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Converting people to another religion is illegal in Nepal, but missionaries are willing to risk prosecution to spread the Christian faith. "Victory to Jesus," Korean pastor Pang Chang-in cries as he blesses a new church in the village of Jharlang, in the foothills of the Himalayas. The congregation of the newly converted raise their hands in prayer. Most are from the indigenous Tamang community, who used to follow the Lama faith, an ancient spiritual practice. In Pang's eyes the Tamang people are "poor financially and spiritually". "So, a miracle takes place and the whole village converts," he says. Missionaries, many...

Your prayers have been so much help. Sepsis and an advanced bile duct cancer diagnosis to this. God is incredible and prayer works. Chemo has actually improved his liver numbers which has baffled his doctors. A long road ahead beating this pernicious and aggressive type of cancer, but I just have to kneel and beg God to bless you all for your prayers. Please continue to pray for my honey-badger of a brother. Also pray for Andrea's father. He is also battling the scourge of cancer and is another honey-badger of a man. Pray I become a stronger man. Prayer...

Three years ago today, 49 men headed to a thriving gay nightclub in Orlando, unaware it was the last thing they would ever do. The next morning, our nation would be united in grief and horror at the 49 lives that would be taken that night in a carefully calculated plot by a follower of a demonic religion. That shooter, who carried out what at the time was the worst shooting in US history, thought that the death and carnage he created would bring glory to his false god. What he never counted on was the way God would work...

A new international sports team may have a supernatural boost: Vatican representatives announced last week that the city-state has launched a national track and field team. The group will start with about 60 members, pending official clearance and a health examination required by the Italian government, Father Melchor Jose Sanchez de Toca y Alameda, team president and the head of the Vatican’s sports department in the culture ministry, told Runner’s World. Those members range in age from 18 to 62, and have a variety of professions within the Vatican. “There’s all types of people—it cuts across the Vatican world. There...

      A MESSAGE FROM MOM I gave you life, but cannot live it for you. I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn. I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you. I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it. I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe. I can teach you right from wrong, but I cannot always decide for you. I can buy you beautiful clothes, but I cannot make you beautiful inside. I can offer you advice, but I cannot...

Your proximity to My Spirit is where the anointing begins to take affect. So be engulfed in "My Will" for it is as I surround you that I AM magnified and miracles exist. "BE" My door mat and welcome ME into your presence for I will not be denied by a true heart filled with "MY LOVE". Psalm 22:3 3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel. Genesis 29:35 And she conceived again, and bare a son. And she said, This time will I praise Jehovah. Therefore she called his name Judah. And she left off bearing....

Dear Steve, It is 5:00 a.m. I have been up all night praying and agonizing over the condition of America. While praying for the nation in general, and also concerning a gathering this summer to cry out for awakening in America, I felt drawn to the book of Joel. While reading it, this word began to stir in me for our nation. I know it is lengthy, but please read it prayerfully. Not since October of 2000 have I been so burdened for America. At that time I issued a call to prayer, which, due to the favor and anointing...

Dubai: The government of Dubai on Thursday announced that it is fully prepared to host the headquarters of the United Nations if its officials decide to move from New York where the organisation is currently located. According to an official source in the Dubai government, the announcement was made in light of the UAE's — and Dubai's — appreciation of the vital role the United Nations plays in all areas, and in the protection of international peace and security and economic development in particular. The source said Dubai welcomes dialogue with UN officials to provide them with full information on...

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Psalm 103:1 This is the season when we in the United States tend to turn our thoughts to thankfulness for the blessings of prosperity and peacefulness. And well we should. Our country, with all of its struggles, is still the most emulated and sought after civilization of the modern world. And, in spite of the efforts on the part of some, it is still a nation of moral laws and religious stability. We have much to be thankful for...

My wife Mrs. Don-o is having gastric bypass surgery on Thursday, May 8. If all goes well, she should be discharged on Saturday. She is very confident in the surgeon, who has done over 1800 of these operations (four hour procedure). She is doing all the research possible on her own and expects do fabulously. The hope is for almost instant relief from diabetes and three or four related co-morbidities. The major post-op risk, statistically, is pulmonary embolism. In her case, this risk is mitigated by the fact that she's been walking and exercising a whole lot, but exacerbated by...

Tasmania's miracle miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb fulfilled the promise to walk out of their rock prison before daybreak this morning after surviving almost 14 nights trapped a kilometre under the earth. "Yee-hah" were the men's first words when rescuers broke through the last metre into the rockfilled cavern where the men had been trapped since Anzac Day. The men slid down a vertical tunnel, were put onto roll-up stretchers and carried 36-metres to the Beaconsfield gold mine's main shaft. The men were checked by doctors and paramedics, took a shower and then took the lift to the surface...

A six year old boy from Dusseldorf suffering from cancer was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI. during the last World Youth Day before the beginning of the meeting with the seminarists. It turns out now, that little Victor is in good health again, as reported by the German newspapers "Bild" and "Express" on last Tuesday. Details concerning the healing have not been known. After his encounter with the Pope, Victor was treated once with chemotherapy, the reports say. Whatever has caused the healing: everybody is very happy that Victor is in good health again.

Charges against four of five Christian demonstrators who were arrested after protesting a homosexual celebration called "OutFest" in Philadelphia, Pa., last year were dismissed Thursday, with charges against the fifth due to be dismissed shortly thereafter. Eleven Christian protesters were arrested in October 2004 for peacefully preaching at the event. Four men and 17-year-old Lauren Murch were held for trial on criminal charges, which included "riot" and "ethnic intimidation." All five faced as many as 47 years in prison if convicted on all charges. "We are pleased and relieved for our clients that justice has finally been done in the...

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said Wednesday it would seek to reinstate an indictment against a California pornography company that was charged with violating federal obscenity laws. It was Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' first public decision on a legal matter. Billed as the government's first big obscenity case in a decade, the 10-count indictment against Extreme Associates Inc. and its owners, Robert Zicari, and his wife, Janet Romano, both of Northridge, Calif., was dismissed last month by U.S. District Judge Gary Lancaster of Pittsburgh. Lancaster ruled prosecutors overstepped their bounds while trying to block the company's hard-core movies from children...

<p>The other day I was visiting Springfield Massachusettes preaching the saving faith of our noble white God when I heard the news that another den of Lucifer, (This case a Mosque) was burned to the ground by an act of arson not seen since the days of Gideon and Basher. AMEN! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT TO WITNESS THE FLAMING WRATH OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR UPON UNSAVED SUB HUMAN MONGROLS! VESSELS OF WRATH DESTINED FOR GODS JUDGEMENT! AMEN HALLELUYAH!</p>

today my dear pastors son benjamin's lar team came under terrorist attack in fallujah. all where wounded,however the Lord was mercifull because none are serious. benjamin was shot in the ankle and leg,and he and his team are headed to germany for care. benjamin and his wife terri-lynn are expecting their first child in a month. please pray for healing for our marines and comfort for their families. our fellow freeper rander7 and son are ubdergoing medical care,details are not availble,however let us pray for heling and comfort. please ping your prayer lists. we have alot to pray for. GODSPEED...

[LCMSNews] Synod affirms man-woman marriageFrom: "LCMS e-News" LCMSENEWS@lcms.orgDate: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:09:24 -0500 http://www.lcms.orge-News LCMS News PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL MESSAGE! This message comes from a Send Only" Mailbox that does not recognize replies. July 13, 2004.. LCMSNews -- 04-SC21-DM3 Worldwide Faith News http://www.wfn.org/2004/07/msg00110.htmlMissouri Synod affirms marriage as lifelong one man-one woman unionST. LOUIS: By a nearly unanimous vote, delegates to the 62nd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod today (July 13) affirmed, on the basis of Scripture, marriage as the lifelong union of one man and one woman (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:5-6). More...

Continued prayer and suggestions needed for Rachel:I spoke too soon From giznort | 05/08/2004 12:17:06 PM EDT new Hi there! Remember how I was happy to not have any side effects from the chemo? Well....... The tenderness on the palms of my hands and the soles of my feet weren't bad after round #2, but round #3 has certainly got my attention. My feet are puffed, swollen, and very sore and tender. Especially the right foot (which goes along with the right leg swelling from foot to thigh). I've been wearing a compression stocking for the last month on the...