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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

"The most important thought I ever had was that of my individual responsibility to God". Daniel Webster

Got a late start with being gone for a month.  

A few of my Tweets & Retweets today:

you are ONE DECISION away from a totally different life.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Chapin Living Waters

My volunteer work with Chapin Living Waters.


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Working with Chapin Living Waters (www.chapinlivingwaters.org) as a volunteer, as Webmaster of their website and using social media, such as Twitter and blogs to maximize impact of their technology and expertise around the world.

Chapin Living Waters exists to help poor people in third world countries grow vegetables when there is insufficient rain. We offer simple, sustainable technologies for subsistence farming, bringing hope to the poorest people and the opportunity to solve their own problems.

Help For All People. Chapin Living Waters was founded as a means to express Christian love to needy people in third world nations through small-scale drip irrigation technology. While much of our effort is directed toward missionaries working among these suffering peoples, Chapin Living Waters stands ready to assist any group, regardless of race, color, or creed. With 1.1 billion people going to bed hungry tonight, we are dedicated to working in partnership with as many organizations as possible.

Have represented Chapin Living Waters (Speaking & or booth setup) at various conferences such as: ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) Partners Worldwide, Agri Expo  in Tulare California and Food Security Conference in Kansas City.

Goal of helping families grow enough food for themselves and some extra to sell when there is insufficient rain and to “scale” initial pilot projects & technology into larger projects!

Chapin Living Waters



The Joy of the Lord: July 28th

"Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and wary
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles,
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40;28-31

A few of my TWEETS this morning. 
 
Drip irrigation system in Ecuador.
 
"The joy of the LORD is your strength." Nehemiah 8:10



Saturday, July 26, 2014

July 27: Rich's Thought of the Day: Stop and Think: It may Change Your Life!

Thought(s) of the day. Saturday July 26

A few of my Tweets this morning:

JOY is the flag flown high from the castle of my heart when the King is in residence there. Author?

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Thoughts for the day: Friday, July 25


A few verses regarding "Planning" in Proverbs

16:3    “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”
  
16:9    “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”
 
19:17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.”

  21:2    “All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
 
 20:24    “A man’s steps are directed by the Lord, How then can anyone understand his own way?”
   
21:5    “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste lead to poverty.”
  
21:13  “If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.”
  
22:9    “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the   poor.”
  
22:16 “He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to  the rich-both come to poverty.”    
  
16:3    “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”
  
16:9    “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”
  
19:17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward him for what he has done.”
  
19:21 “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that     prevails.”
  
20:24    “A man’s steps are directed by the Lord, How then can anyone understand his own way?”
  
21:2    “All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart.”
  
21:5    “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste lead to poverty.”
  
21:13  “If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered.”
  
22:9    “A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the   poor.”
  
22:16 “He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to  the rich-both come to poverty.” 

A few of my "Tweets" today.    

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"All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace." Isaiah 54:13
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Rich's Thoughts: Thursday, July 24

A few of my tweets and re tweets this morning.

"What comes to mind when we think of God is the most important thing about us." A. W. Tozer

 "Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I dream things that never were and say, "Why not?" George Bernard Shaw

"We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there." Charles Kettering.

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A few of my favorite verses from Proverbs:


"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, ad he will make your paths straight"  Prov 3 5-6

"Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." 16:3

"In his hearth a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." 16:9

"He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done." 19:17

"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD'S purpose that prevails." 19:21

"All a man's ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart." 21:2

"The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty" 21;5

"If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered" 21:3

"Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do  not know what a day may bring forth" 27:1

That's enough for today.

Have a great day!

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Thoughts for the day. July 22

 Prayer: Ability to see with the eyes of God, think with the mind of Christ and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit.

"Without faith it is impossible  to please God because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exist and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6 

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all liberally and without reproach and it will be given him." James 1:5

"Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know  a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great as a knowing fool But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom." Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

"God sees everything at once and knows what you are called to do. Our part is not to play God but to trust God-to believe that our single, solitary life can make a difference." Zig Ziglar

"The Lord chooses unexceptional people like Peter and you and me to build His kingdom. He asks His followers to love Him above all else and fully commit to obeying Him. When we do, He will accomplish more through us than we could ever imagine."  http://www.intouch.org/magazine/content.aspx?topic=Peter_An_Ordinary_Person_devotional2

A few of my "Tweets" this morning.

You can lose everything in this world, but not Jesus, because he said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. (Psalms 143:6 NLT)

Monday, July 21, 2014

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord...MILWAUKEE EXPLO 72 (updated 4/5/2017)




This song was sort of an anthem among the Jesus People in the '60s and '70s,

I first heard and sang this song in the early 70's.
CCC. Campus Crusade had an event in Dallas Texas called Dallas "Explo 72"
Some Milwaukee friends attended this and came back to Milwaukee all excited with new life in the Lord. We then put on a similar event in Milwaukee: EXPLO Comes to Milwaukee.





Peter Briscoe quoted these verses today in his Experiencing Life Today Devotional.
Haven't heard the song in the past 14 or so years.
I googled it and found this video 
http://www.untiedmusic.com/ezekiel/onespirt.html

 


Impact of Dallas Explo on Milwaukee!

August 19, 1972

 

Note the date Saturday, July 22, 1972 Milwaukee Sentinel
Found in my old files. I'm glad I'm a saver... Thanks Lauri (Reporter for Milwaukee Sentinel at the time) and a believer! for the great write up.  Yes, it's all about relationships!





Campus Crusade for Christ staff from Madison, Eau Claire, Whitewater and La Crosse presented messages on "How to Experience God's Love and Forgiveness," "How to be Filled with and Walk in and Witness in the Holy Spirit" and "How to Help Fulfill the Great Commission of Christ" 

As a result, 565 young people were trained, 250 mostly high school age, some in college and a few in their 60's went out and visited homes in designated neighborhoods to share the Four Spiritual Laws booklet...after being trained in 6 churches in Wauwatosa.










Please post your comments on the bottom of this post. If unable to do: email me at RNDASSOW  at Gmail.com


 Info taken from BACKGROUND INFORMATION-MILWAUKEE EXPLO

 When and Where:
 Our Training Center: 7430 W. Harwood Ave and adjacent buildings. Dates: August 17-19th. Training sessions on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday morning: sharing Christ around Milwaukee Saturday afternoon, and music festival with testimonies Saturday night.

Why:
Dallas Explo was only meant as a beginning of a world wide spiritual explosion for Jesus Christ. Many states had followup conferences planned so that those who  had gone to Explo could bring five more people for training, but no conference was planned for the Milwaukee area because there were no Campus Crusade for Christ staff assigned here. On July 12th, after a month in prayer about this need, four laymen found they shared the assurance that it was God's will for an Explo-conference to take place in Milwaukee. Since that time, the provision of initial needs has been taken as a confirmation that the decision to go ahead was in God's will.

Size:
We are praying for 1000 registrations. That means 70-100 action group leaders are needed. Room for 5-10,000 people for the music festival. Budget is $1,000. The conference is being provided for youth, but there will be conference sessions for all ages, from Jr. high through adult. Registration fee is $3.00. Admission to sessions will be by ticket.

What:
The training sessions will include praise(including music) and prayer. The message will be presented by Wisconsin Campus Crusade staff. Groups of 10 to 15 people will be formed to discuss the transferable concepts.
Since we are using the EXPLO name, we will be faithful to the Campus Crusade for Christ approach to discipleship for witnessing, as embodied in the nine "Transferable Concepts." Teaching content will be the Biblical Truths concerning experiencing God's love and forgiveness through Christ in the daily Christian walk, and the need for the Holy Spirit's power for obedience and witnessing; also practical suggestions for sharing Christ using the booklet, "The Four Spiritual laws."

Purpose:
Only to provide a follow-up to EXPLO 72.
No permanent organization is planned. Follow-up for those who receive Christ to be handled through local churches. The conference is not meant to compete with any church's program, but to provide and experience for youth that will encourage them to take an active role where God has placed them.

Prayer;
This conference was begun in prayer and must be brought to completion by a complete dependence on God's leading and provision as each specific need is brought to Him. Everyone who went to EXPLO is challenged to pray that God would reach five people through him to attend Milwaukee EXPLO.

A weekly newsletter and prayer list will be available to all who wat to share the opportunity of reaching Milwaukee for Christ through Milwaukee EXPLO.

Committee people:

Executive Director      Richard Dassow
Facilities                       Jim Found
Prayer                           Lynn Kuchenbeiser
Publicity #1                  John Juedes
Publicity #2                  Neil Palash
Program                       Hib Wiedenkeller
Personnel                     Nancy Slinde
Treasurer                     David S. Slinde
Registration                 Ron Kolterman
Visitation                     Tom Lindstrom
Music                            P.J. Lawonn
                                      John Reith
Material Sales              Jim Hadler
Security                        Gene Hafner
Food                             David S Slinde
Action Group Leader Coordinator
Transportation
Financial Support
Follow-Up
Advisor-Campus Crusade For Christ   Gene Schrader


What really happened at Explo-72

 

Interesting what happened to the alumni of the conference!

 

What is or was the lasting impact of this movement of the LORD?

 

What is the lasting impact of the 565 youth who attended? 

Wisconsin Alumni. Can you find yourself in this picture?

 

       Where are they now?

 

Will explore this later. Come back for updates! 

 

 Explo 72

 Cover of Life Magazine 1972Image may contain: 1 person, on stage

 Facebook page of Alumni of Explo Dallas 1972

 

 A similar blog with info on Dallas 72

 

 Alittle background info on Expo Dallas 72

 

  The Four Spiritual Laws 

 

 The new updated version of The Four Spiritual Laws

 

Finding Peace With God 

 

Jesus People USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Jesus People USA. For the Jesus people movement, see Jesus movement.

Jesus People USA
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Formation 1972
Type Christian
Location
Official language
English
Website jpusa.org
Jesus People USA (JPUSA) is a Christian intentional community of 400 people [1] in Uptown, on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1972,[2] coming out of Jesus People Milwaukee in the Jesus Movement, it is the largest of the few remaining communes from that movement. In 1989, JPUSA joined the Evangelical Covenant Church[3] as a member congregation, and currently has eight pastors credentialed with the ECC. The community organized the former annual Cornerstone Festival from 1984 until 2012.[4]

A good book that was published at the time. Worth a read!






Rich's Thoughts of the day July 21

A few of my Twitter posts today:

Retweeted by Richard Dassow


If you are not generous with a meager income, you will never be generous with abundance. (Nye)