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“A gospel that begins and ends at me is too small.” ~ Unknown
I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth. ~ Isaiah 49:6 You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ~ Acts 1:8 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; please pray for the following! 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. Breaking news & latest headlines for the week: CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD: CHRISTIANS AS ‘TARGET PRACTICE’ August 30, 2016 — More reports of the brutal treatment that Christians and other minorities experienced at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS) emerged during May. One account told of a couple who, after their children were abducted by ISIS militants, answered their door one day to find a plastic bag on their doorstep. It contained the body parts of their daughters and a video of them being brutally tortured and raped. Murderous War Being Waged in Kenya Published August 29, 2016 — Kenya (The Guardian) - A football field and a grove of mango trees lie between Bongwe and its neighboring village. On one side live the family of 33-year-old Subira Mwangole, shot dead by gunmen while watching television with friends. First American Citizen Charged under Russia’s Anti-Missionary Law Published August 26, 2016 – Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – ICC has learned that the first American citizen has been charged under Russia’s new “anti-terror” or “Yarovaya laws.” While ostensibly aimed at countering extremist activity, the newly implemented laws also make the sharing of religious beliefs without proper government authorization illegal. Fulani men kill Catholic Seminarian August 19, 2016 —Nigeria (Vanguard) - Four months after herdsmen invaded Nimbo village in Enugu State, killing and maiming the villagers, another village in the same state was, yesterday, attacked by, at least, 50 herdsmen leaving death and tears in their wake. The invaded village was Ndiagu,Attakwu, Akegbe-Ugwu in Nkanu-West Local Government Area of the state. Some of the victims include 26-year-old Seminarian, Lazarus Nwafor, on a year apostolic work, who was slaughtered and a six-month pregnant woman whose stomach was ripped open. BOKO HARAM KIDNAPPED 10,000 BOYS, FORCED THEM TO BECOME CHILD SOLDIERS August 25, 2016 — (NIGERIA) The world was horrified when the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in 2014. But less coverage has been given to the kidnapping of more than 10,000 boys over the last three years by the terror group and their brutal coercion tactics, forcing children to wage jihad. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith • Pray for unity in our country. • Pray for Getaneh and Wosene as spread God’s message.
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Your moral compass can only point you in the right direction, it can’t make you go there. ~ Unknown
“Life is built on character, but character is built on decisions.” ~ Warren W. Wiersbe A man with integrity walks safely, but those who follow crooked paths will slip and fall. ~ Proverbs 10:9 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. ~ Romans 5:3-4 “Character is what a man is in the dark.” ~ D. L. Moody 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; please pray for the following! 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. Breaking news & latest headlines for the week: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for two car bombs killing 23 people in Somalia August 23, 2016 – Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)A pair of suicide car bombings struck a government building in Somalia on Sunday, killing 23 people, including two attackers, authorities said.…Jailed Christian Convert 'Embracing' Islam In Egypt August 22, 2016 — CAIRO, EGYPT -- Rights activists have expressed concern about the plight of Mohamed Hegazy amid fears the Christian convert may have been forced to publicly embrace Islam after he was allegedly jailed and tortured by Egyptian authorities. Sudan pastors charged for ‘claiming persecution of Christians’ Published August 22, 2016 — The trial of two Sudanese church leaders has started in Khartoum. They are among four Christians accused of trying to tarnish the image of Sudan’s government. According to the Sudan Tribune, Rev. Hassan Taour and Rev. Kuwa Shamal were charged… with "fabricating videos of incidents of claimed genocide, killing of civilians and burning of villages, besides claims of persecution of Christians in Sudan". Religious activities banned by China in hospitals in Zhejiang province Published August 22, 2016 – The Chinese government has banned all kinds of religious activity in hospitals in the eastern province of Zhejiang. In what is considered to be the latest crackdown against Christianity, pastors can no longer visit the hospital to preach and pray for the sick. Nigeria: Fulani herdsmen kill 10 in Christian-majority area August 19, 2016 — Ten people were killed in a Christian-majority area of Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks by Fulani herdsmen. 4,000 Christians Beaten by Police in Vietnam for Protesting Against Dumping Toxic Waste Into the Sea Published August 19, 2016 — Four thousand Catholics from the town of Ky Anh in Vietnam were beaten by police after they led an anti-pollution protest against the government, following the contamination of 70 tons of fish from waste. UPDATE FROM CHIBOK GIRLS IN NIGERIA August 19, 2016 — Boko Haram is reportedly still holding 200 of the 276 girls that they abducted over two years ago. These girls were forced to convert to Islam and even pressured into marriages. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith • Pray for law enforcement, and the friends and families who lost their loved ones. • Pray for unity in our country. Meditation: Quiet contemplation of spiritual truths.
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. ~Joshua 1:8 NASB “The mightiest works of God are the fruit of silence” ~ F. B. Meyer Be still, and know that I am God. ~ Psalm 46:10 Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.~ Philippians 4:8 “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; please pray for the following! 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!! • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith • Pray for law enforcement, and the friends and families who lost their loved ones. • Pray for unity in our country. Breaking news & latest headlines for the week: Nigerian Troops Rescue 88 from Boko Haram and Kill 3 Militants August 16, 2016 — Borno, Nigeria (Premium Times) - Troops on clearance operations in the North-East have rescued 88 people in Bama Local Government Area of Borno and killed three during an encounter. A statement signed by Sani Usman, acting director, Army Public Relations, in Abuja on Tuesday, said 28 of those rescued claimed they escaped from Bula Musa village. Christian Activist Families Face Detainment and Eviction from their Homes in China August 16, 2016 — (Radio Free Asia) - Chinese authorities are continuing to mete out punishment by association to the families of detained human rights lawyers and activists, preventing them from leaving the county on "national security" grounds, activists said.. Seven Charges Against Sudan’s Pastors Unlawfully Detained for Months Published August 15, 2016 — After eight months of legal limbo, Sudan has finally accused two pastors of at least seven crimes, some punishable by death if proven. Hassan Abduraheem Taour and Kuwa Shamal, both pastors of the beleaguered Sudan Church of Christ, "are accused of complicity to execute a criminal agreement and waging war against the state," according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Algerian Christian given 5 years in prison for saying Jesus will outshine Islam on Facebook Published August 14, 2016 An Algerian Christian man has been sentenced to five whole years in prison after making alleged "blasphemous statements" online about Islam and Prophet Muhammad. He was arrested earlier in July for posting on his Facebook account that the light of Jesus will be able to outshine Islam and its main prophet. Boko Haram : NEMA re-unites 200 children with parents in Borno August 12, 2016 — The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)… said it had reunited more than 200 children with their parents affected by the Boko Haram . At least 13 Christians Killed in Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria Published August 10, 2016 — Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of predominantly Christian villages in Kaduna state last week, killing at least 13 Christians and scattering members of three churches, area sources said. WAITING: Remaining in our present circumstance for further instruction.
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait I say, on the Lord! ~Psalm 27:14 pa·tience the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset. The Lord favors those who fear Him, those who wait for his lovingkindness. ~Psalm 147:11 "Quiet waiting before God would save us from many a mistake and from many a sorrow” ~ J. Hudson Taylor "They shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.” ~ Isaiah 49:23 “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; please pray for the following! 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. Breaking news & latest headlines for the week: Christians in India blooming despite persecution August 09, 2016 — The head of an international radio ministry insists that although persecution in India has intensified in the last couple of years, the nation is witnessing a renewed hunger for hope and God’s truth. Nigeria: Militant Christian Group Vows Revenge Attacks On Muslims If Boko Haram Kills Christians August 08, 2016 — The militant Christian group Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC) has vowed that it will carry out reprisal attacks on Muslims and mosques in the Niger Delta region if Boko Harams new leader Abu Masab el Barnaw fulfils a threat to kill Christians and burn down churches. House-Church Leader Among Four Pro-Democracy Activists Sentenced in China Published August 08, 2016 — (Morning Star News) – Two Christians were among four activists convicted under fabricated charges of “subverting state power” in China last week. The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court sentenced house-church leader Hu Shigen, 61, on Wednesday (Aug. 3) to seven and a half years in prison on charges of “subverting state power” for his work as an activist advocating democracy, according to news reports. Nigeria: Are Christians Second Class Citizens in Nigeria? Published August 07, 2016 — I am glad that Father Mbaka of the Catholic Church has finally seen the light and that he has denounced the Buhari regime. This coming from a man that once supported the President vigorously, even when members of his own flock and faith were being slaughtered, marginalized and humiliated, is cheery news. Chile: Church burned down, at least 16 destroyed this year August 05, 2016 – A Catholic church has been burned down in southern Chile... Unknown attackers burned the church and destroyed two high-tension electricity towers, the Associated Press news agency reported. Police said that at least 16 Catholic and Protestant churches have been burned this year. Special Prayer Request!! * Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith * Pray for law enforcement, and the friends and families who lost their loved ones. * Pray for unity in our country. Nigerian Women Lose Husbands, Homes and Sometimes Their Minds to Extremist Violence August 03, 2016 — A Forty-something Agnes, from Benue state in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region, was married to university lecturer John while still young; the couple had nine children. One morning in 2008 Agnes rose to hear repeated shouts of “Allahu Akbar [Allah is the greatest]!” “When you hear that, you know something [terrible] is going to happen,” Agnes told World Watch Monitor. “PRAYER is putting oneself in the hands of God” ~ Mother Teresa
“The Lord is near to all who call on Him.” ~Psalm 145:18 “Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” ~ Max Lucado “Not by Might, Nor by Power, but by My Spirit says the Lord!” ~ Zechariah 4:6 “…for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations. ~ Isaiah 56:7 “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; please pray for the following! 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. Breaking news & latest headlines for the week: 26 killed by Herdsmen in Kaduna and Adamawa Bloodbath August 03, 2016 — KADUNA—No fewer than 26 people have been reportedly killed as gunmen suspected to be herdsmen allegedly invaded communities in Adamawa and Kaduna states, also injuring scores, while many were declared missing...scores of other people have been declared missing. 'ISIS is Not the Problem,' Says Christian Convert Tortured & Thrown to Dogs August 02, 2016 — A Christian convert who was jailed and horrendously tortured because of his faith in Christ says the radical extremist problem facing the world today is much bigger than just the Islamic State…The problem is the ideology of the extremists…the Muslim community has to work with us Uganda: Pastor 'killed by group of Muslims' for evangelizing Published August 01, 2016 — A pastor was tied up and killed by a group of Muslims in eastern Uganda reportedly for converting Muslims to Christianity and refusing to sell land for the building of a mosqueAccording to Morning Star News (MSN), 38-year-old pastor Robert Bakulubanywa of Bubulanga Victory Church in the Kibuku District, was on his way home from a church gathering "when a band of Muslims killed him near his house". Nigeria Boko Haram crisis: UN aid convoy ambushed Published July 29, 2016 — Suspected Islamist Boko Haram militants have ambushed a UN humanitarian aid convoy in north-eastern Nigeria which had a military escort, officials… 30 Christians Held By Police In Government Crackdown (Foshan, Guangdong—July 28, 2016) Government personnel in China’s southern Guangdong province seized 30 members of a house church in early July and took them to a local station for interrogation. UPDATE: Fresh attacks on Christian villages in Benue, Central Nigeria July 27, 2016 — A fresh attack in the central Nigerian State of Benue by suspected Fulani herdsmen has left at least 14 dead in the predominantly Christian area of Gaambe-Tiev - the same place that has seen violence for over a month now. The assailants stormed the community on July 25th at about 7.30 am, shouting and shooting sporadically, an eyewitness told media. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned & even killed for their faith • Pray for law enforcement, and the friends and families who lost their loved ones. • Pray for unity in our country. |
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