Inspirational I....................."Not Today."A guidance from above through HIS followers.
Theodore Vaz
I know nothing is possible without HIS help. We are here Because of HIM. We survive cause HE Takes care of us. We are healthy Given Because he has good food and medicine for our sicknesses. , Moreover, HE has forgiven our sins and has made straight the way for us by sending only HIS SON
Jesus, our salvation who have Claimed by HIS death on the cross, rising up on the third day. HE has sent us into this world with a purpose, each one HE has Entrusted with a different job. Have you ever thought about it? Do you just want to live your life as you eat it? Will this life be a waste? No, my friend, you will find the purpose for Which He has sent you and you will soon Accomplish it. Follow the followers of Jesus Christ to find your destination. " Not Today . ".... .................................................. ..... . Human Trafficking Movie Grabs Hearts Human Trafficking Movie Grabs Hearts Posted by Rusty Wright on Saturday, March 30, 2013 By Rusty Wright It's her eyes and innocent face That first grab your heart. At least They Grabbed mine. Annika, a delicate young girl, has Been unwittingly handed into virtual slavery by her homeless father. Sweatshop labor and sex-for-sale portend a bleak future. She Seems precious, blameless, so undeserving of this hell. But life is cheap for an outcast like her, Unless Intervenes someone. Enter Caden, a spoiled, rich, 20-year-old Southern California student, who wrestles with mean streets and his own mean self in reaching the reluctant conviction That I Should be That someone. Roadblocks include greedy pimps, flesh sleazy brokers, beefy thugs, plus his own indifference and faith disappointments. Others' prejudice and apathy complicate his quest. Rescuing Their Future Rescuing the future for Annika and millions like her is the noblest cause permeating the film Not Today . "Your ticket is in Their ticket out" claims the plug for the reality-based but fictional feature movie opening in selected U.S. cities April 12. Profits go Toward Combating human trafficking. Cody Longo The cast includes ( Hollywood Heights ), John Schneider ( October Baby , Smallville, The Dukes of Hazzard ), Shari Rigby ( October Baby , The Bold and the Beautiful ) and Cassie Scerbo ( Make It or Break It, Hot in Cleveland ). Selling humans for labor and sex is Widespread and profitable. The U.S. State Department reports , "The United States is a source, transit, anddestination country for men, women, and children - Both U.S. Citizens and foreign Nationals - subjected to forced labor, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, and Sex Trafficking." The International Labor Organization, a United Nations agency, " Estimates That 20.9 million people "worldwide" are victims of forced labor, " generating $ 44 billion Annually in illegal profits. Not Today is September in India, Annika and her father are Dalits, members of the EXCLUSIVE caste. Though India's constitution outlaws caste discrimination, social facto discrimination exists. An arm of Friends Church in affluent Orange County, California, produced the film. Modern-Day Abolitionists "Friends" are Quakers. "Quaker" may make you think of the smiling guy on the oatmeal or paperboard Perhaps the rural, reserved believers who shun modern society. (For the Latter, think Amish, not Quaker.) In fact, Quakers have a long history of social activism. In centuries past, many labored to abolish slavery. These modern-day abolitionists Carry That torch for today's disenfranchised. supports Friends Church groups seeking to eradicate the caste system in India. They see education vital and Committed $ 20 million Toward building 200 Dalit Educational Centers to help lift Dalits out of the poverty That fuels human trafficking. As Biblical convictions acerca human life's value seems to be driving This. Not Today executive producer and Friends Church Lead Pastor Matthew Cork Explains: "For centuries Dalits, the 'lowest of the low,' have grown up believing They are less than animals .... Christianity tells them They are made in the image of God. " That notion actually has Jewish roots. Moses, the great Jewish liberator, wrote , "God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God have created them, male and female have created them. " Precious Image; Worthy Cause Precious children like Annika - and the millions she above dealer - are formed in God's image and need help. Actor Cody Longo staff Expresses Commitment to the effort: "Our goal as storytellers is to start a global conversation. Human-Trafficking ... is everyone's issue and Should be everyone's cause. " While I appreciate his enthusiasm, calling Trafficking "everyone's issue" Seems hyperbolic. Poverty, hunger, abuse, racism, corruption, sickness, spiritual emptiness, Mental illness, domestic strife, AIDS .... Gasp! Where does the list of legitimate needs end? Of course, no one can assist every worthy cause, but many can do something. Not Today 's Certainly Merits cause wide attention. Maybe yours. PG-13 for "Mature Thematic Material" www. NotTodayTheMovie.com Theaters Rusty Wright is an author and lecturer who has spoken on six continents. He holds Bachelor of Science (psychology) and Master of Theology degrees from Duke and Oxford universities, respectively. www.RustyWright.com Copyright © 2013 Rusty Wright.
Jesus, our salvation who have Claimed by HIS death on the cross, rising up on the third day. HE has sent us into this world with a purpose, each one HE has Entrusted with a different job. Have you ever thought about it? Do you just want to live your life as you eat it? Will this life be a waste? No, my friend, you will find the purpose for Which He has sent you and you will soon Accomplish it. Follow the followers of Jesus Christ to find your destination. " Not Today . ".... .................................................. ..... . Human Trafficking Movie Grabs Hearts Human Trafficking Movie Grabs Hearts Posted by Rusty Wright on Saturday, March 30, 2013 By Rusty Wright It's her eyes and innocent face That first grab your heart. At least They Grabbed mine. Annika, a delicate young girl, has Been unwittingly handed into virtual slavery by her homeless father. Sweatshop labor and sex-for-sale portend a bleak future. She Seems precious, blameless, so undeserving of this hell. But life is cheap for an outcast like her, Unless Intervenes someone. Enter Caden, a spoiled, rich, 20-year-old Southern California student, who wrestles with mean streets and his own mean self in reaching the reluctant conviction That I Should be That someone. Roadblocks include greedy pimps, flesh sleazy brokers, beefy thugs, plus his own indifference and faith disappointments. Others' prejudice and apathy complicate his quest. Rescuing Their Future Rescuing the future for Annika and millions like her is the noblest cause permeating the film Not Today . "Your ticket is in Their ticket out" claims the plug for the reality-based but fictional feature movie opening in selected U.S. cities April 12. Profits go Toward Combating human trafficking. Cody Longo The cast includes ( Hollywood Heights ), John Schneider ( October Baby , Smallville, The Dukes of Hazzard ), Shari Rigby ( October Baby , The Bold and the Beautiful ) and Cassie Scerbo ( Make It or Break It, Hot in Cleveland ). Selling humans for labor and sex is Widespread and profitable. The U.S. State Department reports , "The United States is a source, transit, anddestination country for men, women, and children - Both U.S. Citizens and foreign Nationals - subjected to forced labor, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, and Sex Trafficking." The International Labor Organization, a United Nations agency, " Estimates That 20.9 million people "worldwide" are victims of forced labor, " generating $ 44 billion Annually in illegal profits. Not Today is September in India, Annika and her father are Dalits, members of the EXCLUSIVE caste. Though India's constitution outlaws caste discrimination, social facto discrimination exists. An arm of Friends Church in affluent Orange County, California, produced the film. Modern-Day Abolitionists "Friends" are Quakers. "Quaker" may make you think of the smiling guy on the oatmeal or paperboard Perhaps the rural, reserved believers who shun modern society. (For the Latter, think Amish, not Quaker.) In fact, Quakers have a long history of social activism. In centuries past, many labored to abolish slavery. These modern-day abolitionists Carry That torch for today's disenfranchised. supports Friends Church groups seeking to eradicate the caste system in India. They see education vital and Committed $ 20 million Toward building 200 Dalit Educational Centers to help lift Dalits out of the poverty That fuels human trafficking. As Biblical convictions acerca human life's value seems to be driving This. Not Today executive producer and Friends Church Lead Pastor Matthew Cork Explains: "For centuries Dalits, the 'lowest of the low,' have grown up believing They are less than animals .... Christianity tells them They are made in the image of God. " That notion actually has Jewish roots. Moses, the great Jewish liberator, wrote , "God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God have created them, male and female have created them. " Precious Image; Worthy Cause Precious children like Annika - and the millions she above dealer - are formed in God's image and need help. Actor Cody Longo staff Expresses Commitment to the effort: "Our goal as storytellers is to start a global conversation. Human-Trafficking ... is everyone's issue and Should be everyone's cause. " While I appreciate his enthusiasm, calling Trafficking "everyone's issue" Seems hyperbolic. Poverty, hunger, abuse, racism, corruption, sickness, spiritual emptiness, Mental illness, domestic strife, AIDS .... Gasp! Where does the list of legitimate needs end? Of course, no one can assist every worthy cause, but many can do something. Not Today 's Certainly Merits cause wide attention. Maybe yours. PG-13 for "Mature Thematic Material" www. NotTodayTheMovie.com Theaters Rusty Wright is an author and lecturer who has spoken on six continents. He holds Bachelor of Science (psychology) and Master of Theology degrees from Duke and Oxford universities, respectively. www.RustyWright.com Copyright © 2013 Rusty Wright.