We have lived the hardest 44 days in the wilderness of our lives….* Oh, no, we were not living, we were simply breathing… Cruel war… It took the life of our brave, courageous and wonderful fathers, brothers, husbands, friends.I felt like I was God’s soldier in the prayer trench, but wounded, bleeding. You know how …
November Prayer Update
Praise: I was able to make a quick trip to Northern California and visit my mother, two siblings and their spouses. Our mother who has been in assisted living for three years and was recently classified by Medicare as a ‘hospice’ patient. This means that additional care will be provided which is a good thing (she …
Man With Evil Spirits Is Confronted With the Power of Christ as Portrayed in the Film JESUS.
Cong* watched the JESUS film in awe. Christ’s power overevil spirits resonated with him. Locals in this restriced nation in Southeast Asia knewCong as the man who cursed or blessed others with evil spirits. He also suffered from a drug addiction. But after Cong saw the scene of Christ casting out demons, hedecided to follow …
MILTON’S DETERMINATION to receive the tablet training for indigenous people groups yields spiritual fruit.
The handheld tablet serves as an ideal tool to share the story of JESUS in people's heart languages. Hosted by Cru ® Global Church Movements (GCM), in partnership with Jesus Film Project®, leaders trained Christians from indigenous people groups in Ecuador to share the gospel effectively in an oral culture. Part of the training involved …
Ambition Put A Ladder To The Sky*
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was very skillful at turning away any questions he didn’t like. However, in 1928, after Coolidge issued his famous “I do not choose to run” statement, a persistent reporter looking for more details followed Coolidge to the door of his library. “Exactly why don’t you want to be president again?” the …
You Are Never, Ever Alone.
In the multitude of my anxieties within me,Your comforts delight my soul. Psalm 94:19 NKJV Where are you seeking hope? Seeking help? Seeking companionship for aloneness? Seeking comfort for your soul?
October Prayer Update
Praise:Thank God for the completion of the 200th language translation of “Magdalena: Released From Shame.” This latest translation of our women's film is the Lopka dialect spoken by an estimated 63,600 people primarily in the country of Benin, West Africa. Pray: 1. For “Live” Translation Recordings: we have 10 to 12 scripts for languages in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania …
LORD, HAVE MERCY
Written by Steve Macchia on Sep 28, 2020 09:57 am Are you exhausted by this challenging season? International pandemic. Racial inequalities. Economic uncertainties. Political discord. Wildfires. Hurricanes. Lost summer. Back to school. Physical distancing. Masks. “Lord, have mercy” is my latest breath prayer. And I’m praying it continuously throughout the day. It’s my heart cry. My …
Whipsawed by 2020: Max Lucado, September 25, 2020
(RNS) — First came the pandemic. COVID-19 has taken the lives of 200,000 and the jobs of millions, and it threatens to take the sanity of the entire world. A microscopic virus has paralyzed us. And an ancient sin threatens to undo us. An officer’s knee on the neck of a black man activated a …
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Develop strong friends, relationships to prosper*
A newlywed young man was sitting on the porch on a humid day, sipping iced tea with his father. As he talked about adult life, marriage, responsibilities and obligations, the father thoughtfully stirred the ice cubes in his glass and cast a clear, sober look at his son. What strange advice, thought the young man. …
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