Day 1 of Kid Week
Kid Week
Nasty
It Never Ends....
Seriously???
The Color of Carbs
Pastor Bike
Pastor Bike standing with Anna, an orphaned Pastor Bike, as he is affectionately known, is considered to be one of the most outspoken evangelists in China. He is a bold believer willing to cross borders, hand out Christian literature and Bibles, share Christ with those under age 18 and lead thousands to Christ. All these actions are considered "illegal" in communist China.
On August 6, just two days before the Olympics began, Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan was arrested, along with his wife and a coworker.
In response to these arrests, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association have launched a petition drive to free these three Christians and to let the Chinese government know that the world is aware that these Christians are being detained.
Together, our voice can make a difference. Please follow the link below to learn more, and please forward this email to your friends.
Go to FreePastorBike.com to sign the petition now.
It must be the box....
So you think thats just for you?
Pastor Bike
Inspiration for Olympic Prayer Band Arrested
Pastor Zhang “Bike” Mingxuan, known for traveling across China on a bicycle to evangelize, was arrested by Chinese police just two days before the Olympics began. Pastor Bike was the inspiration for the recent partnership between The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association to create the Olympic Prayer Band.
Learn More about the Olympic Prayer Band here
Pastor Asks for Prayer BandEarlier this year, Pastor Bike pleaded with VOM staff to ask Christians to pray for persecuted Christians in China during the Olympics. The pastor voluntarily preaches the gospel openly in China despite being persecuted. He has asked for his identity to be revealed to bring continued attention to the persecution of Christians in Communist China.
Thanks to Pastor Bike’s inspiration and the commitment of concerned Christians across the United States, more than 800,000 prayer bands have been circulated. On Aug. 6, Pastor Bike was arrested while trying to deliver medicine to his ailing wife. His wife and another pastor were also arrested. We have also learned this week that Chinese officials are opening a full investigation of the Olympic Prayer Bands that were distributed to house church members within China. Despite this increased pressure from Chinese authorities, Chinese Christians continue to ask for prayer and to make their plight known.
Order your Prayer Bands today!As the Olympics goes on, the harassment of Chinese evangelists continues to increase. Please help remind others to pray for persecuted Christians like Pastor Bike by ordering your prayer bands today!
More about Pastor BikePastor Bike, president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, rode his bike more than 10,000 miles, visiting 24 Chinese provinces to introduce nonbelievers to Jesus Christ. Armed with a Bible and his business card, which declared “Believe in Jesus, Earn Eternal Life,” Pastor Bike brought the gospel to thousands of people. He and other Chinese evangelists have been repeatedly harassed by Chinese officials during this Olympic year. Please pray for the release of Pastor Bike and his wife.
Order Prayer Bands
To order resources about the persecuted church or to donate to VOM, visit www.VOMBooks.com.
Before and After
Shoe Fetish
Annoying
DJ PROMOTE
Carlos has been in CA for the past couple of weeks and is finally coming home. Everywhere he went he made these poor people put this huge banner of him up....I think fame is going to his head...lol....ya'll pray for him.
ABC's of VILLYVAL
A - Attached or single: so totally attached
B - Best Friend: Promote
C - Cake or Pie: Cake - but homemade not from the store....pies get kinda watery after awhile
D - Day of the Week: Saturday - thank God I can finally sleep in!
E - Essential Item: Chai Tea first thing in the morning
F - Favorite Color: P I N K cause Ima G I R L
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: gummy bears yummy bears
H - Home town: San Angelo, TX
I - Indulgences: do i indulge?? ......
J - January or July?: Neither one - January is freakin' cold and July is freakin' hot.
K - Kids: not yet
L - Life is incomplete without: God and the Internet and my cell phone (i recently discovered the cell phone and Internet part)
M - Marriage Date: May 17, 2002
N - Number of Siblings: 1 (poor guy, he probably wishes he had another brother for me to pour my sisterly investigating out on)
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges - with chile on them...mmmm
P - Phobias or Fears: None - God did not give me a spirit of fear but a spirit of power
Q - Missing
R-missing
S-missing
T - Tag Three: mmm, how about just one FRIED PIXELS
U - Unknown fact about me: evidently there has been some confusion about my natural hair color among people who should know better. So the current unknown fact about me is that my natural hair color is: brown.
V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Guess I know what the author of this thing was....I am not an oppressor of animals, I CONSUME them....worse - I low carb, so i consume ALOT of them.
W - Worst Habit: Carlos would tell you that its leaving dishes in the sink. My dad would agree. My brother would say its getting into his business, my mom MIGHT say its getting into my brothers business. But no one asked their opinion so....I am going to say that I don't have a WORST habit...just...personality traits...or whatever...
X - Rays or Ultrasounds: weird question - ummmm-ultrasound cause then I would be prego
Y - Your favorite food: candy - bread
Z - Zodiac Sign: Don't like 'em
Madeline - NOT Maddie
Meet my cousin MADELINE!! She was born yesterday morning and is super duper cute! She came a tad early since we haven't had her baby shower yet - but I think that's because she is gonna be a typical girl - wanting to be the center of attention!
Manners...
SIL: S. is writing sentences b/c that alligator song was not hers...its from a cartoon...lyin and plagiarism..lol
ME: LOLOL wow....how did you figure that out
SIL: We were singing it this morning and I heard her tell C....member that show...i made it different...so at breakfast I said hey C can you sing that song? And he sang it exactly and i said how did he know he said from the show then S said I changed it....it was exactly the same so I had to talk to her about what she was doing was lying and how it caused her one sin to multiply cuz she lied every time we sang it and when I told ya'll. After the sentences I talked to her about plagiarism and how its a from of stealing something and lying in saying its yours and how we can get in trouble in school with poems, songs, and writing....crazy...lol.
ME Wow. Can I laugh cause I really want to.
ME Thats awesome! Poor C....alll innocent singing the song. Can you imagine what was going through S's head????
Well, the texting kept going on...but I will leave you with that. My SIL actually ended up doing a great job teaching S about not doing that and even C learned about plagiarism. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall just to see S's face as her brother sang "her song" word for word. Could you tell that my SIL is a teacher? hehe!
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Things I Took Pictures of to Blog About But Never Did..
What Have I Been Doing?
And if a picture really ISN'T worth a thousand words, I have been beading and dying sheets for my cousins baby shower....more to come - I promise.
I Set Off Metal Detectors....every time.
The Myriad - New Album
I am totally loving this new band - heard about them from BRIAN JOHNSON. Check 'em out!
Decorating with Wine Bottles
Sonic Grilled Chicken Salad
Someone tell me WHY they put an onion ring on their salads??? Are they trying to ruin my diet or what? Seriously - I see that onion ring and I am like...well they put it on there and I don't want to waste food so I will eat it...I would be better off with a single, tiny fry....but yeah, I ate the onion ring today...and I LIKED it.
The Cube
I got a new job -have I told you that? And I can't tell you about it (that's my dad's complaint) and I did have an office but then I got moved to the cube. I really like it cause its quiet, warm, and away from everyone else. The only draw back? It's a cube, its bland, its grey...so I slowly am starting to decorate it. Above is a video of that it looks like walking into my cube and then below is my decorating for the week. lol!
PS it takes forever to upload a video on here....











