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Three reasons why Christians should consider fostering children ✮ The Billy Graham organization offers wisdom on a very, uh, unique presidential election ✮ by the Billy Graham sequential presidential election in free speech and religious liberty are INSIDE: Evangelistic Association decades. Maybe ever. Two major party constitutionally protected, bedrock As Christians we should be committed candidates are being offered to voters. principles. The other continues along a to taking the love of Christ to some of the This Nov. 8, American voters will Two distinct visions are being cast. path where such principles are quickly Candidates, issues, party most broken areas of our community. decide what is arguably the most con - One vision includes a nation where Please see ELECTION page 8 platforms, races explained One of those areas is orphan care, and we n should want to see a culture that cares for the fatherless. An enormous—but often forgotten— step in caring for PIlnayvgreousntdisn tog b ei bnui lt Children – Community Build pRiece oef bsrincginhg theis vdisionu to lfrueitiod n. Adoption orphans is foster care. I asked a local for Children’s Palace The desire of the Topeka Rescue and Foster Christian social Mission is for the entire community to Care Guide worker why The Topeka Rescue Mission has have the opportunity to assist in some PAGE 10 Christians should rescheduled its “Big Build” which was for - way. For that reason, the event was care about fostering. merly postponed due to complications This was her response: with materials deliveries. I’ve been a foster-care worker for some Our community will now be joining time. This has given me the incredible together Tuesday, October 24th through opportunity to be a witness of what it Saturday, October 29th, to invest in the looks like when families step out of their lives of homeless children through the comfort zone and step into a child and construction of playgrounds which will their family’s lives. I’ve seen foster parents be located onsite of the Topeka Rescue who lose sleep for weeks to wake children Mission Children’s Palace (601 NW up and take them to the rest room Harrison St). Once operational, the developed to be family-friendly with because trauma sometimes makes chil - Palace will care for up to 124 children at opportunities for children and adults dren wet the bed every night. I’ve seen any given time who are under the age of of all ages to become involved. The foster parents worry, cry, and fight for six. With an emphasis on helping children garten readiness, the Children’s Palace positive transformation to the Topeka first three days of the build will consist help for these children only to lose battle understand their value and worth, devel - will be used to help break the genera - community. Investment through volun - of skilled carpenters working together n Please see FOSTERING page 10 op secure attachment and achieve kinder - tional cycle of homelessness and bring teer support during the build is a huge n Please see BUILD page 2 2 • October 2016 _____________________ MetroVoiceNews.com __________________________ Facebook/MetroVoiceNews _________________________ Topeka Metro Voice THE REDEMPTION - Formerly Judgment House - Set To Open Life Lessons From a Little One edged a way to Topeka's Long-Running, Walk-Through Halloween Alternative is Back bless a stranger WHEN NO ONE nearby, how Wanamaker Woods Church of the many of us actual - Nazarene's long running presenta - IS WATCHING ly immediately tion, formerly known as Judgment by Jessica S. Hosman follow-through House – now The Redemption – is versus dismissing My son opened up the car door after Jessica Hosman set to run October 19, 22, 23, 26, 29 the thought and and 30 from 6:00 - 8:40 PM. Special school with a huge smile on his face. He telling ourselves we’ll do so another day? emphasis will be given to Youth had a month of kindergarten under his Tomorrow is never promised. The Groups on Wednesday and Sunday belt and came home each day with a fun Word shares with us to never withhold nights. story of something that had happened good when it’s in our power to act The Redemption 2016 follows two that day. Today’s story was a simple one, (Proverbs 3:27). And that as we have teens who suffer severe mental, emo - but yet taught me a few lessons in life. opportunity, we should do good unto tional and verbal abuse from their He was rushing towards the door of everyone (Galatians 6:10). Daily we are father, John, who is also on the min - the school to leave for the day and saw surrounded by innumerable opportuni - istry team at their church. As an two girls doing the same. He shared with ties. Some are highly obvious; others we adult, Lizzy turns to a bottle to me that in his mind he thought, may need to look for. My son looked for drown her feelings of inadequacy. “Hmm… what could I do special for not uncommon to news stories groups on Wednesday and Sunday one. Sure, holding a door open for two Through his love for baseball, Josh these two girls?” Lesson #1: How many of today. Those who attend will see evenings. girls is not an earth-shaking event, but finds room for forgiveness and rec - us stop to ponder how we can bless how their untimely deaths impact There is a suggested donation of he’s five and this was his way of intention - onciles with his dad. Can Josh con - family and what they experience $4.00 per person in advance or $5.00 strangers, especially when rushing to and ally doing something special for two peo - vince Lizzy to do the same before it's beyond the grave. at the door. Visa & Mastercard are fro? ple he didn’t know. He didn’t have to do too late? Visitors will be guided Reservations can be make through accepted. The Redemption is pre - In an instant the thought came to him, it. No one expected him to do it. No one through a series of rooms that tell a the Reservation Hotline at 785-491- sented at Wanamaker Woods “I know… I can be a gentleman and hold would have thought any less of him if he story of how Josh's and Lizzy's lives 1839 on a first come, first serve basis, Church of the Nazarene, 3501 SW the door for them!” Lesson #2: Manners hadn’t done it. And I’m sure those two have been cut short due to a tragedy, with preference given to youth Wanamaker Rd. are something that we tend to do when we know our mothers are around or oth - girls really didn’t think much of it. But ers are watching. But when we are hurry - God saw that simple act of kindness and Tim Tebow Believes Missionary Work Prepared Him for Minor Leagues ing along and don’t know those around this momma heard about it. It moved me us, how many of us still exercise those to be more intentional about considering Tim Tebow's years of missionary work York Mets instructional league and was humble grind of a minor league baseball manners and integrity to extend a how I can go out of my way to do some - may have prepared him for minor league warned about the less than lavish lifestyle player, one that the Christian athlete has demeanor that exemplifies Jesus Christ? thing special for others. And it also made baseball. that he would have to undertake. no qualms about. When standing in line at Walmart for 20 me recognize that, regardless of our Last month the former college football According to The Washington Post, "First of all, what you need to under - minutes while the cashier is distracted actions, whether we’re hurried or not, champion Tebow signed with the New Tebow's agent warned him about the stand is I have taken so many long jitney and taking their time? When the car in God sees and others often hear. I don’t rides in the Philippines and Thailand and front of us is going exactly the speed limit want anyone to hear that I was overly irri - so many countries. I have taken so many or slightly below when we are already late tated in the checkout line, fuming in a to help with carpentry and construc - bucket baths in third-world countries and for an appointment? When our child is traffic jam or treating others disrespect - BUILD tion and additional volunteers are had times when there's no running water, trying to tell a story but we’ve got dinner fully in some other way. I want them to continued from page 1 needed to fill vital positions such as art there's no electricity," Tebow said.