July 15, 2011
Aim.org (excerpts): The US State Department announced that the Obama administration has agreed to contribute 4 billion to the United Nations Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria from 2011 to 2013. The 4 billion represents a 38% increase over the previous US commitment to the fund. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that a total of 11.7 billion has been raised from forty countries, the European Commission, faith-based organizations, private foundations, and various corporations. This means that OVER ONE-THIRD OF THE MONEY WILL COME FROM THE POCKETS OF US TAX PAYERS. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and the United Arab Emirates contribute next to nothing, and China, which holds most of the US 14 trillion debt, agreed to provide a measly 14 million. In addition to the annual 1.3 billion to the Global Fund, President Obama has agreed to provide billions more for UN projects. These allocations are set forth in a 28 page document as follows:
* 63 billion to the Global Health initiative during the next six years
* 1 billion annually to education programs
* Give 475 million to the Global Agricultural Food Security Program
* Provide 800 million from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa. An additional 3.2 billion will be provided by private equity capital sources to these Muslim nations
* (Millions) through USAID for developing tech hubs in Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, and Senegal
* 80 million through the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for small to medium enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa
* 2.5 billion annually to 90 countries to "strengthen governance and democratic institutions"
* Make available 30 billion through Obama's Climate Change Initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, 100 billion a year will be provided through taxpayer and private resources to deal with the alleged threat of global climate change
The United States is assessed at 22% of the UN regular budget and more than 27% for the UN peacekeeping budget. Obama has requested 516.3 million for the UN regular budget and more than 2.182 billion for the peacekeeping budget for 2011. The US is also assessed for numerous other UN organizations as well. More than 6.347 billion went to UN organizations in FY 2009. The US also provides money to the UN through the State Department, Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies. Andrea Lafferty of the Traditional Values Coalition writes: "The US taxpayer is forced to pay billions to an inefficient organization run by world leaders who hate America and the free market system. This doesn't make any sense - nor does our paying 22% of the cost to keep this bureaucracy alive when we have only one vote in the General Assembly." Several candidates have called for the US to sever its relationship with the UN. The list includes Dennis Ross, a Republican candidate for Congress from the 12th Congressional District of Florida. In a statement to The New American, Mr. Ross said: "An organization that allows nations like Iran and Libya to chair committees dedicated to human and women's rights makes a mockery of both. The UN, like any bureaucracy, must constantly be evaluated and put to the test, and if found lacking, be dismantled. I believe the US government is perfectly capable of conducting bilateral and multilateral relations with other nations on our own. Despots, human rights violators and tyrants should be confronted, not congratulated." Such concerns over the US involvement with the UN are not new. Senator Barry Goldwater was quoted in 1971 by the Congressional Record as saying, "The time has come to recognize the UN for the anti-American, anti-Freedom organization that it has become. The time has come for us to cut off all financial help, withdraw as member, and ask the UN to find a headquarters location outside the United States that is more in keeping with the philosophy of the majority of voting members, someplace like Moscow or Peking."
My Comments: I was just getting ready to retire this evening, when I came across the above article on Accuracy in Media. I was suddenly fired up and I am now finishing up at 2:35 am. I'm not even tired anymore and my blood seems to be boiling right now. No wonder Obama is raging against Congress to get his "blank check" for raises to the debt ceiling; he wants to make sure he can continue giving millions and millions of dollars to the UN, who is two-thirds Muslim! Did you see all of those funds to "Muslim" causes up there on that list? Great! Let those radical maniacs come over here and fly planes into our twin towers, pentagon as well as the third hijacked plane, killing 3,000+ citizens AND OUR PRESIDENT GIVES THEM BILLIONS - WHILE WE ARE BANKRUPT NO LESS! You talk about psychological and economical rape! We need some strong heads of state, or some people with a huge following, to oust Obama and maybe send him to the Middle East, then we need to pull out of the UN immediately, in order to save our nation from further disaster! This is insanity. Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, consistently rants and raves that he wants to "kill all of the Jews and wipe Israel off the face of the map," and no one says anything to him about that at the UN! He is still a member with no sanction! In fact, those dimwits at the UN have allowed Ahmadinejad to sit on the "Anti-Racism Committee!" How totally nuts is that?? It is about as crazy as Obama delegating 4 billion to the UN, while threatening to withhold Social Security, disability and veterans checks if he doesn't get his "blank check" from Congress to raise the debt ceiling! In summary, I can only say this: "The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. It is written, 'He has taken the wise in their own craftiness'" 1 Corinthians 3:19. The wicked will one day soon stand before God to give an account of every unjust and ungodly deed.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Economic Crisis
July 15, 2011
The Blaze: Republican Congressman, John Sullivan represents the First Congressional District of Oklahoma. Shortly after the president issued his veiled threat about Social Security checks being withheld and Senate Minority Mitch McConnell pitched his "last choice" plan, the Congressman called into radio station KFAQ in his home state and spoke with host Pat Campbell, and he didn't mince words.
My Comments: Please visit the News Videos page of this website to hear excerpts of the conversation between Congressman John Sullivan and Pat Campbell of KFAQ. The video will include the same heading (above) and is dated 7/14/11. If you haven't already read the post on this same issue dated 7/13/11 (below), I think you may find that very interesting as well. This man will do ANYTHING to get his way, and he is intent on bringing down this nation. I have been saying it for a long time. Now there is a book out, "The Roots of Obama's Rage," written by Dinesh D'Souza, which is said to prove it! I honestly haven't had a chance to read it yet, but it has been highly publicized and is receiving huge raves by many high profile people, including Glenn Beck.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Socialist America
July 15, 2011
What if this was your child?
Telegraph.co.uk (excerpts): Ethiopia - It is a long walk from Fini village to Dadaab, the Kenyan refugee camp now the focus of attempts to save millions of people from starving to death in the Horn of Africa. In Fini, a place so small it appears on no maps, there are no visitors. This cluster of three dozen stick-built shacks, bisected by a sandy track rarely passed by traffic, is growing daily as more and more people trek in from the wilderness. They are here to find help, but almost nothing has come. The Daily Telegraph was told again and again during two days in areas of northern Kenya, still largely untouched by the millions of pounds given to aid agencies latest appeals. No one is bringing food, medicines, or offers to buy their few remaining goats. The little food that people have hoarded is shared around ever more mouths. Children are already weak and falling sick with potentially deadly diarrhea. The only outside help has been water trucked in daily since December by World Vision, a Christian charity. Those supplies end on Friday because the money needed to cover costs has run out. "There have been droughts before, but then people came to assist us. There was food available, even the animals were helped," said Dekow Farah, 49, an elder who arrived a month ago with his two wives and nine children.
My Comments: Many people would say, "The Africans have too many children; I'm not going to help them." I have heard people say that. Walid Shoebat, former PLO terrorist (converted Christian), in his book "God's War on Terror," gives a bit of history behind Islam. When Mohammed started his little band of Muslims, there were not many converts; until he authorized his followers to plunder Jewish villages, killing the men and taking their possessions, but saving the women as sex slaves, in the name of Allah. His following grew like wildfire after that. This religion is based on covetousness, conquest and sexual promiscuity. Since the Muslim population is vast throughout Africa, I venture to say that the village elder referred to in this article is probably a Muslim. Nevertheless, whether he is a Muslim or not, polygamy and overpopulation in this underdeveloped country is a great problem, especially when there is no food and water. Albeit, it is never justifiable to withhold food and water to thirsty and hungry people, if we have the ability to help, regardless of who is at fault - people are suffering. There are also many thousands of children involved in this crisis who have done nothing wrong, they are just hungry, thirsty and suffering, regardless of fault. Please visit the Famine page of this website to find out more about this crisis and how you can give to World Vision. World Vision is a Christian organization, which uses only a very limited amount of contributions for their costs. Aid workers and medical personnel are all unpaid volunteers and most of your donations go directly to the cause. I highly recommend this organization, if you wish to help. Jesus said, "I was hungry and you gave Me no meat; I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in; naked and you did not clothe Me; sick and in prison and you did not visit Me. Then they will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, thirsty, a stranger, naked, sick, or in prison and did not minister to You? Then, He will answer them, saying, 'Truthfully, I tell you, as you did not do it for the least of these, you did not do it for Me.' These will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Matthew 25:43-46
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Famine
July 14, 2011
TheVoiceMagazine.com (excerpts): Is this the change you really voted for? Now we have HR 1388. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) with 37 others. This bills title is "Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act" (GIVE). It forms what some are calling "Obama's Youth Brigade." Obama's plan is to require anyone receiving school loans and others to serve at least three months as part of the brigade. His goal is one million youth! This has serious Nazi Germany overtones to it. The bill would forbid any student in the brigade to "engage in religious instruction, conduct worship services, provide instruction as part of a program that includes mandatory religious instruction or worship, construct or operate facilities devoted to religious instruction or worship, maintain facilities primarily or inherently devoted to religious instruction or worship, or engage in any form of religious proselytization." Basically, that means no church attendance or witnessing. How discriminatory is that? Talk about wanting to take God out of the minds and lives of our youth! This is discrimination and a violation of anyone's First Amendment Right to freedom of religion! Of course, as we already know time and time again, "What does Obama care about the US Constitution?" "Nothing!"
My Comments: There was a reason why Hitler wanted the minds of Germany's children and he too established the mandatory induction of children into military-like camps; there is a reason Barack Hussein Obama wants the minds of America's youth. We all know it is generally too late to indoctrinate mature people; you have to get them when they are young! This is just another step toward the coming world government, "He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond to receive a mark in their right hand, or their foreheads." Revelation 13:16. There will be a world dictator and these types of things are just a prelude to the inevitable.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Socialist America
July 13, 2011
The Blaze (excerpts): As the clock continues to tick, Republicans and Democrats are still gridlocked in their attempts to reach a comprehensive debt deal. Earlier today, in an interview that will air tonight, President Barack Obama told CBC News's Scott Peley that there is no guarantee that Social Security checks will be mailed as planned if the two parties do not reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling by the August 2 deadline. According to CBS News, he said, "I cannot guarantee that those checks go out...if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it...this is not just a matter of Social Security checks. These are veterans' checks, these are folks on disability and their checks. There are about 70 million checks that go out." Last month, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul took on the president's notion that keeping the debt ceiling at its current level would cause the US to default. He said, "If Democrats want to spend the money, they need to be honest with the American people and say, 'We've got to borrow 2 trillion because that's what we want to spend,'" Paul said. "I don't want to spend that much money." Paul said he is not concerned about the potential consequences of keeping the federal debt ceiling at its current limit. "Our interest payment is about 20 billion a month," he said. "Our tax revenue is about 200 billion a month, so we're bringing in nearly 200 billion. We've got plenty of money to pay our interest." CNSNews.com reports that there is more than enough funding to cover entitlement programs. Specifically the outlet claims that there is enough to cover the combined costs of interest, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Veterans Affairs and federal wages for workers (not to mention insurance benefits). This information comes via Daily Treasury Statements published by the US Treasury Department.
My Comments: Did you notice that Obama said he cannot guarantee that the Social Security, disability and veterans checks will go out? Instead, he could have said he could not guarantee that he would continue sending troops to ridiculous senseless wars in the Middle East, we currently have no business being involved in (Iraq war will cost 2 trillion), or that you will have space exploration, scientific studies, anti-pollution programs, oh, and grants to Muslim groups like the Aga Khan Foundation, etc, etc,...and a zillion other things that people can truly survive and eat just fine in America without. He hit at the heart and core of all of us: the pitiful, elderly, disabled...those who none of us - none of us would see suffer! Really, what do you think about a president and his administration that would starve the poor, aged and our veterans before he would cut ridiculous, stupid things out of the budget? Very ruthless and unconscionable, I would say. These devils know that we would do just about anything not to see our elderly parents and grandparents, our disabled parents and grandparents and our veterans, who lay their very lives on the line for us, suffer and go hungry! They aren't ever going to threaten to cut out needless waste that would save this country trillions of dollars; again, because these evil people are intent on bringing the nation to disaster, so the government rulers and elite can take control of EVERYTHING. They cannot control you, until you are completely bankrupt and dependent on government. They have an agenda. They're not satisfied with all of their pomp, frill, limousines, AND Barack Obama's 700 million dollars for Muslim mosques in the Middle East. Instead, they want to control everything. This is exactly how socialist governments come about - read history. History always repeats itself. God makes it simple for those who want to understand, to come to an understanding of the tactics that are used by the enemies of our very souls. The Word of God says, "The thing that has been, is that which will be; and that which is done, is that which will be done; and there is no new thing under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Economic Crisis
July 13, 2011
GlennBeck.com: This summer it is time to "restore courage." Taking a stand is not always easy, but now more than ever it is imperative that we live with conviction and do the right thing. It is time for us to courageously stand with Israel. In August, whether I'm there with seven people, 10 people, or I'm there alone, I will be counted and I will stand. I ask you to join me. I also ask you to take this message globally, to take this to every corner of the earth. If you have family living overseas, this is not an American solution. This is a people all over the world solution. I ask you to help get this word out. (Glenn Beck)
August 24, 2011 Israel, Jerusalem
12:00 am Southern excavation
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My Comments: This is an event that I encourage anyone who can go, to go. Israel is surrounded on every hand by enemies who want to annihilate him and the Barack Obama administration has betrayed Israel. If you are unable to attend this event with Glenn Beck in Israel on August 24th, the entire event can be viewed on GBTV online. There is a small fee to register for Glenn Beck TV online to cover the cost of the program; I believe it is $4.99 a month. I believe this man is chosen by God to lead many to stand in defense of Israel today, in spite of the betrayals of the Obama administration and the United Nations, which is dominated by Muslims (two-thirds). God bless you as you take a stand for Israel, "I will bless those who bless you (speaking of Israel) and curse him who curses you; in you will all the families of the earth be blessed" Genesis 12:3
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Prophecy
July 12, 2011
FoxNews.com (excerpts): Tel El-Safi, Israel - As archaeologists continue their excavation at Gath - the Biblical home of Goliath, the giant warrior felled by the young shepherd David and his sling - they are piecing together the history of the Philistines, a people remembered chiefly as the bad guys of the Hebrew Bible. Close to three millennia ago, the city of Gath was on the frontier between the Philistines, who occupied the Mediterranean coastal plain, and the Israelites, who controlled the inland hills. The city's most famous resident, according to the Book of Samuel, was Goliath, famously felled by a well-slung stone. In a square hole, several Philistine jugs nearly 3,000 years old were emerging from the soil. One painted shard unearthed had a rust-red frame and a black spiral, a decoration common in ancient Greek art and a hint to the Philistine's origin in the Aegean. The Philistines arrived by sea from the area of modern-day Greece around 1,200 BC. They went on to rule major ports at Ashkelon and Ashdod, now cities in Israel and at Gaza, which are now part of the Palestinian territory known as the Gaza strip. At Gath, they settled on a site that had been inhabited since prehistoric times. Digs like this one show that although they adopted aspects of local culture, they did not forget their roots. Even five centuries after their arrival, for example, they were still worshipping gods with Greek names. Archaeologists have found that the Philistine diet leaned heavily on grass pea lentils, an Aegean staple. Ancient bones discarded at the site show that they also ate pigs and dogs, unlike the neighboring Israelites, who deemed those animals unclean - restrictions that still exist in Jewish dietary law. Diggers of Gath have also uncovered traces of a destruction of the city in the 9th century BC, including a ditch and embankment built around the city by a besieging army, still visible as a dark line running across the surrounding hills. The razing of Gath at the time appears to have been the work of the Aramean king Hazael in 830 BC, an incident mentioned in the Book of Kings (Bible). Gath fills a very important gap in our understanding of "Philistine" history, Gitin said. In 604 BC, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded and put the Philistines' cities to the sword. There is no remnant of them after that. The hero Sampson, who married a Philistine woman, skirmished with them repeatedly before being betrayed and taken, blinded and bound to their temple at Gaza. There, the story goes, he broke free and shattered two support pillars, bringing the temple down and killing everyone inside, including himself. One intriguing find at Gath is the remains of a large structure, possibly a temple, with two pillars. Diggers at Gath have also found shards preserving names similar to Goliath - an Indo-European name, not a Semitic one of the kind that would have been used by the local Canaanites or Israelites. These finds show the Philistines indeed used such names and suggested that this detail too might be drawn from an accurate picture of their society. The findings at the site support the idea that the Goliath story faithfully reflects something of the geopolitical reality of the period, Maeir said - the often violent interaction of the powerful Philistines of Gath with the kings of Jerusalem in the frontier zone between them.
My Comments: For those of you out there who believe the Bible is mythical, are you aware of the fact that the Philistines fought against Israel in Biblical times and the Palestinians are at war with Israel today? The Philistines hated Jews and worshipped idols in Biblical times and they fought against the Jews to destroy them. The Palestinians want to destroy Israel today. If you read the Book of Ezekiel, to see what is prophesied in the last days before the coming of the Messiah, you can look around and see those prophesies being fulfilled today. Yes, the Old Testament prophets foretold that once the Jews were gathered again to Israel, the surrounding nations would still be fighting the Jews today, in the last days. If you are aware of what is going on in the Middle East today, you can see that the prophesies are being fulfilled before our eyes. The entire chapter of Ezekiel 38 tells about how the surrounding nations will come against Israel, after it has become a nation again, and this event is forthcoming today. Iran threatens Israel's annihilation on a continuous basis; Gaza constantly bombs Israel and the Muslims altogether want to see Israel destroyed. You might ask why; why are all of these people against Israel? You could also ask yourself why Hitler destroyed six million Jews. I'll tell you why; there is absolutely no reason why anyone should constantly want to destroy all of the Jews, except for the fact that God said, "Israel is My son, even My firstborn" Exodus 4:22. It is as simple as that. Anyone who is a servant of Satan wants to destroy Israel - for no reason, except it is Satan's purpose to destroy the chosen people of God. Hitler, the Muslims and all antisemitic people are all worshipping Satan; they are demon possessed and they want to annihilate God's chosen people. Some would say that's a pretty harsh and bold statement. It's fact, and I don't mince words. Why should I be delicate with people throughout the world who want to kill and destroy Israel for absolutely no reason at all, except that they are God's chosen people? They are full of the devil and I don't mind saying it! God loves them; He wants to save them; and I say to them, God loves you! Since Jesus died for all of our sins, we are all "Jews" by adoption, those who receive Jesus (Galatians 4:5). Accept Jesus as your Savior and He will give you love for others and you will spend eternity with Him. You serve a god that causes you to spew venomous hate towards people who have done nothing to you, and you want to kill them in the name of Allah, your God, and you believe you will be able to commit sex acts throughout eternity with 70 virgins for killing the Jews (this is in Muslim holy books). Come on, does that really sound "Godly" to you? That's how mixed up and down right demonic Islam is! Hateful, murderous, sexually promiscuous and EVIL! Wake up! If you are a Muslim, Satan has been deceiving you for years and years. If you continue to hate and want to murder God's people, you aren't going to commit sex acts with 70 virgins in heaven forever; you are going to a fiery burning hell forever, because the Bible says so (Genesis 12:3 and Matthew 5:22). Give up this lie, hate, murder and sexual promiscuity and turn to God and He will save you and give you eternal life. If you are reading this and you are a Muslim, or you are antisemitic and hateful, or agnostic, I would like to invite you to visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website. God bless you.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Signs in the Earth
July 12, 2011
The little girl seated beside her painting is Akiane Kramarik. She painted this portrait of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, at the age of 8. She is a prodigy and has an amazing gallery on her website: artakiane.com Her paintings are pricey, but she donates much to charity. Jesus has visited her and she is amazingly gifted.
Jesus said concerning the last days, just before His return, in Luke 21:26, "Men's hearts will fail them for fear, looking after those things that are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken." Jesus is referring to the ungodly, who have no hope. Here is the Word of God for the righteous: "You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind stays on You, because he trusts in You" Isaiah 26:3.
You may have been following this blog, possibly even since last year, and by this point you might be quite alarmed by what you are seeing. God commissioned me to create this website in October 2010, and to tell you the truth, I would be shaken by what I am finding throughout the world, as I compare these events to the scriptures. I have perfect peace regardless, because I serve the living God of all heaven and earth. I am comforted to know that Jesus is coming soon and I am ready to meet Him. Knowing the Word of God gives me great comfort, because all of the promises written in the Bible are mine. You can have peace too. If you haven't received Jesus as your Savior and Redeemer, I would like to invite you to visit the "How Can I Be Saved" page of this website. God bless you and may you come to know the joy and peace that only God can give in this turbulent world.
A dear friend gave me a book recently, "Heaven is for Real." The book is elementary and speaks much about the life of a four-year-old, but there are also testimonies of the miraculous in this book and it was actually one of the best books I have ever read. Colton Burpo almost died with a burst appendix, which was misdiagnosed. He went to heaven and met Jesus during his near death experience. In the meantime, on the other side of the world, a little girl has visions of Jesus and heavenly experiences. She is a prodigy and begins drawing at the age of four and painting at the age of six. Colton's father and mother had often asked Colton if he recognized Jesus in many of the paintings and prints of Jesus they found in books and while shopping, etc, but he always said, "No, that's not him." One day, Colton's father brought Akiane's painting of Jesus up on the computer screen and asked Colton the same question, but this time, Colton became very serious and said, "That's Him." I was so curious when I read this part of the book that I went to my computer and brought up Akiane Kramarik's website to look at the painting myself. I was shocked and amazed and I felt in my spirit that she captured the likeness of our Lord.
Later, I remembered I had photos of the Shroud of Turin and I decided I would try to determine if the image matched the painting. The structure of the face appears to be a perfect match! I was even more amazed when I was searching the internet on another day about Akiane's visions and I came across a website about the Shroud of Turin (shroudofturin.wordpress.com), and I found another commentator who said the same thing about the comparison between Akiane's painting of Jesus and the Shroud of Turin!
I am blessed by these testimonials and I hope they bless and comfort you too. Jesus died for us, to pay the price for our sins. God commanded, "The soul that sins will die" Ezekiel 18:4. Since Jesus redeemed us with his blood, the only thing we have to do is receive Him and surrender our lives to Him to gain eternal life. I urge you to receive the Lord today; tomorrow may be too late.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Christian News
July 12, 2011
IrishWeatherOnline.com (excerpts): Manado, Indonesia (BNO News) - Indonesia's Mount Lokon, which is located on the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi erupted Monday, prompting officials to warn of possible disruption to air traffic in the region. Indonesian Transportation Ministry's Public Communication Center Chief Bambang Ervan said volcanic ash reached 50,000 feet into the air after its latest eruptions, Antara News Agency reported. Bambang also warned air traffic networks to avoid flying through the area and to take extra precautions. Residents had been advised to evacuate the area since Monday night, as Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency's Data Center Chief Sutopo Purwon Nugroho said officials had established Lokon's evacuation zone to at least 3.5 kilometre (2.2 mi) radius from its center. He also urged residents to be aware of further eruptions, possible lava flow through a river, which flows down from Lokon's peak, as well as dust, sand and rock rains. Tuesday's evacuations will be carried out with dozens of school buses, cars and trucks which have already been lined up at the local search and rescue agency. Three evacuation centers are also being prepared, in which several tents have been set up. Earlier, BNPB raised the volcanoes alert level status after mount Lokon, which is 1,500 metres (4,921 feet) high increased its volcanic activity. Since 12:40 am local time, it spewed varied amounts of ash until erupting at 3:50 pm, producing a thick brownish volcanic ash cloud, North Sulawesi Volcanic Monitoring Post Farid Ruskanda Bina said. Farid said that the exact height of the ash cloud could not be determined because the eruption was fresh. He did underline, however, that the eruption was big. Dozens of active volcanoes in Indonesia are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Next to mount Lokon is its volcanic twin, Mount Empung, just 2.2 kilometres (1.3 mi) away. One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes is Mount Merapi, which is located in the island of Java near Jogjakarta, the country's second most visited area, after Bali. Last year, more than 300 people were killed in a series of eruptions between October and November, that also displaced over 300,000 people.
My Comments: And another one is erupting. I have lost count recently of how many volcanoes are erupting throughout the world, but I did note in a post recently that the numbers for volcanic eruptions are record breaking right now. "I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath, blood, fire and vapor of smoke" Acts 2:19. If you are unable to see that we are living in the last days, before the return of Christ our Savior, you are asleep spiritually. Jesus said, "Watch and pray always that you might be counted worthy to escape all the things that will come to pass and to stand before the Son of man (Jesus)" Luke 21:36. We are all going to stand before the throne of God and give an account to Him of what we have done in this life, in these bodies. What will the Lord say to you if you stand before Him today? I have absolutely no worries; I am ready to meet the Lord. I can say, as Paul said, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith" 2 Timothy 4:7. If you haven't given your life to the Lord and surrendered to His will, you have no idea what true peace is. This peace, in the midst of the onslaught of calamity that is coming on the world, is worth more than any amount of money and it cannot be purchased; it only comes through Jesus, our Redeemer.
Posted by Leisa Amorosa. Posted In : Volcanic Eruptions
July 12, 2011
DailyMail.co.uk (excerpts): A sexually transmitted disease that is resistant to all drugs has been discovered by scientists. They warn the strain of super-gonorrhea could spread very quickly unless better treatments are developed. Although only one case has been confirmed, experts fear many more may have gone unreported. Until now, gonorrhea has been very easy to treat with antibiotics called cephalosporins. Patients usually need only a single pill or jab. Swedish scientists who have analyzed the new strain found in Japan believe that over the decades the disease has mutated to become resistant to current treatments. Magnus Unemo of the Research Laboratory for the Pathogenic Neisseria in Orebo, described it as an alarming discovery. Since antibiotics became the standard treatment for gonorrhea in the 1940s, this bacterium has shown a remarkable capacity to develop resistance mechanisms to all drugs introduced to control it, he said. While it is still too early to assess if this new strain has become widespread, the history of newly emergent resistance in the bacterium suggests that it may spread rapidly unless new drugs and effective treatment programs are developed. Dr. David Livermore of the Health Protection Agency said that while antibiotics were still effective at treating gonorrhea there were signs of growing resistance to them. Our lab tests show that the bacteria are becoming less sensitive to these cephalosporins, with a few treatment failures reported. Prevention is better than cure, especially as cure becomes harder. The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease called H041 - was found in Japan and leaves doctors with no other option than to try untested medicines to combat it. Left untreated, it can cause infertility in women and men and can be life-threatening if it spreads to the blood and joints. One of the problems with gonorrhea is that symptoms take time to become apparent. Around half the women and one in ten men will not be aware they have the disease for several months.
My Comments: While much of the world "thumbs their noses at God's commandments and statutes when it comes to sexual promiscuity, we can see the rise in resistant sexually transmitted diseases, and there is no cure for AIDS. AIDS statistics are staggering and people wonder why. Hello...there is a God in heaven; He created you and He has given His holy commandments: "Do not commit adultery," Exodus 20:14. "Flee fornication. Every sin that a man commits does not affect his body in this way, but he who commits fornication sins against his own body" I Corinthians 6:18. Just as you suffer disease when you disobey God's laws against adultery and fornication, people too are on their way to eternal hell if they disregard the call of God in their life, to receive Jesus as their redeemer. It is time to turn to the Lord and surrender to Him. There is no guarantee that you will have the opportunity to receive the Lord as Savior tomorrow.
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