7/2012

"Chidren belong to all of us and we are compelled
to intervene on their behalf."
--Wess Stafford

It is often during international game events, where the world gathers in great numbers, that sex trafficking becomes heightened.  And where there is sex trafficking, children are in grave danger of evil people who steal children by the hundreds and thousands off the streets of the world to satisfy the desires of those who prey on the vulnerable.

UNICEF reports that across the world, over one-million children enter the sex trade every year.

Wess Stafford, President of Compassion International, the world's largest ...

1)  Walden's habitat / 16 ounces 

2)  Attorney's project / Opposite of effect

3)  In close proximity / Purchase

4)  Lug / Lugging company  

5)  Phillip's first / Ticket offense

6)  Threadbare textile / Spaghetti sauce in a bottle

7)  Last lines of a letter / Brown trucks  

8)  Tennis win / Beginning of tallow--or Christmas pudding

9)  Explorer DeLeon / Tiger action

10) Make lace / Tight

What answers did YOU come up with?  Check in with Peggy Campbell!

When I arrived at my brightly-lit and cheery office at Ambassador this morning, I was unaware of the tragedy that had taken place during the night at a midnight premier showing of "The Dark Knight Rises".

As I opened my email and booted up the internet my social alerts were immediately flooded by condolences and prayers offered all across America to those affected.

The day has progressed similarly as new information is gained piece by piece and a picture of horror unfolds before the nation.

My heart breaks for the families of those involved. The parents who didn't get ...

Have you ever noticed how moods are contagious?

Whether it is an in-person encounter or over the airwaves, both good and bad moods are infectious and easily passed from one person to another.
The same applies to acts of mercy!

Mercy Ships^® continues to be devoted to bringing hope and healing to the world's forgotten poor. Through this dedication the influence and work of mercy continues to spread far beyond the walls of the ship and the ports it docks in.

This week on a Mercy Minute Don Stephens told us about William's internet business in Lome Togo ...

Identify these show-stopping clues!

1)  Lean against

2)  Fracture a limb

3)  Dirndl's warm-up

4)  Between P & R

5)  Drapery yodle

6)  Citrus evanescent

7)  Half a bark

8)  Space painted color of Dr. Seuss's eggs

9)  Buffalo's fame

10) Behind scenes

Waiting for a standing ovation?  Send an email to Peggy Campbell with your guesses!

Having celebrated our national day of independence earlier this month, our nation rightly focused on the freedoms we enjoy and those who have sacrificed their lives so that we might live in freedom.   In her blog, Anne Graham Lotz encouraged readers to also "thank Him for the One who sacrificed His life so that we might live . . . to thank Him for the Cross."

And as national attention is focused on the presidential election in November, Anne is focused on the significance of prayers for our nation. The Just Give Me Jesus arena event in Augusta GA on September 21^{st ...}