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March 19, 2003
The anti-war people have some good points. For instance, they say that the U.S. is losing support amongst its allies, and in the Middle East. They also say that Bin Laden will use this war with Iraq as a recruiting tool, and that he has further terrorist attacks planned once we invade Iraq. These are all valid anti-war points. Having said all of that, think about this. What is the U.S. supposed to do? Sit around and wait for a terrorist attack? No way. What we can do, is take the fight to the terrorists. How does Iraq fit into all of this you say...? Well, ask yourself this. Lets say we didn't attack Iraq. Prognosticators are saying that Iraq is 2 yrs away from building a nuclear bomb. Do you think for an instant that Saddam would hesitate to use a nuke on us or Israel? Or that he would supply a terrorist group with the means to do so? Its very easy for France, Germany and Russia to condemn the U.S. because they know they won't alienate the U.S. completely after all of this, and they also know that they really aren't targets for terrorism. In other words, they are looking out for themselves and playing it safe. Remember this: 9/11 happened on U.S. soil. George W is no Ronald Reagan, and doesn't inspire me much. But I know one thing, the man is sincere. This war with Iraq isn't about politics. If this war goes badly, GW's re-election chances go with it. He is putting everything on the line. People are going to have different views on this, and that's ok, b/c your not a real person unless you have some opinions of your own. It's t-minus 24 and counting.
March 18, 2003 He Made It
I have 2 excerpts for you about Blessan's life. They were written by a person who just met Blessan: Betty A (my cousin), and Paul M, who has known Blessan for several years. These 2 excerpts don't even scratch the surface of the whole of Blessan's life, but I hope it helps you to understand what an amazing person Blessan was. God really worked through him.
---------------------- Betty A: "Strangely enough I met Blessan Samuel exactly two weeks ago when I was in Houston. My cousin, JoyChan in Houston could not meet us at the airport so he sent his son Joel with Blessan to come get us. We rode in his car back to the house, he was very pleasant, well spoken young man and spoke to my Dad about his faith and family. He seemed very mature and kind. Later that evening my cousin was telling us what a nice guy he is, so helpful and he can call on him anytime. I am just numb today. I cant believe I met him two weeks ago. It makes me realize how precious life is and how we cannot take for granted even random acts of kindness from strangers or even our own nearest and dearest."
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Paul M:
"I had
the privilege of meeting Blessan Samuel at
Convention about ten years ago. I had actually met Benson first as he
must've been about 9yrs old. During the meeting he was sitting in front of me
and my brother making funny faces at us. This led to an immediate friendship.
Benson introduced us to Blessan
and from that day on Blessan
was like my little brother. Though I only saw him once a year at Conventions and
maybe at youth camp we kept in touch through email. Blessan
was truly a man who loved God and had a burden for the mission field. He made
numerous trips to Mexico to help out the work there. He was also planning a
mission trip to Panama this coming August. He and I were planning to go together
with other missionaries. He would
IM me regularly and tell me how he had a burden for the young people in our
church and said that prayer was the answer.
Blessan by nature was a very soft-spoken and humble person. However, he always loved a good laugh. When we would meet at Conventions and at YAR we would sit down (after the meeting) till about 5 am in the morning and exchange stories over the past year. He was really looking forward to the upcoming Tournament in Wash.DC. He would always ask me if I wanted to jump ship and join H-town. I was tempted at first to switch sides but then I quickly repented and decided to stay with my local team I then would try to make him jump ship and join DCZ Finest as he was a very good baller but he declined also. He was a very loving person he told me how much he loved his mother. He told me he included her in all his activities. It
was a dreadful and shocking moment for me when I found out I had lost a true
friend and brother. However, one thing I do know he is rejoicing with the
Lord to suffer pain no more. All his labors in the Sunday School ministry and on
the mission fields will be rewarded. I will truly miss my little brother Blessan
but I will meet him one day . God Bless"
As you must know by now,
the Tournament has been postponed. I
want to reiterate to everyone that the tourney has not
been cancelled. We just need some time.
- Chung Lao
March 15, 2003
I honestly couldn't believe it. Maybe I didn't want to believe it. But it's true. Our brother,
Blessan Samuel passed away yesterday.
Blessan was a man to be admired. He was an extremely caring person who could always make you feel welcome. His loss is a loss not just for his family, but for everyone he ever came across. I will always have a huge amount of respect for Blessan. Please continue to pray for the family, and especially Benson. Also, I wanted to share something with you b/c it's important. On March 11, I wrote up a small piece that I thought I'd expand on later and post at some future date. Read it and you will see why I think God is sending us a wake up call. ---------------------- "What if we died tomorrow. I don't mean to go morbid on you, but I think it's important to talk about this b/c it WILL HAPPEN to all of us one day. I have been to the funerals of people younger than me, people who never thought about dying young, and let me tell you, it is sad. Some people say to just live your life as best you can, and let God sort it out. Is that how you want to end up? Sure there would be a funeral, flowers, and probably, people would even have nice things to say about us. But when it comes time to be judged before God, what will he say? Will he say that you were a hypocrite all your life? Will he say how you lived your life only for yourself and didn't care less about anyone else?. The most important thing you will ever hear me say is to get your life right, b/c we don't know when our lives will be required of us. Think about it."
- Chung Lao
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