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The Persecution & Prayer Alert (December 26, 2002)

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The Persecution & Prayer Alert The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada http://www.persecution.net Thursday, December 26, 2002 A summary of news concerning the Persecuted Church and how you can respond. *********************************** Contents: 1. Mob Attacks Midnight Mass (India) 2. Church Bombing Kills Three Girls (Pakistan) *********************************** 1. Mob Attacks Midnight Mass (India) In recent years, Christmas […]

Urgent Plea From Papua, Indonesia

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Dear Friends, URGENT APPEAL FROM PAPUA, INDONESIA This evening, 28th December 2002, I received a disturbing report via email from ELSHAM (Institute for human Rights Advocacy and Study) in Papua, Indonesia. The report indicates the wife of the Director of ELSHAM together with two other people were shot on the border with Papua New Guinea […]

Mission Network News – Dec 27, 2002

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News headlines for December 27th 2002 (Kenya)–Topping the news, Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary elections are underway, marred by outbreaks of violence. For many nationals, the general consensus is that these are historic elections, possibly the most important since independence in 1963, and a test for new leadership. Aside from new government, there is also a […]

Peruvian Judge Debies Early Release For David De Vinatea

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FLASH NEWS from COMPASS DIRECT Global News from the Frontlines ********** PERUVIAN JUDGE DENIES EARLY RELEASE FOR DAVID DE VINATEA Evangelical Army Officer Will Spend Christmas in Jail, Despite Presidential Clemency by Deann Alford AUSTIN, Texas, December 21 (Compass) — A Lima judge has declared Colonel David de Vinatea’s bid for habeas corpus “unfounded,” a […]

Two Australians You Must

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19 December 2002 Dear Friends, This is my last email to you in 2002. It has been a tumultuous year, and 2003 may be more so. But we rejoice that in all the turmoil comes the message of Christmas, and that one of the names of Jesus is Immanuel – “God is with us” (Matthew […]

Update On The Suffering Church

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THE BARNABAS FUND UPDATE ON THE SUFFERING CHURCH No 43 INDONESIA Hundreds of students in Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, held a rally on 26th November 2002 to protest against what they called “Christianisation” (i.e. Christian evangelism amongst the majority Muslim population). West Sumatra is a stronghold of Indonesian Islam and some Islamic groups […]

Mission Network News – Dec 23, 2002

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News headlines for December 23rd 2002 (Congo–Kinshasa)–We begin today in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the government has inked a power-sharing agreement with rebels. The accord is meant to end the four-year conflict where more than two million people have died as a result. World Vision’s[1] Tex Lanier says they are hopeful, but will […]

Moldova: New Religion Bill Worries; Ukraine: Pentecostal Church Closed

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church closed KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 20.00, 18 December 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ I. MOLDOVA: RELIGIOUS MINORITIES WORRIED BY DRAFT RELIGION BILL Members of a number of religious minorities have complained about the new draft religion law that was […]

Weekly News Review – Dec 19, 2002

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WORLDWIDE PHOTOS LTD The Religious Media Agency WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW December 19, 2002 INDEX AUSTRALIA: 1. ADRA’S $51,000 DROUGHT RELIEF PACKAGE (ADRA) 2. BAPTISTS RESPOND TO DROUGHT RELIEF (Baptist Union Website) 3. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (CTA News) 4. MUSLIM CO-ORDINATES CHAPLAINCY NETWORK (ANGLICARE Victoria) 5. JEEP & PEPPERS TRAIL HELPS RURAL FAMILIES (Wesley Mission) 6. FUNTASTIC […]

The Persecution & Prayer Alert (December 18, 2002)

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The Persecution & Prayer Alert The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada http://www.persecution.net Wednesday, December 18, 2002 *********************************** A summary of news concerning the Persecuted Church and how you can respond. *********************************** Contents: 1. Threats of Christmas Violence (Indonesia) 2. Filipino Pastor Imprisoned (United Arab Emirates) 3. Charges Dropped Against Church Elders (Mongolia) 4. Pastor killed […]

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