Download or read book Estercita s Journey toward Shalom El viaje de Estercita hacia Shalom written by Leah M. Wendt With the SHALOM Woolery of Kalamazoo Michigan and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if ninety-nine sheep were safe in the fold but one lamb had wandered away? In this delightful bilingual childrenaEUR(tm)s book with real Michigan farm photos, Estercita the lamb strays from her flock and suddenly finds herself in danger. Searching for truthful relationships, she is suddenly vulnerable to a wolf who offers her a lie. She must choose whether she will follow the Good Shepherd who knows her name. EstercitaaEUR(tm)s Journey toward Shalom (Peace) unfolds in both Spanish and English, offering children a diverse experience with answers to some universal questions: Is God love? Is He good? Is He present? The book uses real life photos of lambs, sheep, and alpaca that live at the SHALOM nonprofit ministry in Kalamazoo, Michigan. SHALOM offers caring communities to provide housing, social/educational opportunities for adults with developmental, physical, emotional, and mental disabilities. All proceeds from this book will go toward Casa Ester Independence Home and Oasis Therapeutic Residential Home of Kids Alive Guatemala, Central America. SHALOM of Kalamazoo, USA, is pleased to partner with this like-minded ministry. In a safe and supportive environment, young women are enrolled in a discipleship program and in school to learn skills that will benefit them personally and vocationally. For mothers coming with their children, they facilitate education and career support while ensuring the children are enrolled in school. They also support girls who cannot live independently due to learning disabilities. In 2018 they began the Estercitas Program at Casa Ester for young women with cognitive disabilities focused on women who cannot safely live independently. They offer assistance with life skills and small-scale enterprises, like manufacturing jewelry and clothing, so they can provide a life of dignity at the level of responsibility for each girl. Click here for more information.
Download or read book Shabbat Shalom written by Douglas Florian and published by Candlewick. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A family enjoys their weekly Sabbath dinner in a board book full of warm illustrations and a simple narration sure to appeal to young children. Shabbat shalom! We hurry home. Dressed in their best, a family lights the Shabbat candles. Then it’s time to share a traditional meal with red wine and challah bread. After dinner, singing joyful songs has everyone feeling cozy and ready for bed. With a rhyming text and friendly illustrations, this inviting window into one family’s celebration of the Jewish Sabbath is a welcome addition for young children of any faith.
Download or read book What is in Your Hand written by Sara L. Collison and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is in your hand? God once asked Moses this profound yet simple question. God obviously understood the answer, but did Moses? In his hand he held a simple shepherd staff that would part the Red Sea waters! Do we like Moses really hear the invitation to enter into a personal relationship based on truth and trust with God Himself? The Kingdom of God on earth becomes a reality when we open our hearts and hands to this question and partnership. In 1987, Sara and Glen Collison moved to Kalamazoo and bought a condemned property! After six months of hard work, their renovated nineteenth century Southwest Michigan farmhouse became a twelve-bed licensed foster care home for adults with developmental disabilities. By 1990, SHALOM Inc. was born. God places us on the journey to discover what He designed just for us, what will give a sense of wholeness and peace. God was at work in 1963-Sara's Jewish father disowned her when she chose to follow Christ. Sara recalls, "My mom, however, would not interfere, because I was given back to God when I was severely burned and my life hung in the balance when I was only two years old [1946]. A little wool coat saved my life!" Now in 2018, SHALOM raises sheep and Sara notes, "You see not a single experience is wasted in God's spiritual kingdom." God uses what we already possess (talent, influence, skills, resources, circumstances, health/sickness) to do what we were created to do. As with Moses, God still proposes, "What is in your hand?" A shepherd staff? How about a flower shop? A grocery store? A poor farm with dairy cows? Sheep? Goats? Nursing skills?-Yes! The Collisons gave all that to God and in return, they found their journey toward shalom!
Download or read book Poetrees written by Douglas Florian and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeds are sprouting, roots are spreading, and branches are swaying in this tree-mendous poetry collection. From coconut palms and bristlecone pines to baobabs and banyans, Douglas Florian explores the arboreal world with his signature wit and whimsy. Featuring a dynamic vertical format that illustrates the incredible heights and shapes of the trees, this book illuminates the natural history of these majestic beings as well as their unique and quirky characteristics.
Download or read book Dinothesaurus written by Douglas Florian and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back in time with this fossil-filled picture book poetry collection that explores the prehistoric era with Douglas Florian’s singular wit and style. This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks… Twenty funny and factual poems bring dinosaurs to life—illuminating the natural history of these amazing creatures as well as their unique and quirky characteristics.
Download or read book Lizards Frogs and Polliwogs written by Douglas Florian and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From transparent glass frogs and ravenous rattlesnakes to sticky geckos and stressed-out skinks, this slithery spectacle showcases once again Douglas Florian's incomparable skill for making poetry informative, fun—and irresistible!
Download or read book Negotiating Latinidad written by Frances R. Aparicio and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longstanding Mexican and Puerto Rican populations have helped make people of mixed nationalities—MexiGuatamalans, CubanRicans, and others—an important part of Chicago's Latina/o scene. Intermarriage between Guatemalans, Colombians, and Cubans have further diversified this community-within-a-community. Yet we seldom consider the lives and works of these Intralatino/as when we discuss Latino/as in the United States.In Negotiating Latinidad, a cross-section of Chicago's second-generation Intralatino/as offer their experiences of negotiating between and among the national communities embedded in their families. Frances R. Aparicio's rich interviews reveal Intralatino/as proud of their multiplicity and particularly skilled at understanding difference and boundaries. Their narratives explore both the ongoing complexities of family life and the challenges of fitting into our larger society, in particular the struggle to claim a space—and a sense of belonging—in a Latina/o America that remains highly segmented in scholarship. The result is an emotionally powerful, theoretically rigorous exploration of culture, hybridity, and transnationalism that points the way forward for future scholarship on Intralatino/a identity.
