Vol. 3 Issue 5

There's Always Hope

In a world full of cynicism and sarcasm, at times it can be hard to believe it is still good in the world. The only way there will cease to be goodness is if all people stop doing good. That would mean over eight billion people would have to cease to think, say, or do anything altruistic. Does this sound like an impossible notion? I hope it does. There is always hope. There is always faith. There is always an opportunity to give and receive brotherly love. This is something I will always believe and I hope I can inspire you to do the same.

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Chaplain Michelle

About Us

The mission of Real Positive Vibes, RPV, is to help society move toward goodness, finding it within themselves by seeing it in others. RPV is a service of Church Builders Bible Training Center whose mission is to help each person discover their vision for life, find their passion, and focus their purpose. Our beliefs are interdenominational. We are unapologetic about our non-religious Christ-centeredness. Find out more: bibletc.com/vision

Give Hope to Have Hope

If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond our wildest dreams. ~ Sidney Madwed

My challenge for you this week is to give and gain hope, setting sarcasm and cynicism aside. In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it's easy to become cynical, or even hopeless. Whether or not we admit it, we need the encouragement and affirmations of each other to stay upbeat and encouraged to reach our goals and dreams. Take a moment and picture a world with no cynicism. It's a beautiful place. By any means possible, find a way to affirm someone:

| Write a sticky note and place it on their workstation.
| Send a text to let a loved one know you are thinking of them.
| Pay it forward and buy the coffee of the person behind you in line.
| Leave an extra tip for the waitress with a note of appreciation for their service.
| Turn off all media and spend some intentional uninterrupted face to face time with a loved one, learning about what interests them most.

Email us and let us how it goes. We may feature you in a future issue. realpositivevibes@thebibletrainingcenter.com

Further, if you want to keep spreading the positive vibes, here's how you can help:

| Forward this newsletter to a friend,
| Pray with us--may God bless this ministry.
| Volunteer your time and talent,
| Make a donation, or
| Sponsor us by purchasing an ad in the newsletter.

Outreach

We Give Hope

Giving hope to someone who has lost all hope is what My Sister's Closet of West Michigan, MSCWM, sets out to do. MSCWM is a service of Church Builders Bible Training Center to survivors of domestic violence, former incarceration, or other devastating tragedy to meet the need of one of the three basic needs of survival, clothing. We are in the planning stages with the goal of launching this fall. Find out more and how to volunteer here.

11 Years is Not Too Long to Keep Hope Alive

Have you ever found something that has been lost for a long time? The feeling of finding something that was lost is a wonderful feeling of gladness and satisfaction. This is also what realized hope feels like. What a satisfying feeling to see what you have long hoped for.

When botanical researchers discovered the Quercus tardifolia tree in May 2022, thought to be extinct since 2011, they were ecstatic. Their hope was realized, not only for their research; it was for world goodness.

“This work is crucial to preserve the biodiversity that Earth is so quickly losing...If we ignore the decline of Q. tardifolia and other rare, endangered trees, we could see countless domino effects with the loss of other living entities in the ecosystems supported by those trees,” Murphy Westwood, Ph.D., Vice President of Science and Conservation at The Morton Arboretum.

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