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Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 1 Chronicles 16:24 NIV
Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Psalm 111:2 NIV …Great and marvelous are your works, O Lord God, the Almighty. Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations. Revelation 15:3 NLT Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. Psalm 97:11 NLT 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 7:14 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! 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. AMERICA Pray for the leaders of our nation 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 (or affiliate) 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 Kenyan Christians killed for refusing to recite Islamic Shahad Published August 22, 2017 – Three Kenyan Christians were hacked to death by Al-Shabaab militants on Friday night (18 August) after they refused to recite the Islamic prayer of faith. A fourth Christian – a mentally challenged older brother of one of the three – was also killed. Sudanese Police Evict Two Pastors From Their Homes Published August 22, 2017 – JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – In further efforts to help a Muslim businessman take over church property, police in Omdurman, Sudan evicted two church leaders and their families from their houses, sources said. Police… raided the two houses belonging to the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church. Militants Kill Four Men in Eastern Kenya for Their Christian Faith Published August 21, 2017 – Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – (ICC) has learned that on August 17, 2017, al-Shabaab militants perpetrated another attack in Kenya’s Lamu County where four Christian men were killed. The attack came just over one month after an attack in nearby Jima village where seven Christian men were killed. Christian Teen Beaten and Arrested After Being Accused of Blasphemy in Pakistan Published August 21, 2017 – FAISALABAD: A Christian teenager was brutally beaten up by a mob in Jhamkay town of Wazirabad tehsil, Gujranwala on Sunday over accusations of committing blasphemy. The teenager, who is 16, was rescued by police and then shifted to the Ali Pur Chattha police station where he was booked under Section 295-B of the Pakistan Penal Code – punishable with life imprisonment – on the complaint of a pesh imam, Qari Rana Arshad Ali. Sweden to Iranian convert it plans to deport: ‘It’s not our problem you chose to become a Christian’ Published August 16, 2017 – An Iranian convert to Christianity has been refused asylum in Sweden, placing her at risk of deportation and “torture and rape” in jail in her home country…officials at the country’s Migration Board did not believe her life would be in danger if she were sent back to Iran… “and it’s not our problem if you decided to become a Christian; it’s your problem.” Special Prayer Requests!! • Pray for Christians Affected by ISIS and Other Extremist Groups. • Pray for the gospel to go forward and be rooted in the Middle East. • Pray for our military to be a light to others and be spiritually fit to endure the challenges of the military service. • Revival happens wherever the Word of God prevails (2 Thessalonians 3:1)
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The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29
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 7:14 Arise & shine; please pray for the following! 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. AMERICA Pray for the leaders of our nation 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 (or affiliate) 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. News and Breaking Headlines for the Week Hong Kong activist arrested over claim Chinese agents stapled his legs Published August 15, 2017 – Hong Kong police have arrested a pro-democracy activist who said mainland Chinese agents had stapled his legs on suspicion of providing false information. Howard Lam made headlines last week with his allegations. Eritrean mother who was arrested in crackdown on evangelical Christians dies in jail Published August 14, 2017 – A mother of three who was arrested in May during the ongoing crackdown against Evangelical Christians in Eritrea has died in jail last week. Fikadu Debesay, who was detained along with her husband in May, died last week in Metkel Abiet, a desert camp in the Northern Red Sea Region. Minya Archbishopric calls for reopening church allegedly closed upon extremists’ will Published August 13, 2017 – The Archbishopric…released a statement on Sunday calling on the government to reopen the closed Coptic Church in ‘Kedwan’ village in Minya. The statement made it clear Copts in Minya are angry that the authorities closed the church… after extremists in the village expressed refusal to the presence of a church. Ethiopia: church attacked, then told to close and member arrested for ‘inciting religious clashes’ Published August 11, 2017 – A Pentecostal church in Ethiopia has been ordered to stop meeting in a residential area, in the wake of a mob attack on the church…a church member was arrested for “illegal activities” that “incited religious clashes” A CHRISTIAN FAMILY SUFFERS A BRUTAL ATTACK Published August 08, 2017 – There was a day when not long ago when Christian farming communities in northeastern Nigeria were self-reliant. But the violent rise of Boko Haram has changed all that….Boko Haram attacked the village, militants set the property and family home on fire. Sadly, the father was still inside and he eventually died from the injuries he suffered. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for Christians Affected by ISIS and Other Extremist Groups. • Pray for the gospel to go forward and be rooted in the Middle East. • Pray for our military to be a light to others and be spiritually fit to endure the challenges of the military service. • Revival happens wherever the Word of God prevails (2 Thessalonians 3:1). For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5
Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. Lamentations 3:32 He heals the brokenhearted and He binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Matthew 5:4 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:10 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! 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. AMERICA Pray for the leaders of our nation 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 (or affiliate) 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: Indian Christians faced almost as many attacks in first half of 2017 as all of 2016 Published August 8, 2017 – In the first six months of 2017, Indian Christians were harassed, threatened or attacked for their faith in 410 reported incidents (248 in the first quarter) – almost as many as the total for the whole of 2016 (441). This is according to figures compiled by partners of Open Doors, the global charity which monitors the treatment of Christians worldwide to produce an annual World Watch List of the 50 most difficult countries for them to live in. Nigeria: Suspects in Anambra Church Killings 'Arrested' - Police Published August 8, 2017 – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Garba Umar, has said that some suspects have been arrested in connection with Sunday's killings at St. Philips Catholic Church, Ozubulu, in the state. Sudanese MPs block order to open Christian schools on Sundays Published August 7, 2017 – Members of the Khartoum state parliament have blocked the Minister of Education's order to open Christian schools in Sudan's capital on Sundays. On July 26, the Ministry of General Education of Khartoum State issued a letter ordering all Christian schools in Khartoum to stop regarding Sunday as a day off. Falsely accused Christian emerges from 2 years in jail, stronger in faith Published August 7, 2017 – (Guiyang, Guizhou—Aug. 7, 2017) A wrongly imprisoned church accountant who faced a hefty sentence went free a few days ago, her faith fortified by her experiences… Originally, she received a five-year sentence, but after she appealed, the court reduced it to three years’ incarceration with a five-year probation. Several dead in Nigeria church shooting Published August 6, 2017 – At least 12 people have been shot dead at a church in southeast Nigeria, with authorities suggesting the bloodshed was due to a local feud. Witnesses said five gunmen stormed St Philip's church in Ozubulu, near the city of Onitsha, at 6am local time, and opened fire on worshippers. Displaced by Boko Haram’s violence, Nigerians finally get food to prevent famine Published August 4, 2017 – The current crisis in northeast Nigeria has been called the “greatest crisis on the African continent“. More than five million Nigerians live in famine-like conditions in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for the believers who are persecuted, imprisoned and even killed for their faith. • Pray for the gospel to go forward and be rooted in the Middle East. • Pray for our military to be a light to others and be spiritually fit to endure the challenges of the military service. • Revival happens wherever the Word of God prevails (2 Thessalonians 3:1) God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 1 Thessalonians 4:7
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. Proverbs 15:1 But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer. Psalm 66:19 Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. 1 Peter 3:15 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord's kindness. 1 Peter 2:2-3 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! 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. AMERICA Pray for the leaders of our nation 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 (or affiliate) 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: Buddhists in Myanmar attack Christian villagers for holding late-night church services Published August 1, 2017 – A mob of Buddhists reportedly attacked Christian villagers in Myanmar for holding late-night church services to celebrate and welcome new converts. According to Morning Star News, about 150 Buddhists and monks threw stones and broke into houses of Christians in Thi Taw village in northwest Burma's Sagaing Region. From Raqqa, with a Christian Unit on the Front Lines of the Caliphate War Published August 1, 2017 – Raqqa, Syria — The coalition airstrikes lit up the night sky, perhaps a mile and a half away. The blast appears to be near the Old City, where ISIS is making its last stand, as it did in Mosul’s Old City weeks earlier….The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) penetrated the periphery of the Old City just days before. But the front line, at the edge of a no-man’s-land amid the rubble of what were once residential buildings. Ethiopian Christian attacked with machetes for evangelising Published July 31, 2017 – An Ethiopian Christian suffered deep wounds to the back of his head when he was attacked while alone in his home by a group of local Muslims with machetes… A source told World Watch Monitor that the gang of Muslims who attacked the man were angry because he was evangelising. The gang had first attacked the local Full Gospel Church … before going to the man’s house. Congo conflict: More than a hundred children killed in last month alone Published July 31, 2017 – More than a hundred children have been killed in the last month alone in the Congo with hundreds more used as human shields, devastating new figures reveal. More than 60,000 people have been displaced in the last month alone, UN data said, adding to the 3.8 million displaced nationally…the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has more displaced people than any other country in Africa, including Eritrea and Somalia. Oppression of the faithful bringing forth fruit Published July 28, 2017 – A church planter in India says Christians in the Hindu-majority country are growing stronger in their faith despite severe persecution. According to Open Doors USA, Christians in India are in more danger now as violence in the first six months of this year has already doubled from 2016. Special Prayer Request!! • Pray for Hindu extremists, as they are on their Kavad journey. These devotees of Shiva (one of the most popular Hindu gods) are fetching “holy waters” out of the Ganges River. • Pray for great revival and spiritual awakening • Pray that God will pour out His Spirit like a mighty purifying flood. |
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