History of LightHouses
Ancient Roman lighthouses are among the best preserved, and best known examples of
lighthouses from
Ancient History. One example is the
Hercules Tower in
A Coruña,
Spain. It must be remarked that lighthouses existed long before the
Roman Empire. One of the oldest lighthouses in North America must be El Castillo in
Tulum in
Mexico. This aid to navigation guided ancient
Mayan mariners from the
Caribbean Sea through a dangerous reef passage and probably dates from the
13th century. Other ancient Mayan lighthouse sites have been identified on
Cozumel and
Isla Mujeres.
Things to Pray About on our PrayerWalks
Things to continue to pray about:1.
PRAY over the poverty, the oppression, the lack of fathers, the drug, alcohol, gang and violent influences in the region of SacMetro.
2. PRAY over Jesus said…”But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” – Luke 14:13-14
3. PRAY over “Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers? If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless-- but from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my birth I guided the widow-- if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a garment, and his heart did not bless me for warming him with the fleece from my sheep, if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court, then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint” Job 31:15-22
PRAY over “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” Jas 1:27
4. PRAY over “Stop doing wrong, learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow” Isa 1:17
5. PRAY over:
90% of MLK students without fathers
94% of the students from families on welfare
20% who have special needs
41% who are English is a Second Language (ESL)
The 50% of the young men that won’t graduate from HS
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Prayer Walk - June 2nd, 2007 at MLK jr, Jr High School
Invitation to the Initial LightHouse Prayer Walk
On Saturday morning, June 2nd from 8:30 to 10:30, we will prayer walk the campus of Martin Luther King Jr. JHS located at 3051 Fairfield St. Sacramento, CA 95815.
The morning shapes up this way:
Coffee, juice and muffins
· Participate in a brief orientation about LightHouse
· Break up into two’s for prayer over the campus, its principal and assistant principals, teachers, other staff personnel, youth attending MLK and their families
· Summarize our collective impressions after praying
· Closing prayers
On behalf of those involved with LightHouse, thank you for considering this prayer walk. We hope you are able to join us in prayer on June 2nd. Please RSVP to bcoibion@surewest.net if you plan to attend.
Bill Coibion
Vision:
LightHouse expects to see at-risk, fatherless young men prepared for life, becoming leaders in their community and inspiring others to follow in their footsteps.
Mission:
LightHouse will tutor, encourage, train and mentor these young men through a family environment of safety, acceptance and assurance that we’re not going to abandon them. Starting in 7th grade, young men, along with their mentors, will form a pseudo family, which will remain intact through high school graduation and beyond. LightHouse intends to provide some direct funding, develop access to funds and provide guidance to support those young men who their desire to further their education. LightHouse will implement activities to encourage more parental involvement with their sons and MLK JHS.
LightHouse "helping young men prepare for life"
LightHouse is a concept inspired by God through William H. Coibion Jr. and Samuel E. Harris, principal of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. JHS (“
MLK”).
MLK, located in Del Paso Heights, is one of seven JHS in Sacramento’s
Grant Joint Union High School District.
MLK has vast racial diversity, with students from over thirty-two nations represented.
Poverty is the largest predictor of child abuse and neglect. Children in families with annual incomes below $15,000 are 22 times more likely to be abused or neglected than children in families with annual incomes $30,000 or more. It has been reported that 90% of children raised in extreme poverty will remain in poverty the remainder of their life.
Estimated annual MLK family household income is $13,000, which is extreme poverty in this nation.
Up to 90% of the students attending MLK are fatherless and suffer from abandonment, abuse, gang intimidation, drugs and other substance abuse.
72% of the population says fatherlessness is the most significant family or social problem facing America and 90% of Americans agree that “fathers make a unique contribution to children’s lives”, according to a Gallup Poll.
Approximately 38% of young people, 18 or younger, are living in a home without their
biological father.
It is further estimated that another 20% of those same aged youth have a dad but he in not engaged in their life.
70% or more of the adults in prison today came from being raised fatherless. Fatherless children are twice as likely to: drop out of school, have lower GPAs, lower college aspirations, and poorer attendance records than children living with two parents.
To learn more about the
Vision and
Mission of
LightHouse,
click here to Freedom Hall.
. . . "helping young men prepare for life"
