Mrs. Haynes4Italy

When my grandfather passed away quite a few years ago, I found a quote that he had clipped and kept in his Bible. My grandmother said I could keep it, and I read it often as it truly encourages me and hope it will do the same for you. GOLDEN NUGGETS "People are like stained glass windows. They glow and sparkle when it is sunny and bright; but when the sun goes down their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light within." - Author Unknown Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my LIGHT and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? During hard times, may your light so shine before men - the Light that shines from the inside out, even on the gloomiest of days we have the True Light within us to offer hope to those in the darkness. I am keeping this in mind and heart as we had to come back to the States last week. It was so very hard to leave Italy, but we weren't able to find work before our passports expired. So we ...

RISE AND SHINE FOR JESUS! By Pam Iannello (my late mother) Proverbs 29:15 (KJV) The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame . When a mother reads this verse she should be seriously challenged. And not in just one aspect of parenting! Clearly the Bible forces us to face up to our responsibility to raise our sons and daughters. Not only that, we must carry this procedure out in a balanced fashion, employing the rod and reproof; spanking and counsel. When this transpires, wisdom is furnished to a child. How much wisdom are your children acquiring, dear mother? The answer depends upon your use of the rod and reproof and your overall involvement in your child’s life. In cases where God’s methods of child rearing are ignored, abandoned, postponed, or debated, many children end up in a state that the Bible refers to as “left to himself”. That means that any child from infancy to adolescence should not be left to figure things...

Rise and Shine for Jesus! By Pam Iannello (my late mother) What emotions do people feel when they experience defeat? How about when they experience success? How have you reacted to your past successes and failures? In what ways would you like your response to God's work in your life to be different in the future?  Let's look for some answers to these questions in light of Luke chapter 5.... VERSES 1-3: And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, [2] And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. [3] And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Jesus was surrounded by a multitude of people, pressing upon Him to hear the Word of God. What a blessing to have people urging you to share the tr...