AMERICA IN 1965 FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THOUGHT OF AMERICA AS BEING THE PROMISE LAND. LIVING IN A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY AT AN EARLY AGE, GAVE ME INSITE OF WHAT POVERTY WAS ALL ABOUT. SO AS I GREW UP, I WAS THANKFUL FOR WHAT THE LORD PROVIDED FOR MY FAMILY, MINE NOW, AND THE PRESENT GENERATIONS. ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, I STARTED SEEING CHANGES THAT CONCERNED ME FOR AMERICA. WE MOVED OUT OF THE CITY AND I STARTED TO LEAN THE COUNTRY WAYS FROM AN OLDER GENERATION OF WOMEN. ALONG WITH WHAT I LEARNED FROM MY MOTHER, THIS KNOWLEDGE HELPED US  SURVIVE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY. THE WATER AND FOOD THAT WAS FRESH WAS UNSAFE TO EAT OR DRINK. IT HAD TO BE PREPARED A CERTAIN WAY TO KEEP US FROM GETTING SICK OR DIE. I LEARNED THE COUNTRY WAYS OF CANNING FOODS AND USED THE WAYS THAT MOTHER USED TO KEEP US WELL. LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON NOW.PLEASE HELP YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS HERE OR IN OTHER  COUNTRIES. WE STEPPED BACK 200 YEARS AGO AND THE WAY YOU SURVIVED WAS A LOT  DIFFERENT THAN  WHAT WE ARE USE TOO. GET READY. REMEMBER THE STORIES OF THE OLD AND THEIR WAY OF LIFE. YOU CAN DO WHAT THEY DID TO SURVIVE TOO. ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE WORK. BE SAFE AND HEALTHY. I FOUND THIS WRITING OF MINE TONIGHT.