November 2012 – All Life is Sacred.

“Battle on, people. Battle on.” That was the final command youth from across the nation heard as Creative Director of The Radiance Foundation, Ryan Bomberger, closed out the International ProLife Youth Conference in Los Angeles, just after giving a stellar talk regarding the power of purpose in every child’s life.

Though the Conference had many, many excellent speakers, Bomberger was, by far, one of the most compelling. Born out of rape and completely in love with Jesus, Bomberger has become a powerfully motivating speaker whose personal testimony and extensive creativity is pushing the pro-life movement forward with a fresh vigor and focused outlook.

Today, CEC For Life is incredibly honored to announce that RYAN BOMBERGER will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 All Life Is Sacred Rally in Washington, DC. In the last few years, Bomberger’s organization, The Radiance Foundation, has become one of the most prominent creative voices in the pro-life movement.

From composing songs to creating videos and winning an Emmy award, Ryan Bomberger’s passion to create has made a profound impact on our culture. “Working in conjunction with noted national civil rights leaders like Dr. Alveda King (niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), Ryan is involved in national efforts to expose and defund Planned Parenthood by illuminating [abortion as a] human rights injustice. He is a featured blogger on LifeNews.com and addresses the cultural dynamics of abortion, eugenics, and the beautiful act of adoption.” (from The Radiance Foundation)

by Patriarch Craig Bates

Devastated, devastating, and devastation are three very common words as the people of my congregation and the people of Long Island, New York City, and New Jersey are digging out from the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy.

For very few, the Hurricane Sandy meant being confined to the house for a day. For some it meant loss of power that was turned back on rather quickly. For most, over 600,000 on Long Island there is still no power. There are millions without power around the Metropolitan area and many will not get power back for a week or more. And for a very large number of people it means total loss of home and cars.

Like most of you who can read this because you are either not from the New York area or you have power I am watching the news and seeing pictures of places like Breezy Point where over 100 homes were burned down in a fire. One of my parishioners lives on Breezy Point and though their home was not burned down it was so flooded that the town has condemned it and they are now homeless. This morning I watched a report on Staten Island and Lower Manhattan. So many homes on Staten Island are just a pile of sticks. Lower Manhattan was totally flooded. These pictures are representative of the entire tri-state area.

In my parish several areas were hit particularly hard – Freeport, East Rockaway, Oceanside, Baldwin Harbor (just a few blocks from where I live), and worse of all Long Beach. Roughly thirty-five of my families live in Long Beach and most of them are now without homes or they have homes that have such water damage they can not return until repairs are done. Today we will be trying to discover who has available rooms or apartments, or who knows of available rooms and apartments so that we can try to connect those in need with those who have resources.

The 2013 All Life Is Sacred Rally Welcomes RYAN BOMBERGER as Keynote Speaker!

A New Normal: Digging Out From the Destruction of Hurricane Sandy