Obama Cozies Up with Islamists in 'Post Al Qaeda Era' - 4/26/2012
The White House is moving toward developing ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamists groups in the Middle East. President Obama believes he has no choice but cultivate the Brotherhood and other Islamic groups in Egypt and other countries. "No longer are all Islamists viewed as having possible terrorist ties. "The war on terror is over." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39549&PN=1&TPN=1


Religious Liberty April 2012 Update: SUDAN, MALI, AFGHANISTAN, BURMA, EGYPT, KASHMIR - 4/26/2012
SUDAN: The Battle for Heglig, Church Torched, Southerners Trapped, LRA Revived, Aerial Bombardmnet of South Sudan - MALI -AFGHANISTAN, - BURMA: The Christian Kachin Abandoned - 'EGYPT: Sliding Into A Dark Age - INDIAN Administered KASHMIR: Christians Arrested. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39546&PN=1&TPN=1


Experts Warn Europe-Like Crisis around the Corner - 4/25/2012
As the days go by, the U.S. national debt steadily goes up. Since 2007, it has been increasing at a pace of $397 billion a day. "If we have a debt crisis, which is just around the corner, then all those programs that people organize their lives around, their retirements around, are going to be broken promises, and we're going to have severe disruption in peoples' lives." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39542&PN=1&TPN=1


Missionaries: Made in China - 4/26/2012
With a population spilling over the 1.3 billion mark, this nation is home to one-fifth of the planet. Beijing claims 19 million residents, Shanghai 20 million, It’s also hard to ignore the in-your-face wealth of the cities. Cartier, Rolls Royce showrooms and luxury hotels. These are clearly China’s glory days—small wonder the West is looking to the East to bail them out. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39545&PN=1&TPN=1


Grandfather steals children from his 'infidel' Christian son - 4/26/2012
A man in a heavily-Muslim-populated area of East Africa recently kidnapped his grandchildren after discovering that their father--his son--was teaching them about Christianity. The grandfather found his grandson reading a Bible. It has been three months since that terrible day, and Beniam has not seen any of his children since. He is still following the Lord. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39547&PN=1&TPN=1


New Campaign to Eradicate House Churches Launched by Chinese Government - 4/23/2012
China's house churches, which uphold religious freedom and hold fast to the true faith, have been viewed by the Chinese government as a hostile group of dissenters and have been targets of persecution and crackdowns. How will this new Chinese government campaign to eradicate "house churches" impact them? "We'll wait and see." "Meanwhile, we also pray." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39527&PN=1&TPN=1


News From British Isles, Ireland. Europe and Worldwide - 4/26/2012
Uruguay: Baby boy raised from the dead - Norfolk Church could lose premises for criticising Islam - Christians called to tackle social exclusion - Children being damaged by online porn - Midwives launch appeal in defence of conscience rights - Ban on Christian advert upheld - Sweden: Plans deportation of Iranian Christians despite dangers - Much More> Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39550&PN=1&TPN=1


Freedom Climb to bring families together against human trafficking - 4/26/2012
48 women climbed the 19,000-foot Kilimanjaro mountain to raise awareness and funds for fighting trafficking. The trek raised over $400,000. Freedom Climb Atlanta, GA scheduled for May 12 is on a much smaller scale, suitable for families. In the three-mile climb (1.5 miles both ways on the Sawnee Mountain Preserve), families will gain perspective of the heart of Christ. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39548&PN=1&TPN=1


Chuck Colson of Prison Fellowship Dies at 80 Years Old - 4/21/2012
Charles W. "Chuck" Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, died this afternoon from complications of a brain hemorrhage. Colson was 80 years old and was surrounded by his wife Patty and family as he graduated to Heaven. Colson spent the last years of his life in the dual role of leading Prison Fellowship, and the Colson Center. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39519&PN=1&TPN=1


Charles Carrin: LAURIE, MY WONDERFUL WIFE OF 60 YEARS IS WITH THE LORD - 4/21/2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012, my wife Laurie quietly slipped away to be with the Lord she loved. She was in the Hospital for five days under the care of Hospice. I told her that our daughter Cecile and her family would be arriving in the afternoon. Laurie was comatose, but she heard me. They kissed her, caressed her, prayed with her, and twenty minutes later, she died. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39514&PN=1&TPN=1

Church in Egypt sending out missionaries - 4/13/2012
Just as persecution in the early church caused a scattering of missionaries throughout the Roman world, pressures on the church in Egypt appear to be having the same effect. “Our goal is to send out hundreds of missionaries from Egyptian churches. Fifty-six missionaries have already been sent, and miracles, signs and wonders are happening for God’s glory,” Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39464&PN=1&TPN=1


Syrian Christians targeted in Syria - 4/19/2012
Refugees who have fled to Jordan from Syria are telling about deliberate, new persecution from the "Arab Spring" insurgents. Nearly 100,000 Christians so far have fled from Homs and other cities being targeted by Muslims. "A group of terrorists threatened to kill my family, burn our house, and set fire to my supermarket if I didn't pay them $7,000 a week. They kidnapped me. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39497&PN=1&TPN=1


Kuwait considers teeth for blasphemy law - 4/13/2012
Kuwaiti lawmakers have taken a step that is strengthening the existing blasphemy laws. The parallel drawn to Pakistan's law was obvious. "The change is only in the punishment. It is already illegal to commit blasphemy against Islam or against Mohammed in Kuwait. Instead of a jail term being the punishment, this change will put the potential of a death penalty on the table. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39465&PN=1&TPN=1


Week of prayer vital in light of North Korea Freedom Week - 4/17/2012
Few were fooled by North Korea's attempt to prove to the world on Sunday's Day of the Sun that the North Korean people are all prosperous, happy, and free. In fact, while the nation was putting on airs, Open Doors was calling for prayers, asking Christians to celebrate a Day of the Son through constant intercession for persecuted believers. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39488&PN=1


Chuck Colson's Condition Deteriorating, Family Gathers - 4/18/2012
Prison Fellowship Ministries' founder Chuck Colson's condition has taken a turn for the worse, and doctors have advised the family to gather at his bedside. Colson, 80, had surgery March 31 to remove clotted blood from the surface of his brain. Shortly after the surgery his health worsened but until Tuesday, Colson had been showing signs of improvement. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39491&PN=1&TPN=1


News From British Isles, Ireland. Europe and Worldwide - 4/19/2012
Untold Titanic story, John Harper - Most Americans believe in positive effects of Christianity - Secretary supports increased church role in schooling - Govt lambasted over gay marriage plans - Schools told to put witchcraft and druids on RE syllabus - Belgium: National gathering of prayer 28th April - Nigeria: Call for protection of Christians - Much More>. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39494&PN=1&TPN=1


Pakistani Christian Acquitted of ’Blasphemy’ Charge - 4/19/2012
A Pakistani Christian falsely charged with "blasphemy" after rescuing his 8-year-old nephew from a beating at the hands of Muslim boys has been cleared of the charge. Masih's nephew had gone out to fetch ice when Muslim boys from a nearby madrassa (religious school) beat him for refusing to convert to Islam, on June 10, 2011. "During my imprisonment, I prayed a lot" Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39499&PN=1&TPN=1


Teen God Squad Claims 200 Healing Miracles in One Year - 4/19/2012
A burgeoning Christian teen group from the Bridgeman Downs Christian Outreach Center in Queensland, going by the name "Culture Shifters," claims they have healed over 200 people from cancer, deafness, blindness and other major diseases in the past year. They've even reportedly prayed for, and seen the healing of, an entire football team's injuries. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39495&PN=1&TPN=1


AFGHANISTAN CHURCH 'A SMOULDERING WICK' - 4/19/2012
On 15 April Islamic militants attacked Kabul and three other major cities. After occupying a building in Kabul's most secure sector, attacks were launched against the German, British, US, Japanese and Russian Embassies, as well as against government facilities and military bases. Amidst all this,the Church in Afghanistan, though very small and 'underground', is a reality. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39496&PN=1


Christians in peril as Sudan and South Sudan head towards war - 4/19/2012
The threat of an all-out war between Sudan and South Sudan is mounting amid fighting in the disputed border region, putting Christians in both nations in great danger. Sudan, has been dropping bombs in the border regions and the South for almost a year. "If Southern troops do not withdraw from the oilfields," Khartoum "will chase them out" and "hit deep in South Sudan". Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39500&PN=1&TPN=1


Parents Find Preemie Daughter Alive in Morgue 12 Hours after Doctor Pronounces Baby Dead - 4/13/2012
Argentina)—Analia Bouter was 26 weeks pregnant when she gave birth to her fifth child. Doctors said the baby had no vital signs and sent the parents home with a death certificate. Twelve hours later, Bouter and her husband decided to go to the morgue to view their baby, "When a worker opened the drawer, we heard a cry and she was alive. I fell to my knees when I saw her." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39463&PN=1&TPN=1


A Kenyan Doctor Who Believes in Divine Healing - 4/13/2012
Dr. Zipporah W. Ngumi is a respected Kenyan doctor who believes in praying for her patients and says she has seen many healings. "I have prayed and God has answered those prayers and intervened very specifically in the hospital where I work. Some of the cases include a lady healed from fracture femur by prayer and a man on a wheelchair who stood up and walked." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39462&PN=1&TPN=1

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Christian leader beheaded as Islamists terrorize Mali - 4/9/2012
A Christian leader has been beheaded and others are being threatened with similar treatment as Islamic militants run amok in Mali, West Africa. Christians have fled the town of Timbuktu in the north of the country where harsh Sharia Law has already been imposed amid reports that churches in Gao, 200 miles to the east, have been completely destroyed. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39438&PN=1&TPN=1


MALI: Christians flee as jihadists seize control of north - 4/11/2012
What started out as a violent, destructive and bloody Tuareg rebellion in pursuit of an independent Tuareg homeland has ended in Islamic conquest and the spectre of al Qaeda. The main ethnic Tuareg rebel group announced a ceasefire. Having seized the capitals of the three main northern provinces in three days flying the black flag of al Qaeda. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39452&PN=1&TPN=1


New Hope Among Forgotten Tribe - 4/11/2012
The Miskito Indians occupy about 120 villages along the Rio Coca River bordering Nicaragua and Honduras. These witchcraft-practicing people live in a secluded area. He stumbled upon the Indian tribe of about 71,000 by accident. Ford was moved by this forgotten group riddled with extreme poverty, hunger and spiritual darkness. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39451&PN=1&TPN=1


Lao Officials Confiscate Church Buildings - 4/8/2012
Lao officials on (April 5) confiscated and sealed a church building in southern Laos after holding a two-day seminar warning against religious belief. They warned that other churches would soon be shut down. Local Communist Party official and the district deputy chief of police, and the district head of religious affairs, ordered villagers to attend the seminar. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39437&PN=1&TPN=1


Hugo Chavez makes tearful appeal to Jesus for healing - 4/11/2012
The status of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s cancer is officially a state secret, but that didn’t stop him from making a tear-filled appeal for healing from Jesus at a Catholic Mass in his home state. Chávez sat in the pews with his parents. He held hands with them while a priest led a prayer for his health. At one point, tears rolled down his cheeks. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39453&PN=1&TPN=1


Into Africa -- On A Unique Medical Safari - 4/11/2012
Hundreds of Christian Doctors Will Be 'Hunting' For Evidence of 'Divine Healing' During Exceptional Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, May 25-26. Organized by the World Christian Doctors Network its 9th Annual International Conference will be held at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi. Medical professionals who believe in divine healing meet as "Spirituality and Medicine." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39454&PN=1&TPN=1


News From British Isles, Ireland. Europe and Worldwide - 4/12/2012
Hope Invasion in York - Philippines: Film leads police officers to Christ - My hand was healed by God says Tory MP - Bishop warns stripping Britain of religion leaves country vulnerable to extremism - Turkey’s religious freedom record slides - Syria: Media sceptical of peace plan - Egypt: Coptic Church withdraws from constitutional panel - Afghanistan: Church growth - More... Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39456&PN=1&TPN=1


Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Spends 35th Birthday Behind Bars - 4/12/2012
(April 11, 2012), is Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani's birthday, and sources in Iran confirm that he is still alive. "This is the third birthday that Pastor Youcef has been forced to celebrate behind bars, condemned to death in Iran for apostasy - becoming a Christian in a regime governed by Shariah (Islamic) law. Tomorrow, marks exactly two and a half years of imprisonment." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39458&PN=1&TPN=1


Alaska Voters Defeat LGBT Measure - 4/12/2012
In a victory for traditional marriage, Alaska citizens overwhelmingly voted in favor of the natural family by rejecting Proposition 5. The measure was defeated by a margin of 58-41. Proposition 5 would have given special rights based on lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transsexual behavior (LGBT). The measure was put on the ballot and supported by LGBT groups. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39459&PN=1&TPN=1


’Simpler Times’ With ’The Painter of Light’ - My meeting and interview with Thomas Kinkade, who died on Friday - 4/7/2012
When I first heard the news that popular California artist Thomas Kinkade, 54, had died of natural causes on Friday (April 6, 2012) at his home in Los Gatos. California, it brought back memories of when I first met Kinkade and later interviewed him. He credits the Lord for both the ability and the inspiration to create his paintings. "I see my art as a tool to share Christ." Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39432&PN=1&TPN=1


Syrian Christians in Desperate Times - 4/7/2012
The city of Homs, the third largest in Syria, has now seen almost its entire Christian population of 50,000 to 60,000 flee for safety as fighting continues in the stricken country. Muslim neighbors are turning on the Christians, and Muslim extremists from other countries have been coming to Homs to join the fighting. Less than 1000 Christians remain in the city. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39431&PN=1&TPN=1


700,000 to be evicted from Sudan - 4/7/2012
The government decided to remove all people of South Sudanese origin living in the north. Most southerners are Christians and are fearful of what might happen to them. Church leaders fear persecution if they stay in the north. There has been a lot of talk about Sudan becoming "more Islamic." The mostly-Muslim north has a long history of persecution against believers. Read On: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=39433&PN=1&TPN=1