Newsletter   I   AUGUST 2007

100 YEARS FROM NOW One hundred years from now It will not matter What kind of car I drove, What kind of house I lived in, How much I had in my bank Nor what my clothes looked like. One hundred years from now It will not matter What kind of school I attended, What kind of typewriter I used, How large or small my church, But the world may be ...    a little better because... I was important in the life of a child.                       -Author unknown   Matthew 18:2-5 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.”   THE MOUNTAIN There were two warring tribes in the Andes , one that lived in the lowlands and the other high in the mountains. The mountain people invaded the lowlanders one day, and as part of their plundering of the people, they kidnapped a baby of one of the lowlander families and took the infant with them back up into the mountains. The lowlanders didn't know how to climb the mountain. They didn't know any of the trails that the mountain people used, and they didn't know where to find the mountain people or how to track them in the steep terrain. Even so, they sent out their best party of fighting men to climb the mountain and bring the baby home. The men tried first one method of climbing and then another. They tried one trail and then another. After several days of effort, however, they had climbed only several hundred feet. Feeling hopeless and helpless, the lowlander men decided that the cause was lost, and they prepared to return to their village below. As they were packing their gear for the descent, they saw the baby's mother walking toward them. They realized that she was coming down the mountain that they hadn't figured out how to climb. And then they saw that she had the baby strapped to her back. How could that be? One man greeted her and said, "We couldn't climb this mountain. How did you do this when we, the strongest and most able men in the village, couldn't do it?" She shrugged her shoulders and said, "It wasn't your baby."                                                            --Jim Stovall, You Don't Have to Be Blind to See. Nelson Publishers.     1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. Quote of Wisdom Be patient enough to live one day at a time as Jesus taught us, letting yesterday go and leaving tomorrow till it arrives. –John Newton

LETTER FROM THE ISF DIRECTORS Dear International Friend, We hope you have been enjoying the summer. It seems summer would not be summer here in Pittsburgh without our annual ISF Cook-out. We know many of you who have left Pittsburgh will recall coming to Schenley Park for this. Perhaps it was the first time you came to an ISF activity. These times especially remind us of what a wonderful International family we are part of. That family is you – all of you reading this letter right now. My wife, Pam, and I want to thank you for all your kindness and friendship to us. Many of you have honored us by coming to our home for Bible Study and coming to the monthly ISF gatherings. We know we are two very small people, but you have made us feel your love and friendship. Sometimes it's good to just stop and say “Thank You!                                                                                                            --Terry & Pam Tiberio, ISF Directors August 3rd ISF Cook-out      We would like to invite you to our August ISF Cook-out on Friday, August 3 rd at the Vietnam Veteran's Pavilion in Schenley Park. The pavilion will be open at 3:00 PM and the picnic meal will be served at around 6:00 PM. This is always the ultimate summer “family time” and it's all free. So please invite your friends. Even if you don't usually eat meat, there will be plenty of other food for you to enjoy. If you like, feel free to bring something from your own country to add to the table. There will also be games and swings, etc. for all to enjoy. At around 5:45 PM we will pick up any who need a ride in the ISF van at the side of Hillman Library. (Below is a map to get to the Vietnam Veteran's Pavilion in Schenley Park .)

ISF JULY GATHERING (July 13th, 2007) 75 present (6 for the first time), 7 countries: China, Macedonia, Morocco, Russia, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, USA.   Hope to see you at the August ISF Cook-out on August 3rd at the Vietnam Veteran's Pavilion in Schenley Park

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