Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Congress needs to hear from you while home on recess!
Received this email from Stop the Abortion Mandate Coalition:
Now that Christmas and New Years have passed, members of Congress are back in their home districts -- their winter recess is still in full swing.
Since Members don't go back to Washington until mid-January, NOW is the perfect time to get in contact and express your feelings about abortion coverage and government funding of abortion in the pending health care reform legislation.
How? Through phone calls, e-mails and, even more importantly, district office visits!
We've received many e-mails from people who've tried to call and e-mail their elected officials -- only to find full inboxes and voicemails not accepting messages with the viewpoints of constituents.
Some Members of Congress may hold town hall meetings while home during this holiday break, but if not, now is the time to GO SEE THEM at their district offices while they're home on recess.
Our Representatives and Senators have a lot to answer for while home over these next weeks ...
The House of Representatives passed a health care bill that contained the "Stupak Amendment," which blocked government funding of abortion. But the Senate version funds abortion on demand.
The House and Senate will now have to reconcile the differences and come up with a compromise bill -- and they need to hear from you, their constituents!
They need to know that you DO NOT support any health care reform legislation that funds abortion!
Make your voice heard TODAY!
Stop the Abortion Mandate has created a new "Holiday Break Action Toolkit" that you can take with you to district offices. Download it as a PDF file here.
You CAN make a difference!
Here are your action items:
1.) Download the Holiday Break Action Toolkit.
2.) Go to your Representative's and Senators' local district offices -- take friends and family and ask questions of your representatives like "will you oppose any health care bill that does not explicitly block government funding of abortion?"
Find your local district offices:
REPRESENTATIVES
SENATORS
3.) Remember to keep it simple: ask them to "Stop the Abortion Mandate -- and don't vote for any health care legislation that allows government funding of abortion."
These next few weeks are crucial to making sure YOUR
voice gets heard!
Now that Christmas and New Years have passed, members of Congress are back in their home districts -- their winter recess is still in full swing.
Since Members don't go back to Washington until mid-January, NOW is the perfect time to get in contact and express your feelings about abortion coverage and government funding of abortion in the pending health care reform legislation.
How? Through phone calls, e-mails and, even more importantly, district office visits!
We've received many e-mails from people who've tried to call and e-mail their elected officials -- only to find full inboxes and voicemails not accepting messages with the viewpoints of constituents.
Some Members of Congress may hold town hall meetings while home during this holiday break, but if not, now is the time to GO SEE THEM at their district offices while they're home on recess.
Our Representatives and Senators have a lot to answer for while home over these next weeks ...
The House of Representatives passed a health care bill that contained the "Stupak Amendment," which blocked government funding of abortion. But the Senate version funds abortion on demand.
The House and Senate will now have to reconcile the differences and come up with a compromise bill -- and they need to hear from you, their constituents!
They need to know that you DO NOT support any health care reform legislation that funds abortion!
Make your voice heard TODAY!
Stop the Abortion Mandate has created a new "Holiday Break Action Toolkit" that you can take with you to district offices. Download it as a PDF file here.
You CAN make a difference!
Here are your action items:
1.) Download the Holiday Break Action Toolkit.
2.) Go to your Representative's and Senators' local district offices -- take friends and family and ask questions of your representatives like "will you oppose any health care bill that does not explicitly block government funding of abortion?"
Find your local district offices:
REPRESENTATIVES
SENATORS
3.) Remember to keep it simple: ask them to "Stop the Abortion Mandate -- and don't vote for any health care legislation that allows government funding of abortion."
These next few weeks are crucial to making sure YOUR
voice gets heard!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Derek Loux
On Wednesday morning December 23, 2009, Derek R. Loux (37), a husband, father, musician, and justice advocate, went home to be with the Lord after a fatal car accident in Nebraska. Derek, a faithful servant of the Lord, was husband to Renee Loux for 17 years and father to ten children, several with special needs.
The Louxes' two biological daughters, Sophia (12) and Michaela (9), were joined by five adopted daughters from the Marshall Islands: Telma (19), Teyolla and Keyolla (twins, 18), Leeann (15), and Sana (8). Of their three adopted sons from the Ukraine, Sasha (7), Ethan (6), and Silas (3), two have Down syndrome and one has spina bifida.
Late in the evening on December 22, after attending a training seminar on how to help children who are rescued out of the sex slave industry, Derek and his friend, Jonathan Oliver, began their return drive from Colorado. They hit a patch of black ice as they drove through a Nebraska snowstorm, causing their vehicle to spin out of control and flip several times. Jonathan and a witness of the accident immediately performed CPR on Derek while waiting for the ambulance. Derek regained a pulse, but his heart rate dropped as they were transporting him to a hospital and he passed away.
Derek was part of the senior leadership team of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOP–KC) and served many areas of the missions base, including helping to pioneer Forerunner Music Academy. Before joining IHOP–KC, he served as the director of Indianapolis House of Prayer for four years. As a professional musician, singer, and songwriter, Derek recorded several CDs including Paper Religion and Fragrant Burning. He was also a worship leader and a frequent conference speaker.
Derek’s life passion was adopting and restoring orphans, particularly those with special needs. He pioneered the vision of the Orphan Justice Center, a haven of restoration for rescued orphans.
Kirk Bennett, director of IHOP–KC's justice department, worked with Derek and the Orphan Justice Center. “Derek was a joyful husband and father. He is one of the most amazing champions of justice, adoption, and life that I have ever worked with. He was intensely and personally involved in bringing justice to many; he demonstrated the value of life to people and individuals so that they could experience their own value and freedom," said Kirk.
Derek and Renee’s firstborn son, Josiah, a special needs child, passed away when he was 2½ years old. Josiah’s life and death opened the Louxes' eyes to a whole new world of love for children with special needs. As a result, one of their dreams has been to buy approximately 45 acres on Blue Ridge Boulevard, Grandview, to build a “mansion of mercy” and therapy center for special needs children and the staff caring for them. Renee and the Loux children plan to continue their current efforts to help children, fulfilling this dream even in Derek’s death. For more detailed information about the Josiah project and how you can partner with the Loux family, go to www.josiahfund.org.
Mike and Diane Bickle and the entire IHOP–KC staff will greatly miss Derek Loux, his excellent leadership, and his faithful friendship. Speaking of Derek, Mike Bickle says: “He was a faithful man who loved God and cared about people. He led worship teams, and helped start Forerunner Music Academy and the Orphan Justice Center. He was an integral part of our leadership and he will be greatly missed as a dear friend.”
Derek’s memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the IHOP–KC Forerunner School of Ministry building located at 12444 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri, 64030.
Service times are as follows: viewing, 10:00am–noon; memorial service (available by live webstream on IHOP.org/louxmemorial), 2:00pm–4:30pm.
If you would like to assist the family at this tragic time, you may do so by mailing your tax-deductible financial gift to:
IHOP–KC
3535 E. Red Bridge Road
Kansas City, MO 64137
Please make checks payable to “SCCF” and write “IHOP–KC Benevolence Fund” in the memo line.
Checks may also be brought to the IHOP–KC Business Office at 3535 E. Red Bridge Road, Kansas City. If you would like to make a credit card donation, please call: 816.763.0200 x.2250.
The Louxes' two biological daughters, Sophia (12) and Michaela (9), were joined by five adopted daughters from the Marshall Islands: Telma (19), Teyolla and Keyolla (twins, 18), Leeann (15), and Sana (8). Of their three adopted sons from the Ukraine, Sasha (7), Ethan (6), and Silas (3), two have Down syndrome and one has spina bifida.
Late in the evening on December 22, after attending a training seminar on how to help children who are rescued out of the sex slave industry, Derek and his friend, Jonathan Oliver, began their return drive from Colorado. They hit a patch of black ice as they drove through a Nebraska snowstorm, causing their vehicle to spin out of control and flip several times. Jonathan and a witness of the accident immediately performed CPR on Derek while waiting for the ambulance. Derek regained a pulse, but his heart rate dropped as they were transporting him to a hospital and he passed away.
Derek was part of the senior leadership team of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOP–KC) and served many areas of the missions base, including helping to pioneer Forerunner Music Academy. Before joining IHOP–KC, he served as the director of Indianapolis House of Prayer for four years. As a professional musician, singer, and songwriter, Derek recorded several CDs including Paper Religion and Fragrant Burning. He was also a worship leader and a frequent conference speaker.
Derek’s life passion was adopting and restoring orphans, particularly those with special needs. He pioneered the vision of the Orphan Justice Center, a haven of restoration for rescued orphans.
Kirk Bennett, director of IHOP–KC's justice department, worked with Derek and the Orphan Justice Center. “Derek was a joyful husband and father. He is one of the most amazing champions of justice, adoption, and life that I have ever worked with. He was intensely and personally involved in bringing justice to many; he demonstrated the value of life to people and individuals so that they could experience their own value and freedom," said Kirk.
Derek and Renee’s firstborn son, Josiah, a special needs child, passed away when he was 2½ years old. Josiah’s life and death opened the Louxes' eyes to a whole new world of love for children with special needs. As a result, one of their dreams has been to buy approximately 45 acres on Blue Ridge Boulevard, Grandview, to build a “mansion of mercy” and therapy center for special needs children and the staff caring for them. Renee and the Loux children plan to continue their current efforts to help children, fulfilling this dream even in Derek’s death. For more detailed information about the Josiah project and how you can partner with the Loux family, go to www.josiahfund.org.
Mike and Diane Bickle and the entire IHOP–KC staff will greatly miss Derek Loux, his excellent leadership, and his faithful friendship. Speaking of Derek, Mike Bickle says: “He was a faithful man who loved God and cared about people. He led worship teams, and helped start Forerunner Music Academy and the Orphan Justice Center. He was an integral part of our leadership and he will be greatly missed as a dear friend.”
Derek’s memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the IHOP–KC Forerunner School of Ministry building located at 12444 Grandview Road, Grandview, Missouri, 64030.
Service times are as follows: viewing, 10:00am–noon; memorial service (available by live webstream on IHOP.org/louxmemorial), 2:00pm–4:30pm.
If you would like to assist the family at this tragic time, you may do so by mailing your tax-deductible financial gift to:
IHOP–KC
3535 E. Red Bridge Road
Kansas City, MO 64137
Please make checks payable to “SCCF” and write “IHOP–KC Benevolence Fund” in the memo line.
Checks may also be brought to the IHOP–KC Business Office at 3535 E. Red Bridge Road, Kansas City. If you would like to make a credit card donation, please call: 816.763.0200 x.2250.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Alert: Stupak Condemns Amendment
Join Bart Stupak in Condemning Pro-Abortion Language!
Today, the Senate approved an end to the debate on the Manager's Amendment that finalizes abortion funding in the Senate Health Care Reform Bill. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) praised the Senate bill, describing it as having "abortion language that is completely different from the House -- thank God."
One thing is clear. Nancy Pelosi sees the chance to replace the pro-life Stupak-Pitts Amendment in the House with the pro-abortion Manager's Amendment.
Tell your Senators and Representative to oppose any bill that includes this pro-abortion Manager's Amendment.
Bart Stupak (D-MI) called the Manager's Amendment "unacceptable" and said, "We are going to hold firm and make sure that the Stupak-Pitts language stays when this amendment is brought back to us. We will not vote for the bill if that language is not there."
If Nancy Pelosi strips the Stupak Amendment out of the House Health Care Reform Bill and dares Bart Stupak to defeat the bill on the final vote, we need him to know that we have been with him every step of the way.
PLEASE tell your elected Members of Congress that anything less than the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is unacceptable.
Received from www.sba-list.org
Today, the Senate approved an end to the debate on the Manager's Amendment that finalizes abortion funding in the Senate Health Care Reform Bill. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) praised the Senate bill, describing it as having "abortion language that is completely different from the House -- thank God."
One thing is clear. Nancy Pelosi sees the chance to replace the pro-life Stupak-Pitts Amendment in the House with the pro-abortion Manager's Amendment.
Tell your Senators and Representative to oppose any bill that includes this pro-abortion Manager's Amendment.
Bart Stupak (D-MI) called the Manager's Amendment "unacceptable" and said, "We are going to hold firm and make sure that the Stupak-Pitts language stays when this amendment is brought back to us. We will not vote for the bill if that language is not there."
If Nancy Pelosi strips the Stupak Amendment out of the House Health Care Reform Bill and dares Bart Stupak to defeat the bill on the final vote, we need him to know that we have been with him every step of the way.
PLEASE tell your elected Members of Congress that anything less than the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is unacceptable.
Received from www.sba-list.org
Monday, December 21, 2009
Babies Learn Language Skills In Womb
Just a fetus? Not real until birth?
LifeNews.com posted an article with the following research reported:
"Scientists have determined that unborn children learn language skills in the womb and their mother's dialect -- which contributes to a baby's cry when she is born. The research suggests that the language a mother speaks greatly influences the cries her babies learns in the womb and produces after birth.
French newborns tend to cry with rising melody patterns, slowly increasing in pitch from the beginning to the end, the scientists noted. On the other hand, German newborns seem to prefer falling melody patterns...."
Read the rest of the article here.
LifeNews.com posted an article with the following research reported:
"Scientists have determined that unborn children learn language skills in the womb and their mother's dialect -- which contributes to a baby's cry when she is born. The research suggests that the language a mother speaks greatly influences the cries her babies learns in the womb and produces after birth.
French newborns tend to cry with rising melody patterns, slowly increasing in pitch from the beginning to the end, the scientists noted. On the other hand, German newborns seem to prefer falling melody patterns...."
Read the rest of the article here.
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