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Kenyan President Said "No" to Abortion in His Country—was there a Media Blackout? Aimee Herd (August 14, 2008) President Mwai Kibaki said recently that he sees "no reason, now, or in the future, why anyone would want to legalize abortion in Kenya." (London, England)—According to a report by  LifeSiteNews.com , Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki has rejected the legalization of abortion in his country. At an event held to install the new Catholic Bishop of Kitui, President Kibaki reportedly said that he "saw no reason, now, or in the future, why anyone would want to legalize abortion in Kenya."  (Photo:  www.officeofthepresident.go. ke/ ) Hilary White, writer for  LifeSiteNews,  noted that there seemed to be a "media blackout" for a time, concerning the president's statement. The subject was raised due to a "Reproductive Health and Rights Bill" that was proposed with the purpose of legalizing abortion in the east African nation for th...

"I am fully convinced that this was a supernatural occurrence. It is something I have believed to see in my ministry and am overjoyed that it happened. It happened in such a way that [my ministry] was not at all associated with it, which left local volunteers and non-Christians marveling at what had happened." (Cairo, Egypt)—Charisma reports that a "loaves and fishes" type miracle is said to have occurred during evangelist Marilyn Hickey's recent trip to Cairo in which 2,400 meals from Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) apparently appeared out of thin air. (Photo: KentuckyFriedChicken) Notes the report: "The reported incident, which if true is a miracle nearly unheard of in modern times, occurred during Hickey's citywide leaders conference in May, attended by nearly 10,000 pastors and local leaders—from curious Muslims to orthodox Coptic Christians." According to Hickey, 3,500 boxed-lunches from KFC were ordered and accounted for. "There ...

Or should I put the, The Bible versus The Secret. Of late a couple of my friends have asked me a lot about 'The Secret' which is supposed to be revolutionizing people's lives. I got a chance to watch the DVD on TS but somehow I was not convinced. Don't get me wrong, a lot of what they teach is great and people should be applying it. But I do have a couple of issues with it. One thing that really bothered me is the way they sort of overlooked God or glossed over him. They even do quote scripture and all but still, it wasn't convincing. They have Biblical principals and even teach that many preachers e.g Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Joel Osteen and so on teach principles based on the secret. Well, I think they are just trying to justify their teaching. I for one listen to all these preachers regularly. I am subscribed to their podcasts, buy their books and CDs and DVDs. Never once did I hear them use the secret as their reference material. They use the Bible - God...

Rick Warren meets with Kenyan government leaders on day of cabinet restructure and challenges Church and Business Leaders to unity and renewal in wake of recent election Michael Ireland (April 9, 2008) "This could be the Kenyan church's finest hour, and a step toward revival—not to retreat, not to divide, but to shine." (Nairobi, Kenya)—Pastor Rick Warren completed a 12-day trip to Africa Monday with a whirlwind visit to Nairobi, Kenya, where he met with the vice president and speaker of the House of Parliament and addressed separate groups of top church and business leaders. According to A. Larry Ross Communications, Warren was invited to meet with leadership from both parties on the day President Mwai Kibaki was working to appoint an expanded cabinet of opposition leaders to complete a coalition government in the wake of violence following national elections last December...

We have all learnt the need and importance of speaking positive words and words of faith - because we shall be satisfied with the fruit of our lips and death and life are in the power of the tongue. (Prov 18:20-21). So, we need to always speak faith filled words, in fact as God does, we need to call those things that be not as though they were (Romans 4:17). So now science is proving that we need more positive words to counter every negative word. Isn't that amazing. Science is now discovering what God has been trying to tell us for years. Speak faith - for without Faith it is impossible to please Him (Hebrews 11:6). One needs to consciously train themselves to speak faith filled words, as this world we live in is negatively charge so we need more positive charge to overcome it's effects. Read more: Experts Discover, Develop Formulaic Ratio of How Many Positive Words it Takes to Offset a Negative Word Teresa Neumann (April 6, 2008) It ...

Hi, I got this from the Msafara Blog . Thought it would be good to share it here. Getting ready from Msafara - Wheels of Hope by msafara We are just getting ready to begin the Msafara this Friday. We have done all that we can . . . and the time has come. To prepare for the Spiritual warfare, we have engaged a strategy of 4 levels of prayer: A team of 5 National Intercessors who will go ahead of us and pray over our ministry, the places we shall be in, and the strongholds in each of these towns (Mombasa is notorious for witchcraft and demonization. Eldoret houses the First Masonic Temple ever built in Kenya/E. Africa). This team intercedes on behalf of this nation full-time. They will spend several days of prayer in each place. A larger team of 100 Church intercessors - mainly lay people trained in the ministry of intercession. They will be involved I city prayer walks, going to specific points of the city blood was shed. Going totemples or witchcraft centers, etc. They will spend on...

I found this intiative started after the violence that engulfed Kenya after the elections to be of great importance. You can visit the Msafara website at msafara.co.ke and the blog at msafara.wordpress.com . Just something I got from their site: Hope In Naivasha from Pastor M's Blog by MW An encouraging story from Naivasha. A week ago, I was privileged to be among a small group of pastors from Nairobi who visited one of my favorite places in Kenya. Our mission: to meet representatives from the different pastor's fellowships in order to share the vision of Msafara (www.msafara.co.ke). Rather late in the day, we realized it was the first joint pastor's meeting since the violence in that town. Twist! The divisions that had happened there had not spared the church, and there was much tension even among the pastors present. Feeling very inadequate, we challenged those at the meeting to put aside their differences and to work together to take back their city from anarchy. At so...

Teresa Neumann (February 7, 2008) "God must have been so pleased with Lee's outspoken endorsement of Him because the divine entity blessed Lee in his running for the presidency. Otherwise, how else can Lee—a person who attributes all matters of life to God's divine providence—explain his victory?" (Beijing)—The new president-elect of South Korea, Lee Myungbak, is a committed Christian. As mayor of Seoul in 2004, Myungbak declared: "I declare that the City of Seoul is a holy place governed by God; the citizens in Seoul are God's people; the churches and Christians in Seoul are spiritual guards that protect the city...I now dedicate Seoul to the Lord." (Photo: Wikipedia) Reporter Sunny Lee noted that Myungbak was born into a devout Christian family and later became an elder in his church. He also noted that upon winning the nomination from the Grand National Party as its presidential candidate, Lee visited the Christia...

Teresa Neumann (February 5, 2008) "Everyone, including politicians, expects the churches to play a big role in terms of reconciliation, healing, resettlement and trust building." (Kenya)—Churches across Kenya, once considered Africa's most stable country, are being asked to play a key role in bringing peace to the violence-torn nation in a desperate attempt to prevent all-out genocide. (Photo: AP Images / Bernat Armangue) "Everyone, including politicians, expects the churches to play a big role in terms of reconciliation, healing, resettlement and trust building," said Canon Peter Karanja, general secretary of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). "We will need sustained and committed engagement of our international ecumenical partners if we are to fulfill that role." According to a Christian Post report, Kenyan churches are seeking a long-term h...

Teresa Neumann (February 5, 2008) "Music is a form of sensed continuity that can sometimes break through the most overpowering disconnections in our experience of time. There is something spiritual about music, and something musical about the human spirit...God is the composer and librettist. We are each called on to be voices in the choir, singers of God's song." (London)—A touching Times U.K. report has addressed the profound effect music has on us. As an example, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks quotes from Oliver Sacks' book, Musicophilia, which in turn tells the "poignant story" of Clive Wearing, an "eminent musician and musicologist, who was struck by a devastating brain infection," resulting in amnesia so acute that he was unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. Though we are often admonished to "live in the present," Wearing's wife described her husband's shattered life this way:...

Michael Ireland (February 1, 2008) "I have been clinging to the verse you gave me. I shared it with a Kenyan friend who was on the verge of suicide because of the chaos. It literally saved his life, giving him hope to go on." (Kenya)—More than 30 days after the presidential elections in Kenya, political tension remains high. As a result of the violence, 650 people have been killed, and over 250,000 have been displaced. The latest edition of Missions Catalyst reports that all of the SIM (Serving in Mission) missionaries in Kenya are safe, and that God is using them to encourage their Kenyan brothers and sisters. One missionary, serving on the SIM Sudan team based in Nairobi, wrote, "We grieve for friends like Lydia, who fled for her life from Eldoret. She and her husband have lost everything. We wept together as she shared their trauma." "I wrote Psal...

Amazing Scene as 200 Kenyan Children, On Their Own Initiative, Pray for their Country and Get Miraculous Results Michael Ireland (February 1, 2008) Ever since the children started praying together, the pastor says there have been no deaths, houses burned or even violence in their section of this slum. Adults recite this fact in amazement. The children, however, don't even mention it because it's exactly what they expected to happen. "Pastor told us that there is power in prayer. He said we can change the country through prayer," says 12-year-old. "So that is what we are doing, changing the country." (Kenya)—In the latest edition of Missions Catalyst , Sue Sprenkle, an overseas correspondent for the International Mission Board, who has been reporting from Africa for 10 years describes a scene inside the small, tin shack of a Baptist church filled with children. "After three weeks of post-election ...

Someone asked me once whether marriage was a ministry or calling. I never had an answer that day, but the more I look at it, marriage is indeed a calling and there is a ministry in marriage. Well, I am not yet fully ready to comment on this issue, maybe I will soon, but I came across a blog with a powerful message. This lady writes a message that I believe encourages people to get back to the basics and discover the true purpose of marriage - a ministry that ministers the love that Christ has for the church to the world. You can get the entire blog and more here . Otherwise, here is some really good reading from Nikki Washington, CEO Glowmagazineonline.com . The Marriage Ministry I don't think people take marriage seriously anymore. For some it's just something you do so that you can jointly file taxes, or share benefits, or some other silly means of economizing. For some marriage is just a...

Recently, one of my friends and I had a debate on heaven and hell - it's existence and what is it's state today, in the past and in the future. Also, there was the issue of whether people go to heaven now or are just in a state of suspended animation of sorts till Jesus returns. Now they presented a very good case on their points and well I presented mine. In the end we agreed to disagree - hey, we are still friends - we are not going to let doctrinal issues separate us. After all, Paul talks of the unity of faith and not unity of doctrine. I am not sure we will achieve that this side of eternity. Eph 4:12-16 MKJV (12) for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (13) And this until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; (14) so that we no longer may be infants, tossed to and fro and carried about by...