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The Little Boy and the Angel

The little boy put on his clothes for the cold and then told his father:

“Ok dad I’m ready”

His Dad, the pastor, said: “Ready for what?”

“Dad, it’s time to go outside and distribute our flyers.”

Dad replied: “Son, it’s very cold outside and it’s drizzling.”

The child looked surprised at his father and said: “But dad, people need to know about God even on rainy days.”

Dad replied, “Son, I’m not going outside in this weather.”

With despair, the child said: “Dad, can I go alone? Please!”

His father waited for a moment and then said: “Son, you can go. Here’s the flyers, be careful.”

“Thank you dad!”

And with this, the son went out into the rain. The 11-Year-old walked all the streets of the village, handing out the flyers to the people he saw.

After 2 hours walking in the rain and cold and with his last flyer in his hand, he stopped at a corner to see if he saw someone to give the flyer to, but the streets were totally deserted. Then he turned to the first house he saw, walked to the front door, rang the bell several times and waited, but no one came out.

Finally the boy turned to leave… but something stopped him. The child turned back to the door and began to ring the bell and pound the door strongly with his knuckles. He kept waiting. Finally the door was opened gently.

A lady came out with a very sad look and gently asked:

“What can I do for you, son?

With radiant eyes and a bright smile the child said:

“Lady, I’m sorry if I upset you, but I just want to tell you that God really loves you and that I came to give you my last flyer, which talks about God and His great love.

The boy then gave her the flyer.

She just said, “Thank you, son, God bless you!”

Well, next Sunday morning, the pastor was in the pulpit and when the service began he asked:

“Does someone have a testimony or something they want to share?”

Gently, in the back row of the church, an older lady stood up. When she started talking, a radiant and glorious look sprouted from her eyes:

“Nobody in this church knows me. I have never been here, even last Sunday I was not Christian.

My husband died a while ago leaving me totally alone in this world. Last Sunday was a particularly cold and rainy day, and it was also in my heart; that on that day I came to the end of the road, since I had no hope and didn’t want to live anymore.

Then I took a chair and a rope and went up to the attic of my house. I tied a noose and the other end of the rope to the rafters of the roof; then I climbed onto the chair and put the rope around my neck.

I then stood on the chair, so alone and heartbroken, I was about to throw myself off the chair, when suddenly I heard the loud sound of the door being knocked.

So I thought: “I’ll wait for a minute and whoever it is will go”

I waited and waited, but the door knocking was getting louder and louder every time. It got so loud that I couldn’t ignore it anymore. 

So I wondered, who could it be?

No one ever comes close to my door or comes to visit me!

I released the rope from my neck and went to the door, while the bell was still ringing and the door was still being knocked on.

When I opened the door, I couldn’t believe what my eyes saw, in front of my door was the most radiant and angelic child I’ve ever seen.

He’s smile, ohhh, I can never describe it! The words that came out of his mouth made my heart, dead so long ago, come back to life, when he said with the VOICE OF CHERUB: “Lady, I just want to tell you that God really loves you”

“When the little angel disappeared between the cold and the rain, I closed my door and read every word of the flyer.

Then I went to the attic to remove the chair and rope.

I didn’t need them anymore. As you see. Now I am a happy daughter of the King.

Since the direction of the boy, when he left, was to this church, I came personally say thank you to that little angel of God who came just in time and, in fact, to rescue my life from an eternity in hell. And replaced it with an eternity in God’s presence. “

Everyone cried in the church.

The Pastor came down from the pulpit to the first bench of the front, where the little angel was sitting; he took his son in his arms and cried uncontrollably.

Don’t let this message die of cold; after reading it, pass it on to others.

Remember, God’s message can make a big difference in someone’s life, never be afraid to spread it.

Can I get an AMEN?

This Week in Washington

WASHINGTON D.C. – Here’s what’s happening…

Gosar Proposes $10,000 Direct Stimulus Payments to Americans

Last Friday, as Democrats pushed through their COVID-19 bill in which a mere 9% of the funding addressed the pandemic, I introduced an amendment that would provide $10,000 stimulus checks to Americans hardest hit by the pandemic and lockdowns. The amendment called for the removal of 10 agenda items of the coronavirus relief legislation, including funding for the arts, federal and corporate transit projects, “vaccine confidence activities” and foreign aid.

My proposal was an attempt to show that by removing non COVID-related funding from this atrocious bill, Congress would be able to provide substantially more relief to those who need it most. People need help with car payments, mortgage and rent, and everyday necessities. The government broke it. Now government must fix it. The people, not corporations or billionaires, need this money to survive. A $10,000 stimulus check should be considered a down payment.

Not surprisingly, Democrats shot down my amendment and instead chose foreign aid, Big Tech and Pelosi’s political priorities over direct and substantial relief for American citizens. 

Democrats Push Radical Legislation

Gosar Stands in Opposition to Radical Election and Police “Reform” Bills: 

H.R. 1, the For the People Act, should more accurately be titled the For the Politicians Act. 

Speaker Pelosi and her liberal colleagues introduced this legislation for the sole purpose of removing accountability from future elections by radically altering our election methods. H.R. 1 is riddled with provisions to erode voter registration requirements, accept voter applications from minors, and implement online voting that would increase the potential for hackers and cybercriminals to commit voter fraud.  This legislation has nothing to withprotecting elections, rather, it is about making it easier to fraudulently elect Democrats. But don’t take my word for it: Pelosi made it clear this was not about true reform when House Democrats rejected my amendment to close loopholespreventing foreign entities from influencing our elections. This bill is bad for America and I voted no. 

Also this week, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was considered.  Pushed by Black Lives Matter and other “defund the police” advocates, the bill was touted by House Democrats as a police “reform” bill to address instances of violence arising between law enforcement and minority populations.  I oppose this bill for many reasons, most notably because I categorically reject the notion that law enforcement is inherently racist. Among the many bad provisions, the legislation would lower the legal burden to charge police officers of committing a crime. The bill also prevents police departments from having access to small arms and unused ammunition from the military which are often needed to protect our communities from large scale riots or other criminal activities.  We saw the effects last summer when Democrat elected officials across the country took no action to stop the looting and widespread riots in our cities. Sadly, this bill makes no serious reforms to law enforcement which is why I could not support it.  

More Democratic Road Blocks for American Jobs

Gosar Reacts to Feds Decision to Halt Resolution Copper Project:

Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture announced it was directing the United States Forest Service to withdraw the Notice of Availability and rescind the Final Environmental Impact Study and the draft Record of Decision for the proposed Resolution Copper on the Tonto National Forest. The Biden Administration’s decision to halt Arizona’s bipartisan supported Resolution Copper project previously cleared by President Trump is completely unacceptable. This project would have created nearly 4,000 well-paying jobs and added more than $60 billion in economic value in Arizona.

The project underwent lengthy and comprehensive environmental studies spanning the two previous administrations, including President Obama. Yet, Mr. Biden once again ignores sound science, wipes out thousands of more jobs and discounts the significance this copper mine is to clean energy, our electrical grid, solar panels, wind turbines and hundreds of other needs.   

While we strongly support the rights of tribe’s voices to be heard, there is nothing sacred about this property. This is mining land first and foremost. The tribal historian confirmed that in 2011. Additionally, the Forest Service conducted hundreds of consultations with Native American tribes and the town of Superior about how best to proceed. The fact remains that Resolution Copper and the Forest Service worked hand-and-glove by consulting with the tribes throughout the approval process. The project would give the Town of Superior a much-needed economic boost. Opposition groups that seek to halt the Resolution Copper project are neither reasonable nor practical. Mining can be done responsibly. Further delay will only create additional economic hardship.  

House Oversight Committee Hearing

High Risk Areas in the U.S. Government:

Every two years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases a report detailing the highest risk areas in the government for waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. This week the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing to examine that GAO report. This was one of the most important hearings we have this year. I attended the hearing and discussed the Optional Practical Training (OPT), which incentivizes American businesses to hire foreign labor over Americans through tax breaks.  OPT is ripe with abuse and must be added to the report. At the hearing, I also directed my attention to the abysmal state of the Pentagon’s finances and its continued failure to complete an audit. By working with the GAO, I was able to highlight how modernizing the Pentagon’s systems and pushing for financial accountability has found millions in savings, and I look forward to using this hearing to ensure greater accountability of government spending. 

You can watch my line of questioning HERE.

Other Highlights From This Week

By undoing President Trump’s deterrence-focused policies, Joe Biden’s open border policies have created an unnecessary crisis by urging illegal migrant caravans to enter our country. Now, reports indicate that thousandsof unaccompanied minors are being held in container facilities, which is why I joined a letter requesting a hearing on Biden’s bad border policies.

I joined Senator Sinema in introducing the La Paz County Land Solar Development and Job Creation Act which would transfer 4,800 acres of land back to L Paz County. Building off a land conveyance that passed Congress in 2019, this critical legislation will continue the goal of creating and expanding the job and energy hub in La Paz County.

Gosar in the News and Other Stories We Think You’ll Want to Know

The Blaze, GOP rep exposes wasteful spending in Democrats’ stimulus bill by proposing $10,000 stimulus checks  “Democrats chose foreign aid, Big Tech transit, and Pelosi’s political priorities over direct relief to American citizens.”

Washington Times, White House Says Migrants are Tested for COVID-19; Those on Border Say Some Aren’t

Iowa State Daily, Letter: GOP Made the Right Decision with Choosing Trump

AZ Central, Resolution Copper Mine Would Give Our Town an Economic Boost. Don’t We Count? 

Wall Street Journal, Making Every Election Like 2020

“H.R.1 mandates ballot harvesting and limits voter verification.”

Resources

IALERT: Tax Season is upon us once again. If you did not receive a stimulus payment in January 2021 and you should have, or did not receive the correct amount, you may be eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2020 tax return. Click HERE for more information.

D-Day commemorations in Normandy

Nowhere in the world are veterans honored as sincerely as in France

President Ronald Reagan at the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument in 1984

The world was ready for peacetime as World War II ended in 1945. Consumed by war for so long that many could not remember peacetime, thoughts were focused on how to improve on the treaties that caused so much consternation at the end of the Great War, how to dole out justice for war crimes, and how to rebuild so many devastated nations. The victors certainly celebrated the end of the war, but few were concerned with how to remember it.WebsiteFacebookInstagram

By his own account, Michel de Vallavieille, mayor of the small French town of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont from 1949 to 1991, fought off calls to develop commercially the Normandy coast. He instead preserved the area known as Utah Beach for posterity, christening the Utah Beach Landing Museum in 1962. Shot by confused American paratroopers while exiting his home, which had been commandeered by the Germans, de Vallavieille never held a grudge against the Allied liberators. He instead built a museum in their honor out of the German bunker known as WN5 (Widerstandsnest in German, “resistance nest” in English), which remains its foundation.Click here to get a quote or book one of our tours without paymentUtah Beach

The land above Omaha Beach became the region’s primary cemetery for fallen Americans. The next of kin were given a choice of leaving a soldier’s remains in Europe or having them sent home. Soon after the war, temporary cemeteries were consolidated into larger ones around the world, maintained by the U.S. Government through the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). The Normandy American Cemetery contains 9,385 remains resting just a short distance from the temporary cemetery established on June 8, 1944 as the first American cemetery in Europe in WWII.Normandy American CemeteryWebsiteFacebookInstagram

As the world moved on from the war, and the Cold War dampened relations between former Allies, the D-Day landings and other historic operations largely sank from public consciousness. Memories in Western Europe were kept alive by the liberated, and the French appreciation for the D-Day landings made Normandy a gathering point for enthusiasts. Soon, politicians and ambassadors were honoring the veterans, and in 1984, Ronald Reagan became the first U.S. president to attend a D-Day commemoration in Normandy when he spoke at the 40th Anniversary of the landings. Bill Clinton attended the 50th, George W. Bush the 60th, Barack Obama the 65th and 70th, and Donald Trump the 75th as sitting presidents.  Click here to get a quote or book one of our tours without payment

Veterans of D-Day returned home after the war to start families, continue their education, and move into brand new GI housing, often remaining tight-lipped about their experiences in northwestern Europe. As the commemorations grew in the 1980s and 1990s, veterans returned in larger numbers and realized what is still true today: nowhere in the world are veterans honored as sincerely as in Normandy during the D-Day commemorations. They are at the center of the commemorations, are asked to raise flags and are thanked and photographed non-stop.