I hope everyone had a safe and blessed celebration of Independence Day and now things are getting back to normal. I was pleasantly surprised this morning. Actually I was doing a real happy dance when I went over to the ministry home.
We’ve had several days of good rain and I was hoping the same happened at the ministry house. We may get rain at my house but that doesn’t always happen 14 miles away. Thankfully it did and I didn’t need to drag the hose out and water anything but of course I needed to pull a few weeds that insist on showing up.
Once finished I opened the carport door and stepped inside and let out a happy shout! The outdoor patio furniture is gone and a real living room sectional couch is in the living room! Glory be to God that other is gone! I happily sat my fanny on the new couch and leaned back and gave a huge sigh. It is comfortable and is real living room furniture!
Then another surprise – the broken sliding glass doors are thrown in the back yard waiting for a dumpster and have been replaced with new french doors. I’m almost beside myself with joy at seeing the patio furniture gone and new doors in their place.
Somebody has been busy for sure, which I wasn’t sure would happen since we had a three day week-end. This is the first time in over a week I have made the trip. My surgery is next week and of course all the pre-op stuff has to be taken care of and the post-op will take another week. Before that I hope to take the supplies and decorations we have over so others will not duplicate unnecessarily.
I am sooooo happy to be able to bring some really positive news and by the time I’m able to get back to reporting I’ll probably have even more.
Will the machines and wood cutting equipment be gone when I return? That would be really nice.
A couple years ago, I planted mint in my herb garden. Having heard of its invasive properties, I kept it in its plastic pot, wrapped thoroughly in mesh fabric to block the drainage holes, and then dropped it into the soil. Having happily outwitted the plant, I triumphantly enjoyed its benefits for a long while. Then one day, I noticed mint leaves popping up a fair distance from where I’d placed the plant. Turns out that its roots had squeezed through the drainage holes, broken through the mesh and sent runners throughout my garden bed. So much for my cleverness! But I decided it was a good thing – a mercy, if you will – to see the leaves above ground since it helped me recognize and deal with the problem beneath the surface.
Not too long after that, this same concept played out in a different way. We had…
Expect to see the price of everything double, at the very least. Expect shortages of everything. Are you prepared?
By Rob Pue, Publisher – Wisconsin Christian News
Although I guess you could say there have been “earth worshipers” since just about the beginning of time, it was the civil unrest of the 1960s that spawned the radical environmental movement we’re dealing with today. It was an age of unbridled lust and hedonism, and the effects of communist infiltration into our public schools and college campuses was starting to pay off for a new generation of Leftists in America. Using their new-found power in movies, television, magazines and mainstream media, the Left was able to co-opt and capitalize on the power of the civil rights, anti-war, anti-capitalist, feminist and homosexual movements. The Marxist propaganda machine was running at full speed, though few realized it at the time.
In 1970, Kermit the Frog, (the original Muppet), sang a song called “It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green.” Whether it had to do with the color of their skin or some other perceived difference, the song was ostensibly meant to make young children, who felt a little awkward or different from others, to feel better about themselves. In the song, at first, Kermit is sad, because he’s green. But in the end, he comes to love himself as he is. This may seem charming and innocent to you, as it did to me at the time. But the brainwashing had begun. I believe this innocent children’s song had a subliminal message behind it — no matter how you act or what you do, you’re fine just as you are. “Anything goes,” and “if it feels good, do it.” That was the message the liberals were pushing at the time, and Kermit helped it along, ever-so-sweetly.
In 1978, Gilbert Baker, an artist, open homosexual and “drag queen,” designed the first rainbow flag, at the urging of Harvey Milk, who was the first openly-homosexual elected official in the US. He served 11 months as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk wanted Baker to create a symbol of “pride” for the homosexual community. And thus, the rainbow was hijacked by the LGBT movement. Today that flag flies in just about every community, large and small, across the country — especially during the month of June, which has now been designated as “pride” month.
Just one year after the rainbow flag was created for the homosexual movement, “The Muppet Movie” was released, featuring Kermit singing a song called “The Rainbow Connection.” Maybe I’m making more of this than I should, but I believe there is a connection. Here are some of the lyrics, speaking of the rainbow: “…All of us under its spell; We know that it’s probably magic. Have you been half asleep; And have you heard voices? I’ve heard them calling my name. Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors? The voice might be one and the same. I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it; Its something that I’m supposed to be. Someday we’ll find it, The Rainbow Connection…The lovers, the dreamers and me.”
Sorry, but that seems a little eery to me. It certainly didn’t at the time, but such was the subtleness of the brainwashing and indoctrination. In hindsight, one can put the puzzle pieces together and see how it was all orchestrated toward an end goal. And here we are today. I’m sure no one dreamed, back then, that one day we’d have men legally marrying other men, cities with a million people gleefully celebrating sodomy in the streets and parents taking their young children to watch those “pride” parades or to a “drag queen story hour.” Not to mention encouraging children to “transition” to the opposite sex if they experience any awkwardness or discomfort at all during or prior to puberty.
This is how Satan operates. Sometimes he comes as an angel of light. Sometimes he comes as a cute little frog, singing a song — to children. The methods may be subtle and even imperceptible. But there’s nothing hidden that will not be revealed, eventually. For the record, “The Muppets” now have openly homosexual characters to entertain your children and grandchildren.
But I’m getting off-topic. My message today isn’t about the LGBTQP+ movement. It has to do with the religion of radical environmentalism. It was during the 1960s that two best-selling books were released on the topic: “Silent Spring” and “Population Bomb.” The first “Earth Day” was held in 1970. In 1972, the UN held its first official Conference on Environmental issues. Popular news articles and magazines were warning of a quickly-coming global “ice age” if we didn’t clean up the earth immediately. I remember this propaganda being pushed in just about every “Weekly Reader” I received in elementary school. It had begun.
In addition to the coming ice age, we were warned of world-wide famine and disease because our uncontrolled human reproduction would soon suck all the earth’s resources dry. It was also in 1979 that China took the “progressive” step so praised by rabid environmentalists — their infamous “one child” policy. It stated that each family was to have no more than one child. If a woman were to become pregnant after having her allowed “one child,” the penalty was forced abortion. And since male children were much more highly valued than girls, if a woman became pregnant for her first time, and ultrasound tests showed the baby was a girl, the baby was usually killed, so as to allow this family’s allotted one child to be male.
The Global elites have never stopped pushing for human depopulation. Consider Bill Gates, and his “lofty” goal of reducing the population through the use of “vaccines.” Consider the Georgia Guidestones and the never-ending fear-mongering the Globalists have used to push this agenda. When the “ice age” thing didn’t work, they changed to “Global Warming.” But the “settled science” of “Global Warming” proved to be a bit embarrassing a few years ago, when scientists traveled to Antarctica to study the “rapidly melting” polar ice cap there — but their ship got stuck in the ice.
So then they came up with a term that would be a little safer: “Climate Change.” (That ought to do it!) We’re told that Climate Change is now the number one crisis in the world. And the cause of Climate Change is, of course, human beings. There are many aspects to all this, too many to mention here, but certainly the fear-mongers are working hard to drive home the point that the Earth just has too many people. People must stop having babies. And since an unborn baby isn’t really a “person” then abortion is certainly necessary. Do you see how all this evil and deception is so intertwined? We’re told that human beings are not made in the image of God — and in fact, we’re told that we’re a plague on the earth.
John Davis, the editor of “Earth First! Journal” wrote, “Human beings, as a species, have no more value than slugs.” Dave Forman, the Founder of “Earth First!” said, “Phasing out the human race will solve every problem on earth, social and environmental.”
Such is the philosophy of those who would place the Religion of Environmentalism over the sanctity of human life. They view human beings, not as miracles, knit together in our mothers’ wombs, fearfully and wonderfully made by God Himself, but rather as a cancer on the earth, something to be eliminated. Does this not sound like the very words of the devil and his demons? Yet, so many have bought into these lies. And Americans are quickly going extinct, as fewer couples are getting married, and even fewer having children.
The call today is for the Green New Deal and more people than you realize have fallen for this charade. Young people, especially, love this plan. For now. They love the idea of “zero emissions” vehicles and industry. Eliminating our so-called “carbon footprint.” But understand, this is an attempt at erecting a One-World Government, with two classes of people: the rulers and the slaves. Unless you have Klous Schwab or Bill Gates on your speed-dial, you can be pretty sure you’re in the latter class.
You see, “Climate Change” really has nothing to do with it. Like the scam-demic of “COVID” (and now Monkeypox), “Climate Change” is just another tool in the box to use to keep people fearful and afraid. That’s how the game is played: create a crisis, use propaganda and brainwashing to instill fear among the people, then provide the ready-made solution to solve the problem, and since they’re already fearful, the people will be eager to obey and comply.
But their lies are becoming more and more difficult to sell. Because many are now finding out that what the frog said is true: “It’s not easy being green.” Today, due to the policies of the current administration, we do have multiple crises — but they have nothing to do with “Climate Change.” In order to slow or completely halt the production of internal combustion engine vehicles, we had a supply chain crisis. A “chip” shortage. But it’s interesting that while Ford, GM, Toyota, Honda and other companies couldn’t get computer chips to manufacture new vehicles, the Tesla company didn’t seem to have that problem. Huh.
America has also halted oil drilling and refining, so we’re now paying the highest prices in history for gas and diesel fuel. Joe Biden recently boasted about this “big achievement” of his — creating the highest fuel prices in history. Meanwhile, we’re begging our enemies to sell us fuel — and they can name their price because they know America is desperate. But this is only the beginning.
We’re also warned, now, not just of high grocery prices, but a soon-coming famine. The Green New Deal policies also include crippling the American farming industry. Farm animals are being destroyed. Farmers are being paid by the government not to plant their fields. Fertilizer and seed prices have soared. And if a farmer does manage to produce a crop or a product, how will they get it to market? By truck or by train? Trucks run on diesel fuel. So do trains.
Many have jumped on the bandwagon to buy fully-electric vehicles but many are finding out there are problems with them — problems right now and even more on the horizon. Our energy grid cannot possibly handle a nation of electric vehicles. We’ve already been warned of rolling blackouts across the country this summer, because our power grid can’t handle the load as it is. What happens when everybody tries to plug in their new electric cars at once?
You may have seen the video online of a reporter who happened upon a motorist stuck on the side of the road. His Tesla was out of power — and he had a Honda generator in the trunk for just such an emergency. So this guy was charging his Tesla using a gas-powered generator. Makes perfect sense, right?
But still, we’re told we must lower our “carbon footprint.” News flash: the TREES the environmentalists find more valuable than human beings BREATHE CO2. They produce oxygen. Human beings breathe oxygen and produce CO2. Carbon is not a bad thing. Nor are fossil fuels. God knew what He was doing when He created the earth and everything in it, including us. And He instructs us to “be fruitful and multiply,” whereas the Globalists consider us a “plague” and a “cancer” on the earth.
But never let a good crisis go to waste. They’ve spent decades creating this crisis, and now they’re pulling the trigger on it. Expect to see the price of everything double, at the very least. Expect rolling blackouts because our power grid is not up to the task. Expect shortages of everything. Expect a personal “carbon tax” and fuel rationing. I see government food lines and soup kitchens on the horizon. Prepare yourself for these things now. Because it’s not easy being green.
But you know what? Where I live, the climate is, indeed, changing. It’s called “summer” and I look forward to it every year. A few months of “global warming” after a cold winter. I love it. Friends, we need not fear the schemes and propaganda and brainwashing of those who have a demonic agenda to control and manipulate us. Recognize the lies and refuse to comply. Speak up when this topic is raised and don’t be shy about telling people the truth. If you don’t, who will?
And let’s remember what God said in Genesis: “As long as the earth endures, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” God keeps His promises and never lies. Quite unlike politicians.
An Irishman in a wheelchair entered a restaurant and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. He looked across the room and asked, “Is that Jesus sitting over there?” The waitress nodded, so the Irishman told her to give Jesus a cup of coffee on him.
Then a hunchbacked Englishman came into the restaurant and asked the waitress for a cup of tea. He looked across the room and asked, “Is that Jesus sitting over there?” The waitress nodded, so the Englishman told her to give Jesus a cup of tea on him.
Then a redneck on crutches came in and asked the waitress for a glass of Coke. He looked across the room and asked, “Is that God’s boy sittin’ over there?” The waitress nodded, so the redneck told her to give Jesus a glass of Coke on him.
Well folks, I’m being more or less forced to write when I can in July. We have the 4th of July celebrations coming up and very soon after that I will be having Cataract surgery. If anyone has had that particular eye surgery you are already aware of all the pre-surgery prep and follow up appointments, and don’t forget the million or so eye drops that have to be administered afterwards.
The surgery is really no big deal but with all the preprep and after care, plus blurred vision for a few days I’m afraid to try to find the keys on this computer. No, I am not one of those that can read a book and type at the same time. Mine is more a hunt and peck style although I do have a little speed after writing for some time but I do have to see the keys or you would think some drunk got a hold of my keyboard.
I haven’t been over to the ministry home since I finished the garden edging. We’ve had rain each day for the last few days and expecting more each day through the 4th so there has been no need for watering the plants.
We had visitors at church Sunday so pastor was visiting with them and I had no chance to get any kind of an update on any of the renovations that may have been done and he hasn’t returned my call as of this writing so I have no idea if or what he has accomplished the past two days.
I hope to see you all back as soon as I can find the computer keys again. If not, thank you for supporting my blog, the ministry with your prayers and donations, and have a safe and blessed 4th of July celebration.
Friday I was at the ministry home for several hours. If you remember I had told you how I had finished the right side of where the steps are going in the front flower garden. I think I even posted a picture.
I’ve held off doing the driveway side on the left of the future steps so as not to have a hindrance for whomever would be installing the steps to the front door. I’d hate for him to be tripping over the cement edging blocks.
That’s been a while back and I have done my best to try to keep weeds from infiltrating that side of the garden from the space allocated for a walkway. It hasn’t worked, and on a previous visit I couldn’t believe how much grass and tall, plus short, weeds had sneaked into the mulch. No way could I control it at this point.
Friday I loaded up my car and off I went to take care of the problem. First off I planted another Rose of Sharon that I needed to get out of the pot or transplant it in a larger pot. I had chosen a spot in the back yard and shovel in hand I hit the dirt, and I hit the dirt, and I hit the dirt. It was like trying to dig a hole in a cement patio!
I’m a tough old gal and I did it! I not only got the Rose of Sharon planted with a nice cement “curb” around it but I also got the entire left side of the future step weed free and the cement edging completed. It turned out very nice and is a barrier to future grass and weeds sneaking in. Pastor said he wanted to finish the inside before he starts outside. (building the steps) Weeds don’t wait.
When finished I entered the house and the cabinets look nice but not all the doors are on and those that are still need adjusting. I thought that had been completed since my last visit. Pastor usually goes on Monday and Tuesday to work so I’m guessing that will be completed when I return and I don’t know what else he may have accomplished today.
This whole process, and it is a process, is one step at a time but we’re keeping on, keeping on. Eventually the inside will be done and we can head outside to tackle the trees that need removing, the steps to the front door, and tearing down the old shed. As for my part right now, it’s done. I just go to water every few days to keep everything happy and healthy and pull a few weeds that insist on popping up.
I’m finding its getting a little bit harder to write about what’s going on within the Into the Light Ministry Home. We’re getting closer each week to completing the renovations but we still have a ways to go.
This is a home with a a nice size yard, partial privacy fence, a couple of large trees that need to be removed. The one in the back yard is rotted and really needs to be removed and one in the front yard has all these little balls that cover the yard and driveway (Sweet Gum tree?) and are a danger to anyone who steps on them. Its like trying to walk across a yard full of marbles and since safety is a large factor, that tree’s gotta’ go!
Inside we still have sliding glass doors to replace, an attic with little if any insulation, cabinet doors that have now been hung but need to be adjusted, front steps and a walk way that is yet to be done, (the rest of the concrete edging to be finished for the front flower garden once the steps are installed) A shower door that has to be replaced, a vanity that needs to be replaced, and – okay, I think you get the picture. We are getting closer, I think.
With the heat wave we are having, as I have said before, I want to make sure all the new plants stay healthy and happy. I went this morning and to my chagrin found my hose strung out to the back yard. It was partially rolled on the hose roller-upper —-with a nice hole ripped in it!
When Gerri showed up early in the morning to finish up the laundry she found a river flowing to the street. Someone from the day before left the outside water running and with a nozzle on the hose the pressure built so great that it burst a hole in the hose.
I was not a happy camper! So today, in 95 degree heat, I was trying to fix the hose so I could water. Flex Tape, I learned rather quickly, does not work on hoses. Long story short, 2 trips back and forth from my house to the ministry house (14 miles one way) and another trip to Home Depot, I was finally able to water and replace the hose with the hole in it.
Hot, sweaty, and tired, I came home. And yes, it took me a couple of hours to cool down, in more ways than just from the heat. I must tell you that there’s more going on than just a hole in a hose that causes me to limit what I feel comfortable writing. I’m finding myself getting more frustrated, anxious, and sleeping less which makes it more difficult to write about what’s happening. Starting a new ministry isn’t all its cracked up to be.
I’ll be praying about writing only once a week instead of twice. We’re getting closer to starting on the administration type things that have to be put in place before we can bring any women into the home. Once the renovations are done then we have to furnish the home and get our “ducks in a row” regarding rules, regulations, do’s and don’t’s, jobs, etc. etc, etc.
Will the Lord continue to help me write these posts or is it best to cut back?
For most of last week we were sweltering from above normal temperatures for this time of year and from what I understand we, in Georgia, are not alone. Saturday evening I drove over to the ministry home to water the plants and found a couple of the Azalea’s wilting, oh so thirsty even though I water regularly.
Looking at the sad bushes as I poured water on them and the other plants I thought about how we, as Christians, can also become wilted in our faith. So much evil in this world and the only way we can become “watered” is by going to the Holy “well;” Jesus and His word, for the “Living Water” to sustain us.
Walking into the home my spirit wilted just a little more. I was so hoping to see the living room cleared of all the outdoor patio furniture but there it sat. Looking down the hallway I see some of the mattresses and box springs, each piece a full 18 inches deep, all stacked neatly in a bedroom on top of one of the “Psych. beds”. (Yes, the 2 beds are still there.) “Do they even make sheets that will fit?” was my thought as I turned my attention to going back outside to roll up the 100 foot hose before leaving.
Pastor came today and finished the cabinet doors and painted the cabinets to match the doors. That wasn’t planned originally but after painting the doors, the paint was a different shade of white than the pure white of the cabinets. I don’t know at this point if he was able to hang the doors back up today or not, but I sure hope the dishes and kitchen ware are paint free.
Gerri is busy finishing up washing the blankets and sheets. Holy cow are there a mess of both! She’s spent 3 whole days just washing all that stuff. After all of that work she examined what she’d washed —– and wilted!
The sheets, most of them, and a couple of blankets, are ending up at the Animal Shelter near us. Many of the sheets have big bleach splotches from whomever donated them originally. Some of the blankets were so yucky we didn’t even want to wash them and ended up in the trash, and a couple that were kind of okay went to keep the fur babies warm.
I’ll be going back this evening to “drown” the plants. We’re expecting 101-102 temperatures for the next 2 days and then 90’s and I’m determined to not let those plants wilt in this heat wave.
What will I find when I return? Will the plants be okay and patio furniture gone?
Boy howdy has He ever, and in more ways than one. We spent Tuesday at the ministry house working, and thank you Lord for air conditioning. Gerri was scrubbing cabinets down, the outside of them was covered in grease and grime. Having taken my step ladder she was able to reach the upper parts that she couldn’t reach the day before.
I donned my hat and sweat band and finally got after the cement edging blocks that have been stacked in the front yard where I was told they’d be moved and weren’t. Hoping none were stolen (praise God none were) I began moving them into the carport out of sight. After attempting to put some in the wheel barrel that was left behind I had to resort to carrying one at a time due to a very flat tire on the wheel barrel, and all in 95 degree heat with a heat index of 105.
Thankfully pastor showed up and helped me move the remainder blocks. I’m proud of him, he didn’t get on me for doing, “what you shouldn’t do!” He’s learning. 🙂 Once we finished I helped him load the back of his pick-up with the kitchen cabinet doors that he was going to spray paint a second coat on in the shade in the back yard. A truck full is easier than lugging 2 at a time around to the back of the house.
How he stayed out in that heat the rest of the day is beyond me. I had to go inside several times before he arrived just to cool down and then back to carrying one block at a time across the yard.
Gerri and I sorted through the bags of blankets and bedding that was left behind and she began washing piles of it. By the time the first load was in the dryer and another started washing I was pooping out fast from only 3 hours sleep the night before and the heat and humidity, plus I was hungry.
She turned the washer and dryer off and we came home, had a bite to eat and she went back to do more laundry and I went to bed. She came home about 5:00 with wonderful news as she drug herself over to the couch. She was pooped!
A visitor came that had never seen the home before and when she saw the outdoor patio furniture in the living room she immediately stated, “I want that furniture! “You do realize that is patio furniture?” “Oh yes! It’s perfect for my patio and I love it!” She knows pastor and told him the same thing.
Gerri is washing and drying more of the stacks of bedding today. I’m staying home and out of the heat. It about did me in yesterday. In checking the sheets she’d washed she discovered they do not fit the mattresses.These mattresses and box springs are really, really thick! The sheets only go down the sides by half.
Now what do we do with a bunch of non-fitting sheets?
Will we finally be able to get rid of the patio furniture and get real living room furniture?
It is very hot here today and after a sleepless night I stayed home to stay out of this heat. We’re close to 95 degrees with the heat index between 101 and 105. That’s too much for this “elderly” lady, so Gerri went to the ministry home without me this morning to begin washing the blankets that were left behind.
Pastor had left to go see a woman that is called “Granny.” She is over a home similar to what we are doing and has been doing it for 30 + years. What a valuable source of information she has to help us get started and succeed. It was a long drive since her combined 3 homes are on the South Carolina border and from Gainesville, Ga. to there? Oh yeah, that’s a long drive.
When Pastor returned he was almost giddy with all he learned. Gerri filled me in on some of what he reported but I’ll need to hear the full story at another time. While he was gone there was another volunteer at the house and the washer and dryer had not been put back in place as yet so Gerri was able to clean both of them inside and out.
Once finished with that she moved on to cleaning the outside of the kitchen cabinets while Mr. volunteer was putting the base coat on the cabinet doors. They were so yucky that we had to take all the doors off and strip them. So those should be ready to paint hopefully tomorrow or maybe next week. There are a lot of them since drawers are included.
The refrigerator has been turned on and now cold drinks can be enjoyed while working. A bathroom sink was freed up from a huge ball of hair that was down in the drain and a light fixture installed in the hallway.
Its nice to be able to give you a positive update and with the info. pastor gleaned from “Granny” to be able to look forward to a more positive means of helping these women. Having already tested and tried rules, regulations, and boundaries in place, knowing what works and what doesn’t work, what to look for, etc. is absolutely an asset to any ministry such as this.
As I’ve stated early on, this is new to pastor and even though I led support groups for 14 years and had the Angel Ministry and then Elah Ministry for several years, there is much with this ministry that is new to me, also.
The one thing I do know is, that I for one, will follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in every step. That is the only way the support groups, individual ministry, and all that my ministry did was through seeking the Holy Spirit for advice, what He wanted taught, purchased, who came to me for ministry, and who He sent to move in with me, etc.
This is a learning process for both pastor and I, but with the Holy Spirit’s guidance we can do it and do it as the Lord wishes it to be done, if we seek Him and listen to Him. Tomorrow the washer and dryer will be back in their “cubby hole” and we’ll be there in the morning to start doing laundry.
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