Hope & Faith

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Doran Robin was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2004, He was contacted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and given a chance to have one wish come true.. For years Make-A-Wish has been granting wishes for kids with a life threatening illness. The most amazing part of this organization is that they are not just granting children wishes.... they are giving these children one of the greatest gifts of all... Hope. The sad reality is that these children experiencing these diseases have many things stripped of their lives when they become ill with cancer. They cannot play the normal "contact" sports as their young and much more energetic friends, and along with many other things, they begin to feel isolated. This is where Make-A-Wish steps in. By granting these children the wishes (Which for Doran was a pool), they are giving these children who feel rejected and (expendable) to this world, allow each of these children to have a glimpse of hope, and to see that they will never be cast aside, given up on or forgotten, because they are loved by others who want to see them concor, succeed, and see wishes come true!

This video is dedicated to the families of Flight MH370 and to anyone looking for "Hope."

Watch full episode at www.therestorationroad.com

A Christian Brand, this is the story of how we began, what our mission is, and what it means to join us.

This could be used as shown for offering or other transitions; or without sound while words guide vocal reading.

Insight: The earth and heavens are featured in this interlude video, using words from a psalm in which the psalm writer pleads for God not to abandon his people during a time of torment. The psalm pauses in the verses selected to reflect on God's glory. At the line about not knowing how it will all end (which referred to the passing troubles) an image appears that is not to represent destruction, but power. On April 25, 2008, NASA's Swift satellite picked up this record-setting flare from a star known as EV Lacertae. This flare was the brightest flare ever seen from a star other than the sun. Like ancient people, in times of trouble we still have a timeless yearning to see God unleash his power in a way we desire. But the psalm suggests that we already have proof enough that God is there, to enable our faith.

Emojoy R. Williams prays for marriage and asks for breakthrough, divine favor, healing and restoration!

This incredible true story will encourage and help anyone going through extreme suffering like divorce, parental alienation, death, bankruptcy, job or business failure, betrayal, depression, confusion, suicidal thoughts, etc

At 15 years old, he is living in a run-down trailer park with his single parent mom, who is having nightmares that he isn’t going to make it in life. In what seems like a miracle, he overcomes his extremely difficult childhood and is being called the next "Zig Ziglar" or great motivational speaker by the time he is 34. By 2007, he is living in a million dollar home with all the toys, the travel, the big income, the notoriety, the “good life”. Shortly after reaching the top, he finds himself miserable and with no peace because he is torn between two loves…God and success. Once the frustration reached its breaking point, he cries out and surrenders to God. The story that begins next is absolutely extraordinary and beyond anything he could have ever imagined...

I'm a member of the listening board for the SongDiscovery sampler CD that comes with Worship Leader magazine. I get to vote on which songs make it on to the CD. I definitely voted for this one, which is on Volume 116. I'll put in a plug here for SongDiscovery and Worship Leader magazine. If you're looking for some fresh worship music by non-mainstream artists, SongDiscovery is the place to be.

Anyway, this is a song written by Raquel Carlson and Chris Clayton called "Wake Us Up", from Raquel's EP "Come Alive". The lyrics inspired me to make this video. Very easy to learn, very easy for a congregation to sing. A song of revival and renewal. Thank you Raquel and Chris for an inspiring song.

DECLARATIVE THANKSGIVING PRAYER

Created in May 2014, a must watch testimony about God's ability to restore, one woman's life! It reminds us NEVER TO PUT LIMITS ON WHAT GOD CAN DO!!! I believe this video is a powerful tool that can help many to triumph through the guilt, shame, and disappointment of their past.

featuring Dezaray Lane
Only You

THIS IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRAYER AS WAS BIRTH OUT OF THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

We all lose loved ones. Start the day off with the comfort of Jesus and His
promises.

This was done with psalm words over it (see "wildflowers" file), then it seemed it might also be a good idea to have a version which would leave the text up to the user. This would work well with such passages as John 3:8 about the wind, or just leave it without text as a background (moving watercolor). Natural mixes of meadow grasses and small wildflowers taken by camera over a billowing colored background, designed to loop.

Fields, trees, and wildflowers surround a central changing frame with historic stained glass Biblical images that relate to each other by the colors and details. This is for background use around Easter, Valentines, Mother's Day, or for other general themes of growth, reflection, or peace. Designed to loop.

See the file "Beatitudes" for a version with text and music.

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Insight: Words of the verses inspired use of natural meadow flowers against moving colors that represent the wind referred to in psalm 103.

Also see file "windflowers" for silent looped version for background use without words or music.

This could be used as shown for offering or other transitions; or without sound while words guide vocal reading.

Insight: Psalms 18 and 139 are quoted as light streams over a pond, then into an imaginary flower. The light is more heavenly than natural, and the sequence closes with images inspired by Monet, of floating water lilies. Abstract light crystals are used to tie the opening water and closing plant photos together. There is the suggestion of a creative and life-sustaining force beyond our ordinary seeing.

This could be used as shown for offering or other transitions; or without sound while words guide vocal reading.

Insight: Passages from psalms 102 and 19 are provided over an accompaniment of wilderness and sky scenery, using an owl from the verses as a reference to the speaker's small place in comparison to the changing heavens that are not even greater than God.

This is a series of images related to New Testament scriptures of incidents where Jesus taught, called to apostles, saved them from a storm, served them, and appeared to them along Lake Galilee. Also cranes kept appearing to me and I learned that in Christian symbolism, they are the enemies of Satan because they are killers of snakes. The flute and cello accompaniment are from a piece by Adolph Jensen.

This nature sequence with a religious piece in piano and cello uses geese on a lake with forest and overhanging trees as a background for psalm quotes.

Also see file "riverscene" for a silent background only version.