RockofAges - Faith
G.I.F.T.S. Men’s Shelter Keeps on Giving Print E-mail

By Lynn Retzlaff - DOTR eNeighborhood Editor

It was a mere two years ago when a group of Christians prayed together and asked God what He would have them do to serve Him. The answer was heard and a plan was made. Within a few short months

G.I.F.T.S. (God Is Faithful Temporary Shelter) men’s shelter went from an aspiration to an actualization.

The shelter is uniquely run by a collaboration of 27 churches of mixed denomination. Fifteen churches have space large enough to hold the equipment of one portable shower and twenty-five portable beds. Each of these “host” churches commits to running the shelter for two weeks of the season.

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Crossing Over with Jonna Carlson Print E-mail

Jonna The Happy Medium- a DOTR Biz Partner
www.jonnathehappymedium.com ~ 608.365.5486


Jonna is local to Wisconsin/Illinois state line area.  A single mother, Jonna makes her living doing psychic readings.  She travels throughout Wisconsin to do psychic fairs. You can see her regularly in Madison, Monroe, Janesville and now in Waukesha.  You can hear Jonna on many radio stations locally and on the net, including B103, 104.9 The X and 105.9 The Hog.  She is a guest on many blog talk shows and will be starting a blog talk show for free readings in 2009.  Jonna takes private appointments out of her home office or will do phone readings for you.  Skype readings and virtual Skype parties are now available, this is a fun way to do group readings.  Jonna is a medium, using psychometry, her guides and your energy.  Whatever spirit brings through to her attention is what she will share with you during that reading.

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Amazing History in Your Church Cemetery Print E-mail

Most churches in Wisconsin, especially those built before the 1960's, have a cemetery as part of its community.  These solitary lawns and markers keep the history, the stories and the secrets of the people whose families have been members for generations.  Tracing family and community stories often start and end at the church, or community cemetery and as in all things today, the web has become an amazing tool for completing those stories.

Take a silent stroll through this site: Ancestry.com

To view headstones throughout Wisconsin.  With a little detective work, you may be surprised what you will find!

 

 
United Religions Initiative Print E-mail

United Religions Initiative (URI) was founded in 2000 by an extraordinary global community committed to promoting enduring, daily interfaith cooperation and to ending religiously motivated violence. Today the URI includes thousands of members in over 65 countries representing more that 100 religions, spiritual expressions, and indigenous traditions.

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