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Ukraine: Missionaries print extra Gospels amid fears of war

19 May 2014

Russian Ministries, a Christian mission group, said it would distribute hundreds of thousands of 'Gospel of Luke' in the Ukraine to help ease tensions amid fears of a new world war. They have already printed 200,000 copies of the Gospel of Luke in the Ukrainian language and intend to print another 200,000 copies in the Russian language for use in Russian-speaking eastern portions of Ukraine. The announcement came amid reports of 48 casualties in the port city of Odessa and more than 20 people killed in the city of Slavyansk during a full-fledged military operation. The group stressed that it wanted to distribute the Bible books ‘in a special effort toward reconciliation and the restoration of peace in the nation.’

European Parliament Elections

19 May 2014

On 22nd May there will be local council elections in England and Northern Ireland. On the same day people will be voting in the European Parliament election, which takes place every five years. The European Parliament is the only directly elected institution in the EU. This is the opportunity for the populations of every EU country to decide who will represent them in Brussels and Strasbourg. In Britain there are 30 parties putting up MEPcandidates.  As well as the 4 or 5 easily recognised parties there are the ‘Yorkshire First’ party and the ‘Pirate’ party.  In Greece the Golden Dawn have been approved for the EU election even though they are currently under criminal investigation. The Dutch are aware of the EU elections but only 20% intend to vote. In 2009 the Netherlands had the lowest turnout this century. See also Europe decides and Dutch least interested European elections 2014.

Key Efforts in France for Prayer

Key Efforts in France for Prayer

1. Nah El - Conference, May 8-11 in Strasbourg:
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The conference has three focus points:
(1) winning whole nations for the Lord Jesus Christ
(2) the challenge of human trafficking and sex slavery in Europe
(3) blessing the Jews
 
2. March for Jesus Strasbourg, May 24: Contact by email at "contactmarchpourjesus.org"
 
The Lord changed the focus of MfJ from purely Strasbourg first to the German-French friendship and then began to add the European dimension. So in 2012 at the end of the march we assembled in the auditorium of the Council of Europe and last year we prayed on the venue of the EU-Parliament.
 
This year, one day before the European elections, we will pray on the venue of the EU-Parliament again. And as to the future we believe that the Lord wants strong representation of His people from all European nations to have supernatural impact and also demonstrate to the public and political world that the Christians are alive and to be heard.
 
Berthold Becker
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Escalating Violence further threatens South Sudan

Escalating Violence further threatens South Sudan

The January ceasefire agreement between warring factions has been a dismal failure.  Violence of the last four months has affected every aspect of the world's youngest nation.  It has:
  1. Displaced more than one million people
  2. Prevented farmers from planting crops
  3. Devastated the oil production, a major portion of the government's revenue
  4. Disrupted education 
  5. Created emotional and psychological trauma, especially for women and  children.
Looming large now is the threat of starvation.  A UN aid worker, Toby Lanzar warns that South Sudan is now on a par with Syria as 1/3 of the population is at severe risk of starvation. "If we miss the planting season, there will be a catastrophic decline in food security," he reports. Crops must be planted before the end of May.
 
Caught in the middle of the violence are the children. UNICEF spokeswoman Doune Porter says, "To be able to introduce some kind of normality, some kind of routine by going to school is very important." More than 170 temporary school spaces have been set up.
 
The battle is a spiritual one.  As Christians we must enter the spiritual battle and pray on behalf of those suffering who are precious to God.
 
Let's Pray:
 
  • The displaced children to have safe and stable living conditions and continuity of education (The Bible, Matthew 19:14).
  • Farmer to be protected from harm and upheaval as they plant crops before the end of May (The Bible, Jeremiah 5:24).
  • Political figures and parties to recognize that their differences are devastating the country. Pray that they will confess their sins and repent of their hunger for power. (The Bible, 2 Chronicles 7:14).