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Special Prayer Request!!
Please lift up special prayer for Wosene. Pray for the mothers of Wosene and Getaneh. Let us also pray for safe travel for Getaneh as he travels back home. Let’s pray for great awakening and that the Lord will shake up our country! Prayer… “does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.” ~ Oswald Chambers “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul” – Psalm 25:1. “The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history.” ~ Andrew Murray Others may assist us, but only God will sustain us. "If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, If my people who are called by name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." ~ II Chronicles 7:13-14 Arise & Shine for JESUS! Please pray for: 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 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. 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. 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. 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. Uganda: Christian church attacked and 'unholy' pigs slaughtered April 26, 2016 – Christians in a village in Uganda have in the last few days seen their pigs slaughtered and their church demolished…The Nalugondo village Church of Uganda, which served about 450 Christians, was demolished in the middle of the night. Philippine Terror Group Beheads Canadian Hostage April 26, 2016 – A Philippino Islamist terror group, which backs the Islamic State, beheaded a Canadian hostage April 25 after the demanded ransom of $6.5 million was not paid. The head of…John Ridsdel, 68, was found stuffed in a plastic bag on the remote Samal Island in the southern Philippines, five hours after the deadline passed. The terror organization Abu Sayyaf…is currently holding captive 20 other foreigners. Over 750,000 pledge to boycott Target for giving men access to women’s bathrooms Published April 26, 2016 — April 26, 2016 (LifeSiteNews)—Over 750,000 people have pledged to boycott Target over the company’s new policy allowing men to use women’s bathrooms. The American Family Association, which launched the petition, says the fact that it’s generated such a large response in only five days shows how outraged Americans Of course: Missouri man caught filming women in Target dressing room Published April 26, 2016 — Matthew Foerstel, 26, faces felony charges for invasion of privacy in the second degree and unlawful possession of a firearm…he allegedly held a camera phone under a dressing room store in Brentwood, TN. THE BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW April 25, 2016 – Christians, particularly Muslim Background Believers (MBBs), are unsure as to how the creation of the Bangsamoro would affect their freedom to practice the Christian faith…they worry that there would be difficulties in determining whether they should be governed by it as well. Martyr killed by bulldozer becomes symbol of growing persecution of Christians in China April 22, 2016 – More than 2,000 churches in southern China have been forced to remove crosses from their exteriors in the last year alone, according to Bob Fu, President of ChinaAid. Mexico's Christians face beatings, forced conversions at hands of hybrid faiths Published April 18, 2016 — Evangelical Christians in Mexico are facing increasing persecution at the hands of rural followers of a hybrid faith who demand submission, say advocates, who are calling on the government to protect religious freedom.
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Prayer works… ”He teaches the humble His way” Psalm 25:9.
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 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. 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. 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. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever! 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. SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST Please lift up special prayer for Wosene. Pray for the mothers of Wosene and Getaneh. Let us also pray for safe travel for Getaneh and the team as they go to Ethiopia and Kenya. Let’s pray that the Lord will do great and mighty things! MISSION AVIATION FELLOWSHIP RESPONDS TO DEVASTATION LEFT BY ECUADOR EARTHQUAKE April 20, 2016 – Ecuador (MNN) — With hundreds dead, thousands injured, and rescue efforts ongoing, agencies working in Ecuador are struggling to keep up with the need for medical treatment. Estimates of the dead from the earthquake range from about 230 to 280, with the injured running in the thousands. Unfortunately, the numbers continue to climb. MAF’s work involves more than medical transports. Because roads and bridges were destroyed by the earthquake, ADSE flights will bring doctors, relief workers, medicine, and other supplies, to remote areas. A Marathon Earthquake in Japan April 19, 2016 – apan (MNN) — Over 500 aftershocks have followed two major earthquakes near the Japanese city Kumamoto since last Thursday. “The continuous earthquake is making the situation worse and…rescue work has been delayed,” Asian Access’s Takeshi Takazawa says. “So it’s fighting with the time because [the] first earthquake has happened the fourteenth and it’s been more than three, four days has passed. So it’s getting difficult." CHRISTIAN WOMAN MARTYRED IN ETHIOPIA LEAVES A STRONG WITNESS April 19, 2016 – A Christian community in the Muslim-dominated SNNP region south of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is in mourning following the murder of a Christian woman towards the end of March. The victim was in her fifties and known as Workitu. Her last name and the exact location of the incident are withheld for the protection of her three sons. Elderly Christian woman whipped in Indonesia for breaking sharia law Published April 19, 2016 — A 60-year-old Christian woman was publicly caned in the Banda Aceh province of Indonesia after being found guilty of violating sharia law. According to a report by Quartz, the woman was found to be in violation of the sharia rule against the selling of alcohol, and was sentenced to public caning. The woman was whipped using a rattan cane thirty times in front of hundreds of spectators, some of whom yelled at her and took videos. ‘ Terrorist attack’ is considered likely cause of bus bombing April 19, 2016 – The explosion, which injured 21 people late Monday afternoon in Jerusalem, took place days before the Jewish Passover holiday. “HUMILITY is an attitude of dependence as we recognize that all we have is a gift of God.” ~ Charles Stanley
“Therefore…walk in a manner worthy of the calling…with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance to one another in love, eager to maintain unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:1-3 Arise & Shine for JESUS! Please pray for: 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 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. 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. 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. 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. Special Prayer Request!! Please lift up special prayer for Wosene. Pray for the mothers of Wosene and Getaneh. Let us also pray for safe travel for Getaneh and the team as they go to Ethiopia and Kenya. Let’s pray that the Lord will do great and mighty things! Christian man brutally hacked to death in Pakistan April 12, 2016 – The body of a Christian man who was hacked to death in Pakistan has been paraded through the streets in protest at the police's refusal to act. Nazeer Masih, 55, was attacked with an iron rod and a chopping knife on April 6, leaving him battered with a cut throat. Masih, a Christian, was with a Muslim friend at the time who was left seriously injured, UNTIL WE FIND OUR WAY BACK April 12, 2016 – The Eritrean government outlawed worship outside of Islam and the Orthodox, Evangelical Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches in 2002, driving all other Christian churches underground as they faced varying degrees of restrictions and attacks. Since then, thousands of Christians have been arrested and incarcerated without benefitting from a legal process. Among them is Pastor Haile Naigzhi, who was arrested in 2004 and remains incarcerated today, nearly 12 years later. UNICEF Report Reveals 1 in 5 Boko Haram Suicide Bomb Attacks Carried Out by Children April 12, 2016 – International children's relief organization UNICEF has reported a 10-fold increase of child suicide bombers being used in attacks by Nigerian terror group Boko Haram…The report by the organization noted that while there were four reported child bombers in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger in 2014, that number rose to 44 in 2015…75 were girls. Putting everything on the line in Kenya Published April 11, 2016 — Kenya (MNN) In Northern Kenya, near the borders of Sudan and Ethiopia, less than 5% of the people are Christian, and about 75% are oral learners…World Mission recently had a major distribution of their Treasure Audio Bibles in Northern Kenya. The Bibles were in 10 native languages and are solar-powered. Their work will help reach over 100,000 people, most of whom have never heard the name of Jesus. Report: ISIS Slayed 21 Christians in Syria April 11, 2016 – As Syrian forces regain territory from the Islamic State with the help of the Russian military, news is emerging of previously unreported atrocities carried out by ISIS. The latest revelation concerns the killing of 21 Christians in al-Qaryatayn, to the northeast of Damascus. Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II told the BBC of the reasons ISIS gave for killing the members of the Syrian Orthodox Church. First among them was the allegation that they broke their dhimmi contracts. “His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.” Lamentations 3:22-23
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. Special Prayer Request Please for Getaneh Getaneh and the team that will be traveling to Ethiopia and Kenya for pastor leadership training from April 4-28, 2016. They will also host a prayer gathering with an expected 1,000 prayer leaders. Let us pray for safe travel. May we pray that the Lord show Himself to the people and bring a great awakening! Nigeria: One Christian pastor killed and two released after kidnapping at church camp April 05, 2016 – Two of the three pastors captured in Kaduna state during a church camp prayer meeting have been released, while the third died after being abandoned in the wild, according to Morning Star News. Rev Iliya Anto was found dead in the bush 10 days after the March 21 abduction, according to Rev Jibrailu Wobiya, general secretary of United Church of Christ in Nigeria. Earlier reports had claimed that Anto had been released by kidnappers due to ill health. Asia Bibi: a source of contention Published April 05, 2016 — Over 50 Christians died on Easter Sunday when suicide bombers targeted a park. A break-away faction of the Taliban, the Jama’at-ul-Ahrar — an alleged “enemy” of the Pakistani government — quickly took credit for the attack. Institute for Conflict Management said last week’s attack was the second-worst targeting of Christians inside Pakistan. Chinese Christians Say No to Church ‘Controlled by Communist Party April 04, 2016 – As Chinese President Xi Jinping continues to tighten the Communist Party’s grip on religious practice, more and more Christians are opting out of the official, state-recognized church and heading underground.… Father Dong Baolu, an underground Chinese priest, celebrates Mass in these so-called house churches in order to worship God. Syrian Girls Sexually Exploited at Turkish Refugee Camps by Muslim Men Buying 'Cheap Sex Slaves' April 04, 2016 – The Gatestone Institute, a think tank based in New York, has published a report claiming that Syrian women and girls are being trafficked at refugee camps in Turkey, where they are sometimes sold to wealthy Muslim men from other nations as sex slaves. OWNING A BIBLE IN CHINA: THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM? April 01, 2016 – How uncommon is it to own a Bible in China? Thirty or forty years ago? Extremely uncommon…things have since changed….There is now easy access to Han Chinese Bibles in paper or digital formats. Yet for Christians of certain ethnic groups who are surrounded by Muslim families and neighbors, a Bible in their own language is still a very precious gift. Open Doors worker Peony recently had the privilege of giving one of these Bibles. |
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