Their unique expedition is posted on www.MyGFA.org/leap, where their goal of raising $1,100 for bicycles already has been met and has now increased 10 times to $11,000. MyGFA.org is a new section of the Gospel for Asia (GFA) website where anyone can promote a unique GFA ministry support effort.
Two Canadian Women Take First Skydive 'Leap of Faith' to Fund Bicycles for Pastors in Asia6/24/2013 Dany Dias and Janine Jalbert of Ontario, Canada, will make their first skydive June 29, not as thrill-seekers, but in a leap of faith to promote their passion to fund bicycles for pastors in India to reach remote areas of ministry.
Their unique expedition is posted on www.MyGFA.org/leap, where their goal of raising $1,100 for bicycles already has been met and has now increased 10 times to $11,000. MyGFA.org is a new section of the Gospel for Asia (GFA) website where anyone can promote a unique GFA ministry support effort.
0 Comments
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomes today’s decision by European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers in Brussels to adopt Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief, fulfilling a commitment that was made in the EU Human Rights Strategy one year ago. As the tenth set of EU human rights Guidelines, the document outlines priority areas and operational tools for the promotion of religious freedom, with the aim of equipping the EU to support individuals and communities who face infringements to this right, addressing violations when they occur and preventing future incidents. As the Guidelines are public, they can also serve as a tool for third parties to hold the EU to account on its own commitments. A man in Australia who claims to be neither a man nor a woman has been officially recognized by Australian authorities as “sexless” on his birth certificate. Norrie May-Welby, a British expat, was born a man but had a sex change operation in 1990 when he was 28. However, after becoming unhappy as a woman he opted to become a “neuter.” The family of Hoang Van Ngai, the Hmong Christian who died in police custody on 17 March, was notified in mid-May that the Vietnamese authorities’ investigation confirmed his death was caused by “suicide by self-electrocution.” However, the family believes that he was killed extra-judicially because of his defence of his church and determination to stand up to corrupt local officials. Hoang Van Ngai was an elder of Bui Tre Church, which belongs to the legally recognised Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South). Ngai’s older brother believes he made enemies amongst government officials because he stood up against abuses of power and refused to pay bribes. He also defended the church when the authorities tried to force them to close. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, He taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring for more fruit. (John 15:2) The key verse for this final lesson confirms it is God's desire that spiritual fruit be evident in your life. This chapter provides guidelines for developing spiritual fruit.
Robert Tyler, general counsel at Advocates for Faith & Freedom, predicts California Assembly Bill 1266 will pass the state Senate and be signed into law. "What that bill does is further emphasize the right in California of students to claim their own gender identity to use the facilities of their choice, restrooms and locker rooms," Tyler tells OneNewsNow. Criminals have threatened to seize a piece of land owned by Fayez Demian Hermina, a Coptic resident in the village of Saksaka in Tema, Sohag, Upper Egypt. A. D., the daughter of Fayez’s brother, told MCN that on Monday, her uncle received threats from the Mekki family to pay 70,000 EGP as a royalty to avoid an attack on the family and its agricultural land. “Members of the Mekki family originally gave him 15 days to pay a royalty of 50,000 pounds, or else they would come back and seize the land again. This was two weeks ago. Yesterday, we were surprised when they raised the royalty from 50,000 to 70,000 EGP, an amount that we must pay within three months. They did not give any reasons for increasing the royalty,” she added. In a brief statement issued Wednesday, the leader of the Anglican bishops who sit in the House of Lords, said there would be no further organized opposition from them to the government’s “gay marriage” proposal, that Peers passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday evening. “Both Houses of Parliament have now expressed a clear view by large majorities on the principle that there should be legislation to enable same-sex marriages to take place in England and Wales,” said Rt. Rev. Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester, the Convenor of the Lords Spiritual. “It is now the duty and responsibility of the Bishops who sit in the House of Lords to recognize the implications of this decision and to join with other Members in the task of considering how this legislation can be put into better shape.” A five-day tour by Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic was permitted to take place in Vietnam from 22 to 26 May, despite national restrictions on religious activities. Vujicic, who was born without arms and legs, spoke to 75 000 people at seven official events, three of which were shown on national television, as part of a ‘World Outreach’ tour which has an explicitly evangelistic aim, to “share the Good News of Jesus Christ”. At the end of his tour, Vujicic also preached at Gia Dinh Church in Ho Chi Minh City. Does God permit divorce? If so, does He then allow remarriage after divorce? How about in cases of marital infidelity? Or the case of a believing Christian divorced by an unbelieving spouse? Christian leaders and church pastors hold a variety of views concerning Christian divorce and remarriage. My intent in this bible study is to offer some Scriptural answers. In brief, what does the bible say about marriage, divorce, and remarriage? "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." (Genesis 2:24) |
Walter Blackwood
Associate Pastor with The Bridge Community of Faith in Kelowna BC Canada. Archives
May 2017
|