Recent Persecution Updates and Blog Posts

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Are we doing it? -- September 7, 2010
"Are we doing it? Are we giving the world a symmetrical, authentic, fully-formed image of Christ? There is still time. Spiritual growth is not a matter of chronology alone. It's a matter of spirit. Of heart. Of who you are to the next person you meet. In the next crisis you face. In the next moment...
Lost Comms for a Few Days -- September 4, 2010
Lost comms deep in the interior of Bangladesh for a few days ... ferry and boat rides on two rivers reminded of "The African Queen" for those of you old enough to remember ... incredible camp ... went swimming with new members of the kingdom ... many after great suffering ... getting...
Flooding in Pakistan -- September 3, 2010
Flooding has devastated Pakistan. Contacts from Pakistan say that the water has destroyed as many as 20 million homes and has severely affected 1/5 of the country’s land.  Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has confirmed that 20 million people were left homeless.  Millions of...
Pray for Muslims on the "Night of Power" -- September 1, 2010
Many Muslims will celebrate the Night of Power on the evening of September 5th this year. According to a Muslim tradition with some variations, Mohammed supposedly received his first revelation of the Koran in the night as the 27th day of Ramadan began. On that night Muslims will recite ritual...
Rest and Preparation in Bangkok -- August 31, 2010
Although disappointed that a potential contact in Bangkok did not work out, it was actually a blessing in disguise.  After sleeping for most of  yesterday afternoon and last night, I had a chance to do some quiet preparation for four different talks that I'm scheduled to give in...
Doha to Bangkok -- August 30, 2010
Left Doha around 11 p.m. (4 p.m. EDT) for a short flight (only 6.5 hours vice the 13 hour flight to Doha).  Again blessed with babies who slept rather than wailed ... managed to get at least 3 hours of sleep enroute.  Passing over India ... thinking of a dedicated believer and his...
Travel to Thailand and Bangladesh -- August 29, 2010
The following is a "stream of consciousness" sort of post beginning as I prepare to depart Dulles.  Enjoyed the changes to the terminal since last trip ... underground train to departure gate rather than the old "Star Wars ATAT Walkers". Departed 11:09 p.m. aand got a few...
CHRISTIANS UNDER FIRE: YOUR FAMILY IN PAKISTAN -- August 23, 2010
You need to know your Christian family in Pakistan is hurting. Pakistani Taliban militants are urging the country's government to reject aid for flood victims. Instead, by trying to monopolize relief efforts to over 20 million people, Islamists are gaining a powerful foothold in Pakistan.
Lethal Medicine -- August 19, 2010
Imagine, for a moment, that a couple years ago a pharmaceutical company came up with a powerful medicinal drug. The company began to excitedly tout the drug as a life-improving elixir able to cure a host of Western maladies. More than fifty-seven countries bought the drug and set up clinics to...
Skylines & city streets... -- August 18, 2010
"For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead...

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Sep 7 | Are we doing it?
Sep 4 | Lost Comms for a Few Days
Sep 1 | Pray for Muslims on the "Night of Power"
Aug 31 | Rest and Preparation in Bangkok
Aug 30 | Doha to Bangkok

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