“The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God’s wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers.” - A. W. Tozer
Arise & Shine for JESUS! Please pray for: 1. COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 2. AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. 3. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. 4. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. 5. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6. Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. ‘It could be a revolution in the Chinese Church’ Published March 28, 2016 — Easter weekend is a time of celebration for Christians around the world. And this year, for the church in China, history is being made…A new translation has been in the works for years, and the Chinese government has granted approval for the Chinese Contemporary Bible to be printed in mass production at Amity Printing in Nanjing–the world’s largest publisher of Bibles. Twenty nine children among 72 killed in Sunday's suicide bombing March 27, 2016 – MOGADISHU: More than 70 people, including 29 children, have been killed by a Taliban suicide bomber who targeted Christians near a children's playground in a park in Pakistan. Some 300 people were injured when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near the children's swings in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, in Lahore, where many had gathered to celebrate Easter. Baghdad bombing: ISIS Suicide bomber attacks football stadium, killing 29 March 25, 2016 – A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 71, said the security head in Babel province where the bomb - claimed by Islamic State - went off. The blast in Iskandariya, a mixed Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim town 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the capital, happened around 7:15 pm (1615 GMT) Priest Who Risked Life to Expose Rights Abuses in Congo, Rwanda Murdered March 24, 2016 – A Congolese priest dedicated to revealing human rights abuses in his country was gunned down this week by armed militants. Father Vincent Machozi Karunzu, a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo who studied at Boston University's school of theology, was killed by members of the country's armed forces in the North Kivu province. Ethiopia’s drought: deja vu? March 23, 2016 – Ethiopia (Compassion) — The best word pictures are painted from the heart. What follows are the innermost thoughts on Ethiopia’s struggles by Sidney Muisyo, Vice President of Compassion Africa…Despite significant economic growth over the past decade, Ethiopia still remains one of the world’s poorest countries and is yet again threatened with food insecurity due to climatic changes in weather.
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Arise & Shine for JESUS! Please pray for:
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” ~ Oswald Chambers
Arise & shine; please pray for the following! 1. COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 2. AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. 3.GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. 4. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa - Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. 5. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper,Psalm 122:6. Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever! FILMMAKER ARRESTED IN SUDAN FOR DOCUMENTING CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION Published March 08, 2016 Sudan arrested Czech missionary and filmmaker Petr Jasek in early December on numerous charges stemming from his work exposing Christian persecution in the nation.Czech authorities have attempted to gain his release through diplomatic means. They said authorities charged him with documenting Christian persecution and illegally crossing between Sudan and South Sudan. SIX WOUNDED IN SOMALIA AIRPORT LAPTOP BLAST: POLICE March 07, 2016 MOGADISHU: Six people were wounded Monday when a laptop bomb exploded at an airport in Somalia. The bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the small central town of Beledweyne. CHRISTIAN AID MISSION HELPS ZIMBABWE PASTOR March 07, 2016 Zimbabwe (Christian Aid Mission) Economic ruin, severe drought, widespread poverty, and AIDS afflicted the remote area of Zimbabwe where a pastor quit his church last year under the stresses of trying to serve a congregation that could not financially support him and his family. . MORE THAN 500 INDIANS RESCUED FROM SLAVERY BY CHRISTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION March 04, 2016 More than 560 people, including women and children, have been rescued from slavery in India in International Justice Mission’s (IJM) largest ever operation. Police, government officials and IJM staff released hundreds of families from forced labor at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Tiruvallur, Chennai... CHRISTIAN CHURCHES UNITE AGAINST BOKO HARAM AS TERROR GROUP KILLS OVER 4,000 IN NIGERIA March 06, 2016 All major Christian groups in Nigeria, including Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Pentecostals are coming together as part of a campaign recognizing that divisions among them will onlyhelp spread Islamic terror group Boko Haram's attacks further throughout the country. OVER 450,000 JOIN IRANIAN HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT, GREAT NUMBER OF MUSLIMS TURNING TO CHRIST' March 03, 2016 Hundreds of thousands of Christians are worshiping secretly in a rapidly accelerating house church movement in Iran, as a London - based theological center is aiding the movement by training the next generation of its spiritual leaders. The Iranian government labels Christianity as a threat to the nation's Islamic identity and imprisons over 100 Christians for worshiping Christ. Special Prayer Request Pray with confidence and boldness that God will perform great miracles. Pray in humility and faith in accordance with God’s will in the name of Jesus. Amen. “God does nothing except response to believing prayer . . . Prayer is where the action is." ~ John Wesley
Arise & shine; please pray for the following! 1. COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 2. AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. 3. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women serving in these positions. 4. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa – Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. 5 .ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6. Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. FILMMAKER ARRESTED IN SUDAN FOR DOCUMENTING CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION Published March 08, 2016 Sudan arrested Czech missionary and filmmaker Petr Jasek in early December on numerous charges stemming from his work exposing Christian persecution in the nation. Czech authorities have attempted to gain his release through diplomatic means. They said authorities charged him with documenting Christian persecution and illegally crossing between Sudan and South Sudan. SIX WOUNDED IN SOMALIA AIRPORT LAPTOP BLAST: POLICE March 07, 2016 MOGADISHU: Six people were wounded Monday when a laptop bomb exploded at an airport in Somalia...The bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the small central town of Beledweyne. CHRISTIAN AID MISSION HELPS ZIMBABWE PASTOR March 07, 2016 – Zimbabwe (Christian Aid Mission) Economic ruin, severe drought, widespread poverty, and AIDS afflicted the remote area of Zimbabwe where a pastor quit his church last year under the stresses of trying to serve a congregation that could not financially support him and his family. MORE THAN 500 INDIANS RESCUED FROM SLAVERY BY CHRISTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION March 04, 2016 More than 560 people, including women and children, have been rescued from slavery in India in International Justice Mission’s (IJM) largest ever operation. Police, government officials and IJM staff released hundreds of families from forced labor at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Tiruvallur, Chennai. CHRISTIAN CHURCHES UNITE AGAINST BOKO HARAM AS TERROR GROUP KILLS OVER 4,000 IN NIGERIA March 03, 2016 All major Christian groups in Nigeria, including Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Pentecostals are coming together as part of a campaign recognizing that divisions among them will only help spread Islamic terror group Boko Haram's attacks further throughout the country. OVER 450,000 JOIN IRANIAN HOUSE CHURCH MOVEMENT, 'GREAT NUMBER OF MUSLIMS TURNING TO CHRIST' March 03, 2016 Hundreds of thousands of Christians are worshiping secretly in a rapidly accelerating house church movement in Iran, as a London-based theological center is aiding the movement by training the next generation of its spiritual leaders. The Iranian government labels Christianity as a threat to the nation's Islamic identity and imprisons over 100 Christians for worshiping Christ. Arise & Shine; Please pray for the following!
1. COMMUNITIES OF THE PERMIAN BASIN Let us PRAY for peace, comfort, wisdom and patience for the families and businesses that have been affected by the economic downturn due to low oil prices. “They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” ~ Psalm 112:7 2. AWAKENING Give thanks for all the Lord is AWAKENING IN YOU!! There is power in His blood and the name of Jesus Christ. May others experience the goodness of this truth and have an encounter with the Living God in this season! Pray for our local and global churches; for our pastors to stand firmly on the Word of God. 3. GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS Pray for our leaders to stand firm on God’s Word. Give thanks we have leaders that are in the Palm of His Hand! Isaiah 41:13 May they call upon Him for wisdom. May they give Him thanks for the peace and order that He brings. Give thanks for God fearing men and women se rving in these positions. 4. PERSECUTED BELIEVERS We lift up our brothers & sisters & those yet to come that they may know He is present in their midst and hears their prayers. Let us pray that even in the midst of dire circumstances and even in the midst of severe threats and actions of death they will have the grace to STAND NO MATTER WHAT and not forsake Jesus Yeshua Isa Son of the Living God. Lift up where ISIS is controlling in places like Nigeria, Middle East and Algeria, etc. 5. ISRAEL Lift up Israel and individuals within the country (Jews & Arabs alike). Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May those who love you prosper, Psalm 122:6. Pray that Israelis will move forward with the leader that the Lord appoints. May there be peace. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever! KILLING OF CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA HAS INCREASED BY 62% Published March 01, 2016 The 2016 World Watch List shows a staggering 62% increase in violent killings of Christians in northern Nigeria as churches in Nigeria unite to highlight this problem for the first time. A report to be released in Abuja by Open Doors and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), ‘Crushed but not defeated, the impact of persistent violence on the church in northern Nigeria’, makes a detailed study of the violence that has occurred. BREAKING THE BARRIER IN KENYA February 29, 2016 - Kenya (MNN) Nearly 70% of people in Kenya are Christians, according to African Studies Center. And in Nairobi, there’s the highest concentration of evangelicals in the world. Yet, even in this country, there are more than 4,000,000 people unreached by the Gospel. YAZIDI GIRL SETS HERSELF ON FIRE TO STOP ISIS JIHADISTS FROM RAPING HER, DOCTOR SAYS February 29, 2016 A Yazidi girl held captive by the Islamic State terrorist organization set herself on fire, severely burning 80 percent of her body, in a desperate attempt to stop jihadists from raping her, a German doctor has said. Doctor Jan Ilhan Kizilhan heads a project that has helped bring over 1,100 women and girls victimized by the militant group CHINA SENTENCES PASTOR TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RESISTING CROSS REMOVAL Published Feb 28, 2016 As China's authorities continue to crack down on Christian churches in the Zhejiang province, a court has sentenced a Protestant pastor to 14 years in prison and his wife to 12 years in prison, according to Chinese media. BOKO HARAM ATROCITIES HAVE LEFT CHILDREN SUICIDAL, OVER 6,500 MALNOURISHED, REPORTS SAY February 25, 2016 The various atrocities being carried out by Islamic terror group Boko Haram, an ISIS affiliate, on the civilians in Nigeria, have left children suffering mental issues and thinking about suicide, reports warn. As many as 6,500 children have also been left malnourished due to the conflict. PROVIDING TANGIBLE HOPE TO ETHIOPIAN FAMILIES IN CRISIS February 25, 2016 - International (FH/MNN) In Ethiopia, an estimated more than 10 million are suffering from extreme drought brought on by El Nino weather patterns that are predicted to last for months to come. Special Prayer Request Let us pursue intimacy with God. May we seek His powerful presence. Pray with confidence and boldness that God will perform great miracles for the impossible. Amen. |
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