from the editor… SCOTT NOBLE
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Tomorrow will be better … How many of us have gone to bed hoping that tomorrow would be better than today? I would venture a guess that virtually everyone has experienced that sentiment. Our lives—and the lives of those we love—can often be filled with the burdens of sickness, job loss, broken relationships and heartache. All of these conditions make us lament the day in which in live and hope for a better tomorrow. In some way, each article in this second issue of Refreshed magazine touches on that anticipation for a better tomorrow. Four-year-old Nomin was born with a heart defect, one that would have been easily detected and surgically repaired in more developed countries. However, living in a poor village in Mongolia, Nomin didn’t have access to the life-saving procedure. The heart defect prevented Nomin from walking on her own and participating in the same activities other kids in her village enjoyed. When she had to go somewhere, often her mother had to carry Nomin on her back. One can only imagine the thoughts that went through her brain at night, thoughts of running with her friends, playing games at family gatherings and walking to preschool. In essence, little Nomin wondered if tomorrow would be better than today. Through representatives of a Christian humanitarian organization, Nomin was flown to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, where she underwent successful surgery in early March. For Nomin, tomorrow is much better. As you read Nomin’s story and the others in this issue, I hope you will see how this universal hope for a better tomorrow takes on many different forms. It can take on an intensely personal tone like we see in Nomin’s story. It can also have more far-reaching components like in the story of Maria Keller, who works to make sure kids around the world have access to books. Regardless of the particulars, we all hope to some degree that tomorrow will be better than today. It’s a universal theme with eternal possibilities.
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REFRESHED | May 2014
VOLUME 1 | NUMBER 2
PUBLISHERS Lamar & Theresa Keener GENERAL MANAGER Lana Branham EXECUTIVE EDITOR Scott Noble PROOFREADER Lis Trouten CONTRIBUTORS Joanne Brokaw, Sam Helgerson, Jim Jackson, Wendie Pett, Jason Sharp, Colette and Jonathan Stuart, Doug Trouten Copyright © 2014 Selah Media Group Refreshed is an independent, faith-based magazine published monthly by Selah Media Group. It is distributed in bulk, free of charge, to hundreds of locations throughout the Twin Cities metro region. For a 1-year mail subscription, send $24.95 to the address below or visit refreshedtwincities.com. Refreshed welcomes story ideas. All unsolicited material is subject to approval of the publishers and is not returned. Viewpoints expressed in Refreshed are those of their respective writers, and are not necessarily held by the publishers. Reasonable effort is made to screen advertisers, but no endorsement of the publishers is implied or should be inferred. The publishers can accept no responsibility for the products or services offered through advertisements. The publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertising. ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: P. O. Box 131030 St. Paul, MN 55113 E - MAIL info@refreshedmag.com PHONE/FAX (763) 746-2468 ADVERTISING (651) 964-2750 FOUNDING CORPORATE SPONSOR
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