Dewey's Daily Cup

Good Morning KKIM Family,

Anything is possible if a person believes. Mark 9:23

Christ's abiding presence requires a life of UNCEASING FAITH!

When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. live your life in such a way so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.

Amen!

Some thoughts from the weekend..........

I keep getting emails from folks we have and are praying for that their prayers are being answered! I pray that you keep a list and pray over those in need daily. I will talk to Jannetta about a separate section that would always have our prayer needs listed..How about that?

I thank our Lord for all the friends Sharon and I have...........We have so many friends that give us such encouragement in the Lord.

Sometimes I fail.........

Something did not go well on Friday because I took it upon myself to leave God out of it..........I thought I knew what was best and in the emotion of it...........went with MY EMOTIONS.......

That got me thinking...........

Our biggest messes come when we try to do something for God that we're convinced He can't do for himself.

Our worst moments result from grabbing for ourselves that which God has not given us.

We are to live on His ability, not our own. I need to remember what scripture says about God's ability:

"And God is able to make all grace abound to us, so that in all things at all times, having all that we need, we will abound in every good work. Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us..........

I went on EMOTION not GOD!

Like this bail out our Country is looking for.............

When we're looking into the future, we're not listening to God. Anything we do to try and guarantee stability ON OUR OWN TERMS will actually rob us of the freedom to simply follow God today. We'll resort to our own wisdom instead of following His. THE GREATEST FREEDOM GOD CAN GIVE US IS TO TRUST HIM TO CARE FOR US EACH DAY.

When we read God's word.........it set's us free.

When we walk with God each day and listen to the Holy Spirit it set's us free.

Many of you already know all this I write about......it's just that sometimes are walk with the Lord get's off track.........I had a friend tell me this...........and it is so TRUE.......as the Lord has provided me with so much Godly energy since I have come to KKIM...........I just need to remember it...........

As you follow God, Dewey, you'll find yourself doing more that you've ever done, but it's won't be the frantic activity of a desperate person, it will be the simple obedience of a loved child. That's all God desires."

In closing, I saw Brenda from Ft. Sumner Saturday at the Arc of New Mexico Board Meeting..........She is happily married..........PRAISE GOD!

Brenda said this, "I am really thankful for the Daily Cup and the whole family........praying for each other and making friends who I may never meet.......from all over!"

That is what the Daily Cup is all about, God's family.........praying for each other and making ourselves vulnerable in the Lord and learning from each other........and encouraging each other in our daily walk with Jesus Christ.

AMEN!

What do you think?

Have a great week in the Lord, Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

"Behold, I send My messenger,

And he will prepare the way
before Me.

And the Lord, whom you seek,

Will suddenly come to His temple,

Even the Messenger of the covenant,

In whom you delight.

Behold, He is coming,"

Says the LORD of hosts.

Malachi 3:1


a prayer need.........

Thanks for those kinds words Dewey and those prayers. Now, one other prayer request, my wife Alice and one of my grand daughter twins, Brooke Faith, the little one, both have been sice for 2 or 3 days, throwing up and Brooke is crying all the time, Alice says her back and head hurts, since the litle 1 yr old baby can't tell us, I'm sure she's hurting all over too. Thanks for your prayers. Their mother took the twins to the Dr. and their ears and lungs are clear, must be a virus. Thanks,


Frank (The Old Texan) Haley cjf Isa. 9:6

"When the sunshine of God's love meets the showers of our sorrow, the rainbow of promise appears."

Dear KKIM Family,

I forgot to include Dr. Deb's note to you all in today's posting.......sorry but right now I am getting about 200 emails a day and this one got by me..........please forgive me


Hi, Dewey,

I wanted give KKIM listeners an update on Walking in The Way's Saturday show this week. My guest will be Glennys Elliott. Glennys is a school counselor at Albuquerque Christian School. She works with students and parents about issues children have at school. These may be about studying, interpersonal relationships, fears and anxieties, grades, family problems, and a host of other concerns that school children experience today. Parents often reach out to the schools with problems their children are having at home. Glennys and I will be talking about some of these issues. Glennys will take calls and answer questions from our listeners. We are looking forward to hearing from our listeners this week about this valuable topic. As a reminder, Walking in The Way is a ministry dedicated to walking alongside women through the issues of life as they come to know Christ and walk in His ways. The show is on every Saturday morning from 8:05 to 9:00 AM. The show can be heard on KKIM-AM1000 in Albuquerque, FM94.7 for our Santa Fe listeners or on the website at http://www.mykkim.com/.

May the Lord bless you graciously this week,

Dr. Deb

Deborah Gunderman, D.Min.
Walking in The Way
It makes the difference in life!
505-385-7063
drdeb@walkingintheway.com
http://www.walkingintheway.com/

For more info www.mykkim.com

Dear KKIM Family,

I come to you today with a grateful heart for all the Lord is doing!!! Let us all go forward today with the love and strength of Jesus Christ!

Prayer taps the fountain of divine life and energy!

We are telling you about what we ourselves have actually seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us. 1 John 1:3

Welcome to fellowship here at KKIM and Dewey's Daily Cup! Glad to have you!



As the country centers on the bail out and debate...........let us not forget the folks in Texas........Pat Outlaw asks for prayers..........Get a load of this..........this was nice to hear......Canada is in Texas helping us!!!!!! PRAISE GOD!!! Let us not forget these folks...........


DEWEY-

. MY HEART ACHES FOR OUR PEOPLE ON OUR TEXAS COAST AND IN SOUTH-EAST TEXAS. SO MANY HAVE LOSS EVERYTHING THEY HAD. I ASK FOR PRAYERS FOR THEM AND ALSO FOR THE ONES CLEANING UP THE MESS AND TRYING TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. PRAY FOR THE UTILITY WORKERS . THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS SO FAR AND IT IS A LONG WAY FROM BEING OVER. THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE WORKING FROM SUNUP TO SUN DOWN, SLEEPING ON COTS AND UNDER TENTS. THEY ARE COMMITED TO NOTHING BUT "GET THE JUICE BACK ON".

MY SON SAW A CONVOY OF CANADIAN TRUCKS AND THEIR LINEMAN ON INTERSTATE 45 FLYING THEIR CANADIAN FLAGS ON THE TOPS OF THEIR TRUCKS. WORKERS ARE DOWN THERE FROM EVERYWHERE.

I THANK YOU AND AS GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU AND YOUR OUTREACH. Pat

Please pass this prayer request along................You can also go to www.mykkim.com and find out how you can donate to Billy Graham's efforts to help the people in this area.

Also please pray for Gilbert and Caralee Larson as they have a bad virus that has really hit them. Our prayers are with them.

Please pray for my 93 year old Uncle Joe as last night when we were talking about our WINNING FIRST PLACE MINNESOTA TWINS he had his legs up on a chair as his right leg is twice the size as his other leg. Please pray that the swelling goes down.

Please pray for Steve as he continues to undergo counseling for his anger issues.

Please pray for our own Frank Haley who is going to undergo hip replacement in a few weeks......keep Frank in your prayers.

Yesterday I posted some thoughts on the bail out. What would this bail out mean for you and me? I believe that God will be glorified through this hardship........My prayer is that many will turn their lives over to him. We all need to bail out to God........give up the flesh and walk with our Lord!!! The United States has built it's financial house on sand.......we all know what the Bible says about that. here are some of your comments.............


Just what I needed. Thank you Dewey.


Janice E. Arnold-Jones
Representative, House District 24

SO VERY TRUE, DEWEY-AND SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN! I THANK YOU FOR GIVING THIS TO ME TO START MY DAY! P.

Dewey, good thoughts and point of view, and well said.
Michael


extremely well said Mr Dewey....thank you......

Joe Rowe


Thank you for your emails and phone calls! They help us to keep going in the Lord!

Now our dear friend Nic takes over, he sent in the following..................

"I sleep, but my heart waketh."
-- Song of Solomon 5:2

Paradoxes abound in Christian experience, and here is one-the spouse
was asleep, and yet she was awake. He only can read the believer's
riddle who has ploughed with the heifer of his experience. The two
points in this evening's text are-a mournful sleepiness and a hopeful
wakefulness. I sleep. Through sin that dwelleth in us we may become lax
in holy duties, slothful in religious exercises, dull in spiritual
joys, and altogether supine and careless. This is a shameful state for
one in whom the quickening Spirit dwells; and it is dangerous to the
highest degree. Even wise virgins sometimes slumber, but it is high
time for all to shake off the bands of sloth.

It is to be feared that many believers lose their strength as Samson lost his locks, while
sleeping on the lap of carnal security. With a perishing world around
us, to sleep is cruel; with eternity so near at hand, it is madness.
Yet we are none of us so much awake as we should be; a few
thunder-claps would do us all good, and it may be, unless we soon
bestir ourselves, we shall have them in the form of war, or pestilence,
or personal bereavements and losses. O that we may leave for ever the
couch of fleshly ease, and go forth with flaming torches to meet the
coming Bridegroom! My heart waketh. This is a happy sign. Life is not
extinct, though sadly smothered.

When our renewed heart struggles against our natural heaviness, we should
be grateful to sovereign grace for keeping a little vitality within the body of this death.
Jesus will hear our hearts, will help our hearts, will visit our hearts; for the
voice of the wakeful heart is really the voice of our Beloved, saying,

"Open to me." Holy zeal will surely unbar the door.
"Oh lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart and laden hands;
My soul forsakes her every sin;
And lets the heavenly stranger in."




Ten Commandments of Human Relations
by Rubel Shelly

The fundamental issue in human ethical behavior is summarized by Jesus
in what we have come to call "The Golden Rule." Jesus put it this way:
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you,
for this sums up the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 7:12 TNIV).
It asks us to test our treatment of others by putting ourselves in
their place. Treat others the way you would want them to treat you in
the same or similar circumstance.
Somebody took that principle and translated it into Ten Commandments of
Human Relations. You may have seen this anonymous piece, for it
circulates in a variety of settings. In case you have missed it, I am
reproducing it here.
1. Speak to people. There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of
greeting.

2. Smile at people. It takes 72 muscles to frown, only 14 to smile.

3. Call people by name. It is music to anyone's ears to hear the
sound of his or her name.

4. Be friendly and helpful.

5. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do is genuinely a
pleasure. If it isn't, learn to make it so.

6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like almost anyone, if
you try.

7. Be generous with praise, cautious with criticism.

8. Be considerate of the feelings of others. There are usually three
sides to a controversy -- yours, the other fellow's, and the
correct one.

9. Be alert to serve. What counts most in life is what you do for
others.

10. Live with a good sense of humor, a generous dose of patience, and
a dash of humility appropriate to being human.

Made in God's image, all of us have something to be valued!
The great challenge in human experience is not work skills, but people
skills. That is, research has shown that the majority of people who
fail in their vocation do so because they cannot get along with people.
You might think through the meaning of these ten common-sense ideas for
your own workplace and personal activity. But what about the larger
setting for your daily life? These principles work everywhere you go,
for they are about showing respect to the people you meet in all those
places.

Made in God's image, all of us have something to be valued, affirmed,
and acknowledged by others. But let it begin with us to acknowledge it
in them. As the cycle of giving and receiving enlarges, the human
community comes alive


Good write up on health................

Doctor preaches wonder cure: Vitamin D
By JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY, Star Tribune
September 21, 2008
The young man was back in the hospital again. Flare-ups from his sickle-cell disease have put him there repeatedly over the years, and he’s only 25.

This time, though, something was different. Sunlight streamed across his bed as Dr. Greg Plotnikoff held his hand and gently asked if the new pills were working.
“I’m feeling stronger,” the patient said, nodding eagerly.

It wasn’t the newest pharmaceutical that brightened the young African immigrant’s eyes with hope. It was what Plotnikoff heralds as the single most cost-effective medical intervention in America today: Good old-fashioned vitamin D.

There is an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency, especially among the obese, the elderly and dark-skinned people living in the sun-deprived north. In fact, most Minnesotans are likely deficient in winter, unless they take supplements, because they live too far north to get enough vitamin D from the sun.
Deficiencies have been linked to 17 kinds of cancer, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, heart disease, depression and ADHD. In fact, there is almost nothing t hat vitamin D can’t help, and that’s Plotnikoff’s point. It reduces death. It reduces pain. It reduces illness. And it’s free from the sun.

If vitamin D is the nutrient of the decade, Plotnikoff is one of its most passionate evangelists. He is the new medical director of the Institute for Health and Healing, the integrative medical clinic at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.
Plotnikoff says he is obsessed with vitamin D. But his passion is really about something much more profound for doctors, patients and a public overwhelmed by the cost of illness and a dysfunctional health care system. Sometimes it’s the little things like vitamin D, he says, that can make a huge difference in the nation’s health.

“He’s not selling something,” said his friend and colleague, Dr. Paul Goering, a psychiatrist at United Hospital in St. Paul. “He’s trying to inspire how you make change. And that’s much more exciting than this hopeless thing of health care is too costly and we can’t afford it.”

A new approach

Plotnikoff, 47, is an unassuming evangelist for public health. Usually wearing a dark blue suit and striped tie, he sometimes puts his palms together and bows slightly, a gracious habit learned during four years of studying herbal medicine in Japan.
He admits he sees every patient through the prism of vitamin D. In August, for example, he met with Kari Helling and her doctors. She was=2 0in the hospital for an inflammatory bowel disease — also linked to vitamin D deficiency. He suggested they test her level. When it came back low, he advised prescribing 4,000 International Units per day.

“It was very interesting to be in a room with very pragmatic surgeons who think a colon is a colon,” Helling said. “When he raised the issue of vitamin D, it kind of fell flat.”
In the end, her doctor gave her far less than Plotnikoff recommended, she said. But she’s been taking 2,000 units a day on her own — far more than the 400 units that has been the standard for decades.

A note of caution: It is extremely difficult, but not impossible, to take too much vitamin D, experts say. Adults would have to consume 2,000 units or more a day for a long time. But too much could trigger too much calcium absorption, causing kidney stones.
Far more likely is the possibility of deficiency.
“The majority of physicians still believe that in the 21st century, Americans could not possibly be vitamin D deficient,” Plotnikoff said. “We are an advanced society. No one could be deficient.”

Plotnikoff looks for every opportunity to spread his message. He gives talks about vitamin D at community meetings, medical conferences, on TV and the radio.
His own eureka moment with vitamin D occurred in the late 1990s when he was a primary care doctor at the University of Minnesota’s community clinic. His p atients were mostly poor, many immigrants with darker skin from countries where the sun shines a lot more than it does in Minnesota.

“I was frustrated by their chronic pain, goofy chronic pain that was disabling people,” he said. He would prescribe treatments that didn’t work very well or that his patients couldn’t afford.

“To be a good doctor you have to go beyond medical training and find the answer,” said Plotnikoff, who went to divinity school before he went to medical school at the U.

He came across an article that said that immigrant women were frequently vitamin D deficient. He measured it in 150 of his own patients who complained of pain.
“I was shocked,” Plotnikoff said. “Ninety-three percent were vitamin D deficient. Five people had unmeasurable levels. One woman came to him with six pages of complaints — everything from “squishy” headaches to throbbing gums. Six months after he prescribed supplements “they had all cleared,” he said. “She had her life back.”

He wrote up his findings for a small medical journal and left for Japan. His article, published in 2003 in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, caused a bit of a stir in medical circles. It was the first in the United States to connect vitamin D deficiency to chronic pain in a wide range of patients. In the four years he spent in Japan, he received e-mails about it from around the world every week.

By the time he returned last year, vitamin D had become the “it” vitamin. Study after study connected deficiencies to everything from multiple sclerosis and diabetes to cancer and heart disease. Last month, the American Medical Association urged the Food and Drug Administration to up its dietary recommendation of 400 International Units per day.

Nutrient from the sun

For decades, Vitamin D was valued primarily for its ability to help the body absorb calcium for strong bones — hence its addition to milk. But it’s now understood that its job is much bigger.

It regulates hundreds of genes, especially those associated with cell growth. That’s why, researchers believe, it reduces cancer, slows cell death and regulates immune cells. Almost every living thing on Earth depends on it.

But unlike other vitamins that come from food, vitamin D comes primarily from the sun. UVB rays are absorbed by melanin in the skin. People with darker skin are less able to absorb vitamin D, so when Africans move north, for example, they are at far greater risk of deficiency. Plotnikoff’s patient with sickle-cell had almost no measurable levels of vitamin D in his blood.

The vitamin D epidemic has evolved largely because we now spend far more time inside than outside. When we do go outside, we often cover up or use sunscreen. It is, sadly, “an indictment of our way of life,” Plotnikoff said. But this epidemic has a cheap and breathtakingly simple solution — awareness, for starters.
Plotnikoff urges “safe sunning,” which means no burning. In winter, when no one who lives in Minnesota can get enough from the sun, most everyone should take supplements. To be sure you’re getting enough, he said, ask your doctor to do a blood test.
The payoff, he believes, is much bigger than ending an epidemic. It’s a bridge to a different medical philosophy altogether, one that embraces health, not disease, and the patient, not the treatment.
“This is what gets me going,” he said. “It does not require physician expertise. True primary care is self care.”
Josephine Marcotty • 612 673 7394

God Bless you all......We love you all, Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

Dear KKIM Family,


Preparing to do the news yesterday was something else! The news was changing about every minute.........The bailout......McCain not going to attend the debate......Obama going to the debate no matter what........Many emails frfom both the Democrats and Republicans saying they have the answers.......I get now about 25 press releases some days from both parties........We are living in historic times.......The answer..........

Be still, and know that I am God;

I will be exalted among the nations,

I will be exalted in the earth!

The Lord of hosts is with us;

The God of Jacob is our refuge.

Psalm 46:10-11

Don't be afraid!

I am the First and the last.

I am the living one who died.

Look, I am alive forever and ever!

Revelation 1:18

Man has created this mess we are in...........Through greed and EGO, which stands for Edging God Out.

My prayer is that during these troubling times many will turn their lives over to God.

The BAILOUT is to give up our flesh for GOD!

May God Bless you and your family, Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

Dear KKIM Family,
Don't be afraid! I am the First and the Last. I am the living one who died. Look, I am alive forever and ever! Revelation 1:18

Thought For the Day: "When you dig a hole for yourself.......you have to throw the dirt on someone."

I am reading another book, "So you don't want to go to Church anymore" by Jake Colsen............it is an AWESOME read!!!

The Lord is moving here in New Mexico.....I pray that you feel the Lord where you are at! We just completed REVIVE SANTA FE, what a HUGE BLESSING!!! May God continue to pour down HIS blessings on Santa Fe!

Now is the time for us all to have a REVIVAL in our relationship with the Lord! Feel HIS spirit move within you!

Let us go to prayer for the following needs..........

Please pray for Pat Lein of Albuquerque whop is suffering from cancer. Pat is undergoing treatment and her daughter Pam asks's that we all pray for her Mom.

Dewey,

I meant to tell you on the phone yesterday that the reason for Matthew Hill's (Host of the Matthew Hill show on KKIM weekdays 10am to 11am) absence much of this week is that his wife and three month old son were in an automobile accident this past week. The baby was ok but his wife suffered burns from the airbag and required surgery for a broken collar bone. Needless to say it has been very traumatic for the young father and he has been juggling a hundred things. Just wanted you to know why he was not on the air this week.

-Chuck

Matthew sent this............

prayer is always needed. please pray and tell everyone "thanks"

Matthew

Here is an update on Amy who we have been praying for.............

Thank you for asking Dewey. Amy is doing well after her mastectomy.
She is now on a new regime of chemo.....three weeks on chemo on
Monday, one week off, and another three weeks....for 6 rounds. Chemo
is hard. She has it on Monday, and usually "crashes" a bit on Wed.
It is trying on her and she is just plain tired of being "brave" at
times.

Today, a prayer request has surfaced. She was told today her leave
papers and red tape with her employer are all messed up and they have
said if it does not get straightened out by Oct. 5 she will be
terminated (after 20 years or so) and loose her benefits. She was
under the impression she was ok until Jan. or Feb 2009. She has not
been ok'd to return to work until that time because of chemo. She had
no idea anything was missing or that there would be a problem. Her
immediate contacts at the school are doing all they can to straighten
the problem out (this is a little frightening to say the least.) She
says everyone is doing the best they can to help her....it is just
really messed up and in a huge district things get lost in the shuffle
and take time. She wants her insurance coverage to treat the cancer.
She filled out some papers today, made some calls, but prayer would
help, especially prayer for an unusually quick and efficient processing
of the paperwork and a solution of the problem. She needs confirma
tion
that it is all settled so she can focus on getting rid of this cancer.
I am praying that God will not only be her "Great Physician" but the
"Great Benefits Specialist", "The Great Payroll and Leave Specialist"
and "The Great Controller and Problem Solver of this Situation".
Dewey, she is so precious to us. We have been so blessed all of these
years and will be for many to come. She is a fighter and a survivor!
Thank you so much prayer warriors for caring and praying. I am so
grateful.

Again, thank you Dewey. Blessings to you and Sharon and Family.
Cherie

Here is an update on little Saria who fell out of that truck last week...........

Good morning Dewey and all the prayer warriors,

I just wanted to take a minute and give you all an update on Saria Mejia....she appears to be fine after several hours in the hospital and extensive tests. Her cat scan came back negative....praise the Lord..... she did suffer a mild concussion however. But other than that, everything appears fine.

The power of PRAYER..... thanks to all of you.. Have a blessed week...


Joe Rowe

Here is a note from Sam about Pastor Vic.........

Dearest Maria,
Your father is not only in my prayers this morning, but you and your family as well.
Remember the LORD has told us he will not allow anything to be put on us that we cannot handle. Keep the faith. Much Concern, Sam

Here is a note from Pastor Mark Tross on REVIVE SANTA FE...........



Dewey,
Juliet, Seth and I attended the Revive SF last night and it was a KILLER. I just heard and old recording of Leonard Ravenhill (one of the greatest revival preachers and teachers of our time :) that said, Evangelists Raise Money, but Revivalists RAZE Hell! Obviously God is up to something BIG here in NM, whether ALL the churches want Him or not :D GBY Brother and keep Giving The HEAVEN, cause you're on the front lines and doing well!
Blessings,
Mark Tross

Sharon and I have both read this book Kay is talking about......see banner ad at www.mykkim.com The book is AWESOME!!!

Dewey ~

Have you read The Shack, the novel by first-time author William P. Young that has become the #1 New York Times bestseller overnight? It is about a guy who has lost his sweet little daughter to a serial kidnapper. He is heartsick and angry at God and totally miserable. Then one day he finds a note in his mailbox inviting him to come visit the shack where the evidence was found of his daughter's murder - and it's from God. It's not just a phenomenally good story; after you read it, you're never the same again. And after YOU read it Dewey, you'll be interested to know that the author will be speaking in New Mexico at 6:30pm on both November 3 + 4 at Cornerstone Fellowship in Artesia. I'll bet your listeners would be thrilled with an interview for on-air and on your website! Here's the website for the church where the author will appear http://cornerstonefellowshipnm.com/ and here's the website for the author's blog - http://www.windrumors.com/ and for the book www.theshackbook.com, where you can find contact info for the author.

~ Kay

Here was on weekend question.........



Are you filled with the LOVE of JESUS like you were the first day you
>believed in HIM?

Dear Dewey,

Oh, Yes!!!! The more I love Jesus, the more I want to love Him and the more He shows me how very close He really is to each one of us.

Thank you for posting the request from "Kay" about the Christian persecution in India. It has been on my heart and in my prayers for the last few weeks. I sponsor a Vincentian seminarian from Kerala who is studying to be a priest in Bangalore. I visited Kerala last November and plan on returning this coming January. These religious priests are so kind and gentle and their ministry is all-embracing. They have a huge retreat center in Muringoor/Potta which ministers to thousands of retreatants every week in seven different languages. Many hearts and minds have experienced conversions and have turned to Christ through their charismatic preaching. I do worry about their safety in this increasing persecution towards Christians. Again, I implore all of your KKIM family to pray for the people in India.

We are truly blessed to have religious freedom in this country. May we always treasure this great gift!

May God bless you and your family and all those who support your ministry.

Linda (Phoenixville, PA)

This is from Gilbert of Gilbert and Friends heard weekdays on KKIM at 2:30...........


Hi Dewey, which love are you or your listeners talking about as there are 4 Greek words that describe that love:

1) Agapao love

2) Phileo love

3) Storge love

4) Thumos love

One love has no emotions, another is the family love, another brotherly love and still another is a very strong desire. I have not mentioned them in their order for a reason. You cannot go to a Strongs Concordance or a Vines dictionary to get the answer, it is impossible to get the true sense of these without going to the Bible and knowing where each word is used.

I'll be doing a series on these words showing the places where they are used in the Bible and each of their peculiarities - I'll do it in the series called "Thinking Outside the Box" Love you Dewey, Gilbert www.gilbertandfriends.com

God Bless you Gilbert!!! I am drinking from the coffee cup you gave me, "OLD GUYS RULE"!!!!!! I have to agree after yesterdays softball game....they were calling me Derek Jeter!!!!!!

Here is a note from Cherie.........

Dewey, Thank you for all you do to encourage and hold up the believers.
Thank you for your faithfulness. I just needed to write today so you
could let Karen Rowe know that what she shared this morning, 9/19/08
was a needed blessing in my life today and I am grateful she is so
willing to share.
Love, In Christ,
Cherie Snow

Pastor Don sends this note about former NM Congressman Bill Redmond and Oct. 3rd One Nation Under God Prayer Meeting..........

Hi Dewey,
We had a great day in the Lord today as Bill Redmond spoke to us on the Biblical Roots of American Government. That brother is a wonderful speaker, former pastor, former congressman, whom you know from Los Alamos, etc. If possible, it would be great to play his sermon on KKIM some Sunday, It was dynamic, Dewey, trust me! You can download it from our website.



Do you need for me to do another promo for Oct. 3, "One Nation Under God"? Thanks, Dewey. Let me know. Hope you and Sharon are doing well, her health is improving and your house sells this week. God bless or dios le bendiga.

Pastor Don Heights Christian Church www.heightschristian.org

One Nation Under God is an evening of prayer for us all!


Why do we say the blessing? By Karen Rowe



A Blessing is a gift from God that is received with Praise and Thanksgiving!



Most Christians are taught to say the blessing before we eat…That is to receive our food with Praise and Thanksgiving. To give thanks for the food that God has provided.



Often times, it seems that the Blessing is just overlooked…maybe even considered optional???



People eat out more now days, and in public or private, our thankful heart needs to remain the same. Not to mention humble…



Many times in our family, we rush through the blessing…seemingly to get it over with so we can eat. My son, who is 3 years old, can say a long winded prayer, but never the less, we are speaking to God and God is listening to that young tender heart talk so innocently to HIM, thanking God for his bike, Mud Volcano, his cousins, Matthew and Elicia, Elicia’s bike, Amanda’s bike, his bike and on and on….and then he’ll say thank You God for taking care of me, and protecting me and for loving me…sometimes he has to start again because he forgot to say thank you for the food….all very sweet and precious and I know that God is smiling…so are we…



But sometimes, we just want to get on with dinner…those rough days…

We are hungry, dinner is many times late and we just want to eat and be done for the day.



However, this morning my son and I read a meal time prayer book for kids as we ate.

What a blessing it was!



Not only did we say wonderful words of thanks to God, we acknowledged HIM for all that HE does for us, including HIS son Jesus Christ.



How often do we get so wrapped up in life that we forget to thank the ONE who gave us life?



How selfish of us to think of our belly and tired feet to rush through or skip a prayer to God…to skip talking to God or to rush through a conversation with God is just disrespectful…



HE understands, but still, when it gets right down to it, if God was visibly sitting at our dinner table with us, how differently would we treat our God when we give HIM thanks for our daily bread?



I think of this often, but still fall short…I think from now on, I will give God more respect.



Love and prayers,

Karen Rowe



Nic sent this in...........



Small Straws In A Soft Wind by Marsha Burns -- September 19, 2008:
The decisions that you make at this time will have the power to change the course of your life. It would behoove you to consider carefully the choices that present themselves at this time, and then seek Me for wisdom and direction. The most propitious options will not necessarily be the most logical according to natural circumstances. Rise up in the realm of the Spirit and choose according to righteous discernment, says the Lord.
Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the unfaithful will be caught by their lust.



Galatians 6
7 Do not be deceived God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Jess Dompreh
PowerHouse Church
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
www.powerhousefellowship.org

God Bless you all, Dewey Sharon and Family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

The first to email me wins a new dvd I just got from Dr. Charles Stanley!

Dewey,
Juliet, Seth and I attended the Revive SF last night and it was a KILLER. I just heard and old recording of Leonard Ravenhill (one of the greatest revival preachers and teachers of our time :) that said, Evangelists Raise Money, but Revivalists RAZE Hell! Obviously God is up to something BIG here in NM, whether ALL the churches want Him or not :D GBY Brother and keep Giving The HEAVEN, cause you're on the front lines and doing well!
Blessings,
Mark Tross

Dear KKIM Family,

Praise God!!! We are all together...........God put this question on my heart and soul to ask us all..........


Are you filled with the LOVE of JESUS like you were the first day you believed in HIM?

Good Morning KKIM Family,

Yesterday was a HUGE day in the Lord. We had a live broadcast from REVIVE SANTA FE!! This revival is going so AWESOME. We had a live press conference for the media and public to ask questions about the revival, we had a good turn out and had ten pastors talk about the event. What a VICTORY for our LORD! Please go to www.mykkim.com for more details on Revive Santa Fe which goes through Sunday. This news conference which was from 4:30 to 5:15 was like a Town hall meeting.........radio like it should be! PRAISE GOD for KKIM!

And this was their testimony:

They began to pray.

The people of God knelt before the

Lord and sought the face of God.

And they continued to pray.

Some faltered but the faithful prayed on.

Then they rallied themselves together and prayed some more.

And the city shook.

The ground trembled and the demon powers quaked with fear

as the people of God tore down the strongholds of the evil one.

And the enemy fought against the people of God but did not prevail.

And the people came in droves.

The people came and great revival was upon the land. Many were

saved, many souls were healed. Miracles and manifestation of God's

power and spirit were done.

And the revival broke forth and reached all across the land.

For the demon powers of the enemy were broken. The stronghold

of Satan was brought down and the people of God triumphed through

Jesus Christ.

And many strongholds were brought low across the land. God's

manifestation of spirit and power went abroad everywhere.



Please pray for Revival all over the United States!!!!

I love mail like this...........

Dear Dewey,
My name is Tamara Hartenberger and I am a listener of KKIM. I want to thank you so much for airing John Macarthur, particularly during his latest set of messages (both the salvation survey and the current series, battle for the beginning). I know that they are not popular, and that it is a risk to air the truth. But God will honor that. Please be encouraged, and continue to keep the faith. Thank you so much!

By the way tune into KKIM at 3:30 today for our brand new program with Pastor Bob brown.....you are in store for a treat!!! We praise God for friends like Pastor Bob!!!!

Thanks for stopping by for a cup today........I have to run off to the dentist now.......eating after the press conference...I had a tooth fall out!!! Love to go to the dentist!

We have two prayer needs this morning from Karen and Kay............



God Bless you and each one today w/God's Grace abundant! Thank you for the birthday wishes :-) I certainly got a lot of jabbing for turning the big 5-0. ...including a strange statement that I only turn 50 once... ya know... I have only turned each age I've been once; I doubt that I will have a 2nd time around on any one of the yrs/birthdays {{{smiles}}} On another note, Jamie is my youngest daughter (24) sorry if I did something to cause that confusion (she deserves it :-) she called me on my birthday and the 1st thing she said was "Mom, you are really old now!" I am trying to catch up on emails, etc. was busy over the weekend w/my older daughter & helping her get things moved from Muncie to Elkhart. The shop she worked at (hair salon) is closing... a nice time to move closer to home yay!
At the same time...been working thru a hard stage - my mom who has been fighting a battle against cancer for 2 yrs now and has surprised the drs. that she has beat it this long... is deteriorating fast. Please pray for comfort, peace, relief from suffering for her. I know she's going home to Jesus...I don't know the time frame of this...but its not looking hopeful here for her... I know the joys & celebrations for her on the other side...those who have gone before and are waiting to welcome her w/open arms.. her mom...my brother who has been waiting a long time for her. I have been reminded I have to let her go... I am having a hard time w/that in my heart...i understand in my head. God is Good...all the time...Karen

Dear friends ~

My heart grieves to learn of the reality of three weeks of ceaseless savage religious persecution in Orissa, India.
When I heard of these attacks, I thought, "I must tell my
Christian friends in the US. Surely they will care. Surely
they will not abandon our brothers and sisters in Christ."

Please read this moving report and then my note at the end...

~ Kay





Orissa's Nightmare: Will It Ever End?


Attacks on Christians continue as violence spreads to other states.


World Christian Ministries Newsletter

September 12, 2008
Dear Kay,


John Lindner

Twenty days after the attacks on Christians began in India's Orissa state, 300 villages lie in ashes, 4,000 Christian homes are burned, scores of churches are destroyed, and perhaps as many Christians lie butchered, burned or murdered. Worse, there is no confirmation that the violence has ceased. And where are the great Indian government leaders?

Indian Christians are begging the federal government to intervene, and U.S. Congressmen are asking how Indian federal officials can stand by and watch mob violence take over a state. The world is reacting, while the parochial U.S. media ignore the issue. This newsletter covers all of this. Sorry if it is longer than you wish.


How it began


Map of India. Orissa is shown in pale pink.

After Hindu Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was murdered in an attack on his ashram by Maoist Naxalites rebels on August 23, radical Hindus immediately announced Christians had murdered their leader and went on a rampage of revenge.

Of course, the Christians had had nothing to do with the attack. The All India Christian Council immediately issued a letter condemning the act, and Naxalites on September 1 finally claimed responsibility for their noxious deed.

The Naxalite's letter said, "The Sangh Parivar leaders ... have been trying to divert the people by uttering lies that it is not the Maoists but Christian organizations that had carried out the attack on the VHP leader." (Sangh Parivar means "United Family," referring to the coalition of right-wing Hindu organizations, while VHP refers to Vishwa Hindu Parishad or World Hindu Council.)

The Maoists' statement went on to say that Swami Saraswati was a "rabid anti-Christian ideologue and persecutor of innocent Christians who was responsible for the burning down of over 400 churches in Kandhamal district alone." So the Maoists have become defenders of the Christians! We'll take what we can get.

If you missed my earlier story, read my August 28 newsletter, "Violence Against Christians Explodes after Hindu Swami Murdered."

Widespread damage
But it was too late. Fanatic Hindus had already begun a misguided rampage of revenge that has not been thoroughly quelled as we write. The conflagration has spread to 14 of Orissa's 30 districts, reduced at least 300 villages to ashes, consumed over 4,000 homes of Christians, and left 50,000 Christians hiding in the jungle for a week or more in the rain, with 13,000 still in relief camps.

Benny Mathews of Alpha Ministries quoted Kandhamal District Collector Krishan Kumar September 2 as saying, "At least 2,400 buildings, including prayer houses and schools, have been damaged or burnt."


A destroyed jeep and house belonging to a Christian family.

While state officials reportedly confirmed only 13 dead, the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) cited 42 deaths, and Dr. Sajan George, President of the Global Council of Indian Christians, claimed to have documented 53 deaths. The truth may never be known, since by the time investigators are allowed into the villages, enemies of the gospel may have disposed of any remaining bodies of their victims.

An EFI report posted online September 8 listed 35 denominations suffering losses, 11 schools and colleges attacked, and four NGOs assaulted. While many attacks were against Roman Catholic properties prominent in the area, many evangelical ministries also were targeted. These included the Assemblies of God, Believers Church (Gospel for Asia), Indian Pentecostal Church, Indian Evangelical Team, Himalaya Evangelical Mission, Orissa Missionary Movement, Orissa Follow-Up, and churches planted by Hindustan Bible Institute graduates as well as independent and other denominational churches.

Leaders speak out
P.M. Thomas wrote me from Himalaya Evangelical Mission headquarters in Gorakhpur Monday: "We have nine churches there. Now most of our pastors and believers are living in the forest. Pastor Korkora's house is destroyed and some of the valuables were taken away; Pastor Gyani Harpal's house is completely burned down; Sister Deepti had to be taken by motorcycle at night to a forest, as she cannot walk because of an earlier fracture."



This girl kept her personal items in this metal box. When arsonists came she fled for her life, leaving her brother behind, unable to carry him and save herself. After the arsonists left, all she could find was the empty metal box.
Speaking for Indian Evangelical Team, Joy Thomas wrote Sept. 4:

"IET missionaries and believers of Phulbani, Koraput and Udliaguda were affected. In Phulbani our nine pastors' families and 91 families of believers are in the relief camp. Churches in Butuguda have been damaged by the fanatics. Four believer's houses were burnt. In Udliaguda two houses of our believers were burnt and three churches destroyed. Also houses of two of our missionaries were burnt by the fanatics."

Dr. Paul "Bobby" Gupta, President of Hindustan Bible Institute in Chennai (Madras) sent this urgent appeal last week:

"One of our churches was completed broken. There was a bomb blast and three churches and one orphanage building were damaged. Many of our pastors' houses were broken down and they have gone into hiding in the forest. There is continuous rain, and they have no shelter or food to survive. The situation in this district is becoming very tense. It is painful to hear the troubles that the Church is facing right now. Just this afternoon one of our students got the news that his house was completely broken and vandalized. He does not know where his parents are. Knees needed!"

Bishop M.A. Thomas of Emmanuel Ministries said at least ten of his pastors had their homes completely destroyed. Yet they avoided going to the relief camps because militants seek them out there and try to force them become Hindus. Moreover, recent reports cited two instances where VHP activists poisoned or tried to poison the water supplies of relief camps.

"About 3,000 militants came to attack our orphanage and our small building, where Pastor Kishore, his wife and orphan children stayed," Bishop Thomas continued. "But a small group of police turned them away. This was a miracle from God; otherwise how could such a small group of police protect Pastor Kishore and 28 orphan children from 3,000 angry militants?"

He added, "They attacked our orphanage in Bamunigam, Kandhamal. The militants entered the building and destroyed and burned everything, even the records and all the belongings of Pastor Sameer Majhi. They destroyed the kitchen and the things in the kitchen completely, but because of the police at least no life was lost."

"In Kolampur district, the militants attacked Pastor Gopinath Baniya, beat him very badly and destroyed the building. Praise God they did not kill him. Please earnestly prayer for him."

Yet some paid the ultimate price.



From left to right: Martyred missionaries Akbar Digal, Anil Majhi and Alok Kumar.
"Our Pastor Akbar Digal was killed by the big giant, the Hindu militant group," Bishop Thomas said. "He became a martyr on 29th August 2008." He reminded us that two other pastors, Pastor Anil Majhi and Pastor Alok Kumar, were killed by militant Hindus in Orissa on December 27th, 2007.

Violence spreading
But the trouble is far from ending, and may, in fact, be spreading. Compass Direct published news Monday of three attacks on Christians: One each in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Karnataka states.

In Madhya Pradesh suspected members of the Bajrang Dal and VHP burned down St. Bartholomew Church in Ratlam last Sunday after parishioners had decorated it to celebrate its 86th anniversary. (The Bajrang Dal means "Army of the Strong" and is the young men's branch of the VHP that is prone to anti-Christian violence.)

In neighboring Chhattisgarh last Friday members of the Bajrang Dal forced themselves onto a train and kidnapped four babies being transported by two nuns to an orphanage. The militants then filed charges of forced conversions against the nuns. When two other nuns arrived by vehicle to answer the first sisters' call for help, the militants beat the driver and one of the nuns.

In Karnataka 30 militants on motorcycles and an SUV stormed a church worship service, beat some of the worshipers, drove the pastor to a Hindu temple, and forced him to observe Hindu rituals. The violence has taken on the mode of ethnic cleansing.

Meanwhile, back in Orissa D.B. Hrudaya of Orissa Follow-Up reported 20 more houses of Christians were burned September 8, while the families fled into the forest. In four other villages 70 Christian families were forced to become Hindus.

According to a Sept. 8 article in the Times of India, in a separate incident Kamalini Naik, seven months pregnant, was ordered to denounce Christianity and convert to Hinduism. When she refused, she and her one-year-old son were "cut to pieces," according to witnesses.

Worldwide concern
What most of us (including Indian Christians) don't understand is why the Indian government seems to stand by and do nothing to stop the carnage. How can a nation pegged as the world's largest democracy let anarchy overtake a state? And why should it take 19 days to stop such anarchy?

A delegation of Indian citizens met with Indian President Pratibha Patil on September 1, asking her to enforce Article 355 of the Federal Constitution that calls for President's rule amid unstable conditions.

As in the U.S., the federal government is handicapped from entering a state unless invited to do so by state authorities--which Orissa thus far has refused to do. Yet if Orissa did not have sufficient police personnel to protect all the villages, asking for federal reinforcements would have been the logical thing to do. Its failure to do so suggests complicity with the Hindutva right-wing agenda.

At least India's Supreme Court has demanded that Orissa show that it has taken all plausible steps to ensure the safety of its citizens in Kandhamal district. The state has responded, a bit tardily, that it has ensured that no additional demonstrations are being allowed on behalf of the deceased Swami (though the VHP vowed to proceed with them anyway).

All this has caught the attention of nations and persecution watchers worldwide.

UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide has condemned the violence and sought to bring it to the world's attention, as have International Christian Concern, Compass Direct, a persecution reporting agency sponsored by Open Doors, and others.

Late last week a group of seven members of Congress petitioned the Indian government to get a handle on the situation. "We unequivocally condemn the murder of the Swami, yet we are also appalled to see how mob violence has taken root so quickly once again...," the letter stated.

"The reports of brutal killings and the widespread destruction of property... are extremely disturbing and we strongly urge the Government of India to maintain a strong security presence to guarantee the protection of vulnerable communities which are facing the immediate risk of violence and death. ... We urge the Government of India to take immediate steps to investigate these events and bring justice for the victims of the violence. In order to prevent future attacks, it is imperative that the government also address the climate fostering these attacks. India, with its great religious diversity, faces considerable challenges with communalism, but a democratic government must work to ensure the security and freedom of all its citizens."

The letter was signed by Congressmen Trent Franks (Arizona), Chris Smith (New Jersey), Bill Sali (Idaho), Robert Aderholt (Alabama), Bob Inglis (South Carolina), Mark Souder (Indiana), and Joseph Pitts (Pennsylvania). We commend these Congressmen for their world perspective.

Meanwhile back in Orissa Christian leaders are keeping a low profile. Still today a report was received saying even those attempting to go into the area to help have been beaten.

Milk-toast U.S. media
Meanwhile, I am appalled at the indifference of major U.S. media to this unthinkable atrocity. I have searched in vain to find any reference to it in the newspapers. The Washington Post has not published anything on it. I don't think any of the major TV news outlets have run any video on it (though AP and Reuters articles are sometimes found on their websites). They all seem too preoccupied with lipstick politics. No wonder Americans remain ignorant.

God bless,


www.WorldChristianMinistries.org




Hi, Dewey,

I wanted to let our listeners know what we will be discussing this Saturday morning on Walking in The Way. This Saturday, September 20, we will be talking about the lies Christian women believe. Women are bombarded with the world's message about what we are to think and do, most of which creates lies about ourselves and our relationship with God. This will be a lively discussion, so tune in and call in to express your views about the lies women believe. Walking in The Way airs at 8:05-9:00 AM every Saturday morning.

On Saturday, September 27, listeners will have a chance to ask questions of my guest Glennys Elliott. Glennys is a school counselor at Albuquerque Christian School. She will be talking about the kinds of issues kids face in school today and what parents can do to help. Be sure to tell your friends who have kids in school about this show. It will be an informative show for all parents.


Our listeners can go to http://www.walkingintheway.com/ for more information each week about the show and upcoming events.

Thanks, Dewey, for letting the listeners know about this show through Dewey's Cup.

May God bless you always,

Dr. Deb

Deborah Gunderman, D.Min.
Walking in The Way
It makes the difference in life!
505-385-7063 drdeb@walkingintheway.com

Thanks Deb!! We will be listening!

Don’t forget to let God be the God of our life, from Karen Rowe

Good Morning! Can we ever get tired of saying Good Morning? Or are we ever just too tired to say Good Morning?

Are we ever too tired for God?
Are we ever too busy for God?

Do we ever catch our self trying too hard; worrying too much that we forget that those things that we do for good and for God’s good purposes are already blessed by God?

Do we ever run ahead of God getting nowhere, except running extra laps around God while we wait on God to move on HIS project in HIS divine time???

We cannot change the world, but God can!
We cannot change the hearts of people, but God can!

The scriptures that God has on my mind this morning is from Deuteronomy 8
From The NIV Study Bible:
Do Not Forget the LORD

8:1“Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land that the LORD promised on oath to our forefathers.”

8:2“Remember how….the LORD your God led you…, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.”

8:3“He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, …to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.”

All we can do is be good Stewarts with Christ and let HIS light shine in our smile, words and actions…More powerful than anything that we can do alone is to let God live in us and HE can use us to help change the hearts of people…

It is a personal choice that we all must make to trust God with our heart and Jesus with our life!

Even when we see an easier way for another, we must remember to trust God as God leads each of us through events that change our lives…and it is all with God’s timing and purpose! We cannot push, shove, drag or force someone to a better or an easier life with Christ. Each person must make that personal choice…

Do we sometimes forget that God is leading and orchestrating events that change each of our lives for the better? HE IS!

…God is the ONE who can do all things…not us…

WE are just servants and we need to remember to depend on God…and trust HIM in All things!

May we simply allow God lead, guide and provide for us every day!
May we remember to “Be still and know that I am God” because…HE IS GOD…May we remember that God IS God and choose to rest in HIM.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled…”

And let us not forget to honor God our Father, who gives us all…Praise and Thank HIM from the depths of our soul and serve HIM by HIS guiding hand.

Thank you LORD for bringing me home to a safe and restful place.
In You and in You alone, I place my trust! Amen.

In Christ’s Name,
Karen Rowe

This from Grant...........

>>Muslim Cleric Says Mickey Mouse Is Satanic

(Undated) -- One of the most beloved cartoon characters in history has been declared "one of Satans soldier's" by an Islamic cleric. Sheikh Muhammad Munajid's comments made on al-Majd TV were directed at Mickey Mouse and the cartoon cat and mouse duo Tom and Jerry. The former diplomat at the Saudi embassy in Washington says under Sharia law, household mice and their cartoon likenesses must be killed. Munajid explained, quote, "according to Islamic law, the mouse is a repulsive, corrupting creature." In addition to Mickey and Tom and Jerry, Munajid had harsh words for the recent Olympic games in Beijing. He labeled the event the "bikini Olympics," saying nothing makes Satan happier than seeing female athletes in skimpy clothing.


Hey Brother Dewey,

Revive Santa Fe is just awesome. We had about 1,000 believers last night (Monday) for the Salvador Concert.

If you check today's paper our Mayor Coss was a no show last night.

Please ask your listeners to pray for Santa Fe. Our beloved friends in the homosexual community got our Mayor not to join us.

We love them all.

Please check reviversantafe.org for a list of major performing coming up for the rest of the week.

God bless you and all at KKIM

Jose

GODS PEACE and many blessings Dewey, to you and your family.
I have received the books, and am reading the smaller one now.
I thank you again, and a special thank you to Sharon for getting it in the mail, even though there was no Hurry..:)
Love in Jesus, Sam


The following should not happen in the United States..........
She fights for her life while her government fights her
Pioneer Press

Article Last Updated: 09/13/2008 09:19:02 PM CDT


Sandra Cooley, front, and her husband Bill, back, discuss the difficulties they've had trying to obtain Sandra's social security benefits. (Pioneer Press: Brandi Jade Thomas)

There's red tape. Annoying but inevitable. Then there is what's happening to Sandra Jean Cooley. Red tape just doesn't do justice to what this woman is being forced to deal with as she also grapples with an illness threatening her life.
Cooley is a 59-year-old cancer-stricken Minnesota mother of three and grandmother. She raised three kids while holding down a part-time job for more than 20 years. One of her kids is a Carver County sheriff's deputy. The others are a Golden Valley accountant and a human resources executive at a west metro hospital near her home in Waconia.
A beloved Waconia High School cafeteria worker, Cooley was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 1/2 years ago. A year ago, the cancer spread to bones in her left shoulder and her right hip, to her lungs, liver and adrenal glands.
The cancer forced her to quit her job late last year and apply for Social Security disability payments that amount to $422 a month. The Social Security Administration approved her claim within a month.
Doesn't matter, it seems. She might as well have crossed the border from Mexico today, as far as the federal government is concerned.
That's the way Cooley is being treated as bureaucrats question the validity of her U.S. citizenship. She has yet to receive one penny of the money to which she is entitled to help defray mounting out-of-pocket medical expenses not covered by insurance.
Cooley is not only facing serious health problems. She is also
dealing with what can only be described in a family newspaper as asinine lunacy because of a decision her dirt-poor parents made six decades ago.
Why? Ask the Department of Homeland Security. Good luck.
"My mom is afraid she will die before this entire mess is straightened out and will never receive her benefits,'' said daughter Sheila Owen, the sheriff's deputy.
It's a well-grounded fear. A visit to the past is in order here.
TOUGH START IN LIFE
Cooley's parents — Nellie Kathleen and Donald Travis Gibney — lived in Neche, N.D., a tiny town near the Canadian border and hometown of Henry Gurke, a World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Donald was a union ironworker. Nellie was a housewife. Life wasn't easy. Over the years, to help make ends meet, the couple's five children would be hired out during the summer months to local farm fam ilies. The Cooleys would not see their children until the start of school in the fall.
When their third child was due, the couple drove nearly nine miles north to Altona, Manitoba, where Nellie gave birth to Sandra Cooley on April 29, 1949.
Sandra was born two years after Donald Gibney returned from serving seven years as a mechanic.


This hospital receipt is among the documents Sandra and Bill Cooley have provided the government in an attempt to obtain Sandra's social security benefits. Photographed in their home in Waconia, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. (Pioneer Press: Brandi Jade Thomas)machinist on various Navy submarines that saw combat during World War II. One of the subs was the USS Bluegill.
The total bill for the seven-day stay at the hospital was little more than $58 and change. In those days, $3 — a substantial sum for such a family — would enable hospital officials to convert Sandra Cooley's birth certificate to reflect that she was the child of a U.S.-born citizen.
Her financially strapped parents decided no t to pay and took their newborn home. Four other children — two before Sandra Cooley and two after — would be born in similar fashion, driven to the same Canadian hospital. Over the years, all but Sandra Cooley were able, without much problem, to successfully have their


A photograph of Sandra Cooley's father, Donald Gibney.

Despite the fact that Gibney is a war veteran and U.S. citizen, Cooley has to find proof that he lived in the U.S. ten years before she was born in order to receive her social security benefits. (Pioneer Press: Brandi Jade Thomas)citizenship status changed.
But as Sandra's husband, Bill, notes, those approvals took place before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
"I think that's what is going on here,'' he said.
BLIZZARD OF PAPERWORK
Sandra and Bill Cooley applied for the citizenship change to satisfy the Department of Homeland Security's requirements. They submitted Sandra Cooley's birth certificate, record of work and income tax returns, as well as her late parents' birth certificates and0Anaturalization documents.
Sandra Cooley's mother, who was born in Canada, became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1953.
The Cooleys requested a meeting with federal immigration officials this summer after they did not hear back. They were told a division office in Rapid City, S.D., not Minnesota, would handle their claim.
They received a letter dated July 2 requesting additional information, including Sandra Cooley's birth certificate and evidence that she resided with her parents in North Dakota, as well as school and tax records (see full letter at the bottom of this page).
Not good enough, it seemed.
A letter dated July 18 asked the couple to submit "a clear and legible copy of your father's Form DD-214. Discharge and Separation documents.''
The agency also noted that it needed evidence under Immigration and Naturalization Act Section 301 to prove her father was a U.S. resident at least 10 years before her birth.
They sent relatives' documents, including her late father's birth certificate, military records and a 1972 affidavit signed by him and properly notarized saying he was born and lived here.
Not good enough, the agency wrote back July 29.
It seems the family has not submitted enough proof.
"The Service notes you previously submitted copies of your grammar school report cards as evidence of your continued residency in the Untied [sic] States,'' the July 29 letter to the Cooleys states. "While noted, these documents do not establish 2 years of continued physical presence between the ages of 14 and 28.''
Short of the seven days she spent as a newborn at the Canadian hospital, Cooley has lived here all this time.
Not good enough.
The family also was told in one of the letters that the agency still needs proof not only that Sandra Cooley's father was a U.S. resident 10 years before her birth but also that he was 12 or older before that time.
"No names. There's no name, no e-mail address,'' Bill Cooley said of the three letters he has received from the agency, which also carry no contact phone number. "No nothing. Just an address in South Dakota."
Bill Cooley said he tried in vain to call to have someone directly address his wife's situation.
The Cooleys are now trying to track down pre-1940 school records for Sandra's father, who attended classes at a one-room Bathgate, N.D., school that no longer exists.
"I can't believe it. This is the worst bureaucracy I have ever seen,'' said Bill Cooley, fighting mightily to hold back tears.
WORSENING HEALTH
The Cooleys have more serious things to worry about. Two weeks ago, doctors treating Sandra Cooley discovered five tumors in her brain.
The tumors have dramatically affected her balance and memory.
"The part that is scary for us is that, just a week before she got the brain diagnosis, s he was fine,'' said Sheila Owen. All of a sudden, there was a rapid decline of her mental status. "She walks around now like she's drunk all the time, confused and kind of wobbly."
Sandra Cooley will undergo surgery at the University of Minnesota this week in an attempt to shrink, if not eliminate, the brain tumors.
I end this as it should properly end, with Sandra Cooley's blunt and proper take on this whole, sorry saga: "There's got to be a better way.''

God Bless you all, Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

Dear KKIM Family,

There is no clock when it comes to prayer and the need of prayer for God's Children........especially HIS little ones.........like Saria, just 4 years old...........


Dewey,

Can you please send out an urgent prayer request for Saria Mejia. She is a four year old little girl and the daughter of our Mighty Mites Head Coach. They were leaving their home and coming to tonight's football practice when she fell off the back of the pick-up truck and landed on the back of her head. I'm not quite sure of the extent of the injuries but she apparently opened the back of her head. They rushed her to the hospital where she is being observed and undergoing some extensive testing. I will keep you posted as I get information....but please keep her in your prayers...God Bless, Joe Rowe Albuquerque

Can you imagine the worry of Mom and Dad? Let's turn to Acts 16:31

So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household."

May God be with the family!


Also this prayer request all the way from Cape Town from our friend, Tienie.............



Brother Dewey pray with us for the selling of our properties in Cape Town due to high interest rates we suffer financially. We knew anything is possible for our Lord Jesus. God bless you and your family.

God Bless you Tienie!!! We are thankful to have you as part of the KKIM family! All the way from Cape Town PRAISE GOD.....we will be praying!

Thank you prayer warriors for praying for all the needs that have come our way the last couple of days.....we are here to serve God's people.

God Bless you all, Dewey Sharon and family

Dear KKIM Family,

Last night I shared with you how touching it was for Susan to ask for prayer for her husband, Albert. Now tonight, and how touching is this..........daughter Maria asking prayer for her Dad Pastor Vic Tafoya of True Life Fellowship. Pastor Vic is a dear friend of mine and KKIM! He is on the air every Sunday at 8am. Pastor Vic and his lovely wife Barbara are such people of God. Vic uses his hands to touch the hearts of God's people and he also uses them to work with.........please read Maria's request for her Daddy........how touching............God is at work here folks..........


Hi Dewey,

This is Maria McNerney...Shain McNerney's wife and Pastor Victor Tafoya's daughter. I was hoping that you could add a prayer request to DDC for my dad because I know he will never ask for himself. His hand has some sort of lump beneath the skin that is rapidly getting larger and is somewhat painful. As you know, he is a truck driver who delivers his own loads so this can get quite uncomfortable during work. Of couse, being human, he is very worried that it might be a malignant tumor or something similar. Or, even if it is benign and requires surgery, this will interfere significantly with work. He saw the hand surgeon last week and they said it was nothing they had ever seen before. They will be doing an MRI this week to determine the next course of action. Also, my parents are planning to go on vacation next week so hopefully it doesn't interfere with that either. My dad is always so strong for everyone else and always carries everyone else's burdens. I ask that you would please keep him in prayer regarding this fear of the unknown, as well as the possibility of what might happen following his MRI. Thank you for your time and prayers and have a blessed week!

Maria McNerney <><

Please keep us posted on Vic, Maria........

Let me share with you the scripture that came to my mind when I read Maria's note and I just got a call from my wife Sharon who has found a Doctor who says she can help her with her autoimmune disease!!! Praise God!!!

We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us. 2 Cor. 1:8-10

Also please continue to pray for Revive Santa Fe. I just got a call from the leader Pastor Kyle Martin asking for prayer. KKIM will broadcast a special news conference, Lord willing, live on the air tomorrow at 4:30pm......stay tuned.. PRAISE GOD FOR ALL HE IS DOING IN SANTA FE!!!

Let nothing disturb you,

Nothing dismay you;

All things are passing;

God never Changes.

Patient endurance

Attains all that it strives for;

Those who have God

Find they lack nothing.

God alone suffices.

From St. Teresa of Avila

God Bless you all, Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

Dear KKIM Family,

Susan is asking for prayers for her husband Albert..........can there be anything more precious than one asking for prayer for another.......and many praying for one?

Oh! My friends The Lord honor this.............



Hi Dewey,



My husband has pneumonia and is scheduled for 2 more cat scans and a biopsy of his lung. Please add him (Albert) to your prayer list.

Thanks
Susan Albizo

We certainly are in prayer here tonight for Albert and you Susan, and for wisdom for the Doctor's and nurses.

I was led to this scripture as I prayed for you folks........

Matthew 11: 28-29

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"For My yoke is easy and My burden is light" AMEN!

My prayer is for all us of to read that scripture and take rest in the Lord!

Let us fall into his love.

There is no one that can save us from sickness, going broke, losing our home, losing our job, know one, but Jesus Christ.

When people write like Susan did for prayer.....I stop and pray to the Lord and then send out the prayer need.......When one is hurting, the children of Jesus Christ must act with prayer and care.

An Infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others. A.W. Tozer

I thank Mark Tross for arranging for a youth group to trim the trees at the KKIM Transmitter site! I praise God for people like Mark!!

Please also pray for the victims of Hurricane Ike...........Please help if you can.............

A Message from Billy Graham

A warm smile. A bottle of clean water. And the encouragement to just to keep going. When your world has been shattered by a hurricane; these are just a few of the things you need. These are just a few of the things the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team has with them as they comfort those in the path of Hurricane Ike. You can help hurting people with the love of Christ. Make a financial gift by calling 1-877-2-GRAHAM.

Please also continue to pray for "Revive Santa Fe" over 1,000 people took part in the first night at the Convention Center. Grant and I plan to broadcast live from there Thursday!


God Bless you, Dewey Sharon and Family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

Hear Ye, New Mexico!
Santa Fe Renaissance Fair -
Celebrating the Spanish Renaissance!

An Official Event of Santa Fe's 400th City Anniversary

When: September 20th and 21st from 10 am - 4 pm

Where: The El Rancho de las Golondrinas living history museum at 334 Los Pinos, just south of Santa Fe. Visit www.sfrenfair for directions and performance schedules.


Description: Enjoy continuous live performances on three stages at the beautiful Las Golondrinas living history museum including jousters, medieval live combat demonstrations in armor, a Royal Court, psychics, jugglers, belly dancers, beer/wine garden, costume contests - and turkey legs! Priced affordably - bring the family. Proceeds will benefit the programs of Open Hands and Las Golondrinas. Pirates optional.

Admission:
Adult Admission: $7
Seniors (62+) and Teens (13-18): $5
Children 5-12: $3
Children under 5: FREE
For more information www.sfrenfair.org or www.openhands.org.

Suzanne Chambers
Marketing & Communications Director
Open Hands
Direct Tel. (505) 428-2346 Cell: (505) 577-6515 UPCOMING EVENTS:



OPEN HANDS, OPEN HEARTS: Winter Silent Auction featuring the donated works of over 100 gallery and emerging artists. Artists' Reception - Dec. 12, 5 - 7 pm. Silent Auction - Dec. 13, 5 - 8 pm. Nussbaumer Fine Art Gallery at 314 Guadalupe, Santa Fe. Call (505) 428-2346 .

Helping the frail elderly, disabled or economically disadvantaged to live with dignity and independence.

For more about our programs visit: www.openhands.org

God's way of saying 'Have a nice day!'



Thanks to Kim who sent that in!

Good Morning KKIM Family!

I do not have much today....The Lord just wanted me to pass this along and I will check in with you later, God Bless, Dewey Sharon and Family

"When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him"

Proverbs 16:7

Please go to www.mykkim.com and see how you can help the victims of hurricane Ike. And check out the book "The Shack" at our web site!

I will write more when the Lord brings it to me........

A warm smile. A bottle of clean water. And the encouragement to just to keep going. When your world has been shattered by a hurricane; these are just a few of the things you need. These are just a few of the things the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team has with them as they comfort those in the path of Hurricane Ike. You can help hurting people with the love of Christ. Make a financial gift by calling
1-877-2-GRAHAM.

The Woodpecker Might have to go!




Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark


One Don't miss the boat.
Two Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.
Four Stay fit When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five! Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
Six Build your future on high ground.
Seven For safety's sake, travel in pairs.
Eight Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
Nine When you're stressed, float a while.
Ten Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.
Eleven No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.







May your troubles be less,
may your blessings be more,
and may nothing but happiness
come through your door!

Thanks To Merry for sending that in!

Good Morning KKIM Family,

Happy Birthday to........Conway is 14!!! No, Conway's last name is not Twitty!!!

Conway is the son of our wonderful web master Jannetta!!!

Happy 50th to Jamie and Karen Rieth

Celebrate those Birthdays!

"What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?

"And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

"And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, "Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!"

"I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. Luke 15 4-7

The Pastor used those verses in Luke 15 to talk about Ryan Husted whose funeral was yesterday........Ryan at times would get lost in his travels of life.........but for the last couple years he was on the right path........he was found........ PRAISE GOD! How about you?

How to be good in a world gone bad.......live a life of Christian Virtue........

A virtue is a specific moral excellence or good character trait. Most importantly, virtues are not innate but trained abilities, qualities, we must develop intentionally. In 1 Timothy 4:7, Paul says. "train yourself in godliness" and elsewhere he compares growth in godliness to athletic training, which requires hard work (see Corinthians 9: 24-27)

Taken from the book" How to be Good in a World Gone Bad" by Dr. James Spiegel.

I so much LOVE to read!!!!

Now let's here from you guys! The mailbag is FULL!!! I love to hear from you folks!!! Keep those emails coming..........they gives us the fuel we need to keep going!!!!

First an update from Dr. Deb on your show this coming Saturday at 8:05 am on KKIM.........

Hi, Dewey,

It's been a long day. Hope this isn't too late. Here is a little intro for Dewey's cup about my show on Saturday.

Going It Alone - Many women live life alone and lonely. Some are widowed. Some are divorced. Some have never married. And many married women know loneliness, too. Join us Saturday for a discussion of loneliness and being alone. Share your experience with loneliness. Discover what can lead to joyous living during seasons of loneliness.

Deb

Deborah Gunderman, D.Min.
Walking in The Way
It makes the difference in life!
505-385-7063 deborah@walkingintheway.com


I had Amy on New Mexico News and Views yesterday..........check out her web sites.........

Amy Downey
Tzedakah Ministries -- "To Equip His Church to Reach His People"
www.tzedakahministries.org
www.mysterysolvedwithmessiahjesus.wordpress.com

I get a lot of AMEN's From Shelly.........and I really appreciate her prayers and AMENS just like this.......Amen! Shelly Wageman


Dewey,

"God told me to tell all of us that HE still does miracles and we need to put our faith in HIM and HIM alone.

America has been looking for a leader.................and Jesus Christ has been waiting."

Absolutely. Have you read the little fiction book THE SHACK ??

It talks about that, Jesus and Jesus only.

Fly your flag today, mine is up.. and will stay up till the Nov. election...

Frank (The Old Texan) Haley cjf Isa. 9:6

"When the sunshine of God's love meets the showers of our sorrow, the rainbow of promise appears."

Hi Dewey Moede,

I did not find an e-mail address for Mr. Haley. Could you please pass
this on to him? He had a guest last week that spoke about sharing the
Gospel with Jews, and she gave her e-mail address,
but I was not able to write it down and wow, I did not remember it or
her name . . . So you see I need help, as I want this information for
myself and a Florida friend, who also listens on line. I so
love KKIM and all you have done for it, and I like your new site!

Thanks,
Judith Killgore


Shalom,


Good day to you and G-d bless. Bro. Dewey, this is Jonathan Olivas, the one who blew the shofar at the Light & Liberty Jail Ministry Breakfast. I am also, along with my mom Barbara, your partner in the StemEnhance business. First off, thank you for blessing me and my family through the ministry of KKIM. I was excited to hear you share your vision concerning KKIM. We are so exceedingly grateful for programs such as: Cultivate, Pastor John Macarthur, the Matthew Hill Show, News & Views, Gilbert Larsen& Friends, NM News and Views, Odyssey and Focus on the Family. I pray for your ministry regularly. I know that you heard us sing @ the breakfast, but I am not sure if you are familiar with our family music ministry. G-d called our family years ago into ministry, but until recently many of our members had not yielded to this call (myself included). Singing together since we were young, we have only recently begun to walk through the doors He has opened for us. We are getting ready to begin recording a demo, and renamed the Olivas family singers- as Shiloh. We sang this past Shabbat(Saturday) at the African-American Pavilion at the NM State Fair for Gospel Music Day. We will be singing again on the 20th at the same venue. I don't know if you have an outlet on KKIM to share this. We sing traditional and gospel, accappela and instrumental arrangements. Right now we are working on some original music. We would like to introduce something different, something fresh. Music that is holy, set apart, and not mixed with the beat and/or message of the 'god of this world'. I believe that the Almighty has been preparing our ministry (as well as you and yours), for 'such a time as this.' What an exciting time to be alive and in His service. The return of Messiah is imminent!! We are also in the middle of the 40 days of telichot(prayers for forgiveness) and teshuvah(repentance, lit. returning upright), leading up to Yom Kippur(Day of Atonement) and the High Holy Days. Prophetic shadows? Absolutely!! Hallelu-YAH, maranatha~! Baruch Ha Shem(Blessed be His Name)!!



In the His service,

Jonathan Olivas


Dewey,

The scripture says:

There will be silence before thee
And praise in Zion oh God

Your friend,

Andy

Amen and Amen...

Thank You Dewey...I didn't even know that it was 9/11 today, so I appreciate the reminder. This day is important...I just didn't even know what day it was. I noticed there was something different about today, but thought that it was just that I forgot my coffee...there is alot of silence in the air today and I can sense God's presence.

You are so obediant to write what you wrote! God does still do miracles. HE is doing so much in our life it is mind boggling!

I said a prayer for all those hurting and in need...I just feel peace that no matter what, God is God and HE is with us.

I am so sorry for the loss of Ryan Husted, but as you wrote yesterday...He is with God. So much God must love us to keep us, take us and comfort us as we continue on our journey to get home with the LORD.

God Bless you and may God bless the family of Ryan. May God bless all those who are hurting with loved ones away fighting for our freedom. Thank God for those men and women! My family knows that they are heros and nothing else needs to be said. It is humbling. God bless us one and all. My heart, my faith, my love to everyone and with that alone we know that Jesus is LORD.

God Bless and God Bless...Karen Rowe from North Carolina

And now here is Karen..............


Peace to you and from the Word of God:

John 14:27

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”



Romans 5:1-5

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has give us.”



Against All Odds…We have HOPE…



That is amazing power in God!!! That against all odds that we see before us…Against all odds that look grim and unachievable by anyone, much less ‘me’…That against ALL odds in this world, we have a God that can do the impossible!!!



When we put our faith in our LORD Jesus, we allow HIM to work in mighty and powerful ways in our life!!! In health, in business, in service, and in LIFE…our life and the lives of others…God can and does use us to do the impossible!!!



Why, you may wonder??? Quiet simply because when we honor Jesus by faith and obedience, we are honoring God by our love and obedience and thus, our life brings glory to God!!! And let’s not forget that God loves us and Jesus tells us that if we have faith as little as a mustard seed, you can do these great wonders!!!



God loves us!!! Not to say that life will be ‘peachy’ all the time…because it won’t! God even loved us enough to warn us, but in warning us, HE encouraged us and instructed us how to stay strong even in the grimmest of situations…that HE will NEVER leave or forsake us…And Jesus said, do not love money….and Love our LORD our God 1st…And love others 2nd…and HE will never leave or forsake us…



HE is spelling it out to us…Trust in the LORD with ALL our heart and lean not on our own understanding…



WHY…Because HE will never leave or forsake us! That we can do ALL things through Christ who gives us strength!!!



Faith as little as a mustard seed….How much more can we do with GREAT FAITH in JESUS!!!

Where is our HOPE??? Our hope is in JESUS!!! HE gives us LIFE!!! Jesus is bigger than life…Jesus serves for the Glory of God!!!



What are we hoping for and what is our motivation??? Is it is for all good purposes with no selfish motivation??? Will it bring Glory to God???



In all things for which we have hope for, even if as little as a mustard seed, when our hope is IN Jesus with God 1st as the priority in our life, we can know that God will bless us because of our loyal faith and we will succeed against all odds!!! Because it brings Glory to God!!!



The most powerful thing that a Christian can say is …God bless you…To be blessed by the creator of the heavens and the earth; to be blessed by the power of Christ in our life…is a gift from God to be received with PRAISE and THANKSGIVING!!!



To God is the Glory FOREVER and EVER…AMEN!!

Where there is HOPE, there is JESUS …We need HOPE to have FAITH!



God loves you...God Bless you... and God IS Good!

May we all remember to spread God’s love and hope in Jesus today!!!



Love in Christ, our precious Jesus,

Karen Rowe



Thanks Karen!!!



I don't normally post political cartoons...........but I could not pass this one up sent in by Robert.........You gotta love Hockey Moms!!!







God Bless you all, Dewey Sharon and family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com

Dear KKIM Family,

Today being 9/11 you would think I would have a lot to say. But God has stopped me this morning from writing........to reflect and be silent and seek HIM.

God has told me to share this with you........

Today as all days, there will be a lot of nothing noise.........a lot of words spokes that mean nothing.

Today I am going to the funeral of 29 year old Ryan Husted.

On 9/11 a great number of deaths occurred and since then many more with the war.

There is Hope for troubled times.........and it is in Jesus Christ.

There is hope everywhere.

Today God gives milk

and I have the pail

Written by Anne Sexton

I believe in the sun, even if it does not shine.

I believe in love, even if I do not feel it.

I believe in God, even if I do not see HIM.

That was written on the wall of the Warsaw Ghetto by an unknown Jew, circa 1942.

God is the only hope in this troubled world.........true peace can only be found in HIM.

The last month or so I have been blessed by two people who have served time in prison. Jenny and Karen. Jenny was arrested 24 times before age 16........Karen has been in prison 3 times........repeat offenders....but you know what? they have been broken down......they have been sexually abused, beaten, spit upon...........they have told their stories on KKIM. They have been raised up by Jesus Christ and HIS angels. Both Jenny and Karen are walking with the Lord......What a miracle!!! Why do I share this today on 9/11..........because God told me to tell all of us that HE still does miracles and we need to put our faith in HIM and HIM alone.

America has been looking for a leader.................and Jesus Christ has been waiting.

In Timothy 4:7, Paul says, "train yourself in godliness"

God Bless, Dewey Sharon and Family

www.mykkim.com

www.deweysdailycup.com