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"Praying for All in Authority"
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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3. Netanyahu Says Work on Annexation Map Has Begun: 'We Are Turning Parts of the Homeland in Judea and Samaria Into Part of the State of Israel Forever' - Algemeiner
Israel's government has established a team to map out areas of the West Bank that it will annex in accordance with President Donald Trump's recently released peace plan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said, "In recent weeks, we brought enormous news for the State of Israel and the Land of Israel. My friend President Trump clearly stated that he would recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, the northern Dead Sea, and all Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, as well as a broad area encompassing them."
"We have formed an Israeli team to work with the American team on the work of mapping, which has already begun - it is underway," Netanyahu announced. The team, he said, includes Minister of Tourism and Aliyah and Integration Yariv Levin, National Security Council chief Meir Ben-Shabbat, and the Prime Minister's Office Director-General Ronen Peretz, with assistance from the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer.
4. 'We are preparing for a wide-ranging operation in Gaza,' Netanyahu tells community leaders - World Israel News
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem with a group of leaders from communities near the Gaza border.
Netanyahu held the meeting amid an uptick in rocket attacks from the coastal enclave and the return of arson terror via airborne incendiary devices sent into Israel using balloons and kites.
According to a statement released by the premiere's office, "Prime Minister Netanyahu updated the council heads on the latest developments regarding Gaza and told them that Israel was prepared for any scenario, including a wide-ranging operation. The Prime Minister praised the steadfastness of the residents of the area adjacent to the Gaza Strip."
While Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that rules Gaza, has attempted to publicize its willingness to decrease arson terror, it appears to lack meaningful control over Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the faction suspected of launching the most recent barrages of rockets at Israel.
Both groups are bankrolled by Iran, which openly seeks Israel's destruction.
5. Hamas Promises to Stop Balloon Attacks in "Gesture of Good Will" - Jerusalem Online
Hamas has unilaterally agreed to halt its arson balloon and rocket attacks against Israel, Channel 12 has reported, citing an unnamed defense official.
According to the Israeli television channel, Hamas halted the attacks as a "gesture of good will". Channel 12's source said Israel was "skeptical" about Hamas's promise, but would make an attempt on its part "to restore stability to the Gaza border communities" if the ceasefire held. "Tonight and the coming weekend will serve as a test of stability," the source said.
Egyptian negotiators reportedly sought to soothe tensions between Hamas and Israel earlier this week, sending delegations to Gaza on Monday and Wednesday.
6. New IDF multi-year work plan introduces 'Iran Directorate' - JNS
(February 16, 2020 / Israel Hayom) The Israel Defense Forces has unveiled its new multi-year work plan, which according to the military is designed to greatly increase its offensive and defensive capabilities.
With an annual price tag of NIS 30 billion ($8.75 million), the five-year plan, code-named "Momentum," aims to bolster the military's air, ground, sea and cyber capabilities, its intelligence superiority and technological prowess.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi presented the plan on Thursday, despite the ongoing political turmoil in Israel, which is heading into its third general election within a 12-month period. Defense Minister Naftali Bennett approved the plan and presented it to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It will be presented to the Cabinet for a vote this week.
Presenting the plan, Kochavi stressed the urgent nature of the threats Israel faces, saying "they won't wait" for Israel to resolve its electoral crisis.
7. Report: Iran Threatens to Destroy Tomb of Esther and Mordechai - Jewish Press
Iranian authorities allegedly threatened to destroy the historic tomb of Esther and Mordechai in the city of Hamedan, and convert the site to "a consular office for Palestine," according to ARAM, the Alliance for Rights of All Minorities in Iran.
The organization said Sunday in a statement posted to the Twitter social networking site, "members of the Iranian Basij attempted to raid the historic site yesterday in an act of revenge against the Israelis Palestinian peace plan by President Trump."
There is no way to independently confirm the report, but if it is true, it would not be the first time the site has been threatened.
The Daily Brief
1. Barr says Trump tweets 'make it impossible to do my job' amid Roger Stone drama - Fox News
The White House says President Trump isn't "bothered" or deterred after Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that the president's tweets "make it impossible for me to do my job," in an unusual swipe at the president -- although Barr emphasized that Trump "has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case."
Barr's unexpected comments came days after Trump, in a late-night tweet earlier this week, criticized career Justice Department prosecutors for recommending a nine-year prison sentence for his former advisor Roger Stone. Senior DOJ leaders then intervened and adjusted the sentencing recommendation downward, saying it was clearly excessive given Stone's obstruction-related offenses. All four prosecutors on the case stepped down within hours.
"I think it's time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases," Barr said. "I'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody . . . whether it's Congress, a newspaper editorial board, or the president."
Barr continued, "I'm gonna do what I think is right, and you know . . . I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me." The attorney general said he could not "assure the courts and the prosecutors and the department that we're doing our work with integrity" if the White House appeared involved in DOJ decision making for political or personal reasons. (Read more)
> > > BREAKING! Stone, DOJ Prosecutors Ordered to Appear at Phone Hearing- Newsmax
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- Lord, we often worry about the President's tweeting habit, but we also recognize that his frustration level must be off the charts as the targeting of his friends and family has been horrific. We ask for peace in his mind and heart, and for Your Spirit to comfort him.
- "Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord, and that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name. Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast!"(Psalm 74:18,19)
2. Dem Senator: Congress Isn't Doing Its Job of Redistributing Income - Free Beacon
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) on Wednesday said Congress is not doing its job of redistributing income in a fair way. "We know Congress isn't doing its job to redistribute income in any way that's fair to hundreds of millions of Americans, we know that," Brown said during a hearing at the Senate Banking Committee.
"Senator McConnell and the president have refused to raise the minimum wage, it's been stuck for 11 years at under eight dollars," Brown said. "They took away overtime for about 2 or 3 million Americans because of truncating the overtime rule, tax cuts for the rich, and now tax cuts for Medicare."
The senator's statement resembles a 2008 comment by then-presidential candidate Barack Obama. An Ohio plumber named Joe Wurzelbacher asked Obama whether his taxes would increase after purchasing a business that made more than $250,000. Obama told Wurzelbacher a tax increase on people like him was a good thing. He told the Ohio voter, "I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." (Read more)
- Lord, we are all aware that it is not Congress' job to "redistribute wealth." It is their job to work for the American people and not against them. We ask that You stop these proposals by "progressive" Democrats in their tracks.
- "God will hear and afflict them, even He who abides from of old . . . Because they do not change, therefore they do not fear God." (Psalm 55: 19)
3. Judicial Watch Obtains Records Detailing NIH Purchases of Aborted Fetal Parts for 'Humanized Mice' Testing - Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch announced it received 676 pages of records from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) showing that the agency paid thousands of dollars to a California-based firm to purchase organs from aborted human fetuses to create "humanized mice" for HIV research.
The records show that NIH paid at least $18,100 between December 2016 and August 2018 to Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR) for livers and thymuses from second trimester aborted fetuses. They include at least 26 such purchases from ABR by Dr. Kim Hasenkrug, senior investigator at the NIH lab in Hamilton, Montana.
Purchase orders associated with the transactions state: "These tissues, liver and thymus, are required [by] Ron Messer for ongoing studies of HIV in the Hasenkrug Lab. Our mice will be ready for reconstitution soon." Beginning with a December 21, 2016, payment to ABR and running through April 2018, the records show that a fetal liver and thymus set costs $680, and payment was due upon receipt. On May 23, 2018, the cost increased to $750.
The records also include "Tissue Acquisition Invoices" and sales receipts issued by ABR. Payment was made by credit card. (Read more)
- Lord, the National Institutes of Health participating in the purchase of aborted babies is horrifying. The shedding of innocent blood in America must stop - only You can turn this situation around by revealing the truth in a way that all Americans will understand.
- "Their feet run to evil, and they hasten to shed innocent blood; Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity, Devastation and destruction are in their highways." (Isaiah 59:7)
4. Bernie Sanders Says He Will 'Put a Moratorium on Deportations' of Illegal Aliens - CNS News
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who won the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, says he will put a moratorium on deporting illegal aliens so the government can conduct an audit of immigration enforcement "practices and policies." "As president," says the immigration plan posted on Sanders' website, "Bernie will: Put a moratorium on deportations until a thorough audit of current and past practices and policies is complete."
Sanders also is vowing to completely stop the building of what he calls "the racist and ineffective wall" that President Donald Trump is trying to build along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sanders, says his website, will "[s]top all construction of the racist and ineffective wall on the U.S.-Mexico Border and instead rely on cost-effective and innovative methods to counter the real threats of drug importation and human trafficking, not manufactured ones targeting the most vulnerable."
Sanders also says he will: "Overturn President Trump's racist and disgusting Muslim ban." (Read more)
- Lord, we bind up the plans of this man and ask that they fall to the ground. We declare every socialist/communist plan for America will be stopped.
-"No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse." (Psalm 25:3)
5. Bloomberg campaign downplays report he is considering Hillary Clinton as running mate - Fox News
Billionaire Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign on Saturday downplayed a report that he is considering 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as his pick for vice president. The Drudge Report, citing a source close to Bloomberg's campaign, reported that Clinton was under consideration after internal polling found that a Bloomberg-Clinton ticket would be a "formidable force."
The conservative news aggregator, which came to prominence in the 90s for first reporting the Monica Lewinsky scandal, reported that Bloomberg would consider changing his residence to a home he owns in Colorado or Florida, "since the electoral college makes it hard for a POTUS and VPOTUS from the same state." But the Bloomberg campaign quickly tamped down that report but fell short of denying it outright.
"We are focused on the primary and the debate, not VP speculation," Bloomberg communication director Jason Schechter said in a statement. (Read more)
- Lord, this story is all over the news, but whether or not it would ever really happen is unlikely. We ask that the Democrats- every one of them - be visited by Your Holy Spirit in a wave of Your Power that will change their hearts and re move them from the election equation.
- "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it." (Psalm 127:1)
6. Colorado Democrats Vote Down Bill Mandating Medical Care To Born-Alive Survivors Of Abortions- Daily Wire
On Tuesday, Colorado Democrats voted down a bill seeking to mandate medical care to born-alive survivors of abortions, House Bill 1068. "The bill establishes a physician-patient relationship between a child born alive after or during an abortion and the physician who performed or attempted to perform the abortion," outlines Colorado.gov.
The bill would require physicians "to exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious physician would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age and requires that the child born alive be immediately transferred to a hospital."
If physicians were not to adequately care for the born-alive child, they would be hit with a $100,000 civil penalty, constituting "a class 3 felony that could come to bear as 'unprofessional conduct' on a medical' license," reported Colorado Politics.
The House State Veterans and Military Affairs Committee killed House Bill 1068, as well as another bill (House Bill 1098) seeking to outlaw abortions past 22 weeks gestation, along party lines, with Republicans backing the bills and Democrats opposing them, Colorado Politics noted. (Read more)
- Father, once again, this action is a symptom of America falling away from the One True Living God. In Your great mercy, we ask for that move of Your Holy Spirit in repentance. Help us to turn from our wickedness and seek Your Face.
-"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)
7. Dems, triggered by prayer, storm out of legislature - WND
State Democrats stormed out of the Virginia House chamber Tuesday after a black pastor condemned abortion and gay marriage through prayer.
Rev. Robert M. Grant Jr. of The Father's Way Church in Warrenton, Virginia, addressed the Democrat-controlled House of Delegates with an opening prayer that condemned abortion and gay marriage, Media Research Center reported. Grant's prayer caused members to storm out of the chamber and for one member to yell, "Is this a prayer or a sermon?"
The pastor defended his actions by saying the "state house belongs to all the citizens." "And all the citizens have a voice," Grant added. "If it's my turn to have a voice, and I am a pastor, what do you expect from me? If you don't want to hear what a pastor has to say, then don't invite one." (Read more)
- Lord, thank You for Pastor with courage - this action by Democrats is but a symptom of a much deeper problem in America- the falling away from God. We pray for a move of the Holy Spirit to bring repentance all across this nation - in every port, border, small towns and big cities, plains and mountains. Wherever there are people, Lord, we ask for You to touch them and bring true repentance.
-"O Lord, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it know; in wrath remember mercy."(Habakkuk 3:2)
8. Virginia House Passes Bill To Award Electoral Votes To National Popular Vote Winner - Daily Wire
Virginia Democrats seem determined to ensure they will never get elected again. Their determination to turn nearly all Virginia gun owners into criminals led to more than 90 counties in the state declaring themselves to be Second Amendment Sanctuaries.
Now the state's Democrats want to cede Virginia's power to decide who it wants to be president of the United States by giving the state's electoral votes to whoever wins the national popular vote. The state House of Delegates voted on Tuesday to place Virginia in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would cede participating states' electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, regardless of who the people of Virginia voted for.
CNN reported that the compact "will go into effect only if the cumulative total of the states' electoral votes surpasses the 270 necessary for a majority, which would require states that voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 to sign on."
The bill was sponsored by Del. Mark Levine, who tried to explain why such a bill was necessary. Levine was the delegate who spent six minutes attempting to explain the definition of an "assault weapon" while getting literally every basic thing about guns wrong. So, that tells you a bit about his knowledge of the electoral college.
"This idea that some American citizens should have more power than other American citizens to choose the president of the United States, I, frankly, find profoundly offensive," Levine said of the electoral college. (Read more)
- Lord, this action disenfranchises the people of Virginia, giving their votes away to states like California. We pray that there will be a block put up for this "National Popular Vote Compact" so that this despicable plan will not succeed.
-"So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19)
9. US and Taliban agree to truce, way forward in Afghanistan - Associated Press
The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a temporary truce that, if successful, would open the way for a deal that would bring American troops home from Afghanistan and end 18 years of war.
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month, an eventual countrywide cease-fire and a commitment from the Taliban not to harbor terrorist groups like al Qaida, while setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
The truce marks a milestone in efforts to end America's longest-running conflict and fulfill President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to bring U.S. troops home from foreign conflicts. But prospects for a real and lasting peace remain unclear. (Read more)
- Lord, though this sounds like good news, and may bring some of our troops home, negotiating with the Taliban as it stands today is not effective. We pray that Redemption would come to this terror group, and that the violence they have espoused would be quelled permanently.
- "For with the LORD there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption."
(Psalm 130:7b)
10. US warship seizes Iranian weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, Navy says - Fox News
U.S. officials have confirmed to Fox News Thursday that a U.S. Navy warship intercepted Iranian-made weapons from a vessel in the Arabian Sea earlier this week. Crew members from the USS Normandy seized a huge cache of weapons from a dhow - a small vessel with lateen sails - on Sunday while conducting maritime security operations in the U.S. Central area of operations.
The weapons and weapon components were intended for the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to officials. (Read more)
- Father, we thank You that this US Warship was able to intercept the shipment of arms. We ask for even more vigilance on the part of our troops both in land and sea, and the presence of the Angelic Host to help them.
- "Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." (1 Peter 5:8)
11. Mississippi Pearl River flooding leaves capital in 'precarious situation' as crest, more rain on the way - Fox News
The swollen river in Mississippi's capital city crested Monday at the highest level it's been in decades as the state's governor warned the danger hasn't subsided, with more rain in the forecast.
Gov. Tate Reeves told reporters at a news conference Monday the National Weather Service believes the Pearl River in Jackson has crested at 36.7 feet, above major flood stage at 36 feet but still below the record of 43.3 feet. The water level has not changed for several hours, according to Reeves.
"Although this is relatively good news for Jackson and Central Mississippi, we as a state are not in the clear yet," he said. (Read more)
- Father God, we lift up all who have been hit by these' floods, and we ask Your wisdom to guide them to safety; and to guide their leaders in this precarious situation. We ask in Your name, amen.
- "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." (James 1:5)
The Daily Jot
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
The heart of human trafficking-Part 1
In Islam there is a religious permission to lie, "Taqiyya," which allows Muslims to lie to non-believers to advance the cause of Islam. There is also a religious justification of human trafficking in Islam, a system known as Kafala. Kafala, originally referring to the Islamic "adoption" of children, is an exploitive "sponsorship" system that results in the organized crime of human trafficking in Gulf Cooperation Council countries Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and some neighboring states. The two Islamic religious practices of taqiyya and Kafala combine to justify participation in a worldwide network of human trafficking for sex, labor, and harvesting of human organs.
Each year the US State Department releases a report on human trafficking. The 2017 and 2018 reports mention the Kafala system in association with Arab countries and recommend replacing them. Specifically, the 2018 report singles out Saudi Arabia, "Due to Saudi Arabia's requirement under its de facto sponsorship-kafala-system that foreign workers obtain permission from their employers for an exit visa to be able to legally depart the country, some are forced to work well beyond their contract term because their employers do not grant such permission." In other words, once a victim has arrived in Saudi Arabia, they cannot legally leave under the Kafala system, "rendering them vulnerable to forced labor and debt bondage."
The report also singles out a couple of countries as examples in explaining human trafficking: "in Nigeria, traffickers use fraud to recruit women and girls for jobs in Europe and force them into commercial sex when they get there. Many traffickers force victims to take a juju oath to ensure compliance and threaten death resulting from the juju curse if they break their oath, disobey their traffickers, and try to leave their exploitative situations." The report says, "traffickers. . . lure potential victims with false promises of money, misleading job offers, or other fraudulent opportunities. Traffickers typically, but not exclusively, target women as potential victims, often from impoverished backgrounds, with minimal education, or originating from vulnerable populations or destitute communities." The State Department says these schemes are carried out by organized crime syndicates.
This is what we are fighting in Ghana. One such example is told by our ministry partner Pastor William Agbeti, who says these Muslims dress up on Sundays and loiter around churches trying to lure Christian girls into human trafficking. He reports: Their modus operandi is to tell sweet lies and give superfluous promises to unsuspecting, vulnerable young girls desirous of escaping hard financial and economic situations. The whole engagement process is steeped in secrecy. On arrival at their destinations, the girls are forcefully made to surrender their passports in full view of state officials." Exodus 21:16 says, "And he that steals a man, and sells him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death." In sharing the gospel AND educating against this evil system, we may save many souls from both spiritual and physical destruction.
- Father God, we ask that You quicken to these young girls, who are leaving their church services, to not be tricked into accepting the lies of these traffickers, thus being taken captive. We ask that You release wisdom, strength and courage into each of their hearts to say NO to these criminals and to flee to safety. We ask this in Jesus' name, amen.
- "Ask, and it will be given to you . . ." (Matthew 7:7a)
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- The Persecuted Church
- Classic Hymns
- Signs and Wonders
- The Good News Corner
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Prayers for the Persecuted Church
"Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves also are in the body." (Hebrews 13:3)
Please visit the website for International Christian Concern to lift up prayers for the persecuted around the world, every day. Their link is: www.persecution.org -- or go here to connect. Thank you for interceding for our brothers and sisters who are suffering in Asia, the Islamic World, and the Far East.
A Classic Hymn
BE THOU MY VISION
"When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I reveal Myself to him in visions,
I speak to him in dreams." (Numbers 12:6)
Lyrics
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word; I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father, I Thy true son; Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.
Be Thou my battle shield, sword for the fight; Be Thou my dignity, Thou my delight; Thou my soul's shelter, Thou my high tower: Raise Thou me heavenward, O power of my power.
Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise, Thou mine inheritance, now and always: Thou and Thou only, first in my heart, High King of Heaven, my treasure Thou art.
High King of Heaven, my victory won, May I reach Heaven's joys, O bright Heaven's sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my vision, O ruler of all.
Melody
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About the Author:
Words: Attributed to Dallan Forgaill (Rob tu mo bhoile, a Comdi cride). Translated from ancient Irish to English by Mary E. Byrne in Eriú, Journal of the School of Irish Learning, 1905, and versified by Eleanor H. Hull, 1912, alt.
Melody: Slane (Hustad) Irish tune. Arranged by Donald P. Hustad, 1974
About the Hymn:
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Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders
Locals Mesmerized as Caspian Sea Mysteriously Turns Blood Red [Watch]
" . . . and the fish in the Nile died. The Nile stank so that the Egyptians could not drink water from the Nile; and there was blood throughout the land of Egypt. (Exodus 7:21)
Residents of the Aktau village in Kazakhstan woke up mystified as the Primorsky Coast turned blood red. The incredible natural phenomenon was observed in in the lagoon of the Caspian Riviera hotel reports Lada.kz.
According to the the site, the incredible sight was also witnessed in 2017 and 2018 in a lagoon near the Chagall Hotel through the Nur Plaza Beach.
According to scientists, single-celled algae, otherwise known as "diatoms", are what causes the reddish tint to the water. The exotic algae is harmless and safe for fish to swim in.
Environmental experts have confirmed that this is not a case of pollution but rather a natural occurrence. Red-colored mud and algae are prevalent on the Central Asian Sea's shoreline. This affects the reddish color of the sea's water.
(Breaking Israel News)
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"I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke." (Acts 2:19)
Good News Corner
The Good News Corner
World Vision's $3.7 million coronavirus campaign
to aid nearly 400,000 in China
As over 1,600 people in China have died due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the international evangelical humanitarian agency World Vision is spending millions to provide assistance to nearly 400,000 people in the midst of the deadly health crisis.
Sponsoring over 55,000 children and employing 300 staffers in China, World Vision is one of the largest humanitarian aid organizations operating in the country.
The organization remains concerned about the increasing rate of confirmed coronavirus cases as China reported at least 121 more deaths from the virus on Friday. The Chinese government reported Saturday that 1,665 people have died from the virus.
Erica Van Deren, World Vision program manager for humanitarian and emergency affairs, told The Christian Post that about 39,000 of World Vision's sponsored children live in areas of China that are at "immediate risk" of the coronavirus.
However, she said that none of the World Vision sponsor children have contracted the virus.
"We're working with our sponsor children and their families to make sure their families have the protective equipment that they need," Van Deren said. "Then also [they need the] education and understanding of how they need to protect themselves from this and talk to kids about the fear and stress they may be having."
World Vision aims to help 390,000 people in 10 Chinese provinces by distributing personal protective equipment and sanitation products that include facemasks, thermometers, sanitizers and soap.
The cost of World Vision's coronavirus-related efforts in China is estimated to be about $3.7 million.
Van Deren said World Vision has already distributed 50,000 hospital-grade facemasks to people in five counties in four provinces.
"These are incredibly poor families," she said. "World Vision China has a history of addressing the needs of these communities."
. . . World Vision has experience assisting vulnerable communities through its work in past health crises such as Zika, Ebola and H1N1. (Read more)
Source: Christian Post.com
- Father God, we thank You for these courageous workers who will work inside China to rescue "the least of these" from this deadly virus. We ask for their SUPERNATURAL protection while they are on the land in China, serving You by serving these. Thank You, Father, in Your Name, amen.
- You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
If you say, "The Lord is my refuge,"
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
(Psalm 91:5, 6, 9, 10)
Worship With Us Today
Worship With Us Today!
Kari Jobe - "Speak To Me"
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About CHPP
About Capitol Hill Prayer Partners
Our Mission Statement
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners (CHPP) is a ministry which is positioned on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., helping members of the Body of Christ to "pray for those in authority over us" in our federal government. Our primary purpose is to offer intercession on site for the members of Congress and their staffs each day that the Senate and the House of Representatives are in session; and our chief prayer focus is that "God's will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." [Matthew 6:10].
Because Jesus Christ has shed His blood for all, we, too, pray for ALL, in a nonpartisan manner. Also, because the scriptures indicate that "the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 4:17), we are confident that fervent prayer, offered in the halls of the highest chambers of government in our land, can avail much for America. Capitol Hill Prayer Partners welcomes those who feel called to join us, engaging in this strategic work of intercession for our nation: "For there is no power but of God; the powers that be are ordained of God." [Romans 13:1]
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Reading the Bible Together
WELCOME TO OUR BIBLE READATHON!
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea." (Habakkuk 2:14)
> > > Reading the Word of God over our nation, six nights per week!! ALL NIGHT LONG!
We are now reading the Word of God every night (except on Sunday mornings) from midnight to 6:00 a.m. EDT. We are reading through the whole Word, from Genesis to Revelation, and beginning again in Genesis when finished. [As of this writing, over the past three years, we have now "read through" the entire Word of God sixty-five times, nonstop. Hallelujah!]
Our numbers of readers continues to grow over time. All are welcome to join, as we use "the weapons of OUR warfare" to confront our enemy and BRING HIM DOWN through the LOVE of our Messiah and, by faith, setting captives free!
Our conference number is: 712-432-0075. The access code is: 206425#.
Please call at any time from midnight to 6:00 a.m. EST! EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN OUR "WARFARE IN THE NIGHT", USING THE WEAPON OF HIS WARFARE - THE WORD OF GOD!
"For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." (Hebrews 4:12)
> > > A footnote: 2020 has been declared "the Year of the Bible."
Hallelujah!!
Please join us as, together, we "soak the very atmosphere of our nation" in the WORD OF GOD!
In closing, let us decree together that . . .
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105)
AMEN!!
Reminder!
Our conference number is: 712-432-0075.
The access code is: 206425#.
And . . . once again . . . welcome!
Sara Ballenger, President
Janet Dibble, Bible Readathon Coordinator
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners