A Muslim who says he beat and killed Christians because of their faith and says he was miraculously healed from bullet wounds he received in one of those attacks has not only converted but become the pastor of a home church in an undisclosed Islamic country, according to Bibles for the Mideast.
Zakkir, a pseudonym, and his father lived to uphold the many religious rules governing their solidly Muslim country, one of the strictest in the Middle East. They followed Islamic ritual practices fanatically, and if they witnessed anything or anyone “out of order,” had no reservations about resorting to violence.
Zakkir’s father served in an often-merciless Islamic religious force known as Muttawa, while his son headed up an outlaw gang of angry young militants. All were fully committed to punishing anyone daring to defy the stern laws and practices of Islam.
“If anyone passed along the road by the mosque at the time of Namaz [Islamic prayer], our gang would stop and brutally beat them for not attending,” Zakkir said.
One day, he noticed some Christians distributing sample gospels and, he says, trying to convert several Muslims. The gang determined to put a stop to the evangelical activities.
“We attacked their office,” Zakkir said, “and killed three of them.”
Soon they were back at their post, stopping those passing by the mosque at the time of Friday prayer, insisting they come in. They pulled over one man in the midst of rushing his sick child to hospital.
“I dragged him out of the car myself,” Zakkir confesses. But as he did, the distraught father grabbed a gun from his glove compartment and fired off three shots directly into his assailant’s chest. Zakkir fell to the ground, and the man jumped back into his car and drove off.
Zakkir’s friends sped him to the hospital where surgeons managed to remove only two of the bullets, deciding that taking out the third, lodged in a dangerous position in his chest, would mean certain death.
He remained in a coma for several days, and doctors gave up hope for his recovery. Friends and relatives who had been by his hospital bed from the beginning gave up as well, leaving him alone in the hospital to die.
Meanwhile, Bibles for Mideast director Pastor Paul “just happened” to be visiting the country with several other missionaries at the time. While in prayer, he says he received clear instructions about Zakkir and his condition in a vision, even though the two had never met.
“Not only did the Lord ask me to visit him,” he recalls, “but He told me to bring him back with me from the hospital! We fully trust our Lord, so without any doubts we went. My co-workers suggested we take along separate clothes for him, since he would be in a hospital gown.”
He and three other evangelists headed off to the hospital, found Zakkir’s room, and began to pray over his comatose body.
“At this moment,” Zakkir recalls. “I had a dream that Jesus Christ came to me and said, ‘I am your Lord and Savior, I have been wounded for you, and by my stripes you are healed. I choose you as one of my vessels to bring many to my fold.'”
He says the Lord then touched his wounds with His own nail-scarred hands.
“Suddenly, the remaining bullet jumped from my chest automatically, as I felt new blood flow through my veins,” he said. He opened his eyes to see four people praying over him.
“I thought they were angels of the Lord,” he says. Pastor Paul made clear they were simply servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that they’d been given instructions to come and pray for him. He also explained to him the way of salvation.
Zakkir hardly needed convincing. He got up, accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. The missionaries helped him into his ‘new clothes’ and then secretly whisked him away.
“No one knew about my escape with the pastors,” he explains. As only Jesus could work it, Zakkir now heads up an underground Bibles for Mideast house church in his country.
Zakkir said: “I am not worthy to be a pastor of our Lord’s church, for I was persecuting the church,” he says, sounding like the Apostle Paul writing to the Corinthians. “But I am pastoring an underground church. We are taking care of the persecuted Christians who were former Muslims.”
Paul, previously known as Saul, had murdered and arrested Christians in Israel before his miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus.
In 1 Corinthians 15:9, Paul said: “For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/modern-day-muslim-saul-story-from-underground-church/#ej8hGtRsPkQfxMsc.99
Pray: That Muslim radicals will encounter Jesus as this man did.
Thank you for your willingness to pray for this unprecedented moment. It is our longing to meet face-to-face with Him on the National Mall. This is America’s Tent of Meetings.
It is our conviction that we must pray like never before as we approach this holy moment before Him. We do not want to show up empty handed. Rather we pray for grace to mobilize a prayer movement now to cover this gathering. What is prayed in secret today before the Father will be seen by all on the National Mall come October.
We want to invite you to pray into these seven themes for Awaken the Dawn.
TENT OF MEETINGS
The Tent of Meetings represent the raw, unfiltered presence of God, unrestrained by cultural norms—extending an invitation to weak men and women to cry out to meet with Him, face-to-face. This is the cry that must arise from the generations as we tabernacle together on the National Mall: We want to meet with you face-to-face!
PRAY: John 1:14 declares that “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”—we want Jesus to tabernacle among us on the National Mall in His full splendor.
PROCESSION
The “procession of my God, my King” (Psalms 68:24) is a procession of musicians, singers, worship leaders, evangelists and simply laid down lovers of Jesus from all 50 states converging on the National Mall for America’s Tent of Meetings. Each person in this procession is bringing an offering before the Lord—their very own lives as a “living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1) unto the Lord. It will be a procession for the ages: men and women; young and old;
PRAY: Singers, musicians, and worship leaders will respond to this unprecedented call of God to tabernacle before the Lord as they represent their state on the National Mall, and for thousands of praying women to gather at The Call on October 9th.
BEAUTY OF JESUS
In the midst of crying out to meet with Him face-to-face is the need to encounter Him afresh. This is nothing short of the beauty of Jesus unveiled to the human heart. The revelation of the beauty of Jesus causes the human heart to surrender all to His worthiness.
PRAY: The Spirit of wisdom and revelation will unveil the beauty of Jesus to the hearts of this generation.
WORTH OF JESUS
We are going to gather around the indescribable worth of Jesus. The only thing that is adequate to fully communicate His worth is the full surrender of the human heart to Him.
It is our longing to summon a generation to the National Mall to express even out of our weakness the worth that is ascribed to Him—and Him alone!
PRAY: Revelation of His worth—the inexpressible glory of the God-Man, Christ Jesus would be multiplied within the hearts of all.
SACRIFICIAL LOVE
The worth of Jesus compels us out of love to surrender all. Surrender involves sacrifice.
A broken woman broke her alabaster jar containing expensive ointment to anoint Jesus’s feet—this was a love motivated sacrifice. Love sees no sacrifice too great for the One who sacrificed all for us.
PRAY: One aspect of sacrificial love that we must humbly share is the need for financial provision to pull off a gathering of this magnitude. Please pray for surrendered hearts to lavish sacrifices of love at the feet of Jesus.
NEW JESUS MOVEMENT
Jesus responded to the countercultural revolution of the sixties with his own revolution:
The Jesus Movement. This unprecedented move of God galvanized a disillusioned generation into the heartbeat of God. Today we are contending for the unveiling of the beauty of Jesus coupled with the demonstration of signs and wonders to awaken a generation unto the worth of Jesus. There is no backup plan. Only one antidote in this hour will work: the worth of Jesus burning in the heart of the Millennial Generation.
PRAY: Cry out to the Father for a new Jesus Movement to apprehend and capture the heart of the Millennial Generation. Declare Acts 4:30 over this generation: “Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
MISSIONS MOVEMENT
Missions movements historically follow a genuine move of the Spirit as sons and daughters surrender their lives to make Christ known to the ends of the earth. Many in this hour are praying Matthew 9:38—“therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
PRAY: To the Lord of the harvest to send forth—ekballo—laborers into his harvest fields.
Organizers of the Awaken the Dawn http://www.awakenthedawn.org
Pray for a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit on each of the 50 plus prayer and worship tents representing all 50 states of the USA. May this lead to a Third Great Awakening that with the revival and transformation of American society and government that so many have been seeking God for!
George Soros. Who are we dealing with? By some he is described as a wealthy philanthropist and others say he is the most evil man in the world and that Satan is using him around the world. In the last couple of months I have met with numerous people from India, Europe, South America and North America who immediately say, “This is one of the worst men being used by the evil one to bring down our countries. Anything you organize to pray about him we want to be part of it.”
We know his history. He was born a Jew in Hungary. His family survived World War II by changing their name. He ended up in England going to school and then working in banks; then moving on to the United States. His life continued to change as he was influenced by many demonic influences, some of them world religions.
He is a well-known supporter of the American Progressive movement, American liberal politicians, and liberal politicians worldwide.
His clear purpose is to bring down Christian America (and other countries around the world) and turn them in to Liberal Communist/“Progressive” societies. (For those of you in Europe, (Read more: http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/hungarian-pm-soros-empire-plans-to-de-christianize-europe/)
Consider some of the consequences of Progressive political activism over the past eight years:
These were summarized by those who have studied this in depth. They pertain to the United States and the world.
A growth industry trafficking in human baby organs and body parts – funded and defended by the Democratic Party.
The abandonment of a biblical view of marriage that protected and liberated children and adults from centuries of pagan slavery, poverty, polygamy and non-life-giving sexuality.
The Transgender agenda imposed by Obama-government edict, including gender re-education to be forced on our citizens, businesses, schools, military and churches.
Doubling of our national debt, economic stagnation and increased welfare dependency.
Increased minority unemployment, poverty and violent inner city lawlessness, with an accompanying loss of opportunity, self-determination and family stability.
Heightened racial division and tension, and the growing phenomenon of paid demonstrators being recruited and dispatched to instigate protests that often become riots.
Open borders and ‘sanctuary’ cities increasing drugs, disease, crime, gangs and terrorism.
Forced refugee resettlement in hundreds of American cities without citizen consent, mandated by the federal government in collusion with the United Nations. “Refugees” are primarily non-assimilating Muslims, while authorities reject persecuted Christians.
Hostility towards Judeo-Christian religious liberty in our courts, media and universities including the suppression of conservative speakers, free thought and moral education.
The widespread, political use of the IRS to intimidate conservative, patriotic and Christian groups that disagree with the current political establishment.
He disperses his donations through his foundation Open Society Foundations . A look at some of these gives you a quick idea of some of the evil that he supports. I have listed just a few from the website
Activities:
The Open Society Foundations reported annual expenditures of $827 million in 2014. Its $873 million budget in 2013 ranked as the second largest private philanthropy budget in the United States, after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation budget of $3.9 billion.
According to the foundations' website, 1993-2014 expenditures included:
$2.9 billion to defend human rights, especially the rights of women; ethnic, racial, and religious minorities; drug users; sex workers; and LGBTQ communities;
$2.1 billion for education;
$1.6 billion on developing democracy in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union;
$1.5 billion in the United States to promote reform in criminal justice, drug policy, palliative care, education, immigration, equal rights, and democratic governance;
$737 million for public health issues such as HIV and AIDS, TB, palliative care, harm reduction, and patients' rights;
$214 million to advance the rights of Roma communities in Europe.
Expenditures in 2014 included:
$277.3 million - Rights and Justice
$238.0 million - Governance and Accountability
$116.0 million - Administration
$91.7 million - Education and Youth
$60.0 million - Health
$43.8 million - Media and Information.
He is involved in funding 206 organizations in the United States.
One of the best critiques of Soros is a video explaining him and what he does. I would suggest you watch this. See video: https://americanevangelicals.com/#toc_top
To accomplish the downfall of America he has said, (from the video)
THE KEY: A well-organized minority to overwhelm the unorganized majority
….. hostile to society and the Church…..
“How do arrogant global elite control a free people?”
Destroy the foundations:
- Christianity and the value of the human person
- The family, children and education
- Private property and national sovereignty”
End goal - Demoralize the once strong America.
OVERTHROW AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND TRUMP
To overthrow our American government and Trump we are seeing demonstrations on the streets, destruction of property, university rioting and the list goes on.
To some of us it seems more like what we have seen overseas than a “democracy.” Millions of dollars are given towards this to support this destructive activity.
I saw a video of man who once had a good job and is now being paid by a Soros group. Each day he gets up in the morning, reads his email of where he is to go to lead demonstrations or carry out some other activities. Ask around and you will see this repeatedly. Detailed directions are sent out for each demonstration on where to meet, what and how to carry out activities, a buddy system, even down to where to get medical help if needed. “A well-organized minority overwhelms the unorganized majority.”
For example, in March Soros gave $246 million to groups participating in a Day Without Women protest. Paid workers to bring down society and the government, and bring in their own socialist progressivism.
Another thing he is using is “Indivisible – A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda.” This is one of the scariest, most well-written documents that I have seen. Written by congressmen, staffers, etc. who understand how the government works. It is a manual on how to defeat President Trump on every move he makes. And how to pressure your congressmen to change their minds and vote for something they may not even want to do. It is masterfully written and organized. They state, “Together, we have the power to resist—and we have the power to win.” No wonder we cannot get agreement in Congress.
Link (You will need to download the pdf file from this site: https://www.indivisibleguide.com/guide/)
ASPEN
There is no doubt that George Soros has been influenced and is being used by demonic forces. I believe there is a religious spirit that has influenced him in almost everything he is doing today and that is Buddhism.
Buddhism, we know, has the power to change the mindset. The Dalai Lama was invited to Aspen, Colorado, a perfect place for him to share his “enlightenment.” Many, including George Soros, have come under his influence.
The Aspen Institute was first established in Aspen Colorado. (Its headquarters has now changed to Washington, DC.) The organization is dedicated to "fostering enlightened leadership, the appreciation of timeless ideas and values, and open-minded dialogue on contemporary issues." (Aspen Institute-Wikipedia) Through seminars it promotes policy matters, leadership development, etc (in America and overseas). Soros has used the Aspen Institute as a central forum for much of what he does in this country and around the world. One night I was awakened by the Lord and told to google, “Is George Soros connected to Aspen Institute?” I came up with a list of many, many pages and results. see websites His involvement in the U.N. and its many pursuits, health issues like abortion, new world order, the environment, the list goes on and on. It is like the list above of 206 items. His involvement sounds like an agenda the devil made up.
Aspen Institute is used for carrying out many of his evil exploits. There are several in the United States and many around the world. This website (Aspen locations) lists those in the U.S. and many international ones. If yours is not there, you can easily find it on the web.
In many countries they may not be called Institutes but they are extension institutes where they have teaching seminars or forums. These are usually held repeatedly in the same place.
As the “watchman on the wall,” prayer leaders, intercessors and Christians, the time for bickering is gone. We have to come together in UNITY under God’s leadership, or in the “blink of an eye” our nation will be taken from us and we will lose everything. This means revival, or for us to be put on the persecution list. I do not say this rashly but out of experience of living in two countries where this has happened.
As God’s watchman we have the authority to overcome and see God have the victory through UNITED prayer. (Mt 28:18)
PRAYER
We must pray that George Soros is changed and brought to Christ or brought down.
He has two sons, Robert and Alex. His son Alex is expected to take his place. Both need to be prayed for that they be changed or brought down.
Pray for this man and his associates.
PRAYER TEAMS
We need prayer teams to prayer walk around the Aspen Institutes in the U.S. and around the world.
For those outside of the United States please develop your own teams.
Prayer teams will need to find all the various headquarters of groups associated with demonstrations and bringing down the government in your state, area or country.
A Concerned American Prayer Leader
Month of Prayer & Fasting to Protect Marriage
Australia is in the middle of a government mandated postal survey to decide the future of marriage between a man and a woman. The polls are predicting a defeat for those who believe in the biblical definition of marriage. Australian Christians are asking for prayer from all over the world for a “miracle for marriage” in Australia. The ballots must be posted back by the end of October. The Catholic Church has called for a month of ‘Prayer and Fasting for Marriage and Families’ through the month of October 2017. See the Catholic Promo Video Here. The broad Australian church is also supporting this historic call for prayer and fasting.
James Condon, a Commissioner with the Salvation Army, and the head of Strategic Church Relations for the National Day of Prayer & Fasting said, “Support for this historic initiative by the Catholic Church is gathering momentum. Key Aboriginal Christian leaders are also supporting this call for prayer and fasting to protect marriage from redefinition. In fact, three Indigenous leaders will feature in the digital devotions that will be released daily, during the month of October. Marriage between a man and a woman is sacred in Indigenous culture.” For more information regarding the Indigenous perspective on the sacredness of marriage go to: www.ulurubarkpetition.com
Ps Peter Walker, an Indigenous leader from the Uluru Bark Petition said, “I congratulate the Catholic Church, together with all these leaders, for showing leadership and taking the initiative to launch a call for a Month of Prayer and Fasting for Marriage and Families. In our indigenous culture, which has continued for thousands of years, marriage and family are paramount. Marriage is between one man and one woman.”
Warwick Marsh, spokesman for the Canberra Declaration and a coordinator of the National Day of Prayer & Fasting said, “For this period of prayer and fasting we ask that you only fast as you are able. See our Promo Video Here. To inspire you in your prayers the team at the Canberra Declaration, in collaboration with Christian leaders from all over Australia, will provide a daily email devotion. The National Day of Prayer & Fasting is also going to help get the word out. To get the free daily devotional delivered to your inbox throughout the month of October click here.”
Marsh continued, “We also invite those in other countries to join with us, if they are able, on our National Zoom Prayer Conference Call three times a day. The hourly sessions will occur at 7AM, 1PM and 8PM Eastern Australian Daylight time. (NSW Time) These video prayer calls will go daily for the full 31 days of October.
To register and get log in details for the Zoom conference call go to www.prayercall.com.au
David Rowsome, prayer coordinator and co-writer for the Canberra Declaration said, “We as believers must approach these issues with great humility as marriage has been greatly damaged under our watch. Collectively, we as nation must ask God for forgiveness for our failure and truly repent. At the same time, we need to pray for God’s grace to be shown to marriages and families in distress. The good news is that we all gain great hope from the scriptural promise found in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, who are called by my 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.”
Canberra Declaration: http://www.canberradeclaration.org.au
National Day of Prayer & Fasting: http://www.nationaldayofprayer.com.au
Christian High School Student Killed in Pakistan
The father of a 17-year-old Christian who was killed in a school in Pakistan by at least one Muslim classmate said the attack was religiously motivated, a charge that police dispute.
Ilyasab Masih (father of the victim) stated that a teacher had set sent a strong non-verbal message of anti-Christian hostility by hitting and humiliating his son, Sharoon Masih, the day before the assault on Aug. 27.
Pray: for God’s comforting presence over all those grieving the loss of Sharoon Masih;
Pray: that the authorities will take action against the unjustified killing, and the perpetrator will be brought to justice.
Christian Father of Two in Pakistan Sentenced to Death for ‘Blaspheming’
Prophet of Islam
Christian father of two in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for blaspheming Islam’s prophet in a phone text even though he is illiterate, sources said.
Nadeem James, 27, was charged in July 2016 in Gujrat District after a friend, Yasir Bashir, complained to police that he received a poem via WhatsApp instant messaging that was derogatory towards Muhammad and other revered Islamic figures. Court sentenced James to death on Thursday (Sept. 14), as per sources.
Pray: that God would strengthen and comfort James and his family members during these trying times;
Pray: that the authorities will take measures to amend these stringent laws;
Pray: that authorities would intervene and release James;
WEA RLC Prayer News | Religious Liberty Prayer News
On Oct 7th, there will be a children's intercession prayer conference with 1000 children.
All the children come from different orphanages and different churches too.
In this conference, the children participate in praising, worshiping, preaching and praying together for all the nations.
Please pray for our children’s prayer conference.
And please pray for our country too.
We believe that by our children's prayers God will do a great thing and a new thing in our country again.
Thanks and with much blessing,
Nandar
Please join us in praying for the first annual Global Prayer Gathering held by the Seed Company on October 15th, 2017. The gathering is focused on celebrating God’s goodness in accelerating the Bible translation movement over the past 25 years.
The Global Prayer Gathering also calls the Bride of Christ to pray and join Vision 2025, the effort to reach the remaining 1,671 languages that completely lack Scripture by the year 2025.
The gathering will both take place at Pantego Bible Church in Ft. Worth, TX and be livestreamed globally on October 15th.
Come to the [FREE] event or live stream it from anywhere. Will you join us?
Pray for God to bring international prayer leaders to the gathering who will dramatically help with Vision 2025.
Pray: for the worship leaders and speakers for the gathering.
Pray: for God to both guide the selection of worship leaders and speakers and bless their efforts as they begin to prepare for the gathering.
Pray: for blessing and favor upon Pantego Bible Church as they host the gathering and have given generously towards the cause.
Pray: for unity and support amongst other Dallas/Ft. Worth churches for the event.
Pray: forspiritual protection, unity, wisdom, and divine creativity over the Seed Company prayer mobilization team as they lead the event.
Pray: that God would usethe design of the website and featured content to lead many into praying for Vision 2025.
Pray: for the development of the Bible translation prayer app. We are believing for it to be running smoothly by October 15th.
Pray: for the global marketing and networking for the prayer gathering. We are praying for 1,600 attendees in person and for one million worldwide to view the event online live or after the gathering.
The Spirit of God is moving like a mighty, rushing wind in the Bible translation movement, and it is time for the entire body of Christ to play its part in this historical moment.
It is time for you to become a part of His solution in rescuing the nations out of darkness with the light of His Word. It is time to Pray for ZERO.
Samuel E. Chiang
President and CEO - Seed Company
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.[c].. .Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts…He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields[d] with fire… He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” (from Psalm 46)
Having witnessed with our facilitation teams the Lord bringing an end to eight wars and ethnic conflicts over the last 20 plus years when His people come together in united, focused prayer, I have full confidence that we could see Him do the same in the current, very scary stand-off with North Korea. We must, however, not lose our sense of intercessory concentration on this most urgent international security threat. God will use our united prayers even more than THAAD high altitude missile defense systems to raise up a shield of 24/7 protection, a virtual fortress so that we do not have to fear as the above psalm tells us. He can make this conflict subside and enable a peaceful solution to be reached if we will continue to cover it in ongoing intercession.
Here is the latest on this worsening crisis:
1) The problem with the military option
An article in the Washington Times today offers this perspective:
“The most detailed analysis of all possible scenarios ranging from a “crushing U.S. military strike to eliminate Pyongyang’s arsenals of mass destruction, take out its leadership, and destroy its military” to “removing chairman Kim Jong-Un and his inner circle, most likely by assassination,” is provided by Mark Bowden in The Atlantic. His conclusion: All these options not only will carry huge human and material costs, but their end results will turn both the regional and the global situation from bad to worse.
Gregory Treverton, the former chair of the U.S. National Intelligence Council, agrees that “military options against the North’s nuclear arsenal suffer from two problems: they might not succeed, and Pyongyang has devastating retaliatory options.” (Washington Times, Sept 29)
Let us pray that these violent military options will not have to be used. They could unleash a destructive retaliation that would cause the deaths of many hundreds of thousands if not millions of people.
2) The danger of provocative actions
“Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera warned Friday that North Korea may engage in dangerous provocations next month. The Japanese defense minister’s call for caution came after South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong made a similar warning the day before.
There are several dates North Korea might choose to mark with its own special brand of fireworks. Oct. 9 is the anniversary of North Korea’s first nuclear test, Oct. 10 is the anniversary of the founding of the North Korean communist party, and Oct. 18 marks the start of the twice-in-a-decade Communist Party Congress in China.” (DailyCaller.com, Sept 29)
Pray that the North Korean regime will be held back from launching provocative operations due to Kim Jong Un’s fear of losing face with his own people or as part of these upcoming anniversaries.
3) China’s key role and the important use of sanctions
Successive rounds of U.N. sanctions have cut off more than 90 percent of North Korea’s publicly reported exports — including coal, iron ore, seafood and, most recently, textiles — and have restricted the regime’s ability to earn foreign currency income by sending workers abroad.
China accounts for roughly 85 percent of North Korea’s external trade and is seen by many as the key to forcing Pyongyang to at least freeze its nuclear and missile programs.” (Washington Post, Sept 29th)
“China and the United States have developed a closer relationship due to North Korea’s antics, which former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus describes as genuinely disgusting and frustrating to Chinese President Xi Jinping.” (Breitbart, Sept 29)
China is absolutely the key factor for the peaceful resolution of this crisis. Pray that China and the USA will work closely together to solve this great international security problem. Pray that China will continue to effectively shut down their trade and business connections with North Korea and that any smuggling or bypassing of this new embargo will be strictly prevented so that the North Korean regime’s economic ability to wage war is choked off.
4) The perilous connection with Iran
“Failure to stop North Korea will almost certainly lead to a failure to stop Iran. In the past, Pyongyang has transferred nuclear and missile technology to Iran, resulting in similar missiles appearing in military parades in both capitals. Iran is now much more developed in science and technology, and is likely to improve on North Korean systems.
Furthermore, Iran can keep within all the restrictions imposed on it by the nuclear deal and still develop and test its nuclear weapon and missile program in North Korea.” (Algemeiner.com, Sept 29th)
Let’s pray that the relationship of North Korea and Iran will be cut off and that as North Korea is dealt with, Iran’s capacity to build up nuclear weapons and missile program will also be curtailed through similar sanctions and united actions by the international community.
Thanks for continuing to cover this alarming situation in your prayers.
John Robb, IPC Chairman