Relief In crisis

The images of collapsed structures and rubble that have flooded the television and internet can be seen as a picture of society as a whole. Everyday there are broken dreams, the devastation of failed marriages, lives lost to disease and violence, foreclosures, loss of jobs, and much, much more. We as Followers of Jesus and as part of the Body of Christ must be ready to offer up immediate and true RELIEF to the ones shaking their heads, the ones asking questions, and the ones crying out for help.

Here are some things that I believe can be our charge when helping people in a state of crisis:

1) Don't focus on always ANSWERING why?-
The reality is that often there is no easy answer or no way of knowing with 100% certainty why some things happen. It will become maddening for you and for the person with the question to try and figure out the reason, cause, or to pin the blame on someone (even God). We want to focus people on the fact that there is HELP and HOPE available to them now.

2) Help in POINTING people to the Heart of God-
One of the things that I often say is, "Even when I can't comprehend the mind of God, I always can know the heart of God!" Keep sharing and reaffirming the reality that God's love, promise, care, and power is available to them. This isn't the time to make them feel bad about not reading their Bible, irregular church attendance, or poor decision making, rather it is a time to comfort, support, and encourage (Galatians 6:2).

3) Keep PRAYING for Open Doors-
God always makes the right move and always has the next move. So when tragedy strikes a nation like Haiti or your neighbor, we can pray for God to redeem the situation, for the message of the light of the Good News (Gospel) to penetrate the darkness, and for lives to turn to Jesus in their time of greatest pain and need.
As our eyes have recently been on the events that have unfolded in Haiti, let's allow our eyes to focus on the REBUILDING effort. Not simply the rebuilding of fallen structures or a nation's weakened economy, but the rebuilding of broken lives to a Healing Savior. "The Lord heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."- Psalm 147:3

Sorry for the tragedy earthquake in Haiti ! My heart goes out to your loss and suffering, you lost so many, almost everything; but we are here for you, the whole world is right behind you, and you have the whole world, because we are the world, we are on this earth together. Help is on the way, and be still, we are praying , helping, lending hands in every corner of the earth for you, Haitian, you are not alone !
The scale of the earthquake devastation in Haiti 7. magnitude earthquake hit hard on Tuesday 01/12/2010 near Port au Prince is all but impossible to measure accurately now. Eventually, it will be reduced to hard numbers: so many people killed, so many buildings destroyed, so much wealth and infrastructure lost. There will, however, be invisible injuries too — to the psyches of the survivors. Emotional wounds may be the slowest to develop, but they can also be among the toughest to heal. It may seem premature to think about now, but Haitians who survive the horrific earthquake will be at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In Haiti such provety country has left in ruins, killed as many as 150,000 people. A country that is poor in so many things, now, this disaster occured, what a hardship to live on...
We are all devastated what happend , and with our concern heart, we try to rebuid your land, your dream, your family, ( the left behind )one by one. today is better than tomorrow, many charities, humanity efforts is soothing your pain , and relief efforts are respond in all directions to your greatest needs. May God comfort you in time like this, and He will bring you new hope, peace, and with all our care, that would help you rise above your trouble situation very soon~

City center, Las vegas

New year , check it out the new casino ARIA Casino offers us a wonderful captivating experience with continuously inspire and amaze with the nature of luxury. Which stably illuminates the gaming floor with natural sun light, it full of energy and exhilarating impression. Here we are, My mom, me and my daughter outing.

What is your perception?

I think this picture was taken when Uyen Phi first visited me in California. Before and after, over 3 decades later,

Age 3---she looks at herself and sees a Princess.

Age 10---she looks at herself and sees Cinderella.

Age 15---she looks at herself and sees ugly duckling.But challenge herself to be fabulous looking.

Age 20---She looks at herself and sees:too fat/too thin, not good looking enough, but decides she is going out anyway.

Age 30---She looks at herself and sees : too fat/not fit enough, but decides she doesn't have time to fix it, so she is going out anyway.

Age 40---she looks at herself and sees "clean, and decent" plus high ability, so she can goes out.

Age 50---she looks at herself and sees :" How she used to look when she was young ,with that irrational self talk in mind, OK!", therefore she goes wherever she wants to go.

Age 60---she reminds herself of many others can not even face themselves in the mirror anymore. So she decides goes out and conquers the world.

Age 70---she looks at herself and sees wisdom, laughter and still has upbeat energy, so she goes out and enjoys the rest of the days.

Age 80---Doesn't bother to look. Just puts on a hat with a colorful scarf, so she goes out to have fun with a big smile on her face.

Milestones

A person's level of productivity should not be a measurement system of a self worth.Whom may not do much to be popular, and is not best well known to many, but such individual could impact one person at a time dramatically. My dad's influence, and my witnessing of heroic , samaritan individuals selflessness act has prove my theory.

My father used to tell me that " It is not how much you do in your life, or how successful you are accomplished; but it is how great of a human being you are become, to connect and make a different to others." This legacy has imprinted to me into my whole entire life. Now I believe the type of a fine quality of a person I would become , rather than levels of productivity, such of quantity of just doing. , hiting by the number score ,packing in projects, multitask , in order to determine a person's worth. It is the quality not the quantity !After all who is counting anyway?

An act in the right time,even by giving voice to shape the toxic situation. Willingly to be able to stand up for the right cause. And strike to be a good citizen, a good human being , yes, a hero of the highest order, at all cause, at all time make a diligent decision to save the lives of the victims, the helpless one. Whom will make a conscious decision, in placing the safety of others above their own.

Once in a Blue moon

Have you notice the full blue moon up the sky lately?
The term "blue moon" now refers to the second full moon in a month, but folklorists say the phrase has a long and rich history. Not only will a full moon light up the festive evening, which happened right on New year's eve, but a so-called blue moon will help ring in 2010 for revelers in the Western hemisphere.

You may see the "blue moon," but you won't see the moon awash in the color blue.

Look ahead

Start the year 2010 with an attitude of optimism! in spite of we have been through a hard 10 years. The worst ever, compare to the past century. The great depression of the' 30s the second world war. The fact that we had suffe- ed the age of international terrorism, historic global economic meltdown. By learning from the past, we are moving forward to turn the new page, as we are start of a new decade, in a clean sheet. The first step is to take personal accountable in being a good stewardship to our own finance, being our own responsibility in spending, saving, planning our future prudently.. Work with a cheerful heart, maintain our equilibrium, have peace with in ourselves. Everyone give a helping hand to the needy. May the Lord refresh us to the new future, with unexpected possibilities that you have put in each new day. I have within me the capacity to be jewel , a salt and a light to whom struggling around me. So help me, God. Amen.

The most influential people we loss in this last decade

Sadly we loss President Ronald Reagan, President Gerald Ford, Pop john Paul ii , Teddy Kennedy ect....

Favorite entertainers Johnny Cash, even now I still can not believe Michael Jackson is gone. . It is part of life, they are part of History, in being a a peace maker, and icon, an Holy God's messenger, and a revolutionary. Their lives journeys had turn into legends.

My question to myself is in this last decade, what have I done in making a different to others? As for this new decade , my resolution is--- let the best is yet to come, embrace the decade with faith in the Lord, and seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, love God passionately and live my life according to Him.

There is a time for everthing,...
a time to be born and a time to die...
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance.

A decade of a life time

Year of 2001 to 2110 in The United States, start with 9/11 terror's attack, rally cause by you and me, the re-count Al gore's contested election,the Iraq war, stock market crash, than economic growth gradually and hence to raising living standards , real estates bubbles, stock market bubbles, energy oil bubbles, more bubbles blown and burst. Yet for all that trouble, with ripples effect , than financial institution tank, credit card delinquent crunch, cause many banks vanish, auto industry like General motors sinking . It has no escape the financial melt down causing more unemployment hit to double digits. As a deflation economy tumbling, than burst the greedy Ponzi scheme, value of U.S. dollar falling. With Obama leadership, now we are fighting 3 wars at the same time, the unfinished Iraqi war, then the Afghanistan war in Pakistan, combat Taliban, al-Qaeda forces? Never neglect the terror war in our nation. The uncertainty has left economy getting sicker and deflation into worst shape,it lead to great hysterical fears of the coming decade.

Thanks to the suicide shoe boomer ,than to the under wear suicide boomer Mr. Ulmar Abdulmutallab, even we can luckily preventing from explode by heroic acts of passengers and crew member; what his attempt has create us so much anxieties, fear and worry. It is an indication that international terrorism is actively try to harm us, at least building us with so much panics of the 2010 to come.

The drug war in Mexico,United broader,Pirate attached, nature disaster such as: the many earthquakes, floods caused hillside collapse, fires, swine flu, H1 N1 flu, global warning, etc.....

However in these myths of all happening, God is being faithful every step of the way.What is impossible with men is possible with God.