Tag Archive for 'China'

Steven Curtis Chapman

Published
by
LayGuy
on May 22, 2008
in Real Life Stories
. 1 Comment

“After our first trip to China, my wife and I knew our lives were changing — our eyes and hearts were opening to how big God really is, and we have wanted to experience more of that. We’ve really wondered whether or not we should just go to China and stay there. But I don’t think so. I believe God is saying, ‘I want you to go, get your heart broken, your eyes opened, and then take this story back to the church in America and around the world.” Steven Curtis Chapman via his website.

On Wednesday, 21 May, the Chapman’s lost their adopted child in a tragic family accident. One of their teenage sons struck little Maria - aged 5 - in the family driveway. She was rushed to hospital but passed away from her injuries.

Maria was one of three girls the Chapman’s adopted from China. Steven and his wife, Mary Beth, founded The Shaohannah’s Hope Ministry after bringing their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah, home from China. The ministry’s goal is to help families reduce the financial barrier of adoption, and has provided grants to over 1700 families wishing to adopt orphans from around the world.

As a father of a four and a half year old girl, my heart goes out to Steven and his family - especially the brother who struck Maria. The grief he, along with the rest of the family, are dealing with must seem overwhelming.

This may be amplified by the song Chapman wrote titled, “Cinderella”. As any father, and mother, can relate, sometimes the pressures and demands of life get in our way when it comes to our children. And they are the ones to suffer when all they want is to play with their daddies and mummies.

Steven Curtis Chapman felt this the night he wrote the song Cinderella. Have a listen to the story behind the song:

And here is the music video:

“Cause all too soon, the clock will strike midnight, and she’ll be gone”

In light of what’s happened, that line strikes me to the core of my being and brings a tear to my eye for the Chapman’s and for every parent that’s lost a child.

Despite the obvious heartache the Chapman’s are facing right now, I hope this story is a wake up call to all the daddies and mummies out there who have little Cinderella’s and little Romeo’s - to stop, look down and gaze upon the faces of their kids who simply want to be kids and play with their parents. And then realise that most of what happens in life can simply wait for a while.

My second hope is that this accident raises the awareness of The Shaohannah’s Hope Ministry the Chapman’s have founded. There are many Maria’s out there who need our help and this ministry can be used by God to bring hope to this kids while easing the financial strain on parents.

Meanwhile little Maria, I hope you are enjoying the presence of the Prince of Peace and the greatest lover of children. You are finally home.

Meet Maria Chapman via this video blog posted by Steven at the start of April. Rest in peace sweetheart.

911 Mysteries Video

Published
by
LayGuy
on October 31, 2007
in World News
. 2 Comments

Whether you think it holds water or not, the 911Truth movement is gaining traction. In a recent report on MSNBC Tucker Carlson show, a poll was cited saying that one third of Americans believe the US government is not telling the truth about 911.

Now for the record, I am into 911Truth. Simple logic dictates that the official story the media and government spins is full of holes. I’m not saying that all the government is involved. I’m talking about rogue elements of the current administration with roots that go beyond parties and stretch before Bush’s administration and will reach reach into the next one.

If you sit on the fence on this debate or are not too well versed, I invite you to check out the following clips.

It’s certainly food for thought. As a result of 911, we have the “War on Terror” - a war many people have said will last for 100 years. After successfully selling the story that Iraq had WMD’s, now the propaganda machine has it’s sites set on Iran.

The CIA has set up a large propaganda machine, similar to the one set up for the war in Iraq, to prepare the public to swallow the “we need to go to war against Iran” pill. An interesting news report can be viewed here.

Tell me, did we ever find the WMD’s we were sure Saddam had? You know, the ones where fancy diagrams were presented at the UN in an effort to draw up support? Nope. And now we are about to be duped again by an Administration led by a liar and a criminal.

The neocons of American politics are a deadly, war hungry, hell bent group of leaders with people like Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al, execute policy designed to implement PNAC - whether we like it or not.

For an interesting read on how this is panning out, read this article by Jim Holt, a New York Times Magazine and New Yorker writer. It talks about the untapped potential of Iraq’s oil - worth an estimated $30 trillion. But that’s not all. It also delves into protecting America versus the surge of China’s power. It talks about the US being the importer or cheap oil into Europe and it talks about the threat of Iran to this whole process.

And then we wonder why Iran is on the American radar. Iran is not a nuclear threat. Sure it has a whacked out leader, but so does America. No, Iran’s got oil also.

To protect the PNAC plan, the US will stay in Iraq on a long term basis. It’s building bases. Big ones.

Click here for the Google Maps page so you can zoom in on a base 40 miles north of Baghdad - and check out the football fields, swimming pools and fighter planes on the runway. It’s been said that the only runway used more then the one at this base is Heathrow airport.There are at least 5 of these super bases spread throughout Iraq. Designed to protect the oil fields American companies will soon have control over. And they will be used to launch an offensive against Iran - a mere 400 miles east of the base.

So. Still think 911 was caused by 19 hijackers controlled by some nut in a cave? Or can you see how “convenient” 911 was to implement the plans of the neocons?

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Ticked

Published
by
LayGuy
on September 5, 2007
in Politics, Rant and World News
. 6 Comments

ticked.jpg I like to keep a watch on general world events as it’s fascinating to see how things pan out and then watch all the rhetoric garbage follow in an attempt to justify or cover up certain actions.

As an Aussie, I have the “privilege” of having George Bush grace our wonderful continent as part of the APEC summit. Being a Melbournian, I am 900 kilometers away from the action. But my frustration goes out to my fellow Sydney based Aussies who have to deal with all the trappings of a city under “summit”.

The disruptions caused by this summit have been well documented. The net effects of the summit are in question as it represents the leaders of some of the poorest and most exploited people on this planet.

I almost crashed my car when I heard that China’s President, Hu Jintao, is coming with his wife and TWO kids! What the hell happened to China’s one child policy when it comes to the head honcho? In light of all the recent recalls on Chinese products, maybe China should recall their leader out of my country.

Then today I see that China has been accused of hacking computers. First German security interests were hacked with Beijing being bantered around as a prime suspect. Next we see the Pentagon hacked as well with Trojans and back doors - with a sign dangling, “Made in China”. Then they have the audacity of gathering together at a summit pretending to like each other while they secretly plot the destruction of each other.

Adding to the lovely lists of delegates is Mr Bush himself. A recent poll found that 52% of Australians see George as the worst President ever - with another 38% being undecided about how pathetic Bush is. On his way, he snuck into Iraq for a propaganda visit saying that troop build up has detered much havoc in the region.

I find this a joke as many analysts are now coming out of the wood work and openly discussing the next step the US will take in the region - the annihilation of Iran’s military.

So Mr gutless wonder, George Bush, sneaks into a country he has invaded spewing his rhetoric about how successful the US has been in the region while his cronies secretly plot the destruction of Iran. What will be the catalyst of this invasion? Another terrorist attack on US soil - aka false flag? Who knows? But 1,200 targets in Iran should be nervous tonight as they have laser guided missles pointing at them right now.

But all is good as the Asia Pacific “leaders” of the world gather in my country to discuss economic prosperity. Yeah trust money to be the only glue to gel all the world leaders.

Meanwhile a Category 5 “monster storm” is hitting Central America as we speak. My US readers. Please inform me how much news attention this devastating storm is getting in your wonderful country as it hits the “dead beats” south of your border. The “tossing of the seas” the Bible talks about as a sign of major trouble is ignored on mass as the networks feed you trash.

I’m tired of the US centric nature of so called “world news”. The masses are more inclined to watch sports or focus their attention on celebrities rather then to know what’s happening in the world.

And that’s why I am ticked tonight. This world is heading down the toilet and people don’t give a shit about anything which doesn’t affect their ability to earn money or pursue pleasure.

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Smells Like Fish On The Stock Markets

Published
by
LayGuy
on August 29, 2007
in World News
. 4 Comments

382582371_963bf90219_o.jpgSomething is a little odd in stock markets around the world. As yet, unconfirmed and yet attracting attacks from various “experts” and the source of ridicule.

But it seems like there are a few individuals putting their money where their mouth is. Or more accurately, putting their money in what they seem to know will happen before October 2007.

Anyone with half an eye on the stock markets have seen the indexes rise like crazy over the last few years. Now it seems as if someone is betting a whole stack of money that the market will crash by one third before the end of September.

Options trading allows people to trade on the rise and fall of shares. I’m no expert in these matters but have been following some stories over the last couple of days.

Someone has placed $4.5 Billion worth of options on stock that needs to fall by 30%-50% before any money is made. If it occurs, he makes $2 Billion. If it doesn’t, he loses $1 Billion. To complicate things further, this needs to happen by the third week of September.

As you can imagine, this is making some people scratch their heads and conspiracy buffs are getting all excited in their speculation as to what on earth is going on.

The last time something like this happened, was before 911. Someone had a bunch of options on the airlines which were involved in 911. After the attacks, as the stock on the airlines plummeted and someone made $50 Million.

Apparently the Securities and Exchange Commission knew who placed these trades. But their identities were suppressed - therefore fueling conspiracy theories even further.

Speculation about what’s going on is raging in two camps:

  1. Will we see massive terrorist attack on US soil therefore crashing the stock market? After all, it did happen exactly like this before.
  2. America’s “subprime” mortgage chaos (read as..”too many American’s with shonky credit ratings borrowing stacks of money which they can’t repay) is hitting Chinese banks big time. Some are speculating that China is about to dump the US dollar in favour of a “Communist Financial Revolution”. This would devastate the stock market.

Here in Australia, we are also affected by the “subprime” chaos originating from the US. Recently we had a roller coaster day like never before. Here’s what an analyst at Goldman Sachs JB Were said..

“I think I shall remember this day as the day that I saw the market go to hell, look into the abyss - didn’t like what it looked like and then came screaming back up as far away from there as it could get. … It was a truly spooky day and I’ve seen a lot over the last 20 years but today will be one that anyone who saw it will never forget. But this is what market bottoms are made out of.”

Market volatility is running around like a headless chook at the moment. The buzz word is “risk aversion”. Banks will start to collect on bad debt. Throw in a possible terror strike or a Chinese rebellion and the mystery speculator might just walk away $2 Billion dollars richer.

What infuriates me though, is that, if this all turns out to be true, there are those behind the scenes orchestrating these events. They delight in lining their pockets while watching the citizens of the world lose billions in stock market crashes. Then when people don’t have money, and they do, they buy stocks at bargain prices.

Like I have said, this is all speculation. If something does happen by the end of September, I think I’d freak out knowing that I had been looking into this before it happened.

And if this all turns out to be a false rumor, I’ll be relieved, as a major upheaval to life as we know would have been averted. Nevertheless, I will conclude by extending an invitation to all you American “subprimers” to watch the following clip. Your greed for material products is putting the world into a very dangerous position.

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