For His glory and for your joy! John 16:22-33 – (For more listen to the message from 4/11/2010

The Lobi of Cote d’Ivoire Stats •Population of the Lobi – 218,158 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 0.35% •Language Spoken – Lobi •Major Religion – Ethnic Religions •Human Development Rank of Cote d’Ivoire – 163 •Persecution Index – N/A Cote d’Ivoire gained its independence from France in 1960 and thrived becoming one of the most prosperous…

China Stats •Population – 1,338,612,968 •Percentage of Evangelicals – 6% •Total Number of People Groups – 462 •Number of Unreached People Groups – 388 •Language Spoken – Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese •Major Religion – Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian, Muslim •Human Development Rank – 92 •Persecution Index – 13 China is one of the oldest civilizations and…

I’ve been blessed to support and pray for a ministry in Tanzania called Faces for Hope. A cousin of mine and her husband are leaders in it. Check out their website and pray for them. www.facesforhope.com I hope our church family can support and be involved in this ministry in the months ahead. Who is…

“Are you like me when you’re offended? If so, that’s bad. Let’s change, shall we? After accidentally offending someone, I want them to understand: I didn’t mean it. But when I’m offended—who cares what they meant?!” – Abraham Piper I know a lot of people like this – mainly me!

Pray For…Refugees Stats •About 40 million worldwide •Roughly 50% are children •Largest source countries of refugees: Afghanistan, Iraq, Burma, Sudan, and the Palestinian Territories A refugee is one who flees, especially a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution. This threat of danger or persecution arises on account…

Angola Republic of Angola February 12-13 Africa Answers to prayer 1 The failure of Communism to eradicate Christianity 2 The growth of biblical Christianity in the midst of appalling suffering and deprivation Challenges for prayer 1 Continual war since 1962 has been devastating a) The healing of the nation at every level b) Lasting peace…

Carrie will be going back to the Ukraine to minister in the church at Lustk (particularly in their ministry to the disabled). This Sunday we will see a short presentation about the ministry in Lutsk and then following the service here from Carrie about her return. Please be in prayer for her preparation and for…

Pray For… Afghanistan Stats • Population – 28,395,716 • Percentage of Evangelicals – N/A • Total Number of People Groups – 55 • Number of Unreached People Groups – 55 • Language Spoken – Pashto (used by 50% of population), Dari (Afghan Persian, 35%) • Major Religion – Muslim (97.89%) • Human Development Rank –…

Al Mohler gives a good summary of a new book out titled “Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain”. You can read the entire article here – http://www.albertmohler.com/2010/02/01/hijacking-the-brain-how-pornography-works/ William M. Struthers of Wheaton College explains, “Men seem to be wired in such a way that pornography hijacks the proper functioning of their brains…