New Prime Minister / Mount Ainslie / Election 2007 – By Ps Daniel Nalliah

Pastor Daniel NalliahKevin Rudd and Julia GillardDear family & friends in Christ,
 
It is so great to be back home in Australia.  I am sure we all know that there is no place like home.  Our time in Israel, Jordan, Sri Lanka & Malaysia was fantastic. While I was in Sri Lanka I heard the shocking news that Kevin Rudd was no longer the PM but Julia Gillard had taken the top job.
 
I received many emails asking me what I thought about it and what’s going to happen to Australia with a self confessed Atheist as Prime Minister.   Sorry for not getting back to you before, but I was so very busy since returning from overseas and have also been reading many articles about this issue and seeking God’s wisdom before making any comments.
 
As you all know by now I tell people, ‘what they need to hear and not what they like to hear.’   Let’s give credit where it is due.  Unlike Kevin Rudd, at least PM Gillard has been honest in telling the people that she DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GOD.   However, is this the beginning of the end for Australia ??  This will depend on how you vote at the next election which could be anytime between now and November 2010.
 
In October 2009 we at CTFM carried out a spiritual warfare prayer assignment with the help of many other prayer warriors on Mt Ainslie in Canberra and around 30 other mountains across the country. We specifically prayed for rain, the breaking of the drought and that there would be no major bush fires.  Then we stretched our hands over federal parliament and prayed for ungodly leaders in parliament to be removed and righteousness to be restored. (more…)

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Ps Daniel’s Vision of Julia Gillard stabbing Kevin Rudd in the back – By Jill Curry

Kevin Rudd and Julia GillardDear friends and family in Christ,

 

Shortly after Kevin Rudd was elected as PM in late 2007 or early 2008, at a Wednesday CTFM Prayer Meeting in Melbourne during our worship time, Ps Daniel suddenly gasped and later shared a vision of Julia Gillard stabbing Kevin Rudd in the back.  He interpreted this as Ms Gillard making a challenge for the leadership at some stage and deposing Kevin Rudd.

 

Just before leaving for Israel in May 2010, at an office daily prayer time, Ps Daniel was musing about the possibility of Ms Gillard making a challenge and the speculations that were in the press.  I reminded him of the vision he had some years before, which jogged his memory.  On his return this week, the fatal blow had been made in Canberra and we now have a new Prime Minister.  At our prayer meeting on Wednesday, many others present also remembered the vision he had some 2 years ago.

 

On ABC radio 774 on 29/6/10 John Faine interviewed PM Julia Gillard.  Normally not one to support Christian causes, he asked her directly, “Do you believe in God?”, to which she replied that she did not. 

 

She had grown up in the Baptist Church and attended youth group, but as an adult had made other choices.  He then mentioned that both Kevin Rudd and John Howard had made a point of being seen attending church and courting the Christian vote. 

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Power of God falls in Sri Lanka & Malaysia – Salvations, Healings, Miracles

more than 900 people pack the altar as Ps Daniel ministers at SIB church in KL MalaysiaThank you for loving and helping us AustraliaDear family & friends in Christ,
 
I am so glad to be back home in Australia after a month overseas.  I arrived back with my wife and daughter late Tuesday night.  Our time away from Australia has been amazing.  As you would have read from my last few emails God moved most powerfully in Israel.
 
We spent 3 weeks in Sri Lanka & Malaysia on our return from Israel.  In Sri Lanka we caught up with our family and friends. I also had the great opportunity of visiting the 3 Children’s homes (where we feed, clothe & educate around 80 children) and the feeding program (where we feed 150 children lunch every day).  I was so happy to meet with them, and they were also very excited to see me. They all looked so great, happy and well taken care of.
 
I interviewed many of the kids one on one. The feedback from the kids were full of positive remarks and I am so pleased with the pastors who are taking care of these children. They refuse to call them orphPs Daniel with Dilma tea company owner\'s son at tower they erected to honour Jesusans, they always call them “our children”.
 Ps Daniel, wife Maryse, and daughter Brianna in SL
I am so grateful to all of you who assist in keeping these projects running in Sri Lanka through your generous support.  If not for your help, we would not be able to finance them.  Catch The Fire Ministries releases 100% of all finances which come in for ‘Rescue Sri Lanka’ to Sri Lanka.
Some very exciting news, as a result of the feeding projects in 4 towns, now the Pastor I am working with has started 3 new churches and has seen 45 families born again. Thank you so much for financing these projects, as you have played a key role in winning these families to Jesus. Your continued support will be greatly appreciated.   

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I was in tears when I left each location as the kids came around me and said, “Please don’t go so soon, we love you so much, thank you for caring for us. When are you coming back?”  (more…)

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Julia Gillard and ‘religious faith’ – Please vote in polls

Australian Prime Minister Julia GillardDear friends and family in Christ,

Following is an email from Salt Shakers for your ongoing prayer for Australia’s government, that the righteousness of the Word of God would be exalted in our nation!

Julia Gillard and ‘religious faith’ – Please vote in polls
 
When Julia Gillard was sworn in as Prime Minister she used an ‘affirmation’ – not the traditional oath on the Bible. When asked about religion yesterday on the ABC, she said she didn’t believe in God and is “not a religious person” although she was brought up in the Baptist Church. She said “I’m not going to pretend a faith I don’t feel” but added that she respected the religious views of others.

Although we are concerned about the Prime Minister being an atheist, at least she is being upfront about her beliefs!
 
Having an atheist as the Prime Minister is a significant development and a move away from the Christian heritage of our nation. We would like to see committed Christians having influence in the governing of our nation.

We posted a report on these matters – with links – on the front page of our website yesterday.

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Church Shift! 10/40 Window No Longer a Mission Field, but a “mission force”

10/40 Window now a Mission ForceAimee Herd (June 24, 2010)

“The Eastern Church that is rising up with radical faith is going to mobilize and inspire the rest of the Body of Christ around the world to get the Great Commission done.”

Pastor and Hip Hop artist, Jaseon Ma, has produced a film (1040) documenting the amazing work God seems to be doing in the Asia 10/40 window; (where the bulk of the world’s unreached people live) in the areas between 10 degrees and 40 degrees North Latitude.

Asia is a region of the world that, Jaseon explains, is alive and in motion with God’s Spirit in a “dramatic way.” (more…)

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ALERT: Arrested for Being Christians at an Arab Festival…in America?

Dr Nabeel Quereshi arrested for sharing love of Jesus with Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, USAMark Ellis (June 22 , 2010)

“No hating, no disturbing, no harassing… It remains only to be concluded that we were arrested simply for being Christian Preachers at the Arab Festival in Dearborn.”

FOUNDING EDITOR’S NOTE: There is a U.S. Constitution, a Bill of Rights, a Declaration of Independence, and a God in Heaven who is watching and I do not sense that Our God is pleased—with an arrest of Christians sharing their faith. Please join me in prayer that we will see a SEA CHANGE of whatever spiritual force is attempting to make this anything other than a Christian Nation with freedom for all religions as well. –Steve Shultz, Breaking Christian News.

(Dearborn, MI)—This past Friday, on June 18th, three Christians; Dr. Nabeel Quereshi, David Woods, and Paul Rezkalla, were arrested at the Arab International Festival in Dearborn, Michigan, according to an ANS News report.

A video, recorded by the three the next day after their release, explains what happened when they stood at the festival and only spoke with those who freely approached them. They maintain that they did not hand out Christian pamphlets, nor did they preach at people.

“We didn’t approach anyone,” says Nabeel on the video. “We waited for them to approach us, and they did.” He says that at first, the Muslims that came up to them would accuse them and call them racist, but “in a matter of minutes, multiple times, we were talking very amicably [with them], and enjoying the conversation. We made many friends yesterday…” (more…)

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Babies know the difference between good and evil at six months, study reveals

By Teresa Neumann Breaking Christian News 
per David Derbyshire Daily Mail 10th May 2010
 
“You can see glimmers of moral thought, moral judgment and moral feeling even in the first year of life. 
 Some sense of good and evil seems to be bred in the bones.”  In a stunning scientific report, researchers are admitting that by six months of age babies have a moral code and can tell between good and evil, effectively challenging the “blank slate” theory of human morality so long espoused by science.
Calling the series of experiments “astonishing,” the Daily Mail reports that psychologists now suggest the understanding of what is right and wrong may be “hardwired” into the brain at birth after all.

But, according to psychologists, they have already developed a sense of moral code – and can tell the difference between good and evil.

An astonishing series of experiments is challenging the views of many psychologists and social scientists that human beings are born as ‘blank slates’ – and that our morality is shaped by our parents and experiences.

Leading research: Professor Paul Bloom, of Yale University, said a series of morality tales featuring puppets were shown to babies of varying ages

Professor Paul Bloom, a psychologist at Yale University in Connecticut, whose department has studied morality in babies for years, said: ‘A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life.

‘With the help of well designed experiments, you can see glimmers of moral thought, moral judgment and moral feeling even in the first year of life.

‘Some sense of good and evil seems to be bred in the bones.’ (more…)

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CTFM Israel mission report part 3 / Woman raised from the dead / by Pastor Daniel

Diana with Dr Murray and Geraldine of CTFM in Hospital Dear family & friends in Christ,

I am sure this part 3 report of God’s mighty power at work right in the Nation of Israel will greatly bless and encourage you to know that we serve a God of miracles!

On the last day of our tour in Israel we all boarded the 2 buses and started on our journey to cross the border into Jordan to visit mount Nebo before proceeding to the Amman Airport for our flights the same day.

In my bus was a lady by the name of Diana from Wagga Wagga in NSW, which is 4 hours from Melbourne, Australia, who had joined us on the tour. Also in the same bus was a Doctor by the name of Murray from Western Australia.

All seemed normal, except for the fact that we were sad to leave Israel, so as usual we started worshipping and singing praises to God. I was seated at the front of the bus as I was using the microphone to lead the people in worship.

While we were driving we were also talking about how great it was to visit the tombs of Lazarus and Jesus, as they were both raised from the dead in Israel over two thousand years ago. Suddenly I heard some shouting in the bus. At first I did not take much notice, but then my wife shouted out, “Danny, Danny come here.” She had just noticed something that she had seen a few times in ministry before.

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Today 22nd June 2010 is 3 Year Anniversary of the Victory for Freedom of Religion and Speech in Australia

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God’s Strategic Plan for Iran

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 J. Lee Grady Newsletters – Fire in my Bones

An Iranian evangelist says a spiritual awakening of unprecedented magnitude is occurring behind the scenes in a nation known for its terrorism.

Most Americans have put Iran on a blacklist. We’re concerned about Shiite militants who spread terrorism around the world, we don’t trust Iran’s nuclear weapons plans and we can’t stomach Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s human rights record or his maniac ways.

But my friend Lazarus Yeghnazar, an Iranian evangelist based in England, hopes you will develop some compassion for this part of the world. Most of us associate the Bible with Israel, but did you know that Esther, Daniel, Nehemiah, Ezra and Habakkuk all walked on Persian land that is now called Iran? In fact, the tombs of Esther, Daniel, Habakkuk, Cyrus and Darius are in Iran.

“”Yeghnazar says the churches are growing so fast in Iran that some leaders have wondered if they should stop evangelizing. ‘One church leader told me they have stopped sharing their faith because every Iranian they witness to comes to Christ.’ “       

Yeghnazar points out that Iranians were among the first Christian converts. The people known as Parthians, Medes and Elamites, who were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (see Acts 2:9, 11), were from what is now Iran. Jeremiah prophesied that God would “restore the fortunes of Elam” in the last days (see Jer. 49:39). Elam is modern-day Iran.

This promise of spiritual restoration is no longer a far-off dream. A vibrant New Testament church is thriving in Iran, in spite of brutal persecution under Ahmadinejad’s regime. And this growing spiritual awakening in Iran could play a significant role in end-time events. (more…)

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New Development in Israel: Temple Mount Police Allow Rabbi to Prostrate Himself in Prayer

by Teresa Neumann : May 27, 2010 : Gil Ronen – Isreal National News

In ancient times, Jews who ascended the Mount fully prostrated themselves as part of the prayers there. The regular Jewish prayer services in synagogues include several instances of bowing in the direction of the synagogue’s Torah Ark, and partial prostration is carried out on some holidays.”

FOUNDING EDITOR’S NOTE: While these Orthodox Rabbi’s do not accept Jesus (Yeshua), might it be the beginning of Israel finally realizing they need something more than their rituals? Might it be that G-D is preparing them to receive even the Messiah? We know that day WILL COME. -Steve Shultz, BCN.

 (Jerusalem, Israel)—A report from Arutz Sheva states that on May 25 a large group of hareidi-religious Jews ascended the Temple Mount and received friendly service from the police there—unlike the harsh police treatment that Jews typically receive on the Mount in recent years. One of the Jews was even reportedly allowed to fully prostrate himself in prayer, facing in the direction of the location of the ancient Temple—which is now occupied by a Muslim mosque. Not only was the group’s ascension not blocked at the Mount, as in previous attempts on Passover, but police on the Mount were even courteous and friendly. Says the report, “They were gripped by excitement when one of the rabbis prostrated himself facing the presumed location of the Temple’s Holy of Holies in ancient times. Police allowed this religious act as well.”

According to the report, Jews are usually forbidden from openly praying or even mumbling prayers on the Mount, as part of an Israeli policy of complying with Muslim Wakf’s demands in this matter.

Noted reporter Gil Ronen, “It is not completely clear whether the friendly police attitude Tuesday was a fluke or a sign of changing attitudes.” (more…)

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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to address Christians – ‘Make it Count’ 21 June 2010

Dear friends and family in Christ, As you may be aware Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will speak to the Christian constituency at the Make it…

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Jesus Christ Television continues to broadcast the Good News to Pakistan

Thursday, May 6, 2010 By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries

Jesus Christ Television has just celebrated its sixth anniversary.
Called Jesus Christ Television (JCTV), it is based in Lahore and run by Pastor Javed Rauf, its managing director. He is also the general secretary of the River of God Ministry which is also based in Lahore, the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. On Sunday, April 18, 2010, Jesus Christ Television celebrated in Lahore its 6th Anniversary which was attended by more than 1,500 people attended by Pakistani Christian ministry heads, Christian celebrities, artists, writers, journalists, pastors and musicians.

Pastor Rauf, founder of JCTV, has endured persecution for his vision of Christian television in Pakistan, but he is undaunted.

“I am thankful to God for the day God opened the door for media ministry in Pakistan through Jesus Christ Television,” he says in a story carried by www.nrb.org.

A couple of years ago, I caught up with Pastor Rauf in Seoul, Korea and, in an interview, he first explained how the TV channel came about.

“The River of God Ministry has been working in Pakistan for many years now and we are doing a great work over there arranging lots of crusades, conventions and seminars,” said Pastor Rauf.

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CTFM Israel mission – Part 2 / by Pastor Daniel

Pastor Daniel and his wife leading the CTFM tour in IsraelEastern / Golden Gate where King Jesus rides through after His 2nd Coming to Jerusalem, IsraelDear family & friends in Christ,
 
I was so happy to read all the encouraging feedback from my last email titled ‘CTFM Israel mission great success – Part 1 / Mini revival in the aircrafts and transit hotel’ and I hope that this Part 2 report will bless you too!

I just do not know where to start once again, but I will try my best to share as briefly as possible as to what happened over our 8 day mission to Israel.
 
Although entering into Israel territory was very exciting, we were all very tired and ready to sleep the day we arrived.  There were many security checks, but they were not too bad. As soon as they heard that we were from Australia, there was great favour given to us. I must also say that with Jesus on our side, we did not have any major issues at all!
 
More than 60 of us were on this intercessory prayer mission trip, including my wife Maryse and little girl Brianna. I must say that the Catch The Fire team were just absolutely fantastic as everyone worked together so well and helped each other, which made the trip so pleasant and very exciting

For the first few days we stayed in the Palestinian controlled areas. The Jews & Palestinians were all very nice to us. We had many opportunities to share the love of Jesus and to pray with them. In fact, our bus driver who was a Palestinian Arab Muslim gave his life to Jesus!
 
Every site we visited in the Holy Land was so special and almost every site had been secured by mainline churches. Thank God for them, because if not for them, there possibly would be no Christian sites to visit in Israel. However, it was most depressing in many of these traditional religious places, as everyone was told to be silent in respect of the holy sites. We at CTFM did play by the rules at first, but then I remembered that Jesus is alive, not dead, and we needed to bring back the joy of the Lord! So I went up to the priest at every site and very kindly challenged him that we should celebrate that Jesus is alive! This strategy was successful at almost every place as we were given permission by the priests to praise and worship the Lord out loud in public! This was fantastic and brought great excitement into many of the traditional religious parts of the trip as we took over lifted our hands to worship the Lord! (more…)

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New York’s fury at plans for Ground Zero mosque

By Mail Foreign Service on 16th May 2010

Plans to build a giant mosque close to Ground Zero have caused a storm of protest from families who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks.

Angry relatives claim the move is an ‘insult’ to the victims of the World Trade Centre atrocity.

The mosque is part of a proposed 13-storey Muslim community centre, which will include a swimming pool, gym, theatre and sports facilities.

‘Sacred’ ground’: The World Trade Centre attacks claimed 3,000 lives. Plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero site have been described as a ‘slap in the face’

The building, which was damaged by the fuselage of one of the hijacked planes, is just two blocks from Ground Zero. (more…)

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