results
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Saturday, January 02, 2010

He Was Me - The importance of nurturing the inner child

Peter H. Reynolds often talks about “kids, grown up kids, and adults.” The adults are the ones who became very serious, while grown up kids remember how important it is to have fun, feel inspired, and keep learning! It’s important for students to see teachers creating and learning alongside of them.

If you’re feeling a bit more like an adult than a grown up kid, watch He Was Me. It’s a quiet story about the inner child in all of us, and the eternal struggle to retain our sense of self in a busy world.  (Copied from the website)

http://fablevisionlearning.com/blog/?p=813

Mark

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