I will never forget how shocked I was the first time that I heard that MLK had been a womanizer and that the FBI had tapes of him with various women. It shook me to the core. But I quickly recovered because it reminded me that he was real. He was human. He was not perfect and he was not God.

Since then I have heard many horrible things about MLK, including people saying that he had strange religious beliefs or that he was not saved.

You know what I’ve learned? I don’t know people’s hearts. That’s God’s lane and His job. I’m not in a position to determine whether or not MLK ever accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. I certainly hope he did. In fact, I believe he did. But that’s for God to sort out. 

I’ll tell you what I do know. I know that there is nothing anyone could ever tell me to turn me against this great man. Are you aware of the fact that MLK was not even 40 years old when he was murdered?

Think about that. This is a man who KNEW that he was going to die and leave behind a wife and four children but in spite of that, he moved forward for his people.

It is because (in part) of the late, great MLK that I can walk freely into any public bathroom or bus I desire. I’m free. I can work any place I choose to as long as I have the qualifications. I was able to freely choose my college of choice. And I was able to choose to get my Masters degree and live a comfortable life in a comfortable neighborhood of my own choice with my husband! In fact, my husband and I have just started our own business and it is because of MLK and people like him that I did not have to stop and ponder if it was okay due to the fact that I’m black.  

I LOVE you, MLK and respect what you did for your people. I respect the fact that you bravely and boldly died for what you knew was right. I’m reaping the benefits of your labor and so are many others.

I have a Dream

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You know what? The bible tells us to “write the vision and make it plain” (Habakkuk 2:3). That time honored and tested piece of advice holds true even today and will forevermore.

I don’t care how old or how young you are. If you know in your heart that you have a goal, what you need to do is act upon that goal. Write it down. Doing so breathes a little life into it. Tell people about it. That gives that goal a bit more life. Then do some research to find out what other steps you will need to take to bring that goal or dream to fruition.

Is it a business? Then in order to make the vision plain, you need to buy a book on how to write a business plan (or hire someone to write the plan for you). You need to get that business plan down on paper, then ACT ON IT.

Are you called to ministry? Then tell people. And start taking steps towards your calling. God said write it. Then make it plain, clear.

Check out the vision that a 17 year old teenager had. And this young lady brought that vision from her imagination into reality:

Hundreds of Cambodian villagers welcomed the arrival of a new school Wednesday, a gift from an American teenager who raised $52,000 after reading about the hardships of growing up in Cambodia.

Rachel Rosenfeld, 17, made her first visit to the Southeast Asian country for the opening of the R.S. Rosenfeld School, which brings five computers and Internet access to 300 primary school students in a small village of Siem Reap province, a poverty stricken area that is home to the country’s famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

Rosenfeld, of Harrison, New York, said she learned about the village of Srah Khvav after reading a newspaper article last year that discussed the plight of poor Cambodian children who often have no access to education. The American said she was horrified to learn that some young Cambodian girls end up being sold into prostitution by their parents.

The teen said she set out to help after spending most of last year battling a stomach disorder that caused her constant pain. She required months of medical treatment that forced her to miss a year of school.

To raise money, Rosenfeld sent out hundreds of fundraising letters, sold T-shirts and offered naming rights for several structures in the school, a statement said. The $52,000 she raised was supplemented by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, which contributed $10,000 and $13,000, respectively, said her mother, Lisa Rosenfeld.

“It makes me feel great to know that I was able to help so many people,” the teen said when contacted by telephone. “Just seeing everyone so happy (today). It meant a lot to me.”

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