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My Son Shot 10 Amish Girls In a Pennsylvania Schoolhouse After her son committed a horrific crime, Terri Roberts expected rage and calls for vengeance. What she was greeted with instead healed an entire community.​ Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother's Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace $8.47 Kindle Think No Evil: Inside the Story of the Amish Schoolhouse Shooting...and Beyond This book and the story it tells about the Amish schoolhouse massacre and the amazing faith, grace and forgiveness of the Amish is an awesome read. Check it out for yourself. My review  of Think No Evil   REMAINING ISIS HOSTAGES HAVE BEEN RELEASED! February 22, 2016 by Janelle P in Middle East Open Doors World Watch List

The European Parliament unanimously backed a resolution characterizing the Islamic State group’s targeting of religious minorities as genocide . Lawsuit vs. Gospel for Asia over Fraud Allegations Iran-backed militias lead attacks on Christians in Baghdad

E.M. Bounds books on prayer for free on Kindle Power Through Prayer The Weapon of Prayer The Necessity of Prayer The Possibilities of Prayer Purpose in Prayer The Reality of Prayer Defying ISIS: Preserving Christianity in the Place of Its Birth and in Your Own Backyard Mar 13, 2015 | Kindle eBook by Johnnie Moore   $7.99 A Christian genocide at the hands of Islamic extremists is unfolding in the Middle East. Entire Christian populations have been eliminated, and the ultimate aim of ISIS and the Islamic State is to eradicate the world of Christianity. They are well on their way. Thousands of Christians arrive in refugee camps daily as tents can be seen for miles across the countryside of Jordan, N. Iraq and Lebanon. Churches have been demolished, crosses burned and replaced with ISIS flags, homes destroyed, entire communities displaced, religious conversions forced, human torture enacted, children slaughtered, and all in plain sight. In many cities every single...

China’s Hero Eric Liddell Is Honored with Statue BBC's Eric Liddell's Story :  Chariots of Fire's Eric Liddell is Chinese 'hero' Samir's Story Samir has no money, no job, and his kids are begging him for food because they haven’t eaten in days. He has nowhere to turn, and ISIS is on his doorstep. The only glimmer of hope comes when local missionaries supported by Christian Aid Mission tell Samir about a God-man called Jesus. Pakistan: Christian man shot dead by Muslim in-laws The family of a Christian man who was shot dead by his Muslim in-laws is now being threatened also. The couple's lawyer is also receiving threats. Aleem Masih, 28, married Nadia, 23, last year and they moved nearly 40 miles away from Lahore to Narang Mandi to escape her family. Lawyer Aneeqa Maria of The Voice Society told Morning Star News that the couple had petitioned Lahore High Court for police protection due to threats they and Masih's family had received. Acco...

How can a book be both an easy and a difficult read? It can be easy to read when the author is Johnnie Moore and the writing style and size of the volume (a mere 155 pages) are reader friendly. The subject matter, however, makes it difficult to read. What you are hearing in the headlines, reading in your newspapers or online are a mere fraction of what is actually going on. Moore’s book, Defying Isis , is a call for the Western Church and Western society as a whole, to wake up to what is happening in the Middle East. His argument is presented in three parts: What ISIS is Doing, Why ISIS Matters to You and What We Are Losing . Clearly, we are horrified by the accounts that do make the news but our sense in the Western world that it matters enough to really do something is just not there. In What ISIS is Doing , Moore gives accounts of atrocities. While including some that you have heard, he also includes personal accounts of terror that devastates and faith that...

Sudan Punishes Imprisoned Pastors After American Advocacy Asia Bibi: failing health on death row in Pakistan PUBLISHED BY RUTH KRAMER ON JUNE 25, 2015 Pakistan (MNN) — Her story reads like a conspiracy theory novel. The main character is a 50-year-old woman, falsely accused. She languishes in jail for six years, charged and convicted of a federal crime with no evidence, and no recourse. The problem is: it’s not fiction. It’s Asia Bibi’s story. Bruce Allen with Forgotten Missionaries International   says the mother of five was accused of blasphemy in Pakistan. Voice of the Martyrs USA recounts the early part of the case: On June 19, 2009 there was an intense discussion among the women about their faith. The Muslim women told Asia about Islam, and, according to VOM sources, Asia responded by telling the Muslim women that Jesus is alive. “Our Christ sacrificed His life on the cross for our sins…. Our Christ is alive.” That led to a beating and a blasphemy accusation. In Nov...

ISIS to Mosul's Christians: " Pay a fee, become Muslims or be killed " Iranian viewers' testimonies  of SAT-7 TV Two Presbyterian Pastors Face Death Penalty in Sudan, Persecuted for Their Christian Faith "Almost all pastors have gone to jail under the government of Sudan. We have been stoned and beaten. This is their habit to pull down the church. We are not surprised. This is the way they deal with the church." "This case in particular, we feel the charges are trumped up. These are just good citizens practicing their Christian faith, but the Sudanese government is using any tactic they can to push Christianity out of the market place and out of daily life, and unfortunately they are having some success," he said. People of the Cross From the article:  For Mary Sameh George , a 25-year-old Christian girl from Cairo; the cross would cost her very life. In March of 2014 she was attacked and killed after pro-Muslim B...

Update: Stories of shocking forgiveness from Christians like 10 year old refugee Myriam and the families of Egyptian Christians beheaded by ISIS have set Arab social media ablaze and even got the attention of Arab media that usually doesn't give time/attention to Christians .  Here is Myriam.  I was very moved by this young girl's faith, joy in the midst of hardship and willingness to forgive. Surely, she is a follower of Jesus, doing as He Himself had done when severely mistreated by others. Here is a follow-up radio program interview with her in which she sings for the host. It's adorable that she is so excited she gives the host barely a moment to respond throughout.  She sings a hymn with meaning so much more powerful considering her circumstances:  Pastor Saeed Left "Shaken" as He Witnessed the Beating of Fellow Prisoners Who Were Also Led to the Gallows End-Times Eschatology According to Islam Caleb Suko, missionary to Ukraine give...

"But regardless of which of us end up literally crucified for Christ, the question is: have we not died already? Paul—who was converted right here in Syria—proclaimed, “I am crucified with Christ.” -Farid, Syria (source 8thirty8's Facebook page). Also from 8thirty8: A Syrian refugee, living in Jordan, met Jesus and was just recently baptized! He shared that his family has completely disowned him (won't even speak to him) and now his wife has divorced him. But he has the biggest smile of joy you have EVER seen!  *Pray for the strength of this new brother, and that the Lord would use this new brother to draw his family to Him! * Video about Helen Berhane, a Christian woman who was locked in a metal shipping container in Erirtea for two and half years, for sharing the gospel of Christ. “We had a hope that they would be released,” the brother said a day after the news of their killing was released. “But the will of God was for them to be martyrs of Christ, an...

The LORD Almighty will bless them, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance." Isaiah 19:25 (NIV) '4,000-Strong' Christian Militia Formed to Fight ISIS in Northern Iraq BY  JACK MOORE   2/4/15 AT 1:24 PM Assyrian Christians are one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Middle East whose foundations lie in Assyria, a historical region of northern Mesopotamia, but since the beginning of the 2003 Iraq War they have faced persecution from Islamic extremists. Islamic State murder of Jordanian pilot sparks fury PUBLISHED BY RUTH KRAMER ON FEBRUARY 5, 2015 No stranger to horrible content, the video of the immolation of a caged Jordanian pilot crossed a line, says the Voice of the Martyrs USA spokesman Todd Nettleton. “It’s one thing when you’re attacking the so-called ‘infidels:’ the Christians, the Yezidis. But when you are killing a Muslim in such a horrific manner and clearly taking a considerable amount of j...

Watch and Pray:  Two More Soldiers Killed in Gaza One shot dead "by a terrorist in a tunnel;" another by a missile defense system's activation in a tank Meanwhile, rockets continue to rain down on Israel Anti-Israel protesters rally across France, defying ban imposed after synagogue clash Thousands march through French cities in protest of Israeli operation in Gaza Strip; French president says will not allow violence to spill over into France. Article by Nicholas Vinocur, Joe Bavier Jul. 19, 2014 | 10:40 PM source unknown Initial U.S. assessment: Pro-Russian rebels fired missile that downed Malaysia jet Related: Russia supplied missile launchers to separatists, U.S. official says The United States has confirmed that Russia supplied sophisticated missile launchers to separatists in eastern Ukraine and that attempts were made to move them back across the Russian border after the Thursday shoot-down of a Malaysian jet liner, a U.S. offic...

Many of Answers in Genesis’ books are available for free to read online   Health survey gives government its first large-scale data on gay, bisexual population Less than 3 percent of the U.S. population identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday in the first large-scale government survey measuring Americans’ sexual orientation. Original source from the CDC , p. 3 specifically – “Results: Sexual orientation”  God and The Gay Christian? A Response to Matthew Vines  free pdf book Free e-book: 10 Days of Devotions for Women – Women of Faith must sign-up for emails (can unsubscribe after) Slavic Gospel Association shares update from eastern Ukraine PUBLISHED BY KATEY HEARTH ON JULY 9, 2014 If you thought fighting was over in eastern Ukraine, you might want to read this report. Vice President of Ministry for Slavic Gospel Association (SGA), Eric Mock, just returned from the reg...

(from article linked below) Let NATO Keep the Peace in Palestine (this article may help us begin to see what the Anti-Christ peace treaty would look like) Under a Bosnian model, the United States and its most capable European allies might form an ‘implementation force’ to fulfill the peacekeeping mandate for a limited period of two to five years [emphasis mine], followed by a longer-term ‘stabilization force’ that would include countries beyond the NATO alliance. He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." Daniel 9:27 (NIV) Seeing the Unseen: A Daily Dose of Eternal Perspective  [Kindle Edition]  Randy Alcorn Free for a limited time 60 meditations that will inspire you to live each day with an eternal perspective. Spiritually spe...

Just Give Me Jesus by Anne Graham Lotz 99 cents on the Kindle A look at Jesus through the eyes of John, the Apostle  Broken Heart on Hold: Surviving Separation $1.99 on Kindle This is a book from a woman who went through the pain of separation and eventually saw her marriage healed. One reviewer stated that this book neither was pro-divorce or stay together but ministers to women in their present pain. Check out the reviews for yourself before purchasing. It looks like a very helpful book for those who are separated or in the midst of deep, marital pain. The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness [Kindle Edition] Kevin DeYoung (Author) 4.6 out of 5 stars Digital List Price: $13.99  Kindle Price: $0.99 You Save: $14.00 (93%) Persecution Around the world Iran Returns Pastor Irani to Prison After being transferred to an unknown location and assaulted, Pastor Irani has been returned to prison in Iran. T...