PERSECUTION: Two courageous Christian Women, who are imprisoned in Iran for their faith in Christ are being pressured to recant their faith. This article is from August 11, but up to now, there is no update.
August 10, 2009
MINISTRIES: A very interesting article came out talking about Native American's Wiconi fifth annual family camp and Powwow and I give Jesus praise over what is happening there!
August 7, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: Persecution creeping into Germany.... One of the biggest national TV stations has broadcast an absolute horror show on Christians... as if we were not one bit better than fundamentalist terrorists. Though we still have the opportunity of a legal defence, yet oppinions like this will slowly creep into the heads of many people and then it is only a question of time, when an open hostility and even persecution will take place in this country that once brought forth reformation...
A week ago my computer died.... I lost my complete c:/ drive. Praise God, I had someone here from church who fixed it to an interim solution, but since I lost ALL programs I had accumulated over the years, it is a bit tidious to retrieve it all... so please bear with me until I can upload new infos here! Thank you!
August 1st, 2009
PERSECUTION: In Pakistan, 47 Christian houses were consciously set aflame in clashes with Muslims. Up to now the death toll is not yet known. Please pray!!!!
July 31 2009
MESSIANIC: Bible prophecy is revealing before our very eyes: The Temple Institute in Jerusalem began to build the sacrificial altar yesterday, July 30th, the fasting day called Tisha B’av, where Jews mourn the destruction of the two temples. Below in the same article you'll see the latest poll showing that the majority of Israelis, religious and not, are in favor of the rebuilding of the Temple!
July 30 2009
PERSECUTION: In North Korea, a Christian woman has been publically executed and her immediate family imprisoned.
July 24, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: The Muslim most holy time is approaching again, Ramadan, a month of feast and prayer. And like every year, Christians worldwide are asked to pray for Muslims during that time for God to reveal the truth to them.
July 18, 2009
SOCIAL LIFE: Apollo 15 astronaut James Irwin who walked on the moon, yet was not able to work a british pay phone, was a born-again Christian. These days, the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, ASSIST News Service founder Dan Wooding remembers how he made a deal with the astronaut in order to get an interview where he also talked about his faith.
MINISTRIES: "Christian Aid" tells of a very effective prison ministry in Ecuador: not only bringing the Good News to the inmates but also helping their extended families.
July 14, 2009
TOPICS: Pastoral minister and revivalist Junior deSouza gives fantastic insights on Defense Mechanisms in our own inner selves that at times can block our ability to intimacy with other people and even with God. Becoming aware of them is the first step in our personal healing process!
July 13, 2009
PRAYER ALERT: 6 Baghdad churches were bombed within 24 hours, several people died. Please pray!
July 08, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: The whole world was touched by yesterday's memorial service for Michael Jackson. Me too, I must admit. But at the same time, I was shocked to see how a cult surrounding a person can pervert the senses of so many... So I couldn't help writing down my thoughts concerning this here.
June 28, 2009
PERSECUTION: It is good to have at least once some good news in this area: Indian Home Minister says 'sorry' to Christian riot victims in Orissa state.
CURRENT FAITH: Two tragic losses in the entertainment industry... Read the article by the ElijaList that sees a big move of God in that area.
June 25, 2009
PRAYER GARDEN: A prayer request for crisis-ridden Iran.
June 19, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: The most unusual compaign took place in Germany this past month: like in several other countries these days, also here an atheist's bus was seen. Not on a regular time table transportation, but as a round trip tour through the country. And now the unusual part sets in: the bus was accompanied by a Christian coach from Campus Crusade for Christ during the whole time!!!
June 18, 2009
PERSECUTION: Two of the three people murdered in Yemen after being abducted, are German bible school students. Were they killed for their faith? This question is presently being discussed here in Germany since there are no further information on the case. The other person murdered is a South Korean woman. Was she also a Christian? One Briton and a German family of five are still in captivity, with no information of their whereabouts.
June 12, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: It's not too late to pray for the presidential elections held in Iran today! Please read this article on Iranian Christians, our brethren, who are in desperate need for our prayers - these elections can be life changing to them!.
June 10, 2009
ISRAEL NEWS: Here we are having a detailed comment by Malcolm Hedding, director of the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem, concerning the current politics around Israel, which is completely going wrong. Please help distributing this article so that the truth will be known on a broader scale. It is a truth, the international community is turning a blind eye to.
June 8, 2009
MINISTRIES: This is an encouraging article on a ministry in Japan - a country that is still not reached a lot. A former night club rock star who became a pastor, now has a night club/restaurant, where he does his unsual church services, yet with a great result!
June 3rd, 2009
INSPIRATIONALS: A beautiful devotional on God's ever true Word! It can set our focus right in a world that is full of shifting loyalties, devious cons, false philosophies - it can give us the right place in which to anchor our souls.
May 29, 2009
Coming Pentecost Sunday is at the same time the GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER on which for the first time ever, all countries of the world will participate!!! God TV will be broadcasting live from events in all continents! So everyone can join with all brethren worldwide in prayer even from home!
May 26, 2009
This year is the rare case in which, as to the Jewish calendar and our Gregorian one, Jewish and Christian feasts come together on the same date! So this coming weekend is both Pentecost as well as Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, on which the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples for the first time!
PERSECUTION: Prayer and care causes 16 detainees in a Chinese prison to be released, without fines and further charges - hallelujah!!
May 22, 2009
PERSECUTION: You will have heard about this horrible refuge problem in Pakistan that already displaced hundreds of thousands of people because of severe fightings between militant groups and Pakistani forces. It has also become a strain now on those communities where the refugee camps are built up - a potential of new conflicts... Please pray, it is also effecting badly our Christian brethren there!
May 15, 2009
A reminder for the upcoming GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER event: it's only 17 days to go and 219 nations will be participating! What a fantastic news! Please read the article, which is their today's newsletter. You still have time to organize your own event!
PERSECUTION: Pakistani Christians are fleeing from their Swat Valley residence after this area was given over to Taliban forces to impose Sharia law.
May 14, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: There are many war zones around this planet in which Christians are trapped and displaced. Yet as religious minorities, they often struggle to be able to access local and international aid.
April 24, 2009
MESSIANIC: I have uploaded a great 4-part article on the biblical view of what "Under The Law" really means. Brad Scott of Wildbranch Ministry has great insight, I always enjoy listening to his radio broadcasts.
April 19, 2009
On April 21st, Yom HaShoa, the Holocaust Remembrance Day, a "March of Remembrance" will take place in Dallas and other cities of the USA. This is like the broadening of the "March of Life" that took place last August in Germany (click on the button to your left), organized by TOS-Church in Tübingen. Their pastor Jobst Bittner will now attend in Dallas. Please pray for these events!
Please also pray for the Durban II Conference that will begin by tomorrow in Geneva. The organizing countries are planning on attacking Israel. On April 22, a demonstration is planned by Jews and Christians. Please pray for their protection!
April 15, 2009
MESSIANIC: Ludwig Schneider has a very interesting interpretation of the deadly beings as described in Revelation 9 that will increase our understanding of the prophetic events.
April 12, 2009
Have a very blessed Resurrection Day, all of you!
MESSIANIC: This year is one of the few occasions that Pessach and our Resurrection Day come together. This past Thursday was the Seder celebration and today, is the Feast of the Firstfruits, a feast that throws its shadow onto the resurrection of Jesus, who like this, rose from the dead as "the firstfruits" (1. Corinthians 15,20) among many brothers (Romans 8:29).
April 11, 2009
MESSIANIC: Some great video messages by Dr. Grant Jeffrey on biblical revelations concerning Jesus' return, the Temple, Israel, rapture...
April 9, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: God's timing is amazing: just in time for the Pesach season, archaeologists announced a major find that confirms the Biblical account of the Exodus!
April 8, 2009
MESSIANIC: Tonight, as to the Jewish calendar, the Pesach feast (Passover) will start in the evening with the Seder celebration. Read about this celebration and how it indicates to Jesus, Yeshua and His sacrifice for us - the final redemption!
April 7, 2009
TOPICS: A very inspiring article by Dr. Chuck Pierce, "From Loss to Prophetic Fulfillment" - something which God made me experience just yesterday in my own dramatic situation on a smaller scale, yet in a similar way.
April 2nd, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: Evangelistically, there is a lot going on in my country Germany right now! ProChrist is being broadcast live into all of Europe and through the internet also worldwide. And as of April 9, there will be the congress "Mission-Net", where abround 6000 people are expected from several nations!
March 25, 2009
PERSECUTION: A second Hindu leader has been killed and now the fear arises for Orissa Christians to be attacked again like it already happened last year after the killing of the first Hindu leader by some Maoist rebels. Please pray for our brethren there!
March 19, 2009
TOPICS: Matt Sorger explains the benefits of the fear of the Lord - not the be afraid, but out of true reverence and worship to experience His joy and peace in times of unrest.
March 9, 2009
MESSIANIC: Tonight is the beginning of Purim, the feast of lots that reminds of the salvation of the Jews from their enemies as described in the book of Esther. In the article you'll also find a recipe for hamantaschen, a special delicious bakery for the feast!
March 5, 2009
PERSECUTION: Violence is spiraling out of control in Pakistan... Now the info came out that on March 2nd, congregants at a Prebyterian Church had been fired at by a Muslim group which left one person dead and 11 injured.
February 27, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: A historic event will take place in Pakistan next week: YWAM will be holding a Christian Woman's Leadership Conference for the very first time there. And it needs your special prayers for protection! Thank you.
TESTIMONALS: A dear friend of mine has sent in her testimony of how Jesus found her - in a long way of walking astray like it happens to so many of us...
February 26, 2009
CURRENT FAITH: There are 2 great articles about what God is doing in these present times:
The first one is that He miraculously multiplied meat bags for needy families in Egypt, it is truly an amazing story!
And the other one is that where nobody would expect it, a large ever growing church: the largest church in the Middle East is thriving with healings in almost every service in the UAE!
All praise be to our good Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Yeshua Ha'Mashiach!
February 24, 2009
PRAYER GARDEN: Soon, a year will have passed and another Global Day of Prayer will take place! Please read the corresponding information of the email I have uploaded in the article, hoping many of you will participate. It is getting more and more critical for all of us believers to gather together in prayer as time proceeds to the return of our Messiah Yeshuah!
February 21st, 2009
PERSECUTION: Yesterday, the info was released about 60 Chinese house church leaders being arrested from a seminar on Feb. 11, including 2 Koreans.
February 14, 2009
PERSECUTION: Chinese 79-year-old woman released from prison just one day before her 91-old husband died at hospital. She was denied release before this official date to be with her husband - only to get her son step down from Christian activities...
February 06, 2009
MESSIANIC: Now that the Christmas season is far away enough, I think I can upload some articles on how biblical this celebration really is. This is not to destroy familiar traditions, but to draw the attention on biblical truths. Here is a detailed 4-part article looking at Christmas from 4 different aspects. The first one is on the Birth of Messiah, the next 3 articles can be clicked upon inside this article.
INSPIARTIONALS: After a long while, here is another beautiful article by Max Lucado! Having someone who prays on your behalf can be ever so important at times, the same as you being the one praying on behalf of someone else - because God hears!
CURRENT FAITH: British nurse who was suspended from her job because of offering prayer to one of her patients, has yesterday been reinstated by her employer.
PERSECUTION: A Pakistani family had to go into hiding because their two teenage sons were being accused of blasphemy.
January 16, 2009
PERSECUTION: At last, good news from Pakistan: Christian lawyers from all over the country met with the minister for minorities to discuss the issue of religious minorities. Chances are high for blasphemy laws to be abolished! Please keep this matter in your prayers!
January 13, 2009
SOCIAL LIFE: An interview with welllnown "painter of light" Thomas Kinkade about his beautiful paintings and his faith in Christ.
January 10, 2009
JILL AUSTIN Has Gone Home to Be with Jesus At 9:48 CST January 9, 2009. Please go to her website masterpotter.com.
January 8, 2009
PRAYER ALERT: Jill Austin is in intensive care after severe intestine problems and surgery.
CURRENT FAITH: Almost unnoticed, a big revival is taking place in sparsely populated Finland: 15.000 ca me to believe in Jesus and His church is growing there!
January 5, 2009
ISRAEL NEWS: This website is no political portal, but the truth on this Israel-Gaza conflict can by no means be silenced.
January 4, 2009
PESERCUTION: The prayer I asked for yesterday becomes critical since Islamists are seemingly beginning now internationally with their attacks because of the Gaza conflict. Today, the info was spread on two churches in Karachi/Pakistan being attacked.
January 3rd, 2009
Please pray for the peace in Israel. This is a spiritual war with satan blindfolding people against God's people and nation, yet another sign of the last days we're in. Dear heavenly Father, Your will be done! Maranatha - our Lord, Jesus, come!
PERSECUTION: Amidst all persecution, there is also some good news: A Pakistani Christian teenage girl that was abducted and kept in slavery has been freed through a legal victory! Thank you Jesus!
December 31st, 2008
I wish you all a richly blessed New Year
"What is impossible with men is possible with God."
Luke 18:27