This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, May 2022
Honoring America's Heroes By James Lowe After America suffered much loss of life in WWI, WW2, Korea and Vietnam, Decoration Day had a name change. It became known as Memorial Day to honor all those who lost their lives fighting for the USA. The date also changed. Instead of »
Meals Are Sacred
By Stephen Leonard “When He was at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him.” Luke 24:30-31 Jesus appeared to His disciples and others a number of times in »
The Resurrection Was No Lie
By Stephen Leonard “He presented himself alive to them after His suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the Kingdom of God.” Acts 1:3 There were forty days between Jesus’ resurrection and ascension. In that time, He purposefully provided an abundance »
A Big Donation Just Came Running In
The seventh-annual Chick-fil-A Vidalia Road Race has become a wildly popular local event. Every March, the community comes together to compete, run and celebrate fitness to raise funds for local charitable organizations. This year, along with Paul Anderson Youth Home, the other beneficiaries are Vidalia Heritage Academy and WinShape Camps. We are thrilled to announce that »
A Chance Encounter?
By Stephen Leonard “And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry His cross.” Mark 15:21 Jesus was in a pitiful state when He was forced to carry His instrument of crucifixion, a heavy »
Tears of Love
By Stephen Leonard “Jesus wept.” John 11:35 The monk who organized all the Scripture into specific verses kept this one to just two powerful words, “Jesus wept.” This verse needed nothing else. It says it all. The King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, the Son of »
This Month at PAYH: Monthly Newsletter, April 2022
Come Alive This Easter By Jeff Padgett, Ph.D. John 14:19, “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also.” 2 Corinthians 5:15, “He died for all, that those who live should live no longer »
Story of the founding of our Home
As part of the year-long celebration of our 60th Anniversary of the Home, Paula Schaefer, daughter of cofounders Paul Anderson and Glenda Anderson Leonard, recently shared the story of how we were established. We are blessed to be given this opportunity by Georgia CEO to tell our wonderful story! Paul Anderson »
Sorrow Far Beyond Yours
By Stephen Leonard “My soul is sad even to death.” Matthew 26:38 Nearly everyone has personally experienced deep and agonizing sorrow. It is the very nature of humanity in a fallen world. No one ever completely escapes sorrows. Some become better by them, others bitter. Sorrows truly »
Trinity at the Baptism
By Stephen Leonard “As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I »
For God So Loved the World
By Stephen Leonard “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 It is the best-known Bible verse in the world. But what does it mean? Do people miss »
Tribulation in Your World?
By Stephen Leonard “In the world you will have tribulation! But take heart I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Many of us are worried about the terrible invasion of Ukraine by Russia. We have brothers and sisters in the Lord who are under fierce and deadly »
