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 | A man went to a barber's shop for a haircut and shave. He started chatting with the barber attending to him. They talked about various things and got around to discussing God. The barber said "You say that God exists but I don't believe that" "Why do you say that ? " ask the client . "Well it's so easy you just have to step out in the street to realise that God does not exist. Tell me if God was there would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed there would be no suffering nor pain I can't think of a God who would let all these horrible things happen. "The client taught for a while but chose not to respond because he did not want to get in a argument. |
The barber finished his job and the client walked out of the shop. As he walked down the street he noticed a young man with long hair and beard it seemed he had not had a hair cut or a shave for a long time and he looked rather unkempt and disheveled.
The client walked back to the barber's shop and said rather nonchalantly to the barber "Know what? Barbers don't exist." "How can you say such a thing ? " asked the barber . " I am here and I am a barber. " He told the client in a challenging tone "No! " the client exclaimed . " They don't exist because if they did, there would not be people with long hair and beards like that man I just saw in the street." "Of course, barbers exist, what happens is that people do not come to them. "Exactly!" affirmed the client. "That's the point. God does exist what happens is people don't go to Him and do not look for Him that's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
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Rose of Sharon Old Age Home
Mira Road - Mumbai
Welcome back, greetings once again to all our dear readers in the matchless name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus of Nazareth. We at the Rose of Sharon old age home in Mira Road wish one and all a very happy and prosperous new year 2012 in our Lord Jesus Christ. In this first edition of the year, we share with you our experiences on grandpa Anthony Joseph Roach.
Grandpa Anthony is 80 years old and hails from his native town of Ernakulam in Kerala. He was admitted to the Rose of Sharon old age home on 17th June 2010. Grandpa Anthony is a health freak and even at this age, (though he looks 10 years younger than his actual age) is very fit and strong and likes to keep himself active. He ensures that he walks every morning for at least 30 minutes after breakfast. While sitting too, he exercises his neck, his hands and legs and does it very diligently. Grandpa Anthony often reminiscences his days as a young Chargeman in Western railway, when he used to play all the games and represent the western railway football and hockey team in tournaments. Sports and an active life have given him the motivation to remain health conscious even today.
Grandpa Anthony is a complete foodie and loves good food. To name a few of his favorites, he is a great fan of bhajiyas and pattice and enjoys them once in a while. He is not fussy about food and eats all that is given to him, having said that, he is also disciplined on how much he eats and always ensures that he does not stuff himself too much. He respects food and will never waste it. He is also disciplined in his day to day activities and follows a similar pattern of doing things every day.
He is knowledgeable man and often shares his views by his experience, on a specific discussion, may it be sports, politics or purchase and sale of anything.
He is very God-fearing too and you can always hear him saying 'Praise the Lord', 'Hallelujah' or 'Thank You Jesus' at any time of the day. He loves the evening prayer time too and sits down and takes active part by singing songs and clapping hands.
Grandpa Anthony is Diabetic and is under medications for the same. His blood sugar levels have been erratic at times in the past, especially in his initial days in the home, but now is constant by the grace of God.
Grandpa Anthony is also suffering from Glaucoma (A disease in which damage to the eye (optic) nerve can lead to loss of vision and even blindness) due to which he is partially blind. He can fairly see in the morning hours, but as the day progresses to afternoon, he cannot see anything at all, but again in the evening when there are lights in the room, he is able to see hazily. Many a times, God has allowed us in the home to undergo similar circumstances, and in his own way teaches us to be patient with the weakness of these dear people. Once, while taking bath I applied soap on my face and wanted to keep the soap back in the soap dish, but the dish fell down somewhere close by, having kept my eyes closed, with great difficulty I could locate the soap dish and keep the soap. In those moments, when I was searching the dish, I was constantly getting thoughts about grandpa Anthony and realized how difficult it is to live being sightless and yet be cheerful with all the people around you and still praise God. I must confess grandpa Anthony has been very understanding and cooperative with all of us here in the home. To conclude, our prayer for this dear grandpa is that may our dear Lord Jesus continue to bless him with good health and give him peace, joy and happiness in His sanctuary.nbsp;
** Bro. Moses George
Rose of Sharon Old Age Home, Mira Road.
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Rose of Sharon Sunday-School
Kalina - Mumbai
Just as we do each month, this month too we take pleasure in sharing about one of our special children from the Rose of Sharon Sunday School.
This month we share about Kenaz Gaikwad. Kenaz is a quiet but talented child. In normal interaction with him you will find him shy and quiet. He is diligent in Sunday School work and obedient to us teachers.
Kenaz has a special talent - a God given gift! He is shy as well as quiet ... but give him a script to act and suddenly he will forget all his shyness and bloom into the talented actor that he is. None of us can forget his role as 'Zachaeus' - the little short man that climbed the sycamore tree to see Jesus , or the selfish 'rich man' in the story of Lazarus. He is truly a very talented actor with great dialogue delivery.
Kenaz is also very good at reading the Bible - he reads loudly and clearly. In fact he is the chosen one in Sunday School to read the bible in Hindi. If we are stuck with an Hindi word during Sunday School lessons - Kenaz always comes to our rescue with the perfect Hindi word.
It's amazing to see how the Lord has blessed every child. Every child is special - with a special ability, a special talent. May the Lord's name be glorified through our children.
** Sis.Sandra Daniels
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Rose of Sharon Sunday-School
Bhilad - Gujarat
As all of our little children have grown a year older; we've watched these beautiful Sundays go by under the care and protection of our dear Lord Jesus. We thank Him for His unchanging love and wonderful grace that He bestows on each one of our little ones.
The year has begun with a lot of gusto: with cool winter breeze blowing through; our open-air Sunday-School is even more enjoyable. We reinstated the usual Bible stories session through pictorial presentation on the flannel board after praising, singing and sharing of testimonies are over.
This month, would like to share about our oldest student in the class, Kajal. She is a very a talented girl and loves to dance, sing and enact in skits. While we practiced for the Christmas skit, she was very excited when she was told to play the part of Jesus in the skit. She came to the very next class with all of her dialogues well by-heart. Though, by nature she is a very quiet child but when we ask any questions of the Bible stories studied, she's the first child to raise her hand to answer the questions. She also loves to ask a lot of questions to seek clarity after every lesson learnt. So, she eagerly listens and interacts with great interest.
We thank our Lord Jesus for His love and grace on all our Sunday School children.
** Sis. Mercy Moses
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Every Sunday morning-this is how we sing to Jesus,
Lift our voice so He can hear us. Every Sunday morning-this is how we worship Jesus, Raise our hands so He can see us. Every Sunday morning This is how we welcome Jesus, Ask Him in so He can free us. Every Sunday morning This is how we follow Jesus, Take our cross and let Him lead us. Every Sunday morning This is how we love our Jesus, Help each other like He teaches. Therefore-Every Sunday morning Sing and worship our sweet Jesus, Ask Him in and follow Jesus, Love each other like He teaches, Every Sunday Morning. |
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