Foster mother reinstated
A Christian foster mother has won the right to be reinstated having been struck off after a Muslim girl in her care became a Christian. The foster mother, who had looked after more than 80 children in the last ten years and had an unblemished record, was removed by her local council who accused her of failing to preserve the girl’s religion and failing to prevent her from getting baptised. The Muslim girl in question was sixteen at the time and had decided by her own initiative to become a Christian. The foster mother said that she had put no pressure on the girl and had even tried to discourage her initial interest. The girl was in care as she had been threatened with an arranged marriage and faced violence from her family. Prayer-Alert Article
Praise: God for answered prayer and continue praying for His protection over those that convert from the Muslim faith. (1Tim.4:12)
Dominican Republic: Largest ever Christian outreach
Nearly 70,000 people in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico placed their faith in Jesus through the ’My Hope’ Billy Graham TV project. After months of preparation, Christians across the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico`, equipped with evangelism training and filed with a passion for the Gospel, opened their homes for meetings and witnessed; culminating in over 59,000 home events, TV sermons from Billy or Franklin Graham and a personal testimony from the host. In the Dominican Republic, 55,391 people made commitments to Christ, with 13,797 doing so in Puerto Rico. Altogether more than 5,500 churches from across the evangelical spectrum were involved in the projects. Since My Hope began in 2002, such projects have been implemented in 50 countries. Praise: God for the members of the body of Christ who are stepping out in evangelism. (1T.2:3-5)
Dominican Republic: Largest ever Christian outreach
Nearly 70,000 people in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico placed their faith in Jesus through the ’My Hope’ Billy Graham TV project. After months of preparation, Christians across the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico`, equipped with evangelism training and filed with a passion for the Gospel, opened their homes for meetings and witnessed; culminating in over 59,000 home events, TV sermons from Billy or Franklin Graham and a personal testimony from the host. In the Dominican Republic, 55,391 people made commitments to Christ, with 13,797 doing so in Puerto Rico. Altogether more than 5,500 churches from across the evangelical spectrum were involved in the projects. Since My Hope began in 2002, such projects have been implemented in 50 countries. Praise: God for the members of the body of Christ who are stepping out in evangelism. (1T.2:3-5)
US Congressmen defend National Day of Prayer
CNS News reports that 63 members of the House and four senators (both Republican and Democrat), members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, have filed an amicus brief to defend the National Day of Prayer. Jordan Sekulow, attorney at the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) which is representing the congressmen, was quoted as saying the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment protects the National Day of Prayer because it is not the call of, or for, a specific religion, it is not mandated, and there are no punishments for not participating. ‘That goes back to, what I think the First Amendment is about, which is an establishment of a religion in the United States. That means you don't say that it is, for instance, the Baptist Day of Prayer, just the National Day of Prayer,’ Sekulow said. Praise: God for this move to establish prayer to be central to the US government. (Heb.13.7) More: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=8040
