BELLFLOWER
BEGAN as a DUTCH-AMERICAN SETTLEMENT,
w/
LOTS OF DAIRY FARMS OWNED BY
IMMIGRANTS from
the NETHERLANDS but you won't find any farms or windmills or large tulip patches here today


Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Fwd: cerritos college, womens basketball 2/19/16 v lbcc

 cerritos college, 
womens basketball 2/19/16 v lbcc


Fwd: 11/6/15 renowned Bible scholar scott hahn came to lakewood for the annual los angeles faith formation day for faculty & confessed he was a shoplifter (as a child)


11/6/15 renowned Bible scholar scott hahn came to lakewood for the annual los angeles faith formation day for faculty & confessed he shoplifted (as a child)

...so if u did something silly or stupid or juvenile or petty as a child...there's always hope..put it behind you, don't repeat it, and move on and do great things for God !


Fwd: re bellflower bravo awards, 2/19/16 los cerritos news

 re bellflower bravo awards, 
2/19/16 los cerritos news


Fwd: 3/11/16 "BELLFLOWER rotary & 'vision to learn' deliver free glasses to bellflower students"

 3/11/16 "BELLFLOWER rotary & 'vision to learn' deliver free glasses to bellflower students"


attached message from fr michael ume, st bernard bellflower (march '16) , and prayer for pastor Ume

 attached message from fr michael ume, st bernard bellflower (march '16)...so I have a lot of heritage in the Bellflower area..as my grandfather came to the area in 1936 and started valley Christian schools and led as pastor at one of the local Christian Reformed churches back when bellflower was mostly dairy farmland, and lots of Dutch-Americans were settling in the area...and my grandfather was bi-lingual Dutch & English and helped the new Dutch settlers... [later, most of the dairy farmers moved to the Ontario area]... and my Christian Reformed Dutch brothers and sisters still live in the area and there's still a strong, thriving CRC community here...but I also am strongly active in the catholic church and attend st Bernard somewhwat regularly now. .. and I noticed Fr. Ume is from Africa...he speaks English but has an African dialect...not sure which country he is from exactly, but he is a hearty, friendly pastor and doesn't seem supercillious towards the congregation.. let us pray for him so far from home...maybe sometimes he misses his family and where he came from..we pray for his family back in africa...and his friends et al.. God bless Fr. Ume. We pray for the HOly Spirit to continue to convict and lead him, and we pray for the congregation to continue to grow in Christ and be a welcoming church...many of the members or attendees or local latinos...we pray for the latino community in bellflower as well.. be inspired, be unique, do something GREAT ! 


Monday, April 25, 2016

breaking bellflower news: "Bellflower Councilman Larsen Resigns Post Effective May 29"

"In a surprise statement at the Monday night Bellflower Council meeting, after the council reorganization, former Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem Scott Larsen, addressed Council and those in Chambers giving his resignation, stating," It is time for me to retire, it has nothing to do with money, rather it is time for me to focus on family and my health." In the same comments, Larsen choked up a bit, apologizing for his lack of concentration, ..."


http://www.loscerritosnews.net/2016/03/31/bellflower-councilman-larsen-resigns-post-effective-may-29/

"Valley Christian baseball rallies late despite more defensive issues"

Monday, April 4, 2016

photo-link bellflower easter day

http://just-my-pictures-glory-2-god.blogspot.com/2016/04/32716-bellflower-easter-day.html

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If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9