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Coping
Strategies: Ingest
or Invest?
Through
Finishers we see so many people excited about
their future and looking for ways to make a
difference that we may perhaps not notice
those who are deeply hurting at this significant
stage of life. In his last newsletter, Gary
Foster included the following:
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Among
Americans over 50, use of heroine more
than doubled (from 7.2% to 16%) since
'92.
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Among Americans
over 50, use of cocaine nearly quadrupled
(from 2.9% to 11.4%) since '92
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Among Americans
over 50, abuse of prescription drugs quadrupled
(from 0.7% to 3.5%) since
'92
No doubt the economic and political climate has
greatly contributed to a sense of hopelessness,
causing some people to look for ways to escape.
Ingesting a drug will cause
physiological changes which bring temporary
relief, but it also brings longer term damage and
defeat. The hopelessness it seeks to replace
only becomes deeper.
Investing our lives in the lives
of others brings more than relief. It brings
fulfillment, purpose, health and energy! It
is what we have been created to do.
Ephesians 2:10 is a hope-giving verse: We
are people being crafted by God, as his
masterpieces, and he has good things for us to do
with our lives...things that he has already
prepared!
"Ingesting into ourselves" and "investing into
others" both affect how we touch the lives of
those around us. One takes, the other
gives. Where are you?
I encourage you to begin your day by saying,
"Father, I'm yours today to do the good things you
have prepared for this particular day."
Invest yourself. Make a difference in
someone's life now, and reap the rewards for
eternity!
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The New
Alphabet
I'm
guessing many of you have seen a version of this
alphabet for those who are experiencing some of
the realities of aging bodies. It's fun and
funny. Enjoy reading through it...then
continue on to another version. The second
version is the Finishers new
alphabet!
A's for arthritis; B's the bad
back, C's the chest pains, perhaps
car-di-ac? D is for dental decay
and decline, E is for eyesight, can't
read that top line! F is for fissures
and fluid retention, G is for gas which
I'd rather not mention.
H, high blood pressure--I'd rather it
low; I for incisions with scars you can
show. J is for joints, out of socket,
won't mend, K is for knees that crack
when they bend. L's for libido, what happened
to sex? M is for memory, I forget what
comes next. N is neuralgia, in nerves
way down low; O is for osteo, bones that
don't grow!
P for prescriptions, I have quite a
few, just give me a pill and I'll be good as
new! Q is for queasy, is it fatal or
flu? R is for reflux, one meal turns to
two. S is for sleepless nights,
counting my fears, T is for Tinnitus;
bells in my ears! U is for urinary;
troubles with flow; V for vertigo,
that's 'dizzy,' you know.
W for worry, now what's going
'round? X is for X ray, and what might
be found. Y for another year I'm left
here behind, Z is for zest I still
have-- in my
mind!
So here's another
Alphabet...for Boomers...but with a different
slant: A's for
Anticipation of what the future could become, B's
for Believing that the Best is yet to come.
C is for Cherish - doing it better with my wife,
D's for the Desire to make a Difference with my
life. E's for
Eternity - getting closer every day, F for the
Fervor to Finish well, come what may.
G is for
Gaining an effect that is Global, H for a Heart
that is Happy and noble. I's to
have an Impact through a life that's worthwhile,
and J is for Jesus - I want to make him
smile. K's for more Kisses with the people I
love and L's to Listen and Live Life with
Love. M's to
be Meaningful and for Making More "wow!", N is for
learning to live life in the Now.
O's for the
Opportunities each new day brings, P for the
Possibility of Pursuing new
things. Q is
for Quiet - sometimes that's nice, R is for Rest,
but not as a vice. S for Settling into who I
can be, and T for the Time to really be me.
Understand is
for U, and Value's for V, W's for Wisdom, applied
carefully. X for
X-cited, even though its spelled wrong, Y for the
Yearning to fill every day with a song.
We've come to
the last, the letter is Z, it stands for the Zest
to be all I can
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The Journey Deepens... Just for
YOU!
When:
Oct 1-3 Heartland
Regional Retreat
Location:
Camp Loughridge near
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This weekend will deepen your relationship with
Jesus and help you explore what
it is like to be a missionary. You
can discover whether a
missionary or sender role is God's fit for you,
and connect with mission agencies.
The core of the retreat
and the key distinctive is the discussion
groups, each with six attendees and two
missions coaches, which meet four times throughout
the weekend.
The retreat has groups for
college students, young adults, mid-lifers, baby
boomers - anyone willing to explore becoming a
missionary. Meet others like yourself and compare
"maps" on the journey. Discuss your compass with
missions coaches who have journeyed into missions
already.
Attendance is about 50 people;
at this retreat you will not be overwhelmed with
overchoice! Here are some of the subjects
that will be covered in the general sessions,
small groups and one-on-one time with the
missionaries:
- I feel a pull from God to the nations. What
should I do next?
- Which of my gifts and interests could I use
in another culture?
- How can I deal with school loans?
- What's involved in raising prayer and
financial support?
- How do I discuss missions with my family and
my church?
- If God leads me to stay and send others what
would that involve?
CLICK HERE to see what others
have said about these weekend retreats!
We look forward to meeting you
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Enjoy This Note From One
of Our Board Members:
Just wanted to say a
much-belated 'THANK YOU!" for all you did to make
this last board meeting what it was. Adding
that one extra day made a world of
difference!
The Laser Tag was such a
hit and it was amazing how total strangers could
act like a bunch of new kids who just moved into
the neighborhood and were so thrilled to discover
playmates their own age!! And, as you said,
the group screaming/reading the rules before going
in for that last game was too hilarious!
Wouldn't it be great if
years from now we hear a testimony that goes:
"I was on the fence as to whether I should
join Finishers Project staff until we played Laser
Tag...and that has made all the difference in
moving me from "success to
significance..."!! | |
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Thanks for your interest
in Finishers Project!
We'd love to hear how God
is working in your life
and how we can pray for
you!
Don
Parrott CEO, Finishers
Project
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