Dr. Paul Ai Tran Is Being Held In Ho Chi Minh City For Sharing The Gospel Of Jesus — Again!

By Dan Wooding – Founder of ASSIST Ministries

Dr. Paul Ai TranHO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM (ANS) — A close friend of Dr. Paul Ai Tran, a much persecuted Vietnamese Christian leader whom the communist authorities grew so frustrated with because of his prolific church planting efforts that they deported him from Vietnam in 1999 to the United States, has told ANS that Tran is being held under “city” arrest in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon.

Bruce Sonnenberg, Executive Director/Founder of He Intends Victory based in Southern California, said, “Paul is staying in a hotel under ‘city’ arrest and being watched by two police bodyguards everywhere he goes. He has the freedom to go and visit his family and friends, etc., but he has the two policemen watch his every movement for 24 hours a day. The policemen stay at the hotel in the next room to his.

“Paul is now an American citizen and has a tourist visa to go back to Vietnam. They cannot do anything to him, but they also want to make a point by making things difficult for him. What they are saying to him is ‘so you want to come back and visit Vietnam, now you can stay, but you cannot leave until we say so.’ They are just playing games with him and I believe they will release him soon as they will get bored with the situation.” (more…)

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Cautionary Good News For Christians In India

By Teresa Neumann

Orissa Christians“It’s a fertile time for the Church. We have noticed…that if we did not have this time of persecution, we would not have seen the growth that has taken place. God continues to work powerfully in these areas.”

(India)—Mission Network News reports that, in advance of the April elections, Orissa’s ruling Biju Janata Dal has ended the alliance with the Hindu extremist Bharatiya Janata Party.

According to the report, church leaders in the region believe the violence against Christians in Orissa by Hindu activists last year is one of the reasons behind the collapse of the BJD-BJP alliance in the state. The split will benefit Believers, they say. (more…)

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My Imam Father Came After Me With An Axe!

“An amazing article printed in The Times in the UK this week….

The article tells the story of ‘The Imam’s Daughter’ by speaking with the author of a new book written by a girl who was a Muslim and converted to Christianity. The book was released on 5 March 2009.

The book – and the article – highlight how she lived in the UK, was raped by her father who was an imam, how she faced a forced marriage at 16 and fled her family, and then became a Christian.
She then feared for her life when they tried to kill her.

The author, “Hannah”, is now married… She wants to highlight the plight of Muslim women in Britain.

Several people have already sent this to me – it is an amazing story.

The book:
The Imam’s Daughter, by “Hannah Shah”.
Please Click Here for details of the book on Amazon.”

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Kenya: Church Struggling After Islamists Destroy Building

Church Still Meeting In Open AirSix months after attack, Muslim assailants still at large; weary congregation faces heat, rain.
 
GARISSA, Kenya, March 5 (Compass Direct News) – Six months after a gang of Muslim youths ruined a church building in this town in northern Kenya, Christians still worshipping in the sweltering heat of the open air say they feel disillusioned that officials have done nothing to punish the culprits or restore their structure.

On a sunny afternoon last Sept. 14, when angry Muslim youths threw more than 400 members of the Redeemed Gospel Church out of their church building, the Christians hoped they would be able to return to the ruins of their former structure. That hope is quickly giving way to anger, hopelessness and despair.

“After six months in the open, the church feels tired and cheated,” said pastor David Matolo. “We are fed up with the empty promises from the government administration.”

He said the church, which began worshipping in Garissa in early 2001 with only a dozen members, is fast shrinking. (more…)

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Prophetic Warning From David Wilkerson – Earth Shattering Word As God’s Judgment Comes To America

Dear friends and family in Christ around the world,

We at CTFM are forwarding the following prophetic warning from David Wilkerson of the Times Square Church in New York City, USA, for your immediate prayerful consideration!

David WilkersonDavid Wilkerson is a Christian minister, evangelist and conference speaker, author of above book and many books. He helped bring Nicky Cruz to Christ (Nicky is a well known international evangelist, who was part of a teenage gang in New York). Information about David and his help with teenagers led to the international ministry of “Teen Challenge”. Refer website www.worldchallenge.org for more info.

Jason Golden
Catch The Fire Ministries

 

By DAVID WILKERSON – March 7, 2009

I am compelled by the Holy Spirit to send out an urgent message to all on our mailing list, and to friends and to bishops we have met all over the world.

AN EARTH-SHATTERING CALAMITY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. IT IS GOING TO BE SO FRIGHTENING, WE ARE ALL GOING TO TREMBLE – EVEN THE GODLIEST AMONG US. (more…)

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Urgent Action Required: Sri Lanka Anti-Conversion Bill

Ministers on stage at the prayer rally against the Anti-Conversion BillDear Family and Friends in Christ,

We returned from Sri Lanka 2 weeks ago, as we were there for over a month.  My trip was primarily a holiday, but I had the opportunity to spend time with many church leaders from many Christian denominations.

4000+ Sri Lankan Christians protest against Anti Conversion Bill in ColomboIt was brought to my attention that the Anti-Conversion Bill was back in the Sri Lankan Parliament and if passed would cause major problems for the church and those wanting to embrace Christianity. This unjust bill raised its head under the former government, but was put off mainly because of united prayer and action initiated by many Christian organizations, ministries, churches, and believers around the world.

Many lobbied their respective Sri Lankan Embassy in the country they lived in. Also I personally spent much time in the US State Department along with my US counterparts, who work on Christian Human Rights Issues, to stop the Anti-Conversion Bill from going through. The end result was that the then president The Hon Chandrika B Kumaratunge did not let it get through Parliament. (more…)

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The Storm Is Coming!!!

John Paul Jackson (Put Australia in the place where United States is mentioned as you read…)

For those of you who have followed this ministry, you have heard me say more than once during the past eight years that from 2009 or 2010, things will become very difficult. I have been praying and hoping that what I am about to write may be averted. However, I am now concerned that without prophetic people speaking up, we will not play our redemptive part in bringing change for the good.

FIVE ELEMENTS OF THE BREWING PERFECT STORM

As in the movie The Perfect Storm, the storm I see coming to the United States is a combination of more than one element, and when the elements unite, the storm becomes exponentially more dangerous. However, unlike the movie, this storm is not just a storm of merging weather patterns. This storm is worse; it involves five different elements: religion, politics, economics, war and geo-physical events. (more…)

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US ELECTION 2008 – Obama Spells ‘Persecution,’ Warns Focus On The Family / Evangelical Christian Leader Dr. James Dobson

Dear Friends and Family in Christ around the World,

James Dobson1) As Bible-believing God-fearing Christians, we must keep praying that the Lord Jesus will increasingly open our spiritual eyes to see and ears to hear His Prophetic Word of Truth, what His Holy Spirit is saying to His Church in these perilous last days when even the very elect are being deceived left, right, and center!

Following is an alarming article with significant prophetic foresight from highly respected Focus on the Family Evangelical Christian Leader Dr. James Dobson, regarding a potential Obama administration in America!

ELECTION 2008 – Obama spells ‘persecution,’ warns Focus on the Family – Analysts see same-sex marriage, Fairness Doctrine on horizon (more…)

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Peace Rally For The Orissa Christians

MarchingHello Kingdom partners,

ChildrenHere are some pictures that a peace rally was conducted by our Jesus For All Generations Ministries in our Srikakulam town.  On behalf of our ministry, we invited all district christians to join in our peace rally, and by the grace of God nearly 5000 believers and many ministers joined in our rally for the peace and liberty to the Christian believers in both Orissa and Karnataka states.

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Violence Against Christians STOP In India!!!

Dear Family and Friends in Christ,

Pastor Danny NalliahFirstly we thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, then all in Australia and overseas who responded to the “PRAYER and ACTION call” regarding the problem in Orissa, India where Christians were facing severe persecution. Well, all glory goes to our faithful, Jehovah Jireh – your prayer and action has certainly paid off!

In the past few days we have been receiving reports of so many who had contacted the Indian Embassy in Australia and we know many other countries have also lobbied against the above issue. I have also been in touch with my counter-parts in the United States, who did a lot of work through Capitol Hill and the US State Department. (more…)

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Christians In Orissa, India Need Your Prayers!

By Jeff King,

I’m sure you have heard the terrible news coming out of Orissa, India where the Christian community has been brutalized.

Up to 50 Christians have been murdered and 100 churches destroyed, with 20,000 in refugee camps and up to 50,000 Christians hiding in the jungles and left homeless.

As we speak, ICC has 2 representatives inside Orissa. One will be distributing emergency aid to devastated Christians and the other is investigating/recording the ongoing tragedy. (more…)

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Christians In India Need Your Help Urgently – From Pastor Danny Of Catch The Fire Ministries

Christian Homes BurntDear Family and Friends in Christ,

Children PersecutedWe would greatly appreciate your urgent attention regarding the recent escalation of persecution of Christians in India. Following is an email I received that gives the details of the nature of the current crisis. For those of who live in Australia, please pray and act by calling or faxing the Indian SufferingEmbassy in Canberra on the following numbers Tel: (02) 6273 3999 Fax: (02) 6273 1308. Make sure to be nice and polite, but also state that you are very unhappy and would greatly appreciate more effort by the Indian government to stop any further destruction of Christians in India. (more…)

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EXCLUSIVE: Al Qaeda Targets Leading Arab Evangelist Operating In The U.S. For Preaching The Gospel To Muslims

By Joel C. Rosenberg

 (Washington, D.C.) You have probably never heard of Father Zakaria Botros.

But you need to know his story. He is far and away the most-watched and most-effective Arab-American evangelist focused on reaching the Muslim world, and by far the most controversial. The Rush Limbaugh of the Revivalists, he is funny, feisty, brilliant, opinionated, and provocative. But rather than preaching the gospel of conservatism, he is preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. And his enemies do not simply want to silence him. They want to assassinate him.

Last week, I had the honor of interviewing Botros by phone from a secure, undisclosed location in the United States, where he now resides. He told me that he had just learned that an al Qaeda website had posted his photograph and named him one of the “most wanted” infidels in the world. The Radicals have even put a bounty on his head. The Christian Broadcasting Network reported the figure was as high as $60 million. Botros does not know for certain. But just to put that in context, the U.S. bounty on Osama bin Laden’s head is “only” $25 million. (more…)

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Persecution And Systematic Destruction Of Christians In The Middle East Must Be Stopped!

By Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

War On Jihad

Iranian FlagAn Islamic court in Shiraz, Iran , has just convicted two men of being infidels. Their crime? Converting to Christianity. The possible sentence? Death. Not too far away in Saudi Arabia, an outraged father recently hacked his own daughter to death for the same “abomination.”

In the daily drumbeat of Mideast news, there is one story of historic proportion that goes nearly unreported: the persecution and systematic destruction in the Islamic world of some of the world’s oldest Christian communities.

Sure, we hear when a Catholic bishop is murdered in Iraq, when machete-armed fanatics attack Egyptian Copt worshipers, or when churches are torched in Hamas-controlled Gaza. (more…)

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India: Hindu Extremists Burn One Nun Alive, Rape Another

Nirmala Carvalho – 26th August, 2008

A Catholic nun was burnt alive by a group of Hindu fundamentalists who stormed the orphanage she ran in the district of Bargarh (Orissa), this according to Police Superintendent Ashok Biswall.

A priest who was at the orphanage was also badly hurt and is now being treated in hospital for multiple burns.

Another nun from Bubaneshwar’s Social Centre was gang raped by groups of Hindu extremists before the building housing the facility was set on fire. Sources also told AsiaNews that elsewhere one priest was wounded and two other were abducted. The list of violent anti-Christian acts is thus getting longer. (more…)

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