Marry someone’s daughter

OK I don’t know this is weird, wrong or just funny or even a set up but Hosanna came across this web site (marryourdaughter.com) where you can buy someone’s daughter! the Google line is “If you’re a lonely guy who’s tired of the dating scene, why not MARRY OUR DAUGHTER?”

some of the prospective brides are:

Kimberly H.
Age: 15,
Location: South

Bride Price:
$20,995

Kimberly was raised from birth knowing that her place in life was to be a good wife and mother and she might as well get started on that now.  She knows God put her on Earth to serve her husband like it says in the Bible and we’ve made sure she knows exactly how to do that.

Cheyenne B.
Age: 16,
Location: Northwest

Bride Price:
$5,995

We’re a Christian family and Cheyenne has had trouble with unchristian desires although at heart we know she’s a good Christian girl. She needs a husband with STRONG Christian values who will provide her a STRONG Christian home and help her to live a godly life.

Sarah M.
Age: 16,
Location: Northwest

Bride Price:
$26,995

Sarah calls herself a Goth but we insisted she not dress in black for this photo. She reads and writes a lot of depressing poetry and it takes a lot to get her nose out of a book. She says she’s an Old Soul in a new young body and she’s already been married lots of times and she might die again tomorrow so why wait?

Testimonials

Thank God for your site!  Our daughter was really nervous walking down the aisle, but she seems okay now and the money we got let us keep our farm and even add on a few acres.”

—Mrs. Addrien L.

“At first we were worried that Janine was too young to get married, but then her new husband bought her a house and a car and jewelry and the money we got let us buy a house for ourselves.  Getting out of the trailer park at our age was the best thing that ever happened to us, and it’s all thanks to Marry Our Daughter!”

—Mr. Jack M.

“I was SO scared getting married so young, but my husband is an okay guy and I am SO proud that because of me my parents were able to get their first brand-new car and take the trip they always wanted to.  I couldn’t have done it without your site!”

—Katrina K., married at 14

“Our 15 year old daughter Mary wasn’t very popular and did nothing but mope around the house bringing everybody down, so we decided to marry her off through your site. Now our house is a lot cheerier and we love our new swimming pool and Jaccuzi!  We’ve told our youngest that when she turns 15 we’re going to marry her off too!”

—Mrs. James P.

“My mother thought I was getting ‘too frisky” and that I had to get married right away before I lost my purity to some high school boy.  Marry Our Daughter found me a husband and my parents were able to keep their house and pay off my mother’s medical bills.  I was so glad I could help them, and being married at my age (I’m 16 now) has a lot of advantages, like my own credit card!”

—Nancy A.

Q: IS YOUR SERVICE LEGAL?
A: Absolutely. Within the United States girls can marry as young as 13 years old with parental permission, and the Bride Price is a custom of long standing, mentioned many times in the Bible, and as such is a protected religious practice. Click HERE for a listing of the age limits and legal requirements in various states. Click HERE for what the Bible says on Bride Price.

Q: WHAT IS A BRIDE PRICE?
A: The bride price is an ancient custom, somewhat like a dowry. A man wishing to marry a woman would offer her family a Bride Price in cash or kind, or sometimes offer to work for their family.

Q: CAN AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE BE A HAPPY ONE?
A: If both parties work hard at it, yes, it can. The divorce rate for arranged marriages is exactly the same as those for marriages that are not pre-arranged.

Q: WHY IS YOUR SERVICE LIMITED TO MEN FROM AMERICA?
A: We need to be able to follow up on the satisfaction of our customers, which is too difficult to do in foreign countries.

Q: WHAT IF MY MARRIAGE DOESN’T WORK OUT?
A: We feel that marriage is a lifetime commitment. But in the unhappy event that your marriage doesn’t work out, then whatever conditions have been negotiated between the husband and the wife’s family will apply. Remember, we are an introduction service – we do not finalize arrangements between bride and groom nor are we involved in enforcing agreements

Q: WHAT IF NO ONE PROPOSES TO MY DAUGHTER?
A: In the unlikely event that no one proposes after six months, we will return 50 percent of your listing fee.

Q:WHAT IF NO ONE ACCEPTS MY PROPOSAL?
A: In that case, you might want to closely examine how you are proposing and how carefully you are matching your likes and dislikes, your goals and dreams, to those of your prospective bride.

I can’t decide if this is real or not if it is this is way over the top, but also quitefunny seeing how some peoples mindswork!

Kids Ministry is…..

…… What is the first thing that comes into your head? mine was Fun. I remember going to a kids program when I was growing up & the story was told by an elderly lady who I am sure had a something that resembled a mustache (very worrying) & used a flannelgraph to tell the story of Jesus calling the disciples. This was not fun! In today’s world kids have so much to pull their attention, wii’s & other computer games, sports, the mall, TV.

I don’t think the church should compete with these as we will never have as much money as MTV or Nintendo, rather we should use these as yard sticks to use their culture to bring in the culture of the Gospel.

Here are some ways to make your kids program fun:

• Make the environment welcoming

If  you make sure the room is looking fun the kids will be more likely to have fun, why not cover that table with a sheet? or make some canvas’ with some cool images or paintings. make the music welcoming know what the kids are into & listen to. It doesn’t need to cost much, if you’re stuck for ideas ask some creative people to come & have a look at your service &  give you advice on making your service more welcoming for kids.

• Do some research

My friend Stewart works for a marketing firm for Toyota & other big companies, they need to know what their audience want, or they won’t keep the contract. know what your kids are into, watch MTV, The Disney Channel (yes that includes High School Musical), or even Drake & Josh. If you can know what the kids are into then we can present the gospel in a relavent way that the kids will be inspiured & respond (see article on Vodcasting, these often have free video media for kids to give you ideas of what kids are watching, all the big tv shows & stations -Nickolodian, Disney, MTV have Vodcasts for free!).

• Be Prepared

Be Ready for your program so that when Sunday comes around you are ready to go so you don’t have to worry at the last moment about who’s doing what. One top music school in London does not allow mucisians to practice less than 2 days before their peformance, so they can relax & not get stressed out. This is a good way of being prepared! This will free you up to connect with your kids & parents on the Sunday. Set yourself a deadline, mine is Thursday night, by which time I have phoned all my leaders & planned everything, of course their has to be room for last minute changes but if you’re prepared your kids will have more fun.

kids ministry does not have to be boring, I have heard so many people who used to be in church that they got bored with the kids minstry they left church. if we can impact kids from an early age we can see them grow into being world changing men & women of God, our challenge is to keep it fun & present the gospel & God will do the rest. Hope this helps

Vodcasting

Ok so I have a 15 minute journey to work or half an hour on my lunch, do I listen to music or surf the web?

NO a far more productive way of becoming a better leader is to start vodcasting!

What is Vodcasting I hear you say? it’s like podcasting but instead of just an audio message you get a video message, this can be anything from the news, teaching, some tv shows, movie trailers or just plain old humor here are my top 5 vodcasts:

1. Joel Osteen – Great Leadership lessons from a biblical standpoint
2. Meet The Press – Politicians get grilled on their views and good discussion on American politics
3. Best Of Youtube – Brings the very best of Youtube onto your iPod
4. Hillsong Television – More great leadership teaching from Brian Houston with an awesome testimony
5. Movie Trailer Park – The latest movie trailers

I would encourage you to go onto iTunes store & check out the vodcasts they are completley free and are an amazing resource & completley free, & if you don’t have a video iPod or iPhone yet why not just check out a podcast it’s still a great resource!

Welcome

Hi all welcome to my blog, on life, childrens ministry & leadership & all other areas of my life. who I am I? My name is Nathaniel Fisher, I am 28 years old, I have coached football to refugees & victims of war in Bosnia, studied at Hillsong International Leadership College, during which I served on the most awesome kids team & got to intern with the childrens department which has to be one of my greatest experiences in my life, although I am a firm believer that “the best is yet to come” (to quote Brian Houston). I am married to Hosanna (see title photo) & we are serving at C7 church in Glasgow. I am involved in 2 areas Media & childrens ministry. My passion is children & using media to bring the truth of Jesus Christ to children. I hope to blog about my experiences & lessons learnt about building our childrens ministry & encourage those of you who may be in a similar position or aspiring to be. I am looking forward to doing this journey with you as we build God’s kingdom!