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Maui Wildfires: 3 Essential Survival Tips You Must Know Now

The Maui wildfires are the deadliest in the U.S. in over 100 years.

  • 2200 structures burned
  • 115 found dead so far
  • 850 remain missing
Maui wildfires and survival
Destroyed homes and cars, Aug. 13, 2023, Lahaina, Hawaii/AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

If you lost everything in a wildfire, could you survive?

“You ever seen hell in the movies? That is what it looked like. Fire everywhere. Dead people.” Kekoa Lansford, Lahaina resident

Three parachutes allow anyone to survive the worst disasters. Not avoid, but survive.

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Maui Wildfires: 3 Essential Survival Tips You Must Know Now

How God speaks through the morning light every day

God spoke to me this morning.

“I want to show you something.” 

He walks me through the morning light along the trees down to the shoreline.

Early mist floats above the water.  Soft light bathes the shore.

It’s an early morning at the lake.  Temp is 78, no wind.

Coffee pot and cup in hand, I step onto the jet ski from the dock.

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How God speaks through the morning light every day

How Four Brave Chaplains Sacrificed Themselves to Save Others

Four military chaplains offer a lifetime of inspiration for the summertime doldrums.

Four immortal chaplains
Selfless legendary acts of four immortal chaplains saved many soldiers.

Their selfless acts saved many from a sinking ship, the Dorchester, in 1943.

Their heroism will inspire you for many years to come.

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How Four Brave Chaplains Sacrificed Themselves to Save Others

Rising from the Ashes: How to Turn Your Pain into Beauty

Foster and special-needs kids rise above their pain every summer at Skiin’ With The Galilean (SWTG).

The Christian water sports camp shines a light on beauty for everyone involved.

The beauty of hope.

Rise above pain
Jack Bryan rises above Leigh syndrome in 2019 at SWTG/Lake Athens, TX

Hope is in the . . .

  • love of God reflected through volunteers
  • water and sun dancing off inner tubes
  • ZUP boards and smiling faces

Like a Lego kit, SWTG offers broken kids valuable pieces to rebuild their lives.

Three pieces that fix broken lives work well for all of us.

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Rising from the Ashes: How to Turn Your Pain into Beauty