KUWAIT – DESTRUCTION OF CHURCHES
March 21st, 2012SUMMARY: In February 2012, an Islamist member of parliament in Kuwait threatened to draft a law to remove all churches and prevent construction of new churches. This is consistent with the attitude in the Kuwaiti Parliament, which is considering implementing strict Shari’a law.
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CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION – PRAY NOW!
March 21st, 2012SUMMARY: Christians in the 10/40 Window are facing a dramatic rise in persecution in the form of abduction, torture, and death. There are several situations that we are not at liberty to discuss, but which require immediate prayer. Please pray now!
In the nations of the 10/40 Window ...
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Prayer Points March 2012
February 29th, 2012DAY ONE
INDIA, SOUTH ASIA
The government of India is “scaling up” its counter-terrorism partnership with Israel. The nation of Israel is now India’s second largest supplier of military weapons. Pray for this partnership to be effective in stopping terrorism in both countries. Pray for the salvation of militants and extremists. Ask ...
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10/40 Window Reporter March 2012
February 29th, 2012
Somalia: War On Women
“Somalia is a land that has descended so deeply into misery that ‘failed state’ is now too generous a description for the country,” notes “Time.”
According to Fund for Peace, a nation is designated a “failed state” when the government has become weak, ineffective, and lost control; there ...
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WindowKids™ March 2012
February 29th, 2012
Oman
Hassan’s Story
“Hurry Hassan!” my father shouted. “Tie down that line!” I was trying to tie the line down, but the wind and the waves were crashing against our boat. Water was splashing over the sides. I began to think we might sink. I could tell from the look in my ...
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Prayer Points February 2012
January 28th, 2012DAY ONE
INDIA, SOUTH ASIA
In late November 2011, police in India broke up a terror cell operating in New Delhi. The group was responsible for a number of bombings, including one that killed 17 people. Praise the Lord for this. Ask Him to continue giving security forces wisdom and discernment in ...
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10/40 Window Reporter February 2012
January 28th, 2012
Aqim: Terror In North Africa
They call themselves al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and are affiliated with the late Osama bin Laden and his network of al-Qaida terrorists. The actual link, other than a similar desire to steal, kill, and destroy, is not entirely clear. What is clear is that ...
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WindowKids™ February 2012
January 28th, 2012
Lebanon
The Story of Mariam: a Shepherd Girl
“The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want;
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters;
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow ...
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YEMEN: AL-QAEDA ON THE MOVE
January 19th, 2012SUMMARY: A group of about 200 al-Qaeda terrorists has taken control of Rada, a city just 130 kilometers south of Yemen’s capital. Opposition leaders have accused President Saleh of allowing al-Qaeda to advance in order to convince the public that he should remain in office. Saleh is ...
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SYRIAN TORTURE
January 9th, 2012SUMMARY: Besides the more than 5,000 Syrian citizens that have been killed by the government of Bashar al-Assad, human rights groups say as many as 37,000 are being held in prisons and secret detention centers where torture is routine.
Relatives of protesters arrested by Syran forces hold demonstration in SyriaPhoto: upi.com
The ...
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