Children Dying in Drought-Stricken Ethiopia

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-05-18-voa15.cfm

Children Dying in Drought-Stricken Ethiopia
Here's a recent article about the region of Ethiopia where our team will be going in the next two weeks. Please pray for rain and relief from these deteriorating circumstance, pray for safety for our team, and God would use us during this trip. There will be a total of 15 on our trip (five of those are from our the Johnson family)! See details here http://2008ethiopia2008.blogspot.com/

Word of the day

meticulous \muh-TIK-yuh-luhs\, adjective:
Extremely or excessively careful about details.

"Curt's life would be so much easier if he was more meticulous about those important details"

On this day July 4, 1776

On this day July 4, 1776 an amended version of The declaration of Indpendence was accepted by the Continental Congress. It was with this final step the revolutionist severed all ties with their Motherland. This document articulated a belief that a government could be rooted in religious and ethical beliefs and above all a focus on the rights of liberty of the individual. It was Thomas Jefferson's belief in the enduring faith in the individual which paved the way and eventially turned America away from the class rule of the federalist. And while Jefferson was a complex man full of contidictions, he was a living example of his belief in the capacity of men to learn and grow under freedom. (Source George Grants, On this day in History)

Markets remain volatile

Up 3.88% for the first 6 months of the year, I feel kind of good about that, considering all the other indexes are down -12.00% to -14.00% for the first 6 months, many opportunities out there.... many mine fields.... walk carefully!!

Ethiopia - On track

Weve completed our funding of our Ethiopian Missions trip, thank you for your faithfulness.
Continue to pray for our prepartion, and that God would use this trip in a very special way with both those we will come in contact with in Ethiopia and within our own family. We leave 7/31

Back on track

Ran 48 miles in the last week, surprised my knees have held up without the slightest problem. could it be trend?

"No matter how large,
your vision is too small..
because our God is greater still"
Thomas Chalmers-

Team Johnson - off to Ethiopia for the Summer

Team Johnson has five members going to a Mother Teresa AIDS orphange and then off to a Soccer sports Camp in the tribal region in Southern Ethiopia, Curt, Gwen, Matt, Erica, and Ashley all are going, keep us in your prayers.. if you want to see how we are doing go to http://2008ethiopia2008.blogspot.com/