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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
Two Sundays in 2005 (November 13 and 20) are designated as the "International Day of Prayer" for the Persecuted Church this year. The theme will be "More than Conquerors" based on the scripture Romans 8:37. Even if you aren't able to join in on that particular day, you can still have a special time of prayer for the persecuted church. Some Recommended Reading: Please Pray For Us
| Daughters of Hope | Hidden Sorrow | By Their Blood | New Foxe's Book of Martyrs | EXtreme Devotion |
WORLD FOOD DAY
Each year the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrates World Food Day on Oct 16, the day on which this UN organization was founded in 1945 (2004 document). The theme for 2005, “Agriculture and Intercultural Dialogue,” recalls the contribution of different cultures to world agriculture, and argues that sincere intercultural dialogue is a precondition for progress against hunger and environmental degradation.
Some 850 million people around the world remain hungry. At the World Food Summit held in Rome in 1996 and again at the World Food Summit: five years later in 2002, leaders vowed to reduce that number by half by 2015. Moreover, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals commit world leaders to reducing by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger, while ensuring environmental sustainability.
HUNGER FACTS
• Nearly one-third of rural residents worldwide lack access to safe drinking water.
click here to read more Hunger Facts
GLOBAL AIDS EPIDEMIC CONTINUES
UNAIDS warns that the number of people living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has risen in every region of the world and lin 2003/2004 five million people became newly infected with HIV--more people than any previous year.
“Despite increased funding, political commitment and progress in expanding access to HIV treatment over the past two years, the AIDS epidemic continues to outpace the global response,“ said Dr Peter Piot, UNAIDS Executive Director, at the 2004 International AIDS Conference in Bangkok.
Since the 2002 AIDS Conference in Barcelona, more than nine million people have become infected and six million have died of AIDS.
The number of people living with HIV continues to grow–-from 35 million in 2001 about 40 million in 2005.
THE POLAR EXPRESS JOURNEYS
TO THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS
Robert Zemeckis directs Tom Hanks in a holiday classic
film that teaches important values of faith and virtue,
click here.
Bible / Theology Titles
Prevailing
Church
Whether the church is 50 people or 5,000 people, this book
addresses key concerns common to all. Randy Pope covers both
the practical (Realistic Goals and Cultural Relevance,
etc.), and the theological (Holiness, and Discipleship).
Church
on Sunday, Work on Monday
(while supplies last)
The challenge of fusing Christian values with business
life. Takes the "spirituality at work" movement to the next level, offering
practical advice on how the church can help with this quest.
Call,
The (with workbook)
In the tradition of CS Lewis and Oswald
Chambers, renowned Guinness has penned a classic reflective work on life's
purpose. Answering the call of our creator is "the ultimate why" for living
-- the highest source of purpose in human existence. Apart from such a
calling, all hope of discovering purpose will always end in disappointment.
The Calling will inspire readers to live a life of focus, gratitude,
humility and vision.
last update: 2005 September