Well, as I'm a new member and this forum appears to be the welcome wagon, I just wanted to extent my howdy and hello to all y'all out there. I've known of Christ all my life, but really didnt find Him until I was an adolecent. This after many trials and tribulations I have worked through,and some I'm still recovering from. I have since been a youth pastor and worship leader for various churches; I currently teach for a living.
I have served God in the mission field for about 10 years during the summer on various mission trips. It's been awesome to travel to other places to share the love I found admid what some might consider hopeless circumstances. Nothing is more God than seeing the eyes of hope come from hopelessness by the world's standards. Most recently, I had the opportunity to share that hope with the orphans of Russia. In a place of bitter cold and being an outcast of society through no fault of thier own, many of these children find hope in God and a larger and better family than they could have ever hoped for on Earth. Thier Father is the creater of the universe, and they are now my brothers and sisters. What a cool concept to know that faith can see people through the worst of circumstances. To have expereinced James 1:27:
James 1
27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
WOW! I hope and pray everyone can expereince something like this. I've read much of it here. I look forward to more involvement and many discussions. WIth some of you at 10,000 posts, sheesh! I'll do my best to catch up. Blessings to all of you!
I have served God in the mission field for about 10 years during the summer on various mission trips. It's been awesome to travel to other places to share the love I found admid what some might consider hopeless circumstances. Nothing is more God than seeing the eyes of hope come from hopelessness by the world's standards. Most recently, I had the opportunity to share that hope with the orphans of Russia. In a place of bitter cold and being an outcast of society through no fault of thier own, many of these children find hope in God and a larger and better family than they could have ever hoped for on Earth. Thier Father is the creater of the universe, and they are now my brothers and sisters. What a cool concept to know that faith can see people through the worst of circumstances. To have expereinced James 1:27:
James 1
27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
WOW! I hope and pray everyone can expereince something like this. I've read much of it here. I look forward to more involvement and many discussions. WIth some of you at 10,000 posts, sheesh! I'll do my best to catch up. Blessings to all of you!
Welcome to Christian Forums! 
I had neighbors that were missionaries to Russia. The Lord puts such love in your heart for people when He resides there! Be blessed!
