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Hello Friend,

“God’s going to level the playing field, get rid of all the corruption that is causing this world mess we are in. Get rid of the corrupt people and start over. If I had the opportunity to be 28 again I would never do it, I do not have much hope,” remarked a vendor friend at the county fair in our hour long conversation.
 Interestingly a Muslim friend in Tiskilwa said almost the exact same thing in our hour long visit.
I responded to both, I disagree. God Is love and I tend to believe God will likely “use this disaster we are in to create a new people. Also as the intro to the book of Kings in the message bible says “in spite of the incredible mess these kings (our leaders) are making of God’s purposes…he uses them in his work, doesn’t discard them, nor detour around them, …they are part of his sovereign rule, whether they want to be or not, whether they know it or not.” God is still in charge. I added, “This is a personal consolation in our present election, in the recent lost by a .5% vote of support in Colombia for the peace agreement and all the other world problems.
 About a year ago Rodrigo the leader of the Farc negotiators said he would never say he was sorry for all the awful things he did. However the last weeks before the vote he with other Farc leaders traveled the country asking for forgiveness. I was so hopeful. I am so glad to hear Colombia President Santos and Rodrigo both have said they still want to keep working things out by talking rather than with a gun.

Please pray for each of these things.
  Reminder if you want to contribute to my work: Make checks out to Jim Fitz and sent to 711 Monroe apt.  2E, Evanston, Il 60202 or by credit card through Paypal at http://jimspeacemaking.blogspot.com/  Donations are not tax deductible.
 because the household I was part of dissolved I have recently moved to live by myself. Therefore my living expenses have doubled. I have been using some of my own money to supplement my peace work. Now I am not able to do that.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Shalom to you today, Jim

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