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1 F. ON REE. offi RE FOR. ce QU. @n ES YOU. life T T..co O: m. TELLING THE GREAT WORKS OF CHRIST IN THE WORLD TODAY au 15 June 2018 Vol 80 No 21 Free On Request: Manning Up With John Anderson At BHC. The Hon John Anderson, widely respected former Deputy Prime Min- ister of australia , was the main speaker at the Belgrave Heights Men's Con . vention, 25,26 May. Known for his strong Christian faith and high moral convictions, John personified the theme of the convention: Give Me Strength, In A World Of Challenge And Strength Find God's Wisdom And Stamina. In the very uprightness of his bearing and the confidence of his delivery, he held the capacity crowd of men captive to his every word.

2 John had been raised in a home of nominal Christianity on a farm in north western NSW. He was sent to Barker College in Sydney as a boarder for his secondary education, and it was there the chaplain influenced and challenged him to choose Christ as his Saviour and Lord. Urging the men to stand true to what, under Christ, they know to be true, John said that the way to achieve this is through conscious, intentional faithfulness as we take seriously the Gospel and to be accountable to our friends. Such a stance is all the more necessary as our freedoms are encroached upon, the level of peoples' distrust in politicians is rising and freedom is less and less valued.

3 Christianity has given an enormous legacy to the world, and if we believe that Christianity is good for the world, we need to keep it active. Freedom is to be enjoyed in our personal lives freedom from bullying, dicta . torship, addiction, anxiety, depression and Franklin Graham Takes Positive fear and true freedom is to be found in Approach To Trump-Kim Summit Christ ( if the Son shall set you free, you Evangelist Franklin Graham is hopeful that the shall be free indeed.'). In these difficult summit between President Trump and North days we must pull our shoulders back and Korea's Chairman Kim Jong Un will begin to ease go forward in the freedom Christ gives.

4 Belgrave Heights Convention has a the North Korean persecution of Christians. Mr Gra packed program of ministry in the ham told CBN News he has hope that the North Ko months ahead: rean government will begin to view Christians Make Disciples (for young adults) 21 23. differently. He wants the communist government to September. know that Christians are not their enemies, and that Women Of Influence (for women) 20. they have the potential of being the very best citi October. Natalie Rosner speaking. Songs Of Praise (Centenary celebration). zens in the country. 21 October. David Curry, a religious freedom advocate and Psalms For Seniors (Seniors' conven.)

5 The president of the Open Doors organisation says tion) 21 October. David Cook speaking. Christians are considered the number one enemies Summer Convention 28 December 1. of the state in North Korea. Open Doors estimates January 2019. John Risbridger and David that the North Korean government is holding at Cook speaking. Easter Convention 19 22 April 2019. least 50,000 Christians in prison camps. It has Sameh Maurice and Tim Meyers speaking. ranked North Korea as the most dangerous place to Victorian Christian Youth Convention be a Christian on its World Watch List for the last 17 17 19 May 2019.

6 Years. CBN Christian World News For further information go to: Tell the people the full message of this new life' Acts VOLUME 80 NUMBER 21. ISSUE DATE: 15 June 2018 TELLING THE GREAT WORKS OF CHRIST IN THE WORLD TODAY. FILE NO: NL 2018-06-15 Remember Those In Prison ..'. Prisons in the West are dangerous places because they are full of vio . ISSN: 1033-7903 lent criminals. Fortunately, apart from the occasional miscarriage of jus . tice or irregular abuse of power, citizens are not usually incarcerated for FOUNDER: their beliefs or peaceful activity. Meanwhile, in prisons all across the non.

7 Eric J. Daley (1910-1992) Western world Christian prisoners of conscience are threatened, not merely by criminals, but by unsanitary conditions, infectious diseases, un . EDITOR: Rev Bob Thomas treated illness and extreme mistreatment including torture at the Phone: 0417 592 646 hands of the authorities. These human rights abuses are enabled by a Email: worldview that diminishes and even negates the Christian's value as a Postal Address: human being. PO Box 457 Thousands of Christians are in prison for their faith, while others are Mitcham VIC 3132 held captive by jihadists. Men and women, who are Pakistani, Chinese, In.

8 Donesian, Nigerian, American, Indian, Colombian, European, Central OFFICE MANAGER: Asian, Australian, Vietnamese, Iranian, Eritrean, Laotian, Burkinabe, Rachael Vrieze North Korean and more. Phone: 0415 612 646 They include human rights lawyers like Gao Zhisheng (China), humble Email: labourers like Asia Bibi (Pakistan) and foreign nationals like Andrew WEB-SITE: Brunson (an American pastor imprisoned in Turkey), Sister Gloria Nar . vaez (a Colombian missionary taken captive in Mali) and Dr Ken Elliot (an Australian missionary doctor taken captive in Burkina Faso). SUBSCRIPTION: Christian prisoners and captives suffer physically, emotionally and Free On Request spiritually, and are often exhausted and confused.

9 Compounding the hard . ship and physical suffering is the crushing heartbreak of separation from ACCEPTANCE OF family and friends; many have no Christian fellowship and are denied ac . ADVERTISING cess to the Bible. How vulnerable must these believers be (especially DOES NOT IMPLY young, new believers) to the devil's fiery darts as he seeks to crush their ENDORSEMENT. spirit with doubts about God's presence, faithfulness, goodness and love. Nothing but the shield of faith will do .. and this is where we come in. NEW LIFE RESERVES. THE RIGHT TO REJECT. Christian prisoners and captives might grow exhausted and confused, but ADVERTISING DEEMED we will be there, fighting for them.

10 Imagine yourself in their shoes and UNSUITABLE. pray! Elizabeth Kendal Please Pray That: PUBLISHED BY: the Spirit of God will powerfully sustain all Christians who are this day New Life australia Ltd prisoners of hostile regimes, or captives of non state actors. [Captors might be able to control the environment but they cannot control the ABN: 15 005 035 138 Spirit of God!] May prisoners and captives find their strength renewed and spirits lifted as if on eagles' wings (Isaiah );. NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS: the Lord would intervene for them to provide ministering angels at New Life is archived by the every turn.