August 2014

God’s Solution to Terrorism – Published by Asia Harvest

Part One We live in an increasingly dangerous world, with terrorism—specifically Islamic terrorism—on the rise in many areas. Even places long considered peaceful have recently been shaken by evil acts. The city of Kunming in southwest China—a place we have spent much time over the years—was left reeling in March after eight Uygurs (a large […]

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Humanitarian Group Sets Off On First Mission to Aid Migrant Boats in Distress Reuters/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Humanitarian Group Sets Off On First Mission to Aid Migrant Boats in Distress By gCaptain On August 25, 2014 An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is brought in to land on the flight deck of the Phoenix I, the expedition vessel of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) project, south of Malta, during the vessel’s first

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Who is my Neighbour? Written by Rev. Sylvester Siu, of Woy Woy Presbyterian Church, Australia

Who is my Neighbour? (Luke 10:25-37) – Sermon presented on July 6, 2014. It’s a hot topic and not a week goes by without the issue of refugees being discussed in the media. And as in the past week, when a boat carrying refugees heads to our shores, everyone has an opinion. Do we let

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Worldwide Arms Trade and Illegal Arms – Prayer Points

• We pray for all those involved in the manufacture of arms. We pray that they would adhere to the standards set out by legal governing authorities of their lands and the international community, represented by the UN and other ethical and legal regulators of this industry. • Where there is greed and ethical indifference

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Worldwide Arms Trade and Illegal Arms

“He makes wars cease to the end of the earth. He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot of fire.” Psalm 46:9 (see also my post re claiming this promise in “Some Principles of Prayer and Intercession”) 1) THE PROBLEM: (Note: Some of this data may presently have slightly

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Pia’s Reflections: A few thoughts on burden bearing

Looking into the present situation of the most oppressed people group (you guessed it); worldwide refugees (or in your own case any issue(s) that seem overwhelming) those issues can quickly become all-consuming, as I experienced this morning. There are usually two responses to this sense of utter helplessness; we try to self-medicate through the various

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Prayer for World-Wide Refugee Aid Organisations

Sydney (Australia), 3 July 2014 (Although sent as an e-mail on the above date, this prayer can be used on an ongoing basis.)   Dear praying friends, I hope you are keeping warm but enjoying the beautiful winter weather during the day! This week we will pray for the various refugee organisations worldwide, along the

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Background Info on Colombia

“The origin of the armed conflict in Colombia goes back to 1920 at agrarian disputes over the Sumapaz and Tequendama regions. Peasants at the time fought over ownership of coffee lands which caused the liberals and conservative parties to take sides in the conflict, worsening it. The Colombian conflict began approximately in 1964 or 1966

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