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Updated: 7/3/10 _________________ "So important a factor is prayer in Christian experience, that the history of a man’s progress in the Divine life is just the history of his progress in the knowledge and in the use of prayer." -MacGregor
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Political
Asylum Granted to Mosab Hassan Yousef Thursday, July 1, 2010 By
Dan Wooding (San Diego, CA) (ANS) -- Mosab Hassan Yousef, author of the best-selling, “Son of Hamas” who, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, won the right to stay in the Unites States after a huge campaign by both Christians and Jews had called for him to be granted U.S. asylum, says he is still in “shock” at the news.
Yousef, the eldest son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, became a Christian some time back after being given a Gospel tract in Jerusalem by a London taxi driver who was on vacation in the Holy Land. After his conversion, he later became a spy for Israel’s Shin Bet agency and their leadership had praised his courage. The battle to keep Yousef in American began when the DHS denied his asylum request in February 2009, claiming that he had been involved in terrorism and was a threat to the United States. Yousef has now broken his silence and revealed his feelings in his latest blog in which he said, “Honestly, I am still in shock. I was sitting beside my attorney, focused on how I would answer the questions that were coming. Gonen ben Itzhak, my dear friend and former Shin Bet handler, had flown in from Israel to testify on my behalf and waited with a security guard in the empty courtroom next door.
“That done, he called for Gonen. “That’s when DHS senior attorney Kerri Calcador dropped the bombshell. The Department of Homeland Security, she said, no longer opposes the asylum petition of Mosab Hassan Yousef.” Yousef went on to say, “No one in the courtroom could get hold of what had just happened. Not me, not the judge, not my attorney. We were prepared for several hours of testimony and defense. But 15 minutes after we walked into the courtroom, it was over. “There was nothing left to do. Judge Bartolomei granted me political asylum, pending a routine background check, rose and left the courtroom. Then the security guards efficiently led all of us out of the courtroom, down the halls, through the razor-wired fences and out into the parking lot, where a crowd of well-wishers applauded and cheered and network cameras rolled. “As we drove home through San Diego, we thanked God for his grace and for all those he used to make this happen. For countless people around the world who prayed for me.” He went on to thank the following: “For U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), who circulated a letter through the House of Representatives that was co-sponsored by 21 other congressmen, asking DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to give “full consideration . . . to Mr. Yousef’s views and conduct in recent years, particularly his cooperation with Shin Bet at significant risk to his own safety and life.” “Signatories include Representatives Frank Wolf (VA), Trent Franks (AZ), Cynthia Lummis (WY), Bill Posey (FL), Kenny Marchant (TX), John Kline (MN), John Shadegg (AZ), Joe Wilson (SC), Daniel Lungren (CA), John Boozman (AK), Michele Bachmann (MN), Marsha Blackburn (TN), Bill Shuster (PA), Joseph Pitts (PA), Lynn Jenkins (KS), Rob Bishop (UT), Jeff Fortenberry (NE), Dan Rohrabacher (CA), Robert Aderholt (AL), Mike Pence (IN) and Aaron Schock (IL). “For Tzachi Hanegbi, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of The Knesset (Israeli Parliament), MK Einat Wilf and other committee members for their very kind letter thanking me for my ‘actions to strengthen the security of Israeli citizens and Palestinian residents from 1998 to 2007.’ “For the wisdom and integrity of DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. “I am especially grateful to Sarah Stern, president of the Endowment for Middle Eastern Truth. Today’s blessings would not have happened without her and this amazing organization.” So now, he is a free man in America, and now with this crisis behind him, we all need to pray for his safety as he fearlessly shares his faith in Jesus Christ. You may republish this story with proper attribution.
Ours is a "Prayer Encouragement Ministry" of Prayer Teaching and Resources, so the more pages we have on our web site, the better we can serve your needs, and fulfill our ministry. Our Web Site went online with about 12 pages on Nov. 8, 2000. __________________________________
Why are we a Prayer Ministry? It is our calling from God. We feel that God called us to this ministry through His Word; and also by the lives of George Müller and other great Christian men and women of prayer, and inspired us to seek a life of prayer through the writings on prayer of E. M Bounds. Why do we live and serve Christ like we do? Many times we have told those asking to simply watch our all-time favorite Film: Franco Zefirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon. It is the story of the early ministry of St. Francis. We have told many people that if they watch this film, they will understand our ministry, and that no other explanation will be necessary. We ourselves watch this film at least four times a year. Why Celtic Monasticism? Read our pages on this site: Our Goals. Then read the second half of How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill (beginning with the Chapter on St. Patrick, and continuing on through the rest of the book about the missionary-minded early Irish Celtic Monks who brought Christianity to Pagan Europe). Also read Geoffrey Moorhouse's Sun Dancing, the story of the pre-medieval Irish Celtic Monks who, for over 600 years, lived on that barren rock off the western Irish coast known as Skellig Michael. _____________________________________ If you find a "Link" on our website not working, please let us know the Page Name and "Linked Words" so we can fix it! _________________________________ Copyright © 2010 S.G.P. All rights reserved.
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Morocco
Continues to Purge Nation of Foreign Christians Thursday, July 1, 2010 By Dan
Wooding (Morocco) (ANS) -- Compass Direct News (CDN) it reporting that Moroccan authorities expelled eight more foreign Christians from the country last weekend, bringing the total of deported Christians since March to 128.
The story stated that two foreign women married to Moroccan Christians were included in this third wave of deportations since March, raising concerns that local authorities intend to harass the country’s small but growing Protestant community. “They are all in fear,” a source told Compass, “because this happened to people who are married.” One of the women, a Lebanese national married to a Moroccan, was diagnosed with cancer last month and is the mother of a 6-year old girl whom she was forced to leave behind. “A Spanish national, Sara Domene, 31, was also deported on Monday (June 28), according to news sources,” said the CDN story. “Domene was working as a language teacher in the Western Sahara, a territory under Moroccan sovereignty.” Authorities called the foreigners to police stations across Morocco on Friday (June 25) and told them they had 48 hours to leave the country on grounds of “threatening public order.” Other nationals, who were forced to leave the country over the weekend came from France, Egypt, Lebanon, Switzerland, Nigeria and Spain, the CDN story continued. A source explained that Moroccan authorities are essentially deporting Christians for “proselytism,” which is illegal in Morocco, but in order to justify the deportations they have claimed that the foreigners pose a threat to the state. CDN added, “The deportations come amid a nationwide mudslinging campaign geared to vilify Christians in Morocco for ‘proselytism’ – widely perceived as bribing people to change their faith.” You may republish this story with proper attribution. See Also:
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