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Christian Arabs Faced with Continued Pressure

After the coordinated bombing attacks on five Iraqi churches at the beginning of last month, tens of thousands of Christians fled the war-torn nation to neighbouring nations and overseas, with estimates approaching 40,000 by mid-August. Their plight, however, is not just limited to the Iraqi Christian community...

Homosexual Marriage Bill passed in Spain sparking Church Anger

The Spanish government today approved a Bill to legalise homosexual marriage. The decision which has greatly angered the Church will make Spain only the third country...

30 September - World Bible Translation Day

30 September is an important day for Bible translators worldwide, World Bible Translation Day allows them to highlight Bible translation as an on going need and basic tool in global evangelism...

Imprisoned Indonesian Christian minister could be released in November

Three years is a long period of time, especially to those who are imprisoned by false charges; it is such a long waiting process to gain freedom again. Today good news finally came from Indonesia, it was announced that Reverend Rinaldy Damanik, 45, could be released...

The Vatican’s First Address at the United Nation Assembly

On Wednesday 29th September, the Catholic's highest Authority - the Vatican, delivered a speech to the United Nations 59th Session General Assembly at the New York Headquarters. This is the first ever speech on such a ministerial meeting since the Vatican served as an observer mission at the United Nations in 1964...

CSW Express Deep Concern for Human Rights in North Korea

A petition to campaign for human rights in North Korea with 25,000 signatures has been handed over to the United Nation. CSW estimated that 100,000 people are still held in prison camps, and are very keen to see the authorities reform their very severe policies of repression of religious freedom...

Forum for World Evangelisation 2004: Let the Holy Sprit Guide

The 2004 Forum for World Evangelisation in Thailand has grandly opened on Wednesday 29th September, with around 1,800 Christian leaders from 127 nations gathered...

Running With Endurance

God understands that we will stumble and falter. We do not need to finish our race perfectly; we do, however, need to achieve His purpose for us. When we are on course to fulfill God's specific plan, then our life is full and meaningful...

A Quiet Place

There is a place where I need to be
A quiet place where I’m alone with Thee
Where I tell You my trouble, my worry, my fear
Where I hear Your voice say “I am here”

A quiet place that only You and I know
Where You can tell me things to help me grow...

The Treasures Of Heaven

I search in the world
For something....
Wealth.... Health....
Wisdom.... Integrity...
None pleases me.
For wealth,
Even though it builds up...

Be

Let not the sands of time destroy your memory
For it is there that those we love do truly live
When you remember things about them do not hold back
But live them to the full
For that is how we mend our hearts

Be at peace when time allows you
Know that God in all his glory has a plan for you

Time to Think

Date: Monday 1st - Friday 5th November 2004
Venue: Lee Abbey House, Devon
Speaker: Michael Charlesworth
DescriptionThe quality of everything people do depends on the quality of their thinking. The Thinking Environment programme of Michael Charlesworth is for you to open a new world of thinking.

Supporting Marriage at Lee Abbey

Date: Monday 1st - Friday 5th November 2004
Venue: Lee Abbey House, Devon
Description: An invitation to clergy, lay leaders, counsellors and their spouses to first experience and then be trained to use the world's most widely used relationship enrichment tool, Prepare-Enrich.