On February 4th, 2016 Brother John Bosco, Regional Secretary for the Northern African region, visited our group in Ghana. The meetings held were on the following topics:
Our brethren in Ghana are currently facing a problem regarding their church structure. It has become too small, as our group has grown. At this point, the brethren have had to leave their children at home as there isn't enough room for everyone.
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matthew 6:33).
It took me a while to understand this wonderful text. Many times in our lives we want to do what we think is right for us, or what we believe to be more important instead of focusing on God's plan for our lives. For example, when I finished high school I wanted to go to university, so I enrolled in a Bachelor of Business program. It was an attractive title for a young man keen to grow in his professional career.
“Por um breve momento te deixei, mas com grandes misericórdias te recolherei”. Isa 54:7
Acredito que quase todos, em algum momento da vida, já passaram pelo sentimento de abandono. Talvez dos pais, dos filhos, do cônjuge, dos amigos e até de Deus. Sentimos-nos rejeitados, desprezados, desesperados e desamparados.
No dia 08/10/2010 minha filha Vívian Daiany foi acometida de uma trombose cerebral; quando cinco veias em sua cabeça ficaram obstruídas, provocando-lhe uma forte convulsão.
“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.” Isaiah 54:7
Just about everyone, at some point in his or her life, has endured the feeling of abandonment, perhaps by one’s parents, by one’s children or spouse, by friends, or even abandonment by God. We feel rejected, despised, in despair and helpless.
On October 8, 2010 my 19 year-old daughter, Vivian Daiany, experienced a stroke when five veins in her head were obstructed and provoked a strong convulsion.
In continuation of this month's heart disease awareness series, let's remember what we talked about last week. We considered how cardiovascular disease refers to a set of diseases that compromise the heart beat or blood flow, and that several diseases may leave the heart unable to pump blood efficiently. Last week we talked about the effects of inflammation, and how it leads to heart disease. This week, let's consider how blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes affect our hearts.