Hope Ministry

As we spend time with family during Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. I posted a picture of an American soldier holding a Korean girl during the Korean war. There is a special relationship between America and Korea in the heart of Koreans. I become emotional. My passion for our program comes from my love for America. What is protecting country means? The concept resided in men's hearts with zeal and passion for protecting women and children in the olden days. But unfortunately, less than 100 years later, after WWII, we have forgotten the concept of what protecting our country means in our time. Therefore, we must rekindle our spirit to love our nation no matter what. What does it mean to protect a nation? Recognize the adverse action.....Do not just talk about it, but act on it as an urgent matter.Raise the awareness with the strong community bonding like the story that I shared at the beginning of the program. Network community to be aware of each other and support each other by unit. Village to Village Network, a national coalition....We can expand a similar concept to protecting women and children in our community from life issues to sex, human trafficking issues, and drug issues, which can be an internal war that we have been encountering. While the military officials are defending our country, we must protect our community within.

The power of the grace of God makes us fearless. "When God is with us, who can be against us." (Romans 8:31) "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." (Romans 8:37)

We pray that God have mercy and grant us senses to comprehend the reality of life. I believe it takes God to change the heart of people who do not quite comprehend having children. There must be a condition that we do not know where some women are. I pray to God to give us wisdom rather than simply using the terms that deeply divide us with sensitive issues that affect many lives. How we communicate about the life issue might damage more than heal; that is precisely what the enemy wants us to do, divide and conquer. We must communicate the life issue with much more wisdom. We are talking about our daughter's issue, their life.

Mother's Day Ann Taylor, 'My Mother'. Ann's sister Jane Taylor (1783-1824) is best-remembered for having written the words to the children's rhyme 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star', but this poem, written by Ann, is also well-known and has been much imitated and parodied. It begins: Who sat and watched my infant head When sleeping on my cradle bed, And tears of sweet affection shed? My Mother. https://interestingliterature.com/2017/03/10-of-the-best-poems-about-mothers/ The journey from conception to the birth of a child is such a precious gift from God. As we live in a strange time when women encounter challenges as mothers or being a mother, we must encourage and bless moms. Cheers to all moms who love children unconditionally. And we thank the mothers who gave us birth and raised us.

How did we get here? Historical facts tell us where we were, where we are, and where we are heading. First, however, we must heed the warning from the cultural changes. Only dead fish go down downstream, but live fish goes up against the downstream. Most people give up because it takes an effort to swim upstream. What is the point? Some might ask. Think about a raindrop that can make a hole when it drops consistently and constantly over a period of time. Do not give up what God instilled in you!

How did we get here? Historical facts tell us where we were, where we are, and where we are heading. First, however, we must heed the warning from the cultural changes. Only dead fish go down downstream, but live fish goes up against the downstream. Most people give up because it takes an effort to swim upstream. What is the point? Some might ask. Think about a raindrop that can make a hole when it drops consistently and constantly over a period of time. Do not give up what God instilled in you!

How did we get here? Historical facts tell us where we were, where we are, and where we are heading. First, however, we must heed the warning from the cultural changes. Only dead fish go down downstream, but live fish goes up against the downstream. Most people give up because it takes an effort to swim upstream. What is the point? Some might ask. Think about a raindrop that can make a hole when it drops consistently and constantly over a period of time. Do not give up what God instilled in you!

How did we get here? Historical facts tell us where we were, where we are, and where we are heading. First, however, we must heed the warning from the cultural changes. Only dead fish go down downstream, but live fish goes up against the downstream. Most people give up because it takes an effort to swim upstream. What is the point? Some might ask. Think about a raindrop that can make a hole when it drops consistently and constantly over a period of time. Do not give up what God instilled in you!

Any shepherd knows that a sheep needs to be shaved when she has too much hair. According to Farmhouse.com, unsheared sheep encounter health issues; lack of blood circulation, possible matting and tangling, and infection from bugs inside the wool. In addition, unsheared mother sheep can not provide milk to lamb properly. (www.farmhouse.com) Sometimes she can die from unshaved wool. In some sense, bureaucracy is like a sheep's overgrown hair that needs to be shaved. As young as America, the beauty of this country is our hair is still short compared to countries with a long history.

How do Christians respond to the cultural changes? The Majority of church members go to work and experience the changes by the disrupted innovation and digitization. During Covid 19 era, we experienced structural changes in how we communicate, how we do school, work, and churches. From top to bottom, our experience is unfamiliar with significant cultural changes. So we have to learn the reason and search why and how we have to respond. The core value of staying strong as a Christian in transition does not sway by trusting God, who leads us and guides us while knowing and understanding the main reason for the change, helping us navigate our lives better.