Rev Billy Graham vs Woody Allen

A 1970's interview between Rev. Billy Graham and Woody Allen. Rev. Graham talks about his faith while Allen jokes about sex and atheism. It's a really unusual interview but worth the time to watch.

Pray for Drought Victims of East Africa

 


Families in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia are suffering from the worst drought in 60 years. More than 10 million people are suffering from dire food shortages. Without food, more than 1,000 people are flooding into overcrowded refugee camps each day. Several million children are malnourished. Ongoing fighting in South Somalia and Eastern Ethiopia worsens food availability.

Medical Teams International is responding to this humanitarian crisis. We are recruiting volunteers now to mobilize medical and assessment teams in the next several days.

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Science Brings Ukrainian To Christ

Eugene Shevchenko, like most folks in the Soviet Union, grew up in a secular household and had seen a Bible only once in his life before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But his studies in science pointed him to a higher power, he said. He was intrigued particularly by the second law of thermodynamics, which states that usable energy in the universe tends to get converted to unusable energy over time. (I had to look that up.) I found a website called “All About Science” that explains it this way:

The universe is constantly losing usable energy and never gaining. We logically conclude the universe is not eternal. The universe had a finite beginning — the moment at which it was at “zero entropy” (its most ordered possible state). Like a wind-up clock, the universe is winding down, as if at one point it was fully wound up and has been winding down ever since. The question is who wound up the clock?

Eugene Shevchenko found the answer to that question in the Almighty. He studied the Bible and was baptized in 1993.

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Camp Orchard Hill

My children used to attend Christian Summer Camp at Camp Orchard Hill, in Orange PA. They had a great time there and I have fond memories of the Camp. Many years ago Jim the Camp Director talked about building a recreation center. He was having trouble getting the necessary permits from the township council. He came up with a new idea that swayed the local leaders. The recreation center wouldn’t just be for the camp, it would be open to the community for organized sports. Not only did he get his rec center, but he created a new outreach ministry in his neighborhood. Below is an article from a local paper, The Community Voice that shows just how successful this ministry is.

Camp Orchard Hill may one of the best kept secrets in Luzerne County. Their 18,000 square foot recreation center has been no stranger to the local community. From sports tournaments, to intramural leagues and facility rentals the recreation center is in use all year round. Camp Orchard Hill has spent the last few years opening its doors to the local community, providing a safe place to have fun and play sports.

One of the tournaments that had great success this year was their first annual dodge ball tournament. More than 50 participants dipped, dodged, ducked, and dived their way through a four hour tournament this past October.

In addition to dodge ball the camp has found great success in their Co-ed 6v6 Volleyball League. Every Tuesday night in January-February more than 80 people took part in the league. The league pulled 8 teams from around the Wyoming Valley and Back Mountain communities. “During the winter season, it’s difficult for us to get gym time, so having the league as an alternative really helped us get started for the season.” said Todd DeSando, a high school volleyball coach and player in the league. Due to its success they have already scheduled two more sessions for November-December 2010 and January- February 2011.

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Eric LeGrande Standing Tall

Eric LeGrande, a Rutgers football player who was paralyzed last year, sent this picture through Twitter of him standing with the help of a machine.

Keep praying for Eric, he will walk again!