Wed, Feb 21st - 5:08PM

Prayer request

ERITREA

 Pastor Arrested –

Pastor Habtom Tesfamikael, one of the last remaining free Christian leaders in Eritrea, was recently arrested and imprisoned. He was a pastor of one of the largest Pentecostal churches in Eritrea, the Asmara Full Gospel Church. Pastor Habtom is married and has been serving the Lord for more than 30 years. Pray God will protect Pastor Habtom while in prison and comfort his wife. Ask God to use his experience to bring others to the knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Romans 12:14, 21


CHINA

House-Church Leader and Elderly Mother Formally Charged

Pray for Pastor Fenggang – China Aid Association

• On February 8, Beijing house-church leader Hua Huiqi was formally arrested by Beijing Public Security Bureau Chaoyang Branch and his 76-year-old mother was arrested for the second time by Beijing Security Bureau Chongwen Branch. In January, Hua Huiqi and his elderly mother were attacked and wounded by seven police officers while walking near a 2008 Olympic hotel site in Beijing, China. His family later learned he was sentenced to one month of criminal detention. Pray God protects Hua and touches the body of his ill mother. Pray the Holy Spirit encourages and comforts their family. Hebrews 10:23
• Pastor Liu Fenggang, who was recently released from prison, is in the hospital with heart problems. Pray God heals his body and comforts his family.
• Isaiah 53: 4, 5

LAOS

Muslim Mob Attack House Church –

• In Southern Laos, two Christian men have been taken from their farms and put in prison. No charges have been filed and no news is forthcoming about their current situation. Pray God protects and encourages these men and their families in this difficult time.
• In North Central Laos, on January 18, five police officers showed up at a Christian brother's home and arrested him. VOM sources have known him and his family for 20 years. His wife and 12-year-old son did not get an opportunity to speak to him before he was taken away. All efforts to locate him or allow his wife to know where he is being detained have been unsuccessful. According to VOM contacts, in several similar incidents, the people taken by police were never found alive. Pray for this family, that has led more than 500 people to Christ in the past two years. Ask God to protect this brother and comfort his wife and child.
• Psalm 119: 49-56

UZBEKISTAN

 Uzbekistan Authorities Admit Arrest of Protestant Pastor –

Uzbekistan's religious authorities admitted for the first time this week that an Uzbek pastor was arrested last month in the Eastern city of Andijan and now faces criminal charges. Dmitry Shestakov was arrested in a raid on his registered Full Gospel Church during Sunday worship services on January 21. The pastor was charged with operating an illegal religious organization, inciting religious hatred and distributing materials promoting religious extremism. If convicted on these charges, he faces maximum sentences from five to ten years in prison for each separate offense.

Matthew 5: 43-48

Tue, Feb 20th - 5:41AM

JUST A REMINDER

God bless you

uvo

Mon, Feb 19th - 4:42AM

24 THINGS TO REMEMBER

           24 Things to Always Remember. . .
           and One Thing to Never Forget

1. Your presence is a present to the world.

2. You're unique and one of a kind.

3. Your life can be what you want it to be.

4. Take the days just one at a time.

5. Count your blessings, not your troubles.

6. You'll make it through whatever comes along.

7. Within you are so many answers.

8. Understand, have courage, be strong.

9. Don't put limits on yourself.

10. So many dreams are waiting to be realized.

11. Decisions are too important to leave to chance.

12. Reach for your peak, your goal, and your prize.

13. Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.

14. The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.

15. Don't take things too seriously.

16. Live a life of serenity, not a life of regrets.

17. Remember that a little love goes a long way.

18. Remember that a lot . . . goes forever.

19. Remember that friendship is a wise investment.

20. Life's treasures are people . . . together.

21. Realize that it's never too late.

22. Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.

23. Have health and hope and happiness.

24. Take time to be with the Superstar Jesus.

Everything is possible through Jesus.

And don't ever forget . . .
For even a day . . .
How very special you are.

God loves you and be fill with the Holy Ghost

Sat, Feb 17th - 10:05AM

"For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever

The spirit of Antichrist is active today. It is at work in the world, and it is at work in the Church (or, what is called "the Church"), and it is at work within each one of us individually, trying to draw us out into something - anything - other than Christ. Hence the Lord's need for overcomers to rise up and demonstrate that in spite
of all appearances to the contrary, THE LORD JESUS REIGNS, and He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. This demonstration begins with each individual disciple, then finds expression within the corporate
synthesis of Believers, before finding its ultimate expression and release in all creation. If the Lord does not have the preeminence in us as individual disciples, if we remain unsurrendered to Him in our own lives, how can the Church as a whole ever hope to bear His Testimony to the world? This is a critical point.

What assurance are we given? It is this: that in spite of nation rising up against nation, kingdom rising up against kingdom, political tumults and global confusion, "THINE IS THE KINGDOM" - Your Throne is everlasting, Your Kingdom is established, and of the increase of Your Government there shall be no end (cf. Isaiah 9:6,7). In other words, as Daniel would say, the Heavens DO rule, and it is the Most High God Who governs the affairs of men. THAT is the heart of the matter. THAT is what we are moving towards, from our
day-to-day affairs as followers of Jesus, to the course and direction
of this entire age.

"For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory forever. Amen"

(Matthew 6:13b).

Thu, Feb 15th - 6:05PM

As The World Turns

If we could shrink the earth's population to precisely 100 people,
and maintain current existing human ratios,
This is how our world would look:

There would be:

57 Asians

21 Europeans

14 from the Western Hemisphere,
both north and south

8 would be Africans

52 would be female
48 would be male

30 would be white
70 would be non-white

70 would be non-Christian
30 would be Christian

89 would be heterosexual
11 would be homosexual

6 people would possess 59% of the entire
world's wealth and all 6 would be from the USA.

80 would live in substandard housing

70 would be unable to read
50 would suffer from malnutrition

1 would be near death

1 would be near birth

1 (yes, only 1) would have a college education

1 (yes, only1) would own computer.

When one considers our world from such a compressed perspective, we realize the need for acceptance, understanding and education.

So therefore . . .

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.

If you can read this message you are more blessed than the over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

As you read this and are reminded how life
is in the rest of the world,

remember
just how blessed you really are!

Wed, Feb 14th - 4:38PM

Please, let us pray

INDIA

Pastor's Conference Attacked by Hindu Militants/Christian Martyred for Christ

On February 2, a pastor's conference in Raipur, Chhattisgarh state was attacked by about 100-500 members of the Hindu militant group Dharam Sena. At least 10 Christian leaders were injured and property and money stolen. Pray God heals all those injured and that believers remain faithful.

• On Saturday, February 10, 58-year-old Christian, S. Stanley, was stabbed and killed by rioting youth in front of his house in Pavaloor, Kerala State, India. Youths assembled in front of his house shouting blasphemous abuses against Christians. When Stanley and his wife asked the youths to leave, they became angry and stoned the house. While Stanley was inside the house calling the police, the attackers climbed over the locked gate, entered the house and stabbed him several times on his back, neck and stomach. His wife was also assaulted, VOM contacts said. Pray for the family of this brother, especially his wife who sustained injuries from the beatings. Isaiah 48: 13; Psalm 41:3

Isaiah 48: 13;

Psalm 41:3


LAOS

Christian Homes Destroyed in Fire

Twenty Christian families in Khmu village lost their homes and bamboo church in an accidental fire. About 150 people are in urgent need of blankets, mattresses, clothing and building materials. Relief supplies are on the way from a ministry in Laos which is helping these believers. Khmu Christians in Laos already have many difficulties because they follow Jesus; this recent fire adds extra burdens. Pray for God's provision for these families, especially since it is winter in Laos. Pray their testimony and reliance on God will bring others to Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3-6


INDONESIA

Muslim Mob Attack House Church

This week 50 Muslim fundamentalists stormed a house church in an Indonesian village, questioning the use of the house for church services. According to VOM sources the mob raided the house disrupting the service and smashing a keyboard. Christians in the village are afraid and leaders are considering moving the house church to another area.

Psalm 138:3,

Psalm 32:7

Fri, Feb 9th - 11:25AM

THE ARMOR OF GOD

Be always alert my lovely brother and sister.

Let us always stay in The Lord and lift Him up high

God bless you

Thu, Feb 8th - 7:19AM

Be Strong And Be Bold

When you are weak,

you become strong in His might,

When you are bold,

He will lift you high

When you are down,

He will give you the power to lift your head up

When you are sick,

He will make you well

When you are broken,

He will mend your broken thoughts and feelings

When you look at Him,

you will see Glory all around Him !

So dance ,dance,praise and worship Him on high

And come into the intimity of Him

It is His desire to embrace you

So dance like you never danced before,

Spread out your wings and fly to freedom,

The freedom that God has given you

to enter His throne-room

Wed, Feb 7th - 7:57AM

A wise Christian faith

“This is a wise, sane Christian faith:

that a man commit himself,

his life, and his hopes to God;

that God undertakes the special protection of that man;

that therefore

that man ought not to be afraid of anything.”