THE MOST MISERABLE STORY TODAY

Richard Wayne Penniman died today.

You know him as Little Richard. He sang Good Golly Miss Molley, Long Tall Sally, and Let the Good Times Roll back in the 1960s. He was one of the inventors of Rock and Roll.

So, I did some Googleing to see how his life ended. Well, what a shock. Little Richard, some years ago, abandoned Rock and Roll and confessed faith in Jesus Christ. His testimony is online HERE. 

I watched about an hour of this two hour interview and presentation by some alleged Christian TV network, and I figured out soon that he had fallen into the hands of Seventh Day Adventist law keepers who preach that you get to Heaven by keeping the law.

But, I imagined that maybe he was really born again, but he simply had gotten into bad company spiritually. Well, it all come to a horrible halt when the interviewer started talking about a book Little Richard has passed out for forty years. He was passing this out at his concerts long before he left Rock and Roll to only follow Christ.

What was the book?

Answer: Steps To Christ by Ellen G. White, the false prophetess of Seventh Day Adventism. This book is quoted five times to one over the Bible by SDA Sabbath Day School study guides. Ellen G. White stole the manuscript from another man in the first place. In the book she says that anyone who worships God on Sunday has the mark of the Beast. She also exalts law keeping as the key to salvation, which is a lie.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

So, not drinking coffee, not eating meat, and worshiping only on Saturday, among other laws Ellen White taught, are essential to salvation, and all other Christians are going to Hell. The SDAs will try to low key these teachings in order to be accepted among Evangelicals and other Christian groups, but they will not remove them from their doctrinal statements.

The worst of the matter is, the SDA Church insists that Ellen G. White's Steps to Christ is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is as authoritative as the Bible to Christians. This means they have added to the Scriptures, and for that they will go to Hell.

Revelation 22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

So, Little Richard died today, and if he really believed Steps to Christ was supposed to be added to the Word of God as authoritative Scripture, he went to Hell today also.

That is a miserable story, I will admit that. But, the Bible clearly states, in the end of the very last chapter of the Bible, that if you add to the Word of God, you go to Hell, that is, you miss the Rapture of the Church, and you receive all the plagues in the book of The Revelation. That is a curse for only unsaved people during the Great Tribulation.

Are YOU clinging to some special, but heretic, teaching like the SDAs teach? The story of Little Richard should make you tremble if you are believing some teaching found in another source than the Holy Bible. That goes especially for Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, and Charismatics who believe alleged revelations from these latter day Apostles and Prophets who claim to have a word from God that is as authoritative as the Bible itself.

Here is the Gospel you must believe, and you dare not add to it or take anything away from it.

Here are more articles on Seventh Day Adventism at this journal.

A PASTOR REPENTS OF LITERAL USE OF THE BIBLE

This is a priceless piece of satire by Pastor Art Barton, Harvest Baptist Church, from Grant, Michigan.


As a Christian and as a pastor here are a few thoughts that are directed at professing Christians, and in particular directed at people that are actually saved, born again (John 3:1-7) Christians. 

Since the COVID-19 problems began, I have noticed a goodly number of professing Christians have taken to social media to state their concerns and to warn others about government intrusion into our affairs, and about various and sundry conspiracies to take our rights from us. There is certainly some truth to this notion. Of course, to Christians, the most alarming aspect of this concerns not being allowed to worship as we see fit, the right of which is guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. 

For example, in my home state of Michigan, we have a liberal Democrat governor named Gretchen Whitmer. It was bad enough at first when churches weren't allowed to meet in their own buildings. But things really got out of hand when the governor placed bans on fishing, motorboating, golfing, and buying nonessentials like paint and such at the large home improvement stores. This was intolerable----and was a clear violation of the First Amendment right to worship. 

Ban FISHING? After all, we have known for years that saved Christians who go fishing or boating on Sunday mornings are just as close to God out there on the water as they are sitting in church, yes? 

The same for golfing---- all that green grass, blue sky, birds singing on the flagsticks, people out there actually KNEELING REVERENTLY while they line up their putts---- a truly heavenly experience; not like sitting in a church service with all of those hypocrites. 

And let us not forget shopping for paint at Home Depot or Lowe's instead of going to church. After all, anyone who has read the Bible very much knows that Ecclesiastes 10:18 says: "By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through." So, in reality, shopping for paint on Sunday to properly maintain your home instead of attending a church service would be SCRIPTURAL. 

I had been wondering, as had many pastors of Bible preaching churches, where all of these highly patriotic defenders of the First Amendment had been for all these years, but now that all these opportunities to worship God according to their individual consciences have been taken away from them, they have now risen up in righteous indignation and are now a social media army to be reckoned with. 

Now, we are truly seeing revival. Many of these soldiers of the cross who haven't even crossed the road for YEARS to listen to the Bible preached or taught have now gotten so motivated by the loss of their rights to worship that many of them recently got in their cars and drove 50, 100, even 200 miles to Lansing, the Michigan state Capital, many of them with rifles and Confederate flags, to show the evil Governor a thing or two about God, guts, and guns---- just like Jesus would have done. 

And I fear that I must repent publicly of the false notions that I have been clinging to where Christian warfare is concerned. I had thought that the battle with government intrusion into our affairs and loss of our rights had been ongoing for thousands of years, according to Ephesians 6:12: "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." 

I have been deceived. I erroneously believed II Cor 10:4, that says: "(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds)"....... I was naive enough to think that I was supposed to fight this kind of evil by fulfilling what is really the bare minimum of my obligations to Jesus Christ after being saved----- by being as faithful as I possibly could in a Bible believing, Bible preaching church, whether in somebody's home or in a building. 

I thought that the Christians that I pastor should fight these battles also at prayer meetings. No wonder hardly anyone shows up for a prayer meeting-----  not enough heavy discussion about conspiracy theories, and too much boring, dogmatic reliance on praying "For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty (I Timothy 2:2). 

Please, dear reader, have mercy on me, and tell me where the next protest is being held, or at the very least, send me a petition to sign! It's time for war!

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Thanks Pastor Art for your thoughts. It is time for us all to decide where the real war is, with our adversary the devil, or with the politicians. 

REGARDING JOE BIDEN AND ME TOO

If you were upset about the way Judge Kavanaugh was treated by Dr. Ford, the "Me Too" mama, then let's be consistent. Joe Biden is innocent until proven guilty, just like the Judge.

I do  not like Joe Biden at all. He is a groper with fast hands. That is clear from video footage of him with young women. But, this does not imply that he also rapes women or assaults them.

So, to my Bible believer friends, the Feminist mob want you to be intimidated by these attacks by women against prominent men in high places. These feminazis want you to feel obligated to believe the woman accuser. There is NO place for such accusations in the USA. The woman needs witnesses and evidence. 

Proverbs 24:28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

If the men in your church, including your pastor, take up an evil report against Joe Biden, and if he remains without guilt proven by witnesses and evidence, you should rebuke those men, including your pastor. Just because Joe is a Democrat does not mean he deserves to be falsely accused.

THERE ARE TWO THEORIES

This is priceless. The Evolutionist cannot tell the rest of the story. The world, and all that is in it, is here right before us all. The Evolutionist tells us that it made itself. The Second Law of Thermodynamics tells us all, especially the Evolutionist, that nothing can come into existence "ex nihilo" (out of nothing).

The Evolutionist claims he has the right to bypass the Second Law and make a world out of his imagination and speculation in things that happened throughout billions of years, things he cannot produce, and things that he cannot demonstrate in a laboratory setting. That would be science.

Evolution is not science. It cannot meet the test of real science. The Evolutionist, like Richard Dawkins, can only mock at the Bible believer. He must mock or weep, for he cannot make his model perform anything as evidence it really exists. So, he rages and pokes fun at the Bible believer. This is called "the scientific method" by the Evolutionist.

Here is another way to look at the whole picture:

There Are Two Theories from Ashton Sterling on Vimeo.

Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

CUOMO IS NOT GOD

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said boldly that God had nothing to do with saving New York City from the Coronavirus. Cuomo said New Yorkers saved themselves without God's help. I am not sure why Cuomo felt he needed to slap God's face, but since he did, I feel free to slap Andrew Cuomo's face.

Dear Governor Cuomo:

Sir, you have done a great job doing what a governor should do during an epidemic. But, God is in charge buster, and you need to back off with the blasphemy of God. You do have a handful of Christians in NYC, and they are not impressed with your cheeky words.

Furthermore, the rest of the country is sick and tired of having you get the mic all the time and call the shots. You have a special problem in NYC. We get that. You do not seem ti get it though. You think the rest of America needs to follow your lead. You are wrong.

You see, sir, we do not all have subways running around like rolling incubators, as well as city buses doing the same. We live in the great American sprawl, like in California and Texas. That is why we don't have the same intense problems you have. We are not piled on top of each other forty stories in the air. Most of us drive around alone in a car. We already have space between us, and we do not need to be nannied by a New Yorker to feel safe.

So, do your job, sir, and get your attitude under control. God may have something special for you if you keep slapping his face. Covid-19 is not the only virus he created, and he may have one coming your way that will bury your city in death. Something from the Congo maybe.

If you don't think God can destroy cities at his will, see the story of the city of Sodom in the Bible in Genesis Chapters 18-19. Also, consider the filthy sexually perverted party city of Pompey during the Roman Empire era. That city was buried under volcanic ash and totally destroyed. Why did God do that? Consider one little bit of archaeological information..... all the street signs in Pompey were penises.

So, keep doing a great job taking care of New York, sir. But, get your arrogant mouth under control. Just because you have the biggest hammer in America does not mean you have to bash every nail you see.

Mostra un po 'di umiltà

FEAR- THE MERCILESS ADVERSARY

FEAR By Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

I am that dreadful, blighting thing,
Like rat holes to the flood.
Like rust that gnaws the faultless blade,
Like microbes to the blood.

I know no mercy and no truth,
The young I blight, the old I slay.
Regret stalks darkly in my wake,
And ignominy dogs my way.

Sometimes, in virtuous garb I rove,
With facile talk of easier way;
Seducing where I dare not rape,
Young manhood, from it's honor's sway.

Again, in awesome guise I rush,
Stupendous, through the ranks of war,
Turning to water, with my gaze,
Hearts that, before, no foe could awe.

The maiden who has strayed from right,
To me must pay the mead of shame.
The patriot who betrays his trust,
To me must owe his tarnished name.

I spare no class, nor cult, nor creed,
My course is endless through the year.
I bow all heads and break all hearts,
All owe me homage -- I am FEAR.

General George S Patton Jr.

MASKS? HYDROGEN PEROXIDE WORKS- MICROWAVING DOES NOT

Here is a post at Lead Stories telling us the microwaving a mask in order to reuse it is a bad idea, But, spraying it with hydrogen peroxide WILL kill any virus on the mask.

STORY AT LEAD STORIES

Thus, another myth bites the dust.

Lead Stories is a very unbiased source. I consider all other hoax sites biased and crooked, or at least very badly informed. Lead stories is the only such site that has two separate categories to debunk hoaxes about Democrats and Republicans. Such fairness is so rare these days.

WHAT INSPIRES YOU MORE ON EASTER MORNING?

So, Daddy, what inspires your little people more this morning, the resurrection of Jesus Christ or the Peeps?

THE EASTER FOOL AND THE EASTER HERO

THE EASTER FOOL

This pastor is not a servant of Jesus Christ. He is a beast, and servant of Satan. He is in total violation of the Word of God where he is told to submit to those in authority because they are given to us by God himself (Romans 13). Pray that God will strike this pastor down. He is murdering people by playing games with their minds and their faith so that they will expose themselves to the virus.

This pastor is a BASTARD. Here is the proof.

Hebrews 12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

Because this pastor is not being chastened by God, we may assume he is a bastard, not a son of God.



THE EASTER HERO

It has to be terrifying to spend day after day in a white hot infection area like the ICU of any hospital where the Cornoavirus is being treated. There must be many more nurses and doctors who have very tired souls and tormenting emotions when no one is looking. And, the pressure to save just one more patient is constant. This is the world of a full blown epidemic. This sort of thing usually never happens in America. It is supposed to be the plight of only Africa or Asia. But, here it is in our home town, and it will not go away soon.

The most deadly thing in such a time is fear. We must not give way to living in perpetual fear. Fear makes us all do frantic things and do harm to one another. Our leaders who give way to fear become deadly like mad dogs. They have the power to destroy the nation, and they do not have the personal strength to control themselves.

Psalms 37:34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

ISLAM IS SPREADING COVID-19 ON PURPOSE

The followers of Allah are murdering the world. The curious thing is that they are targeting their own Muslim people. What kind of evil animals do such things. Only the followers of Allah.

GUATEMALA POLICE PREACHING THE GOSPEL

This is astounding. This is also impossible to imagine in America. Perhaps our huge number of Covid cases are because America will not repent as Italy and Guatemala and other nations have.

THE MEN OF "ESSENTIAL SERVICES" ARE STILL TRUCKING

Do you know a truck driver who is still driving? 

Those fellows are faithfully carrying the tomatoes from Nogales to Omaha. They are also carrying the masks and ventilators through the night, probably fudging on their log book, to get the load to hospitals in Louisiana and LA. Thank God for the cop who learns what's in the load, checks the log book, hands it back, and says, "Keep moving, trucker."

If you know a truck driver, he should be raised up near the top of your prayer list. They are having hard times caused by all the rest areas being closed..... nowhere to stop and conveniently sleep for a couple of hours. And, no restrooms for many miles. Restaurants at fueling stops are closed. And, their partner driver is home under quarantine.

And, the people they are forced to deal with in loading and unloading areas could be infected with the virus and put them off the road and make them unemployed.

When you pick up a tomato at the super market, how about breathing a prayer for the trucker who hauled it to you? God knows who he is.

Without these men, America would come to a dead stop in about three days. You Americans must forgive me for cheating and using an Aussie trucker in the video. The song just says it all, and it exalts manliness.

Hey, you in the Peterbuilt, thanks, and God bless you, sir. Take care of yourself please. We love ya, and we need ya.

AND, YOU THINK YOU HAVE PROBLEMS- WHAT ABOUT FIDO?

The man claims this is a true story. I think it proves that they know how to stretch the blanket in Louisiana as well as Texas.

Definition: A "wail" is a vail which is hung over the coffin.

FIDO DIED

SILENTLY, WITHOUT HASTE, COMES THE SHADOW OF FEAR

Very softly down the glade runs a waiting, watching shadow,
And the whisper spreads and widens far and near;
And the sweat is on thy brow, for it passes even now.....
It is Fear, O trembling one, it is Fear. 

Adapted from Rudyard Kipling

Fear.....

It devours our peace, and it tempts us to lose faith in God.

Research tells us that fear and anxiety can turn a light case into a deadly one.

Sadly, many people fill the Internet with fear and seem to gloat at the thought of causing their audience to lose hope.

If we let these predators destroy our peace, we have no one to blame but ourselves.

Just stop clicking on the links.

Matthew 6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Jesus

DAY BY DAY
Don't be shy, whether alone or with friends, please sing along. 

1	Day by day, and with each passing moment, Strength I find to meet my trials here; Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no cause for worry or for fear. He, whose heart is kind beyond all measure, Gives unto each day what He deems best, Lovingly its part of pain and pleasure, Mingling toil with peace and rest.
2	Every day the Lord Himself is near me, With a special mercy for each hour; All my cares He fain would bear and cheer me, He whose name is Counsellor and Pow’r. The protection of His child and treasure Is a charge that on Himself He laid; “As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,” This the pledge to me He made.
3	Help me then, in every tribulation, So to trust Thy promises, O Lord, That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation, Offered me within Thy holy Word. Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting, E’er to take, as from a father’s hand, One by one, the days, the moments fleeting, Till with Christ the Lord I stand.

GOOD NEWS

Italians are turning in desperation to Jesus Christ for deliverance. And, the video is of all men, kneeling and praying for help from God. Could you ever imagine this happening unless God had allowed the virus to devastate Italy?
https://www.facebook.com/goldenblackstar/videos/3156952627650537/UzpfSTEwMDAwODcyMzcwOTMwMzoyMzE5OTk3MjQ4MzAxMDQz/

CONSTITUTION VIOLATED IN WASHINGTON

Here is the story. Read and weep. There IS something to the thought that this crisis will be used to change America and remove our freedoms and rights.

HERE IS THE STORY

Let us hope the ACLU steps in and stops this. If this goes to the Supreme Court, it is highly likely that it will be stopped. But, someone has to spend the cash paying for the suit and lawyers.
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This article is going to shake your mind. The writer deals with five questions that MUST be answered. There are some very bad assumptions being made by all of us as we are bombarded by everything online about the epidemic.

Please read all the article. Then, get alone, get a cup of coffee, and sit and ask yourself in what ways you are being changed in your thought processes by the propaganda and actions by the media, by the President and his "team," and by your friends who believe everything they are told and expect you to come along like a good sheep and be a believer.

The Five Things You Absolutely Cannot Say About COVID-19

THERE IS NO CRISIS IN NEW YORK CITY- TRUE OR FALSE

I hope my title is not true. If the following video is correct in exposing a massive hoax by the Government, the leaders of New York, and the media, then something very sinister is going down. Someone is lying to us all big time, and there is no emergency. That is, no coronavirus emergency. There is, then, an emergency of treason as the American people are being used as patsies to change America.

Could this be true?

I don't know what to think of this. The videos seem
to be mostly of the hospitals they claim they are.
If this report is valid, what does it mean?

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not deny that the epidemic is a hoax. This is very weird.

It would be very easy for Pompeo to set the
record straight. Why did he refuse to give
more information?

Fake News in the UK

BEWARE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

SECOND VIDEO WARNING ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA FAKE NEWS

The final danger in all of this is that the people exposing fake news may be debunking news that is really true. Because of all the fake news, people will start believing the truth is fake news.

These are days of deadly peril as we try to discern the truth amidst all the rubbish. And, that includes doctors, Presidents, Prime Ministers, the media, and other official experts who tell lies to keep the stampede going. We must avoid the temptation to fall into paranoia, that is, the conviction that everything we hear is a hoax.

The problem in all of this is that we are not allowed to go take a look in the places the media tell us there is a horrible crisis. We must stay home. So, lies and deceptions could be easily pulled off by the media.

2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Memorize that verse, and use it often.

STAY OFF OF DRUDGE REPORT

Drudge Report is solidly about nothing but the coronavirus. If you want to go mad, park there for hours, and fill your mind with terror.

I suggest you go to more obscure news sites to see what else is happening in the USA and the world.

Proverbs 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

NEW VIRUS FOUND..... THE SONG- GORDOVIRUS

Here are two experts from a well known nation reporting on their research which discovered a new genre of music heretofore unknown to folk music aficionados. 

This post was put up due to all the long faces I have seen lately. Let's not let the epidemic totally destroy our sense of humor.

Moral: Be careful about believing every alleged expert on the Internet. Some of them are just as ignorant as you are. Some of them even went to UCLA.

Admittedly, New Yorkers are a bit weird, but this Fox News item is heart warming.

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CORONAVIRUS CONTROL SUGGESTION

When my wife and I were missionaries in Ethiopia, the cholera epidemic of 1972-3 had just ended. There was one rule given to the Arussi Galla people around us that is not being used in this epidemic in the USA.

The cultural version of this concept was to ask the Arussi people to pick one Saturday market, and go to the same one for several months. The African people like to shop around just like we do. But, they walk to an open air market on Saturday. The next Saturday they walk to a different market, and a third market the next Saturday. This shopping pattern was spreading the Cholera virus rapidly around the nation. The Arussi people were terrified of Cholera, so they did as they were asked by health officials, and the epidemic went away eventually.

We Americans like to shop in one supermarket one time, and the next time we go to a different market. Or we pick up half our needs in one store and go to a second or third store for the other things on our list. The same effect is happening in the USA as did in Ethiopia. By meeting a whole set of new people every time we shop, we greatly enhance the chances of passing the virus, or of getting it.

My suggestion to you is, pick a supermarket to shop in, and only go to that one for the duration of the epidemic. Price is no longer the top priority. I find it amazing that we have heard nothing about this concept from our leaders trying to stop the passing of the virus. 

Do the same with gasoline filling stations. Try to use the same one every time. Keep your pattern of movement as much as possible simple and the same every time. If you pick up carry out food from a restaurant, use the same one every time. 

Variety in movement is deadly in an epidemic. It makes sure that you meet new people every time you go do something essential. 

Also, try to eliminate before you leave for essential shopping or travel. See if you can finish your task and get home without having to use a public restroom. Public restrooms are one of the most deadly places to catch sickness. If you live in a semi rural area, you may be able to stop and relieve yourself in the woods.

If you need to take something to a family member or friend, place it on the front porch or steps, walk away some distance so you can make sure it is not stolen, and call the person inside the home and tell them the item is there. Wait until they come and get it before you leave. If you talk, keep your distance, and try to make sure the breeze is moving from side to side, not from either of you to the other one.

Take off you shoes and clothes, if possible, outside the home, in the garage, or just inside the home. Wash the clothes at once,  and spray the shoes with disinfectant. Hydrogen peroxide is a very fast killer of the coronavirus. Keep it in a pistol grip sprayer where you enter your home, in your car, and keep one anywhere you may contaminate yourself. Let the item disinfected sit for 30 minutes. SOURCE

Wherever you decontaminate, make that area absolutely off limits to your kids AND pets. Pets can carry viruses from one place to another. They can carry viruses from one person to another. Do not pet dogs or cats of other people, and pen yours up if someone has to visit your home. If you feed or welcome stray animals around your home, you are a blithering idiot. Sorry, but this is extremely deadly.

If someone has to enter your home for any reason, require them to mask up minimum. Wearing gloves would be even better. Hand them the hydrogen peroxide spray bottle, and ask them to spray the bottom of their shoes, or do it for them. Keep a small rug by the door to wipe the shoe soles on to avoid tracking in grime on the shoe soles.

Anyone who mocks at your precautions is not safe to have around. They are taking risks carelessly wherever they have been, and they could be contaminated. An epidemic is not a time to become timid about health precautions. Make rules for you and friends, and NEVER suspend them.

Wash your hands a lot. This virus, unlike most viruses, is very easily destroyed by soap and water. 

One reason to have a protocol of precautions, and keep them, is that it gives you peace of mind. If you have done all you can to protect your family and yourself, you can relax a bit. You can also tell God you did everything you knew to do, and you can feel good about asking him to help you avoid getting sick.

Here is an exceptional video, done by a doctor, on how to disinfect what you bring home from a shopping trip.

LETTER FROM A DOCTOR IN ITALY

Mike Ramey	Mar 28, 2020, 10:23 AM (4 days ago)

Had this routed to me from a Pastor in Australia, who got it from Italy on the frontlines of this Pestilence.  From an Italian doctor.

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Glory to God...

A testimony by Julian Urban, 38 years old, Doctor in Lombardy (Italy)..

Never in my darkest nightmares did I imagine that I would have seen and lived through what has been happening here in our hospital for the last three weeks. And the nightmare only grows; the river becomes bigger and bigger. At the beginning only a few arrived, then dozens, and then hundreds, and now we are no longer doctors, we have become mere sorters who decide who should live and who must be sent home to die, even if they are people who have paid Italian taxes for their whole life. 

Up until two weeks ago, my colleagues and I were atheists; this was normal because we are doctors and we have learned that science proves that God does not exist. I always laughed at my parents when they went to church.

Nine days ago, a 75-year-old pastor came to us for medical help. He was a kind man, he had grave respiratory problems, but he had a Bible with him and it impressed us that he was reading the Bible to the people who were dying and holding their hands.

We were all tired, discouraged doctors, psychologically and physically spent, and so we found that we were listening to him.

Now we must admit: as human beings we have reached our limits, there is nothing more we can do, and more people are dying every single day. And we are exhausted. Two of our colleagues have died and others are infected.

We realized that we have reached the limits of what man can do. We need God, and we have begun to ask for his help, when we have a few moments free. We speak among ourselves and we cannot believe that we who were fierce atheists are now seeking for interior peace by asking the Lord to help us to resist so that we can take care of the sick. Yesterday the 75-year old pastor died. Despite the fact that in the last three weeks we have had over 120 people die in our unit and we are all exhausted and feel destroyed, he succeeded, despite his own condition and our own difficulties, to bring us a PEACE that we no longer hoped to find.

The pastor went to the Lord, and soon we will follow him if things continue like this.

I have not been home for six days; I don’t know the last time I ate something; I realize my own worthlessness on this earth, and I want to dedicate my last breath to helping others. I am happy to return to God while I am surrounded by the suffering and death of my fellow men.”

Testimony gathered by Gianni Giardinelli

Translated by Giuseppe Pellegrino @pellegrino2020