MONDAY 09-15-08

 

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.”- 1 John 4:16

-          courtesy of Bible Gateway

 


ONLY 113 SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!

Today Is…

·         Today is Wife Appreciation Day and Eat An Apple Day.

·         Today is Make a Hat Day. Your choice: Make a Serious Hat Day or Make a Goofy Hat Day.

·         Today is USA Today Day, marking the first issue of the "Nation's Newspaper" on this date in 1982.

 

Today’s History Lesson

 

 

Birthdays

Christian Artists/Actors/Speakers

·         None today

Your Network of Praise Listeners

·         None today

(place someone on the birthday list: send their name, town, and age is your discretion to nickt@kals.com)

 

 

New Music Tuesday’s

Here’s the rundown:

 

Fresh New Music This Week

Tomorrow is New Music Tuesday!  Tune in to find out who’s releasing new CD’s and hear a sample from an artist!

 

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Concerts/events are crossing Montana and Wyoming!  Click here to see the event calendar!

 

Christmas Record Coming From Shane and Shane

Christian music’s favorite songwriting duo, Shane & Shane releases its first-ever Christmas project, Glory In The Highest (A Christmas Record) on Oct. 14. The twosome will perform songs from its new album on a special holiday tour to select cities beginning early December.

 

Recorded at their own Spaceway Studios, the album, produced by Jason Hoard (Fee), also marks Shane Everett and Shane Barnard’s mix and engineering debut. Containing 11 total songs with a jazzy country/gospel flare, the disc includes eight classic Christmas favorites like “Away in a Manger,” “Silent Night,” “O Come O Come Emmanuel,” and “O Holy Night,” which will be serviced to radio, as well as three original songs including the title track and “Born To Die.”

 

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India Update – Orissa Crisis

 

The recent violence was sparked by the killing of Swami Saraswati on Aug. 24. At the time, police blamed Maoist rebels active in the area for the killings, but right-wing Hindu groups blamed local Christians and set fire to a Christian orphanage. The violence then spread to include mob attacks on churches, shops and homes.

 

Here’s an update letter:

 

Dear Fellow Believers:

 

Greetings. It is 10:20 pm, and together with our Board Chairman and Vice Chairman I just finished talking and praying with Dr Dalavai about the Orissa situation in India. I promised you an update, so here is the latest in the spiritual battle happening there...

 

Exact numbers of displaced believers are not available in the current chaos, but it appears that as many as 50,000-100,000 are homeless, taking refuge in the refugee centers, or hiding in the jungles or homes of sympathetic neighbors. We had thought earlier today that two BCM churches had survived, but now confirm that all of the BCM churches are gone, ransacked, burned or blown up. Our BCM pastor's homes are gone. Our BCM believer's (there are about 3,000 of them) homes are all gone---ransacked and burned. The radical Hindus have stated that they will cleanse Orissa of all Christians, and are systematically targeting all churches, beating and killing pastors and believers. They stated publically that they have found and shot Rev Nayak, our BCM district supervisor. The situation in neighboring Hyderabad (where our main offices are located) is no longer safe.

 

BUT THEY LIED about Rev Nayak. He is alive and well, escaping before they arrived at his house. And they lied about the church too. Yes, the buildings are all gone, but the church is still there, and they send a message,"Tell the people that the church is still alive. Tell them we are here. Tell them to pray for us. We will rebuild every church, if not in our generation, then in our children's generation!" The report tonight was that none have recanted their faith or converted to Hinduism.

 

OUR BCM pastors and families are safe for the present at several locations within Orissa. None have yet been killed. WE have lost only three believers to death so far. Pray for us in BCM in the next days, for safety of leaders and wisdom for decisions. A large group of children have come under our care because of the current events. They are without families or homes. Their future is uncertain.  Pray for their protection and provision.

 

Thank you for praying,

Marty Windle

 

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Short News Bites/Pieces/Random Stuff

·         85% of us will eat Spam this year.