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About Milt

Milton Jones is the President of Christian Relief Fund in Amarillo, Texas. In his work there, he has focused on the care of AIDS orphans in Sub-Sahara Africa. He has also served as a preacher and campus minister in both Texas and Washington. Milton has authored eight books including a touching tale of one of his heroes with Cerebral Palsy, Sundays With Scottie. He is married to Barbie Jones and has two sons, Patrick and Jeremy.

The Death Sentence

After one day in the slum in Kenya, I noticed something different. It has to do with AIDS. When I first came to Africa, I couldn’t comprehend the enormous devastation that comes from a such an overwhelming impact on an … Continue reading

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Real People with Real Names

A child dies of hunger every five seconds. It is a statistic. It is why Christian Relief Fund is here. But those children exist somewhere. And they have names. I was always concerned about them but never took it personally … Continue reading

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The Key to Your Marriage

Certainly, this blog is about issues of social compassion. But it is not every day that your son gets married. I am pretty excited about the marriage of Jeremy Jones and Emily Mrazek. The wedding took place on Richmond Beach … Continue reading

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Debt

I’m always trying to counsel people to stay out of debt. Debt seems to be one of the biggest sources of frustration and depression for families that I know. My usual rule of thumb is to stay out of debt … Continue reading

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In a Little Girl’s Hand

A little girl dressed in a pink dress was walking down the street with something in her hand. It was my last sight as I left the School of the Sovereign in Haiti. I could only smile. It is exactly … Continue reading

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Touching, Kissing, and Dancing

I spend most of my time trying to practice James 1:27. But it seems like I’m always on the second part of it—“orphans.” Clearly the verse is about others too. True religion is also about helping “widows.” Most of my … Continue reading

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The Big Test (or Taste)

The cup was shaped just like a communion cup. But it was a little bigger. A prayer of blessing was invoked before we shared it. We stood in a circle as we passed it around. It was a holy moment … Continue reading

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Cholera

A new study says that there will be 779,000 deaths due to cholera in Haiti this year. Doesn’t that break your heart? Last week an examination revealed that the U.N. dumping waste caused much of the cholera. Doesn’t that mess … Continue reading

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Headed to Haiti

Do you ever feel like God just added a new verse to the Bible? Do you know what I mean? You know it has been there, but you just haven’t noticed it or simply forgotten it. Let me share one … Continue reading

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Middle Class

It seems like nearly everyone wants to consider himself a part of the middle class. That certainly is where I usually identify myself. Although the middle class might involve aspects like education and values, we most often think of it … Continue reading

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