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PREAMBLE OF OBCA CONSTITUTION

PREAMBLE   OF OBCA CONSTITUTION The OLD BENDE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION {OBCA} was formed in 1988 in Houston.  Its primary purpose then and now is to provide a platform…

LIVING LIFE WITH THE END IN PERSPECTIVE

LIVING LIFE WITH AN END IN PERSPECTIVE This subject is an unpopular one; we hear only at wakes and funerals. But believe you or not, one day you are going to die.  It’s the portion of every living thing. The…

CHRISTIAN RACE

CHRISTIAN RACE The London 2012 Olympic ended in August 12, 2012. About 204 National Olympics Committees participated in 26 sports made up in 302 events. In an atmosphere of friendship and…

Christian Marathon! RUN FOR GOLD!!

Every four years the world holds Olympic Games in a chosen country. It’s one of the biggest sporting highlights across the world with about 207 participating countries. These Games bring together people of various countries in a way that…

ADVENT: Expectation and Anticipation

ADVENT: Expectation and Anticipation! As we wake up every morning, we’re full of expectations. A young person expects that one day he will complete his studies and get a good paying job; get a roof over his head and a good means of…

UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIALS [HIDDEN TREASURES]

UNLOCKING YOUR POTENTIALS   Praise and worship. Psalm 50:23, 1Chron 13:6-8, 2 Chron. 7:4-5. Through praise and worship you balloon God into action; provoking God to act in your favor.   Sacrificial…

APPRECIATING FATHERS

As the world celebrates another Father’s Day, I am humbled by the singled privilege and honor to appreciate all fathers of the world today and always. We often forget and take for granted the sacrifices of our fathers and the role they…

DON’T QUIT, DON’T GIVE UP; HOLD ON

STAND STILL, DON’T GIVE UP; HOLD ON! As the year runs swiftly to an end, determine to run the race to a fruitful end and move into the coming new year of unusual and uncommon events. You may look back at the year just ending and the…

A track, at the end of road

The law denies grace gives.   One morning I decided to meditate on the gospel of John, eight chapter, one through eleven. I had read this passage several times in the past, yet had such awesome and thrilling insights that I could not…

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