Find Your Own Calcutta

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Often when people begged to join Mother Teresa in her work in Calcutta, she would respond gently but firmly -

"Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are - in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. You can find Calcutta all over, if you have the eyes to see. Everywhere, wherever you go, you find people who are unwanted, unloved, uncared for, just rejected by society - completely forgotten, completely left alone."

- Mother Teresa

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Here I Am, Lord Send Me

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And the winner is....

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The contest officially ended at midnight on Saturday, the 17th. I had my Mom draw the winner out of a "basket" on Sunday evening, the 18th.

The winner of my book-giveaway contest is....

Biker Bob!

The following was Bob's entry -

1) Luke 10:25-37 -> Your neighbor is anyone you can show mercy to in times of need. Fortunately the answer is easy as every human being qualifies for that distinction at one time or another.

2) I will go to Guatemala in April with the Josiah Foundation to minister to my neighbor. I will be ministering to the long term missionaries that are organizing this mission trip, as well as the people in Guatemala that we will be distributing wheelchairs to.

Thanks to all of you that participated in my contest!

My daughter, Naomi, is also running a contest. There's still time, as her deadline isn't until April 30th! The prize is the same thing - a free copy of my new book!

Click here to view the details of her contest.


And, if you haven't yet purchased your own copy of my book, no worries! You still can get one. Just click here for details!

Remember....

Jesus commanded us to love our neighbors!

Ask yourself - Who is my neighbor?

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Purchase a Copy of My Book!

My 2nd book is available for purchase!

"Created for Relationship; Compelled to Kenya to Love My Neighbor" is a collection of short stories about my relationships and experiences in Kenya over a period of four years.

The sub-title is taken from Matthew 22:39. The first and greatest command is to love the Lord our God with all our heart and soul and mind. The second greatest command is to love our neighbor.

God, in his sovereign design has compelled me to the other side of the world - Kenya - to love my neighbor!

I believe you will be encouraged and challenged as you read my stories.

Click here to purchase a book.


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My First Book - Created for Purpose

A picture of me at Washington branch library in early 2004.
I'm printing a hard copy of my press-ready pages
to send to the printer.

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Frontenac, Minnesota

I had a great 6-day getaway in Minnesota recently. I visited some friends - Dave and Rose and met their delightful grand-daughter, Abby. It was great to get caught up with each other and to find mutual encouragement in our time together.

They live a mere 5-minute walk from a State Park. I thoroughly enjoyed the woods and ensuing solitude almost every day I was there. I viewed several bald eagles from a close proximity and watched several beautiful deer.

To cap it all off, I got to see a missionary friend from Kenya for a 4-hour lunch!

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A Lovely Bike Ride

After one of the most difficult winters in Omaha's recent history (a record 90 consecutive days with snow cover), I seized the day last week and did a 32-mile bike ride to Boyer Chute and Fort Calhoun. What a delightful (and warm) day it was!

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02 / 10 / 2010

NEWS FLASH! DRUM ROLL!

TODAY – at precisely 2:10pm on 02-10-2010, I shipped (via UPS) my 296-page manuscript to the publisher!

Hip, hip, hooray! I am so relieved!

I feel like I’ve turned a great big corner in my life! What a sense of accomplishment!

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