Families face ‘assault’ from SNP state guardian plan
Parents’ responsibilities would come under attack from a Scottish Government plan to allocate a state guardian for all children, an MSP has said. Liz Smith said the proposal implies it is the state, rather than parents and families, that has the primary obligation for looking after children. The ‘named person’ idea, contained in the Children and Young People Bill, has already been criticised as “unhealthy” and potentially illegal. Now Scottish Conservative young people spokeswoman Liz Smith has said: “Implicit in this proposal to have a named person for every child is the insistence that the state has the primary obligation to look after children, rather than the parents and families. “That is entirely the wrong way round.” She also said the idea “threatens to take away resources from those children who are the most vulnerable”.
Pray: for the Scottish Government to focus on protecting vulnerable children rather than assuming responsibility for all. (Mtt.20:25-26)
More: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/families-face-assault-from-snp-state-guardian-plan/
Youth lead the way in Manado, Indonesia for a Citywide Evangelistic Campaign
In Manado, the Christian community is thriving. Yet, like so many other places around the world, young people are turning away from their faith in record numbers. Distracted by secular culture and worldly influences, they have come to be known as the lost generation. Andrew Palau knows the story all too well. As the son of renowned evangelist Luis Palau he lived a life of rebellion until the age of 27 when he finally embraced the truth of the Gospel. Taking the message of Jesus and his own story of redemption to Manado, Andrew had the privilege of joining with hundreds of local believers to accomplish the massive evangelistic festival, August 26-31. This youth-led campaign took months of planning and prayer. It included the partnership of hundreds of local churches, city officials and thousands of Indonesian believers. By the end of the festival and week of outreach events, more than 3,500 decision cards were received and 7,000 copies of the Gospel of John had been distributed.
Praise: God for the move of His Holy Spirit in bringing so many young people into His kingdom. (Ps.68:32)
More: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=44179&PN=1
Youth lead the way in Manado, Indonesia for a Citywide Evangelistic Campaign
In Manado, the Christian community is thriving. Yet, like so many other places around the world, young people are turning away from their faith in record numbers. Distracted by secular culture and worldly influences, they have come to be known as the lost generation. Andrew Palau knows the story all too well. As the son of renowned evangelist Luis Palau he lived a life of rebellion until the age of 27 when he finally embraced the truth of the Gospel. Taking the message of Jesus and his own story of redemption to Manado, Andrew had the privilege of joining with hundreds of local believers to accomplish the massive evangelistic festival, August 26-31. This youth-led campaign took months of planning and prayer. It included the partnership of hundreds of local churches, city officials and thousands of Indonesian believers. By the end of the festival and week of outreach events, more than 3,500 decision cards were received and 7,000 copies of the Gospel of John had been distributed.
Praise: God for the move of His Holy Spirit in bringing so many young people into His kingdom. (Ps.68:32)
More: http://www.openheaven.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=44179&PN=1
Egypt: Thousands of Christian children pray to become change-makers
In a country rocked by change and division, some 1,400 eight to fourteen-year-old Egyptian children gathered to worship and ask God to change them to be the salt and light for Jesus in their communities. The first ever One Thing Kids festival was held at the desert oasis of Wadi El Natroun and televised live by Christian broadcaster SAT-7. ‘Our vision is to have this generation praying and worshipping God, and to be filled with the Holy Spirit to be able to change the world,’ say festival organisers Kasr El Doubara Evangelical Church (KDEC) and the children's prayer ministry of the Synod of the Nile of the Presbyterian Church. The Wadi el Natroun area was long an historic centre for Christian prayer by monks and pilgrims. Many of the children took a prominent role – some as part of the worship choir, others helping to lead prayers for themselves and their nation.
Praise: God for the faith of the Christian children, for their prayers, that will lead to change. (Ps.127:3)
More: http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/Stories/International?storyaction=view&storyid=413
