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HERE'S HOW TO REACH THE WORLD

 

Grace definedAt age 15 in 1958, while taking care of lawns at an apartment complex, the Lord gave me a vision: I saw a map of the Soviet Union in the sky and a voice said: "Remember this apartment complex plan - you'll build it when you're an old man." After serving 40 years in mission work that included 17 years in the USSR and Russia, I'm now in my 80s, so I guess I'm old enough to start this new project!

In my previous message, I wrote about our *free* 1-year, 6-course training program "Social Ministry of the Church" that's in English and Russian to train people how to care for the disabled. The purpose of these courses is to prepare people for "Building the ARC" - an Agape Restoration Community: a Christian housing co-op with a built-in community room / chapel. All of the units will be wheelchair-accessible because of the aging of the "Baby Boomer" generation: 76 million people born between 1946 and 1965 have reached or are reaching retirement age (10,000/day = 3,650,000/year!), at which time 45% of these people are already disabled.

And as they continue aging, 70% of them will become disabled and require accessible housing or nursing home care before they pass on. This is a huge social concern: 70% of 3,650,000 people = 2,550,000 disabled people per year for the next 20 years = over 50 million people! Medicare will be insolvent by 2026 and Social Security will reach insolvency by 2034, the trustees of these funds report, so they won't be able to care for all these people at present levels. Our basic problem, however, is that like most people, we don't want to think about such things... until it's too late. Then, when we're too old and too feeble to pack up and move, our family may well be too far away or just too busy with their own jobs and family issues. How can we solve this dilemma, and how can this also reach the world? [READ MORE...]

 

Pray for Christians to WAKE UP to the Tidal Wave of elderly and disabled people, and start learning how to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!



 

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2. WHY WE CAN'T IGNORE THE GROWING THREAT OF WELL-FUNDED ABORTION TRAINING PROGRAMS
from: LiveAction

SYNOPSIS: There's a growing threat: the Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program in Abortion and Family Planning, which trains doctors in abortion procedures. The Ryan Program has expanded to over 100 programs across 37 states, representing a significant portion of ob-gyn residency programs and training thousands of doctors in abortion techniques. These programs partner with clinics like Planned Parenthood, creating a steady supply of abortion providers and ensuring the industry's survival.

The author is Michael Seibel, a pro-life abortion malpractice attorney. He highlights the shift in funding from supporting existing clinics to funding academic programs that normalize abortion as essential healthcare. The programs create a self-reinforcing cycle by influencing research, legislative testimony, and medical education to favor abortion access. The author urges pro-life organizations to investigate and combat the Ryan Program by mapping its spread and exposing its partnerships.

Pray for pro-life people to recognize how the Ryan Program trains and cultivates the next generation of doctors to kill unborn babies.

 

3. PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE HELD IN BERLIN WITH GERMAN PRESIDENT IN ATTENDANCE
from: RISU

SYNOPSIS: On the fourth anniversary of the full-scale war, an ecumenical prayer service for peace in Ukraine was held in Berlin. The service was attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife. Steinmeier reaffirmed Germany's commitment to supporting Ukraine and ending the war.

He emphasized Ukraine can rely on Germany's assistance. Alongside the German head of state, the service was attended by Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksii Makeiev, as well as other members of the diplomatic corps, officials from Berlin, and members of the Bundestag. The day before, on February 23, Steinmeier met with Ukrainian Ambassador Makeiev and reaffirmed Germany's commitment to supporting Ukraine. He stated, “Our goal remains unchanged: to end the war as quickly as possible and to achieve a stable, lasting, and just peace for Ukraine. Germany is actively working on this at the international level.”

Thank the Lord that German and Western European leaders perceive the threat of Russian expansionism in Ukraine.

 

4. RUTHLESS AND DECADENT
from: American Life League

SYNOPSIS: This critique of a recent Ms. magazine piece that celebrates efforts to protect abortion access explains how it reveals a continued desire for abortion on demand. The author, Judie Brown, references Jill Stanek's views, highlighting the importance of abstinence education and addressing many "contraception" methods which actually cause early abortions. The article emphasizes that the core of the abortion debate must be grounded in scientific fact, specifically, that a new human life begins at fertilization, i.e., at conception.

The author argues that media disinformation masks the truth, because the pro-choice view of pregnancy as a negagive but curable condition, like a hangnail or pimple, is wrong. Stephanie Hauer is quoted, stating that many "contraception" methods acttually are abortion-inducing drugs by preventing implantation after conception. These methods are not preventing pregnancy, they are terminating the life of a real, living human being already formed by conception and ready to grow and be born.

Intercede for young women who are being indoctrinated by MS magazine and other media to believe many forms of contraception aren't abortion.

 

5. PRIVATE EQUITY INCREASINGLY TAKING OVER AUTISM THERAPY CENTERS
from: Disability Scoop

SYNOPSIS: Private equity firms are rapidly acquiring autism therapy centers across the US. A recent study found over 500 acquisitions in the last decade, primarily between 2018 and 2022. Researchers at Brown University are studying the impact of this trend, as the prevalence of autism diagnoses is increasing.

Yashaswini Singh worries about potential negative impacts on state Medicaid budgets due to potentially increased intensity of care. Daniel Arnold expressed concern about financial incentives potentially leading to children receiving excessive services and worsening disparities in access. States with high autism prevalence and lenient insurance were most attractive to private equity.

Pray that private equity companies will not buy up autism therapy centers merely to inflate their services, or bleed them dry, then sell off the buildings to make a quick profit.

 

6. JUST 5 WEEKS OF BRAIN TRAINING MAY PROTECT AGAINST DEMENTIA FOR 20 YEARS
from: Science Daily

SYNOPSIS: A study shows that 5-6 weeks of speed of processing brain training in adults over 65, with booster sessions, reduced their risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, by 25% for up to 20 years. The research, part of the ACTIVE study involving 2,802 participants, compared cognitive training groups to a control group with no training. Speed training, which adapts difficulty based on performance, was the only intervention to show a significant, lasting benefit compared to the control group.

The study analyzed 20-year outcomes by reviewing Medicare records of 2,021 participants. The authors, including Marilyn Albert and George Rebok, suggest these findings support cognitive training interventions for older adults, particularly those that target visual processing. Speed training may be effective because it utilizes implicit learning, which functions more like building a skill. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Thank God that people can now learn how to train their brains so they can protect themselves against dementia for several years.

 

7. EMBRYONIC SELECTION BY POLYGENIC SCORES TO AVOID HAVING A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY
from: Disabled World

SYNOPSIS: The promise of choosing healthier embryos through genetic scoring has captivated prospective parents and alarmed ethicists in equal measure. Embryonic selection based on polygenic scores represents one of the most consequential - and contentious – advances in reproductive technology, raising fundamental questions about the limits of parental choice, the reliabilit–y of genetic prediction, and what it implies about the value of unborn human lives.

Embryonic selection is the process by which one or more embryos created through IVF (in vitro fertilization) are evaluated and chosen for transfer to the uterus based on specific genetic or chromosomal criteria. This can involve screening for chromosomal abnormalities, single-gene disorders linked to known family histories, or - more recently and controversially - polygenic risk scores that estimate an embryo's statistical likelihood of developing common complex conditions or displaying particular traits later in life. This selection implies that the remaining conceived babies will be destroyed.

Pray against the practice of IVF because it deliberately kills the leftover unborn babies; instead, pray for childless couples to turn to adoption.

 

 

   

NOW, OUR VIEWS:
 

 

A Time For Dispassion And a Time For Compassion

 

 

dispassion and compassion Much in the media today is designed to stir up our emotions, usually the negative emotions of rage, hate, or pride. At times, the media serves up a scene that tugs at our feelings of "fairness" and "tolerance" but the underlying situation is fundamentally immoral or destructive of society. A current issue is illegal immigration which is framed by mass media as "undocumented immigrants" fleeing persecution, rampant crime and/or economic chaos in their home countries, seeking asylum in the West.

The underlying situation, however, might be that they simply want a higher standard of living and social benefits, or they may actually be bad characters who want to commit crimes, sow discord, or force their religion or ideology on us. Before yielding to a feeling of sympathy, we need to first think clearly and dispassionately about what would likely be the consequences of acting on those feelings. That is what "background screening" is all about.

When God led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and into the Promised Land, He commanded them through Moses – "You shall surely destroy all the places in which the nations that you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree: and you shall break down their altars, and smash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and you shall cut down the engraved images of their gods; and you shall destroy their name out of that place.... You shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatever is right in his own eyes" (Deuteronomy 12:2-3 & 8).

The U.S. and the West in general has basically a Judeo-Christian worldview, which has more recently been diluted with ideas of freedom, democracy, and tolerance. But many of the U.S. founding fathers and later leading figures clearly stated that the U.S. is a "Christian nation." We must return to those fundamental values, and halt the inroads of other religions and ideologies that are trying to supplant our value system. As repeatedly stated in the Old Testament, ancient Israel insisted that foreigners living in Israel must observe Israel's laws. When that did not happen, the consequence was that Israel began adopting the pagan practices of surrounding nations.

This doesn't mean, though, that we should adopt anti-immigrant or racist attitudes. We are a nation of immigrants and we need more legal immigants. But they must obey our laws. We also shouldn't discriminate against people who are poor, distressed, or disabled, especially those who are of the family of faith – "The eye can't say to the hand, 'I have no need for you,' or again the head to the feet, 'I have no need for you.' No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary. Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety; whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part, that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another. When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually" (1 Corinthians 12:21-27)..

There's a proper time for dispassion, thinking through the consequences of our actions before we yield to our emotions. This is called delayed gratification. But there's also a time within that framework for acting compassionately toward those who truly need it. And that includes just about everybody, because we all need each other. "It is not good for man (or woman) to be alone." Community and compassion is what makes us truly human!

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  Bob & Cheryl

  p.s. I can do something. I cannot do everything, but that does not give me the right to do nothing.