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I am also growing old!In a few days I will be a nonagenarian: I am very thankful to my LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST to live to this day and Serve HIM and be witness to the people in Mekran. One life &thiss will soon pass away :but what is done for CHRIST will last forever!
The signs of times points JESUS coming soon,let us watch & pray and look UPWARDS....

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A Hawaii fisherman is speaking out after a shocking encounter in the water left him fighting for his life — and relying on instincts he never expected to use.
The 22-year-old diver says what began as a routine day in the ocean suddenly took a violent turn when he discovered a shark tangled in a fishing net — a moment he describes as the split second that changed everything.
Josiah Kaimani Ventura, a commercial fisherman, told Fox News Digital he was diving inside a cave for a rare fish species when he surfaced and noticed the shark struggling in the netting.
"Everyone in Hawaii wants to help — it’s our kuleana," he said, referring to the cultural responsibility to care for the ocean. "That’s all I was trying to do."
BEACH BLISS TURNS CHAOTIC AS SHARK LUNGES AT SNORKELER: 'HE COULD HAVE RIPPED MY ARM OFF'
But as he moved closer, the shark jolted free.
"It just launched out and latched onto my thigh," he said. "No warning. One second it was calm, the next it had me."
The force of the bite sent shockwaves through his leg. Even as blood rushed into the water around him, Kaimani Ventura refused to look at the wound.
GREAT WHITE SHARK SIGHTINGS RISE ALONG NORTHEAST BEACHES AS SUMMER WINDS DOWN
"I’m a queasy person," he said. "If I looked, I knew I’d black out. The only thing in my mind was: Get to shore and breathe."
He swam nearly 40 yards toward the shallows, pushing through what he describes as "clouds of blood" spreading around him. When he finally reached water shallow enough to stand, he risked a glance at his leg.
"I saw everything inside it," he said. "That should’ve been the moment I passed out and died."
FLORIDA BEACHES CLAIM 9 OF TOP 10 SPOTS FOR MOST SHARK ATTACKS IN AMERICA, NEW STUDY SHOWS
Instead, adrenaline and what he credits as divine intervention kept him moving.
Alone on the shoreline, with his friends still far behind, Kaimani Ventura forced himself up the beach and began performing lifesaving measures on his own. He tore fabric from his wetsuit, applied double compression to the wound, and then tightened his own tourniquet.
"Thank God He kept my mind clear," he said. "I shouldn’t have been able to do any of that."
EX-NBA STAR'S WIFE BITTEN BY SHARK IN PUERTO RICO
Rather than call 911, the first person he phoned was his mother.
"I knew I had to hear her voice," he said. "She freaked out at first, and I had to hang up. When I called back, she pulled herself together like moms do. She helped keep me calm."
It took nearly 20 minutes before an ambulance was called and another 45 minutes of off-roading before Josiah could meet first responders on a main road.
Paramedics removed his makeshift tourniquet and applied their own before rushing him to Kona Community Hospital, where surgeons closed the massive bite with 70 staples and 90 stitches.
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) confirmed to Fox News Digital that they are aware of the incident and are looking into it.
Even after surviving a shark attack that could easily have been fatal, Kaimani Ventura said his respect for the ocean hasn’t changed and neither has his lifestyle.
MASSIVE 14-FOOT SHARK DIES AFTER BEING STRANDED ON MASSACHUSETTS BEACH DURING MIGRATION
"I personally didn’t learn my lesson," he said with a laugh. "I’ll always be in the water. That’s who I am."
But he does have a message for others.
"For anyone at home — don’t do what I did," he said. "If you see an injured or tangled animal, especially an apex predator, document it and report it. Let NOAA or wildlife officers handle it."
Kaimani Ventura works four physically demanding jobs: commercial fishing, construction, landscaping and caregiving, all roles he won’t be able to return to for at least six months. Still, he considers himself fortunate.
"Glory to God — I walked away with a scar and a reminder, not as a casualty," he said. "I got lucky. Really lucky. Others might not. So if my story helps someone make the safer call, that’s worth it."
Despite everything, he’s already looking ahead.
"I’ll be back in action like nothing happened," he said. "The ocean is my home. I’m not done with it yet."

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A federal judge sentenced two men to 25 years in prison for conspiring to murder Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad on Wednesday.
Judge Colleen McMahon sentenced the two defendants, Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, to 300 months in prison. The two men were convicted of murder for hire, conspiracy to commit murder for hire, money laundering and possession and use of a firearm in connection with the attempted murder.
Alinejad spoke outside the Manhattan courtroom following the sentencing, saying that her only crime was giving a voice to the women of Iran and her life was treated like a business transaction. She continued, saying that this turned her life upside down. She said she is a brave, strong woman and that the judge has the power to show the women of Iran that the US will stand with them.
Alinejad's husband then spoke as well, saying the defendants' "intent was pure malice."
PAKISTANI NATIONAL SENTENCED TO LONG PRISON TERM FOR SMUGGLING IRANIAN WEAPONS TO HOUTHIS
The two men were convicted in the May of accepting $500,000 from the Iranian government and hiring a hitman to kill Alinejad at her home in Brooklyn in July 2022. Authorities foiled the plot, however, arresting the alleged armed hitman, Khalid Mehdiyev, outside Alinejad's home.
Mehdiyev is being tried in a separate case, and he testified against Amirov and Omarov in their trials. He testified that Amirov offered him $30,000 to kill "the journalist" as he referred to Alinejad during testimony.
Mehdiyev pleaded guilty to attempted murder and gun charges in his case. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
U.S. officials say Alinejad has survived multiple attempts on her life since fleeing Iran in 2009, according to the New York Post.
I should not miss this opportunity where Jews & Christians are celebrating an important Feast on This Saturday The Passover & Christians Jesus entering Jerusalem fulfilling many of the Prophecies.Strangest of this Jesus riding colt of foal of an ass.The poor owner of this creature could not find lamb,to redeem.Jesus knew and send his disciple to fetch this!HE sat on this creature,for He was THE LAMB slain from Eternity.This has special significance for me.I am bearing carriging Jesus the SAVIOR to the Mekran!!

While Christmas -- the birth date of the messiah, Jesus Christ -- marks the watershed of splitting calendar history into two epochs, B.C. and A.D., Easter marks the day that transformed the world forever.
But how and why would that torturous event and extreme sorrow associated with the death of the messiah affect eternity in a positive way? Why should Easter be a joyful time? The answer is neither elusive nor complicated.
There are many religions of the world going back thousands of years. But only one of them, Christianity, has a founder who professed to be the Messiah -- the son of God -- who provided irrefutable proof of who he was by conquering death through resurrection. Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection.
It turns out that Easter, which has its ultimate meaning in the resurrection, is one of ancient history's most carefully scrutinized and best-attested events.
Christ is absolutely unique in being the only person in history who was pre-announced starting a thousand years before he was born, with over 100 prophetic accounts from 18 different prophets from the Old Testament between the 10th and the fourth centuries B.C. -- predicting the specifics of his coming birth, life, and death. Hundreds of years later, the details of Christ's birth, life, betrayal, and death validated those prophecies in surprisingly accurate and minute detail. One thousand years B.C., David prophetically wrote about the crucifixion of Christ at a time crucifixion was unknown as a means of execution.
Every other consequential person of history came into the world to live. The death of other religious leaders -- such as Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Mohammad, and Confucius -- brought an anticlimactic end to their lives and their work.
But Christ came into the world as God's son in order to die and pay the price for man's sin. His sacrifice was the ultimate climax of his life, done for the benefit of all mankind -- opening the way to eternal life in heaven for all who believe.
Of the five major world religions built on personalities, only Christianity claims its founder is still alive, having overcome death through resurrection. No Jew ever believed that, after Abraham died and was interred, his tomb ever became empty. After Buddha died, no disciple claimed that he or she saw or spoke to him again.
As for Mohammed, the founder of Islam, there is no trace of his appearing to his disciples or followers after he died. His occupied tomb is located in Medina and is visited by tens of thousands of devout Muslims every year.
Christ was unique in giving up his life as a sacrifice to fulfill why he came into the world. Christ showed the highest standard of love possible, through compassion for outcasts and healing the afflicted, by his teachings, and ultimately in making the ultimate sacrifice -- giving his life to rescue and save mankind. Then, to provide "seeing is believing" evidence, God brought Jesus back from being dead in a tomb to being alive -- resurrected -- so people would have living proof of who he was.
The New Testament provides accounts from multiple sources who witnessed Jesus firsthand after the resurrection. In fact, Jesus made at least ten separate appearances to his disciples between the resurrection and his ascension into Heaven, over a period of 40 days. Some of those appearances were to individual disciples, some were to several disciples, and once to some 500 at one time.
Particularly noteworthy is that there were no accounts of witnesses who came forth and disputed these appearances or called it a "hoax." Not a single one. Nor do we find any historical record of any witness accounts that were contradictory.
While there are skeptics of the biblical Jesus, there's actually far more reliable historical evidence for his life, teachings, miracles, death, and resurrection than for any other historical figure of ancient times. Consider, for instance, that the authenticity of Alexander the Great, who was born some 350 years before Christ, is based on two original biographical accounts of his life by Arrian and Plutarch, which were written some 400 years after Alexander died.
The manuscripts of Virgil and Horace, both of whom lived within a generation of Christ, were written more than four centuries after their deaths. The copy of works by Livy and Tacitus on Roman history and the works of Pliny Secundus on natural history were written more than 500 years after the time of the original account.
Yet no one doubts Virgil and Horace lived and authored great poetic masterpieces. Nor do we hear questions about the authenticity and accuracy of accounts of Livy and Tacitus in chronicling the events of the Roman Emperors Augustus, Claudius, Nero, or Tiberius.
We know the historical Jesus through four different accounts known as the gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John -- not written hundreds of years later, but within a generation or two of Jesus's life. Apostles Matthew and John provide eyewitness accounts from their years of walking with Jesus as disciples. Mark also had eyewitness experience, although he was only a teenager when Jesus began his public ministry. Luke, the doctor, learned about Jesus from his friend Paul, the apostle who wrote the most letters in the New Testament.
About 1,000 times more manuscripts preserve the deeds and teaching of Jesus in the New Testament (about 25,000 total) than there are preserving other classical ancient works of historic figures who lived at approximately the same time, with the exception of Homer, whose "Iliad" is backed by 1,800 manuscripts. But that is still less than one-tenth the number of ancient manuscripts that back the authenticity of the New Testament.
Because of their experience with the resurrected Jesus, the apostles were in a unique position, knowing with certainty that Jesus was truly the Son of God. They had been present for the life, ministry, miracles, and death of Jesus. If the claims about Jesus were a lie, the apostles would have known it. That’s why their commitment to their testimony, their willingness -- even eagerness -- to die for Christ was so powerful and compelling.
Additionally, the apostles' willingness to die for their claims has tremendous evidential value, also confirming the truth of the resurrection. No one will die for something he invented or believes to be false.
Seeing, talking to, and touching the risen Jesus transformed the apostles, who then committed the rest of their lives to educate and advocate for the truth about the message of salvation through Christ. Eleven of the twelve apostles -- including Matthias who replaced Judas, the betrayer of Jesus -- died as martyrs for their beliefs in the divinity of Christ. The twelve, John, was exiled to Patmos Island, where recorded the book of Revelation.
It turns out that Easter, which has its ultimate meaning in the resurrection, is one of ancient history's most carefully scrutinized and best-attested events. The resurrection is real, and changes everything. Easter is the commemoration and celebration of the single event that transformed the world forever.
Scott Powell is senior fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture, and senior fellow at Discovery Institute. His recent book, Rediscovering America, was #1 new release in history for eight straight weeks at Amazon. Reach him at scottp@discovery.org.
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Merry X'mas Again-----Ending an Eventful Year 2022
In June of this year we had the planets Mercury Venus Mars ,Jupiter and Saturn,along with the Full Moon Align.Now in the last week of this eventful year, we have the Two Important Festivals Aligning Up.We have Chanukah and the Christmas,falling in line.We Christians of the Western traditions Celebrate Christmas on the 25th Dec.and this happens on the First Day of the week on which we celebrate the Resurrection of our LORD JESUS CHRIST!We have to be Doubly thankful to Adore our Lord and Savior who came as Babe to this Earth as a child ,born of a virgin.
This day the Sun is on the Capricorn --the day is shortest day in the Northerh Hemispere!Things are moving and changing,we are all pilgrims and travelers.Where are we heading?For me I can say ,I know WHOM I have belived !!I have a home in Heaven where I am going!