It's The Fuzz!

We have more things to be thankful for than we can even know.  If you're reading this, you have a house, a computer, the internet, friends, and so on.  I'm going to make sure to add one more thing to your list.

Yesterday, during Sunday School, a police officer drove his car slowly into our church parking lot.  He slowly went around the parking lot stopping once or twice for no apparent reason.  He continued around and headed for the exit real slow.  He stopped a young man (reasons unknown) and then continued on his way as slow as a the bacon is cooking next to me while I feel like I'm starving.

The Sunday School class I was in was watching out the window.  There could have been a few ideas as to why that police office was there, but one thing that I and the rest of us knew almost for certain, is that he had no intention to come into our church and stop us from worshiping.  We were not afraid for our lives.  We did not quickly put our Bibles under our seat cushions or wait shaking for the police to do a thorough search of our building and drag some of us out for questioning.

We should be increasingly thankful for our freedoms here in America.  Our freedoms may seem to be under attack or diminishing, but our freedoms are still here.  Let us continue to give thanks for our freedom to worship God without fear and continue to pray for those who can not worship "freely" as we can.  Be thankful that the government can not tell us what days to worship, and pray for those who have to abide by the governments schedule of worship http://www.persecution.com/public/newsroom.aspx?story_ID=MjAz .

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Remembering Those in Chains

Yesterday, after a message and prayer for those persecuted in other countries, I have decided to be more diligent in praying for those imprisoned, harassed and persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour of their souls.  It is difficult to think of people who are in daily fear for their lives or the lives of their family because of the ease we have hear in America.

I also decided to add different links to this blog that can help others know and pray for those suffering around the world. I have added the Unreached People of the Day widget and the Voice of the Martyrs News widget so far.  I also recommend PrisonerAlert.com by Voice of the Martyrs.

Hebrews 13:3

Hope these links are useful.  Here is a sample of what is on these links:

"...Upon hearing this response the Muslim women became angry and began to beat Asia Bibi. Then some men came and took her and locked her in a room. They announced from mosque loudspeakers that she would be punished by having her face blackened and being paraded through the village on a donkey. Local Christians informed the police, who took Asia into custody before the Muslims could carry out their plan. She is currently being held at the police station in Nankana city. Christians there urged the police not to file blasphemy charges, but police claimed that they must go forward due to pressure from local Muslim leaders."

 From PrisonerAlert.com you can see facts about the woman whose story is above (Asia Bibi), her country, writer her a letter, be an advocate and print a fact sheet for you to view and to remember her in prayer.