Pastor Youcef Headed back to Iranian Court

 

The Iranian pastor who has spent more than 1,000 days in prison for his faith in Christ is headed back to court. Iranian authorities are demanding Youcef Nadarkhani face a judge in Iran on Sept. 8 to answer for "charges brought against him."

According to the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), it's unclear if the charges are new or are connected to his apostasy conviction. Nadarkhani was convicted and sentenced to death for essentially becoming a Christian. When Iranian officials demanded that he recant his faith in Jesus Christ or die, he responded, "I cannot." He has been illegally imprisoned and separated from his wife and two boys since 2009.
 
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Keep Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and his family in your prayers.
 
Thanks, Pastor Bill

Vacation Bible School Rahway 2012

Security Guard says; God put me in a position to stop gunman

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Haiti Still Needs Prayer

It’s been 2 1/2 years since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, billions of dollars of aid, and still 400,000 people are in desperate need for safe, clean, functional  housing.

Below are two links. One is a stunning story from The New York Times on the lack of housing available in Haiti. The other link is to a Christian Charity mentioned in the story that has built 300 units for deaf Haitians displaced by the earthquake.

Pray for the People of Haiti!!!

The New York Times…

Mission of Hope…

God Bless You,

Pastor Bill

Back from Vacation

Howdy Folks,

Betsy and I are back from a long and tiring vacation. We visited the Great Smokies in Tennessee where we saw a Bear and an Elk and went white water rafting. We then went to Kentucky where we visited Fort Boonesboro, the Lincoln homestead and tasted Kentucky Bourbon (Betsy likes that stuff, I don’t). Then we moved onto Pennsylvania where we visited Fort Necessity (connected to George Washington) and my Mom in Lancaster. At the end of the trip we were exhausted and spent yesterday trying to recover. Now its back to work.

One story from the trip that made me laugh. We met a lot of hillbillies in Tn. and Ky. One very nice man was a construction worker and a passionate fisherman. Out of the blue he asked me to play him in a game of chess. I haven’t played much since college, and I was never very good at it. But, I figured I’d take him to the cleaners. How good could a hillbilly be at chess?

After we started playing he told me he had studied chess as a kid and played in competitive tournaments. That’s when I knew I was in trouble. He proceeded to crush me like a bug.

Oh well – judge not lest ye be judged.

God bless you,
Pastor Bill