Over 230 people were taken out of the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo and transported to Belgium where they have been granted asylum and can start to rebuild their lives. The Belgian government said the operation took over two months and happened in great secrecy. The refugees were mostly Christian and had faced human rights abuses in Aleppo. Once settled in Belgium, the government will help them rebuild their future. They’ll provide training in order to help them to find jobs. Theo Francken, Secretary of State for asylum policy and migration, said they will receive permanent protection status allowing them to rebuild a future in Belgium; adding, ‘the last thing they want is to be dependent on social security.’ The Belgian government has welcomed 5,500 Syrian refugees since 2011 and has provided asylum to 98% of all Syrians who request it.
Belarus: Developing teamwork with Qatar
17 Jul 2015
Belarus is ready to develop all-round cooperation with Qatar, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Qatar Minister of State for Defence Affairs Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah on 2nd July. The Belarusian head of state noted that the two countries cooperate in various fields. ‘There are no closed topics. We are ready to cooperate in education, military and technical fields if your country is interested in it,’ the Belarusian leader said. ‘But you should know and please tell my good friend, the Emir of Qatar, that we are ready to cooperate with your country in all areas, we will always be a reliable partner for you,’ Alexander Lukashenko emphasised . The President believes the existing level of trade between the two countries ($18-20 million) is ridiculous. ‘We expect not only to double bilateral trade, but also to increase it several times,’ the Belarusian head of state said.
Austria: Petition to leave the EU
17 Jul 2015
261,159 Austrians have signed a petition demanding a referendum on whether Austria should leave the EU. The number of signatories represents 4.12% of the electorate, and as it has had more than 100,000 signatures the question of a referendum must now be discussed in parliament. The petition was initiated by 66-year-old Inge Rauscher, who launched a similar petition back in 2000 which was only signed by 3.35% of the electorate. Rauscher said that she believes there was more support for a referendum this time around due to the economic downturn and the Greek crisis. In a press release she said it was ‘a great result, we want to go back to a neutral and peace-loving Austria’, adding that Austria is currently forced to endorse economic sanctions against Russia. She also said that she believes the EU is responsible for the economic downturn. She argues that withdrawal from the EU would lead to welfare gains of €9,800 per household per year, because Austria would no longer have to help fund the EU administration.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination that observes Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, and accentuates the imminent second coming (advent) of Jesus Christ. For more than 40 years efforts were made to establish the first Seventh-day Adventist Church in Principat d’Andorra, a very small country in the middle of the Pyrenean mountains. The prayer and work of a few dedicated families living in Andorra and Spain have produced the establishment of Associació Cristiana Adventista d’Andorra. The government of Andorra has existed with a peculiar arrangement since 1269 AD, as decreed in the Pareatge Agreements. The country has two heads of state or co-princes; one prince is the president of France, and the other is the Bishop of Urgell (Catalonia, Spain). The Andorran Constitution warrants non-discrimination for religious reasons, and freedom of cult and religion, but there is a specific mention that grants protection and preeminence to the traditional church of the nation. These laws explain why the nation's first Adventist Church has had to be registered as an ‘association.’
Albania
17 Jul 2015
Albania is bracing itself for the risk that turmoil in Greece, its southern neighbour, will force tens of thousands of migrant Albanian workers to return home, cutting off remittances to hard-pressed families in one of post-communist eastern Europe’s poorest states. Government ministers in Tirana express confidence that Albania’s financial system can ride out the storm, even though three banks in Albania are Greek-owned and control almost 16 per cent of all assets in the Albanian banking sector. The concerns about the possible return of migrants underline that Albania and other Balkan states, rather than Greece’s Eurozone partners, could be the first to feel the economic and social ripple effects of the crisis in Athens. About 12 per cent of Albania’s 3.2m people live below the World Bank-defined poverty line of $2 a day. Albanian migrant workers have been going to Greece since the early 1990s.
September 13 - 27, 2015
Joel 2:28 is being fulfilled at the end-time. God is pouring out the Holy Spirit to three generations - parents, youngsters and children. Psalms 8:3: "Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger."
Children are being raised to have intimacy with God, who love to worship God, pray and listen to God's voice. They become instruments of God and as the transformation agents for their family, church, city, country and nations. After the World Prayer Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2012. Jerusalem House of Prayer of All Nations Convocation Jerusalem and Watchman Tour of Israel began a children's prayer track where they are trained to have intimacy with God 24 hours per day and become watchmen with Harp and Bowl.
At this year's Jerusalem House of Prayer of All Nations Convocation, the Children in Prayer Track will be served by an Indonesian team to be led by Ps. Tety Irwan. They will meet every day for 6 hours from the 13th Sept - 27th September with a morning session (9:00-12:00 am) and an afternoon session (2:00 - 5:00 pm).
Date: September 13 - September 27, 2015
Place: Jerusalem - Israel
Theme: Arise and Shine The Glory of The King is Rising Upon You, isaiah 60:1-2
Children Track Program is as follows:
* Devotion time
* Workshop training about prayer: intimacy with God, hearing God's voice, praise and worship, powerful prayer, prayer fasting, harp and bowl, prayer walking, equipping, prayer for your country, praying for the nation and many others.
* Lesson on Prophetic Dance.
* Children will do prayer walking in Kibbutz
* Harp and Bowl in Prayer tower 24/7 hours
* Praying for nations
* Hearing the voice of God
* Puppet show
* Concert of Prayer
* Fellowship and fun time (playing & swimming)
* Games
* Snack time
Attached is an invitation letter from Ps. Tom Hess for the event CHILDREN PRAYER TRACK JHOPFAN September 13 - September 27, 2015 and also Registration Form
Criteria for children are :
1 . Age 7-14 years ( can be accompanied by a parent or adult )
2 . Children who are confident, polite and of good character
3 . Able to communicate in English
For those who are interested and wanted to send their children and teenagers to participate in the Children's Prayer Track, Please fill out the registration form and send it to Nelli ( Children Track Staff ) email : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and cc to me : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ps . Tety Irwan ( Indonesia )
Children in Prayer ( CIP ) International
Children Prayer Track Leaders : Jerusalem House of Prayer for All Nations Convocation and Watchman Tour of Israel September 13 - September 27, 2015
Dear Children of the world,
We bring you warm greetings from Jerusalem, the City of the Great King!
For the last 4 years Tety Irwan has done an awesome job in coordinating the children's track from all nations and continents at our annual convocation and Watchmen's tour of Israel. Each year more children attend. We hope this year you could send at least a few children to represent your nation at the All Nations Convocation Jerusalem and Watchmen's tour of Israel. The lives of the children that are going to be here will never be the same.
Join with Tety and all of us this year in Jerusalem for an awesome download from heaven and life-changing experience together in the land of Jesus.
Hope to see you this year in Jerusalem.
Shalom in Messiah's Love and Joy,
Tom Hess
Monday, 31 August thru Friday, 4 September 2015
Over recent years trumpets have been blown in many parts of our Continent as an act of obedience to the Lord. In the UK it started in Birmingham in response to the reading of the scriptures in Numbers 10 v9 which says, “When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy that is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies.” From that and other scriptures we see that the sounding of trumpets were for gathering the people, moving the people, calling the people to war and celebrating the feasts and all that God had done. As many of you know our brother Werner Woiwode from Switzerland, has not only blown the trumpet across Europe but in many other places around the world. In June 2014 we gathered in Macedonia and the Trumpet Call there encouraged our brothers and sisters across the Balkan nations and southern Europe.
Following recent Skype calls and a gathering of prayer leaders in Brussels, we believe it is right to go to Timisoara, Romania and blow the trumpet for the whole of our Continent. This invitation is to you, your church, your prayer ministry, your mission agency to come and join us in sounding the trumpet again over the Continent of Europe.
Here is the website where you can get more information and register to take part
http://europeantrumpetcall.org
Our friends at The Christian Centre Timisoara/Agape Church have kindly made the church available for the week. We shall gather from 31 August early evening through to 4 September where for four days we shall have continuous prayer, worship, reading of scripture and declaration of the truth of God’s word and the frequent sounding of the trumpets.
There is accommodation nearby where you can stay. The lulius shopping Mall is very near the church with restaurants and coffee shops. There will be a charge of 10 Euros per person to go towards Trumpet Call Timisoara expenses. There will be full details and booking facilities on a Trumpet Call website soon but we were keen for you to get these dates in your diary.
To help in your planning suggest you visit the web site of the International Airport of Timisoara at http://www.aerotim.ro/index.php?lang=en from here it is only a short ride to the Christian Centre.
We would appreciate your help in making this known across your networks; we would love to see as many nations represented as possible. This will be an unique time since friends from the Ends of the World will join us to welcome the King of Glory in our continent.
May God continue to bless you in all He does through you
On behalf of European Trumpet Call Team
Ioan Peia: Romania
Ian Cole: UK
Representing International Prayer Council Europe
Ortwin Schweitzer: Germany
Ian & Jill Jeal: France
Representing European Union of Prayer
Werner Woiwode: Switzerland, Abraham Ministries, Trumpets over Europe
Henning Schikora: France/Norway, Operation Capitals of Europe, YWAM
Lee Saville: England/Romania, Balkan Prayer Network
Berthold Becker: Germany, Intercession movement
Levi Graudins: Latvia, Latvia House of Prayer for All Peoples
George E Markakis: Greece, Shalom Center Athens
Andy Page: United Kingdom, Prayer Alert Net
Claudius Samartinean: Romania, IHOP Timisoara, Agape Church Timisoara
Daniel Matei: Romania, Christian Centre Timisoara
Vanco Nakov: Macedonia, Balkan Prayer Network
John Robb: USA, International Prayer Council
Brian Mills: United Kingdom, International Prayer Council
Sheena Tranter: International Prayer Council
Jussi Valkonen: Finland, The Finnish prayer network
Michael Maeliau: Solomon Islands
Milo Siilata: New Zeeland
Elijah Titus: Papua New Guinea
Geoff Armitage: Australia
Timothy Map: Papua New Guinea
Hezekiah Loloi: Vanuatu
Representing All People Prayer Assembly
Please pray for the organizers and that the right people will be called to come from across Europe and other nations. May this event be anointed and mightily used of the Lord to bring about a new atmosphere for His Church and for this crucially important continent that needs so much to see a new era of spiritual revival and social transformation!
1 UK Trumpet Call National Day of Prayer, July 4- Ian Cole reported that over 2000 from every area of Britain took part and it was a time of great blessing and encouragement as they focused on His supremacy, the Cross of Christ with prayer leaders from other parts of Europe as well. These prayer leaders also had a very positive time planning the European Trumpet Call event that will happen in Romania, Aug 31-Sept 4. There are huge issues now like fear of terrorist attacks, financial uncertainty with the Greece and Eurozone, migrants pouring in from North Africa and the Middle East, etc. In spite of this, some of us believe that the Lord is going to send revival on this region as He did in the 1600s and 1700s. May it be so!
Please pray for the outpouring of the Spirit upon the UK and Europe and for new movements of revival to arise among the younger generation especially.
2 International Children's Intercessors Conference (Royal Kids), August 6-9, Chennai, India- some difficulties have been caused by local people so the event will be limited in size with not as many internationals taking part.
The Kumba Mela, starting July 15 for two months. It is expected to draw up to 65 million Hindus. The intercessors prayed at the spot in Nasik near Mumbai for 100 hours. Pray that it will be a breakthrough for the Lord and His mission among them and for those who are seeking to reach the pilgrims with the Gospel.
3 Global Issachar Group, South Asia Region, August 11-14, Colombo, Sri Lanka- about 35 leaders are registered to take part from the region and outside. The focus of the consultation will be on understanding and overcoming spiritual darkness in the region. Please pray for this gathering and the participants for His guidance, protection and anointing as we meet and that our findings will result in breakthroughs for the Gospel in South Asia.
4 National and International Security Prayer Initiative during the coming 18 months and for prayer network leaders, October 18-20, Colorado Springs, USA -increasing numbers of intercessors in the USA feel disquiet about national security so there are national conference calls scheduled (see above article). This gathering for prayer network leaders will be to seek God's strategy for national spiritual preparedness. We hope to include Mexican and Canadian leaders also. Pray with us for the national and international security of our world and for clarity as to how the prayer movement should best respond.
5 UPrising: World Youth Prayer Assembly youth planning team with IPC Children in Prayer team, November 2-6/7, Manila, Philippines- Good progress is being made and you can see the new website and videos at www.unitedprayerrising.com. Please pray for Jerome Ocampo, the convener, and the youth planning team as they continue to make arrangements. Pray also for the major financial provision that will be needed.
6 Remarkable development and opportunity for prayer ministry in North Korea this September- pray for those who will be leading a large team to bring His blessing to this troubled and oppressed land and people.