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Life and Death

I don’t usually read the obits in the paper, other than to proof them. And I don’t usually read them in other papers, but for some reason this one jumped out at me.

DARNELL, SAMANTHA M., 26, who was the light of her Dad’s life and the heartbeat of her Mom’s soul, died May 23rd due to complications with the demons of prescription drug abuse, and the associated problems that went with it. After years of valiantly attempting to beat this disease, the battle was finally lost. She lit up a room when she entered and gained many friendships in her short time here. Finally released from the vises (sic) that tormented her so on this Earth, I can only imagine that she has joined her beloved grandmother, Mary Darnell, in an environment where she is free and happy, at last. She is survived by her Dad, Sam, and his wife, Terrianne. Memorials may be made to Nexus Recovery Center, 8733 LaPrada Dr., Dallas, TX. 75228, 214.321.0156.

I feel for her family. Maybe because she was so close in age to Amy – I don’t know. But it also unusual to see a family just lay it out there like that. I’m sure she was greatly loved and is now greatly missed.
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, naked I shall return. For the Lord gives and takes away. Blessed be His name.”

$1 mil donated to stem cell research

A couple in New York has donated $1 million to a university for stem cell research.

A Brighton couple has given the largest private donation ever towards stem cell research at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Jack A. Erdle, founder of Eldre Corp. in Henrietta, and his wife, Norma, donated $1 million to go specifically towards stem cell research at the university. They didn’t specify what kind of stem cell research the money should be used for.
Many universities nationwide are relying on private funding to do embryonic stem cell research. President Bush vetoed a bill last month that would have re-established federal funding for stem cell research using embryos that are normally discarded at fertility clinics.

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Check out MochaClub.org. Using clubs and Web 2.0 ideas like Myspace and Facebook, the group is doing some great things for African orphans and HIV/AIDS victims.
Under the umbrella of African Leadership they’re offering a chance for everyone to get involved and make a difference.
For the cost of two mochas, you can help make a huge difference in Africa.

$7 a month?! That’s 2 Grande soy-milk mochas with whipped cream that you’re not drinking! We believe that joining the Mocha Club is an extremely advantageous, exciting and innovative way for YOU to participate, and we believe this is going to be an opportunity for God to pour into you a gratefulness and overwhelming joy through the beautiful orphans in Africa!

I’m looking to start a club for our church, so I’ll keep you posted on that. But if you’d like, sign up for your own club or someone elses and start waking up and making a difference to the needs around the world.
90 percent of the gifts given will go to Africa and $7 a month will:

  • Give 9 orphans 3 meals in a day, or
  • Pay for 21 orphans’ housing for 1 day, or
  • Keep a child in school for 3 months, or
  • Give 7 Africans clean water for a year, or
  • Provide one month’s worth of life-saving drugs to someone living with AIDS.