December 30, 2004 10:10 A.M.
              
            Bless you and your family during this season of 
              remembering 
              the Lord Jesus.
              
            It has come to my attention that there is a big 
              misunderstanding about death. Actually, there are several misunderstandings about death and although I can't get inside the minds and psyche of the individuals still alive, I can explain some things 
              from my perspective. 
              
            Different religions have to account for birth and 
              death and have well established "rules" for death and 
              dying. I won't explain or try to explain religions or their rules. 
              I cannot think of any one religion or belief system that denies 
              death of the physical body. 
              
            Over here in my dimension I view life as a continuation. 
              
              True, the physical body dies but the soul lives on. I now know that as a fact but cannot prove it to you who are reading this. 
              I could give out bits of information to "prove" my existence 
              but that is beside the point or points I am trying to make.
              
            The recent Tsunami, the mud slides, the AIDS' epidemic, 
              the wars declared and undeclared, the murder of children, the production 
              and distribution of land mines, the enslavement of children and 
              so on, seem to have no end. It is very easy to throw up ones hands 
              in despair. I can understand your feelings of helplessness. I want 
              to explain what happens when one child dies. We can relate to one child 
              rather than to millions because millions become statistics, not 
              the individual.
              
            Yesterday, I visited the local Childrens 
              Hospital. It now has the name of the D.R. (Short for Diaper Ranch - a respectful name for a children's hospital. A name given by Michael.) Lying on the gurney was a three year old child named Marissa. She had just crossed over (died) as a result of drowning during 
              the recent Tsunami. The staff were extremely busy taking care of 
              recent arrivals and were depending on volunteers like myself to 
              "welcome" and explain what happened. Language was not 
              a problem. I didn't suddenly become an expert in languages but could 
              talk with anyone regardless of the language they spoke on Earth. 
              That holds true for any of the staff and volunteers. I knew her 
              name was Marissa because that was the name in her aura. I can see 
              a lot in a person's aura including family connections, names and 
              health. Poor Marissa was in a state of shock. She was past grief 
              and had retreated into herself the way a turtle goes back into its 
              shell. She either wouldn't talk or couldn't talk in the physical. 
              I contacted her mind and was able to get her story. On Earth, she 
              lived with her mother and father. They lived very close to the sea 
              and her father made a living by fishing. The family had a small 
              
              house by the shore and the father shared a boat with his 
              neighbours. On that day of death, Marissa was being carried around by her mother and was still nursing. One minute Marissa was content and nursing. The next moment she was torn from her mother's arms and was churned over and over until blackness came 
              over her. There she was lying on a gurney not knowing anything about 
              what happened. 
              
            Sometimes instinct with basic human contact is 
              the best you can do. I picked her up and held this little tyke, 
              this tiny girl, in my arms. I just held her tight and crooned to 
              her. My tears dropped on her face and as I brushed them away with 
              her blanket, I was rewarded with a beautiful smile from Marissa. 
              I really cried then. I had to hold her out of tear drop range but 
              managed to make eye contact. I looked around the ward and saw many 
              other volunteers and staff doing what I was doing. That is how it 
              is done. We take care of one child at a time. Later we try to match 
              up parents with children or get them foster parents. This matching 
              does not happen automatically. It takes hours of work by people who match and not every match is successful. All types of people help at the hospital, 
              yet others find it very difficult dealing with the welcoming phase. 
              To each his own, I say. 
              
            At the D.R. and indeed at all the many hospitals, 
              the staff and volunteers do not lay blame for they are long past 
              that but are extremely upset when one child crosses. They do their 
              best but often have a sense of being overwhelmed with the sheer 
              numbers of children that arrive every day. 
            It is never a "kindness" to end human 
              life. Each soul has something to contribute no matter what age.
              
            Love and Peace,
              Diana
              
            
               
                
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            January 18, 2005 10:52 A.M.
              
            Dear Father Murray,
              
            Hello. Must rush off to another meeting with Mother 
              Teresa regarding another orphanage that is going to be set up over 
              here for the children of the Tsunami. It will be done to keep the 
              children together rather than mix with the general populations in 
              the D.Rs. They will get wonderful care no matter where they are. We are trying very hard to lesson the shock and feel that a 
              separate shelter is the way to go.
              
            Love and Peace,
              Diana
              
            
               
              
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