Australia: prayer for prisons
08 Sep 2017
Each year a week of prayer is held for the ministry of Prison Fellowship Australia; this year it is from 10 to 17 September. The week gives an opportunity for Prison Fellowship to communicate and connect with churches and the community, focussing on its ministry among prisoners, ex-prisoners, the families of prisoners, and victims of crime. In keeping with the vision of Prison Fellowship, the week of prayer reflects the threefold mission of its ministry - transformation, reconciliation, and restoration. The themes for each day will be: Reconciliation Sunday, Victim Care, Restorative Justice, Ex-Prisoner Welcome, Correctional Services, Family Support, Prisoner Visitation, and Transformation Sunday.
Sudan: church challenges government interference
08 Sep 2017
The Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) is challenging a government decision to impose an unelected leadership committee on the church. On 23 August the Ministry of Guidance and Religious Endowments, which oversees religious affairs in Sudan, appointed an alternative executive committee led by Mr Angelo Alzaki. Before this, eight SCOC leaders had been arrested and charged with trespassing on church headquarters and refusing to hand over control of the church to him. They were later released on bail. The SCOC's leadership said that this action violates the procedures of the denomination. The situation mirrors the Sudan Evangelical Presbyterian Church, where a government-backed church committee that was not constituted in accordance with church procedures has sold church land to developers.
Radical leftists mobilized by George Soros, the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center and instigated by all mass media's created stories, mainly led by CNN hope to increase the fire of violence from Charlottesville to nationwide CIVIL WAR on Nov 4th as they are openly announcing now. The situation makes us long for the day of miracles that happened in Dunkirk during May 1940. A desperate prayer gathering was held by about 100 strong at a small Bible College every night from 7:00 pm till midnight. They were on their knees day by day, holding fast the victory by faith, while British soldiers across the water were retreating mile by mile, whole countries surrendering, and the enemy was within sight of their goal.
Charlottesville situation; hundreds of protesters and counter protesters, clashed violently -- screaming, punching, clubbing, hurling water bottles and spraying one another with harsh chemicals before the scheduled demonstration. White supremacists, KKK, and neo-Nazis came to the demonstration, some armed for violence. Counter protestors, too, arrived, some similarly armed. Some were injured in clashes. Later, a man from Ohio with links to white supremacist activity rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing one woman and injuring 19. Two law enforcement officers also died in a helicopter crash, and the radical leftists announced that they plan another nationwide riot in Nov 4th. It looks like this conflict will be endless. However we may pray with the faith of victory as Rees Howells prayed.
President Trump's statements then came out as below. Praise God!! our prayer is answered. We asked our Lord to speak through his mouth and he said;
"Above all else, we must remember this truth: No matter our color, creed, religion or political party, we are all Americans first. We love our country. We love our God. We love our flag. We are proud of our country. We're proud of who we are. So we want to get the situation straightened out in Charlottesville and we want to study it and we want to see what we're doing wrong as a country, where things like this can happen. My administration is restoring the sacred bonds of loyalty between this nation and its citizens -- but our citizens must also restore the bonds of trust and loyalty between one another. We must love each other, respect each other and cherish our history and our future together. So important. We have to respect each other. Ideally, we have to love each other."
What a powerful and righteous statement ! Please pray for President Trump that he may become one of great presidents of the USA.
Thank God that a group of conservative black pastors and Christian leaders held a press conference in Washington to respond to the media's attacks on the president. Corrogan Vaughn, a black Republican... argued that "those in the media who blame Trump for the racial tension in the United States are trying to turn Trump into a villain... Don't make our commander in chief a villain when in actuality it is more the [villainy] of the media in terms of making something where nothing is."
It is indeed amazing to watch Americans tortuously manipulated by the liberal media (See Conservative Black Leaders; Charlottesville Prayer Leader Reports; Hear Tony Perkins & Bishop Harry Jackson on Charlottesville -- ).
Prayer of Rev Pierre Bynum of the Family Research Council:
May the Church be wholly identified with Jesus Christ as Lord and love one another out of obedience to His commandment. May we stand against racism of every kind and encourage respect and love for one another as creations of God. May we advocate for justice and the swift execution of the laws against every form of violence. May all among us stand for the liberty to think and speak freely while rejecting every form of political correctness and identity politics. May we never forget our nation's history, the good and bad, knowing that God, Himself, was careful to include in Holy Scripture both the goodness and the sins of the men and women he used in Bible history so that we could learn from both (2 Chr 16:9; 20:3-17; Ps 33:20; Ps 34:7; Ps 110:10; Ps 112:4; Ps 115: all; Is 12:6; Jer 30:21; Eze 22:30; Rom 14:4; 1 Cor 13: all; Jas 2:13).
TC Kim
Facilitator
Transform USA
http://www.transformusa.org
Let’s pray for the binding and overthrow of the spirits of division and conflict that are bedeviling the USA at this time. Pray that the planned November 4th “civil war” being organized by radical leftists supported by the billionaire narcissistic anarchist, George Soros, and others will be completely quelched and defeated an that those motivated by this destructive ideology will be set free from it
Tens of thousands of homes and huge loss of business and public property has been the result of America’s worst flooding disaster in Texas and Louisiana. Estimates for the recovery run from $150 to 180 billion. Hurricane Irma is also threatening to strike Florida over the next few days. Please pray for the relief and recovery efforts to be well organized and to go well so that the hundreds of thousands affected can get on their feet again. One pastor in Houston said that the Christian community across denominations and ethnic backgrounds has come together in unity as never before and has responded well to the needs of those who are suffering. Thank God for that!
We are excited to announce our first global prayer event on October 15 in Ft. Worth to celebrate all God has done in the past 25 years of Bible translation! Mark your calendar and pray about joining us at the event or via livestream! #prayforZERO
[Link:] http://prayforzero.theseedcompany.org/
On October 15th, at Pantego Bible Church in Ft. Worth, TX, Seed Company will be hosting its first global prayer event. The event will celebrate both God’s faithful work and our prayer partners for the past 25 years of Bible translation ministry. The prayer gathering also aims to unite the global praying church around Vision 2025, engaging every remaining Bibleless language with translation by year 2025. 1600+ people will be at the event in person, while thousands around the world will stream live.
Pray for Zero is the first annual bible translation movement prayer gathering to unite the global body of Christ toward bringing God’s Word to the 1,671 remaining languages by the year 2025. ZERO will be reached, one prayer at a time.
Attend the event in person or livestream it and host the experience.
Imagine Zero people without God’s Word: a Seed Company Prayer event
The first 360 people to register will receive a FREE copy of Bible 360 authored by Daniel Lim, CEO of IHOPKC!
Aspects of the event:
- Free
- Global prayer leaders speak into the race for ZERO
- Spoken Word Poetry
- Interactive Worship and Prayer
- World Premiere release of the Pray for Zero video
Worship led by Shane & Shane
For a powerful video and information about attending or livestreaming this event, please follow this link: https://prayforzero.theseedcompany.org/?sc=email&mc=partner
The DPPJ is the largest united prayer for Jerusalem in history. We currently have over 175 nations, over 1500 major Christian leaders from all denominations representing 500,000 churches worldwide, over 20 languages, and we are believing for those numbers to continue to increase. Please visit www.daytopray.com for more information.
Last year we had millions of Christians globally praying together within a 24 hour period. The day was also celebrated in Jerusalem and broadcast through God TV. Here is the link to the broadcast for your convenience. http://www.god.tv/video/day-of-prayer-for-the-peace-of-jerusalem/day-of-prayer-for-the-peace-of-jerusalem/2016
Please let me know if you have any questions or need further information. We would be honored and blessed to have you join us and millions around globe on Sun, Oct 1st praying for the peace of Jerusalem!
Shalom!
Wendy A. Miller
Vice President of Administration |Executive Assistant for Dr. Robert Stearns
DPPJ International Coordinator
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The first Sunday of every October, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, www.daytopray.com
A humanitarian organization serving in Afghanistan has asked that we pray for this desperate situation.
“Please pray for us for the sister that was kidnapped three months ago on May, 20th. On May 21st, the kidnappers killed a German lady and the guard in connection with the abduction. In the meanwhile we received two videos that were published by the captivators where the sister pleaded for her release.
In her first video our sister pleaded for her life and asked the government of her home country to meet the demands of her kidnappers. But since then quite some time passed on and the kidnappers seem to get impatient.
In the second video she speaks about her disappointment that her home country is not helping her and is pleading again for her life. She seems to be under great pressure and has been forced to share about other like-minded rganizations in the country and to make some statements that can be dangerous for her.
We are very concerned about our young sister and our hearts were moved when we saw this video. She is in the hands of very cruel people and this is a very hard situation for her, especially as she feels being abandoned by her government and others and with not much hope to be freed.
- Let’s pray that she would soon be released unharmed
- Please pray also her organization and the government who have to make tough decisions.
- Pray also that our and other like-minded organizations in the country will not be endangered by information she might be forced to share.”
Pray for God’s protection over others serving in this troubled and embattled nation. Intercede for the overthrow of spiritual powers of darkness and destruction that control the Taliban and ISIS who continue to sow terror and death over wide swaths of the nation’s territory.
This helpful article from The Weekly will help you to understand the situation in North Korea and how we ought to pray about this very threatening situation:
“Here are five facts you should know about North Korea, the world’s most repressive regime:
- North Korea was created after the Korean peninsula was divided in the aftermath of World War II. Following the surrender of Japanese forces in 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander for the Allied powers, issuedGeneral Order No. 1. In this order, the Japanese empire was required to surrender all portions of Korea north of 38 north latitude to the Soviet Union and all of Korea south of that marker to the United States (thearbitrary choice of the dividing line, which has affected international relations for more than 70 years, was “recommended by two tired colonels working late at night”). That December, the Soviets installed a communist guerrilla leader named Kim Il-sung as the chairman of the North Korean branch of the Korean Communist Party. When the DPRK was formed in September 1948, the Soviets recognized Kim Il-sung as the leader of Korea, both North and South. The autocratic Kim family—Kim Il-sung, his son Kim Jong-il, and grandson Kim Jong-un—have ruled the country every since.
- Soon after taking control of his country, Kim Il-sung developed such a strong personality cult that under the DPRK constitution he remains, even in death, the “eternal President of the Republic.” Within a year of being appointed premier, Kim Il-sung was referring to himself as “The Great Leader” and erecting statues of himself (the country now has more than 500 statues of him). His birthday is a national holiday known as the “Day of the Sun”, and in 1997 Kim Il-sung even created a new calendar that recalculated time from the year 1912, when he “came to earth from Heaven.”
- In 1972, after he surrendered his Soviet premiership and became President of North Korea, Kim Il-sung instituted the ideology known asJuche, a form of hyper-nationalistic self-reliance. As theDPRK explains, “The Juche idea means, in a nutshell, that the masters of the revolution and construction are the masses of the people and that they are also the motive force of the revolution and construction. The Juche idea is based on the philosophical principle that man is the master of everything and decides everything.” Writing in the Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs, Grace Lee explains how this official autarkic state ideology is used to keep the North Korean population under control:
The Kim Il Sung regime instructed the North Korean people in the juche ideology using an analogy drawn from human anatomy. The Great Leader is the brain that makes decisions and issues orders, the Party is the nervous system that channels information, and the people are the bone and muscle that physically execute the orders. This belief system, inculcated in North Koreans since early childhood, made them docile and loyal to Kim Il Sung even in the face of famines and energy crises that have devastated the country.
- Knowledge of the outside world is limited for most North Korean citizens. All legal televisions aretuned to state-controlled domestic programming, and outside of a closed domestic network, there is no internet access. The state maintains a network of informants who monitor and report to the authorities fellow citizens they suspect of criminal or subversive behavior,USA Today notes, and unauthorized access to non-state radio or TV broadcasts is severely punished.
- Religious freedom is nonexistent in the country. The North Korean regime considers Christianity the biggest threat,as the USCIRF says, because it associates that faith with the West, particularly the United States. The North Korean government relentlessly persecutes and punishes religious believers through arrest, torture, imprisonment, and sometimes execution. Once Christians are imprisoned, they are typically sent to political prison camps where they are “treated with extraordinary cruelty.” According to the U.S. State Department, tens of thousands of Christians are in political prison and facing hard labor or execution because of their faith.
- Kim Jong-un’s regime is intent on developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that can strike the U.S. with nuclear warheads. He believes this will help him reach his main strategic goal, whichthe Pentagon identifiesas ensuring “Kim family rule in perpetuity.” The Pentagon also notes that the overarching national security objectives of Kim Jong-un have remained largely consistent: international recognition as a nuclear armed state; maintenance of a viable deterrent capability; the simultaneous development of its economy and nuclear weapons program (i.e., the “byungjin” line); reinforcement of its military-first approach to domestic and foreign affairs (“songun”); tight control over communications, borders, movement, and trade; and reunification of Korea under North Korea’s control.” The Defense Department says North Korea uses reunification with South Korea as a key component of its national identity narrative to validate its strategy and policies, and to justify sacrifices demanded of the populace.”
From: "The Weekly" <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Aug 11, 2017
Please watch and pray over the news from the Korean peninsula. This is the most threatening and dangerous situation the world faces right now and it looks to be worsening. Pray that the North Koreans will back down from their provocative actions and that Kim Jong Un will either change course or be removed by his own government or by Chinese intervention. Pray that a military confrontation that could take the lives of hundreds of thousands or even millions would be averted. Ask that God would give special wisdom and restraint to President Trump, President Xi Jinping of China, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea as well as all other leaders involved in the current crisis that a peaceful solution can be found to ending North Korea’s nuclear threats and weapons program