Interceders Needed for Sept 1st Indonesian Christians Court Decision

Please pray for the a fair and just ruling on Sept. 1st for Dr. Rebecca Laonita, Mrs. Ratna Mala Bangun, and Mrs. Ety Pangesti.

* Intercede for Indonesian Christians Court Decision

These woman have undergone terrible oppression, false accusations and the trial has been a source of death threats, an atmosphere of hatred and disruption and Islamic jihad propaganda. These women have had to appear before the court one day a week since their imprisonment, the court case began June 30th.

Quote from Assist News Story Article..

"Earlier this year Dr. Rebecca Laonita, Mrs. Ratna Mala Bangun, and Mrs. Ety Pangesti conducted a “Happy Week” VBS-type program in their homes in the village of Haurgelis, West Java. Eventually about a score of Muslim children also attended with permission of their parents. They were arrested on charges of "Christianization" of Muslim children, and immediately jailed. The court case began on June 30. "

Even if they are found by the court to be innocent - Muslims have promised vengence and death on them and their families, so no matter what happens God's hand and protection must be stayed over these women.Christians have been asked to strongly intercede for these women and their families (too). The final verdictwill be on Sept 1st. Let the holy God of heaven prevail, and justice be done for these women.

Here is the link for their pictures and more information. http://www.worldchristianministries.org/resources/IslamicRadical
sAgitateJudges.asp

German's Send Children to School Abroad to Avoid Public Education

Due to the fact that homeschooling continues to be illegal in Germany and their public education system is indoctrinating children with rather wordly sex education programs and other practices contrary to their Christian beliefs, several Baptist families are making the hard decision to leave the country and send their children abroad to countries where homeschooling is legal.

Quote...

"The parents said they had resisted anti-Christian ideologies under Communism in the Soviet Union. Now they were extremely disappointed to find themselves in an even more hostile environment in a free Western democracy. .."

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

The Becket Fund
* Protecting the Religious Freedom of all traditions

Some Quotes about the Organization & it's Purpose...

"The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a nonpartisan, interfaith, legal and educational institute dedicated to protecting the free expression of all religious traditions..."

"Freedom of religion is a basic human right that no government may lawfully deny; it is not a gift of the state, but instead is rooted in the inherent dignity of the human person..."

Updates on India's Anti Conversion Laws

A good source for updates on India's anti-conversion law and how it is effecting the freedoms of Christians in India. It is important to be aware of and keep track of how these type of laws once established work to both prohibit the preaching of the gospel and prevent the saving of souls.

Lanka Liberty News Reports
* A Web-site dedicated to Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka

Quote from Home page...

"... The April 1, 2005, edition of The Wall Street Journal Asia featured an editorial (subscription only) against Sri Lanka's proposed anti-conversion law: "Anyone cutting through the mush can see that the proposed law is a simple case of denying freedoms -- of expression on the part of the faith-based aid organizations, and of religion on the part of individual Sri Lankans." ...

Christian Freedom International

Mission Statement...

"... CFI Helps Persecuted Christians Christian Freedom International is an interdenominational human rights organization for religious liberty helping persecuted Christians..."

..." The mission of CFI, however, is to reach the part of the persecuted church that is. . .

. . .the most repressed,
. . .most cutoff,
. . .and most isolated..."

Click to Donate Bibles Through Open Doors

Open Doors click to donate site, each daily click will help work to donate one book of the Bible to a persecuted Christian who has never owned a copy of God's Word. They have a daily click-thru "goal" of 1320, which is always exceeded.

Stats show how many full Bibles were donated so far that month...
http://www.donatebibles.org/Stats.asp

Open Doors is an awesome ministry whom I am happy to support. The seed you plant here is gaurenteed to produce a wonderful spiritual harvest!

Click to Help Feed & Care for Needy Children

Site: HungryChildren.com

A donation is made by LEXXTECH.com and advertising sponsors (when you visit their individual sites) for every 1000 visitors who click thru to a site sponsor, the sponsor will donate $25 to help provide funds to support food and care of needy children and ministries; all donations are also matched by LEXXTech.com.

http://hungrychildren.com/index.html

Help Feed the Poor with One Click of your PC

Site: The Hunger Site

* Each individuals click per day accounts for 1.1 cups food
Sponsored by Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest

http://www.thehungersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites

Site: Stop the Hunger!

* Each individuals click per day accounts for 3.3 cups food
Proceeds go to America's Second Harvest

http://www.stopthehunger.com/hunger/

The Deception over Embryonic Stem Cell Research

This is a current testimony of Dr. Kelly Hollowell from a few months ago... Note the statement where she says no human trials for ESC (Embryonic Stem Cells) exist. I had read (elsewhere) that one of the problems in the trials in mice and rats was that they were producing a great deal of cancer and cell abnormalities in the results, so of course we would hope they wouldn't have moved on to actual human trials with those kind of results.. thank God for that, at least.

Dr. Hollowell's Testimony Before Virginia Senate Panel

Quote...

On February 3, Dr. Kelly Hollowell, senior strategist for the Center for Reclaiming America, testified in front of the Virginia Senate Committee on Education and Health, urging the senators to bar state funds from being used to experiment on human embryonic stem cells. Five days later, the Virginia Senate voted 23-17 to do exactly that!...

Current or potential use of embryonic stem cells:

First, allow me to make clear that there are no currently approved treatments using ESCs. Nor do human trials involving ESCs exist. Even success in animal models is modest and rare. What’s more, experts predict a minimum 10 years before any treatments using ESCs might be available. In fact, little more than discouraging, if not frightening, drawbacks exist to this research, all of which are well-documented in peer reviewed scientific journals.

* Other articles...

Frist decision “morally misguided” and “blow to pro-life cause”

Quote...

Dr. Kelly Hollowell, the Center’s Senior Strategic Analyst reports that while embryonic stem cells ‘have not cured a single lab rat,’ adult stem cells have treated over 58 diseases in human patients, including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injuries, and juvenile diabetes. A listing of current applications of adult stem cells with research journal citations is located at http://www.reclaimamerica.org/download/StemCellFacts.pdf

“According to Dr. Hollowell, who holds a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, ‘embryonic stem cell research is unsafe, unethical, scientifically unproven, and unnecessary, in light of advances using adult stem cells.’”

Gospel for Asia - A Ministry worth talking about!

This "Gospel for Asia" sounds like an awesome ministry!

Quotes from their site...

But the harsh reality is that 2.7 billion people of our generation are still unreached with the Gospel. What answers are we prepared to give to the living God when He asks about the blood of these multitudes on our hands?
Today, we have the great privilege of helping them come to know Jesus. If we will commit to live for what is eternal, this generation can be reached with the Gospel.

I pray that Gospel for Asia will become like a bridge, giving you the opportunity to walk away from your own preoccupations to the harvest fields of Asia--and see the perishing multitudes through the eyes of Jesus.

Highest Ranking Christian in Muslim State Dies Tragically

Terribly sad news comes from Southern Sudan today, as the helicopter death of their new Vice President has been reported. A strong Christian and supporter of missions and other efforts, this truly is a blow for this troubled nation where many have suffered severe persecution in the name of Christ.

Keep them in your prayers!

Highest Ranking Christian in Muslim State Dies Tragically

By Douglas W. Phillips,
with Matthew Chancey Contributing

Quote...

"Sudan, a nation of many sorrows, has suffered yet another tragic blow to the cause of freedom early this morning with the death of the newly inaugurated President of Southern Sudan, Dr. John Garang. He was the highest ranking Christian in the world of an officially Islamic state...."