HE’S ALIVE
‘I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen.’ — Rev 1.18a
Christian News and Views
July-August-September 2014 • Vol. 1, No. 2
‘Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.’ — Psalm 37:4 Bradenton, Florida | FREE
God Has Been Good to Me at 103 By Jan Sill Bradenton, FL — fled Armenia to Florence Alexandria come to America in Dedorian Foster was 1910 where she was born June 13, 1911. raised in the city of She is affectionately Philadelphia, PA. known as “Didi by “My father loved her friends and fans. America. We did Back in the day, Didi all we could to help lived a colorful life as raise money to bring a jazz singer. Armenian orphans When asked, to this country, “What do you especially those attribute your long whose parents were life to?” She told me murdered and lost in that when she was the war.” During young, she actually Didi is 103 years old and still the First World War, did not take good singing for Jesus! while still a young care of herself. She girl, she remembers was just fortunate enough to be born standing in a flatbed truck singing on to parents with good genes. However, a box while her sister played a small over fifty years ago Didi did become a pump piano. They would perform believer in Jesus Christ. He gave her a to get the attention of those who were new song and a new life that she is very passing by so the pitch man could grateful for. “I don’t know how long sell them Liberty War Bonds. She God will have me stay, but anytime reminisces on some of the old favorite He wants me to go, I am ready,” is her songs like, “Over There” and “Smile straightforward confession. Awhile” that always drew a crowd. Here is her story. Hundreds of Didi was 20 years of age during thousands of Armenians and Assyrians the Great Depression. While singing had been killed during the Hamidian for fun at a local night club, a talent massacre. The Ottoman Empire (an agent noticed her and approached her. Islamic regime) was responsible for She quickly realized she could earn a the deaths of over 300,000 people in better living by using her God given the late 1800’S. The genocide of the talent. Soon thereafter, she quit her Armenian people continued through day job at the Bell Telephone Company world war two. During this time, just in order to begin her new career in a year before she was born, her parents show business. She began singing in night clubs in the Philadelphia area, but quickly expanded. It was not long
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Page 2 12 Years to Build… By George Odongo
The Thomas Family with the children
Rescuing Children From the Streets of India Rajalpalayam, India — Every child born in this world comes with a unique and divine purpose. Unfortunately, sometimes those purposes are thwarted due to the children being abandoned, deserted, thrown away or orphaned. Many such children end up as child laborers working in hazardous places, victims of child-trafficking and sex trade, begging or forced into other illegal activities. India has 440 million children. That’s more than the entire population of North America. The children having Bible study Joel Children’s Home is a simple effort in fulfilling the vision that the play, fun and recreation together. They Lord has given to Pastor Thomas and now have a loving home where they are his wife Rose. By reaching out to the cared for with the security and safety children, taking care of the poor, the a child needs. It is our vision to extend fatherless and orphans, and by sowing the Children’s Home to 20 children the truth into their hearts, they intend this year. to change this land. God helped them Together let us bring smiles and to start a children’s home in the year sunshine into the lives of these 2004 with 4 children. Their vision is to precious children who may have been raise these children in the love of God. forsaken by the world but are the next Faith International generation of the Lord! Christian Center has “Today’s children are supported this ministry tomorrow’s leaders.” from the inception and brought smiles in the Joel Childrens Home lives of many broken is a ministry of Faith and homeless children. International Christian At present there are Center in Bradenton, 8 children in our home. FL. You may contact We bring them up in a the home direct at spiritual and homely jc home7 7 7 @ g m a i l . atmosphere. They go com or through the to the nearby Private church at ficcpastor@ schools to be taught The Director, Pastor yahoo.com. Ask about skills and then come Thomas, praying before a sponsoring a child! home to enjoy times of meal
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Page 4 Hear The Word By Wende Thompson
Page 8 The Fields are Still White By Isa Bajalia
Didi as young nightclub singer
The children showing some of their Bible activities