A
live update from the "Servants of the Father of Mercy" in downtown
Los Angeles, Saturday, October 27, 2018 where the morning sun has risen on
Cici, one of our 80,000+ sleepy, tired, hungry and thirsty homeless family
living under bridges, behind dumpsters and on the streets of Southern
California. Be sure to share the love in
your heart by donating to our American Missionaries serving 80,000 + homeless
in SoCal and beyond! Online at
www.ServantsoftheFather.org
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Go Fund Me - Click on the Photo to Donate!
CODY
WAYNE GIBBS
A
native of Ventura, California. Cody has
been homeless on and off since he was a child.
Now at age 25, through the help of the Catholic missionaries, "Servants of the Father of
Mercy" and people like you, one month ago he left Todd Road jail and
enlisted in Ventura's "New Hope
Sober Living Home."
Now
in November 2018, Cody remains at "New Hope" attending two AA
meetings a day and through Brandon, the house manager, Cody successfully
submits to frequent and random drug/alcohol testing, Now, in November Cody is taking
victory by the horns and beginning another new month being clean and sober.
But
that's not all! November comes with a
full-time job that also blesses him with built-in friends, paid work,
breakfast, lunch and a great team of guys sharing the same struggles, hopes and
dreams.
Life
is moving fast for Cody right now, but in a good way. We need continued funding
at $600 a month for his housing and program fees for the next 10 months.
Also,
Cody must immediately restore his driver's license at the DMV. His boss is counting on him to be driving
company vehicles very soon. One-month DMV
class-work and fines is $500.
Lastly
Cody needs $500 monthly for incidentals, work pants/shoes, groceries and
medications.
All
totaled, taking Cody off the streets and fulfilling his young dreams, hopes and
inspirations is an investment costing approximately $15,000 over the next ten
months.
We
are so very grateful for your love, heart and compassion for our beaten and
lost young homeless men that Cody has proven can permanently rise out of the
ashes with your help and kind financial gift.
At the
Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Private Association, Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc., a 501 3 (c) nonprofit,
tax-exempt corporation all donations are tax-exempt.
Thank
you for giving. (Click on the photo above)
You
are in my prayers. May the peace of His poverty be yours.
God
bless you!
Bro.
Joseph, Founder +
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Homeless in Camelot - The Movie
Palm
Springs to Palm Desert, California and from Indio to La Quinta, California, the
poor, dehydrated and destitute homeless live in the shadow of movie stars and
limousines as well as millionaires and mansions.
Starring our desert homeless family, Sunday,
October 23, 2018.
Please pray and
support the missionary work of the Servants of the Father of Mercy. Since 2001, like Domino's Pizza, we deliver
to 80,000 + homeless in Southern California and Beyond.
View our other videos at "Mercy Homeless
Productions" on YouTube.
Donate
at www.ServantsoftheFather.org
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Homeless in Camelot!
Live shot Palm Springs, CA - Sunday, October 21, 2018 . . . Unfortunately, a multitude of homeless people living in the shadow of Camelot's movie stars and millionaires' luxury. #palmsprings, #homeless, #desert
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Life-Changing Eric!
Live
shot of Eric in front of the candy bars at Walmart! We went shopping to supply
Eric all he needs to enter New Hope Sober Living Home. From razors to shaving
cream and boxers to wallet, he is ready to begin a new life. Please adopt Eric
in your daily devotions. He needs your prayers for strength and a life-changing
miracle. Please, please, please remember to donate something each month for
Eric, Cody and Ashley. Their program fees that we help with are $600 each plus
living expenses. Thank you and God bless you! Bro. Joseph +
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Have you ever judged something or someone and you were wrong?
"One of the ways in which we carry out
the age-old human temptation of pride and to "become like God" is to
appoint ourselves judges of others. We even judge how things exist, how things
should be done and how they ought to be.
Yet
our judgments are inevitably flawed by our own "poverty," brokenness
and selfishness. It is better to leave all judging to God Luke tells us in
6:37.
In
our human frailty, it is not up to us to judge the homeless, the addict, the
loser, cousin Joe, aunt Sue, gays, a co-worker, adulterer or anyone else we
think is a loser.
In
fact, God gives us an alternative to the pride of judgement. Offer mercy,
charity and kindness to all. 'Blessed are the merciful, they shall obtain
mercy.'" Bro. Gary Joseph +
Friday, October 12, 2018
A successful turnaround!
Met with Eric (photo), Cody’s friend over at Todd Road Jail, he gets out in a few days. Thanks be to God, Eric is sober four months now. He is praying for a successful turnaround with Cody at "New Hope Sober Living Home".
Eric,
Cody and Ashley are all supported by the Catholic ministry "Servants of
the Father of Mercy." Their home,
program fees, etc. are $600 a month plus hygiene, incidentals and other
expenses.
Help
the "Servants of the Father of Mercy" to serve these young people,
providing the protection, recovery shelter and essentials they need to succeed.
Donate
to Servants of the Father of Mercy, 4744 Telephone Road, Suite 3, Ventura, CA
93003
Donate
online at http://servantsofthefather.org/donate_2_homeless
All
gifts are tax deductible!
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
All the right stuff!
Thanks
be to God, Cody is now 4 months sober and in his second week of recovery! Today he shopped for all he needs to go to
work installing fencing with his manager, Kenny White. He's got a great smile, a great attitude and
loves God - all the right stuff to kick his past anger, addiction and
brokenness in the butt!
Help
the Servants of the Father of Mercy to serve these young people, providing the
recovery shelter and essentials they need to succeed, about $650 a month per
person.
Donate
to Servants of the Father of Mercy, 4744 Telephone Road, Suite 3, Ventura, CA
93003
Donate
online at http://servantsofthefather.org/donate_2_homeless
Saturday, October 6, 2018
It's a Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood!
Cody's 5th day at "New Hope Sober Living House!" It's a wonderful day
in the neighborhood. Everyone's happy including Cody!
The
Catholic ministry "Servants of the Father of Mercy" support these
guys - his friend Eric and women too - a friend Ashley with various levels of
financial support - ranging from monthly program fees $600 as well as clothing,
food and hygiene supplies.
Donate*
today and all your help goes toward these young people receiving a bright
future now!
Servants
of the Father of Mercy
4744
Telephone RoadSuite 3, Box 257
Ventura, CA 93003
Donate
online at www.ServantsoftheFather.org
*
All donations are tax deductible!
UFOs OF LOVE
UFOs
A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE - READ & SHARE!
By
Bro. Gary Joseph, s.F.m.
On
January 13, 2015 the Vatican went on record to say that it is okay to believe
in alien life. In part, here is how the
news was reported in world-wide media:
“VATICAN
CITY – There could be alien life forms and believing they exist isn't
contradictory to having faith in God, the top astronomer at the Vatican said in
an interview published Tuesday.
“In
the Vatican newspaper piece, titled "The Extraterrestrial Is My
Brother," the Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes said the expansiveness of the
universe means there could be life on planets other than Earth.
"In
my opinion this possibility exists," Funes, the director of the Vatican
Observatory, told L'Osservatore Romano. "Astronomers believe the universe
is made up of 100 billion galaxies, each of which consists of 100 billion
stars. Life forms could exist in theory even without oxygen or hydrogen."
“Funes
said that there might even be other intelligent life out there but believing in
its existence doesn't pose a problem for those of the Catholic faith.”
So,
just like "Near Death Experiences" (NDE), UFO encounters can be
broken down into one of two groups, "Good" or Bad".
FIRST
THE BAD
1. September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill,
had been abducted by aliens during a nighttime drive from Canada to their home
in Portsmouth New Hampshire. A book is written about their experience circa
1967. Under hypnosis, each independently
described invasive and frightening medical tests and research. Betty had
various antagonistic confrontations with the leader of the ship. Fear sums it all up!
2. Roswell, NM events 1947 UFO crashes
inspecting US nuclear war heads in the New Mexico desert. Actual aliens obviously interested in US war
and destruction capacity are recovered from the crash. One apparently lives on
in US custody for some years but has since died. Not long after 1947, a local nurse and
mortician document autopsies on the dead aliens in a Roswell hospital that had
been guarded by the military.
3. In late December 1980, there were a series of
reported sightings of an unexplained object landing with strange markings and
lights near the US Rendlesham Airforce Base, Suffolk, England. USAF personnel, including deputy base
commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles I. Halt are witnesses maintaining notes
and drawings. The aliens were inspecting
a large stash of nuclear missiles hidden there during the Cold War. The UFO as at Roswell was a threat to world
security. One military personnel was so
consumed with fear that he refused to stay investigating the craft and went
back to base.
NOW
THE GOOD
1. An extraordinary Italian case of alien
contact with humans, kept secret for half a century, has recently come to
light. In Pescara, Italy (Abruzzo Region) in 50'/70's, a group of
extraterrestrials seeking friendship contacted directly an unsuspected number
of people. The aliens and the humans jointly agreed to call the project
“Friendship”.
The
humans were transported on their bases that were magically opened and instantly
sealed as they entered underground facilities.
They instructed the humans in love, how to get along with each other and
how to give.
The
Italians were often asked to gift supplies of fresh fruits, etc. to the
community and which they generously did.
The truck delivery driver would be taken out for a glass of wine while
the aliens off load supplies in just a few seconds. They left the interior clean and looking
brand new. True story!
2. For decades, a flotilla of lights or multiple
small luminous spheres or orbs have been sighted over Mexico, Japan and many
other parts of the world. The most
however have been sighted in Mexico, so much so, that some have a made a hobby
filming them on hand-held video cameras.
Myself,
the writer of this article witnessed in 1993 an amber orb the size of a twin-engine
airplane descend over the Atlantic Ocean and fly due East over Miami Beach and
the Hamilton on the Bay penthouse in Miami, FL.
Channel 10 weatherman lived in the same building, he was a witness too. We called Miami Tower and the FAA however they
did not have or denied having any information.
These
UFOs usually leave the person feeling in awe, inspired and intrigued. A much different sensation than those in the
first category above.
THE
GOOD AND THE BAD
We
know from observing our society, ourselves, our world and Scripture that our
world can be divided into white, black - light, darkness - love, hate - war,
peace - chaos, cosmos - good and evil.
This dualism is consistent on earth and scientifically applies
throughout the universe.
GOD
IS LOVE AND LIGHT
The
Scriptures tell us where God is located in this universal dualism . . .
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." 1
John 4:8
Also,
"This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is
light; in him there is no darkness at all". 1 John 1:5
To
understand UFOs, we must first understand the dualistic nature of the universe
the personal nature of God. What is from
God will never contradict his nature of love and light. In much the same way an apple tree will never
contradict its nature and give you poison tropical fruit.
In
this universe of love and hate, war and peace, etc. we make room for UFOs that
operate in much the same way. Some are
good because they are from God the creator, lover and redeemer of His entire
creation.
THE
DEVIL IS THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS
As
we witnessed in the first section “Bad” we make room for UFOs that operate in
the realm of war, confusion, fear, dominance and hate.
UFOs
investigating war, nuclear bombs, instilling fear, confusion, invasive and
aggressive are not from God. They belong
to the world of darkness. The Scriptures
state that the devil is the “Prince of Darkness.” Ephesian 6:12
So,
as the Catholic Church has almost virtually acknowledged the existence of
aliens and UFOs, at the same time, we must not give credence to those UFO
events that investigate war, darkness, aggression and evil.
SUMMARY
Alien
and UFO encounters that build up the individual, provide peace, inspiration,
wisdom and radiate “Friendship” love and the like are from God. So, it is perfectly reasonable to be inspired
by other-world visitors and UFOs that instill love, wisdom, inspiration and
light in your soul.
I
will close with this Scripture of encouragement. “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for
thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:2
__________________________
The
author may be contacted at: gary@ServantsoftheFather.org
Bro.
Joseph is founder and president of the “Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc”,
serving 80,000+ homeless in So Cal and beyond.
He is the author of “Proof of the Afterlife 2” available at Amazon.com
in hardcover. An inspirational (book one
and two in a single volume) that chronicles his daily life of living one foot
here and one in the afterlife since a heart-attack NDE experience in 2005.
__________________________
Order
here Proof of the Afterlife 2:
Friday, October 5, 2018
Prayers for Juan Romero
Juan
had just grasped Robert Kennedy's hand when gunshots rang out in the Los
Angeles hotel where he was a busboy in 1968, one of them striking the senator
in the head.
As
Robert Kennedy lie on the floor he asked, "Is everyone ok?" Romero
replied, "Yes, everyone's okay."
As he cradled his head, Juan gave him a rosary from his pocket and
placed it in his hands.
Kennedy
would die the next day and the teenage Mexican immigrant who had idolized him
would carry the emotional burden of that encounter for most of his life.
"I
remember him one time saying he felt guilty," his daughter, Josefina
Guerra, said Thursday. "He thought it was his fault."
Her
father explained: "'If I wouldn't have extended my hand (slowing him
down), he wouldn't have gotten shot,'" she said.
Juan
Romero died Monday in a Modesto, California, hospital following a heart attack.
He was 68.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
SEND CODY SOME LOVE!
SEND
CODY SOME LOVE!
In
just a couple of days Cody has made a total-life turnaround along with a little
bit of help from the "Servants of the Father of Mercy!"
But
first, thank you Cody for your humility and for allowing us to help you!
ONE
DAY, TODAY!
1. Just today Cody entered "New Hope
Recovery House".
2. Began to attend AA/NA meetings twice daily.
3. Picked up his medications at CVS
4. Activated his health insurance
5. Received a doctor's appointment for next week
6. Picked up some new clothes
7. Shopped for groceries and hygiene supplies
8. Met his housemates
PRISON
FUND
On
October 16th, "Servants of the Father of Mercy" also adopts Eric upon
his release from jail. He will join Cody
at "New Hope Recovery House".
Giving these young men a fresh start is costing us $650 a month
each.
Please
donate here below. Your help will go
directly to the boys. Help us invest in
their bright future off the streets, free of drugs and productive members of
the Church!
Servants
of the Father of Mercy, 4744 Telephone Road, Suite 3, Box 257, Ventura, CA
93003
Donate
online: http://servantsofthefather.org/donate_2_homeless
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