Stand in the Gap

On February 12, 2010, President Préval of Haiti called his nation to 3 days of fasting and prayer. Over 1 million Haitians attended this epic event. There were 3,000 confirmed conversions and of these, 101 were confirmed to be former voodoo priests.

2 Chronicles 7:14

Loving Hands Ministry Haiti

As many as 500 people may have been killed in attacks on two predominantly Christian villages in Nigeria. A local Christian group said on Sunday the latest violence was an act of jihad.

“Lagos – At least 500 people were killed on Sunday in communal clashes near Nigeria’s central city of Jos, a state governor’s advisor said on Monday, revising a previous toll of around 100 dead.

“We have been able to make 95 arrests but at the same time over 500 people have been killed in this heinous act… by Fulani herdsmen,” Dan Manjang said in a telephone interview. (continue reading…)

Here are some great new Christian books just released this month that are definitely worth a look:

Kaleidoscope: Seeing God’s Wit and Wisdom in a Whole New Light

Acclaimed author and Women of Faith speaker Patsy Clairmont causes womens’ hearts to leap and their hopes to lift in this quirky, straight-to-the point look at the Proverbs.

Understanding the Christian life and the Bible can be a daunting task. But maybe God didn’t mean it to be so hard. In Kaleidoscope of Proverbs, Patsy Clairmont pieces together some powerful messages from God and reveals new facets of beauty, inspiration, and instruction.

Written for busy women, Patsy offers brief, powerful chapters that address the key aspects of their lives, hearts, and relationships.

If you’re an armchair traveler like I am, try the virtual tour of old Jerusalem at the Elad Foundation City of David site. This beautiful site is the official website of the Jewish inhabitants of the City of David. You can view the City as is was in ancient times through today and also learn about the archaeological sites and the renewed Jewish settlement.

The stunning Auschwitz Album memorializes the arrival of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz in May of 1944. It is the only one of its kind, and it is solely due to this album that we have a visual history of what occurred in the Auschwitz-Birchenau death camp. The album was discovered after the war by an Auschwitz survivor, Lily Jacob, who donated it to Yad Vashem in 1980. (continue reading…)

The Bible becomes a multimedia, interactive adventure — if you have the 2 gigabytes of RAM needed to run the new GLO digital Bible. The GLO (pronounced “glow”) Bible has chapter and verse, but also 2,400 photos, 700 paintings, 7,500 encyclopedia articles, 500 virtual tours of the Holy Land, aerial maps and 3 1/2 hours of high-definition video — with every cross-reference imaginable at your fingertips. (continue reading…)

This book by Daniel Whyte III is a light and fresh presentation of the celebration of Thanksgiving. “Money Under the Car Seat & Other Things to Thank God For: A Light and Fresh Celebration of Thanks Giving” was written to “rekindle an excitement for Thanksgiving in the hearts of some who have allowed that fire to dim a little over the years, and to inspire the Thanksgiving lovers to love this holiday even more and to celebrate it better.” (continue reading…)

It could be that someone on your Christmas list would appreciate the new star studded audio Bible “Word of Promise”. JoBe Cerny, most famous for being the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, has produced the new “Word of Promise Audio Bible”. (continue reading…)