Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation

THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY! DOESN'T MATTER IF HE IS AMERICAN, THIS APPLIES TO ALL NATIONS AND COUNTRIES

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!'

the banana test

there is a very very tall coconut tree and 4 animals. king kong, an ape, an orangutan and a monkey passes by. and so they decided to compete against each other and see who will be the fastest in getting the banana off the tree.

who do you guess will win ?

your answer will reflect your personality. think carefully and try to answer within 30 secs.


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got your answer? read on to see the your result...
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if your answer is:

orangutan

you're dull and normal
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if ape

you're a moron
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if monkey:

worse, you're an idiot
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if king kong:

you're hopelessly stupid
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wanna why?
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a coconut tree doesn't have bananas. obviously you're stressed and overworked. take some time off to relax and no offences ok!!! have a nice day all of you !!!

Life-Barefoot

An Eye Witness Account from New York City, on a cold day in December:

A little boy about 10 years old was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering with cold.A lady approached the boy and said, "My little fellow, why are you looking so earnestly in that window?"
"I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the boy's reply.

The lady took him by the hand and went into the store and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with a towel.

By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, "No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more comfortable now?"

As she turned to go, the astonished lad caught her by the hand, and looking up in her face, with tears in his eyes, answered the question with these words: "Are you God's Wife?"

LIFE IS MEANT TO BE LIVED

Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations. No holding back.

An enchanting story about violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once
came across a beautiful instrument he wanted to acquire. When he
finally raised the money for the violin, he returned to buy it and
learned that it had already been sold to a collector.

He went to the new owner's home in order to try to persuade him to
sell the violin. But the collector said it was one of his prized
possessions and he could not let it go. The disappointed Kreisler
turned to leave, but then asked a favor. "May I play the instrument
once more before it is consigned to silence?"

Permission was granted and the great musician began to play. The
violin sang out a quality of music so beautiful that the collector
himself could only listen in wonderment. "I have no right to keep that
to myself," he said after the musician finished. "The violin is yours,
Mr. Kreisler. Take it into world, and let people hear it."

William Arthur Ward said, "If you believe in prayer, pray; if you
believe in serving, serve; if you believe in giving, give." For you
and I are exquisite violins -- our music is meant to be heard.

I want to live my life that way -- to take it into the world and live
it fully. I'd rather burn out than rust out. I'd rather be used up
than die not having done whatever I could...wherever I would.

I'm not talking about wearing ourselves out on over-activity.
Happiness is never found in excessive busyness. But it is found in
investing our lives in others. Saying YES when asked for a hand.
Volunteering some time for a worthwhile organization. Spending an hour
with a lonely relative.

In the end, I know that my happiness will not have been
about by my ability or my inability. It will have been about my
availability. My life is meant to be lived.

-- Steve Goodier--

what is melamine ?

many of you would have heard or read the news about the melamine outbreak in china, many innocent lives from dogs to humans have been affected. some to the point that they lost their lives. how can a country which is high and mighty with one of the biggest booming economy in the world now allow such a thing to happen? i am chinese and am personally proud to be one, china has been able to fly our chinese flag high for many years now but it seems to have flaws here and there. i hope that by the time china becomes the biggest economy (speculated to happen in 20 years) in the world, things like this wouldn't happen anymore.

explanation of melamine......

1. What really is poisoned milk？

It is the milk powder mixed with 'MELAMINE'

What is Melamine used for？

It is an industrial chemical used in the production of melawares.

It is also used in home decoration.
' US resistant board'

Melamine is used in industrial production，it cannot be eaten！

2. Why is Melamine added in milk powder？

The most important nutrient in milk is protein.

And Melamine has the same protein that contains 'NITROGEN'

Adding Melamine in milk reduces milk content.

It is cheaper then milk so it lowers capitalization.
It can give the business man more profit!。

Below is Melamine, doesn't it look like milk？
It doesn't have any smell, so it cannot be detected unless by lab analysis。

3. When was it discovered？

In 2007, many cats and dogs died suddenly in America .

Tests showed that pet food from China contained Melamine.

From early 2008, China reported an abnormal increase in infant cases of kidney stones.

In August 2008, China Sanlu Milk Powder tested positive for Melamine.

In Sept. 2008, the New Zealand government informed the authorities in China

to investigate this problem.

In Sept. 21, 2008, many food products in Taiwan also tested positive for Melamine.


4. What happens when Melamine is digested？

Melamine remains inside the kidney. It forms into stones blocking the tubes.

Pain will be eminent and an infected person cannot urinate.

The kidneys will then swell.

Although surgery can remove the stones, it will cause irreversible kidney damage.

It can lead to loss of kidney function and will require kidney dialysis or lead to death because of uremia.

What is dialysis？In fact, it should be called 'blood washing'.
It is the process of filtering all of the body's blood through a machine

before being channeled back to the body.

The whole process takes 4 hours and it is necessary to undergo dialysis

once every 3 days for the rest of your life。

Here is a dialysis center

Large dialysis center

A small hole is required in the arm to insert the sub-dialysis catheter.

Why is it more serious in babies？Because the kidneys are very small and they drink a lot of milk powder.

Here is a baby undergoing dialysis.

China currenty has 13,000 infants hospitalized

It does not matter how much Melamine a human consumes.

The fact is 'It cannot be EATEN at all !'

5. What are the foods to be avoided?

Foods that contain dairy products should be avoided.

Remember: Foods with creamer or milk should be avoided.

6. Which companies are affected？

Hereunder are the companies affected with Melamine.

7. What do we do next？

Avoid the above foods for at least six months.

If you have snack bar, restaurant or coffee shops,

stop selling dairy products in the meantime.

If you have infants at home, change to mother's milk or find other substitutes.

Finally, share this information with friends so they will understand the risk of milk poisoning.

though china may think that they are high and mighty now, nothing gives them the right to cause such damage to mankind because God was the one that created mankind and HE loves us all meaning HE would definitely feel pain and sorrow for those who were affected. i hope that china will learn from this lesson and not take short-cuts anymore in their quest for success. good day all of you !!!

missed

A businessman and a priest were playing golf one afternoon.The businessman swung his iron and missed completely. "Bugger it, missed!" he snarled.The priest admonished the businessman. "Don't swear like that, my son!" he said."Sorry," the businessman said. "I'll try to be more careful.

But it happened again. He swung without success and once again exclaimed, "Bugger it, missed!" Again the priest admonished him and again he apologized.

When it happened for a third time, the priest was livid. "God will surely punish you if you don't stop!" he lectured. The businessman promised to behave himself.

For the fourth try, he took careful aim, swung and missed, and once again, started with the same exclamation. He got as far as "Bugg..." when there was a loud boom of thunder and a bolt of lightning that struck the golf course, missing the businessman by only a couple of feet.

A moment later, a voice boomed from the Heavens: "Bugger it, missed!"

squirrel joke

There were four country churches in a small TEXAS town: The Presbyterian Church, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church and the Catholic Church. Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels.

One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they Determined that the squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's divine will.

In the BAPTIST CHURCH the squirrels had taken up habitation in the baptistery. The deacons met and decided to put a cover on the baptistery and drown the squirrels in it. The squirrels escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week.

The Catholic group got together and decided that they were not in a position to h arm any of God's creation. So, they humanely trapped the Squirrels and set them free a few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back

But -- the METHODIST CHURCH came up with the best and most effective solution. They baptized the squirrels and registered them as members of the church. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter.