Archive for December, 2008

/ December 31, 2008 8:37 pm

Ring in 2009 in peace and purity

…Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing… 2 Corinthians 6:17 God has chosen us to be his children and ambassadors of light to a sometimes dark and evil world. Haggai was a prophet chosen by God to deliver warnings and encouragement to God’s children. God asked Haggai to deliver [...]

/ December 31, 2008 4:08 pm

‘Dark Pursuit’ Offers a Thrilling Ride

Dark Pursuit Brandilyn Collins Zondervan ISBN: 978-0310276425, 283 pages A new stand-alone “Seatbelt Suspense™” from bestselling author Brandilyn Collins. Kaitlan Sering’s estranged grandfather, novelist Darell Brooke, was the legendary King of Suspense—until an auto accident left him unable to concentrate. Now she’s begging him to protect her from a real serial killer. Can his muddled mind devise a plan to [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

“It’s Not Over” is the 2009 theme for He Intends Victory

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 “It’s Not Over” is the 2009 theme for He Intends Victory Veteran Christian AIDS activist Bruce Sonnenberg looks back and forward in the battle against the HIV/AIDS pandemic By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

Muslim Extremists Claim Jesus Christ Would Have Been Imprisoned

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Muslim Extremists Claim Jesus Christ Would Have Been Imprisoned Website Encourages Martyrdom for Muslims in Gaza By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND (ANS) – If Jesus were alive today, he would [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

On an obscure, lonely hill they call Wounded Knee

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 On an obscure, lonely hill they call Wounded Knee One can reflect and honor Native American heroes By Jim UttleySpecial to ASSIST News Service Wounded Knee Cemetery WOUNDED KNEE, SOUTH DAKOTA (ANS) – It’s [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

European Union Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire, Humanitarian Aid

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 European Union Pushes for Gaza Cease-Fire, Humanitarian Aid Anglican Priest Blasts “Disproportionate” Massacre By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service GAZA STRIP (ANS) – European Union foreign ministers pushed for a cease-fire in the [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

Extremists Halt Church Construction

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Extremists Halt Church Construction Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Extremists are routinely destroying church buildings like this one in Orissa. UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA (ANS) – Religious extremists from a popular radical Hindu activist group [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

“Opposition Increasing Day by Day”

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 “Opposition Increasing Day by Day” Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release A film team like this one encountered obstacles while teaching about Jesus in Manipur. But God showed Himself faithful. JHARKHAND, INDIA (ANS) – Two [...]

/ December 31, 2008 11:32 am

No Money Left

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 No Money Left Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Like this missionary, Manohar serves in Bihar, India. BIHAR, INDIA (ANS) – Exhausted, Gospel for Asia missionary Manohar stood in a city far from his home [...]

/ December 31, 2008 10:17 am

Isaiah 43:16, 18-19

“This is what the LORD says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”

/ December 30, 2008 10:57 pm

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Part 2: Father and Daughter Dynamics [Video]

Dr. Meg Meeker has surprising news on why caring fathers can help their daughters become achievers – and avoid depression, pregnancy and more. Watch the previous video: Daughters Need Strong Fathers Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 1st Edition Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons

/ December 30, 2008 10:49 pm

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Part 1: Daughters Need Strong Fathers [Video]

Dr. Meg Meeker on how fathers can prepare their daughters for Mr. Right. Watch the next video: Father and Daughter Dynamics Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters 1st Edition Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons

/ December 30, 2008 10:31 pm

Discovering True Peace in a Tropical Paradise

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Discovering True Peace in a Tropical Paradise Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Alok grew up in a state known for serene natural beauty as a tropical paradise, but lacked peace until he encountered the [...]

/ December 30, 2008 10:29 pm

Skater Sees Through His Old Tricks [Video]

This skateboarder from California grew up in a broken family. He now influences kids around the world.

/ December 30, 2008 10:19 pm

All You Need

Guys: For the brokenhearted, the hurting, the financially challenged, the sick, those caught up with destructive habits and relationships: HIS UNDESERVED FAVOUR IS NEEDED to pull you through. We only torment ourselves if we try carry it in our own strength. “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” – Jesus (2 Cor 12:9) LET IT [...]

/ December 30, 2008 10:51 am

Obvious Sins?

“The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft.” (Galatians 5:19-20) Hey, here’s an inspiring verse. Okay, not really. For some reason, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul writes that the sins our sinful natures want to do are obvious — and then lists a bunch of them, anyway. We’re going [...]

/ December 30, 2008 10:51 am

Fail Not Fail

“For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.” (Galatians 5:17-18) Oh, I hate that moment. Do you hate [...]

/ December 30, 2008 10:51 am

Want Not Want

“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.” (Galatians 5:16-17) I want to do bad things. No, this isn’t the opening line to some creepy true crime confessional. Paul [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Israel Pounds Gaza for Fourth Day

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Israel Pounds Gaza for Fourth Day Christians Caught In Bombings By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service GAZA STRIP (ANS) – Israeli jets have attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day, with raids [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Cuban church leader on trial over ‘offensive behavior’

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Cuban church leader on trial over ‘offensive behavior’ By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries HAVANA, CUBA (ANS) – A prominent church leader was put on trial on Monday (December 29, 2008) in what members [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

December 31 Deadline Looms Large for Last-Minute Givers Seeking Tax Break for 2008

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 December 31 Deadline Looms Large for Last-Minute Givers Seeking Tax Break for 2008 By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service VIRGINIA (ANS) – Careful Christian stewards have until midnight Wednesday this week to take [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Ugandan LRA involved in Christmas massacre at Roman Catholic church

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Ugandan LRA involved in Christmas massacre at Roman Catholic church By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (ANS) – Uganda’s army is accusing rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army of [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Christians Caught In Bombings

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Christians Caught In Bombings Pray For Marginalized Christian Community In Gaza OPEN DOORS USAJerry Dykstra, Media Relations DirectorPhone: 616-915-4117Email: JerryD@odusa.org Website: www.OpenDoorsUSA.org Blog: http://spiritualcourage.wordpress.com For Immediate Release SANTA ANA, CA (ANS) – The small [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Angry Youths Harass GFA Film Team

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Angry Youths Harass GFA Film Team Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release A film team like this one encountered obstacles while teaching about Jesus in Manipur. But God showed Himself faithful. MANIPUR, INDIA (ANS) – [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Massive Pro-Family Rally Floods Spain

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Massive Pro-Family Rally Floods Spain By Peter WoodingSpecial to ASSIST News Service MADRID, SPAIN (ANS) – As part of a huge public outcry a pro-life Mass drew hundreds of thousands of people to central [...]

/ December 30, 2008 9:30 am

Russian Christmas; not too late to help needy

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Russian Christmas; not too late to help needy By Peter WoodingSpecial to ASSIST News Service RUSSIA (ANS) – Russian Ministries says it’s not too late to support their Christmas appeal, despite the fact that [...]

/ December 30, 2008 8:15 am

John 16:33

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

/ December 29, 2008 11:55 pm

If you are Real: The Testimony of Suzanne Eller

(excerpted from Real Teens, Real Stories, Real Life ISBN 1589195000) copyright, 2002, T. Suzanne Eller The small church was crowded. All around me people worshiped a god that I didn’t believe existed. Why was I there? My neighbor asked me to come. To be honest, I thought they would leave me alone if I did. I wasn’t sure what to [...]

/ December 29, 2008 8:29 pm

Families Enjoy Gifts Tailored to Them

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Families Enjoy Gifts Tailored to Them Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Gifts of livestock to families in Asia not only help provide for their daily needs, but they also show them that there is [...]

/ December 29, 2008 8:29 pm

Relief Supplies Distributed in Bihar Despite Obstacles

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2008 Relief Supplies Distributed in Bihar Despite Obstacles Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Flood victims in Bihar are lined up outside a Gospel for Asia office to receive blankets. BIHAR, INDIA (ANS) – Gospel for [...]

/ December 29, 2008 8:29 pm

The Holidays are Over but More Than Ever, People Still Need a Little Help

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Sunday, December 28, 2008 The Holidays are Over but More Than Ever, People Still Need a Little Help Joy Junction Helps About 300 People Nightly By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) – For about [...]

/ December 29, 2008 2:54 pm

The New Year 2009

Dear friends, It’s the new year 2009, how did we make it this far – I wonder why. Must be the Lord giving us more time to give life another try. Each year we are blessed with a new start. God comes to our aid and continues to live in our heart. Let us honor Him and praise Him each [...]

/ December 29, 2008 2:53 pm

Follow the signs in 2009

Each day we have the challenge as Christians, to follow the lusts of the flesh or the leading of the Holy Spirit. Our quiet time alone with God, is vital to fulfilling our divine destiny. God sets before us, blessings or curses, and as we approach the New Year, I pray we will examine our schedules and prayerfully prune out [...]

/ December 29, 2008 7:28 am

Body of Assyrian Girl Found in North Iraq

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Sunday, December 28, 2008 Body of Assyrian Girl Found in North Iraq By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service NAHLA, IRAQ (ANS) – The body of an Assyrian teenager was found in a river in the area of [...]

/ December 29, 2008 7:28 am

Nighttime Lows Below Freezing: Joy Junction Shelter Van Patrolling Streets 24/7

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Sunday, December 28, 2008 Nighttime Lows Below Freezing: Joy Junction Shelter Van Patrolling Streets 24/7 NEWS RELEASE.CONTACT JEREMY REYNALDS AT (505)400-7145 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) – Albuquerque’s homeless can now get a ride to safety any time of the [...]

/ December 29, 2008 7:28 am

Israel bombs university in Gaza where Brother Andrew once lectured on ‘Biblical Christianity’

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Sunday, December 28, 2008 Israel bombs university in Gaza where Brother Andrew once lectured on ‘Biblical Christianity’ By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries GAZA CITY (ANS) – The BBC has reported that Israeli air force jets have bombed [...]

/ December 29, 2008 7:28 am

Israel Bombs University in Gaza

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Sunday, December 28, 2008 Israel Bombs University in Gaza By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service GAZA STRIP (ANS) – Israeli air force jets have bombed the Islamic University in the Gaza Strip, a significant cultural symbol for [...]

/ December 29, 2008 7:28 am

A Winding Road-Martha’s Story

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Sunday, December 28, 2008 A Winding Road-Martha’s Story By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) – It’s been a hard road for Albuquerque native Martha Valenzuela, but things are looking brighter. Martha Valenzuela Born and [...]

/ December 29, 2008 7:28 am

Israeli Jets Kill at least 227 in Strikes on Gaza

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Saturday, December 27, 2008 Israeli Jets Kill at least 227 in Strikes on Gaza Israel Set for Prolonged Gaza Operation By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service GAZA STRIP (ANS) – Israel says it will widen its attacks [...]

/ December 29, 2008 6:13 am

John 14:1-3

“[Jesus Comforts His Disciples] “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and [...]

/ December 28, 2008 5:12 pm

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

/ December 28, 2008 5:26 am

Reconciliation and Rehabilitation in Orissa

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Saturday, December 27, 2008 Reconciliation and Rehabilitation in Orissa By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (ANS) – During the last few days of 2008, attention is shifting to reconciliation and rehabilitation in the troubled [...]

/ December 28, 2008 5:26 am

Christians in Earthquake Disaster Areas Raided by Police on Christmas Eve

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Saturday, December 27, 2008 Christians in Earthquake Disaster Areas Raided by Police on Christmas Eve By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service SICHUAN, CHINA (ANS) – ChinaAid contacts issued the following report of police raids on four households [...]

/ December 28, 2008 5:26 am

Christmas Day Persecution in Anhui, Henan and Xinjiang

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Friday, December 26, 2008 Christmas Day Persecution in Anhui, Henan and Xinjiang Thirteen Chinese Christians are held in Prison By Dan WoodingFounder of ASSIST Ministries CHINA (ANS) – ChinaAid has revealed that on Christmas day, Christians in Anhui, [...]

/ December 27, 2008 9:26 pm

Healed from Cancer – The Healing Testimony of Peter Masonis

Following the death of my father from cancer, I discovered the growth of cancer on my scalp just above my hairline.  It was diagnosed as a fast growing, virulent skin cancer and surgery was scheduled to have it removed. I didn’t want it to advance to other parts of my body.  I was very concerned about it.  It had turned [...]

/ December 27, 2008 8:07 pm

Part 1: Self-Injury Part One: What Is Cutting All About? – with Jose Cano – Counselor – Teen Mania’s Honor Academy

I’m Fine I bleed away my problems I scratch them all away My problems drip away from me And slither down the drain My problems are dissolved in crimson My scarlet poison makes them die A piece of metal shatters them And through my veins the pieces fly These scars upon my skin Tell tales of secret pain But come [...]

/ December 27, 2008 6:27 pm

He’s Waiting for You

He’s Waiting for You…   All across the sky, The stars shine bright But there was one a little brighter On this particular night. The night our Messiah, The Son of God was born; The reason we celebrate Each Christmas morn. Born to a virgin girl, Mary was her name. Her life had changed forever The night the angel came. [...]

/ December 27, 2008 6:26 pm

Blessings Divine in 2009

Christmas is a time when our hearts should be filled with joy, but often we let our lust for worldly things crowd out the reason for the season…celebrating the birth of our LORD. Our holiday celebrations make us too busy to go to church and then we wonder why we’re not happy. As we prepare for the New Year, it [...]

/ December 27, 2008 5:46 pm

New U.

“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” (Galatians 5:16) Now that we’ve pretty much made it through Christmas, some of us are going to start to feel this growing impulse about New Year’s. It’s the feeling of a fresh start, of a do-over, of a chance to be way [...]

/ December 27, 2008 3:11 pm

Psalm 103:1-2

“[Of David.] Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-”