What a Friend We Have in Jesus

August 8, 2016

I would like to thank Octavian Curpas for letting me know this was on Pastor Ciprian Barsan’s blog Din inima pentru tine found HERE.

Both Octavian and Pastor Barsan write for blogs that give God the glory. They are both Christians of Romanian heritage and they are very active in the American/Romanian community spreading the truth of the Gospel message.

I have known Octavian for some time now and I appreciate his writing and his ability to find stories that I have not heard of. Octavian works in real estate around the Phoenix area in Arizona.

May God bless both of these men of God as they continue to allow God to work in their lives.

Enjoy this wonderful version (particularly the words) of a great Christian classic.

CR

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BABY CASPIAN KIDNAPPED IN NORWAY…UPDATE #10

August 6, 2016
Nadia and Caspian Visitation August, 2016
Nadia and Caspian
Visitation
August, 2016

This Monday, August 8th, Nadia and Caspian’s case will be heard at a trial (rettsak) in Alesund, Norway. Margaret Hennum, the pediatric nurse who has been instrumental in providing real help to Nadia, and Doctor Ingvild Setså, the Barnevernet approved doctor who has given a positive report on Caspian’s health will be testifying. There will be a witness, via phone, representing those who observed the visitations in Bergen. There is also a character witness who will speak, via phone, on Nadia’s behalf.

Ms. Brynhild Solvang, the head of the Volda Barnevernet responsible for taking Caspian from the Hennum residence, and a psychologist from Vilde’s Mothers’ Home, where Nadia and Caspian were observed for four months, will be there.

This trial will determine who will have custody of Caspian until the major hearing on August 25th. Either Nadia will regain custody of her son until then or the Barnevernet will retain custody.

Mr. Harald Grape, Nadia’s lawyer, has informed Nadia that the results of Monday’s trial may not be known for a few days.

Nadia traveled to Bergen on Thursday for another visitation with Caspian. An hour before the visit, she was told that Caspian had a cold. Nadia asked for Caspian to be seen by a doctor and asked Mr. Grape to contact the appropriate authorities before her scheduled visitation on Friday. On Friday (yesterday), Nadia saw Caspian and he appeared to be healthy.

“This was a very important visit for me,” Nadia stated.

“…on Friday it went very well, I got very good report from the visit.. But I have not got them in the mail yet,” Nadia continued.

Nadia also asked her lawyer to request a two hour “make-up” visitation for the time that was lost on Thursday. Her request was denied so she has returned to Brandal to await Monday’s trial.

Nadia and Caspian 8b 2016cropped

As information about the trial results are made, a report will be published here.

Nadia and Caspian August 5th, 2016 Visitation Bergen, Norway
Nadia and Caspian
August 5th, 2016
Visitation
Bergen, Norway


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Nadia’s thoughts…

Nadia wishes to thank all who have been following her story. She particularly wants to thank all of those who have thought and prayed for her during this experience. She is very appreciative.

My thoughts…

Nadia waits….again. Because of the great connection she has with her son, Caspian, her visitations have come with mixed emotions. She has been so happy to see him. Then, Nadia has been sad to have to leave him and travel so far away.

Over half of Nadia’s 27 years of life have been influenced by a “family” she has not chosen. Most of her teen years, she has lived in an environment with a “family” that has been arbitrary. If given the choice herself, there would have been no dispute. She would have chosen her biological family. Nadia says that her mother was a good mother.

Whatever imperfections her mother had were no good reason to remove this young lady from a family where she felt loved.

“I was the only girl in that institution and the boy’s were much older than me. That’s where I started using drugs. When I lived under Barnevernet I lived in so many places that I don’t know how long or when I was in these places. You can do what you want without anyone caring.”

Nadia was forcefully removed from her real family as a young teenager.

“I spent most of my life from 13 to 18 at a Torungen Institution. During that time I was moved around at least 7 times.”

In spite of this unhappy recent past, Nadia has proven herself to be a very good mother. All reports about her efforts to be a good mom have been positive as far as I know. Caspian has been found to be well cared for by more than one health professional. Nadia has not missed one visitation date and every one of her visitation reports have been positive.

Anyone who has been following these updates knows what I think about this entire situation. A state-run institution has controlled much of Nadia’s life and almost all of her son’s life. This behavior is not the way a free society treats its citizens.

The same questions about Norwegian society keep surfacing:

“What kind of society treats its own citizens the way families like Nadia’s are being treated?”

“Why is the biological family treated worse, in many cases, than foster families?”

“How can any psychologist tell the future about a mother’s care of her child given so little information?”

“How is it that a procedural process making very important decisions can treat families in such a callous and inhumane way?”

“How can a system of ‘help’ have negative outcomes so consistently?”

These are only a few of so many other questions that have been asked and haven’t been answered well.

So, once again we wait. Now we wait until Monday or however many days it takes for someone to make a decision about Nadia’s ability to care for her own son. Whatever decision is made will only last about two weeks until the 25th of this month. After that, we don’t know what will happen.

Please pray for Nadia and Caspian. Wisdom and courage will be needed by those who will be making this decision. Please pray for him/her/them, too.

Chris Reimers

Visitation August 2016
Visitation
August 2016

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How Faith is Strengthened II

August 5, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Yn4b9iClE&t=22s


“The people that do know their God shall be strong.” Da 11:32

Every believer understands that to know God is the highest and best form of knowledge; and this spiritual knowledge is a source of strength to the Christian. It strengthens his faith. Believers are constantly spoken of in the Scriptures as being persons who are enlightened and taught of the Lord; they are said to “have an unction from the Holy One”, and it is the Spirit’s peculiar office to lead them into all truth, and all this for the increase and the fostering of their faith. Knowledge strengthens love, as well as faith. Knowledge opens the door, and then through that door we see our Saviour. Or, to use another similitude, knowledge paints the portrait of Jesus, and when we see that portrait then we love him, we cannot love a Christ whom we do not know, at least, in some degree. If we know but little of the excellences of Jesus, what he has done for us, and what he is doing now, we cannot love him much; but the more we know him, the more we shall love him. Knowledge also strengthens hope. How can we hope for a thing if we do not know of its existence? Hope may be the telescope, but till we receive instruction, our ignorance stands in the front of the glass, and we can see nothing whatever; knowledge removes the interposing object, and when we look through the bright optic glass we discern the glory to be revealed, and anticipate it with joyous confidence. Knowledge supplies us reasons for patience. How shall we have patience unless we know something of the sympathy of Christ, and understand the good which is to come out of the correction which our heavenly Father sends us? Nor is there one single grace of the Christian which, under God, will not be fostered and brought to perfection by holy knowledge. How important, then, is it that we should grow not only in grace, but in the “knowledge” of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92)
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The video about Derek Redmond was one of the first videos I ever put on this blog. I think it is fitting for two reasons: 1) Our world faces great challenges and 2) the 2016 Summer Olympics begin today. We must look to a source higher than ourselves for our answers. This message is clear in both the video and the devotion written by Charles Spurgeon.

I published this devotion just before the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in 2012. There were many reactions to the Opening Ceremonies in London. Since those games, articles have been written about the meaning of the four hour long event that most Americans never saw in full.

Only a few hours remain until the 2016 Opening Ceremonies take place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Once again, millions of people will be connected worldwide by an Opening Ceremony in a “Summer” Olympics. Four years ago, many had questions about so many odd and unexplained items in the Opening in London. Since then, I’ve read several articles about the meaning behind many of the things in the London opening. They are a real mix of opinions, some connected with official and some with unofficial sources. None of the sources I could find seem to be specifically explanatory of many things in the London Opening Ceremonies in 2012. If anyone can find a script (which I have looked for) that helps one to understand the intent of the entire Opening in 2012, I would love to see it. There should be a very good explanation somewhere as the money spent on the opening would warrant one I should think.

Once very interested in Olympic games for the games themselves, I have become more interested because of the different cultures involved. I do appreciate the talent of the athletes but this has become less of a draw to me the older I’ve become. I will join millions to watch the opening this year. I’m curious to see if the Opening ceremonies are as odd as those in London in 2012. I wish the best to all in Rio. I hope that each athlete comes to understand from where his/her talent comes. It is a humbling and wonderful thing.

CR

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Is It Still Really That Important?

August 3, 2016
Pastor Mark Cain Village Bible Church Hot Springs Village Arkansas
Pastor Mark Cain
Village Bible Church
Hot Springs Village
Arkansas

“Yes, It’s still important to grow in learning how to live what you do out of what Jesus has done for you on the cross, Galatians 6:14.”

The link above will take you to another good message by Pastor Mark Cain of Village Bible Church. Pastor Mark is a teacher/pastor and I am privileged to be able to get to hear him fairly often.

Just click on the link and click on “watch.” 🙂

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BABY CASPIAN KIDNAPPED IN NORWAY…UPDATE #9

July 30, 2016
"He fall asleep in my arms.." - Nadia July 28, 2016
“He fall asleep in my arms..”
– Nadia
July 28, 2016

“They have taken everything from me. I hope things work out soon.” – Nadia (July 28, 2016)

It has been a week since the last Update. Nadia had two more visitations this week, on Thursday and Friday. She is now back in Brandal and will make the trip to see her son again next Thursday and Friday in Bergen. Nadia waits until Monday, August 8th to see if the CPS will let her have Caspian until the very important hearing on August 25th.

As mentioned in earlier reports, a decision about Caspian’s custody will be made on August 25th.

Nadia received more visitation reports this week. The first is titled:

“Interaction between mother and Caspian”

Friday, July 22nd, 2016

“Good and calm mood preferentially entire assemblage. Mom had her eyes on the child throughout the assemblage. The child seemed comfortably round toys and mother, and was curious to everything around them. He looked even be tired towards the end of companionship and mother were good to notice this. She took him up in his arms, gave him the pacifier and rocked him while she spoke softly to him.”

Thursday, July 28th, 2016

“Quiet gathering with much interaction between mother and child. My mother was good at and accompany the child and had his eyes constantly. She introduced more toys for your child by being together and spent some of the time without playing, when she spoke to him while she stroked him on the stomach and back, and walked with his arms. The child seemed a little tired by being together. He smiled a lot when the mother tickled him his stomach. He looked at toys and mother, when the Games were moved by the mother and when she sang for him. They had several brief eye contact.”

Nadia’s Mother-in-Law was allowed to see Caspian during the visit on Friday. Caspian’s Grandma has only seen him one other time, at the hospital when he was born. She was allowed to be in the visitation for one hour and had tears in her eyes as she left.

Nadia’s comments after Friday’s visit (7/30/16):

“They took the finest and most precious I had.
I carried him for 9 months in my belly,
I loved him from the first moment I heard his heart ..
Now I’m here again with the best observations ..
Caspian had it good with me and his family who loves him. I hope this works out soon ..”

Nadia also made this comment:

“I haven’t got him baptized even.”

Caspian will be eight months old Monday. His life has been dominated by decisions made by Norway’s Barnevernet.

Since the second day of his life, Caspian and his mother have been under scrutiny (observation) or apart 80% of the time.

Nadia and Caspian Visitation July 29, 2016
Nadia and Caspian
Visitation
July 29, 2016


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My thoughts:

The reasons Caspian was taken from Nadia continue to bewilder, but she has been allowed two visits each week now for several weeks. Not all parents of children taken in Norway get two visits each week, so one hopes this is an indication that Nadia’s case has been and is being viewed favorably.

Nadia and Caspian have had three different observers for their visitations. All of the reports seem to agree that the visitations are very positive. This is an indication of Nadia’s consistency during the visits.

This week, a CPS worker in Bergen made a few comments on this blog regarding Maria’s case. Knut Nyguaard, a CPS caseworker has commented here and on other sites about cases like Nadia’s. He didn’t answer several questions I had that I thought were relevant to Nadia’s case. Mr. Nygaard did make this statement:

(You can see the entire conversation in the comments AT THE BOTTOM OF UPDATE #8)

“I should be closer to understand how Norway, Norwegians and the CPS as a whole works than you up in the Springs, Chris.”

I agree with Knut here. He should understand the CPS system much better than I.

Why, then, doesn’t he answer simple questions? I have asked him many simple questions here and on another forum (Delight in Truth’s Blog) and I haven’t gotten answers. I have asked to see copies of training materials used in the Mother’s homes (Parent and Child Centers). This is only one request among many questions that have been ignored.

Not only is it difficult to get information from this CPS worker, I have observed unbalanced reports in the media, and gotten almost no answers from political parties in Norway.

I did get one reply from the Høyre political party back on June 8th. This is somewhat significant because the Hoyre party is the party of Prime minister Erna Solberg.

The reply:

“Hello again! The child-welfare act is a system with a need of improvement. It is a system that allows the most vulnerable children to be tossed around between various, seemingly difficult situations. In some cases childrens rights have not been properly protected, the childrens act law has been violated along with multiple limit violations on the child-welfare act, and proper cooperation between the ministry and subordinate agencies is lacking. Our new government is currently working on a reform that will provide better and more customized services. For further inquiries, we strongly advise that you take direct contact with the Ministry of Children and Equality.”

Thus, there is an acknowledgement of problems within the child-welfare system in Norway by a political party that holds powerful positions. The reply mentions: “Our new government is currently working on a reform that will provide better and more customized services.” At this point, I’m not aware of any successful reform that has taken place in Norway’s CPS.

Chris Reimers

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Should Christians be Freemasons?

July 29, 2016

The topic of Freemasonry is mentioned in so many places today, including many videos on YouTube where it is often connected with Satanism. Walter Martin connects freemason sources with occultist symbols and fallacious beliefs in this interview with a former freemason.

Walter Martin died in June of 1989. He is still well known for his understanding of Christian theology.

In this discussion, Walter Martin talks with a former Christian freemason who admits that he did not know of certain freemason doctrines. Walter Martin did not think that Christians should be freemasons. The former freemason in this interview is very honest as Walter asks questions. Even though this interview is a bit old, I think it gives a good view of some Masonic views.

This interview is one good source to help show Christians that masonry should be avoided. Christians should not join themselves to freemasonry.

CR

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BABY CASPIAN KIDNAPPED IN NORWAY…UPDATE #8

July 23, 2016
Visitation July 2016
Visitation July 2016


It has been over 40 days since Baby Caspian was abducted by Norway’s Barnevernet without any apparent legal reason. On that day, Monday, June 13th, Caspian was awakened from his nap and taken away from loved ones while his mother Nadia was away at an infrequent appointment. Several police officers and Barnevernet personnel came to the home of Margaret Hennum and took Caspian. He had been sleeping soundly under the care Ms. Hennum, a pediatric nurse and Nadia’s friend.

Nadia’s next trial (rettsak) will be on Monday, August 8th. The case will be heard in Alesund, Norway. Apparently, Ms. Hennum and Doctor Ingvild Setså will be witnesses at this hearing.

Nadia has been allowed to travel to Bergen to visit Caspian. She sees him on Thursdays and Fridays and has not missed a scheduled visitation thus far. From her address near Brandal, Norway, it is a 40 minute trip by car to the airport. Nadia then takes an hour long plane trip and a 40 minute bus ride to see Caspian. This has been Nadia’s routine the past three weeks and will continue for at least two more weeks. The travel expenses and the housing costs have been paid for by the Barnevernet.

Nadia and Caspian’s visitations are monitored by people from the Church City Mission. These monitors are contracted by the Barnevernet to make evaluations of visitations. There is apparently no security at these visitations as no police have been present for the first six visitations.

Here are the evaluations that Nadia received for her first four visits with Caspian:

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Evaluation:

“Nice interaction between mother and child with calm mood. They were close together and the mother was engaged with the boy all the time. She spoke with quiet tone. Mother seems in good spirits. The child seemed to be active, engaged with everything around them and smiled a lot,”

Friday, July 8, 2016

Evaluation:

“A quiet and nice gathering. Mother plays with the baby and talked to him in a gentle tone . She follows Caspian and his initiative . Mother appeals to Caspian several times and says we’ve enjoyed today.”

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Evaluation:

“Nice interaction between mother and child with calm mood. They were close together and the mother was engaged with the boy all the time. Mother seems in good spirits . The child seems a little tired from the early moments, but was active and involved with everything around it.”

Friday, July 15, 2016

Evaluation:

“Mother has powered Caspian throughout assemblage. Has only eyes for him. Mother speaks with calm and gentle voice. Showing good face. Assemblage is much influenced by activity. After a supervisor ‘s assessment, an assemblage that something hectic as it is the mother who takes the initiative and constantly introduce new toys. Supervisor experience that Caspian seems tired after one hour visitation. Caspian showed signs of penetrating break on occasion without this being accommodated by mother.”

The Wings of the Wind is not aware of any public statement made by any source responsible for the separation of this child from this mother.

Nadia waits until Monday the 8th of August to find out if she will have custody of Caspian until thursday, August 25th.

The hearing on August 25th will be in Bergen at the County Council for Child Welfare and Social Affairs (Fylkesnemnda).

The court hearing on Monday the 25th will determine who has permanent custody of Caspian.

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My thoughts…

How the case ever began is still a mystery to me. I see no reason why, with the abundance of evidence on Nadia’s side, Caspian should have been taken in the first place.

This case has all of the appearances of an upcoming reunification between Nadia and Caspian.

The charges are unmerited. Nadia has done everything that has been asked of her. In spite of a very emotional situation, she has remained steady throughout her visitations. Her visitations with Caspian appear to be going very well.

I am not certain what some of the terminology in the fourth evaluation means but I hope this will be clearer as I learn more. Maybe there is something lost in translation or maybe there are parts in the fourth visitation evaluation are not complimentary. It is hard to tell.

I’ve learned that language has to be carefully looked at when dealing with the Barnevernet. The word “assemblage” is used. In English, the definition of assemblage is: “a collection or gathering of things or people.” The word is used twice. What does this mean: “After a supervisor ‘s assessment, an assemblage that something hectic as it is the mother who takes the initiative and constantly introduce new toys.” There is “calm” and “gentle” and then there is “hectic” and “constantly.” They seem incongruous. Then there is the last sentence: “Caspian showed signs of penetrating break on occasion without this being accommodated by mother.” What does this mean? Is it a good or bad thing? Am I being too picky here? Maybe, but a child has been taken for no good reason for heaven’s sake.

Will testimony from good witnesses be allowed in the next hearing unlike the hearing that took place on Monday, June 27th, in Molde Norway? Fourteen days after Caspian’s abduction, a decision to continue to keep Caspian and Nadia separated was made by one man called “The Tribunal.” “The report of a doctor; and the eyewitness account of the professional nurse, Margaret Hennum was not admissible evidence,” according to Mr. Harald Grape, Nadia’s attorney.

Ingvild Setså (A doctor approved by the Barnevernet) had checked Caspian’s health the day after he was taken from the Hennum home and his mother, Nadia. The doctor found Caspian to be in good health after being away from Vilde (“the Mothers’ Home” or “Parent Center”), enough to write some type of “medical certificate.” “The medical certificate dated 14 June, 2016 from Dr. Setså mentioned that “Caspian provide(s) very good contact, smiles and is very active, good general condition. He was a healthy and active boy who provide(s) very good contact.” This was a statement that was given by Harald Grape, Nadia’s lawyer.

Margaret Hennum, the pediatric nurse who has taken Nadia into her own home noted her observations of Caspian’s development. They were all positive.

A mother has been deprived of most of 40 very important days in a child’s development. A government supported childcare organization is responsible for what would be called a kidnapping had it been done by “criminals.” This is not the first time the Barnevernet of Norway has done something this unjust. Situations like this are increasing rather than decreasing in Norway.

Nadia’s case is about a mother who loves her child very much and has done nothing to warrant having her child taken from her. She has been informed of visitations with little notice and then has to wait for what seems like ages for important court hearings. The next hearing is about whether or not Nadia gets to have custody of Caspian until the next hearing. Then the next hearing IS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT SHE WILL GET CUSTODY OF HIM…PERIOD.

It is a cruel system of “child welfare.”

Chris Reimers

Caspian July 8th, 2016
Caspian
July 8th, 2016

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NOW AND FOREVER OUR DAUGHTER…SEEING ARIA TODAY

July 19, 2016
Aria holds the bubble maker for her daddy
Aria holds the bubble maker for her daddy


We had our two-hour visitation today with our precious little princess
It was again a wonderful meeting and we loved seeing her again. She seems to recognize us and was happy, very talkative and started playing with her mummy shortly after we arrived. We brought soap-bubbles she could play with, and she really thought this was funny. She wanted to put the bubbles into daddy and mommy’s mouth, laughing a lot We also brought a book with photos of us and her she can bring to the foster parents. It was really heartbreaking when Aria took the book, pointed at a picture of Vibeke and said “mummy”. She seemed quite independent of her confidence-person, and was not in need of any particular support from her.

Actually when the visitation was terminated after two hours, she started crying.

And we doubt anyone can understand and really comprehend how devastating it is to see your own daughter cry and not being allowed to comfort her because the visitation has finished.

We as Arias one and only parents are sure that she also knows there is a special bond between us, she can feel and sense it.

Her temper is much like her father-fearless, active, but her strong headedness she gets from both her parents Even not barnevernet can erase biology, and Aria can feel the connection. So do not make any mistakes-she is OUR daughter and she belongs in OUR family, not in a foster family. Now and forever!

Before the visitation, Barnevernet and the police made a huge mistake and the visitation almost cancelled.

The scheduled visitation was cancelled, but first after we actually showed up at the location.

There we were met by the leader of Lørenskog Barnevern Arnfinn Heimstad who explained it and made some excuses.
Suddenly he was not afraid of Arias father any more, very strange we must add.

We had off course been looking forward to the visitation and hardly slept anything the night before.

When we got back home, Barnevernet made a phone call to us where they re-scheduled the visitation to later the same day.
Because the police did not have the time, they hired private security-guards and even paid for our taxi-expenses.

So for the first time they actually cleaned up their own mess, which was a first positive experience.

And so to finish it off, Mette Lisbet Haugen, the hired contractor, praised us many times after the visitation.

And also Aria many times during the visitation, so today we are not only full of love towards our dear baby Aria as parents, but also proud parents…
BUT TO BE CLEAR on that WE ARE PROUD parents of ARIA every second and every day, SHE is the result of our love and now and forever will she be the love of our life.
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This was published today on the Justice for baby Aria and her family facebook page. Click on THIS LINK and scroll down to see more pictures of today’s visitation.

Anyone who has been following this story will have mixed emotions when reading about this visitation. This beautiful little girl only gets to see her parents two hours 3 or 4 times a year. This family was never given a chance to start life together as Baby Aria was taken from her parents in the first days of her life. The charges made by the Norwegian authorities against these parents are a mix of outrageous and mysterious. There is no good reason that Aria is in foster care. As the numbers of children removed from Norwegian parents are reported to be increasing each year, more families find themselves in the same situation as Ken and Vibeke.

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For more information about Aria, Ken, and Vibeke, CLICK HERE.

One can find the same article title on the Justice for baby Aria and Family facebook page.

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JERUSALEM

July 16, 2016

“…and so all Israel will be saved; just as it is written,
‘The Deliverer will come from Zion,
He will remove ungodliness from Jacob.’” – Romans 11:26

So why is a large part of Israel not Christian at the posting of this brief article?

The answer is written in the verse that precedes the verse above. Romans 11:25 states:

“For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in”

Darrell Mansfield tells the Jews that “Your King is this Man from Galilee” in this song.

I enjoyed Darrell’s walk through the streets of Jerusalem in this 30 year old music video.

Darrell Mansfield was once a young man in search of meaning in life. His search ended at the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ after some difficult times in his youth. This early music video was Filmed on location in Jerusalem, September 1986.

I agree with Dr. J. Vernon McGee that these verses are talking about literal Jews (Israelites). I also agree on his commentary involving these verses:

Romans 11 ‘Thru the Bible’ with Dr. J. Vernon McGee
(Click on #8 if you wish to hear Dr. McGee’s commentary on Romans 11:26…It wouldn’t take long to listen to the commentary on the rest of the chapter, too!)

I am watching the tiny little country of Israel become more isolated from the rest of the world. Many former friends have and are leaving them. I will always be a friend to the nation of Israel because of an everlasting covenant that God make with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I believe that the Bible teaches that God will eventually intervene on their behalf. How He does that remains to be seen. One thing I am not concerned about is the destruction of the Israelites. It will not happen.

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Darrell Mansfield’s first appearance on an album with the group Gentile Faith. “Jerusalem” is my favorite song on this album.

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BABY CASPIAN KIDNAPPED IN NORWAY…UPDATE #7

July 12, 2016
Caspian and Nadia June 2016
Caspian and Nadia
June 2016


It is almost a week since an update appeared here. There are a few events worth noting that have happened since then.

Nadia was allowed to see Caspian last Thursday and Friday.

According to an accurate source, Nadia thought that the visitations went very well. Caspian remembered Nadia on the first visit. Nadia was concerned before the visit that Caspian might not remember her very well.

Nadia has also been given visitations for every Thursday and Friday until her next court hearing.

A new date has been added to Nadia’s court schedule.

Nadia’s lawyer has sent her a text message. Apparently, a court hearing at an undisclosed location will be held on the 8th of August. This hearing will determine whether or not Caspian will be allowed to go home with Nadia until the permanent care order case is heard on August 25th.

The August 25th hearing will be heard in Bergen.

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My thoughts:

Tomorrow, it will be a month since Caspian was kidnapped from his mother by the organization that is responsible for the proper care of abused children in Norway.

There has been no abuse of this child in this case. This is why the term “kidnapping” fits the situation in its current condition.

I have looked up the word “kidnap” in the dictionary. Here is a general definition that seems to summarize definitions of the word that I have read from dictionaries, Federal law, and International law.

“In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful taking away or transportation of a person against that person’s will, usually to hold the person unlawfully. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of another crime, or in connection with a child custody dispute.”

In this case, Caspian’s legal guardian, Nadia, did not wish for her child to be taken. As there is no valid reason yet given for Caspian to be taken away from his mother, Caspian has been kidnapped.

Caspian has not yet been “stolen” from his mother as this would have to be the new term used if Nadia’s child is taken away permanently.
If Nadia has done anything wrong, maybe a reprimand of some type or counseling sessions might be necessary. However,

ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION OF “KIDNAP” ABOVE, IT IS A CRIMINAL ACT TO “TAKE AWAY” CASPIAN FROM NADIA FOR THE REASONS GIVEN IN THIS CASE.

Also, note that this publication is not aware of any public statement made on this case by the Barnevernet, the organization responsible for this kidnapping which happened almost a month ago.

In a democracy, one is innocent until proven guilty. If this case had any merit, the penalty would be far less in any civilized society.

So…Nadia waits until Thursday to see Caspian. She will then have to wait until August 8th to find out if Caspian can stay with her until the important court hearing on August 25th. It seems that the August 25th hearing will determine Caspian’s future.

Please pray for Nadia and Caspian.

Chris Reimers

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