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The Beast is Coming Soon

Remember the didactic anecdote about the frog in hot water?  The idea is that, if you place a frog in boiling water, it will immediately jump out.  But if you put the frog in cold water and slowly raise the temperature, the cold blooded frog will gradually adjust to the temperature until it eventually boils to death.

While this proverb has been proven to be false, the principle remains the same.  We adjust unknowingly  to small or un-noticed changes until finally calamity is upon us!  This is what happened in the time of the Great Flood.  The people went about their lives as if nothing was wrong, ignoring Noah’s warnings, until the flood hit and swept them all to their deaths.

The frog in hot water syndrome is what is going on in the world right now.  The whole world is marching steadily toward One World Government   – unseen except for the few who read and understand Bible prophecy.

A recent meeting in Brussels has gone almost unreported and unnoticed except for the few who are demonized as “conspiracy nuts.”  I guess that would include me since I actually believe the Bible that prophesies a world ruling “Beast” power soon to emerge on the world scene.

Read the following excerpts from an online magazine called the New American.  While everyone in the US and most of the rest of the world is thinking about Christmas gifts and New Year’s parties, Bible prophecy marches on.

An important meeting was held in Brussels between Russian leaders and the European Union leaders.  They discussed among other things; an economic, social and even an eventual political merger!

Did you read what I just wrote?  A possible eventual political merger between Russia and the E.U. is in the wind!

That is not such a far – fetched notion.  Even the Fascist Dictator Adolf Hitler cut a deal with Communist Dictator Josef Stalin to carve up Eastern Europe.  Like my Grandmother used to say, “Birds of a feather flock together.”  Why would it be such a strange idea for European President Van Rompuy to make a similar deal with Vladimir Putin?

If you haven’t been watching the confederation known as Europa, it is time to wake up from your slumber.

“an important event took place in Brussels, Belgium, that went largely unnoticed and unreported. Leaders of the European Union and Russia met in Brussels on December 20 and 21 for the 30th EU-Russia Summit, continuing a process of convergence and interdependence that is leading toward political, economic, and social merger.

“In his remarks at the conclusion of the summit, Herman Van Rompuy, president of the European Council, made repeated reference to progress toward the goal of “global governance,” which has always been code in globalist circles for world government. Van Rompuy stated:

“By working together, the EU and Russia can make a decisive contribution to global governance and regional conflict resolution, to global economic governance in the G 8 and G 20, and to a broad range of international and regional issues. I would like to congratulate President Putin for taking over the presidency of G 20.[1]

The head of the European Union said that by Europe and Russian working together, they can make a DECISIVE CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (code for One World Government)!  Disguise it all you want with flowery sounding rhetoric, Russia is joining hands with Europe to rule the world.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
– Rev 13:1-2

Don’t be a frog.  And don’t let Fiscal Cliffs and the smoke of Christmas blind you to what is quietly going on right now in Europe.

Leon Sexton


[1] Bilderberg-picked EU Leader Van Rompuy Calls for Global Governance With Russia, The New American, December 27, 2012, William F. Jasper

King’s Birthday Celebration

December 6, 2012 was the King’s birthday here in Thailand, providing Legacy’s students and staff with a much needed holiday. So, we decided to pack all 22 students and staff into the sung tao and one motorbike and head to a nearby lake for picnic and games.
There was quite a bit of preparation for the outing, and the students prepared all of the food for our picnic. Each portion was wrapped in banana leaves. The ajans were so excited to learn how to prepare the leaves!
First, you have to burn the outside of the leaves to make them flexible.

First, you have to burn the outside of the leaves to make them flexible.

Then, clean and cut the leaves so you can wrap portions of food.

Then, clean and cut the leaves so you can wrap portions of food.

Making the food was fun, and all the girls helped to cook.

Making the food was fun, and all the girls helped to cook.

Vegetables with sticky rice flour went into banana leaves and were steamed to make a delicious dish.

Vegetables with sticky rice flour went into banana leaves and were steamed to make a delicious dish.

We also had banana packets filled with sticky rice, chicken and black beans with some delicious chili sauce.

We also had banana packets filled with sticky rice, chicken and black beans with some delicious chili sauce.

After all the food was made, we packed up and went to the lake!
Lake Huey Tung Tao!

Lake Huey Tung Tao!

We had fun playing relay games on the lakeside.
Games at the lake.
We ate delicious food.
And then, we went swimming!
The King’s birthday was a special treat here at Legacy. The students and staff had time to take a day off and enjoy each others company. Most students had never been to Huey Tung Tao, although it was only 6 km away from the school. It was a fun and uplifting afternoon for everyone.

Picking Mangoes in Trees

Several months ago at Jet Rye, our loaned property were we grow corn, peanuts, and soybeans, we picked mangoes.

Here I am trying  to knock down some mangos with a bamboo stick.

Here I am trying to knock down some mangoes with a bamboo stick.

Looking before climbing

Sern Nay Htoo looking at the best way to climb the tree.

On her way up.

On her way up.

Halfway up the tree.

All of the students can climb trees pretty well!

Oh there's a mango

Oh there's a mango

Sern Nay Htoo in tree

Success!

Ahja in the tree

Ahja, a past student who is now an employee joined in on the fun.

Mangos in the hat

We put the fruit in our hats because we didn't have any buckets with us.

Mangoes in truck

Some of the mangoes we took back with us to the school.

Mangoes

They were very sweet, delicious, and didn't last long!!!

Posted by: Aj. Abby

The “Teacher’s Garden” Transformation, Before and After!

For eight months now the ah-janns (teachers) and students have been working hard at revamping the “Teacher’s Garden”. The beautifully transformed garden located at the back of Legacy school grounds has been a joy to all of us here that walk it everyday. The pictures below are taken in succession as we worked. Below is a pastel drawing I drew of what we thought the garden should look like when it was completed.

Ideas, ideas, ideas.

BEFORE:

The sad brown garden had once been a deck and then gravel had been laid down for a path years before. Here you can see the cement piers sticking out of the ground and an old bamboo bench in the back.

Here we put the old gravel pathway onto black plastic sheets so we could reuse it.

We reshaped the pathway to give it some character and then added the gravel back and bricks on the sides that were originally surrounding the cement piers.

Leaves, rock, and weeds were cleared next. Recycled tiles from past projects were added to give the walkway a special touch.

Plants were planted in pots. River rocks from the farm were added on either side in ellipses as a stage for plants and fish bowl. Soil was brought in for the right side and pineapples were planted. In the background students are constructing a bamboo trellis.

Attima, Sern Nay Paw, and Katree weeding around the gravel pathway.

Jay, a past student of Legacy, came to help build the trellis around the unsightly cement piers. The "design challenge" turned out to be a good thing after all because it brought the garden in and made a place for cucumbers to vine.

A side view of the garden....getting close to being finished. Here tomatoes grow in the foreground.

AFTER:

The sala bench is being completed here. Rainy season has made the garden extra green and we enjoy the beautiful view from our office in the teacher's house daily.

Auntie Tumar and Muzar enjoying sitting in the sala bench during the Feast of Tabernacles.

Gourds that we grew at the farm. We cut holes in them to house orchids and hang around the garden.

The new garden wouldn't be complete without its own one of a kind sign.

Posted by: Aj. Abby

Festival of Tabernacles 2012, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Slideshow

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