Delhi is a wonderful but tough city to live in. It is polluted - they say that living here is like smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. I believe it. I can smell and SEE the pollution. The weather is extreme, 120 F in the summer. Air conditioning is a luxury afforded by few. There is an acute shortage of water. Chaos reigns everywhere. Traffic looks and feels like a video game. Human life is cheap. People die in traffic accidents, of diseases, in childbirth, etc, at a much higher rate than they do in more developed countries.

Obedience training has begun. My husband is working with our little pup, teaching him four basic commands - sit, stay, come and no. These are the commands, that when fully trained, Denver should respond to immediately – and always. I look forward to his increased obedience as he matures. He will not only be pleasant to live with, but he will be much safer.

Breathless in Bodarie
By Mark Ottenweller, M.D.

Yonel was gasping for breath. Sweating, unresponsive and his pulse was thready and blood pressure low. He was literally dying from an asthma attack in the waiting area of our medical outreach in Bodarie, Haiti. We were his only hope since the local clinic was closed today.

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What does mercy mean?

Romans 12:1 (NASB) reads, “Therefore I urge you brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice…”

“Mercies” in Greek is the word OIKTERMOS, which appears five times in the KJV and the NASB. It’s translated “mercy” or “compassion.” It means compassion, pity, mercy; the bowels in which compassion resides, a heart of compassion; emotions, longings, manifestations of pity.