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The Salvation of ‘Napalm Girl’
wsj ^
| 21 Dec 2017
| Kim Phuc Phan Thi
Posted on 12/22/2017 11:45:57 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
...You have probably seen my picture a thousand times. Yes, that picture. .. ... I had not been targeted. I had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time...
.... Yet as I look back over a spiritual journey that has spanned more than three decades, I realize the same bombs that caused so much pain and suffering also brought me to a place of great healing. Those bombs led me to Jesus Christ... Christmas is not about the gifts we carefully wrap and place under a tree. Rather, it is about the gift of Jesus Christ, who was wrapped in human flesh and given to us by God. As the pastor spoke, I knew in my heart that something was shifting inside of me... ...No matter what type of pain or sorrow you may be experiencing, as Christmas approaches, I encourage you not to give up. Hold fast to hope. It is hope that will see you through. This peace I have found can be yours as well. I pray that it finds you this Christmas.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Military/Veterans; Religion
KEYWORDS: forgiveness; kimphucphanthil; merrychristmas; vietnam
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Curious, looking at many photos.
She SMILES!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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posted on
12/22/2017 11:45:57 AM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/22/2017 11:46:25 AM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
(This Space for Rent)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Wonderful! Good for her! Nice to read something so uplifting. thanks for posting.
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posted on
12/22/2017 11:51:18 AM PST
by
pgkdan
(The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Thanks. Very powerful and moving.
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posted on
12/22/2017 11:55:11 AM PST
by
Sedona13
To: DUMBGRUNT
Some WSJ editor just lost their job for letting this go to print.
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:01:15 PM PST
by
fella
("As it wshas before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: DUMBGRUNT
Powerful article. Thanks for posting.
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:06:02 PM PST
by
NEWwoman
(God Bless America)
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:16:39 PM PST
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D. - What Would Jack Bauer Do?)
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:24:23 PM PST
by
semaj
(Audentes fortuna juvat: Fortune favors the bold. Be Bold FRiends.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Thank you.
And may God continue to bless this lady, and her family.
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:27:31 PM PST
by
ro_dreaming
(Chesterton, 'Christianity has not been tried and found wanting. It's been found hard and not tried')
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:29:05 PM PST
by
bray
(Pray for President Trump)
To: NEWwoman
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posted on
12/22/2017 12:37:30 PM PST
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(Screw The NFL!!!!!! My family fought for the flag!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
This one made my monitor blurry. Thank you for posting this. I shared it with my family.
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posted on
12/22/2017 1:07:08 PM PST
by
Islander7
(There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
To: NEWwoman
Wow - she really knows the scriptures.
Thanks for posting that.
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posted on
12/22/2017 1:14:41 PM PST
by
Verbosus
(/* No Comment */)
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
12/22/2017 1:29:40 PM PST
by
outofsalt
( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything)
To: outofsalt
Whenever I see that photo tears fill my eyes and I see my own grandchildren in her place. The almost daily prophecies of civil war here in the U.S. certainly don’t make me sleep any easier either. The history of civilization is a constant reiteration of war, famine and disease and I suppose it will continue after my death. I only wish there might be a way to save my kids from the worst of it. The story of her subsequent life is comforting.
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posted on
12/22/2017 1:51:08 PM PST
by
oldfart
To: outofsalt
Whenever I saw that picture I would wonder what became of the girl. I just assumed she died, another casualty of war.
Very happy to know she is alive and happy.
She smiles not with her face but with her whole spirit.
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posted on
12/22/2017 2:18:42 PM PST
by
oldvirginian
(Happy Holidays my chapped buttocks. I'm going to Merry Christmas the hell out of everyone i meet!)
To: Verbosus; redleghunter; Springfield Reformer; kinsman redeemer; BlueDragon; metmom; boatbums; ...
A decade removed from the defining tragedy of my life, I still desperately needed peace. I had so much hatred and bitterness in my heart. Yet I was ready for love and joy. I wanted to let go of my pain. I wanted to pursue life instead of holding fast to fantasies of death. When Pastor Ho finished speaking, I stood up, stepped out into the aisle, and made my way to the front of the sanctuary to say yes to Jesus Christ. http://luxlibertas.com/the-salvation-of-napalm-girl/With that type of convicted, seeking heart, a altar call salvation by faith is real, thanks be to God.
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posted on
12/22/2017 2:19:00 PM PST
by
daniel1212
(Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Truth is great and will did prevail.
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posted on
12/22/2017 2:46:05 PM PST
by
HLPhat
("TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS" -- Government with any other purpose is not American.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
What Christ can do in a person’s life.
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posted on
12/22/2017 3:55:04 PM PST
by
metmom
( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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