ALMOST DIED RECENTLY! CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

YOUR PRAYERS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE CRITICALLY NEEDED-
I ALMOST DIED

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

I ALMOST DIED THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 3rd, 2018, WHILE MAINTAINING A DEFECTIVE WOOD STOVE ON THE JOB!

On the night of February 3rd, 2018, I was providing home health care for a senior citizen. His family, and my agency, requested that I maintain the wood stove for the client.

THEY NEVER WARNED ME THAT THIS ANTIQUATED WOOD STOVE  WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL, and even the FLUE PIPE HAD PROBLEMS. 

And following company orders, I built a fire in the wood stove and sat down to next to it in the patient's recliner to monitor his safety in the home, as he slept in the back bedroom, away from the wood stove.

A few hours later, I awoke from a semi-sleep that was undoubtedly caused by the deadly build up of carbon monoxide fumes and harmful wood smoke particulate matter accumulation as well, by the need to use the restroom. THIS HELPED TO SAVE MY LIFE! 

(I want to give all GLORY TO GOD for HIS divine Hand in waking me up JUST IN TIME!)

As I came out of this state, I discovered to my horror that my LUNGS WERE FRANTICALLY GASPING FOR AIR, and my heart was pounding frantically and erratically, as if each beat were to become it's last. 

From prior research, I recognized all the classic symptoms of CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING that were now appearing in my body: mental confusion, dizziness, heart and breathing problems, and more.

I immediately staggered to my feet to use the restroom. Then, I rushed down the long hallway to a back bedroom, AWAY from the living room and deadly carbon monoxide fumes. 

Slamming the door shut, I went to the window. Discovering it was broken, I had to force it open and prop it as well to allow fresh air to come pouring into the room.

Weak, I then collapsed on the bed, terrified of what was happening to my body..and SAYING A PRAYER from deep within that THIS WOULD NOT BE MY FINAL DAY ALIVE! 

I recognized from the severity of the symptoms I was experiencing, that I had entered into what frequently becomes THE LETHAL STAGES of carbon monoxide poisoning. 

I am certain I would have lapsed into unconsciousness and died, had not the urgent need to use the restroom arisen that night...and had not GOD BEEN WITH ME!

I SHOULD HAVED CALLED AN AMBULANCE IMMEDIATELY! But in my confused mental state (typical of later stages of carbon monoxide poisoning) all I could think was, "...I can't leave my patient unattended...I cannot go...."

Had I been in my right mind, I would have called an ambulance, and called my company to send out a replacement worker AFTER THOROUGHLY AIRING OUT THE HOME and dousing the wood stove fire. BUT I DID NOT. I remained dangerously weak, confused, and very afraid.

However, as morning arrived, still weak and in shock from the event, I finally called my office, told them of my terrifying experience, warned them about the dangers of the wood stove and that it should NOT be operated, and left to return home when my replacement worker finally arrived...having spent all night in the back bedroom where it was safe from the deadly fumes.

Of course, I will never work for such an irresponsible company again. They FAILED to properly access the potential safety hazards in that home, EVEN THOUGH it was apparent that one door on the wood stove was slightly broken, allowing deadly woodsmoke particles to enter the air. And by the patient's own admission, the flue pipe did not work properly(!)

And this health care agency's FAILURE to detect this, PLUS their written instructions to MAINTAIN THE WOOD STOVE, almost cost my life!

I have already reported this deadly health hazard to the city fire department and several other agencies as well.

I also had to see a doctor the following Monday, 02/05/2018, and have lab tests for blood gases as well. I remain weak, periodically struggling for breath, my voice still sounding abnormally husky from smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide exposure.

This outrages me, because I entered this home with NO pre-existing health conditions, NO prior smoking, NO heart or lung conditions...and NOW I am struggling to overcome the effects of the smoke and carbon monoxide exposure that almost killed me.

I am now without a job or an income, too weak to return to home health care and the stressful demands such work requires continually.

I live in an RV 5th wheel trailer at a local RV park here in Montana, near Missoula. 

Every month, $600 must be paid to park my RV on their property. I must also provide approximately $150.00 monthly for propane for heating against the bitter Montana cold and winters.

I now am not able to afford EITHER, due to this tragic event. There are many more needs besides.

In more recent times, it has become rare when I have to do this, but I feel in this desperate situation I must NOW ASK FOR COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE due to my circumstances BEYOND my control.

My longterm goal is for my health to sufficiently recover, so I can then resume the joys of providing quality healthcare for the elderly in their homes. 

I love working and being independent, and in a position to give and help others! This has been my lifestyle for 46 years, ever since becoming a committed Christian at the age of 18.

Throughout my 46 years of Christian outreach and ministry, it has always been my joy to give to others in times of need and crisis. 

Thankfully, God enabled me at times to be able to give thousands of dollars to many in need throughout the years, even able to donate two cars and one RV trailer as well to people in need. Countless bags of groceries have been provided to those in need as well. 

Plus, I have donated my services in health care freely at special times to those who could not afford to pay for my services. Loving and giving has always been a part of the life of every follower of Jesus Christ!

But now, I have unexpectedly found myself in great need of support from others. Without the ability to pay my RV park site rental for the month, I will be evicted. 

My RV trailer would regretfully have to go into a local RV storage facility several miles down the road, and I will be compelled to live in my vehicle at a local truck stop...not by any fault of my own. 

Winter in Montana is a terrible time to have to survive in one's vehicle. 

But I have been forced to do this previously, when my formerly owned RV trailer and truck were stolen from me when I traveled to Germany for six months, ONLY TO RETURN and find everything MISSING and stolen from me! 

I was then forced to live in donated "junker" vehicles, with a WALMART parking lot or truck stop my only "home" for several years. 

Yes, such dire circumstances DO serve to draw you CLOSER TO GOD...but they also bring great grief and suffering as well, including the dangers of a woman living this dangerous lifestyle in today's world.

I AM PRAYING THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ME ONCE AGAIN! JOIN ME IN PRAYER OVER THIS!

PLEASE, CONSIDER DONATING AT THIS CRITICAL TIME IN MY LIFE. My goals are to recover COMPLETELY, and to THEN be able to resume my Christian outreach and ministry to others in need, and return to health care once again.

JUST HELP ME THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME,

until I can ONCE AGAIN resume my independence,

and be able to SHINE FOR JESUS back on the job!

Thank you for taking the time to read, to pray, and to consider giving as well.

"BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL, FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY."

-Jesus Christ

"Blessed is he that considers the poor, for the Lord will deliver him in times of trouble."-Proverbs

-Pamela Rae Schuffert-
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God Bless You ALL..
and THANK YOU FOR CARING!

The Mystery Of The Cross Around My Neck

The Eastern Orthodox Church Cross

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

To many people I encounter here in America, the cross I now wear around my neck is  intriguing because of it's unusual design.  

However, the beautiful cross above is an example of the kind of cross worn by Christians of the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity. This type of cross also adorns the spire of their churches and cathedrals as well.

Above is an example of the Orthodox cross atop a church spire. Note also the Islamic crescent moon beneath it, symbolizing Christianity's triumph over Islamic conquest against the Church throughout the centuries

The Syriac Orthodox Church in Iraq has has been suffering terrible persecution at the brutal hands of Islamic terrorists who are fighting for domination under the banner of ISIS. 

Orthodox church burned by ISIS forces

Some of their Orthodox bishops have been kidnapped by ISIS forces, and presumed murdered. Their churches have been desecrated and destroyed. Such Christians have suffered intensely under recent Islamic attacks carried by ISIS. 

But Christians of other church denominations have equally suffered as well.

Most Christians in America cannot begin to comprehend the horrors that these precious fellow Christians have been enduring because of Islamic persecution there.

I have been following many reports from different sources, all revealing shocking accounts of Islamic jihadist carnage, rape, beheading and dismemberment that has spared neither man nor woman, child nor elderly, nor Church leaders.

Grim photographs depicting even little children having been beheaded by ISIS mercenaries have been flooding the Internet throughout recent months. 

One eyewitness account revealed that in one city that was mass beheading of the children in front of their parents, simply because they were Christians. Heads were then impaled on public fenceposts as a warning to others not to resist Islam and ISIS.

After spending several months of research on this important subject, and viewing numerous photographs illustrating the true horrors of these Islamic terrorist rampages against Christian and other non-Moslem targets, my heart has been deeply moved and impacted by the sheer immensity of this wanton destruction of Christianity in the Middle East.

Distraught Christian refugees seeking shelter 

from ISIS in the Middle East

After spending much time praying for the besieged Christians in the regions under attack by ISIS, I decided to openly wear my Eastern Orthodox cross daily as both a reminder to pray in solidarity with them, and to share their plight with others who comment on this cross.

Can we as Western Christians decide to deeply relate to these suffering and endangered Christians of the Middle East? The Bible emphasizes that the Body of Christ is ONE with one another. And if one member suffers, we all suffer together worldwide with that member. 

When reading such reports, it becomes painfully clear that such persecuted Christians remain endangered to this hour, and desperately need our genuine love and our prayers and support in practical ways.

Canon Andrew White on the front lines for Jesus

Recently, Anglican Church Canon Andrew White, beloved by all who know him, published photographs on FACEBOOK illustrating the plight of these now-refugee families living in miserable tent cities in the heart of winter there. CLICK on link with his name above to view these shocking photographs of Christians refugees trying to survive this winter.

Snow covers their tents. Harsh winds blow through the flimsy fabric. Many do not have enough blankets or warm clothing. There are reports now emerging that some women are giving birth, only to have their newborn child perish from the cold and lack of proper nourishment and clothing and medical care.

And while many Christians throughout North American enjoyed Christmas in peace and plenty, these Christian refugees from Islamic persecution suffered in the cold and abject poverty and fear.

God has clearly put the challenge their crisis represents  before the Body of Christ worldwide. 

UNITED we stand. But DIVIDED and uncaring, we then fall to the enemy, and allow others to fall as well.

Let us take the time to stand united in the Body of Christ with God's precious Christian people under attack by ISIS Islamic terrorists in the Middle East. 

Intercessory prayer and fasting costs us nothing. It is the least we can do for our endangered brethren in Christ under persecution. But there is more we must do if their life-threatening is to be alleviated. "Faith without works is dead."

We must remember that PRAYER is asking GOD to do something. But many times in response to our prayers, God is asking US to do something as well. God works through His people. We are His voice and His hands of mercy and compassion to a lost and  dying world. 

If WE as Christians fail to understand this, and fail to manifest His love in practical ways, the critically needed work simply will not get done. 

For those of you who can afford to give financially, there are Christian outreaches that are doing a wonderful job of helping to deliver and supply these refugees with warm blankets, heaters, clothing and other essential survival supplies at this time.

Canon Andrew White making an impassioned plea 

for greater support for Christian victims of ISIS 

in Iraq and the Middle East

Canon Andrew White, called THE VICAR OF BAGHDAD until forced to flee from invading ISIS forces who put a price on his head, is doing a wonderful work of supporting endangered Christian refugees. The name of his relief organization is The Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East. CLICK HERE to go to his relief agency.

Franklin Graham of SAMARITAN'S PURSE has been doing a wonderful work to supply heaters to those living in tent cities. CLICK HERE to go to this website to donate and learn more about how you can help!

SAMARITAN'S PURSE supplying heaters for Christian refugees

While there are undoubtedly many other excellent organizations providing support for Christian refugees in the Middle East, these are the two I have researched and discovered are doing an excellent job of providing assistance to our endangered brethren.

THANK YOU for taking the time to be concerned for our persecuted fellow Christians facing immediate crisis  in the refugee camps. And remember: the mercy you sow TODAY, is the very same mercy you shall reap in your time of sorrow and crisis someday. 

Our love towards the Body of Christ under attack, ensures the continuation of the triumphant Body of Christ during this troubled generation. It is the enemy's intention to blot out the Christian faith worldwide. 

By God's grace, we must never allow this to happen. We must stand in solidarity with the Christians threatened with extinction NOW.

A bleak Christmas in refugee tent cities

"Inasmuch as you have this for the least of these my brethren, 

You have done it unto Me."

~Matthew 25:40~

-Pamela Rae Schuffert on behalf of His endangered brethren worldwide-

Your Support is Welcome at This Time

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

His mercies are new every morning.

In the midst of coping with this critical health situation with my brother John, my personal needs for food and gas and various other necessities still continue. Support is also needed as I struggle to keep this informative blog going. 

Thank you so much for your taking the time to care at this often sad and challenging time in both John's life and mine. May your prayers continue for us both, and may you be blessed today, through Jesus Christ.

"Not one sparrow falls 
unto the ground,
nor tears flow from our eyes,
That goes unseen by Heaven's throne
And God Who hears our cries."

Pamela Rae Schuffert

P. O. Box 724

Montreat, NC 28757

God is Doing AMAZING THINGS in JAPAN!

HOW YOU CAN BECOME A PART OF THE MIRACLE OF TOUCHING DEVASTATED LIVES IN JAPAN...

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com 

One month ago, I was privileged to listen to a dynamic Christian missionary named Christian Zebley, who shared his powerful vision for reaching out to the afflicted Japanese people for Jesus Christ.

Christian Zebley

The meeting occurred in the home of former missionaries in Japan. They belong belong to a delightful Christian fellowship called CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH at Montreat (NC).

Christ Community Church is composed of loving and sincere Christians who believe that the Bible is the inerrant word of God, and were compelled to break away from the PCUSA as it became more and more liberal and unscriptural, to finally form their own evangelical fellowship. Whenever I am in this region, I enjoy fellowship with this sincere and dedicated group of Believers, many of whom I have known for years.

Christian Zebley held our attention completely that Monday night as he shared exciting stories of relief efforts in Japan following the terrible tsunami and subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster to follow.

Zebley shared how, through various relief efforts by Christians and Christian organizations, many Japanese were being exposed to the Gospel. And as a result were coming to Jesus Christ for salvation.

Shinada and Doumae-San, former Yakuza Mafia, now Christians

Two men who came to Jesus Christ for salvation were formerly YAKUZA, or Japanese mafia. One was actually a hit-man for the mafia, the other a gang member. These two men were deeply touched by the love of God manifested through the Christian relief workers, and both gave their lives to Jesus Christ and came out of organized crime at last.

Now Doumae-San is dying of cancer. But Doumae-San knows where he will go when his body dies! Jesus Christ came into his life through this crisis and the witness of Christian relief workers working with him.

AND NOW HIS STORY MUST BE TOLD TO THE REST OF JAPAN...AND THE WORLD.

So moving was the Christian testimony of Doumae-San and Shinada, that concerned Christians decided that a movie had to be made about them, that God would someday use to minister to thousands of Japanese people and help to bring them HOPE through the Gospel on a major scale. Christian Zebley later became involved and joined in this outreach involving the movie production.

The name of this powerful and compelling movie is "TWO CRIMINALS."  HERE is the link to the website for TWO CRIMINALS movie.

PAUL NETHERCROFT is the Christian producer of this film. CLICK HERE to read more about Paul. 

This wonderful movie production is being produced through DONATIONS to help make this miracle happen. And now YOU can be a part of this miracle.

Japan is a nation wherein less than 2 percent are considered Christians. 

The other religions of Japan are Shinto and Buddhism. 80-90 percent of the Japanese people consider themselves to be Shinto. Shinto beliefs incorporate polytheism, animism, and mythology, as well as ancestor worship. And even among these traditionalists, many have no real religious beliefs at all.

Shinto shrine

Japan has many problems today. The YAKUZA or Japanese mafia is well-known in Japan. Pedophilia and incest are common problems, due to the almost non-existent role that Biblical principles and commandments play in Japanese society. Some Japanese comic books even glorify pedophilia and incest and perversion, and children have access to these comics as well.

An alarming rise in child abuse has been taking place. The orphanages are filled with abused children taken from abusive parents. Japan's suicide rate is among the world's highest: 25 suicides per 100,000 people.

Japanese MANGA comic books filled with perversion

Click HERE to read more about this problem in Japan.

To every Christian reading this, it quickly becomes clear that Japan needs to find hope and peace by coming to Jesus Christ for salvation.There is no eternal salvation in polytheism and animism or Buddhism. SUICIDE provides no hope whatsoever. There is ONLY salvation and hope through repentance from sin and receiving Jesus Christ for salvation and eternal life.

Fukushima Daiichi damaged nuclear power plant poisoning Japan

And now with the deadly Fukushima radiation affecting more and more people throughout Japan, with many facing cancer and death as a result, the Japanese need HOPE and SALVATION more than ever.

Please begin to pray for the endangered people 

of Japan today. 

And won't you consider supporting this wonderful movie production "TWO CRIMINALS" both with your prayers and generous financial support??? 

The potential is endless for countless Japanese to come to Jesus Christ for salvation after viewing this remarkable movie still in the process of being produced.

"TWO CRIMINALS"

You can support this amazing movie endeavor to reach the  lost souls of Japan  for Jesus Christ, by going to their website, http://2criminalsmovie.com/the-story/ and click on the DONATE button.

Personally, I just did, because as a Christian I care about the lost souls of Japan, and realize that we all must try to make a difference in the lives of others who are lost and in crisis. If you and I don't strive to make the difference for Christ in today's world, who will??? Why assume someone else will do it, when God wants to use YOU!

-Pamela Rae Schuffert-

Brother John's Heart's Desire...

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective.

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

I am writing this article especially for John. We have discussed this in depth, and finally I decided to share this special desire of John's with my readers.

John with beloved Rev. Edward Brouwer 

of Christ Community Church visiting him

Every day when I come to visit John and minister to him, there is one thing that bothers me terribly.  I am not able to take him in my vehicle to get him out of the confines of his nursing home. His physical conditions are too restricting for even me to handle (and I have taken many patients out in my vehicle previously for special trips out of nursing homes to minister to them.)

He can no longer stand on his feet. He is too heavy for me to transfer him from his wheelchair to my vehicle (John is 6 foot, three inches tall and weighs over 200 pounds.) 

But as John has told me, he so desires to be able to get out with me, go to a restaurant and go shopping for personal items, and see something other than the four walls of his room in the nursing home. And the one thing I CAN do, is push John in the wheelchair that his nursing home provides.

In fact, John has not been able to do this FOR THREE YEARS NOW. He has only seen the inside of hospitals and nursing homes for these past three years! In Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was in the ICU unit for 5 long months, flat on his back and hooked up to life saving equipment. It cost this hospital over one million dollars to save John's life from pneumonia and complications requiring invasive surgery, even cutting through several ribs.

When ROUND-ABOUT WHEELCHAIR TRANSPORT SERVICES (that BEYSTONE NURSING HOME uses to transport patients like John to the nearby hospital for wound care) came to pick up John for his doctor's appointment, I quickly obtained a brochure from them. I so wanted to be able to contact them for private transportation for John so I could take him out on a special trip at last.

But when I contacted this transport company in Asheville, they informed me that it would cost between $140.00 and $160.00 for 2-3- hours of an outing with John that would include shopping in a local store and eating at a restaurant.

I was crushed. This was simply not affordable for me at this time. I had wanted to do this for John, in fact, at Christmas time so he could see the beautiful lights and decorations and displays and enjoy holiday food and shopping...something he has not done in three years now.

And so, John and I have been praying together in his room every time I visit, for financial grace to be able to do this for him at last. I explained to him that my budget was very limited, with every cent having to cover my gas and food and personal expenses (phone, storage unit, car insurance, gas,etc.), plus his vitamins and health food supplements to help him recover. Support is often sporadic, limited, and uncertain at times.

If you would like to help make possible this special gift for John that means so much to him at this time, you can! You can send support marked for JOHN'S TRIP either through my PAYPAL button at the front of the blog, or sending contributions in the mail.

Much of John's depression he frequently battles is linked with his being confined day after day in a nursing home filled with people in various states of illness or dementia. I have noticed that when John gets depressed, his health goes down as well. This deeply concerns me.

 He so wants to get out, to go to a church and meet other Christians, and to escape these confines once in a while....and who could blame him? I find that I can only bear to spend so much time there myself. Such institutions can be very depressing.

So CONTACT US if you would like to minister to John's deep need to get out.

Our mailing address is: PO Box 724, Montreat, NC, 28757 (Please make out any check or money order to ME, since John has no bank account of his own yet. He has to be personally present in a bank to set an account up, and he cannot do this yet.)

Or, you can use the PAYPAL button on the front of my blog, and simply leave the message that this is designated for JOHN'S TRANSPORTATION.

(I just talked to Round-About transportation on the phone, and they told me they prefer that I set up a personal account outside of them, and simply bring them the funds when I recieve enough to sponsor a trip for John.)

Thank you from the depths of our hearts for helping to make this possible! I am going to let John personally dictate his message of "THANKS" for reader support for his transportation to get him out, and let him express his thanks and what his experience of finally being able to travel was like...and then post it for all my readers to enjoy.

God bless you all! Thank you for your prayers for BOTH of us. And continue to WATCH AND PRAY as world and national events so rapidly unfold, telling us indeed that we are living in the END TIMES prophesied in the Bible.

We can even see from the nuclear tragedy continuing to unfold from Japan,  with ocean life and people and wildlife becoming sick or dying on a major scale (and it's only getting worse)that the words of Jesus are SO TRUE when He warned that IF these days were not cut short (by His return) that there would be NO LIVING THING LEFT ON PLANET EARTH!

How true. 

MARANATHA! 

Come quickly, Lord Jesus!

-Pamela Rae and Brother John Schuffert for American Holocaust blog- 

Amazing Grace While Ringing The Bells for Salvation Army

-by Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

I never cease to be amazed at the continuing grace of God! I have been ringing bells part time for Salvation Army, several days a week now in the Kalispell, Montana, area. I consider this to be a ministry to the precious people all around me. And amazing things are happening as I do this.

Before each bell ringing session, I pray for God to send to me the people who need prayer, who need salvation and counseling, and love and encouragement. I pray for God to bless all those who pass by me. 

In fact, although no one knows this, I never stop praying during each bell ringing session. Some days it may last 8 hours, others only 4 hours. But in the cold and standing on your feet, it can often become a challenge. 

A big challenge  for me is dealing with a painful nerve problem in my right leg. If I stand on it for too long, it becomes inflamed and extremely painful, often feeling like a red-hot knife has been plunged into it. At night, it continues to throb, robbing me of much needed sleep. 

Yet this is the only door God has opened for work to support me and my ministry. And so I need your prayers for strength and healing. Serving God will always involve a price to be paid, and at times suffering and even death. Don't think so? Then look at what Jesus suffered to serve God and to bring His light into this world!

And so I pray for grace to be able to endure through the cold and aching feet, in order to touch lives for Jesus by this means.

And do you know what? My prayers are being answered, every single day! God is bringing to me people who need prayer, or who request prayer for others. 

Tonight, a distraught woman asked me to pray for her friend's daughter, Taylor. Taylor is only 17, but has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She is now in Kalispell Regional Hospital. "We are all hoping she will make it to Christmas, but...." The woman appeared to be very sad and discouraged. 

I told her we would pray for a MIRACLE FOR TAYLOR.

I hope to locate her hospital room and minister to her this week. But we can ALL minister to Taylor, even at a distance, through INTERCESSORY PRAYER! Will you please join with me in heartfelt prayer for Taylor and her family at this Christmas season?

People are often intrigued by my lynx hat I brought down with me from Kotzebue, Alaska (see picture above). They frequently stop to talk to me and engage in conversation over this intriguing hat. But at some point, I always manage to bring Jesus Christ and salvation into the conversation. Because this is what the Christmas season is ultimately all about: testifying to a dark and lost world about Jesus Christ and His wonderful salvation!

Some people actually take the time to stop and to share personal or family problems with me, and ask me to pray with them over these things. I am more than happy to do this. This is the kind of ministry I love. True Christianity is all about loving God and loving others as Jesus loves us. GOD'S LOVE is such a beautiful thing, especially as it is manifested through each one of us to others! 

Take a look at the world all around you. It is a world filled with unhappy people, so many lost and dying in sin, sick and depressed, battling against drugs and alcoholism, struggling with family and marital problems, and coping with the rigors of daily life. It is a world often filled with war and violence, tragedy and crisis, famine and disasters. This is exactly WHY God sent His only Son into the world!

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but rather that through Him THE WORLD MIGHT BE SAVED." John 3:16-17

God DID send His Son into this world 2000 years ago. But then, following His death and resurrection, Jesus was taken out of the world to go to be with the Father. He is now seated at the right hand of God the Father, ever living to make intercession for us. 

But He left His testimony through the Word of God in this world. He left His disciples in this world, to bring His light and love to others through their testimony of Him and their life and example. He sent His Holy Spirit in to this world to bear witness of Him and the truth, and to fill us with His power to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth.

And if we are Christians, He lives in YOU and I, and calls us to shine forth His light into this darkened world. "You are the light of the world..." Jesus said to His disciples. He has commanded us to shine forth as bright lights in this dark world, reflecting and radiating His love, compassion, mercy, healing and caring for all.

I am personally convinced that if God's people would take more time to BE his lights in this world, to love, to give, to care, to show compassion, and to minister and share salvation with others on a greater scale, America could be saved! And so could the world as well. This is exactly why Jesus came into the world, and that is to SAVE it. And because He is no longer in this world, He must work through YOU and ME.

Please, will you choose to take the time to make yourself available to God and His compassionate purposes in this world? Who else can He work through, but His people??? Therefore we must take more time to pray. We all must take time to go out and to minister to others, sharing His words of salvation mingled with acts of love and kindness. For "faith works by love, " declares the Bible.

Every day I ask God to use me, to lead me to those He wants me to minister to. I spend time in prayer for our nation and the world around us. I pray for the salvation of the lost . And I pray for God's people to be blessed, protected and to grow and prosper throughout the world in every nation.

Jesus Christ was sent into this world to change the world. And that is exactly why you and I are in this world: to change it for His glory and purposes!

I thank God for Salvation Army and their vision to change the world around them for Jesus Christ and His purposes and glory. More than one person has stopped to tell me that SALVATION ARMY was there for THEM when they found themselves in crisis and need. 

I can testify to the same. One winter near the Christmas season, I was out of food, out of gas and in need of warm winter clothing. Salvation Army gave me a voucher to buy warm winter clothing from their thrift store in Kalispell, Montana. They provided food for me, and gas and much compassionate assistance.

Never think for a minute that YOU cannot find yourself in a similar situation, quite unexpectedly! Troubling time are coming to America. You may find yourself without food, even shelter. It is a wonderful thing when God's people are there for you to provide emergency assistance in your time of great need.

Please give generously to SALVATION ARMY this season! Yes, in fact they DO make a great difference in many, many lives of those who face crisis throughout America today. Thank GOD for Christians who share and who care. I would be without a job, in fact, and facing even greater need if it weren't for the Salvation Army.

Thanks, Salvation Army,  for being there for ME...and for millions of other Americans in crisis throughout our nation. Your reward will be great in heaven someday....

-Pamela Rae Schuffert