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day, January 4th, 2020 at Faith Assembly in Orlando, Florida. The service was open to the public. Perhaps best known for his work pioneering mass-evangelism throughout Africa, Evangelist Bonnke leaves behind a legacy of fearless faith in, and unrelenting passion for, Jesus. More than 79 million people have come to know Christ through Bonnke’s Gospel Outreach Campaigns which, from the beginning, have been marked by miraculous healings and other remarkable displays of God’s supernatural power. It is not an exaggeration to say that the continent was transformed through the life and service of Evangelist Bonnke. The scale of Bonnke’s ministry drew the attention of secular and church leaders alike many of whom will either attend in person or have sent touching video tributes. Like countless others, these participants were deeply influenced by Evangelist Bonnke’s unrelenting love for the Lord and his driving desire to see Him receive the full reward of His sacrifice. An outpouring of admiration has filled the popular press. Some notable quotes include: “Reinhard Bonnke was a powerful evangelist throughout the world, but particularly on the continent of Africa where his heart burned with compassion for people’s souls. Through the preaching of the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, millions of lives will be in Heaven and we give praise and glory to God that His Word never returns void.” - Evangelist
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Franklin Graham, President of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association “I believe that honesty requires acknowledging that Reinhard Bonnke is the most far-reaching, most dynamically penetrating international evangelist in the world. The raw statistics, not only of millions of souls brought to Christ over the past quarter century, but the thousands of churches born or dramatically expanded with surging growth, testify to the viability of my assertion.” - Jack Hayford, Author, Speaker, and Founder of The King’s University “Strongly accentuated the message of Jesus Christ and his vision and zeal for the salvation of souls clearly helped the world in understanding the power of love and kindness as universal language.” - Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian President We are sad to hear of the passing of Reinhard Bonnke. He made such an impact on the Kingdom and millions of people now know Christ because of his willingness to serve. We are so thankful for his legacy and will be praying for his family during this difficult time! - Joyce Meyer, Author & Speaker “There’s nobody in the world who has won as many to the Lord as our dear friend, Reinhard Bonnke.” - Pat Robertson, Evangelist, Chancellor of Regent University & Chairman of CBN “Few people have made the lifetime commitment to the message of the Gospel that Reinhard Bonnke made. He was a role model worldwide for his unwavering belief in.. Continuation on Page:2
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(ANS-Jan 2020) She was molested her entire childhood by a girl – a best friend and church deacon’s daughter – who acted out her grandfather’s nasty secrets. A preacher’s kid from a small town, she grew into a role model for teens – a strong leader who was destined for ministry on a large scale, despite the painful secret she kept from everybody. Upon graduation from high school, people in her town suggested – only half jokingly – she might be the future leader of Focus on the Family. As a 23-year-old youth pastor with credentials from the Assemblies of God (AG), she was the featured speaker at a purity conference for teens who had gathered in the Rocky Mountains. On the eve of her talk about abstinence and saving oneself for marriage – Easter Sunday 2004 – she was violently and randomly raped in a small town with its world-renowned Christian retreat center. In her third year of fulltime teen ministry at a Denver church, Jessica Joy (Neely) spoke convincingly of God’s design for marriage and sexual purity at the conference, but inside she was seething with anger over her fate on the asphalt the previous night. “I was determined to be liberated from God,” says Joy. Those traumatic sexual experiences set the stage for Joy’s slide into eight years of bondage in the commercial sextrade, beginning as an escort in Denver. Her first journal entry as an escort included the words of Jesus recorded in Mark 8:36: “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul.” (Berean Study Bible). Today, Joy fights legislatively against pornography, a vice that – with its seductive lure of cash – destroyed her soul.
Listen to Joy speak about her escape from the porn industry and sex trafficking here: https://youtu. be/119VA6Skuvg In 2008 the stock market crashed, and so did Joy’s relationship with her missionary parents who learned their daughter – at 27-years-old – was producing pornography, running a house of girls in Denver and cavorting with unscrupulous men. A year later, Joy moved to Hollywood after signing a contract “with the most glamorized sex-trafficking ring in the United States,” replete with drugs, cash and underage girls, she says. Having lost her soul in the sex trade, Joy ached for the life she enjoyed before that night on the asphalt. But “normal” eluded her and, after several attempts at suicide, Joy started a national escort service, employing girls in multiple states. In 2013, Joy found herself staring down the barrel of a 30-year prison sentence on felony sex-trafficking charges. With 5,000 cell-phone contacts at her disposal, Joy connected with a pastor who called her sanity back into order, insisting that she accept an offer of help into a Bible-based recovery program for victims of sex trafficking. “A church of 25 people stepped into my life, got me into a program, and became love that rolls up its sleeves and gets dirty,” says Joy. Refuge For Women, a non-profit, faith-based organization that provides long-term, specialized care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation, helped Joy return to the “normal” for which she longed. At a Refuge For Women location in Kentucky, Joy was also introduced to Celebrate Recovery, a Christian 12-step program. She also volunteered for a short time at the Atlanta Dream Cen-
This porn survivor remembers laughing with others in the industry over conversation about protecting minors from online content. ter, which referred many girls to Refuge For Women for recovery. For Joy, healing from childhood sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress through Refuge For Women and Celebrate Recovery led her to again consider ministry. She explored an organization that has a strong anti-porn message, and another that focuses on rescue and recovery from sexual exploitation. But finding two major ministries weren’t the Lord’s plans for her or them, Joy discovered instead the value and discipline of modeling Jesus’ servant-hood through something as “normal” as delivering pizzas. “It helped me to walk out my true identity in Christ as I happily delivered thousands of pizzas,” she said. In 2016, sought-out doors to speak opened for Joy, who devoted full-time to sharing with groups large and small her recovery from sexual exploitation. At the same time, she was introduced to law and legislation protecting minors from pornography through internet filters. Continuation on Page: 4
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Celebrate the Life & Legacy of Reinhard Bonnke From Page 1 ... the supernatural and miraculous power that we have through the Holy Spirit. I pray that every Christian lives with the same authenticity and passion that he did every day on this earth.” - Jentezen Franklin, Author & Senior Pastor of Free Chapel “No single human being
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During a recent counseling session, I started noticing some troubling trends. I have realized over the years that sometimes as the Holy Spirit was ministering to someone through me, I was also being forewarned myself. This recent session was of the traumatic hurts from someone who my client looked up to as a Christian and leader of her church. When she broke down with deep emotions of hurt and pain, she was affected for many months to the point of physical symptoms that came from the emotional pain. Fortunately, she sought Christian counseling and after a few sessions, she was set free and was given tools to keep her strong in Christ. The Holy Spirit then stepped into my own recent experience with similar circumstances and asked me How I was doing? At that time, I was hiding some shock, anger, hurt, judgements and though I never mentioned names, I started condemning their actions in subtle ways, felt justified that I was the innocent party being persecuted, and avoided them at all costs. Then my Holy Counselor gave me a scripture “forsake the habit of criticizing and judging others, and then you will not be criticized and judged in return.” Luke 6:37. He also mentioned the Lord’s Prayer
that Nick and I pray every morning during our daily devotionals. Especially “forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us.” That means the first thing I need to do is ask for forgiveness for judging others, and the second thing is to forgive them. As we have learned that hurt people, hurt people we also have been taught to pray for them and their freedom from their pain. I got the point. This is the beginning of a New Year and I ask that we all renew our focus on our love-walk. If we find we are prone to noticing the faults of others, even if we do not say it out loud, we have some work to do but first to make a commitment to change. We do have a role model though. It is the presence of the Holy Spirit in our minds, wills, emotions, and most of all our hearts. The Lord is amazing in how He sees the good in people. Even when we mess up ourselves, He sees us through eyes of love and calls for the treasure within us. The treasure being our journey of compassion and humility within ourselves and how we can have the same compassion towards others, whether they are humble or not. Let us begin by asking Him to help us see people the way He does even when they behave
By : Louise Alleva poorly towards us or those we love. When we experience someone treating us or hear about others acting unloving, lets find a new way to respond rather than criticism, judgment, bitterness. Also, when we hear gossip about someone else. What would Jesus say? We can pray to Jesus that we want to live a life above reproach. We want to be known as someone who always make people feel good about themselves. We need to have the desire to celebrate everyone we meet and see them the way the Lord does. We need to ask for His help to keep this in our hearts and on our lips today and every day and to give us the grace to treat others the way our Lord does. It can be our gift to Him. My former client is free from those hurts and I am free from my judgements and pain of the situation. I pray for more revelation in my personal growth and I am sure much more will be revealed. Being a child of God is an awesome journey and I invite company! Have a blessed and joyful New Year! Blessings and Love Louise Alleva, D.Min, LCPC, CTC +++
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GETTING YOURSELF READY FOR A NEW ERA …. 2020
Praise God we are stepping into a brand-new decade and era, into the year 2020! Many of us are also stepping into new breakthroughs, new doors new releases, new assignments, new visions, and a whole new season in life. This can be in ministry for many of us, but it can also be in business, financially, family restorations, health issues, or wherever the Lord wants to see growth and change in our lives. But it all starts on our knees with the decision to recommit our lives to the Lord Jesus. This must be first and foremost on our list of things to do in the year 2020. The Word tells us to seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to our life as well. When we put Jesus first in our lives and take the time in the beginning of the year to seek His will, then His desires become our desires. The two desires merge into one, and then God is simply fulfilling what is in His heart. We then have received with in our hearts His perfect will for our lives and what He al-
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From Page: 1 ..“So I was introduced to pornography filter legislation a couple months later on Nov. 8, 2016, and I was like, ‘oh, my gosh, this is it,’” says Joy, who at the same time decided to write a book that’s still in process. Joy has testified in favor of restrictions on access to pornography, which offered riches at the expense of her soul. As the 2020 legislative sessions begin at statehouses across the country, Joy says 17 states have passed resolutions declaring pornography is a national health emergency, and in 36 states porn-filter legislation protecting minors has been introduced. At some of the hearings, Joy offered first hand testimony of
porn’s destruction of its producers and consumers. “When I was introduced to legislation, if you had seen my face, it looked like a prisoner’s set free,” says Joy who, in addition to testifying at porn-filter hearings, has lent vocal support to religious freedom, pro-life, gender and sexual-orientation issues. Instead of remembering defeat on the asphalt Easter Sunday 2004, Joy focuses on resurrection – her own and that of the Lord Jesus. “I made a choice to rise from the ashes,” she says, “and declare his victory.” To learn more about the non-profit Joy founded, visit her website: thisismystory.solutions and Facebook. www.assistnews.net
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Six-Part Series Kicks-Off TBN’s Year-Long 2020 Broadcast Event Tracking Global Impact of Christianity - BY TBN LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2019 /Christian Newswire/ -- Golden Globe-nominated actor Dennis Haysbert (“24,” “The Unit”) has joined TBN to narrate the network’s original six-part docuseries “Inexplicable: How Christianity Spread to the Ends of the Earth,” launching January 13, 2020. “Inexplicable” will feature groundbreaking footage and interviews with influential voices and heroes within the faith, and chart the historical global regions beginpath the Gospel jour- during 2020.” neyed, exploring where, To view the TRAILER ning with Israel and the why and exactly how it go here: https://www.you- Eastern Mediterranean spread from 12 followers tube.com/watch?v=RqzP- in January, then moving of Jesus to more than two dzep1NU&feature=youtu. through Southern Eubillion believers world- be “Inexplicable” Episode rope, Russia and EastGuide: ern Europe, Latin Amerwide. “I am delighted to join • Ep 1: From the Cradle ica, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean Islands, North TBN in bringing one of of Christianity the world’s most import- • Ep 2: Europe: Heroines America, UK and Ireland, China, India, Northeast ant stories ever to fam- & Heroes of the Faith ilies around the world,” • Ep 3: Latin America: Asia, Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific, Philsaid Haysbert. “Christi- Glory, Gold & God anity has made an as- • Ep 4: North America: ippines/Indonesia/New tounding impact on and Mavericks in the New Guinea, Southern Asia, North Africa, Northern throughout every conti- World nent, and in ‘Inexplicable’ • Ep 5: Asia: The Great Europe, Brazil, Central Asia and Central Africa. we are taking a deep look Wall & Beyond • Ep 6: To the Ends of TBN has partnered with at how that happened.” more than 50 major “’Inexplicable’ is a project the Earth that truly represents the The series will examine ministries in this unparheart and soul of this net- the social, economic and alleled year-long televisignificance sion event. “The State work, and we are so excit- historical ed to have a star like Den- and impact of Christian- of Faith” will include nis Haysbert involved,” ity on the world and will documentaries, special said Matt Crouch, Chair- serve as the cornerstone events and uniquely man of TBN. “The story of of TBN’s unprecedent- themed episodes of the the Gospel being spread ed multi-media network network’s flagship proaround the globe is a re- event in 2020, “The State gram, “Praise” hosted by Matt and Laurie Crouch. markable story that TBN of Faith.” is honored to tell with this Beginning in January For more information vispowerful and entertain- and spanning all of 2020, it ing docuseries, and other TBN’s “The State of www.thestateoffaith.com +++ special network events Faith” will explore 20
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authorities sentenced Pastor Wang Yi to nine years in prison this morning, days after his secret trial. Wang, who is the pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church, was found guilty of “inciting subversion of state power” and “illegal business operations.” Both charges were given to him because of his position within the church. Wang was taken into custody on Dec. 9, 2018, along with 100 other members of his church. On Dec. 26, 2019, he was tried suddenly and secretly. Today, officials handed him a nine-year
yuan [$7,000 USD] fine. “This is a pure case of unjust religious persecution against a peaceful preacher of a Chinese reformed church,” ChinaAid Founder and President Dr. Bob Fu said. “This grave sentence demonstrates Xi’s regime is determined to be the enemy of universal values and religious freedom. We call upon the international community to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party and hold this evil regime accountable.” “The nine-year sentence to Pastor Wang Yi represents the harshest per-
Fu added. “We urge Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback to condemn and take immediate action against this barbaric act by the Communist Party regime.” Recently, many of the church’s members have been mandated to meet with public security officials five times a day. CONTACT: info@chinaaid.org, chinaaid.org +++
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I I stand here before drew his last breath in over 3,000 miles and I He said, “just pray and thing, when the tow truck did, and there was a conyou to testify that we his earthly body, he enhad never, in my entire the Lord will take care of driver told us what you venience store/gas staserve an awesome God tered into those waiting life gone on a road trip you on your trip.” Without have been through, the tion right there at the end whose word is true. A arms of his Savior and further than Orlando withsaying anything more, he boss said no charge.” I of the exit ramp. They God who will bring us his eternal home with out Bud! I had to leave turned and walked back thanked him, then went told me that if I would go through the flood waters Him. The long journey the week he was buried in the door of the hotel. All inside and thanked the to Goodlettsville, I would and fires of life. He has had finally ended, and in the hope of getting the feelings of inadequa- ‘boss’. be safe, and there was a carried me many times the end was only the beI left there with much Cracker Barrel restaurant there and back before cy left me and I was so this past year and a half. ginning. “Death where is aware of the fact that God thanksgiving in my heart there, If I was hungry!!!... I have learned that I can thy sting, grave where is the snow fell. I spent the first night in was with me!!! He saw me and drove on past Nash- I followed his directions for depend upon Him no thy victory. Death is swalMacon, GA and planned in my distress, He knew ville. I hadn’t had any- about 20 minutes and realmatter how difficult the lowed up by life eternal.” to get up early Sunday exactly where I was and thing to eat all day...and ized that I was lost. I finally situation. One of the things that morning so that I could He answered my prayer because I was on an In- came to an old strip mall My wonderful husband, Bud and I have enjoyed get through Atlanta befor Him to show me what terstate in the mountains with a drug store, where I Bud Norwood, my child- together so much is fore the traffic got bad. to do. I believe He sent an of TN there weren’t many saw a young woman carhood sweetheart, the showing our beautiful When I got up that mornangel to give me His mes- exits at all, let alone any Continuation on Page: 7 man who made all my collies at dog shows. ing and went out to the sage. dreams come true, left Due to Bud’s home govan, to my amazement The tow truck driver from this earthly life on Oc- ing, and all that I must atthe taillights were stuck AAA arrived, told me that tober 28th. When Bud tend to, I had to drive one on. he had called around and I was devastated, feeling found a place open on overcome with thoughts Sunday morning that had of “you can’t do this, you agreed to fix the taillights. by Alex Murashko need to turn around and As I rode with him in the go home, this was a cra- tow truck, I told him about zy idea, you have to be Bud’s death that week, out of your mind..........” and I explained that I knew a tear trickled down my I would see him again in cheek as I felt so com- Heaven. He shared that pletely alone.........then he had lost a brother to God. A young black man cancer and wanted to came walking out of the know how I knew Bud was Holiday Inn, across the in Heaven. I shared the parking lot and walked gospel of Christ with him straight over to me. I had as he drove. (ANS-Dec 2019) A video the country with the most never seen him before, We arrived there, and By Lynne Norwood | wwlady7@aol.com showing Islamic State faith-related killings year and he knew nothing a- soon a man was by the militants in black masks after year. beheading 10 blindfold- A pastor that the organied Christian men and zation met with in Nigeshooting an 11th in Ni- ria “described the curgeria was released on rent environment in the Thursday. The murders northern region as a surwere reported to have vival culture — ‘You lay taken place on Christ- your head down at night, mas Day. not knowing if you’ll The killings were moti- wake,’” he said. vated by revenge for IS Nigerian-born Chrisfallen leader Abu Bakr tian attorney, Emmanal-Baghdadi according uel Ogebe, stated in an to the IS news agency, email sent to his colAmaq. Analysts state leagues and ASSIST that the attack was News that “the world clearly timed to coincide must take note” of the with Christmas celebra- tragedy. tions. “Make no mistake about “We received tragic it, the video of the benews from our team in heading of 11 Christhe field that the Islamic tians in the forests of State in Nigeria claimed Nigeria is a significant to kill 11 Christians symbolic reiteration of during the Christmas the executions of 21 holiday,” stated Open Egyptian Christians on Doors USA, a non-prof- the beaches of Libya by it organization focused ISIS,” Ogebe stated. “At on serving persecuted the time in 2015, ISIS Christians in more than threatened to advance 60 countries. into the west from North On its website, the Africa. Five years later, ministry stated on Fri- they have successfully day: “We do not have ensured backward inteany further information gration from North Africa about this situation, but to West Africa.” ask that supporters join FOX News reports that us in praying for God’s In the video, “ISIS solgrace to all those affect- diers wearing beige unied by this tragic news. forms and black masks Pray for courage and are lined up behind the the ability to place their Christian men. One caphope in the Lord and the tive in the middle is shot knowledge that those while the other 10 are who were in Christ and pushed to the ground died in this event are and beheaded. Not a now in His presence.” lot of details were given About 1,000 believers about the victims other have been killed by Is- than they were male, lamic militants during Christian and ‘captured 2019, according to a re- in the past weeks’ in port from Humanitarian Nigeria’s north-eastern Aid Relief Trust (HART) Borno State.” about the persecution of In an earlier video, the Nigeria’s Christian com- captives pleaded for the munity. Christian Association of Nigeria is ranked No. Nigeria and President 12 on the World Watch Muhammadu Buhari to List released annually intervene to save them, by Open Doors. It’s also according to Reuters.
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Psalm 149:1 “Praise the Lord! Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the godly ones. 2 Let Israel rejoice in its Maker; let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.” A couple of weeks ago, my beautiful wife and I went to an awards ceremony for folks in the construction industry. More specifically, those minority businesses that work with lobbying groups. Being held at a resort, it was black-tie and quite fancy. Being held at a resort also gave us a chance to have a micro-vacation and spend some quality time together. But enough of the pageantry and let’s discuss what I heard in a linen closet. What was that you may ask? Well as we checked out, I grabbed our bags and walked past a linen closet. At first, what struck me were the people buzzing in and out of the closet, but then someone was singing the most
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