Jonah Abbay

Jonah lives in Eritrea. He is the brother of my housemate, Adanesh Abbay. Jonah is currently in jail because he is a Christian. In Eritrea, it is illegal to practice Christianity. Adanesh has also been arrested, but as she explain, God showed her favor and she was released after 3 weeks. Jonah has not yet been delivered from his jail sentence. He continues to love our Lord from prison.

Please pray for Jonah. Please pray for the persecuted church in Eritrea. Their suffering is real. Their families are just like our own. Jonah is a brother and a son.

Thank you so much for your prayers, my friends. May our Lord continue to grow your love for Him and your desire to be in prayer...

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Did you know that the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has helped to "care for 2.7 million orphans and vulnerable children in the past 5 years"?

PEPFAR funding saves lives! It enables children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS to benefit from HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services. These services include enhanced education, anti-retroviral treatment (ART) therapy, and peer counseling - just to name a few.

Currently, the Senate is sitting on a bill to extend PEPFAR funding an additional 5 years and to increase its endowment to $30 Billion additional dollars. Such a bill has the potential to "double the number of people on ART therapy, prevent 12 million cases of HIV, and increase efforts to defeat TB and malaria."

Many of you have a very personal connection to PEPFAR of which you may not be aware. Many of the organizations that you support such as World Vision and Covenant Mercies are currently operating from or applying for PEPFAR funding. They are serving hundreds of thousands of children, but there are millions more yet to be reached. YOU CAN HELP.

Follow this link: http://www.one.org/ to submit ONE email to "Increase Global AIDS Funding". Your email will petition your Senator to support this bill.

You are making a difference, my friends! It is a privilege to be lobbying with you to save and improve children's lives.

And please pray for these children - pray for their emotional and physical health - pray for their souls - that they may experience the HOPE and LOVE of Christ both physically and spiritually!

Pray also for the organizations that serve these children - for Covenant Mercies, Samaritan's Purse, World Vision, and others on your heart today. They need our prayers and our support.

"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress." James 1:27a