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Newsletter
I JUNE 2004
THE KIND OF DAD I WOULD BUY
If
I went shopping for a man to be my dad, here is what I’d
buy: one who would always stop to answer a little boy’s
“why?” One who would always speak kindly to a little
girl or boy, one who would give a bit of sunshine and joy. I would
pick a dad who followed the Bible’s Golden Rule, and one
who went regularly to church and Sunday school. I would buy the
very finest Dad to place in our family tree-and then I’d
try to live like him, so he would be proud of me.
Advice
to Fathers About Their Children:
A |
Always
trust them to God’s care. |
B
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Bring them to
church. |
C |
Challenge them
to high goals. |
D |
Delight in their
achievements. |
E |
Exalt the Lord
Jesus in their presence. |
F |
Frown on evil. |
G |
Give them love. |
H |
Hear their problems. |
H |
Ignore not their
childish fears. |
J |
Joyfully accept
their apologies. |
K |
Keep their confidence. |
L |
Live a good example
before them. |
M |
Make them your
friends. |
N |
Never ignore their
endless questions. |
O |
Open your home
to their visits. |
P |
Pray for them
by name. |
Q |
Quicken your interest
in their spirituality. |
R |
Remember their
needs. |
S |
Show them the
way of salvation. |
T |
Teach them to
work. |
U |
Understand they
are still young. |
V |
Verify your statements. |
W |
Wean them from
bad company. |
E |
Expect them to
obey. |
Y |
Yearn for God’s
best for them. |
Z |
Zealously guide
them in biblical truth. |
--A
Treasury of Bible Illustrations
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The
greatest thing a father can do for his children is to
love their mother.
--
Edwin Louis Cole |
If
you are living in harmony with God, you can live in
harmony with those in your family.
--Billy
Joe Daugherty |
The
greatest example of teaching love that children can
have is what happens between their mothers and fathers
in their own homes.
--
Frederick K. C. Price |
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LETTER
FROM THE ISF ASSISTANT
Dear International Friend,
Greetings to you and your friends and family from International
Student Fellowship. The weather has definitely changed for the better.
It will be anyone’s guess as to what kind of a summer we will
have. Hopefully it will be warm and sunny most of the time but not
too warm. When we had temperatures of 85 degrees our daughter in
Colorado Springs, Colorado told us she had snow. It is time for
us to just enjoy the nice weather we have had.
Our director, Mr. Stonebraker, is doing much better
but is still in a nursing home and rehab center. The facilities
are very nice but he misses being able to be involved in the monthly
gatherings. He hopes to come in the month of June so we pray that
will be possible. Recently he spoke at a 50th wedding anniversary
dinner for the first international student he met back in 1960.
He told about the phone call that Stanley Mather, from Sri Lanka,
made to him when Stanley was new in Pittsburgh and looking for a
place to go to church. Over the years that friendship has grown
until P. D. Stonebraker considers Stanley his brother. God gave
Mr. Stonebraker a brother he never had in the person of Stanley
Mather.
We enjoyed having around 40 mothers at our gathering in May. Since
we celebrate Father’s Day in June we would like to honor all
the fathers who will be at the June gathering. Of course, we will
help any children, who have a birthday in the month of June, to
celebrate that special day in their lives at the gathering. Please
come and invite your friends.
Our June ISF Gathering will be on Friday, June 4th, 7:30
PM in the beautiful Ballroom of the William
Pitt Union. The William Pitt Union is located in Oakland
on the corner of Bigelow and 5th. Avenue. To get to the Ballroom,
use the entrance on 5th. Avenue and then follow the signs. We hope
P. D. Stonebraker will be with us to speak to us depending on his
strength. There will also be a full course dinner, good music, special
children’s activities in the Kurtzman Room, but especially
good International fellowship. It’s all free, so do plan to
come and invite your friends and especially any fathers you know.
We hope to see you on June 4th!
--Terry
Tiberio, ISF Assistant
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ISF
JANUARY GATHERING
(May 7, 2004)
140
were present from the following 9 countries: China,
India, Indonesia, Jordan, Macedonia, Syria, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, USA.
Hope
to see you at the June ISF Gathering on June 4th,
in the Ballroom of William Pitt! |
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