14 Reasons You Should Start Eating Cucumber
Cucumbers
are number four most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be
one of the best foods for your overall health, often referred to as a
super food. Pick a handful of firm, dark green cucumbers and drop them
into your shopping cart. Congratulations! You have just bought yourself
stuff full of good health.
Cucumber rehydrates body
If you are too busy to drink enough
water, eat the cool cucumber, which is 90 percent water. It will
cheerfully compensate your water lost.
Cucumber fights heat inside and out
Eating cucumber will get your body relief from heartburn. Apply cucumber on your skin and you will get relief from sunburn.
Cucumber eliminates toxins
All that water in cucumber acts as a
virtual broom, sweeping waste products out of your body. With regular
eating, cucumber is known to dissolve kidney stones.
Cucumber replenishes daily vitamins
Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the
body needs in a single day. A B and C, which boost your immune system
keep you radiant and give you energy. Make it more powerful by juicing
cucumber with spinach and carrot. Don’t forget to leave the skin on
because it contains a good amount of vitamin C, about 12 percent of the
daily recommended allowance.
Richard, who traveled to Uganda in January as part of Water Mission's ongoing project to build systems that
provide entire communities with clean water and save thousands of
lives, said that this year he is encouraging other churches to
participate in the Water Sunday fundraising project.
While a church would need to raise $25,000 to purchase an entire water well for a community of 5,000 people, he said even something smaller like $5,000 would also go a long way, as it would save roughly 1,000 lives.
"I am real picky with who I get involved with as a pastor," Richard told CP.
"And I would definitely [recommend] Water Missions, now after actually being on the ground with them. Another cool thing about them is that it's a program. They don't just come in and give water to the people – they actually come in and they partner with the community, they train the community, they turn it over to the community."
"You're not just giving water, you're giving them a whole new lease on life," he pointed out.
The Water Sunday project, now entering its third year, has raised over $200,000 that went to safe water projects worldwide. While churches can pick any Sunday throughout the year to raise money for the cause, the organization has challenged churches across the country to dedicate March 23, the day after World Water Day, to educate their congregations about the vital need to provide people with safe drinking water.
The safe water project has already had a significant impact, with the organization sharing that there has been a dramatic 52 percent reduction of waterborne illness-related clinical visits after the water systems became fully operational.
"By participating in Water Sunday, you're joining a movement of churches dedicated to tangibly sharing the love of Christ by providing life's most basic need – safe water. Lives are being transformed!" urged Water Missions International's Church Engagement coordinator, Kevin Herr.
In a previous interview with CP, Herr said that Water Missions has full-time programs not only in Uganda, but also in Indonesia, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Belize.
Richard, whose church has been involved with Water Sunday for the past two years, said in its first year Northwood was able to buy two water systems for communities in Uganda, and was encouraged by reports of how happy and thankful the people over there were of the gesture.
"It's so hard for us Americans to understand about those basic needs. I was born on level 3 – I've never had to think about water, or shelter, or food," he commented.
"When we went over to Uganda, we began to see just how desperate the need is for water. Everywhere we went, people were either walking to water, to get water, or walking with jugs from water.
"So we went over there and saw one of the systems we had put in place, at Kimmi Island – it's an island in the middle of Lake Victoria. When we got there, we could see the water systems, and we could actually see how they now have clean water sources on the island."
The pastor said that he heard stories of people leaving at 4 p.m. in the afternoon and getting back at 10 a.m. in the morning when going out to get water, which sometimes leads to dangerous situations – teenage girls have been raped on such journeys.
"My head was having the hardest time to grasp this concept, because why would you put yourself in that situation. But they don't have the basic needs of life. When you are that thirsty, you're not thinking of safety, or what the consequences are, because you are desperate."
Richard
shared that the clean water systems have had a very significant impact
and some communities that have had hundreds of people die on an annual
basis due to cholera have reduced that number to zero.
"With their basic needs met, now they starting to think 'how do we build a community, how do we get our kids educated?'"
The pastor noted that Jesus called on people to take care of the hungry, the thirsty and the sick, and this is something believers will be held accountable for.
"I can't remember in my lifetime, the last time I saw someone thirsty. And so I don't think I've ever been held accountable to that. But the actual thought that people are in need of that, and we have an actual opportunity to do something about it – I think we're going to be held accountable for that."
The Uganda government cares for the people, Richard said, but does not have the structure in place to really make a difference.
"The government drills a hand pump for the people, but one faucet feeding 5,000 people doesn't do a lot," he revealed.
"So when Water Missions gets contacted by a community leader, it gets permission from the government to come to this community and work. So actually, the government loves Water Missions because they are meeting the needs of the people."
The majority of people in Uganda identify as Christians; 80 percent of the population is almost evenly split between Roman Catholics and Protestants, and Muslims make up 12.1 percent, according to the CIA World Factbook.
Richard affirmed that there is definitely a Christian base in the communities he visited, and that they have a "spiritual climate."
"They would either have Anglican church, Catholic church, or mosque," he said about the communities.
"You pray with them, and that's a great thing – God moves hearts, God responds, but yet, they're still thirsty."
Water Sunday's official website offers additional information about how churches and individuals can donate money and get involved with the program. It also features first-hand testimonies about how the money directly saves lives and rebuilds entire communities.
Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/saving-a-life-for-ten-dollars-sc-pastor-testifies-of-impactful-work-by-water-sunday-project-114322/#itOlOE0mQ43Qegfq.99
While a church would need to raise $25,000 to purchase an entire water well for a community of 5,000 people, he said even something smaller like $5,000 would also go a long way, as it would save roughly 1,000 lives.
"I am real picky with who I get involved with as a pastor," Richard told CP.
"And I would definitely [recommend] Water Missions, now after actually being on the ground with them. Another cool thing about them is that it's a program. They don't just come in and give water to the people – they actually come in and they partner with the community, they train the community, they turn it over to the community."
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Northwood pastor said that donations also pay for employees and
repairs, which helps to build more taps in impoverished communities."You're not just giving water, you're giving them a whole new lease on life," he pointed out.
The Water Sunday project, now entering its third year, has raised over $200,000 that went to safe water projects worldwide. While churches can pick any Sunday throughout the year to raise money for the cause, the organization has challenged churches across the country to dedicate March 23, the day after World Water Day, to educate their congregations about the vital need to provide people with safe drinking water.
The safe water project has already had a significant impact, with the organization sharing that there has been a dramatic 52 percent reduction of waterborne illness-related clinical visits after the water systems became fully operational.
"By participating in Water Sunday, you're joining a movement of churches dedicated to tangibly sharing the love of Christ by providing life's most basic need – safe water. Lives are being transformed!" urged Water Missions International's Church Engagement coordinator, Kevin Herr.
In a previous interview with CP, Herr said that Water Missions has full-time programs not only in Uganda, but also in Indonesia, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, Haiti, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Belize.
Richard, whose church has been involved with Water Sunday for the past two years, said in its first year Northwood was able to buy two water systems for communities in Uganda, and was encouraged by reports of how happy and thankful the people over there were of the gesture.
"It's so hard for us Americans to understand about those basic needs. I was born on level 3 – I've never had to think about water, or shelter, or food," he commented.
"When we went over to Uganda, we began to see just how desperate the need is for water. Everywhere we went, people were either walking to water, to get water, or walking with jugs from water.
"So we went over there and saw one of the systems we had put in place, at Kimmi Island – it's an island in the middle of Lake Victoria. When we got there, we could see the water systems, and we could actually see how they now have clean water sources on the island."
The pastor said that he heard stories of people leaving at 4 p.m. in the afternoon and getting back at 10 a.m. in the morning when going out to get water, which sometimes leads to dangerous situations – teenage girls have been raped on such journeys.
"My head was having the hardest time to grasp this concept, because why would you put yourself in that situation. But they don't have the basic needs of life. When you are that thirsty, you're not thinking of safety, or what the consequences are, because you are desperate."
(Photo: Water Sunday International)
Water Sunday International graphic.
"With their basic needs met, now they starting to think 'how do we build a community, how do we get our kids educated?'"
The pastor noted that Jesus called on people to take care of the hungry, the thirsty and the sick, and this is something believers will be held accountable for.
"I can't remember in my lifetime, the last time I saw someone thirsty. And so I don't think I've ever been held accountable to that. But the actual thought that people are in need of that, and we have an actual opportunity to do something about it – I think we're going to be held accountable for that."
The Uganda government cares for the people, Richard said, but does not have the structure in place to really make a difference.
"The government drills a hand pump for the people, but one faucet feeding 5,000 people doesn't do a lot," he revealed.
"So when Water Missions gets contacted by a community leader, it gets permission from the government to come to this community and work. So actually, the government loves Water Missions because they are meeting the needs of the people."
The majority of people in Uganda identify as Christians; 80 percent of the population is almost evenly split between Roman Catholics and Protestants, and Muslims make up 12.1 percent, according to the CIA World Factbook.
Richard affirmed that there is definitely a Christian base in the communities he visited, and that they have a "spiritual climate."
"They would either have Anglican church, Catholic church, or mosque," he said about the communities.
"You pray with them, and that's a great thing – God moves hearts, God responds, but yet, they're still thirsty."
Water Sunday's official website offers additional information about how churches and individuals can donate money and get involved with the program. It also features first-hand testimonies about how the money directly saves lives and rebuilds entire communities.
Read more at http://global.christianpost.com/news/saving-a-life-for-ten-dollars-sc-pastor-testifies-of-impactful-work-by-water-sunday-project-114322/#itOlOE0mQ43Qegfq.99
A controversial Christian pastor in Kenya, which UNICEF lists as among the 30 poorest countries in the world and where more than 25 percent of the population live on less than $1 a day, has been charging his faithful congregants more than $10 each to tell them if they will be allowed into heaven.
According to a report from The Nairobian, the televangelist, Bishop Thomas Wahome of Helicopter of Christ Church, began charging members of his congregation about 1,000 Kenyan shillings or just over $10 to tell them if their names are written in the Book of Life. In Christianity, the Book of Life is where God records the name of all people who are destined for heaven.Wahome, whose followers have branded him a prophet, believe he has been granted special access to the pages of God's book and have reportedly been turning to him to check on their heavenly status.
"I am shocked. My friends told me their names are in the Book of Life and I should also go to check if I will be allowed into Heaven," Sheila Mbaya, a married mother of one, told The Nairobian.
The publication called Wahome's ministry to verify Mbaya's claim and a woman identified as Pastor Salome confirmed that it would cost $1,100 Kenyan Shillings to check the Book of Life.
"Send the money to this number, 07XX032000 (number concealed) and then come tomorrow at around 10 in the morning. The bishop will then tell you if your name is in the Book of Life," she said.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-televangelist-thomas-wahome-charges-congregation-to-check-if-their-names-are-in-gods-book-of-life-114299/#RHlgEXrkxHdAUHtd.99
A controversial Christian pastor in Kenya, which UNICEF lists as among the 30 poorest countries in the world and where more than 25 percent of the population live on less than $1 a day, has been charging his faithful congregants more than $10 each to tell them if they will be allowed into heaven.
According to a report from The Nairobian, the televangelist, Bishop Thomas Wahome of Helicopter of Christ Church, began charging members of his congregation about 1,000 Kenyan shillings or just over $10 to tell them if their names are written in the Book of Life. In Christianity, the Book of Life is where God records the name of all people who are destined for heaven.Wahome, whose followers have branded him a prophet, believe he has been granted special access to the pages of God's book and have reportedly been turning to him to check on their heavenly status.
"I am shocked. My friends told me their names are in the Book of Life and I should also go to check if I will be allowed into Heaven," Sheila Mbaya, a married mother of one, told The Nairobian.
The publication called Wahome's ministry to verify Mbaya's claim and a woman identified as Pastor Salome confirmed that it would cost $1,100 Kenyan Shillings to check the Book of Life.
"Send the money to this number, 07XX032000 (number concealed) and then come tomorrow at around 10 in the morning. The bishop will then tell you if your name is in the Book of Life," she said.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/kenyan-televangelist-thomas-wahome-charges-congregation-to-check-if-their-names-are-in-gods-book-of-life-114299/#RHlgEXrkxHdAUHtd.99
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