Broken Hearted
Jake Rasmussen | March 8, 2008 | 1:22 amI am up late. Yes, 10pm is late for me as I worked at Starbucks early this morning with a wonderful crew. I wish I could write a story about each person at the Starbucks I work at because they are all wonderful and have an awesome story to tell!
The reason for my post tonight it about the topic of breast cancer. No, I don’t have it. But, I know someone who does / did.
This woman is a beautiful, elegant, strong woman. She sacrificed for her child and her husband year after year. She made a tough decision for a better life for herself and her son. She made some wise choices along the way and is a great person. But about a year ago she found out she had breast cancer. She had an operation and now after a hard road to recovery she is whole once again. This is my mother, Jan!
Which leads me to this post. As many of you know I am in the process of starting a church in Tucson, Az. It is a church were people can find their way close to Jesus. A church that makes a difference in the community and exists for the pleasures of Jesus and for the betterment of Tucson.
My wrestle is this tonight…
You see we are “launching” our church Epic Church on Easter Sunday at the Park Place Mall movie theaters. Well, our advertising on the big screen didn’t happen on the date we wanted but rather is happening on the 28th.
As the first among equals I have the power to dictate the schedule of events in our young church. I want to hold church at the Tucson breast cancer walk. This is the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure . I desire to see Epic not at the movie theater meeting for our gathering but being in the community walking for the benefit of men and women all over our city which are infected with this type of cancer. Get it, the church wouldn’t be having church… but…. being the church by “having church”. Impacting the community.
Think about this… what if every church were to NOT meet on this Sunday and encourage the “church” to walk to find a cure. For one I think it would raise a lot of money for the cure. But, what a beautiful picture for the church to actually be the church in the community. Don’t get me wrong I KNOW churches all over Southern Arizona are making wonderful impacts in our community. Some are better noticed than others but it IS happening all over. But what if….
So, do I not hold Epic at the movie theater and be the church in the community that Sunday? What if people show up because our advertising would be in full swing and people might show up at the theater and be ticked that they wanted to experience Epic and got up early and we weren’t there.
Ok, I am tired…..
-Jake
There is no known cure for breast cancer. More than
Breast Cancer The Cure | March 25, 2008 | 10:44 amThere is no known cure for breast cancer. More than 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year worldwide. Scientists don’t know why most women get breast cancer, yet breast cancer is the most frequent tumor found in women the world over. A woman who dies of breast cancer is robbed of an average of nearly 20 years of her life. Breast cancer knows no social boundaries. It�s a disease that can affect anyone. Some prominent women who�s lives that have been touched by breast cancer include Jill Eikenberry actress age 52; Peggy Fleming age 49 figure skater; Kate Jackson age 50 (Charlies Angels); Olivia Newton-John age 50 actress singer; Nancy Reagan age 77 former first lady; Melissa Etheridge age 43 singer; and the beautiful Suzanne Summers actress. These high rates of breast cancer are not acceptable to the women of the world and must be met with scientific research that provides results.