@sinbach 😂 🤣 👍
TRUE STORY
I was talking with a dear sister from Sudan the other day and she showed me the scars on her throat and arm. When I asked what they were she told me.
"The scar on my throat was from a hot metal poker that the doctor used to burn my throat to make my cough go away when I got the flu. It took three months for the burn to heal. The scars on my arm are from the burns of a hot iron to keep me from getting malaria. All of us were forced to do this in Sudan. It didn't work, but it didn't matter. It made the people feel like they were doing something to fight the disease and it was expected that everyone pretend it was working."
"Wow that's crazy," I said. "Everybody doing something that they know doesn't work, but makes them feel better about doing it anyway."
"Like wearing a mask?" she replied.
WOW! Puts it all into perspective. She deflated my western pride. In some ways we haven't advanced so much.
My Sudanese friend is a medical doctor and now lives in America.
#Free PDF and Review: #Family Duty by John Bunyan
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In response to the covid-19 teen suicide pandemic in China, we have launched a NEW program to share hope in the darkness.
https://backtojerusalem.com/chinas-new-house-of-love-saving-teenagers-from-suicide-during-pandemic/
@sinbach I love this! I 100% believe in these methods! Bless these guys! Today I read in our local newspaper about a mental health worker (nurse) who was in trial because of killing his girlfriend - the mother of their three underaged children. A person full of anger shouldn't work with vulnerable people. It's so upsetting. When it comes to mental health issues (like depression and addiction) I believe that you need to be filled with love to help. Knowledge (education) and medication is not enough, since the root cause is often a feeling of rejection and a broken heart longing for true love. The depression, suicidal thoughts and addictions are only symptoms of deeper issues. There are many who work as psychiatrists and other health professionals that are 100% focused on psychopharmacies, and lack love and empathy, and know nothing about spiritual issues.
#Bible #Scriptures
Man shall not live by bread alone!
The earlier Mission challenge was non availability of Scripture in minority languages. Sadly present challenge is making people read the available scriptures.
Hoping to see more creative reading plans!
Thank God for #PillBible #AudioBible #MP3Players with preloaded scriptures.
Bless those who produce and provide them at affordable prices in 3rd world countries.
Block me? Block you!
Twitter gets taste of own medicine in Nigeria
https://backtojerusalem.com/block-me-block-you-nigeria-bans-twitter-after-twitter-blocks-president/
#MemoryMonday: 2 years ago this day we wrote "#Christians Can Change: Doctrines that gives hope for #Change"
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