NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH - MAY 2006

		As a nation, we observe and participate in various national cultural and social awareness events through mass media attention and educational curriculum. However, we have not allocated appropriate recognition of the most important presence in the world today, an entity that impacts each and every American in a significant way, the Armed Forces of the United States of America. National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM), as designated by Congress, provides a period encompassing both the history and recognition of our armed services with an in-depth look at the diversity of its individuals and achievements. It allows Americans to educate each generation on the historical impact of our military through the participation of the community with those who serve encouraging patriotism and love for America. This month gives the nation a time and place on which to focus and draw attention to our many expressions of appreciation and recognition of our armed services via numerous venues and also to recall and learn about our fast American history. National Military Appreciation Month (May) includes Loyalty Day (1st), VE Day(8th), Military Spouse Day (12th), Armed Forces Day (20th), and Memorial Day (29th). This very important month honors, remembers, recognizes and appreciates all military personnel; those men and women who have served throughout our history and all who now serve in uniform and their families as well as those Americans who have given their lives in defense of our freedoms we all enjoy today. It recognizes those on active duty in all branches of the services, the National Guard and Reserves plus retirees, veterans, and all of their families - well over 90 million Americans and more than 230 years of our nation’s history. Let us celebrate them just as we celebrate the other important entities that make up this wonderful country of ours. How it all began... National Military Appreciation Month started as a simple idea; to gather America around its military family to honor, remember, recognize and appreciate those who have served and those now serving and to know the history behind it all. This idea was then legislated twice to achieve greater national attention and recognition. The first legislation was in the United States Senate in 1999 designating May as National Military Appreciation Month. With the support and sponsorship of Senator John McCain, (R-AZ) and Representative Duncan Hunter, (R-CA) of San Diego and over 50 veteran service organizations, this important and timely legislation tells our service members that their country has set aside an entire month to honor, remember and appreciate them. In April of 2004, more comprehensive legislation was passed by unanimous consent of both Houses of Congress, H. Con. Res. 328, that May is National Military Appreciation Month and urges the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the American people to recognize this special month of May through appropriate ceremonies and events. A group of volunteers has been working for over 8 years towards establishing May as National Military Appreciation Month; from Washington D.C. to California and even Iceland, people have come forward to help support this goal. Instrumental to achieving these results is MSgt Duncan C. Munro, USAF (Ret) now living in Virginia, has served as National Events Coordinator and Web Master for all these 8 years, some while on active duty in Iceland. Michael Fleming from Los Angeles works diligently as the Public Relations and Media Contact to promote and encourage participation worldwide; Alice Wax worked for passage of related legislation; Shauna Fleming, a 16 year old, is serving her second year as National Spokesperson appearing on numerous radio and television shows including a visit to the Oval Office while working on her own goal of collecting 2.6 million letters of appreciation for our troops through www.amillionthanks.org. Our military has played a major role in the development of our country chronicled through their unbending honor, their dedication to duty and their love of country. Unfortunately, it is common for many families to be neither aware of nor value and understand the service given by those in their own families, many of whom are of the “Greatest Generation� or even the call to duty, honor and country we see now. Schools no longer teach those military events that turned the course of history. We are slowly losing our connection to our own American history. Names like Pearl Harbor, San Juan Hill, Civil War, Belleau Wood, Continental Army, 38th Parallel, Berlin Airlift, Tet Offensive and Normandy are rapidly losing their significance to the general American population, particularly our future generations – our youth. Because most holidays commemorating historical military events have become little more than three-day weekends lacking focus on their original purpose, this month is needed to remind us of the sacrifices and the history we as Americans have been privileged to participate in throughout the past 230 years. Through appropriate means and incentives, Federal, State, and local governments and private sector entities are invited to participate in this special month and to encourage everyone to sponsor and participate in programs via multiple venues, giving the nation a time and place upon which to focus, draw attention, and express our appreciation and thanks to our military family. Due to military deployments worldwide protecting our national interests, Americans are being asked to serve. Employers are being asked to accommodate lengthy absences by key employees. Our military represents the highest caliber of professionalism and technology. We ask them to willingly risk their lives on a moments notice; should we not willingly and openly recognize their contributions and their sacrifices as well? GOD BLESS AMERICA AND OUR UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES!

TO BE IN REMEMBRANCE OF ARMED FORCES AND THIER FAMILIES THIS DAY! The leaders whom lead them in all battles with assignments before them in keep these Men & Women Safe in the Lord whom LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH ONE IN THE BATTLES they they each come up against daily and unto through the next day. In all countries whom are right beside them all !catcmo2006

God Is On Our Side

GODS ON OUR SIDE [ ISA.50:1-11 N.L.T] I1 The LORD asks, "Did I sell you as slaves to my creditors? Is that why you are not here? Is your mother gone because I divorced her and sent her away? No, you went away as captives because of your sins. And your mother, too, was taken because of your sins. 2Was I too weak to save you? Is that why the house is silent and empty when I come home? Is it because I have no power to rescue? No, that is not the reason! For I can speak to the sea and make it dry! I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish. 3I am the one who sends darkness out across the skies, bringing it to a state of mourning."

The LORDs Obedient Servant

4The Sovereign LORD has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know what to say to all these weary ones. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. 5The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened. I do not rebel or turn away. 6I give my back to those who beat me and my cheeks to those who pull out my beard. I do not hide from shame, for they mock me and spit in my face.

7Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be dismayed. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will triumph. 8He who gives me justice is near. Who will dare to oppose me now? Where are my enemies? Let them appear! 9See, the Sovereign LORD is on my side! Who will declare me guilty? All my enemies will be destroyed like old clothes that have been eaten by moths!

10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys his servant? If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God. 11But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires. This is the reward you will receive from me: You will soon lie down in great torment.

The Bottom Line: The Messiah is speaking here of his own determination to follow God's call to him in spite of the hardships involved. He serves as a model to us in times of encouragement to follow through and obey God. Sometimes it's difficult to do it daily in one's own life but the end results is far reaching of which we set our goals toward the eternal home in being with Him. It may involve reciving rebuke, suffering, shame, or being mis-understood by those who do not like what we are doing. We face all kinds of opposition in our lives because they don't want to lose friendships in thier own influences over us, or they feel themselves feels threatened by our change in lifestyle. We Must stand - up to them and ain alway's following God's plan for us. We are alway's encouraged to presever because God is alway's close to us, defending us from our enemies. When we are upset in which we have entangled in those relationships that's becuase they feel threatened and very uncomfortable at one's own process of change and will oppose us in what we've become in the Lord, they even try to tempt us to faill back into our old patterns and behaviors. If we stand very firm in one's own resolve in following God, we will be triumph because of the Sovereign God is on our side. catcmo2006

The Lord Shall Judge ALL People

The Lord Shall Judge All People Psalms 50:1-23 N.L.T. 1
The mighty God, the LORD, has spoken;
he has summoned all humanity from east to west!

2
From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God shines in glorious radiance.

3
Our God approaches with the noise of thunder.
Fire devours everything in his way,
and a great storm rages around him.

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Heaven and earth will be his witnesses
as he judges his people:

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"Bring my faithful people to me--
those who made a covenant with me by giving sacrifices."

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Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,
for God himself will be the judge. The Bottom Line : These verses truly protray's God's Judgement of the wicked with the powerful images of thunder and fire. Judgement is coming to those whom refuse to recognize God's authority. God is good, but he must deal with those whom have harmed others or he would not be a just God after all. Because he is just we need to take careful inventory of one self in this life of living and count the cost in turning everything around and then do one's best to right all of one's own wrongs that self has committed before God and live rightly before Him. People who decieve, slander, lie, and encourage others to follow immoral lifestyles cannot ignore God's Word for long. God sees what goes on , and just because he is silent does not mean that he does not care. One day he will present his case against them, and judgement will follow. The way to advoid such an end is to worship God with thanksgiving and follow him with everything within a person and follow him in what he says in His Word. catcmo2006