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Spiritual Orphans Network (SON, formerly East European Missions Network – EEMN) has placed career missionaries in Poland, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary, Albania, and Turkey. They have just added Mongolia to this list of countries served.   The ministry focuses on equipping the indigenous Church and lay leadership to serve as missionaries within their own culture. Each summer, short-term mission teams serve with these long-term missionaries and ministry partners. Take a look at the short term mission trips being planned now for next summer at https://sonetwork.org/.

David and Angela Breidenbach work together with the SON Network to help Christians make connections with people living in an area of the world oppressed by communism and socialism. Angela said, ” Just coming alongside them, letting them know they are not alone in this world,  has had remarkable results. When you bring the light of Christ into that darkness, it is profound.”

God is real!  I am not waiting on archeology, even though I am an archeologist, to tell me it is ok to believe the Bible. I already follow and walk with the living Lord, said Dr. Steven Collins.  The resources of the Trinity Southwest University Museum of Archeology are available to children, men, women, pastors, teachers, and anyone who wants to see and hold what the Bible describes.

Dr. Byers is the Dean of the College of Archaeology and Biblical History for Trinity Southwest University, Assistant Director Tall el-Hammam Excavation and Shiloh Excavation, Israel. Dr. Collins is the Director of the Archeology and Biblical History Ph.D. program, Veritas International University School of Archeology, and he is the Chief Archaeologist, Tall el-Hammam Excavation Project, Jordan  – The site of the historic Sodom in the Jordan Valley. Click on the links for more information or call 505-332-4253

Sharing your faith in Jesus can be uncomfortable for you and the person you are talking with. Calvary Church Westside Pastor, Jesse Lusko, encourages us to invest ourselves in relationships with people and get to know who they are before sharing anything about our faith.   Jesse says, “You know that God loves you, but do you know it to the point that you are loving?”

Legacy Church, Calvary Church, Awaken Church, and Convoy of Hope are working together to feed people during October. This weekend October 10-11, Legacy Church Central Campus at 7201 Central Avenue, Albuquerque, NM  87121, will be distributing food boxes containing fresh meat, produce, and dairy. See the Legacy Church website at https://www.legacychurchnm.com/ for details.  Dustin King is the Ministry Coordinator for Feed NM Kids and the Homeless Outreach for Legacy Church. Pastor Matt Moffett is the Community Liaison for Calvary Church.

Please keep these date in mind if you can pick up food for a family in need or you would like to pick up food for your own family:

October 17-18: Food Distribution at the Rehoboth Christian School parking lot, 7 Tse Yaniichii Lane, Rehoboth, NM  87322.

October 24-25: Food Distribution at Awaken Church, 541 Quantum Rd. NE, Suite B, Rio Rancho, NM 87124.

October 31-32: Food Distribution at Calvary Church Westside, 6051 Winter Haven Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM  87120.

Click on the links for details.

The Bair Foundation provides Christ-centered quality care and services dedicated to the treatment, restoration, and empowerment of children, youth, and families. Foster Parent Recruiting Manager, Chase Wixon, describes the great need we have in this country for foster parents. More information is available at https://www.bair.org/. If you are interested in becoming a Foster Parent, please contact Chase Wixon at cwixon@bair.org or give him a call at 505-888-1362.

“The lastest take away for investors this week is that the markets don’t care as much about the political headlines as you might think,” according to Brian Cochran. He is a Certified Financial Planner with John Moore Associates. Follow this link, “https://www.johnmoore.com/insights/” for more information on the financial markets.

Towns Shop is a locally-owned full-service hair salon open for business at 1115 Central Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM  87102. Co-Owners Bree Barela and Brittney Moreno love their customers. “The business we have made is one that is so special to us because not only are we caring for our clients, but we are networking with other business owners. We love relationships. It is all about relationships for us!”

To book an appointment, call 505-433-5861 or on the web at https://townsshop.co/.

Fran and Murray Byrne have been married for 32 years. They open up about their marriage to show us how they continue to grow and build on their relationship. Fran said, “No matter how many things have gone on in your marriage, there is always hope because God can change it around!”  Fran and Murray will be working with couples at the Parenting and Marriage Enrichment Workshop coming up Friday, October 9, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, and Saturday, October 10, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm at Calvary Church, 4001 Osuna Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM  87109. Sign-up by following this link: https://calvarynm.church/connect/events/event/?event_id=3689.

Family Policy Alliance of New Mexico Executive Director, Vince Torres says, “Science is now catching up to what the scripture has long told us about when life begins. More people than ever before are now identifying as pro-life.”  The Family Policy Alliance has many resources available to help people prepare to vote!  For more information, go to https://familypolicyalliance.com/.

Vince discusses the following topics on today’s show:  politics, right to life issues, parental, rights, education, and threats to our religious freedoms.