hello lia nel, here is a joke i took from the forum to welcome you to AAG-

HAVE A GIGGLE FOR A CHANGE.

A lesson to be learned From typing the wrong email address!!!!

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where They spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day.



The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.


Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home from her husband's funeral. He had been a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack. The widow decided to check her email, expecting messages from relatives and friends.


After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the Floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I've Arrived
Date: October 16, 2005

I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here
now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I've just
arrived and have been checked in.
I've seen that everything has been
prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
Looking forward to seeing you then!!!!
Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P.S. Sure is hot down here!!!! Delete Comment

Hello Lia
Warm greetings in the Lord! This is Nienie one of TheNET Moderators. Welcome to this wonderful internet family of followers of Jesus Christ! We're glad you are here!
Your name sounds so much South african, are you originally form Saudi Arabia?

Please be sure to fill out your profile as completely as you can so that we can get to know you better. I have included some links to help you navigate around the site. You may want to check out the Footprints group, the Links for Growth forum for great tips on how to grow in Christ, and Miracle Grow to help you get closer to God every day.

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Please feel free to join in with the groups and the forums and let us know if you have any questions we can help you with.

Once again, thanks for joining TheNET. I hope you make lots of good friends here and keep growing in the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord.

Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. I look forward to getting to know you.

Many blessings
Nienie

hello lia nel.

Hi Lia
Thought you must be south african, how is your life like in Riyadh? Do you work there? Can you serve God openly? And is there churches where you can life out your christianity?
Would love to hear form you again.Enjoy the site.
Blessings Nienie Delete Comment

Dear Lia Nel,
warmly greetings come to you in the name of our soon coming Lord and Savior Jesus. Hope fine as I am. I came accross your profile and I was touch to ask you to become my mother in the Lord.
A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift.A friend is someone we treasure for our friendship is a gift.A friend is someone who fills our liveswith
beauty, joy, and grace.And makes the whole world we live in a
better and happier place. I believe in angels,
The kind that heaven sends, I am surrounded by angels, But I call them friends.

with much love and hugs

still bless!!!
Peace

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Hi Mother (Lia Nel),
warmly greetings come to you in the name of our soon coming Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Hope fine as I am. thanks so much, I really appreciate your concern toward me God will richly bless you and your entire generation with all what u people are looking for in life. God you again Mother Lia Nel.
I pray to be your company all the time to hear the word of God.
The missing treasure of this sinking vessel
On the seafloor, where it would nestle Against the base for years it'd lay Patiently waiting for that special day
When I would come to claim my prize Hoping the chest to my surprise Would hold the heart that I've been missing The talks, the laughs, the hugs, the kissing That day has come and now I'll find
What lies ahead, no longer behind I've searched through darkness, to the deepest sea And found that chest staring back at me What lies inside, I do not know Unlock the latch and open slow
I peek within, with nerves I'm shaking The prize inside could stop the aching Cause within the chest that I've searched for I found the heart and even more The talks, the laughs, they all were there
The hugs, the kisses, for me to share The most beautiful treasure I've finally seized Did not imagine I could be so pleased I searched so long through the deep sea blue I love you daddy God, my prize is the almighty God who brought me this far by faith. I Love u Lord.

I pray to hear from you again by the special grace of God.

with much Love and Hugs

Still bless!!!
Peace
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Hi Lia, thanks for the note! It is wonderful to meet you. Yes, living on such a lovely farm is very nice indeed. I am not fluent in the language, which is a bit of an obstacle at this stage. I am equally fascinated by what your lifestyle is there! Talking about reading the whole Bible, if you go to Miracle Grow 123 on this community network, you will see an excellent reading plan worked by theNET Coordinator, Greg. He suggests that you read the Old and New testaments at the same time, a few chapters of each per reading session. I have also got the entire Bible on cd, and it is wonderful listening to it on a walkman, as I go about my daily chores. Then in the evening I re-read what I´ve listened to, which reinforces it (a great help when you don´t have an excellent memory!). Are you Afrikaans? I am. Keep well, hope to hear from you again. God bless.

sorry for the late response, this one is from jeff, not an original one but a story full of spiritual lesson. i am passing it to you.

WET PANTS

Come with me to a third grade classroom..... There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It's never happened before, and he knows that when the boys find out he will never hear the end of it. When the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives.

The boy believes his heart is going to stop; he puts his head down and prays this prayer, 'Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat.'

He looks up from his prayer and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered.

As the teacher is walking toward him, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl that is filled with water. Susie trips in front of the teacher and inexplicably dumps the bowl of water in the boy's lap.

The boy pretends to be angry, but all the while is saying to himself, 'Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!'

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. All the other children are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The sympathy is wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his has been transferred to someone else - Susie.

She tries to help, but they tell her to get out. You've done enough, you klutz!'

Finally at the end of the day, as they are waiting for the bus, the boy walks over to Susie and whispers, 'You did that on purpose, didn't you?' Susie whispers back, 'I wet my pants once too.'

May God help us see the opportunities that are always around us to do good.

Remember -Just going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

Each and everyone one of us is going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith.

My instructions were to pick four (4) people that I wanted God to bless, and I picked you. Please pass this to at least four (4) people you want to be blessed and a copy back to me.

This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another.

The Prayer:

Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. Amen.

If the Lord lays upon your heart to send this to more than four '4' people, you are truly blessed)

Dear Lia, just a quick hello. How are things there in Riyadh? All´s well here in Portugal - without the Lord it would not be! Blessing to you my friend. Go with God.xx

yea well... now I happen to be part of the Mayes-family house where I treat everybody everyday (today included!!!) to breakfast in bed... that's my lot in life...it's not a lot but it's life! (sic) :D
I make it sound terrible, I know! But it really is a pleasure to do these little things for my family. Thanks for the b/day wishes. Blessings
Natasha