NO HEART FOR CHARITY?

This time I wanna show the statistics which illustrates the number of hungry people around the world and the results of hunger being the number one health risk.


Source: http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats

 
 

MORE HUNGER STATS

• 925 million people do not have enough to eat  and 98 percent of them live in developing countries. (Source: FAO news release, 14 September 2010)
• Asia and the Pacific region is home to over half the world’s population and nearly two thirds of the world’s hungry people;
  
  (Source: FAO news release, 2010)
• Women make up a little over half of the world's population, but they account for over 60 percent of the world’s hungry.
  (Source:  Strengthening efforts to eradicate hunger..., ECOSOC, 2007)
• 65 percent  of the world's hungry live in only seven countries: India, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Ethiopia.
  (Source: FAO news release, 2010)
  

• Undernutrition contributes to five million deaths of children under five each year in developing countries.
  (Source: Under five deaths by cause, UNICEF, 2006)
• One out of four children - roughly 146 million - in developing countries is underweight
  (Source: The State of the World's Children, UNICEF, 2007)
• More than 70 percent of the world's underweight children (aged five or less) live in just 10 countries, with more than 50 per cent located in South Asia alone;
  (Source: Progress for Children: A Report Card on Nutrition, UNICEF, 2006)
• 10.9 million children under five die in developing countries each year. Malnutrition and hunger-related diseases cause 60 percent of the deaths;
  (Source: The State of the World's Children, UNICEF, 2007)
• Iron deficiency is the most prevalent form of malnutrition worldwide, affecting an estimated 2 billion people. Eradicating iron deficiency can improve national productivity levels by as much as 20 percent.
  (Source:  World Health Organization, WHO Global Database on Anaemia)
• Iodine deficiency is the greatest single cause of mental retardation and brain damage, affecting 1.9 billion people worldwide. It can easily be prevented by adding iodine to salt.
  (Source:  World Nutrition Situation 5th report ,UN Standing Committee on Nutrition2005)

And according to this site, http://www.kidsagainsthunger.org/why_we_do_it.shtml,"""    1 .02 billion people around the world don't have enough food and every 6 seconds a child dies because of hunger".

Truly underweight, malnutrition, starvation, and deprivation are the major world health problems.

Indeed, many rich people ignore the present global scenario. As we all know rich become richer, and poor become poorer.

I dreamt of becoming rich. I wished to have millions and oodles of money to help people who are really starving to death. I have a dream of going to Africa to help African people educate themselves about the proper nutrition and help them develop their surviving skills.
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/07/famine-in-east-africa/100115/ 

But I have no means to fulfill this dream. 

Yesterday while I was surfing the internet, I saw and read this news article:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/tiger-woods-ex-wife-bulldozes-12-million-home-232405259.html 
It states that the wife of Tiger Woods bulldozed  her 12 million dollar home in North Palm Beach, Florida because she didn't like it. 

the 12-million-dollar mansion

the ruins

What a waste? Didn't she know that there are lots of people dying of hunger? Hasn't she heard this song?
http://youtu.be/v2y1pE3yn6M
" There are people dying............
if you care enough for the living"

Please don't waste anything that is valuable which can be used to make this world better. Have a heart. You can sell your house if you don't like it. Then donate the money to charity. Or if you want, you can look for all the street children or people living on the streets. Tell them to come to that house that you don't like. Invite them to live in that house instead of destroying it and throwing your million dollars.


There are many things to make use of something which you don't want anymore. Just look around and you will see the answer. Or give it to me because I don't own any house. I just rent. And I can easily ask street children to take over. I have friends here in the Philippines who are sleeping on the streets. I cannot offer any shelter to them. I have nothing to offer.


So anyone of you out there who wants to bulldoze your million dollars worth of house or wants to discard your money in the bank, think of us, think of the street children, think of the people sleeping on the streets, and think of those who are dying because of hunger. HAVE A HEART! GIVE FOR CHARITY!

CELEBRATING MY FRIEND ELLEN CASTILLO'S BIRTHDAY!

To celebrate your birthday, I have to listen to different ways how happy birthday songs are sung.
Here they are:
1. http://youtu.be/-hyJsoPosCE
2. http://youtu.be/Gx2GNaD-xXc
3. http://youtu.be/PZ6olS7RgBc 
4. http://youtu.be/RzwLtW9iG0w
5. http://youtu.be/9D3wPY3TbHg


Hope I have made you happy today.
Hope your happiness will be forever!

BUT...
before I forget, I also want to include all the gifts that I want to give to you this special day of yours...


Here they are:

 

HOW TO START A NEW YEAR RIGHT?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!..... everyone's joyful greetings...whether it's said in other languages...they just mean the same....HAPPY NEW YEAR!. Wherever you may go, you will hear this sweet utterance or this loud shout of wishing you to have a joyous new year.

But is this really the right way of starting your new year?

Since we were kids, we were taught of making our new year's resolution before the year ends. We needed to write our new year's resolution on a sheet of paper so we could glance at it once in a while to remind us what we wanted to have or to change in the next years of our lives.

But as I grew up and became mature, I realized that writing a new year's resolution isn't enough to start my new year properly. New year's resolution alone wouldn't make me successful all year long.

So here's how I start my new year right. I want to share these five steps to all of you hoping that these would help you in some little ways.
1. Always put GOD first
    Going to church, performing my duties, praying, and singing hymns of praises are the first things that I do every first day of the year. If the first day of the year doesn't fall on Thursday or on Sunday, since these days are the usual days I attend to my church duties, I still sing praises to my Father in my house while doing lots of household chores. I also start my days with a prayer, And before going to bed, I also utter a simple thanksgiving for my Father for everything that He has done for me the whole day.

2. Always remember GOD's commandments and laws
    Whether I do something for a living, or do something as a service to my GOD, or just simply enjoying, I have to ask myself if I am doing that thing in accordance to the laws and commandments of GOD. To avoid problems and conflicts, I need to follow GOD's Divine Laws and doctrine. If I fail to apply any of GOD's words that must be applied in my life, that's the time a conflict or a problem arises. So to make my day right or my year right and brighter, I need to adhere to my GOD's teachings. If not, then my life goes in a mess. Always, I do everything in accordance with the Divine Laws.

3. Make a list of my plan
    Every year, I have to accomplish something new, something that is different from what I have already achieved. So I have to make a new llist, that is, a list of things that I want to carry out. I check this list from time to time, to make sure that I still have time to finish all of them within a year. To be sure that I will be successful, I ask my GOD to bless my plan and to give me all the successes which I also use in giving praises and services to my Father.

4. Be confident and positive
    Being positive and confident that I will be successful is a must. This is the kind of attitude that I should possess in order to achieve what I have planned. I never doubt that my Fahter, the Almighty GOD, will alwasy be here and there to guide and to teach me what to do in order to attain my objectives.

5. Mind setting
     Like a director of a TV show or a movie, I also use internal directing so I can direct my actions towards my goals. Focussing is very important. Without focus, I can never fulfill what I have set up for.

I will explain internal directing in my next blog.

In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy making your own list of plans for this year, 2012. And I also pray that these five steps that I have been doing and applying in my life may also be effective tools for success in your life.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

CHURCH OF CHRIST (IGLESIA N I CRISTO) GLOBAL ACTIVITIES

The Church of Christ or Iglesia Ni Cristo has been preparing for the following great events tomorrow, December 29th, 2011,  early Thursday morning:
1. dedication of the Iglesia Ni Cristo chapel in Houston, Texas
2. ordination of at least 28 ministers
3. Thanksgiving Day in that Locale


We, at the Central-Temple, are also part of these outstanding events. I, as a member of the English choir of the Locale of Central, will be partaking in the singing of hymns and worshiping our TRUE LIVING GOD, the ALMIGHTY FATHER and the ONLY CREATOR of the whole universe.
We are all witnessing these important happenings at early dawn tomorrow.

We are looking forward to these special occasions. 

As part of our preparations, we had our practice and positioning of the choir last night, Tuesday, December 27th, 2011.

After I post this, I need to go to to bed early, so I can wake up tomorrow at 2 o' clock in the morning.

We hope and pray that our ALMIGHTY FATHER will be pleased as we commence all these Iglesia Ni Cristo milestones in 2011 before the year ends.


GOD BLESS us especially the Church Administration through the leadership of Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. 

Glory be to our Father in Heaven. 
AMEN!

WHILE OTHERS ARE ..................

The whole world has just celebrated the so-called Christmas. Though not all people join in this event, we cannot ignore the fact that most people of the world rejoice the day they believe Jesus Christ was born.


The following links show the percentage of the world population that celebrates Christmas.
http://www.merry-christmas.org.uk/christmas-traditions/what-percentage-of-the-world-celebrates-christmas.htm

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_percentage_of_the_world_celebrates_Christmas 


While the global population celebrated Christmas, some Filipinos living in  Iligan and Cagayan De Oro City were trying to pick up their pieces.

http://newsflavor.com/world/asia/effects-of-flash-floods-in-cagayan-de-oro-and-iligan-cityphotos/

 Effects of Sendong are whacking, massive, and disappointing.

While victims of Sendong are still waiting for some hope and assistance, we in our church, the CHURCH OF CHRIST, continue to fulfill our duties to our Almighty Father.

On December 17th, 2011, Saturday, we were in the choir loft. It was our Thanksgiving Day. While we were singing songs of praises to our Almighty Father in Heaven, the TRUE LIVING GOD, typhoon Washi (Sendong) started to hit these cities, Iligan and Cagayan De Oro.

http://www.canada.com/news/Southern+Philippines+typhoon+kills+people/5877038/story.html

Many things happened in 2011. Many things were to be done. Many events were destined to occur. We couldn't say, "NO" or "STOP".

This world continues to move on, revolve, and evolve. All men need to work, and need to survive until this world comes to its annihilation.

While others sin, others try to be holy. While others are merry, others become lonely. This world is not gonna change for the better. It will become worse and worse. As the bible states:

"

Psalm 102:25-27

New International Version (NIV)

²⁵ In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,
   and the heavens are the work of your hands.
²⁶ They will perish, but you remain;
   they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
   and they will be discarded.
²⁷ But you remain the same,
   and your years will never end."

"

Isaiah 24:19

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁹ The earth is broken up,
   the earth is split asunder,
   the earth is violently shaken."

"

Isaiah 24:20

New International Version (NIV)

²⁰ The earth reels like a drunkard,
   it sways like a hut in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion
   that it falls—never to rise again."

"

Isaiah 51:6

New International Version (NIV)

⁶ Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
   look at the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish like smoke,
   the earth will wear out like a garment
   and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation will last forever,
   my righteousness will never fail."

"

Matthew 5:18

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁸ For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

"

Matthew 24:3

New International Version (NIV)

 ³ As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” 

And so in this writing, I would like to remind every one of the coming BIG destruction. All the things that we see are just "signs", "signs" that this Earth is gonna come to its end while others are sleeping, working, drinking, marrying, sinning, studying, and many more, as well as, worshiping.

 

Jesus Christ will come like a thief...........no one knows when.......
Jesus Christ will come like flash floods......no one knows when they will strike..........................BE READY!

GREETINGS!

We have different beliefs. We have different religions. We have different dogmas to follow. 

So let me use these phrases in greeting you this holiday.
I hope you don't mind. 

 

 

 

Enjoy your holiday and vacation!