In 1991 the walls of the Soviet Union began to crumble. Regretfully, so did the family structure. Unemployment, alcoholism, and abuse of kids increased. Kids were seen by the thousands on the streets of Russia and Ukraine. Many began banding up with small groups of kids and slept in sewers or abandoned buildings for days or years at a time. They survived through scams, prostitution, and begging. The police then began handing the kids over to poor orphanages, kid jails, or holding centers. Most of our current efforts are to help small ministries who go to the orphanages, children's hospitals...

Many of us have left behind the security of of home for something better - out there. After wandering into darkened places there comes a realization that we need a return to the heart of the Father. These poems portray a period in my own life of wandering away from the heart of God and my return. The poems also symbolize the journey of millions of orphans who have lost their earthly fathers, but are yet to return to their Heavenly Father.

Five men who carved a life out of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Their love for this land and the life they found showed courage, perseverance, and fortitude. The Finnish of this land call it "Sisu." These profiles show the determination of: a man who followed his dream to start a butterfly house on Mackinac Island, a man who ran a thriving mechanics business out of a run-down gas station, a man who came home from Vietnam and escaped to the northern woods as a successful logger, a man who developed a reputable funeral business, and a pastor with a vision for the people of upper Michigan.

List Price: $14.50 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm) Black & White on White paper 174 pages ISBN-13: 978-1475247008 (CreateSpace-Assigned) ISBN-10: 1475247001 BISAC: Business & Economics / Small Business Everyone has a dream and for some that means stepping into a business of their own. Dana explored the possibilities of running his own scuba diving business but with the high startup costs and no resources of his own the dream died a premature death. That is until he realized he could take one step today and make his dream reality. He never went into debt and through bartering and his own creative...

Periphery-the outermost boundary. A collection of poems reflecting on life, friendships, challenges, and journeys of the author.

A collection of poems for those who are willing to move beyond the cluttered planning and preening of the predictable daily journeys.

This is the author's eighth book. It is a collection of inspirational essays, slices of life. Ranging from nostalgic pieces to thought provoking observations of life.

A summary of the crisis in Ukraine and a powerful prayer to have the riot police step down and ask forgiveness, and for the corrupt president to leave all in one week. And it happened. The book then shares a continuing prayer plan with input from people in Ukraine.

Jesus said if we even have faith the size of a mustard seed we could move a mountain into the sea. I believe He was being literal. This 6 week study will discuss reasons we do and do not pray more. It will challenge to pray bigger and bolder, and encourage increased pray personally and in our churches.