Denny's Tractor. The Luker Foundation, through LifeNets, donates $10,000 for tractor to be used by Legacy Foundation in Thailand for operation in small rice paddies. We are so happy to see this be able to help more people with food security. MORE at http://lifenets.org/thailand/tractor.html
LifeNets supports Life Gaps School in Central Indiana which now manufactures TRIKES for disabled children in Central America.http://lifenets.org/lifegaps/trike.html
LifeNets Australia helps fund school supplies, uniforms and shoes for Guatemalan children. See photos and report.
LifeNets sponsors two more young adults Michael Slocum and Julia Stewart for teaching mission in Thailand. We have a total of three going for the 2014-2015 year. Please read more about the participants and mission at http://lifenets.org/thailand
FIVE NEW Messages from Bill Bradford in Australia --in
our AUDIO section -
Includes: How a Person is Called, How Should Prophecy Affect You?, Is the Jesus Way the GET Way? What Christ's Resurrection Means?, The Power of the Hope of Your Calling
We visited Pastor Nikolai Gantiuk and his wife Angelina at Ukrainian Sabbatarian community in Willow Springs, Missouri on February 16, 2014. Great story!
Insightful report by Barry and Sandy Kortius of Colorado who traveled with Scott/Collette Lockwood and families to Malawi and visited our brethren there along with the LifeNets projects. A good read
We always appreciate reports about how the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Program benefits children. Latest note from Malawi. You can see more about our program at http://www.lifenets.org/scholarships
One of LifeNets successes in Malawi: the Jumpha Clinic. We have provided medicines for 10 years. The clinic is on the border with Zambia and Mozambique and provides healthcare for people in those countries, too. It is run by Cephas and Patricia Chapamba. We gave him a scholarship to get his Practioner degree. He is also LifeNets Malawi board chairman.
Jed Sy along with her brother Jong Pilapil is serving a life sentence in the Philippines for a crime she did not commit. I visited her and Jong on July 14, 2013. They have earned great trust in prison and were allowed laptop computers that LifeNets provided. MORE
After the November 8, 2013 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, LifeNets around the world has come to aid of victims. Pictured above is LifeNets affiliate in Japan sending first shipment of 1000 items of children's clothing. Follow progress at http://lifenets.org/typhoon2013
Completion of fifth Summer Camp Program in Vinogradov, Ukraine. See full report here. We have been working with street children and orphans in Vinogradov since 2001. www.lifenets.org/vinogradov
Jorge de Campos returns from Brazil with great report and pictures of our growing LifeNets cattle program. Read more
Sunday, August 11, 2013
The Minneapolis Church
will celebrate its 50th anniversary September 5, 2013. Shown is the
first pastor Sherwin McMichael with wife Beverly. We plan to be
there. See MORE
pictures and info.
On March 19, 2013 we established the Dennis Luker Memorial
Foundation in
honor of our dear friend Dennis Luker who died on March 14,
2013. Along with his wife LeeAnn they ardently supported
LifeNets education projects and we would like to memorialize
his life with future education initiatives.
LifeNets member Neil Wallis participates in
7000 km road rally driving through 7
countries in Southern Africa, giving
LifeNets exposure and giving out hundreds of
pairs of shoes to poor people along the
way. Great
story!
Kids for Cows Update.
We thank children who through LifeNets help children get milk in
Brazil, Zambia and Kenya
LifeNets
establishes new service program in South Africa: Live
Clean Program to be presented to groups of vulnerable
children in order to provide them with a message of hope and
practical techniques for daily living to alleviate emotional
and mental suffering. It will be headed by LifeNets
Southern Africa chairman, Monique Webster.
Wednesday, February
13, 2013
In January 2013
I recorded these three short testimonials from our LifeNets
Developing Nations Scholarship Fund students who tell us of
their ambitions and how they are doing. They are studying to
be a doctor, social worker and school teacher--none of which
would have been possible without a a Developing Nations
Scholarship grant. Please take a look at this three minute
YouTube video. We thank All of God's Children 501 (c)(3) in
Lansing, Michigan that has just provided $4000 towards the
Zambia scholarships. http://lifenets.org/scholarships
Monday, February
11, 2013
LifeNets newest
orphanage project in western Zambia. Here is Derrick
Pringle of Kitwe, Zambia delivering $4000 worth of goods to
orphans as well as poor Zambian/Angolan farmers. We are very happy to be involved in working
with these reliable people.
Prophetic Times is back! Author Jim
Tuck had been ill, but is now back producing this interesting newsletter with insights
into the signs of our times. Please come back and become a regular reader at http://kubik.org/pt Last issue is
December 22. See back issues going back to October when he started doing
them again.
LifeNets helps farmer
get water from the stream onto his land. In April of 2012 we provided a
hosing to connecting to gasoline and treadle pump to send water from the
stream and a reservoir over his acre of land that provides livelihood for a
large family. MORE
Three young adults complete
first phase of LifeNets and Good Works hydroponic project in Guatemala.
We hope to expand our project to provide food security in urban areas. MORE
Another LifeNets success story. We
helped finish the building of Dunya School for 70 orphans in Kosele, Kenya. Full Story
Thursday, September 22, 2012
LifeNets also helps
sponsor Charles Wilson on extended mission to Thailand to work with the
Burmese and Thai community. See more at http://lifenets.org/thailand
LifeNets 2011 Annual
Report is now online. See a summary of our activities and financial
report for the last reporting year.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
LifeNets drills challenging borehole in remote Nalubanda North in
Zambia on July 22, 2012. Success came after dreaming about it for 12
years! Will serve up to 500 people in community....on UCG deacon
Maxwell Kasakantu's property. Share in our rejoicing by reading this inspiring report!
Omaha teens helping send
humanitarian items to Malawi, third poorest country in the world. MORE.
Greg Rorem, one of five
working on LifeNets Project with Vinogradov children in western Ukraine from
July 3-18. This is the fourth of year of this valuable program and you can read more about it here.
Mark Mickelson, UCG
pastor in Spokane, WA suffers heart attack July 10
Sunday, July 8, 2012
We are sent 85 handmade crocheted stocking
caps made by Renee Robertson and Ruth Chuprinko in Vancouver, WA which will
be on their way to our children in Malawi and Zambia. MORE
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
UCG member Greg Dullum has been producing
this publication for about 45 years...since he was a teen in our church in
the Twin Cities. He has back issues on his website at http://thesabbathscoop.org
Have you discovered United Church of God's VCM? It's an online
magazine with short informative/inspirational articles about life. Try it out here or clicking on the image above.
About a year after the March 11,
2011 Japanese disaster, LifeNets Japan director Dr. Yumi Yamamoto writes
about special symposium in her city of Kochi discussing disaster issues for
the disabled http//lifenets.org/japan
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Giovane Macedo and Laura
Macedo from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil are very grateful for the
LifeNets scholarship that they are receiving to help them in their graduate
studies. Read update about our
most successful LifeNets program.
I'm so pleased to receive this
report from the LifeNets Orphan Care Centre that includes photos. The
introduction of goats to help provide milk for the orphans is working well. Read
Dr. Chilopora's report. http://lifenets.org/malawi/goats3-4-2012.htm
Wednesday, February
29, 2012
LifeNets is now supporting Dunya
Orphans School in Kosele, Kenya.
We love supporting well-managed
indigenous projects that have
already produced good outcomes.
Please read more and see how you
can help at www.lifenets.org/kosele
Death of Victor Root September 9. Please see Prayer Page
Friday,
September 8, 2011
Would you like
to join us for the Feast of Tabernacles in
Estonia
on the enchanting island of Saaremaa from October 13-20? ??!! Click here to see
more... latest
updates September 8, 2011
Sunday,
August 14, 2011
Another successful LifeNets camp season completed
July 3-20 with five Americans teaching English as a Second Language
and other activities. See REPORTS at http://lifenets.org/vinogradov/summer11/menu11.htm
Death of Victor Root September 9. Please see Prayer Page
Friday,
September 8, 2011
Would you like
to join us for the Feast of Tabernacles in Estonia on the enchanting island of Saaremaa from October 13-20? ??!! Click here to see
more... latest
updates September 8, 2011
Sunday,
August 14, 2011
Another successful LifeNets camp season completed
July 3-20 with five Americans teaching English as a Second Language
and other activities. See REPORTS at http://lifenets.org/vinogradov/summer11/menu11.htm
NEW Prophetic Times August
6 Global Stock
sell-off continues, Putin: US is parasite on global economy, Japan warms of
Chinese growing naval muscle and MORE
NEW Prophetic Times July 30 - Ahmadinejad: Iranian, Iraqi nations have common enemies, Possible
Ft. Hood Attack Thwarted?, Disunited in Hunger, The Euro Crisis Will
Give Germany the Empire It's Always Dreamed Of, Ex-CIA Officer:
Israel Likely to Attack Iran in the Fall, Fed and Wall Street
Prepare For Default.
LifeNets has been
pleased to be on the ground floor of the Chernobyl's "Revival"
Centre of Rehabilitation of Disabled Children since 1996. See their
video on right that gives some history of the center. More on our
website at http://lifenets.org/chernobyl
In Retrospect: Two messages from Nelson Arnold and Mike
Caputo on January 1, 2011 that in hindsight explain UCG events at
the beginning of this year. Worth listening on this site's
AUDIO PAGE -- Go directly to http://victorkubik.com/audio1/sermons.htm
British Ambassador
Leigh Turner visits "Revival" Centre for the Rehabilitation of
Disabled Children in Chernihev, Ukraine on its 15th Anniversary June
23. LifeNets has worked with this Centre since before it opened in
1996. See
latest updates and photos
See excellent video about the building of JohJan LifeNets
Academy nearing the end of infrastructure completion. Update on the new
LifeNets project: The JohJan LifeNets school in Migori, Kenya. Posted July 3.
2011 MORE
NEW Prophetic Times July 2 - China
eyeing Canadian Oil....US's nest egg, Iran do do missile war games
and test fires long-range missile, Stimulus plan did little
good for US and more.... (posted July
1, 2011)
Tuesday,
June 28, 2011
UCG 2011 Winter
Family Weekend at Great Wolf Lodge in the Cincinnati/Mason, Ohio
area. WOW!! See more
info!!
NEW Prophetic Times June 11 - China: building 50 square mile self-contained city near Boise, Id
and genetically modifying cow's
milk to human breast milk. Iran: evidence of nuke program and now
submarines!, And, more Muslim news
Kenny
Graves of Houston, Texas, is working in Illinois and attends the
Terre Haute, Indiana United Church of God. He does music in our
congregation regularly. On June 4, 2011 he sang his own
composition "Sabbath" that I'd like to share with you.
Friday,
June 10, 2011
HUGE chicks appeared in the crab apple tree by my home office on
June 10, 2011. There are three of them in a shaky little nest.
Can you help me identify them? The walk all around the tree
through the day. The mother is skittish and only swoops in so often
to feed them. They are very interesting, a little ugly and
comical. Write to me at birds@kubik.org if you have any information. See MORE pictures of these
birds at http://kubik.org/misc/birdsJUNE11.htm
NEW Prophetic Times June 4 - News:
Food poisoning outbreak in Europe, Cyber attacks now "Act of War,"
Iran to respond big to Israel, More Iran chatter and more....
Marriage
between a man and woman is one thing, but
does God have even a bigger marriage plan?
Monday,
May 30, 2011
A friend of mine wrote this book based on his life.
Knowing him, it was very interesting, revealing and moving to me.
He has allowed me to share it with all my Web site who would like to
read it. It can be downloaded in either PDF or Kindle Format. DOWNLOAD PDF Meet JT Hall
Friday,
May 27, 2011
NEW Prophetic Times May 28 - News:
Hezbollah, Netanyahu, Hamas, Putin back as Pres?, Pakistan
Monday,
May 23, 2011
Gary Petty's AGAPE series in
its entirety. Download and
listen to all eight messages
given between June and October
2010 in San Antonio, Texas
Estonia FOT! It's Time To Register and Make Reservations!! Would you like to join us for the Feast of Tabernacles in Estonia on the enchanting island of
Saaremaa??!! Click here to see more...
Friday,
May 6, 2011
NEW Prophetic Times April 16, and 30, May 7 - News:
Osama, floods, tornados, terror, Pakistan and plenty more....
NEW Prophetic TimesApril
9
- News:
Oklahoma drought similar to dust bowl, oil to $300 a barrel?,
Israeli isolation, Iran with new line of cruise missiles and more...
Monday,
April 4, 2011
NEW Prophetic Times April 2 - News:
China, Europe, Israel, Nuclear bombs and debt.
April/May 2011 issue of Virtual
Christian Magazine
Now you can
easily SHARE these articles on FACEBOOK! Share with
your friends....
It's been almost 25 years since
the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. We have been working with and are a
part of the "Revival" Centre in Chernihev, Ukraine since April
1996-- before it opened in June of that year. See latest updates and photos.
We have been working with
and are a part of the "Revival" Centre in Chernihev, Ukraine since April
1996-- before it opened in June of that year. We have traveled there many
times and have become dear friends of Dr. Vasyl Pasichnyk and his wife
Natalya who are founders and directors of a children's rehabilitation center
30 miles due east of Chernobyl. It has treated thousands of children for
various ailments and serious health conditions for the past 15 years. The
causes of many disabilities that have been passed onto another generation
now, go back to the fateful day on April 26, 1986 when fateful nuclear
accident took place. It awakened and sobered our world to the dangers of
nuclear power. LifeNets continues to help the center on an annual
basis. We appreciate Dr.
P's updates and would like to share the following along with his photos
NEW Prophetic Times March 19 - Libya, Japan, China dominate the news.....
Saturday,
March 19, 2011
See remarkable award-winning video produced by 16-year old Jonathan
McClure about the Chernobyl nuclear accident 25 years ago. The current
Japanese crisis bears eerie resemblance. Jonathan is the son of UCG members
Malcolm and Cathy McClure of the Lafayette, IN congregation on a LifeNets
Mission in January 2003. Jonathan won first place in Indiana contest for
video.
Thursday,
March 17, 2011
LifeNets
will be helping with earthquake victims and will facilitate relief to
victims through our friends in Japan. You can donate on our Japan page. 100% of donations will go towards
relief.
LifeNets helps upgrade
equipment that it originally helped with in 2002 for Sierra
Productions in Colombia. LifeNets mission is to help people in
practical ways that lead to self-sufficiency. MORE.
LifeNets helping with
eyeglasses: Bev Kubik from LifeNets gives Lions Bob Price 400 pair of
eyeglasses to take to Central America. MORE
Lafayette,
IN Variety Show Feb 12. Starring Sam Howie, Mike Snyder,
Michael Kubik, Elena Kubik, Rory Washburn, Winston Snyder,
Katherine Rowland, Steven Rowland, Jamie Snyder, Meredith
Keeney and many more in this multi-star production. We
can only show you 13 minutes on YouTube.
My visit to South Africa, Malawi and Zambia. Visits with many
people, including Jason and Monique Webster, Roy and Jean Demont, Derrick and
Cherry Pringle and more. I had an accident on this trip and was in the hospital
for five days
Progress continues on the construction of the JohJan LifeNets
Academy in Migori, Kenya. This is one of five buildings built.
See progress report at http://lifenets.org/johjan. We are very excited about the
work being done!
Families for God Weekend and
Teen Prom April 1-3, 2011 in Minneapolis/St. Paul Be sure to visit our special website and register at: http://FamiliesforGod.org.
Would you like to join us for
the Feast of Tabernacles in Estonia on the enchanting island
of Saaremaa??!! Click here to see more...
Friday,
February 15, 2011
The
last SIX Prophetic Times from December 25 - February 12 just posted!
Monday,
February 14, 2010
The last
SIX Prophetic Times from December 25 - February 12 just posted!
NEWEST Prophetic Times December 18 -- Bar-coding human embryos?, Chavez to rule by decree for one year?, Israeli
general drops missile defense bombshell, Iran to place missiles in Venezuela
that could reach US? and MORE
Tuesday,
December 14, 2010
Emirates seek missile
shield, Is Sweden as clean as it seems?, Germany ready to share
military duties in Europe, What Europe should do about the euro
crisis and MORE! MORE
NEWEST Prophetic
Times December 4 --Wiki leaks: China to dump North Korea?, 200 sextillion
more stars? Russian tactical nuclear weapons concern and MORE .....
Our Travelpod entries for trip to September/October trip to Malawi
and Zambia is DONE!
Friday,
November 12, 2010
Roderick Thungula of
Lilongwe, Malawi is one of LifeNets many successful
scholarship students. Read desc
Thursday,
November 11, 2010
Roderick Thungula of
Lilongwe, Malawi is one of LifeNets many successful
scholarship students. Read descriptions of him and two other recent
students that LifeNets sponsors See updated story about LifeNets scholarship
fund.
-- in our AUDIO section -- some are
very timely for right now.
We Will
Remain Steadfast
The Greatest
Work
Trumpets
Atonement
Wednesday,
November 10, 2010
Borehole financed by Rotary
International drilled first week of November 2010 adjacent to LifeNets Prenatal and Neonatal
Clinic Being Built in Salima, Malawi by UCG member Nesther
Phiri.See story about this much-needed community service. This is
the third clinic that LifeNets has built in Malawi
Updates on the LifeNets
Wheelchair Project http://lifenets.org/wheelchair New donations and
testimonials from beneficiaries and donors.
NEWEST Prophetic Times November 6 -- Ali
Qaeda ally in Iraq says "all Christians are legitimate targets,"
Yemen cargo plan plot, Fed will probably start $500 billion of Bond
France and UK start unprecedented military cooperation, Syria's new
Russian missiles could challenge Israeli Air Force, Vatican Synod
ends with criticism of Israel MORE
The 2010 Feast of Tabernacles in Malawi and Zambia
Wednesday,
November 3, 2010
Below: My beautiful Autumn bike ride Friday
afternoon October 15, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Saturday,
October 30, 2010
NEWEST Prophetic Times October 30 -- Superbug in Brazil kills 18, Entire police force in Mexico town
resigns, Chinese computer trumps US as fastest?, Indonesia
trunami--343 bodies found, Muhammaed most poplular boys name--ahead
of Jack and Harry, MORE
Latest Travelpod entries for trip to September/October trip to
Malawi and Zambia. Entries and pictures added daily
NEWEST Prophetic Times October 23 -- Iran
and Venezuela seek new world order; China stakes claim to S. Texas
oil, gas and widens embargo on minerals; US confirms 60 billion arms
deal to Saudi Arabia MORE
Friday,
October 22, 2010
NEWEST Prophetic Times October 23 -- Iran and Venezuela seek new world order; China stakes claim to S.
Texas oil, gas and widens embargo on minerals; US confirms 60
billion arms deal to Saudi Arabia
United Church of God youth in Portland, Oregon raise $2000 towards
treated mosquito nets for children in Chapita Village in Malawi as
part of a LifeNets program. The people of the village greatly
appreciate the work being done not only to improve the nutrition and
health of the children, but by the latest gifts of treated mosquito
nets during 2010. The first ones were distributed in January and
February, during the rainy season of the year when malaria is
prevalent. The remainder of the distribution of 200 nets
occurred in August. See
Story
NEWEST Prophetic Times October 16--10% of Germans want a new Führer; Dollar falls as currency concerns linger; US alarmed by
harsh tone of China's military, NATO to reach out to Russia on
Missle defence; Ahmadinejad bears a message for Israel;
Iran elected to OPEC presidency
NEWEST Prophetic Times October 9 -- Growing ties between Turkey, China, Iran worry Israel and
US; N. Korea's nuclear threat reaches "alarming level"; Banks' $4
trillion debts are 'Achillies” heel of the economic recovery' warns
IMF; Dollar set for sharp decline, Goldman forecasts; IMF chief says
China, others may see currency as a weapon; Coldest winter in 1,000
years on its way.
NEWEST Prophetic Times September 11: Jordanian king: world will 'pay price'
if direct Mideast talks fail; Abbas: we will not recognize Israel as
a Jewish State; Jordan and Syria call for Israeli withdrawal
from all Arab lands; Iran dismisses un report citing boost in
nuclear work despite sanctions; Somali refugees tell of hellish
scene in Mogadishu; Report: Castro says Cuban model doesn't
work; US loses ground in competitiveness report
Stories and YOUTUBES from 2010 that were on this Home Page have been
moved to another site.....looking
for something?
Oasis of LifeNets School opens
on July 7, 2010. Read the story and see photos of the last
few months progress leading to the opening. We are thrilled to see
this project well on its way and serving the first students.
Sunday,
September 5, 2010
Fifth Annual Mandan, North Dakota
LifeNets Triathlon August 22, 2010. Great success! See story
and pictures!
LifeNets is finally registered as a
non-governmental organization (NGO) in Malalwi on July 12, 2010. More.
Saturday,
September 4, 2010
Friday,
September 3, 2010
NEWEST Prophetic Times September 4 -- Hawking:
God not needed for creation of universe, world must prepare for Iran
military option and much more. See also August 28 PT
September 2010 issue of Virtual
Christian Magazine
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YOUTUBEKnown
as the "52nd Street Urban Arts Project," this display of
many murals facing the trail can only be viewed by those on
the Monon Trail. The murals depict the spirit and nature of
Indianapolis. I have biked past them hundreds of times and
enjoy them every time I view them. I want to share them with
you. I also took ...still
that you can see on my Website at http://www.kubik.org/indyurbanart
Sunday,
August 29, 2010
Janice
Spieker, wife of UCG elder Harlan Spieker died Thursday,
August 26, 2010. See more.
One of LifeNets
newest Developing Nations Scholarship students - Gabriella
in Vinogradov, Ukraine who will start study to become a
dental technician. See updated
story about LifeNets scholarship fund.
Tursday,
August 26, 2010
Miss Washington, Devanni
Partridge, promotes LifeNets at
Seattle Rotary fundraiser on
April 17, 2010. It was a
fantastic evening that helped
raise more than $11,200 for
building the JohJan LifeNets
school in Migori, Kenya. See story and photos of our
biggest fundraiser to date.
Update on
the new LifeNets project: The
JohJan LifeNets school in
Migori, Kenya. Posted August 26,
2010 MORE
Monday,
August 23, 2010
Highlights of a Ukrainian wedding on June 6, 2010 in Spokane,
Washington. Our dear friends' son Ivan Yurishko, Jr from Khust,
Ukraine marries Angelica Sederova from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The wedding was held in Spokane where most of the families could
meet and where many friends from Portland, Sacramento and Seattle
could attend. See this YouTube version focusing on the music that
Ukrainians are noted for. Ivan and Angelica will make their life
together in Khust, Ukraine.
Friday,
August 20, 2010
NEWEST Prophetic Times August 21 -- Lots of Iran and Gulf tensions--reaching
flash point with Iran?
NEW Prophetic Times from June 26 - August 14 -- Sorry about being a bit slow regarding
posting of late.
Recent donations to the LifeNets Wheelchair Project came from our website and by calling
hospitals and physical therapy clinics in the Indianapolis area. UPDATES AND MORE....
On June 27th the 3rd Annual New York City area
fundraiser was held for the LifeNets Orphan Care Centre in Balaka,
Malawi. The organizer and host for this summer's event was JoAnn
Hawker who lives in Springfield Gardens and works in Manhattan.
About $3000 was raised towards this program that started in 2003.
See some of the highlights and interesting points about this aspect
of LifeNets' work. JoAnn Hawker, Dr. Barbara Walls and Beverly
Kubik speak.
Monday,
August 16, 2010
Our annual family visit to
the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis
The LifeNets 2009 Annual Report is online. It
will be mailed to friends, donors and volunteers about July 23. View it in PDF
Sunday
July 4 2010
Still looking for a unique setting in
which to keep the Feast Of Tabernacles? Space is
available on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.
This year the currency exchange between the US
Dollar and the Estonian Kroon are the best they've been in
years. Your cost will be surprisingly attractive.
All services will be conducted in English and will be held
in the luxurious George Ots Spa located in a park-like
setting overlooking the Baltic Sea. A double room at the spa
costs a reasonable $75 per night which includes a buffet
breakfast and use of all pools and spas. A group
lunch will be held each day. Saaremaa can be reached by
bus/ferry or a short flight costing approximately $40 one
way from Estonia's capital city Tallinn. Restaurants, shops,
and other sites are within walking distance. If a taxi
is needed, prices are very reasonable. Come and join
brethren from six nations for a memorable and enjoyable
Feast of Tabernacles.
For more information, contact fotestonia@gmail.com and call Johnnie Lambert at 607
796-2660.
Thursday,
June 24, 2010
New President for the Untied Church of
God is Dennis Luker. He was selected by the UCG
Council of Elders at 12:30 PM on June 24.
Sunday,
June 20, 2010
At the 2nd Annual Concert for God by the Terre Haute and Lafayette,
Indiana United Church of God, the Maria Howie dances "Amazing Grace"
accompanied by her vocalist husband Tim Howie. Date: May 22, 2010 at
McCormick's Creek State Park in Indiana. It was Pentecost weekend.
Poem written by Terre Haute, IN UCG member Peggy Huckstep The Story of Man.
Illustrated by one of our children. Clever.
Friday, June
11, 2010
NEW Prophetic Times June 12 AHMADINEJAD STRESSES NEED FOR NEW WORLD ORDER, SOROS SAYS
`WE HAVE JUST ENTERED ACT II' OF CRISIS, DEBT SPREADING 'LIKE A
CANCER': BLACK SWAN AUTHOR, ARAB NATIONS CHEER TURKEY FOR TOUGH
ISRAEL STAND
NEW!! FIVE
messages from Bill Bradford in Australia -- in our AUDIO section: Out of Love, The Mindset and THREE MORE!
NEW Prophetic Times June 5 Syria Nuclear?, Anti-Israel sentiment
grows, world currency to rival $, Hungarian currency
tanking, US to join S. Korea in military exercise and more.
Tuesday,
June 1, 2010
NEW Prophetic Times May 29 Iran: Russian support for sanctions "unacceptable", N. Korea
threatens military action in disputed waters, Volcanic ash could
threaten Europe's peak tourist season, US Japan to keep military
base in Okinawa, Nicaraguan leader threatens to dissolve congress,
N. Korean threatens to attack S. Korean ships as tempers flare, S.
Pacific quake triggers Tsunami warning
This guided tour of biblical Israel was sponsored by Ambassador Bible
Center (ABC). The tour starts in Tel Aviv then we will use the Sea
of Galilee as our base of operation for several days. The last five
days were in Jerusalem including the Day of Pentecost.
Shortly after birth Naomi developed Athetoid Cerebral
Palsy due to severe jaundice, resulting in damage to
her basal ganglia located in the mid-brain. She is
presently three years old and after many different therapies
she can now hold her head up for most of the time, sometimes
roll over, and more effectively cough and swallow.
One of the therapies she is using, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), helps
those with Cerebral Palsy by bringing extra oxygen to damaged brain cells.
If this treatment is started early and is done frequently, these dormant
cells can begin to function and this contributes to significantly improved
CP symptoms.
Sunday,
April 25, 2010
NEW Prophetic Times April 24 (also see April 17th issue)-- Iran in Venezuela? Syria
fearing Israeli-Syria war, Earthquake in Tonga, .Greece taking
financial battering again, NATO: missile defense needed against
irrational players, potentially deadly fungus spreading in US and
Canada.
Promotional
video about LifeNets explainingour origins and programs.
It was made to be shown for Seattle Skyline Rotary's
fundraiser on April 17, 2010.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
In the
Lafayette, Indiana United Church of God we have a Change for Change jar to collect change for a LifeNets
project, in this case the Street Kids in Vinogradov,
Ukraine. A few members from this area traveled there to help
teach English as a Second Language and help with a Day Camp.
Would you like a laminated poster to put into a jar.
Write to us at change@lifenets.org for poster and instructions. Thanks!
NEW Prophetic Times April 3-- Western Policy in Mideast a failure, Obama resigns himself
to nuclear Iran, Undersea volcano threatens Italy, India launches biometric
census for its 1.2 billion people, Proton collider ushering in new science?
NEW!!
Some great messages from Bill Bradford in Australia -- THREE NEW Bill Bradford sermons from
Australia in our AUDIO section: Our Responsibility in Tragedy, Crisis in Confidence,
Obedience--the Neglected Part.
NEW Prophetic Times for March 27-- Israel pressed to bring goodwill, Netanyahu
humiliated at White House, Saudi's complain of Israel's arrogance,
gold prices sinking, Iran anti-missile launch succeeds, Pope
implicated in cover-up.
Update on
the new LifeNets project: The JohJan school in Migori,
Kenya. MORE
On February 10, 2010 a building was purchased for the
Terre Haute, Indiana United Church of God congregation. This video
clip shows some of the work that was done by enthusiastic Church
volunteers. We are very blessed and thankful for this place to
worship.
Friday,
March 19, 2010
New
LifeNets eNEWS March 19 -- Ukraine president visits LifeNets project
in Chernobyl area, Assisting Parma victings in Philippines, a
wonderful wheelchair story and Boot Scoot fundraiser in Ft. Worth,
TX See all eNews
NEW Prophetic Times March 20-- China in great Bubble?, US wanting Israeli regime
change?, N. Korea with 1000 missiles, Greece in financial trouble, German
arms exports double, US modernizing nukes?
Sunday,
March 14, 2010
LifeNets assists
UCG members in the Philippines who suffered property and livelihood loss in
the Super Typhoon "Parma" that raged for three weeks last October/November. Read a few testimonials from
those helped.
Saturday,
March 13, 2010
NEW Prophetic Times March 13-- Russia and India jointly develop fighter,
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse, budget deficit sets
record in February, brain scan can read people's thoughts,
religious hatred, poverty behind Nigeria violence.
Our visit to the Big
Sandy United Church of God on March 6, 2010. See more.
The
rest of the story. Jeremy Lallier delivers LifeNets
wheelchair to Edwin Kangethe Ndung'u of Ngong Town. Kenya
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
March 6, 2010 Boot Scoot for LifeNets Developing Nations
Scholarship Fund in Ft. Worth, Texas. See YouTube video below.
Friday,
March 5, 2010
NEW Prophetic Times March 6 -- Iran: Nukes are a religious obligation, NATO
futures dwindles, US backs off sanctions to Iran, Chile
earthquakes changes earth, Iran making smart bombs.
Touching
Story of giving part of your life for someone else's.
Lonna Erwin donates kidney to Eric Boerner -- see
story on this Website's Prayer Page http://kubik.org/prayer/boerner.htm
NEW Prophetic Times February 13 -- Lebanon/Israel tension, China #1
Exporter, Germany calls for removal of US missiles, Iran to
initiate 2 new nuclear sites this year, Greece a financial
mess, Iran: Finish off Israel if it attacks.
Friday, February
5, 2010
3rd Annual Boot Scoot Barbecue Dinner
and Auction Benefiting the LifeNets Developing Nations
Scholarship Program -- March 6, 2010 at the Fort Worth
Stockyards. MORE!! 2007
Boot Scoot 2009
Boot Scoot
NEW Prophetic Times February 6 -- Bosom bombers, Iran slams US Defensive
Missile Deployment in Gulf, Iran to launch satellite?,
and....Venezuela and Israel news.
Thursday,
February 4, 2010
NEW Prophetic Times January 30 -- Usual troubling news about
Iran/Israel, Stem cells research--brain cells from skin
cells, earthquakes most deadly disaster killer of the past
decade.
Sunday, January
31, 2010
We want to share our January 29, 2010 day in Lahaina, Maui
with you
Can't Make it to
Church? Bad Weather? No worries....hear some great
messages from Bill Bradford in Australia -- THREE NEW Bill
Bradford sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section: Don't Fear Battle, Following In His Steps, Buy of Me Gold
Tried in the Fire
NEW Prophetic Times January 16 -- Haiti Earthquake, China missile intercept test
successful, more US debt fears, Dutch lawmaker fails to avoid hate
speech charges and more....
UCG member John
Wennström of Oslo, Norway talks about his new life in the Church in
the January 2010 issue of the United News. See it here NOW!
NEW Prophetic Times January 9 -- Rise of disease from animals to humans, Yemenis
and Guantanamo, Israel successfully tests anti-rocket system, China
buys into Canadian tar sands project, China/US/Taiwan and more...
Sunday, January
3, 2010
YOUTUBE of my
granddaughter's first swimming lessons starting on October29, 2009
Kids for Cows! LifeNets started providing cattle for Zambians in 2001. There has always
been a strong link between children and the cows. Children in the poorest of
all countries are the biggest beneficiaries of the cattle. Cows
provide milk, a much-needed and lacking part of their diet. We are expanding
our Zambian cattle program to Kenya and Zimbabwe. We need your help in
stocking the original heifers and bulls MORE
Andre and
Elize van Belkum have relocated to New Zealand. Andre headed LifeNets
Southern Africa for nine years overseeing projects dealing with
scholarships, camps and livelihood development in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
New director for LifeNets is Neville Smith. MORE.
Tuesday December
29, 2009
Below is a sampling of UCG's Winter Family Weekend in
Louisville, KY December 22-27, 2009. Fun!
NEW Prophetic Times December 26 -- Iran's President derides Obama and
the US, Seized N. Korean weapons were bound for Iran, Russia
to develop new nuclear missiles, Copenhagen failure
"disappointing and shameful," Congress raises debt ceiling
to 12.5 Trillion, Hamas armed wing says ready for new fight,
Ahmadinejad dismisses US deadline for nuclear deal
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hopkins Printing is proud to announce it has been
named a Best of the Best Workplace in America from the Printing
Industries of America. Hopkins Printing prints many of United
Church of God's publications and has done special projects for
LifeNets. MORE
CONGRATULATIONS!!
NEW Prophetic Times December 19 -- EU Foreign Policy Chief lambasts
"Israeli Occupation," Iran test fires advanced missile, US
National debt tops national debt limit, Gulf petro-powers
launch currency in threat to dollar's hegemony, Experts
concerned about the rise of US homegrown terrorism.
UCG Council of Elders met from December 7 to December 10, 2009 in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Go to reports. All reports are complete!
NEW Prophetic Times December 12 -- Iran vows to hit Israeli sites if
attacked, Greece first EU default?, Iran with clear path to
nuclear weapons, world environmental problems and MORE
Friday December
4, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times December 5 -- US funds Stem Cell research, Putin will
probably continue in power, 1/3 of world infected with TB,
UK no longer sovereign state and MORE
Prophetic Times November 28: Climategate--scandal in data manipulation, Brazil's
president welcomes Iranian leader, Dubai's dream ending?,
lending declines as bank jitters persist and MORE
New Crossword puzzle
by Vic Kubik --The Day of Atonement -- Do this INTERACTIVELY on this site, or download as PDF or
Word Document.
Saturday
September 26, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times September
26-- Netanyahu wants UN to confront Iran, Europe now richer than
North America, US will cut border patrol, US may face Armageddon if
China and Japan don't buy debt, Al Qaida enters new stage in Saudi.
Wednesday
September 23, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times September
19-- Iran working on Nukes, Latin America Arms
Race?, Dismay in Europe as Obama ditches missile defense and
more..
Sunday September
20, 2009
New Crossword puzzle
by Vic Kubik --What do you remember about Trumpets?-- Do this INTERACTIVELY on this site, or download as PDF or
Word Document.
Saturday September
12, 2009
TWO NEW Bill
Bradford sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section: What the Devil Wants You To Believe and Can You Ever Repay
God?
Friday September
11, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times September
12-- UN wants new global currency to replace dollar while China
moves away from dollar reserves, Netanyahu planning attack?, Iran
near getting the bomb and more.
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - September 5-- Russia supplies
Syria with MIG jets while leader of Venezuela to arrive in
Syria for talks, N.Korea in last stages of enriching
uranium, Iran begins marketing nuke services and more.
Thursday,
September 3, 2009
Nordic newsletter to be included in Scandinavian mailing of
September/October Good News
magazine. See
PDF
Would you like a
laminated poster to collect change for LifeNets
projects?
Can easily be placed in school, work or church. We
will gladly send you one if you request it at change@lifenets.org.
Be sure to send us your name and address.
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - August 29-- Hezbollah has 80,000
rockets, Swine flu disruption for hospitals, Iran could strike 6
NATO States, Real US unemployment 16% and mores
From
Zimbabwe Tshabalala reports on a new LifeNets
goat project managed from
South Africa. Read short report and be looking for more photos
to come.
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - August 22-- UN Watchdog hiding
evidence on Iran's nuclear program, Boeing unveils new anti-missile
concept, Russian/Israeli leaders discuss Mideast Peace Plan, Iran
... and more.
My Friend Paul
Spenser Jamming....on May 16, 2009 when we were in Sweden.
Wednesday
August 19, 2009
Ivan Veller's UCG Sermon site BACK! ---
great compendium...of sermons and other media content. http://media.ucgnet.org/
(back online August 19, 2009)
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - August 15-- Cyber wars, Russia
building new "Star Wars" missiles, China wards of 'Arms race in outer
space" ... and more.
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - August 8-- Pope calls for a "Global
Authority" on economy, Scientists study huge plastic patch in the
Pacific, Catholics alarmed by EU Equal Rights law, EU population
hits 500 million. ... and more...
Once again, a beautiful Charity Tea was held in Piscataway, New
Jersey on an ideally beautiful day June 28, 2009. The chief
organizer was Dr. Barbara Walls who again put forth a phenomenal effort
to raise attention and money for disadvantaged children in Balaka,
Malawi where LifeNets operates the LifeNets Orphan Care Centre. LOTS MORE!
THREE NEW Bill
Bradford sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section
including The Casual Christian, To Be Forgiven. Why
Firstfruits
My clip of riding the ICE (Inter City Express) High Speed train from Bonn
the Frankfurt at 300 km (186 miles per hour). Trip used to
take 1.75 hours by car....now 37 minutes by this amazing train that
made the German Autobahn look slow. Woo Hoo!!
Saturday July 25, 2009
This woman in Salima,
Malawi was hit by vehicle in this wheelchair. It became unusable.
It sat for four years and she had to move around a big walking
stick. No one came to help her. LifeNets became aware of her and
repaired the unique hand operated wheelchair for $129. See story and
photos.
Friday July 24, 2009
All Photos and Text Complete for June 28-July 16, 2009 Trip to
Scandinavia and Ukraine. See all the Photos as albums.
Lots of Photos.
UPDATE on Lauren Graham, 21 year-old
daughter UCG pastor Ken Graham critically injured in accident. MORE.
Friday
June 26, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - June 27 --Warren Buffett: US Economy in
Shambles, North Korea could fire missile at USA, EU Bank bank
bailouts could dwarf stimulus spending, To fight deflation, abolish
cash? ... and more...
Thursday
June 25, 2009
Brother-sister Hunter
(4) and Gloria (2) Williams of
the Puget Sound Chapter of LifeNets in the Seattle United Church of
God donate some of their lemonade stand money to help LifeNets Vinogradov,
Ukraine Street Children's Program. MORE
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - June 20 --US net work shrinks 1.3 Trillion in
quarter 1, Oil prices leap to year's high, 21st century - flu
pandemics.....and more..
FIVE NEW Bill
Bradford sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section
including Deep Conversion, Why Did God Have a Church?. How God's
Purpose is Accomplished Through Christ and more.
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - June 13 --US net work shrinks 1.3
Trillion in quarter 1, Oil prices leap to year's high, 21st century
- flu pandemics.....and more...
Monday
June 8, 2009
Surprise for Tom and Sue Peine who experienced a special 50th
wedding anniversary commemoration celebrated by family and friends
on Saturday night June 6. The Peine's have been loved and
respected by many over the years. Tom Peine is a United Church
of God elder in Lafayette, IN and LifeNets Chairman of the Board. See some
photos!
Saturday
June 6, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - June 6 --Dollar declining again, US
ducks Bush support for Jewish cities in Yesha, Democracy seen
threatened by new authoritarianism and more.
In Zimbabwe
LifeNets installs submersible pump for church member Theresa
Chichaya. She helps provide water for more than 50 other
people who live on her property. See story.
Wednesday
June 3, 2009
United Church of
God elder Gerald Hoyer (right) helps deliver LifeNets wheelchair to
recipient in Mesa, Arizona on May 31. See more here.
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - May 30 --Russia fears that North
Korean conflict could go nuclear, China warns Federal
Reserve about "printing money," Venezuela moves towards
"Cuba-like" regime .... and more.
New Crossword puzzle by Vic Kubik --Pentecost --based on sermonette by Lafayette UCG
member Ken Zahora along with solutions to former
puzzles.
Friday May 22, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - May 23 --FBI thwarts terrorist attack,
Iran missile program more advanced than we think, day of
reckoning for dollar looms
Thursday May 21, 2009
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - May 16 -- insight by Jim Tuck
about our times...
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - May 10 -- insight by Jim Tuck
about our times..
General Conference of Elders in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 3-4.
2009. READ
FULL REPORT.
Friday May 1, 2009
New Crossword puzzle by Vic Kubik --True Dating: What Guys and Girls Want along with solutions to former
puzzles.
-- solutions from Vertical Thought Magazine (posted
May 1, 2009)
TWO NEW Bill
Bradford sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section-
Searching in All the Wrong Places
& Biblical Firestorm
New Crossword puzzle by Vic Kubik --UCG Fundamental
Belief #9Water Baptism along with
solutions to former puzzles. (posted
April 5, 2009)
Saturday April
4, 2009
Some thoughts and quotes about Government as administered
by the human species
Friday April 3, 2009
The April
2009 issue of Indianapolis
Monthly mentions The
LifeNets Wheelchair Project in
its cover article "How to Get
Rid of Stuff" It is
mentioned on page 63 in section
on Wheelchairs: MORE
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - April 4 -- insight by Jim Tuck
about our times
Update Red River Flooding in Minnesota/North Dakota First
hand report from on site by
friend Herb Teitgen
NEW Prophetic Times
now available - March 28 -- insight by Jim Tuck about our times
Thursday March
26, 2009
Great new blog by
friend Mike Bennett at http://ucgmikebennett.wordpress.com/
Commentary on things going on and lots of practical stuff. Visit
Mike!
Flooding on the Red River in Minnesota/North Dakota
March 26, 2009
From Herb Teitgen, Moorhead, MN
I humbly enlist your prayers for God's deliverance from the flooding
of the Red River of the North. As you have probably been
following in the national news, we are facing a rising sea formed by
the flooding Red River that is threatening a huge disaster in the
Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN communities as well as other nearby
cities. The river flows North through the area and through Grand
Forks, ND and into Winnipeg, MB and eventually North into Hudson
Bay. MORE
Wednesday March
25, 2009
The latest edition (March 25, 2009) is now online. Get it! If you would like to be put on the mailing list write me with your name and email to iwantnews@kubik.org and I'll make sure you get our regular news
by eNewsletter.
Tuesday March 24, 2009
We hosted our
District Rotary's Group Study Exchange Group for lunch on March 23.
They will be travelling to Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe on May 1 for
30 days. See LifeNets Blog. MORE.
Soundpost band performs at the
Ft. Worth,
TX Boot
Scoot Fundraiser January 10, 2009 for the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund
which was a
great success. More than 100 attended and about $5000 was raised. This
will send three young adults to college for one full year in Malawi
or Zambia. See report and
photos.
TWO NEW Bill Bradford
sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section
1.
Can You Lose Your Salvation?
2. The Lamp That Does Not Burn
While at the Council of Elders
Meetings Councillors Paul
Kieffer and Darris McNeely
(right) observe the French Good
News being stuffed into
envelopes for immediate mailing
on February 24th. Connie Seelig,
manager, on left. Full Council
reports will be available on
about Tuesday, March 3rd. Please
come back.
Sunday February
22, 2009
The latest edition (February 22, 2009) is now online. At the bottom
of this issue you can order it to come to your emailbox. It
will be coming out about once a month. Get it! If you would like to be put on the mailing list send me an email
with your name and email to iwantnews@kubik.org and I'll make sure you get our regular news
about our Work in the areas you see above.
On January 21, 2009 we took this
video clip as we travelled on
the Budapest Castle Hill
Funicular or Budavári Sikló. It
is a funicular railway in the
city of Budapest, in Hungary. It
links the Adam Clark Square and
the Széchenyi Chain Bridge at
river level to Buda Castle
above. The line was opened on
March 2, 1870, and has been in
municipal ownership since 1920
Rebecca's Well final
update-- A Young Person's
unselfish act that makes a big
difference for a lot of ladies
carrying water in water in
Malawi.
Saturday February
14, 2009
Paul
Kieffer, Director of the German
speaking areas (left) and
Marcos Rosales, UCG deacon
(right) in the Netherlands in
Suriname, South America from
January 27-February 2, 2009.
Christina Davis has great
entry in her blog from Malawi
about her investigative journey.
American Carolyn Scharpen and Ukrainian Vasyl Nemesh sing three
classic hymns at January 18, 2009 wedding in Khust. They do a
beautiful job! SEE AND LISTEN!
(or click below)
Wednesday
February 11, 2009
Below: YouTube clip from our first full day in Ukraine on
January 16, 2009. I'm adding photos to our blog. Take a look
Another happy LifeNets
wheelchair delivery--this time in Lilongwe, Malawi. Chiphale Njewa
suffered stroke and has had no mobility for months. When we visited
him in his home in October 2008 we promised a wheelchair. (See
blog) It was delivered just before the end of 2008. Thanks
to all who support the LifeNets Wheelchair Project. Updates at www.lifenets.org/wheelchair. We are always looking for
wheelchair donations. We made our goal of 100 wheelchair
matches for 2008.
New Crossword puzzle by Vic Kubik --UCG Fundamental
Belief #7 (Three Days and Three Nights) along with
solutions to former puzzles. (posted
February 8, 2009)
On our visit to Vinogradov, Ukraine on January 18, 2009 at a
sing-a-long children sang "As the Deer" along with us.
Monday
January 26, 2009
The latest edition (January 22,
2009) is now online. At the bottom of this issue you can order it to
come to your emailbox. It will be coming out about once a
month. Get it!
Death of Edna Rush in Indianapolis,
Indiana. January 18th
Wednesday
January 14, 2009
Boot Scoot Fundraiser in Ft.
Worth, Texas for the Developing
Nations Scholarship Fund was a
great success. More than 110
attended and $4658 was raised.
This will send three young
adults to college for one full
year in Malawi or Zambia. Photos
and report coming asap... See Boot Scoot Website
Friday
January 9, 2009
Clip of LifeNets Developing
Nations Scholarship Fund
students. See testimonials from
young people whose lives are
transformed by LifeNets.
THREE NEW Bill
Bradford sermons from Australia in our AUDIO section (posted January
9. 2009)
1. God Speaks out on Sexual Immorality
2. The Most Significant Reason For Failed
Leadership
3. The Hardest Thing for God To Do
On
YouTube: Teaching English as a Second Language. See how music
is used as a powerful teaching tool at the LifeNets Summer 2008
project in teaching English as a Second Language in Vinogradov,
Ukraine. You can also see higher quality WMV version.
Also, go back
to the entire story from this past summer.
Itinerary of my next trip to
Europe from January 13-Feburary 2. It will start in Budapest,
Hungary and we will go to Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and
Sweden. See our NORDIC/BALTIC/EAST EUROPEAN Newsletter at www.kubik.org/ucgee.
If you would like to be put on the mailing list send me an email
with your namd and email to iwantnews@kubik.org and I'll
make sure you get our regular news about our Work in the areas you
see above.
Ivan Sobolev
is a 29 year-old paraplegic from Chernihev, Ukraine. He just
received his college degree. LifeNets has been helping him
since we met him near Chernobyl in 2003. Truly a story of
faith, perseverance and courage. READ
MORE with PIX
Prison update: Valdur Vesingi who is
imprisoned in Tartu, Estonia. Report by Paul Dzing. Valdur is
grateful for all the contact...writes to all in this post. See our prison page for more.
Snowed in today and couldn't
make it to Church? Listen to sermon by Kambani
Banda given in Cincinnati, Ohio
and Lafayette, Indiana about
Zambia -- "The Hope Within Me."
He speaks about how the United
Church of God and LifeNets work
together teaching similar values
but in different ways. Audio and video versions
available. See
Kambani Banda's last report, too.
Latvian Sabbath-keeper Antra
Kikute writes an article in
UCG's United News about
how a Baptist church in
Smiltene, Latvia now keeps not
only the Sabbath, but all the
Holy Days. They kept the
Feast of Tabernacles by
themselves this past fall. An
inspiring story!
Amanda Rupp of Youngstown, Ohio
UCG helps coordinate calendar
fundraiser for LifeNets
Developing Nations Scholarship
Fund that will benefit student
in Ghana. The amount raised will
pay for nearly a year of
college. MORE.
LifeNets sent Jennifer Myers
this past summer to Malawi and
Zambia to teach a "Business 101"
seminar and to assess many of
our livelihood development
projects in those countries. She
was a joy and inspiration to our
people in those countries. Read her report and see a
LOT OF PICTURES!
Entire Dental Office is donated by
Dr. Andrew Benedetto of Palmdale, California to LifeNets. It was
shipped to El Salvador where LifeNets helped establish a dental
practice for Developing Nations Scholarship students back in 2001
for the United Church of God. MORE.
Howdy! You're invited to join us on Saturday,
January 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fort Worth Stockyards
for a silent auction, dinner, dancing and sweets benefiting
the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund. MORE
Wednesday
December 3, 2008
Blankets donated to
LifeNets by Whittier Alternative School in Sedalia, Missouri arrive
in Balaka, Malawi and will be given to orphans. Shown above is
Dr. Sam Chilopora and Beverly Kubik at the Chizeni Clinic on October
8, 2008. See
the story.
LifeNets Livelihood Development
Project in Malawi helps finance
a music studio, music school and
tailor shop for a young family.
Very successful result. See short video here or see YouTube version (only 2
minutes--take a peek!)
Friday
November 21, 2008
BLOG of our one-month trip
October trip to Malawi, Zambia
and South Africa is DONE!!
Latest additions have been
posted on November 21st.
There are lots of photos and a
few video clips to tell the
story about the work of United
Church of God and LifeNets in
these countries. Please be
sure totake a
look at the updated entries.
We are leaving for trip
to Malawi, Zambia, South
Africa from October
2-29th. We will be
at the Feast of
Tabernacles in the first
two countries. We will
also follow up and
report on all the
LifeNets projects in
those areas. Follow our
trip on TravelPod by clicking
here.
Hilliar Belloc, UCG
member, and wife Hti Mu
celebrating move into
their Habitat for
Humanity home in Ft.
Wayne. Indiana.
The first of
its kind in Fort Wayne, it is a cutting-edge,
environmentally friendly "green" home. It was designed
by IPFW (Indiana University Purdue University Ft. Wayne)
students and the entire process was filmed to make a DVD
for nationwide release to public television stations and
for training volunteers across the whole Habitat for
Humanity program. See
more about this wonderful story and photos!
Thursday
September 25, 2008
Pam Redline, LifeNets North Dakota Chapter
president speaking with
Bruce Furness, former
mayor of Fargo, North
Dakota at the Far West
Rotary Club the day
after the LifeNets Triathlon September 8th.
Pam and I gave the Club
a report about the
successful Triathlon to
the Rotary Club. Bruce
Furness was the featured
speaker that day. He
heads a Safety and
Insurance Workforce
commissioned by the
Governor of North
Dakota.
Real
Simple is a
monthly
women's
interest
magazine, which
was
launched
by Time
in 2000,
features
articles
and
information
related
to homekeeping,
childcare,
cooking
and
emotional
wellbeing. Real
Simple is
distinguished
by its
clean,
uncluttered
style of
layout
and
photos.
Real
Simple made its
television
debut in
2006,
with a
half-hour
segment
airing
on the
Public
Broadcasting
Service
(PBS).
SIX NEW Bill Bradford sermons from
Australia -- including God's Wisdom, Human Wisdom and
the Devil's Wisdom (posted August
19, 2008)
Stefan
Saxin from Gothenburg, Sweden was one of four people who worked for a LifeNets project teaching English as a Second Language and helping
with a day camp for children coming from difficult circumstances. This was in
Vinogradov Ukraine from June 16-27. Read his impressions and thoughts and see his wonderful photos! We will publish one more report: from Dan and Cindy Harper
shortly.
LifeNets
Girls Scholarship Program co-chairs Rose McDowell & Judy Servidio report on their miracle trip
to Kenya! A special thanks to those who contributed funds for the scholarship
program and for the women’s project. READ INSPIRING REPORT!
A presentation from the "Summer
Gathering" at Leksand, Sweden: Christian Isolation by Johnnie Lambert on July
25, 2008. Several new additions coming to our Audio Page
Monday,
August 4, 2008
The 2008
Peinerosa of Lafayette, Indiana MORE
MORE
Friday,
August 1, 2008
In the July 31,
2008 About My Father's Business UCG President Clyde Kilough interviews Jim Franks who just returned
with us to visit Estonia and Sweden. Very interesting! Also
see earlier interview with Victor Kubik and Johnnie
Lambert about our work in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia
from February 9 of this year.
Tuesday, July
29, 2008
We're just
finishing a spectacularly successful trip to Estonia and
Sweden. We will be home later today (Tuesday) Our blog tells the story. Please come and visit.
Dates of this journey are July 16 - July 29th.
Sunday,
July 13, 2008
Summer 2008
LifeNets project in Vinogradov Ukraine was held from June
16-27 to teach
children English and help with
summer camp. Read his impressions and
thoughts. This is the first of
several reports from our
volunteers that also included
Dan and Cindy Harper from
Cherbourg, France and Stefan
Saxin from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Gene Bremer,
friend, deacon in the Jackson, TN UCG dies Saturday 7:32 am.
Friday,
July 4, 2008
A noteworthy new Web site
supported by Northwest UCG women in the Puget Sound and
Spokane, Washington areas who sponsor annual women's
retreats. We had the privilege of attending the Enrichment
weekend this past March. The site can be found at www.womenofvalor.org
New book Homeschooling And The Only Child by Lorelei
Nettles, Phoenix UCG member and managing editor of Virtual
Christian Magazine (www.vcmagazine.org)
Bob and Lorelei are long-time friends of ours. The book is
marketed by BookLocker at http://www.booklocker.com/books/3410.html.
You can read a sample PDF chapter also right here. For homeschoolers, consider joining
Lorelei's forum--information below.
New Home Schooling Forum moderated by UCG member and
Virtual Christian Magazine managing editor Lorelei Nettles. To join go here or click into FORUMS on the above Navigation
Bar.
This
is the sixth time we've done the
Indianapolis NITE RIDE....a 20
mile ride through the heart of
Indy between 11 PM and 1:00 on
June 28-29, 2008. See 7
minute clip of my son Michael
and me.
Dr. Barbara Walls, UCG member in
Piscataway, New Jersey organizes
a most wonderful LifeNets Ladies
Charity Tea on June 22, 2008. It
was well-attended and provided
funding for almost an entire
year for the LifeNets Orphan
Care Centre in Balaka, Malawi. Take a look at a few more photos
and story about the event.
In
case you're interested:
June UCG Church bulletins for
our congregations |
@ June Lafayette, IN
@ June Terre Haute, IN
The ABC Choir visits the
Lafayette, Indiana UCG
congregation on June 14th and
performs a number of
inspirational anthems.
We'd like to share some of them
with you!
Saturday,
June 14, 2008
New prisoner to write to added
to our Prison site....Please go
to www.kubik.org/prison.
This is Valdur Vesingi in Tartu,
Estonia
New
Home Schooling Forum moderated
by UCG member and Virtual
Christian Magazine managing
editor Lorelei Nettles. To join go
here.
Thursday,
June 5, 2008
LifeNets 2007 Annual Report including Financial Summary was
mailed to friends, donors and volunteers on June 5, 2008.
You can also see it online at www.lifenets.org/newsletter.
March 23,
2008 meeting of the LifeNets Puget Sound Chapter in Seattle.
We appreciate the support that this chapter has given to
LifeNets projects around the world to help the disadvantaged
and vulnerable. MORE
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Edna Rush,
a member of the Indianapolis UCG congregation, was greeted
by 27 family members, friends and members from the Fort
Wayne and Indianapolis congregations in a surprise
celebration of 95 years on May 3. MORE
Worker Bee Program for kids gets started in
Lafayette, IN UCG. MORE
NEW Jazz Clip! Things Ain't What They
Used to Be. On July 23, 2003 I was able to record
the last recording session of the beloved Hampton Sisters in
Indianapolis. It was done at the Indiana Historical Society
and produced their album The Hampton Sisters, a Jazz
Tribute. Here is one more clip of that recording
session with the selection "Things Ain't What They Used to
Be." See
earlier clip "Watermelon Man" See also 10
minute documentary by Jonathan McClure -- Indiana Jazz: Changing the Sights and Sounds of America.
UCG elder David Smith sends some spectacular photos of
icebergs off Cape Spear in Newfoundland taken the first week
of May, 2008. He says it's been a great season for sighting
icebergs -- see
them.
Earth Day
program at Park Tudor School in Indianapolis about LifeNets
water wells in Malawi and Zambia. It was given by Cathy McClure and Victor
Kubik on Friday, April 25, 2008. More.
Here are some final links
of interest regarding Kayleen Hannaway's
successfully winning scholarship contest:
New Crossword
Puzzle today (April 21) courtesy of Kate
Washburn: UCG Feast
Sites
Saturday, April 19, 2008
New
Crossword Puzzle: UCG
Fundamental Belief 1 (answers found in chapter 1 of booklet Fundamental
Beliefs of the United Church of God)
Kayleen Hannaway is in the FINAL
TWO!!! If you voted, PLEASE COME BACK for the FINAL
ROUND! Your
click TODAY can help Kayleen Hannaway with this $20,000 scholarship!
Your
click TODAY can help Kayleen Hannaway with a scholarship!
To vote, please CLICK HERE and then click on the tab "Final Four". Then
click on the "vote" link for Kayleen, and it will take you
to a page with her profile, (along with the profile of her
most direct competitor). That is where you can cast your
vote for Kayleen. Only one vote, per computer, per round is
allowed. You can vote any time between right now, and the
morning of Wednesday, April 16th for this "Final Four"
round.
Below is a 4 minute clip from 8 mm film found of my Dad
making pottery. He was a master artist who painted in
various media, carved wood and made pottery at home.
This was created an fired in our garage when we lived in
West St. Paul, Minnesota.
.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Bev Kubik (left)
with LeeAnn Luker at the Puget Sound 10th Annual Women's
Enrichment Weekend March 21-23. Bev made a
presentation entitled "Do You Have Children?" on March 23.
It's the story of a heroic woman in Ukraine working with
street children. Our Vinogradov Project. See text of message along with PowerPoint
We would like your opinion on future articles for the
Virtual Christian Magazine. Please take our poll on the FORUM. if you are not a
member of the FORUM, you will have to register first before taking the poll. We
would really like your thoughts!
TWO NEW Bill Bradford
sermons from Australia -- The Preservation of the Church and What Did Jesus Teach Me? (posted April
5, 2008)
KENYA: After
weeks of delay in the LifeNets Girls Scholarship Program due
to political violence, we
finally start our program with the first nine girls. School
started on
February 19th. Report by Rose McDowell
Brian Gallagher,
CEO of the United Way of America speaks to the Indianapolis,
Indiana Economic Club on February 21, 2008. He spoke about
how social change comes from making programs people oriented
and market driven away from institutional orientation and
from being process driven. MORE.
One of the
Balaka, Malawi's area chiefs, Chief Mpulula thanks United Church of God Northwest Women, LifeNets
and others for the their help to Malawi's orphans. Blankets,
mosquito nets, food, medicine and more has been donated.
UCG member Mrs. Karen Schuster, who attends in Portland,
Oregon, is running for Mrs. Washington as Mrs. Clark County. See contestants
LifeNets
volunteer Sonali Fiske travels to Sri Lanka in December
2007/January 2008 and helps distribute 560 pair of
eyeglasses. See
the story. Also, check LifeNets on our Eyeglasses page
The work of God in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia is featured in
this segment of "About My Father's Business" when Johnnie Lambert
and Victor Kubik are interviewed by UCG president Clyde Kilough.
(posted February 9, 2008) Real Media stream. Real Media download
Artist Carmel Smith, daughter of UCG elder David
Smith and his wife Blanche of St. John's Newfoundland talks about the opening of
a new art gallery in Bridgewater Nova Scotia where she
lives. Carmel and her mother write children's
books. See this site's promo for Digger Donaldthat was distributed throughout bookstores in Canada.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Chris Rowland of the Lafayette United
Church of God is featured on Indianapolis PBS station WFYI
on Across Indiana first aired on January 28, 2008.
The segment is called Reuben Realm. You can watch the
4 minute segment by clicking on the links below.
Historic moment in the Lafayette, Indiana UCG congregation
as the MEN prepared the potluck meal after Services on
January 12, 2008 AD. Family Christian Club followed. MORE!
On July 23, 2003 I recorded the Hampton Sisters making a CD
recording. Here is one of my favorite: Watermelon Man.
See it on YouTube below.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Aletra Hampton of the
well-known Hampton sisters dies November 12 at the age of 92
in Indianapolis, Indiana. The funeral was on November 17th. Aletra and her sister
Virtue were amazing jazz musicians who certainly left their
mark on the minds of their community and Church of God
friends and will be greatly missed. Take a look at the
following stories:
Arielle Falardeau is UCG Youth Corp
Volunteer who served in Ghana from August 10-20, 2007.
Her trip was also sponsored by LifeNets. Read
about her experiences.
Visit to the NK
alcohol/drug-free cafe in Tallinn, Estonia on the way
home from the Feast of Tabernacles. LifeNets has supported
the work of Lauri Beekman to help with a appalling problem
with youth and alcohol.
LifeNets was beneficiary
of September's Walk for Hope in Long Beach, California for
the third year running....
Life
Now you can ALSO SHOP online and benefit LifeNets by clicking on the
icon. To shop click on the icon or click here to go directly to shopping. It's EASY!
Monday, October 22, 2007
This short video is still being played on Indianapolis PBS TV
station WFYI. It is from a Communities
Building Communities segment hosted by former Indiana
First Lady Judy O'Bannon (right). She speaks about LifeNets
and its work. View the clip.....
LifeNets van for our Vinogradov Street Children
is delivered in September 2007 to its destination in
Ukraine. On the left is Vasyl Polichko along with some of
the children that he and his wife Irina (in the middle) care for.
Thank you all for helping us with the funding of this Mercedes van. MORE
PICTURES
Phil Myers who along with Aaron Blue and Jennifer Myers
participated in the LifeNets Malawi Medical Mission in
June/July 2007. He completes his wonderful travel blog on October 11th. You may want to read his
last entries.
Paul and Kira Spenser distribute
2000 brochures in their hometown of Mjolby, Sweden
advertising Are We Living in the End Times?See our latest
Nordic Newsletter!
September 8, 2007 Boot Scoot and Barbecue
benefit in Ft. Worth, Texas raises $3500 for
LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship
Fund. See Story and Photos
On August 12, 2007, Dr
Garvey Chilopora tied the knot with Gloria
Milanzi in a colourful wedding, officiated
by United Church of God minister Morgen
Kriedmann. It was officiated in Chichiri,
Blantyre, and thereafter a reception at the
Mount Soche Hotel. See more photos. Dr. Garvey
Chilopora is the son of Dr. Sam and Esther
Chilopora of Ntcheu, Malawi.
LifeNets volunteers Megan, Mariah and Marissa
Fooshe finished a project for socks and shirts collected in the
Nashville, TN for 26 shirts and 108 pair of socks that were sent
to Mexico and Peru. Way to go!
What if
LifeNets earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now
we can!
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per
search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you
would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great
results.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter LifeNets as the charity
you want to support. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will
raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure
to spread the word! START NOW by clicking on the GoodSearch icon
on the right!
UCG Festival in Estonia in 2007....
master schedule updated. There is still room for more attendees for this
exciting, inspiring, scenic Feast of Tabernacles in
Estonia. Read updated post about the Feast. We invite you to come and share
this special time with us.
Every time you SEARCH the
Internet, you can quickly, effortlessly and with no cost
to you, raise funds for LifeNets scholarships,
livelihood development programs, agriculture, orphans,
medicine and much more. It's simple. Go to GoodSearch.com.
On the line that says "WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR?" type
in LifeNets. Then search. Every click on search
item will automatically give LifeNets .01. That
means 500 people a day clcking twice will raise $10.
A thousand people clicking 4 times will raise $40.
It's easy, painless and the Search Engine, powered by
Yahoo, is as good as any. You can also add
GoodSearch to your Browser Toolbar and make searching
and benefiting LifeNets even easier!
Council of Elders meetings -- final
reports Tuesday,
August 7, 2007 Wednesday,
August 8, 2007
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Graduation receptions in West Lafayette, IN for Arielle
Falardeau and Andrea Pacelli. Family and Friends had a
wonderful Sunday afternoon on May 20.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Updated Press
Release about new LifeNets Project in Kenya for educational and
training opportunities for young girls attending scattered United
Church of God congregations in Kenya.
Gladstone and Alice Chonde of Lilongwe UCG
Malawi are happy to announce that their son Meshack Chonde and
Tionne Nyioringo were united in marriage on May 13, 2007. Father of
the groom, Gladstone Chonde officiated at the ceremony.
Successful LifeNets Malawi Farm / Garden
Livelihood Development Project outside Blantyre for UCG member Peter
Kawinga. Please read this story
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Blankets made by United Church of God ladies
in the Pacific Northwest are distributed to orphans at the LifeNets
Orphan Care Centre on June 20, 2007. Read
eyewitness reports and see lots of pictures!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
LifeNets North Dakota Chapter builds float for
4th of July Parade promoting the 2007 Mandan Triathlon on August
26th. Read more about the PARADE. Details about this year's Triathlon
Want to participate? Register at Active.com
Phil Myers and Aaron are
arriving home from a phenomenal trip to Africa. Read
their latest posts on their TravelBlog.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Former Indiana First Lady Judy
O'Bannon visited and spoke to my Rotary Club on July 11,
2007. She is always an animated and exciting speaker.
She is currently hosting a long-standing PBS series
"Communities Building Community." On May 8, 2003 her
program featured the work of LifeNets. More on Judy O'Bannon's visit or go to
my blog. You can see
clips here:
Here's another
HUGE iceberg that floated by St. John's, Newfoundland
David Smith saw this at lunchtime on June 5th. Take a look at
a bigger version and the rest of the photos. It's
amazing that 90% of the berg is BELOW the water line.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
LifeNets newsletters along with the latest Annual Report
Karen Schuster, Chip Chuprinko and others in Portland,
Oregon are organizing fundraiser to benefit LifeNets and Lions. See website
www.lunchspecialstoday.com. Karen did May
20, 2007 interview to promote Lunch Specials Today on 1190 KEX radio. Hear it! (mp3)
LifeNets Sponsors Medical
Mission to Malawi for the Summer of 2007. Three Young
Pioneer Volunteers will be headed out May 28. Exciting
Trip!! See who's
going.
Bev and I visited Malawi
and inspected the finished 500
meter security wall around the Lilongwe, Malawi Boys School as
Rotary Matching Grant that we had written was completed. This was
just prior to the Feast of Tabernacles. This is similar to the wall
that is almost complete at the LifeNets Chizeni Clinic in
Balaka.
Thursday, April 5,
2007
Mark Crittenden,
Manager of Operations at the Indianapolis Air Traffic
Control Center speaks to our Rotary Club on April 4th about
the construction of nearly year-old super control tower at
Indianapolis Airport. See my
blog report.
Dennis Ryerson,
Editor of the Indianapolis Star speaks to my Rotary Club on March 14,
200. He gave a fascinating
speech about what's happening in the constantly changing world of
media and information.
UCG members Dr.
Garvey Chilopora engaged in colorful traditional engagement
ceremony to Gloria Milanzi of Blantyre, Malawi. An
August 12, 2007 wedding is planned. MORE
Friday, March 9,
2007
LifeNets March Story
of the Month: LifeNets North Dakota President Pam Redline (right)
presents bicycle to Gracia who has polio. More.
UCG member Mary Chisevente of rural Mapoko, Zambia receives LifeNets
wheelchair delivered by Kambani Banda in January 2007. She
has been disabled since age 15, yet continues to work in
the fields and walks five miles to church services each week on
her crutches. Please
read Kambani Banda's inspiring story about Mary. Bev and
I had the privilege of meeting her at the 2006 Feast of
Tabernacles.
Prophetic Times is back! Author Jim
Tuck had been ill, but is now back producing this interesting newsletter with insights
into the signs of our times. Please come back and become a regular reader at 
LifeNets
will be helping with earthquake victims and will facilitate relief to
victims through our friends in Japan. 
Janice
Spieker, wife of UCG elder Harlan Spieker died Thursday,
August 26, 2010. .jpg)
Would you like a
laminated poster to collect change for LifeNets
projects? 
From
Zimbabwe Tshabalala reports on a 
Thursday
August 6, 2009
Saturday July 25, 2009
Thursday
June 25, 2009
Beverly Kubik speaking at
Phoenix Women's Weekend on March
15, 2009 makes presentation 
Tuesday March 10, 2009
Saturday February
28, 2009
2001
for the United Church of God. 
Thursday
September 25, 2008
Friday,
August 1, 2008 
Your
click TODAY can help Kayleen Hannaway with a scholarship! 
feNets
and others for the their help to Malawi's orphans. Blankets,
mosquito nets, food, medicine and more has been donated.
Saturday, February
9, 2008
Do
you need a conversion chart from old to new hymnal until the
song-leader's and accompanists version comes out. 
Sunday, July 29, 2007
