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“When the Abortion Pill Rescue® Network first came under the umbrella of Heartbeat International back in the spring of 2018 there was so much that we could not have anticipated,” said Christa Brown, director of Medical Impact for Heartbeat International. “We could never have seen that big abortion would take notice of us so quickly and oppose us so fiercely.” “How the pro-abortion media would write horrible stories about our efforts to empower women to save the lives of their precious children,” she continued. “How organizations with political agendas, like ACOG and the American Medical Association, would try to stop women from knowing the truth about abortion pill reversal.” Brown introduced a panel discussion on abortion pill reversal (APR) at Heartbeat’s Annual Pregnancy Help Conference with three women whose lives have been impacted by the protocol. Abortion pill reversal is a newer application of a decades-old treatment for preventing miscarriage. The Abortion Pill Rescue® Network (APRN), managed by Heartbeat International, consists of some 1,000 rescue providers and pregnancy help centers who offer APR. The protocol is regularly assailed by abortion supporters and a corresponding abortion-supportive media. After referencing these attacks as she opened the panel discussion, Brown cited the APRN’s impact and success over the last few years. “But we also could not have foreseen that the number of reversal starts would triple in the first three years of us acquiring the program,” Brown said to applause. “That lives would be saved by the thousands and we
would receive picture after picture of beautiful children with beautiful little faces that were once counted as actual abortion statistics.” Statistics show that to date 2,000 lives and counting have been saved thanks to the APRN. Heartbeat’s Medical Impact team has the privilege of seeing milestones in the lives of children saved by APR, she said, knowing these children’s lives would have been very different had it not been for the APRN. Sarah and Rebekah are mothers who had taken the first abortion pill in the two-drug chemical abortion process, experienced regret, then found the Abortion Pill Rescue Network, and after starting abortion pill reversal, they went on to have healthy children. Sarah shared her experience with APR and rescuing her son Isaiah, now two years old, with those gathered for the Heartbeat Conference. “He is a joy we that didn’t even know we were missing,” Sarah said. “Never before in our history could we literally reach a woman who’s in the middle of the termination process,” said Heartbeat Vice President of Mission Advancement Cindi Boston-Bilotta said of the abortion pill reversal protocol. Sarah and Rebekah, who speaks about her APR experience and works with Heartbeat International in Mission Advancement, were then part of a panel along with Lisa Searle, who formerly worked in the abortion industry and now helps women save their babies as a nurse manager in Heartbeat’s Medical Impact department. The panel was moderated by Boston-Bilotta. There were a variety of external factors leading to her decision to seek a chemical abortion, Rebe-
kah said, including a boyfriend and fear. “But there’s also a sense of spiritual warfare,” she said. It can lead you to think that abortion is the nearest exit from a scary path, she said, and that hope was on the other side of the abortion. “And with the fear, it controls you,” said Rebekah. She described a scenario of driving down the freeway, your destination in site, and everything mapped out, and suddenly it starts to storm, driving becomes more treacherous. You are looking for control in the situation and the quickest path to exit the freeway. “The abortion industry didn’t sell me a procedure,” Rebekah said, “they sold me hope.” It was supposedly a compassionate choice for the child she already had. Describing the philosophy of the abortion industry, Searle spoke of herding women through the abortion facility in groups for services and procedures, encouraged to move them along and discouraged from spending time. Sarah said societal pressures can make women feel as though they should have an abortion to be able to pursue their goals. “So, for me I was torn between doing what I felt was right and doing what society had told me was right,” she said. “Having a lot of kids at a young age – my circumstance – was not okay,” said Sarah, “and everyone, society, my boyfriend, told me abortion was okay.” “And when it came to my family, they would have never thought abortion was okay, but they also did not think the fact I was pregnant was okay either,” she said, “so I wanted to try and hide that from them.” Continuation on Page: 8
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PHOENIX, April 8, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -On February 12th, 2018 at 4:40pm Tina Hines, an athletic wife and mother, was standing in her driveway waiting to hike desert trails. Mid-sentence of a casual chat with a close friend, she collapsed and stopped breathing. Emergency 911 operators coached her husband’s resuscitation efforts until paramedics arrived. They made three attempts to defibrillate Tina with no response. Efforts to revive Tina continued en route to the hospital with two more defibrillation attempts and no results. In the emergency room, sometime between 5:05 and 5:10pm, the doctors defibrillate Tina for the sixth time, and her heart finally began to beat again. From 4:40 to 5:05pm, Tina Hines was without a heartbeat and little to no oxygen. Tina was placed on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma. The emergency room doctor cautioned Tina’s husband Brian about her critical condition and the potential outcomes caused by no oxygen to her brain for 27 minutes. Family and friends gathered and began to pray around the clock. At 4:00 pm the following day, doctors determined Tina was stable enough to reduce sedation in order to determine if Tina could breath on her own. At 4:15pm, surrounded by her family, Tina regained consciousness and began motioning that she wanted to write. After several minutes of struggling, she had scribbled the letters “ITS REALL.” Family asked her “It’s real?” She nodded yes, and they asked, “What’s real? Pain? The hospital?” Each wrong question received a shake of her head. Finally, one of her children asked, “Heaven?” Tina nodded yes and there was silence in the room. Finally, her husband asked, “Tina, were you in Heaven?” She nod-
ded yes, and then her daughter asked, “Did you see Jesus?” Again, Tina nodded yes. Celebration broke out in the room and her family knew she was going to be fine. The next day, Tina was energetically walking around the ICU making friends and sharing her message of hope. After being clinically dead for 27+ minutes, paramedics, doctors and nurses involved agreed that Tina’s recovery was miraculous. On Friday, February 16th Tina was released from the hospital, overwhelmed with joy for the miracle she had experienced. Audio of the 911 call, interviews with the firefighters, and video from an American Heart Association speaking engagement are available at www.itsrealheaven.com. Today, Tina believes Jesus gave her the glimpse of Heaven and of Himself for the purpose of sharing the hope of Heaven with others. Dying has changed how Tina lives - her perspective, her priorities, and her purpose. Tina describes her heart’s desire to share her story, express her love, and live out the Gospel in these words: “I want to be intentional, authentic and open about my beautiful experience with Jesus, and seeing him face-to-face. In the process I also want to share how dying has changed living.” Without doubt or fear, Tina Hines proclaims that Jesus is real, and that she saw Him in Heaven. She will share her miraculous journey with all who are hungry for hope, passion and purpose. About Tina Hines Tina is an wife of 33 years and mother of four. She is a woman of deep, vibrant faith that equipped herself to help others through dual degree in psychology and secondary education. She teaches and mentors high school students. Tina is also an active and accomplished athlete. Learn more about Tina at: www.itsrealheaven.com.
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The Spirit Of Truth Dear Reverend: There is a church across town that has a big praise team, evangelistic outreaches, date nights, fellowship groups, mission trips overseas, dinners, sewing and crafts for the ladies, exercise groups, holy yoga, and a pastor that is very liberal. She and her partner are such fun! You should hear the sermons! It’s just like a comedy club. This pastor never makes you feel bad – always smiling. And, you can just about do whatever you please. The problem is that there is always someone vying for a position in the ministry. No one really gets along. Here’s an example: my friend wanted to start a soup kitchen, and the pastor thought it was a great idea, but four other people wanted to organize it! It was just confusion with no order at all. My friend gave up her vision. My husband and I attend a smaller church where there are a lot of faith teachings, and emphasis on forgiveness and unity. We moved from a fancy church building to a smaller one. (We have never visited my friend’s
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church which I mentioned above). I keep asking my friend to come to our church, but she seems to love it where she is. They gave her a job working the smoke machine when the youth band comes on. She says the mist filling the platform and the light show keeps her mesmerized. How do I tell her it’s not a holy place? Should I give in and visit there? Am I “out of touch”? After all, it IS a new age and a new order. Wants to fit in -------Dear Wants: Blasphemy! Offense against God and every Holy thing! How can you identify with Christ? Cut off this person from your life. The wrath of God will surely purge that place, if not now, then later. That pastor is in grave danger. I grew up in a small Mennonite church. The men sat on one side, the women on the other. No musical instruments. We sang out of a hymn book. No lights, smoke, or rock bands. It was so peaceful. No one ever called out during the pastor’s message, which would have been deemed extr-
emely rude. We children were obedient and were expected to pay attention. The little ones went to the nursery downstairs. There were foot washings, communion, and godly counsel. Sure, it’s an old-fashioned idea. One of my best memories was sitting on a hard pew next to my Mom. It’s a precious memory. We should never wear shorts or flip-flops to church. We are in the church meeting to honor the Lord. Let me tell you something: God forbid that you should leave the place where He placed you for something worse. If the truth is taught from the Holy Word of God, the Bible, that’s all you need. Do you think Christ cares about lights? Entertainments? No, my friend. Christ died on the cross and shed His precious blood for all people. He said, “It is finished.” It is impossible for Jesus Christ to not accept you if you humbly come to Him believing. There is nothing to hinder you. He is a complete Savior, full of grace for an empty sinner.
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There are some in Christian churches that make a profession of religion, but that profession is a lie. Is it not a concern to you how you defile the garments of your Christianity? Yet, it is a great concern to God’s hidden ones who sigh and cry and groan for the iniquities found in some churches, in their governments, and in their loved ones’ lives. Stop concerning yourself with yourself. Go out into the highways and compel them to come in, so that, “My house may be filled.” Luke 14:23 Do not let your foot step into an unholy place. Abhor sin. Embrace truth. Stay steady, stay the course. As you mature in the Lord, you will find that everything which you hold on to will be taken away, and you won’t care; ministries, titles, recognition. Then you will find freedom from strife. It’s lovely. Oh, Savior, never take your Holy Spirit away from me! Cast me not away from Your presence. Psalm 51:11. This is God’s Truth! The Spirit of Truth! Rev. MMD
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I imagine you have heard way too much about how to cope with living in a very restricted life, stay away from others, be at home, do the best you can, wear a mask that does not show facial expressions like smiling, happiness, or true feelings of sadness, etc. Now we are in a period of time where we can begin to have some freedom from our four walls, go shopping, be with friends and family as long as we still wear masks, stay 6ft. apart, and then try to make life more normal. Yet, the “normal” we are used to is not there. Some of us have adjusted with resolution or at best, hope that this will all be behind us soon and we can get back to our daily lives. But during this time there are some folks who have fallen into a deeper emotional pit of depression. They may have dealt with emotional pain or isolation before the pandemic, and now it’s making their lives worse. Elderly folks isolated in facilities or their homes, children not able to go to school, some losing their jobs or have to work in isolation in their homes, etc. Today I’m focusing on those I have been ministering to as a counselor. They have a certain predominant temperament, the Sanguine. It is a vulnerable temperament as these people need others around them during the best of times and now cannot relieve this deep need being isolated. I now have a client with this kind of depression. It requires a totally different way of ministering and can be an exceptionally long and emotionally
challenging process for us both. But the whole foundation of this is to help them back to their relationship with the Lord where they trust Him and believe His promises. Promises of being there for them even when they have to endure through a painful process of emotional healing and isolation. But these promises of God are not just for the extremes of depression for the sanguine. We all need a reminder that no matter what we go through, whether a coronavirus, a divorce, the sickness, death of a loved one, severe isolation and loneliness, fear of the future, getting too old to be effective, etc., we can make it because of Jesus. God created us for relationship with Him. He is our Father. We are His children. He takes care of His children. His promises are everlasting. But in this fallen world our enemy, Satan wants to control us and keep us in the bondage of this life. We have a choice. Since time seems to be getting short for Jesus’s return, we need to be ready and prepared to finish what He has called each one of us to do. God sent his Son to help us be prepared for these crazy times. Keep your eyes on HIM by keeping the end goal in mind. Let’s focus on the prize of peace, victory, answered prayer, fulfillment in ministry. Also understand that even before we were born God had a plan for our lives as in Psalms 139, and life may not be what we had planned but in the end we will have a victorious
life because the Lord is using us just as He created us. In other words, we must NEVER, NEVER, give up! Let’s continue to move forward through our personal challenges with our eyes and focus on Jesus and fully believing that He is with us and waiting for us with victory! Philippians 3:14,“I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus”. What has helped me get through this pandemic experience are the memories of the many previous years where I lived as part of a generation going through other challenges, worse than this one such as polio, financial crashes, wars where loved ones were lost or wounded. There were physically and emotional challenges with each season and guess what? I’m still here, still choosing to fulfill my destiny of counseling others, still well fed, terrific husband of 35 years, living a simple but excellent life and most of all a deep realization of who I am. I chose eternal life with Jesus as my Lord and Savior, to obey God’s commands, to live a life of hope and to pray for or actively minister to others the Lord sends to me to help them back from the dark times to what they have been called and willing to do. We are His. He has the answer. His nail scarred hands are always reaching. All we have to do is reach back. Blessings and Love, Louise Alleva, D.Min, LCPC, CTC
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By Sarah Jansson, Evangelist/Prophet | sarahjansson.com There is power in total surrender to our Lord Jesus Christ, through the person of the Holy Spirit who lives in you. The Father sent His only Begotten Son into the world, so that whosoever would believe in Him, would not perish, but have eternal life. When you realize that God would have sent down His only Son, and the person of the Holy Spirit, even if there was no one but you, and that He really loves you that much. It is easier to lay it all down at the feet of Jesus. The Holy Spirit is sent to live inside of you, when you ask Jesus into your life, with all that He is, and all that He has, to help you to live a victorious life. Kingdom life is to know Jesus deeply and intimately. When we realize this, and how much Jesus loves us, it then becomes easier to surrender completely and totally everything to Him. As the eyes of your heart become enlightened you then have the assurance that He has only the best in mind for you and your life. To surrender you must yield. To yield, you must lay yourself down at the mercy seat of Christ, with all your heart, mind, will and emotions, all your desires, needs, and all that you are and all that you have. In yourself, this is almost impossible, but with God all things are possible. That is why we have the Holy Spirit living within us, who is our helper, our guide, our strengthener, intercessor also our advocate, the Spirit of Truth, and all we need to help us accomplish God’s will for our lives. Therefore, it is so important to get to know the Holy Spirit, because He is the one that reveals Jesus to us. The more we get to know the
Holy Spirit, the more we will get to know Jesus. Jesus said in John 17 verse 21, “That they may all be one, just as You Father are in Me and I in You, so they may be One in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me”. So, the key is to get to know the Holy Spirit, who will bring you closer to Jesus, and the Father, and then as your eyes are enlightened to how much you are loved, and the power of His precious presence in your life, you can totally surrender all to Jesus more and more each day. So, it’s not that you love Him first, but coming to know how much He loves you, and will never leave you, never forsake you, no matter what you are going through, how dark the night is, and no matter how strong the storm is in your life. As you come to live in the power of His love, it becomes easier and easier to surrender all to Him. It’s all about relationship my friend, not religious formulas and rituals. Formulas and rituals will never give you the assurance of His neverending love for you but cultivating a deep and intimate relationship with Him daily will. It’s knowing He will take you the way you are, but also that He loves you too much to leave you that way. As you walk with Him more and more every day, you will come to know that He truly is your absolute best friend, and all you need Him to be, as well as all He wants to be to you. Again, He will never leave you, nor forsake you. He is patient with you, very patient with you, more then you are with yourself some times. He will walk this journey of total surrender with you, step by step, each day, as you learn
to lean on and yield to the power of the person of Holy Spirit who lives within you. Proverbs 3 verse 5,6, and 7 says, “Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In ALL your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn entirely away from evil”. So, as we learn to yield and surrender each and every decision, plan, purpose, situation and circumstances in our lives, along with our mind, will and emotions, all that comes out of our mouths, and all we do, then and only then can He fight our battles for us. Then He can bring the manifestation of His victories and His spoken Word to us, and all He has planned for us even before the foundations of the world. Then His Word will come to pass in our lives, His way, and His timing. We will also know that His will is His Word, and His Word is His will, so His will never contradicts His Word. The closer we get to Him the more we will come to understand how to yield and surrender our every thought and decision to Him. As we surrender to Him and Him alone, not the voice of others, or our imaginations, or what we think we see, hear, or feel from the world around us, and we stay focused on Him with open hearts and open arms, the shackles, will fall and the darkness around us with turn to light. He will then fight our battles for us. Fear will have to leave, doubt.. Continuation on Page: 6
WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- For the first time in 70 years, there will be no public prayer gathering at the US Capitol Building during The National Day of Prayer. Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, was denied a permit to hold a prayer service at the Capitol on The National Day of Prayer. Peaceful First Amendment activities continue to be prohibited on the grounds of the United States Capitol. The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.” The president is required by
law (36 U.S.C. § 119) to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Recently, Rev. Mahoney filed a federal lawsuit against Speaker Pelosi and Vice-President Harris seeking injunctive relief to hold a public Good Friday Service at the Capitol after his permit application was denied. Here is a link to a news story on his lawsuit: https://www.foxnews. com/politics/christianminister-sues-pelosi-harris-for-access-to-capitolgrounds-for-good-friday Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, comments; “It is deeply troubling for the first time in 70 years, there will not be a public prayer service at the United States Capitol Building on The National
Day of Prayer. Every American needs to be asking the question, how is it possible to have public prayer prohibited at the Capitol on The National Day of Prayer? Especially when it is a national observance designated by Congress. “The ‘People’s House,’ as the US Capitol Building is so rightly called, must be a place where all Americans are afforded the right to come and peacefully celebrate and express their First Amendment Rights. Tragically, those rights and freedoms are being denied and prohibited. “I will continue to work to ensure the ‘People’s House’ is returned to the people and the First Amendment is once again celebrated and honored at the United States Capitol.” +++
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PAGE 5 | MAY 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 05 gry pro-abortionists are we would require 139 Babies are Killed that humane disposal of the of aborted bain Abortions Every bodies bies. we’re told, their remains are “medical Minute Around the Naw, waste,” no different than towels, wipes, World. We Must End “paper gloves, syringes without needles, bandages Abortion or dressings with small
By: www.lifenews.com The title of Ken Rol- die of abortion. I repeat, heiser’s immensely 139 babies die every powerful post today minute. is, “Children without These remain nameless names” [www.carlyleob- statistics. But they are server.com/community/ more than that. They are religion/children-with- people who could have out-names-1.24310419]. been named David or So what does the follow- John or Anne or Ken. ing list of 50 names have I don’t know exactly why in common? but “nameless statistics” Zelma,Keli, Terea- struck me so hard but it sa, Kathlyn, Kay, San- did. tina, Anasta- After all we talk all the sia, Luci, Suzy, Dav- time about the “voiceida, Les, Tricia, Nor- less” unborn child. ma, Lorelei, Ro- We rarely omit the “pain” chel, Tess, Mar- of the unborn child when gy, Vickey, Lilia, Mar- we speak. vis, Ozella, Gertrudis, But “nameless” and Efrain, Michell, Saran, “statistic” strike different Mabel, Theresa, Sel- chords. ma, Rina, Ena, Em- A name recognizes our erald, Bobbie, Leti- individuality and our tia, Viki, Florine, Ste- uniqueness. Why would fan, Mariette, Jesse- you name somebody— nia, Daine, Layne, Jer- some “thing”—you have ri, Rhonda, Luciano, utterly dehumanized? Pok, Bill, Theresa, Clau- Even when abortion dine, Maire, Cice- advocates move pass ly and Jeanene Well, trivializing preborn bathey are ordinary names, bies as “tissue,” it is yes. But they are, Rolhe- alien to them to coniser reminds us, “only 50 template the little ones names” when The World as fellow irreplaceable Health Organization tells members of the human us that every minute, family. “Nameless” also 139 babies in the world reminded me of how an-
amounts of dry blood or fluid, and any other material from medical care.” “Statistic”? Russian mass murderer Joseph Stalin is crediting with saying, “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.” In his deep cynicism, he understood how we can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers, losing the truth that each one of those million was a single death. I thought of Stalin when I read, “When we stop to think about the World Health statistics, it is mind blowing. A total of 73.3 million abortions per year. That can equal the population of Canada, Australia and Cuba. And that is in one year only.” Rolheiser ends his post by quoting Jeremiah 1:5. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Each and every one of us is “set apart.” None of us is a number. None of is nameless in the eyes of God. LifeNews.com Note: Dave Andrusko is the editor of National Right to Life News and an author and editor of several books on abortion topics. This post originally appeared in at National Right to Life News Today —- an online column on pro-life issues.
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Matthew 3:11-12 [11]“I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. [12]He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the
chaff with never-ending fire.” -What does it mean to be born again? I believe this scripture describes it in detail. Jesus will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Your inner man will be changed, Jesus will separate the chaff, or your old spirit, from the wheat, which is your new spirit, signifying your rebirth. He’ll clean up the threshing area, or your actions, your words, your life. The old man is is dead, burned in everlasting fire, but your new
man lives, an everlasting life. There must be a change, you may think it won’t happen, but it will and does. It’s a change from the inside out, a new man is born, and the old is removed. Praise the Lord!
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WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, IS SIMPLY: - Admit that you are a sinner. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” - REPENT AND ASK HIM TO FORGIVE YOUR SINS Romans 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while wewere yet sinners, Christ died for us.” confess now that Jesus is Lord of your life. Romans 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
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MICAIAH BILGER A Finnish grandmother could be sent to prison for six years for expressing her Christian beliefs publicly. Päivi Räsänen is a member of parliament in Finland, a former Minister of the Interior, a medical doctor, grandmother and a strong Christian. She is widely known for defending conservative Christian views and speaking out against abortion and euthanasia. Now, however, Räsänen is facing three criminal charges for alleged “hate speech” for comments that she made during news interviews and online, Christianity Daily reports. If convicted, her lawyers said she could face up to six years in prison. Räsänen said she will not back down or be intimidated, and she hopes her legal battle will help ensure that no one is deprived of their freedom of speech. “I cannot accept that voicing my religious beliefs could mean imprisonment,” she said in a statement. “I do not consider myself guilty of threatening, slandering
By: MICAIAH BILGER or insulting anyone. My statements were all based on the Bible’s teachings on marriage and sexuality.” ADF International, which represents her, said authorities accused her of “hate speech” for publicly voicing her opinion on marriage and human sexuality in a 2004 pamphlet, her comments on a 2018 TV show and a 2019 tweet criticizing her church leaders’ decision to support a “Pride” celebration. She is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. “Despite the police previously concluding that no crime had been committed, the Prosecutor General re-opened the file,” ADF International responded. Her lawyers said she attended several lengthy interviews with police about her views in 2019, and then waited more than a year before the General Prosecutor decided to continue prosecution. On March 5, 2020, she learned that the Prosecutor General had launched two more in
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vestigations against her, her lawyers said. One is about her comments discussing her faith and religious issues on a TV show in 2018 called, “Yökylässä Maria Veitola.” The other involves a December 2019 radio interview that she participated in; the topic was “What would Jesus think about homosexuals?” Paul Coleman, executive director of ADF International, said cases like Räsänen’s are be coming all too common throughout Europe. “If committed civil servants like Päivi Räsänen are criminally charged for voicing their deeply held beliefs, it creates a chilling effect for everyone’s right to speak freely,” Coleman said. Räsänen said she will not remain silent or allow the government to censor her. “I will not be intimidated into hiding my faith,” she said. “The more Christians keep silent on controversial themes, the narrower the space for freedom of speech gets.” www.lifenews.com +++ to help you every step of the way. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Know that as you take the first step, He is there to help you with every step along life’s way, each and every day. In the process be patient with yourself because God Himself is patience, and He has been and will be very patient with you as you walk together. What a joy that is before you… Many Blessings, Pastor Sarah Jansson Heart of Mercy Ministries An Apostolic/Prophetic Ministry sarahjansson.com
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The Obama-Biden administration used Americans’ tax dollars to buy skulls and other body parts from second-trimester aborted babies, according to recently uncovered government documents. Obtained by Judicial Watch, the documents show numerous emails and transactions between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR), a human tissue procurement group that works with Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities. Multiple documents show FDA requests for organs from aborted babies up to 24 weeks of pregnancy for scientific research involving “humanized mice.” These include a receipt from ABR that lists “intact calvariums,” or skulls, from babies who were aborted between eight and 24 weeks of pregnancy, The Federalist reports. The document, “Fees for services schedule effective Jan. 1, 2013,” shows the service fees that ABR charged “per specimen”; however, the amounts were redacted. Under the heading “Fetal cadaverous procurement,” ABR included “intact calvarium” from aborted babies between
8 and 24 weeks of pregnancy, as well as “2nd trimester D&E (13 – 24 weeks)” and “1st trimester aspiration (8 – 12 weeks).” Other documents show that the FDA asked ABR for livers and thymuses from second-trimester aborted babies between 16 and 24 weeks. It specified that the babies’ bodies must be “free of known chromosomal abnormalities” and “fresh and never frozen.” The FDA explained that the aborted babies’ organs would be used to create “humanized mice” for scientific experiments. Interestingly, in many of the documents, the humanity of these babies is obvious. The word “humanized” indicates that the aborted babies were unique, living human beings. And while the FDA referred to their organs as “tissue” and never to the babies from whom they came, it also acknowledged in a roundabout way that the aborted babies were, in fact, babies by mentioning their “mothers” on multiple occasions. Under the Obama administration, at least $77 million tax dollars were spent on research projects that used aborted baby body parts, according to The Hill. “We’ve done business
with the F.D.A. for many years …” an ABR employee wrote in another email to a Food and Drug Administration contract specialist, dated July 18, 2017. Several years ago, David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress uncovered evidence of potentially illegal sales of human body parts by Planned Parenthood and other abortion groups. The undercover investigation also found abortionists allegedly were putting women’s lives at risk by altering abortion procedures to better harvest their aborted babies’ body parts. It also found evidence of possible patient privacy violations. As a result, authorities in Orange County, California shut down two of Planned Parenthood’s business partners after they admitted to selling aborted baby body parts. The investigation and resulting outrage also prompted President Donald Trump’s administration to stop funding scientific research that uses aborted baby body parts. However, in April, President Joe Biden’s administration reversed Trump’s actions and allowed tax dollars to be used for the unethical research again. www.lifenews.com +++
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EASTON, Md., April 19, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ --While many American parents see the past year’s remote learning as a source of their children’s depression and academic shortfalls, satellite TV lessons from SAT-7, a unique Christian media ministry, are providing a critical education for millions of students in war-torn nations in the Middle East and North Africa. One of every five children in the volatile region is not in school. Since 2012, more than 14.3 million students have remained out of school because of active conflicts or civil war. In Syria, four million children, and another 1.4 million Syrian refugees have been deprived of schooling. And armed conflicts in places like Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon have harmed millions more. The SAT-7 ACADEMY programming began in 2014 with the My School program offering lessons in English, Arabic, mathematics and the sciences for primary school students -- reaching an entire generation of Arabic children, including many living in refugee camps. International CEO Rita
El-Mounayer, a native of Lebanon, says SAT-7 is unique, featuring Middle Eastern Christians like her creating content for people of the region, including children and young people who aren’t able to access education through traditional means. “Literacy has always been a goal of Christian missions -- reaching back centuries -- in part because Christians are ‘people of the Book,’” says Dr. Rex Rogers, SAT-7 USA President. “Christians want others to be able to read the word of God for themselves. But SAT-7’s desire to help children learn goes beyond this, with a vision to provide them some foundational tools to enhance their ability to function well in their societies. SAT-7 gives them ‘the bread of life’ in the words of the gospel, but also helps them prepare to feed and care for their families.” The reach of SAT-7 ACADEMY programs has been increasing since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. Overall, SAT-7 experienced a 16 percent rise in audience engagement (direct contact with the network via
communications apps and social media) last year across the entire ministry, while SAT-7 KIDS, which features SAT-7 ACADEMY programming, saw a 70 percent increase in responses. An important goal of the SAT-7 ACADEMY programs is reducing the region’s serious illiteracy problems. El-Mounayer says MENA has the highest proportion globally (74%) of students who will not achieve essential proficiency levels in numeracy and literacy, a situation made worse by COVID-19. In Iran, nine million people suffer from absolute illiteracy; the Arab world has similar challenges. Illiteracy rates can run as high as 50% in some rural countries and are typically higher for women, especially in Yemen, Egypt, Iraq and Syria. This male/female gap also plays out with emerging digital technologies. Illiteracy has serious consequences for those living in MENA. It leads to social dislocation of families, unemployment and underemployment, poverty and hunger, health issues, greater susceptibility to superstiContinuation on Page: 9
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PAGE 8 | MAY 2021 • Vol. 8, No. 05 She Learned She Survived an Abortion When Her Birth Mom Told Her: “Your Life is a Miracle” By: MICAIAH BILGER
Claire Culwell was thrilled when she met her birth mother for the first time. Adopted as an infant, she learned that her birth mother, Tonya, was only 13 years old when she became pregnant. At their second meeting, Culwell thanked her birth mother for choosing life. But those two words had an impact that she did not suspect. Tonya, with tears in her eyes, confessed that she had had an abortion but Claire survived. Now, Claire Culwell is sharing her miraculous story in a new book, “Survivor: An abortion survivor’s surprising story of choosing forgiveness and finding redemption,” which will be available beginning April 27, the
Catholic News Agency reports. “My hope is that as people read this book, they will know what abortion is, they will know what it does, and they will act on being the hands and feet of Jesus, being that support system for women,” Culwell told EWTN ProLife Weekly. Culwell explained that she was adopted as a baby by loving Christian parents. As a young adult, she said she watched her sister, who also was adopted, meet her birth mother and expressed a desire to do the same. In college at the time, Culwell said she and Tonya finally met, and they had a good reunion. It was during their second meet-
ing, however, that Tonya told her daughter the traumatic and miraculous events that led up to her birth. According to the report: Culwell had presented her mother with a ring, a necklace, and a card thanking her for “choosing life.” “And she said ‘Claire, there’s something I need to tell you,’” Culwell recounted to EWTN ProLife Weekly. She said, ‘Your life is a miracle. Because I had an abortion when I was pregnant with you at 13 years old.” Not her choice alone, Tonya said her mother pressured her to have the abortion and eventually she gave in. After the abortion, however, she she said she began to suspect that she still was pregnant. Later, a doctor confirmed that she had been pregnant with twins and the abortionist had missed Claire. When Claire Culwell heard this, “it felt like the room was spinning out of control, I couldn’t believe the words that were coming out of her mouth. But I saw her tears” and forgave her, she remembered. Culwell said she could be
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plagued by survivor’s guilt, wondering why she lived and her twin died, but she came to the conclusion that she never will understand. “I can grapple all day with the fact that my life was spared and my twin’s wasn’t, and what am I missing, and I’ll never understand,” she told EWTN. “The only person that understands is the God that wrote this story for me, and He wrote it perfectly, and I can trust in that.” Since that meeting, Culwell, her adopted parents and her birth mother all have shared their family’s unique story publicly with the hope of helping other mothers choose life for their babies. Culwell said their story has encouraged people to forgive each other, too. “People come up to me all the time and they’re like ‘Claire, because of you, because of the way that you have been able to forgive, because of the way that you shared that God has forgiven you and has forgiven your birth mother, I believe now that my child forgives me, that my God forgives me,” she said. +++
She Changed Her Mind Midway Through the Abortion and Now Has From Page 1 an Amazing Two-Year-Old Son
... Rebekah shared that her son Zechariah was almost eight years old and plays baseball pretty well. “He is perfectly healthy,” Rebekah said. “Both Isaiah and Zechariah are miracles that have milestones now,” Boston-Bilotta said. Searle shared the story of a woman who did not start reversal until around 72 hours but was ultimately able to save her child. “She’s so grateful,” Searle said. It takes brave and coura-
geous women to be able to reach these milestones, Boston-Bilotta said, along with ministries, organizations, and medical providers in support of and conjunction with the Abortion Pill Rescue Network. LifeNews Note: Lisa Bourne is Managing Editor of Pregnancy Help News and Content Writer for Heartbeat International. This originally appeared at Pregnancy Help News. www.lifenews.com
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A Report from Joel Children’s Home in India during COVID 19
Joel Children’s Home, in Rajapalayam was started with a vision to give a home for the deserted, poor and orphan children. A home where they will be loved, cared for, fed, clothed, educated above all know Lord Jesus and accept Him as their Lord and Saviour. We established in 2002, since then the Lord has been so faithful in providing and leading us thus far. Thank you for praying and supporting this noble work. We are sharing with you the story of a young boy named Timothy. His mother died when he was 4 years old, when all the neighbouring children were playing with their mother, being taken care of and fed by their mothers, this young boy was de serted by his father. His grandmother who was already very old, took this child and tried to take care of him but she could not give proper care or food. The local Pastor contacted us and requested us to help this young child. When we went to visit him, he was roaming in the streets as a small boy and was feeding on the leftover food given by others. No proper clothing, no proper and timely food. We were moved with compassion seeing the suffering this small child
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was going through. When we asked him if he would like to join our home with other children who would be his brothers and sisters, and that we would take care of him, feed him and sent him to school, he was so happy and willingly agreed to come with us. In the Children Home, he met others and soon became friendly with them. He was always excited and happy. His grandmother who came to visit him after few days, was filled with tears of joy to see her grandson happy
and healthy. He has now grown up to be a teenager, and is pursuing his high school education. He likes to play cricket, help others, read the Bible, lead in prayer and wants to become a Pastor when he
grows up. Thank you, dear Pastor Chuck and Sis Arlyn, and the FICC church for praying for us, and supporting us in shaping the lives and future of these precious children of God. +JESUS IS LORD +
The situation all around the world says something that the Lord’s coming is getting nearer. We as a church need to be prepared. Things are going well here by God’s grace. During this lockdown announced by government, some lost their job and found difficult to feed their children, we have taken some children in our home and feeding them and sharing God’s love. Its new tor them to know about Jesus. Maybe they will continue to stay until their situation becomes
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Global Church grows amid
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International (MNN) — The fallout from COVID-19 lockdowns is severe. See our full coronavirus coverage here. Millions have been forced into extreme poverty. Suicide and domestic abuse rates hit record-setting highs across the globe. And yet, hope remains. Galen* with Global Disciples says, “We’ve seen it in many places where the lockdown allowed people to focus on their neighborhoods and provide a power
ful witness of hope, and the kind of joy that has [transformed] many of their lives.” One believer in Ethiopia used Global Disciples’ training resources to disciple five women from a Muslim background. “While it’s not traditional in Islam for women to provide leadership, these women were willing to step forward,” Galen says. “They started small house fellowships and within three months, those small house fel-
lowships had multiplied into hundreds. Now, theyare a significant network of house churches all across the region.” In South Asia, lockdowns gave believers opportunities to share the hope and joy that comes only from Christ. Global Disciples partners with a large Christian church in a metropolitan area. “When the [COVID-19] restrictions came, they decided to multiply their church into 97 small house fellowships and committed to meet twice a week,” Galen says. “God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshipers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.” (Photo, caption courtesy of Global Disciples) “The neighbors, most of them Hindus, would hear them singing and praising God and they couldn’t
tion, and vulnerability to extremism. It also means persons are limited in their ability to take care of themselves or otherwise contribute to their families or society. El-Mounayer, who will be a featured speaker at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention June 21-24 in Dallas, says it is hard to put a dollar value on the difference this kind of educational programming is making to so
many poor and displaced people in the region. She says students, parents, their families, and societies will all benefit from increased literacy. In addition to better schooling through SAT7 ACADEMY programs, children can see “living hope” through lessons transmitted by television on related SAT-7 channels, SAT-7’s CEO says. “Scared, hurting children, like me years ago during Lebanon’s civil
war, need somewhere to turn for comfort, reassurance and hope. Through live programs on SAT7 ARABIC and SAT-7 KIDS, suffering people can share their struggles on-air with others throughout the Middle East and North Africa in real-time. And, receive prayer and wise counsel from local Christian presenters who understand where they’re coming from.” www.sat7usa.org
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understand it. They said, ‘Don’t you realize what’’s going on with this pandemic? How can you be joyful?’” Believers told their neighbors about Christ, the source of their hope and joy. Then, the Christians invited their Hindu neighbors to join their meetings. “When the restrictions lifted, many of these house churches had at least one Hindu family who had come to faith in Christ and were now worshiping in this home fellowship. They started a couple of new fellowships of about 50 new believers where God had moved in a very significant way,” Galen says. “In these few months of being locked down, their church had grown more rapidly than any time in the last several years.” *– Name changed for security purposes. www.mnnonline.org
Indian Christian leaders fall ill amid COVID-19 wave
By Kevin Zeller India (MNN) — Early in the year, India had low COVID-19 cases. As people resumed normal life, many felt the country had beaten the disease. Now, India suffers through the worst COVID-19 surge the world has yet seen, with full hospitals and thousands of deaths every day. Brian Dennett of AMG International says Indian Christians are no exception. “Our partners in India have been reporting just a dramatic [infection] increase in staff as well as students in schools and in health care centers that they’re doing there. [They’re also report ing] the very, very serious illness of some very key important leaders.” Dennett asks read-
ers to pray for healing among these leaders and other Christians who are sick. How did things get so bad? Dennett talks about how things got so bad so quickly. “The population is enormous. And you also really see people living on top of each other. In such close proximity, it’s very easy to understand how this could happen. I also think that there was maybe a bit of overconfidence early in the year that the COVID-19 numbers had dropped, and that they were moving beyond it. And that just hasn’t been the case.” Want to help? You can show the love of Jesus through AMG’s relief work for India. Learn more at amghelp.org.
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MIDLAND, Texas, April 22, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, China Aid Association released its 2020 Annual Persecution Report documenting the last year in state-mandated religious persecution of Chinese Christians. The report covering January-December 2020 points to an ongoing escalation of harassment of Christians by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Under the direction of President Xi Jinping, Chinese officials carried out the third year of its “Five-Year Plan for the Sinicization of Christianity.” The Sinicization campaign had a sustained emphasis on upholding Chinesetradi-
tions through faith groups such as ordering churches to fly the Chinese flag and sing patriotic songs in services. In the context of COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, the CCP shut down churches and banned religious activities throughout mainland China. The destruction and dismantling of crosses, prevalent in both state-run and house churches, continued during the pandemic. Overall, ChinaAid found that 100% of house churches experienced some level of harassment in 2020. Police formally, as well as informally, summoned and questioned every house
church’s main leader. Dr. Bob Fu, Founder and President of ChinaAid, said, “We are excited to release this report documenting the stories of Christians the Chinese Communist Party targeted for living out their faith. We are dismayed, however, at the increasing number of persecution cases year after year. ChinaAid will continue to advocate for our brothers and sisters in China by sharing their stories of faithfulness and seeking justice against their oppressors.” The complete report can be read at: ChinaAid Annual Persecution Report 2020.pdf - Google Drive
slation. A new unfoldingWord project equips church networks in 19 MENA countries, from the farthest corner of North Africa to the Middle East. “These church networks are trying to translate the Bible in their language. They’re going to struggle if all they have available to them are English resources,” Reeves explains. “We put the tools [and] resources in Modern Standard Arabic.” These believers may come from an Islamic background, but their passion for Christ is unmatched. They’re carving out a new space in the MENA Church. “[It’s not] the Church
that’s been in that region of the world for 2,000 years. We’re talking about the Church that is organically growing, rapidly growing, because so many people are coming to Christ,” Reeves says. “In the midst of all that, they want Scriptures in their language.” By putting translation tools and resources into a “trade language” – Modern Standard Arabic – unfoldingWord makes them accessible to all. Passion and commitment may be equal throughout all Muslim-background communities, but specific needs vary. “You’ve got both ends of the spectrum of church networks,” Reeves says. One end of the spectrum
During the height of the COVID situation, state and local governments across the country made the decision to close churches or lace severe limits on houses of worship that made it nearly impossible for people to attend and worship. The onerous limits on churches were enforced in some extreme cases with pastors going to jail, Christians getting fined for attending and, in some cases, fencCONTACT: info@chinaaid.org es or other blockading www.chinaaid.org devices were placed around churches to prevent people from attending. meanwhile, abortion businesses were allowed to stay open and continue killing babies in abortions. Today, the governor of Indiana signed a bill to ensure that churches don’t face the same discrimination again in future By Katey Hearth emergency situations. www.mnnonline.org Gov. Eric Holcomb’s signed SB 263, a bill sponsored by Sens. Eric Koch, Liz Brown, and “This is not only about learning; Aaron Freeman that enit is more than that. This transsures churches and othlation work is to save my people, er religious organizations to tell them about Jesus.” are allowed to remain open during a state of - Church-based Bible transator emergency on the same terms as other business
es and services. In response to the signing, Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Greg Chafuen said this measure would ensure that First Amendment religious freedoms are protected. “Houses of worship and religious organizations provide soul-sustaining operations that are essential to our society and protected by the First Amendment,” he said. Chafuen noted that the Supreme Court has rpeatedly struck down heavy-handed COVID limits on churches. “While public officials have the authority and responsibility to protect public health and safety, the Supreme Court has made clear that the First Amendment ‘cannot be put away and forgotten’ even in a pandemic,” he said. “This means that the government can’t treat churches worse than shopping centers, restaurants, or gyms without violating the Constitution. We commend Gov. Holcomb and the Indiana Legislature for making it clear that officials cannot use a public crisis to discriminate against religious opera
tions.” In a 5-4 decision earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency injunction pending appeal, thus finding that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on home Bible study and worship violate the First Amendment. In March, a federal judge ruled that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s numerical and percentage cap restrictions on churches “discriminate against houses of worship.” Judge Trevor McFadden, nominated by President Trump in 2017 to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ended the 250-person cap and 25 percent limit on church services stating that the attendance restrictions are unconstitutional and an outlier in comparison to the rest of the country. And in February, the Supreme Court issued an injunction stopping California’s ban on indoor worship in churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship, that it claimed were dangerous because of the coronavirus. +++
contains “brand new believers who are on that journey towards maturity in Christ. In other cases, hundreds of New Testaments are ready for checking, and they’re saying, ‘could you help us check these texts? We want to be sure that they accurately reflect, as close as possible, the Greek and Hebrew – the original languages’,” Reeves says. “There was an organization here in our office last week with 125 New Testaments ready for that kind of checking.” Find your place in the story You can give online to support church-centric Bible translation through unfoldingWord. Most importantly, please pray.
Pray God will raise both field workers and financial supporters to make His Word available in new languages. Ask the Lord to protect believers from a Muslim background and give them courage. “One of the guys… had his house burned down recently because he’s a Christ-follower. Other Christians are going to be persecuted; some people will lose their lives over the next several years because of all this,” Reeves says. “But they are so deeply committed to this, and they will not stop. They
know that’s part of the cost,” he continues. “Because we’re dealing with straight-on spiritual warfare across this region, prayer is the greatest need – without a doubt.” Fill out the “Contact Us” form on our website (https://www.unfoldingword.org/contact) and mention this article to receive prayer requests from unfoldingWord. “Prayer is the most essential component, and we’re revamping our website to make information about prayer needs readily available,” Reeves says.
From Terrorist To Bible Translator
Header image courtesy of unfoldingWord. Middle East/North Africa (MNN) — Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of prayer and fasting, began in mid-April and ends on May 12. God often moves powerfully during Ramadan to reach Muslims for Christ. See our full coverage here. That’s one reason why church leaders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are working hard to get Scripture in their language. “The Church is exploding in this region of the world; people are coming to Christ,” unfoldingWord CEO David Reeves says, “Many key leaders were former terrorists. You’ve got leaders that come to Jesus, love Jesus now, [and] they’re doing Bible translation.” With tools and resources from unfoldingWord, these believers can do church-centric Bible tran-
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Governor orders Churches: Vaccinated sit on Left, non-vax on Right My nomination for An- organizations with vacciti-Christ of the Month: nated-only sections are Governor of Washing- allowed to increase overton State, Jay Inslee all facility capacity to (Democrat), has ordered 50% in Phase 2.” Churches to divide their CALL GOVERNOR INSLEE Sunday congregations AT 360-902-4111 TO SAY into two seating areas, “Keep big government to separate families into out of Church and stop vaccinated vs. non-vac- dividing congregations cinated seating areas, according to vaccination depending on whether status, you anti-Christ tythe pastor has checked rant.” each church attendee’s The Democrat has furvaccine passport, re- ther created a ‘vaccine ports his own web-site. passport’ for church at“Outdoor facilities may tendance, stating: add vaccinated sections “Under the updated guiduntil their total capacity ance the following are acis 50% ... Indoor facilities ceptable as proof of full may add vaccinated sec- vaccination: Vaccination tions until their total ca- card (which includes pacity is 50% maximum.. name of person vacciReligious and faith based nated, type of vaccine
provided and date last dose administered) OR a photo of a vaccination card as a separate document OR a photo of the attendee’s vaccine card stored on a phone or electronic device OR documentation of vaccination from a healthcare provider electronic health record or state Immunization Information System record. Self-reported vaccination records that are not verified by a health care provider cannot be accepted.” [Dr. Chaps’ comment: In Matthew 25, Jesus will separate the sheep on the left, from Jay Inslee and his anti-Christ goats on the right. Let me be
clear: Whether you get the vaccine is your choice; I have no opinion. But whether the government limits the seating capacity of churches depending on whether they divide families into seating areas, vaccinated on the left and non-vax on the right, is unconstitutional tyranny. We are ALL commanded to worship God and not to forsake our gathering together, regardless of Democrat ‘rules.’] Let’s petition all 100 Senators to let pastors preach freely on politics, without IRS penalty. +++
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2012 Trip to Sarasota, Florida!
Oh my God, where do I start... I had a thought that my trip to Florida would have a little warfare and yes I was right, it did. To save some money on the trip, the car rentals were really ridiculous over $400 for a week. So my friend is a travel agent set it up for me to get something really cheap like $132 for the whole week. Of course it wasnt a car... It was a commercial van... let’s say it is as big as a ship... no just kidding.. After driving it I know I can drtive a bus, UPS, or FED-X truck. The blessing was I didn’t have to drive it that often as Rlyn, Dorothy and David drive me around. I didn’t even have to put gas in it. I was so blessed on this trip that I can’t keep this off of the paper. When I flew into Sarasota, which that was a blessing, normally I fly into Tampa, which is about an hour away from Sarasota. When I spoke to Pastor Chuck about coming there, we arranged it would the same time his sister was coming out from California. We have never met. When I got off the plane, meeting me at baggage was Rlyn, Pastor’s wife, Dorothy, his sister and David, Dorothy’s husband. Each had a bouquet of Roses to give to me. White, red and mixed. What a blessing. So when I went to get the huge van, I rented from Hertz, I found out it wasn’t there but in
Bradenton... The blessing was the blessed threesome offered to take me there. Then I followed them to the hotel. This was also a blessing as it was only going to cost me 1/2 the amount for the whole stay. When I drove to see friends that night for dinner, I couldn’t find my keys to the van as we were on our way to the restaurant. I looked in my purse and it wasn’t there. When we got in the restaurant, Steve her husband asked if those were my keys on the mask that was in the back seat. There was no way I could have dropped them there as it was a distance from where I was sitting. Steve went and brought them back and sure enough there... I will not doubt that had to be God that did that, because my purse wasn’t anywhere near that mask and it wasn’t my mask. Steve said the keys were on it. I had asked God to dispatch an angel for me. Seems by the end of this trip I had a whole legion. Now it was time to pack up and get ready to make my trip back. When I went to pack the van up I noticed on the side it had one of those sliding doors. I thopught I would put my suitcase in there. Well, I coudn’t get it to slide, so just put the suitcase in the front seat. Which was interesting as it was big, bulky and heavy and the van was huge, high and big. But I managed. Thank God it
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to make sure I had all I lady at the gate that was witness to a couple and needed, like my board- near the restroom if any- the two ladies who were ing pass and my drivers body turned it in. She che involved finding my lilicense, which I have a cked and said “no”. Then cense. small holder for them. another workercame up Now the final episode as The restroom was about to me and said, “This I was to get my suitcase 10 Gates away from has to be yours, I noticed at the office in baggage. the one I was going to your picture on your li- As it had to be transboard from. As I was sit- cense.” Someone had ferred. I saw a worker ting there at the Gate, I found it in the restroom and asked her... when I couldn’t find my boarding and gave it to her and was waiting in the office, pass and license. I tore she was getting ready here she came with my my small carry on and my to turn it in. The timing suitcase, this was such a purse apart and it was was so precise that no blessing as she took it to gone. The only place it one can say that wasn’t the pickup that I was to could be was in the re- God... He is faithful. I al- use to get my car. It was stroom.Oh my God, talk ways say that Goodness as though no matter what about PRAY! I literraly and Mercy shall follow us I had to deal with He albegged God to dispatch when we screw up. It’s ways had someone there an Angel for me. I saw like a sweeper behind to show me the way. I was very close to total you cleaning up your I know one thing and that panic. So I rushed back messes. Sure enough it is God reigns in my life was in the front seat as to the restroom and it was there for me. Due to and GOD IS REAL! when I started driving and wasn’t there. I asked the this mishap I was able to got on the road, the sliding door flew open. That FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN’S was interesting. I could have invited the whole FELLOWSHIP INTERNAIONAL neighborhood to come (All All Are Welcome - Men and Women) on in. Believe me, it is big enough to hold them all. Was able to find a place to pull over and shut the Join us for our monthly meeting, door. I can always find an excuse to pray in the every 2nd Friday of every month. Spirit. They dropped me For more information, off at the airport. I think I shoul dhave let them Please Contact: come in and they then would have corrected me Jerry Miller - 941-223-0417 thinking my Gate number was A14. I was about 3 www.fgbmfiusa.life|YoutubeChannel:RonBauza hours early, you would visit: www.facebook.com/ron.bauza think I wopuld have figvisit: www.facebook.com/fgbmfisarasota ured out by then that my Gate was not A14, 941-545-4062 | www.fgbmfiusa.life but A10! So when they Ron Bauza, Chapter 305 Sarasota, FL announced boarding all I heard was Washington... I was to be going to Baltimore. By the time I found I was at the wrong gate, it was too late to board and I missed the plane. The lady was very help[ful and rescheduled me on a flight to Atlanta instead of Baltimore. Basically this was a better setup, it was actually 45 minutes earlier. So I had a few more hours to kill. It was a good flight and when the plane landed I was not that far from the Gate. Believe me, I looked and checked it a million times... was not going to make that mistake twice... but that wasn’t the next mistake on the agenda. While sitting waiting, I thought this would be a good time to go to the restroom. I was checking
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