A Message From Haiti

Pastor Carlos Más is the lead Pastor of Refuge Orphanage and ACB (Children of Bethlehem Association) in Sorocaba, Brazil. Due to his renowned experience in the medical mission and social causes arena, he was invite to visit and serve in Haiti this week. These are his thoughts and reflections after the trip, with some of the pictures he took. Continue praying and donating:

I returned to Brazil today. It was a time of a lot of work in Haiti; the country is destroyed, there is hunger and thirst!


I worked with a team of Brazilian Doctors of AME in cooperation with “Ação Global”, in a camping area set up in a Evangelical Church and also in the Hospital Gerla in Port-au-Prince, where 20,000 people affected by the earthquake are being treated in Hospital Tents of several countries. It is very sad what we saw there. I do not know how the country can he reconstructed, but I know that it is a great opportunity to rebuild in the right way. I do not know how to describe the human and spiritual misery of these people used to voodoo practices.

I know that God did not only bring me there to see these days and serve for a bit.

I want to start a project to help in the reconstruction of Haiti; I specially want ACB to get involved with the AIDS work. Thousands of children died and thousands are orphans. They are in the streets, with friends, or simply in the camps. We need to do something for them and for this generation that is now marked. Before my trip to Haiti, I started some contacts cooperation with the Mission Viva in Costa Rica.

God help us to join hands together for Haiti. Please thank all who were praying.

God Bless You

carlos más

I Am Second

One of the coolest things I was blessed with last Christmas was a copy of the Glo Bible software (thanks bela) we showed you here. And one of the most interesting things it does is link key scriptures and themes to web video and article content. It was through Glo that I first ran into IAmSecond.com, but since then I've had a few more friends send me some of their videos. Here's one of many, featuring former-Korn guitarist Brian Welch:

Honest stories can be so striking, and IAmSecond.com seem to understand that so well. The simplicity of their videos are so refreshing because they remove all of the "distractions" away and strip the whole thing down to a real person and their real life. Their videos and mission are worth checking out, and I honestly believe that they can impact you and others' lives dramatically. Most importantly, I hope it inspires us to be desperately real with God. After all, He is seeking those who worship Him in "Spirit and in Truth". He's not interested in the "flawless" mask we wear to society. Glad to see so many willing to take the mask off.

Kudos!

Free College Guides

Is there a more annoying, yet repetitive question to young adults than "so, what are you going to school for?" The truth is, half of us don't always know what career we really want, and many of us aren't sure we are in the right path. So a little help never hurts. These free guides from Relevant Magazine are a great start to anyone who's looking for some answers, or just some general direction. They've got a guide for Undergrad School, Grad School and even one for Seminaries (which I had never seen before...cool!). Better yet, they're all free, so give them a look!

From The Rubble

Out of the Haiti tragedy, another miraculous and touching stories suffices from under the rubble. Dan Woolley, who was in Haiti filming for Compassion International was trapped for nearly 3 days before being rescued. But as the notes he wrote for his children showed, Dan was trusting in God, no matter the outcome. Check out his interview on NBC's Today:

Mr. J. Medeiros - The Art Of Broken Glass (Free EP)

Free music is good. Good free music is rare. So here it is... Mr. J. Medeiros and OkayPlayer teamed up to hand out free downloads of his last summer's EP, The Art Of Broken Glass. Click on the image below to download:


Mr. J., who is a believer in Christ, is hands down one of the most unique, talented and energetic MCs out there right now. His latest album, Friends Enemies Apples Apples, is currently available for purchase and on iTunes now.