Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued a call to prayer in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is for all churches and people of prayer across the country to join on Sunday 22nd March, Mothering Sunday.

In a press release they said:

“This Mothering Sunday, 22nd March, we are calling all churches in England to a National Day of Prayer and Action. At such a time as this, when so many are fearful and there is great uncertainty, we are reminded of our dependence on our loving Heavenly Father and the future that he holds.”

As part of this campaign all Christians are being encouraged to light a candle in the windows of their homes as ‘a symbol of the light of life, Jesus Christ, our source and hope in prayer.’

The press release added:

“Whether you are continuing to worship as congregations or not, we have the great privilege and freedom to be able to call upon God, wherever we are, individually and corporately, for healing in our nation. We would pray for all in leadership at this time, making decisions about the containment of the COVID-19 virus, for those working in health and social care, and especially for the most vulnerable, whether elderly or those with underlying health conditions.”

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For the video production ministry, Love Story Foundation, a recent 9-day film project at Siloé Wellness Center was not just about telling the story behind the multiple-services health facility, but the growing relationships inside and outside the crew.

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“Through the leadership of Love Story’s Alexander Mora and the grace of God, our film team was able to experience God moving not only among the amazing people serving the community at Siloé, and not only among the beautiful people of La Mision being cared for, but ourselves as well,” said Alex Murashko, an LSF Siloé Project crew member.

“Mora’s vision of film shoots becoming most importantly about our relationship with Jesus Christ — “the greatest love story ever told” — and loving others, became reality during this trip. This was Love Story’s first official video project and missions trip since Mora and his wife began their journey into full time ministry at the beginning of 2020,” said Murashko, who is the founder of Media on Mission.

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Each day, before filming began inside the Siloé Wellness Center and in the community of La Mision, the 4-man crew began with prayer and reading of the devotional “Jesus Calling.” The prayer and devotion time was followed by a short walk to the center’s conference room where daily production briefings took place.

While on the project, the crew set out to capture the story of how Brendan and Sarah Mayer, who are the founders of Siloé Ministries, said they felt they were led by God to offer not only medical services, but the “whole person” needs of the people of La Mision and surrounding area. The Love Story team was able to not only hear how God moved in the Mayers’ life to make incredible things happen, but also listen to the testimonies of patients and staff members about God’s love, grace, and healing.

It is these kind of “paradigm shift” stories that Love Story wants people to learn about, Mora said.

“We are so grateful and honored to have been able to serve everyone at Siloé Ministries. Thank you to Brendan Mayer and his wife, Sarah Mayer, and their whole team for their hospitality. Their testimony was so encouraging to me and to the Love Story team,” LSF stated on Facebook. “I want to say thank you to the team God sent with us on this project: Alex Murashko, Joe L. Sandoval, John Beeson and Alexander Mora. Thank you for your giving hearts and attitudes of gratitude. Without your help we would not have been able to do this. God showed up in so many ways and I am full of joy and gratitude for what God is doing and how He used this trip to grow us in our faith.”

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Christian Solidarity Worldwide has welcomed a statement by a member of the transitional government of Sudan in which he claimed Sudan would be removing the death penalty for apostasy.

According to a CSW press release, on 8 March Mohamed Hassan Arabi, a member of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) Coordination Council, told the Sudan Tribune that the death penalty would be removed under the Miscellaneous Amendments Bill of 2020 and replaced with a disposition making it a criminal offence to accuse someone of apostasy.

CSW went on to report that article 126 of Sudan’s 1991 Criminal Code stipulates that those found guilty of apostasy are to be sentenced to death. The article has historically been used to target religious minorities and restrict freedom of expression. In May 2014 Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to death by hanging for apostasy by the Public Order Court in El Haj Yousif, Khartoum. A court of appeal overturned the original ruling in June 2014.

The Criminal Code also contains several other provisions which limit personal freedoms and criminalise blasphemy. There was no indication that these aspects of the Criminal Code were due to be repealed.

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Florida-based band, House of Peace is pleased to debut the new video, “My Love,” from their latest album project, Welcome to the River. The video will premiere exclusively on the Vevo video channel.

The video’s ocean theme uses great visualizations of God’s love through reflection and contemplation. House of Peace has been known for their artistic love of the ocean throughout all of their work, and use imagery to communicate a worshipful message.

“‘My Love’ was the first song I produced for the album. Once I completed the song, I was excited about producing the rest of the album. We really have a unique sound that will reach those outside of the church walls,” said David Liscum, the band’s leading member.

The video was filmed close to his home, near Deerfield Beach, Florida and it captures the ocean’s beauty in a black and white format.

Liscum said the music brings forth an atmosphere of worship, but carries with it an ethereal sound. “My Love” is filled with cinematic violins and cellos, pads and guitars.

House of Peace released Welcome to the River late last year. The band plans to release a video or lyric video for every song on the album through 2021. “My Love” is House of Peace’s latest installment in the line-up of videos that will be released.

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Pastor Paula White spoke with CBN’s David Brody about how to conquer fear during this worldwide coronavirus crisis. White is President Trump’s spiritual advisor and close friend. This excerpt of the interview aired today on CBN’s Faith Nation show. Her advice is below.

“The enemy, what we call Satan, only has a few tools and one of those is fear. Then, the reason that he operates so much in fear, and it’s okay to feel afraid, it’s okay to be anxious a little bit, it’s not like we’re not human and don’t have real concerns – doesn’t mean we have to live by that fear.” 

“Those of you that might not have a relationship with God, they’re looking at our lives (as Christians) and saying, ‘How are you so peaceful during this time? How is there a calmness? How is there not this panic?’ It doesn’t mean that we don’t use our brains. It means that we understand a few things: The Bible says for us to fight the good fight of faith. The Bible tells us we’ve not been given a spirit of fear but of love and of power and of a sound mind. Jesus said my peace I leave with you as if He willed us His peace.”

“God is your resting place. The Bible says some call on chariots and horses, but we’ll call on the Lord. When there are things that feel so out of control in our life, we need each other, we need encouragement. And most of all, we need to call upon God. There are people that are on the fence or people that are agnostic. There are people that don’t know what they believe, and are truly experiencing panic and phobias and terror and fright and fear and all the things that the enemy wants to bombard us.”

“But I’ve always said that the church has never been a museum for saints. It’s always been a hospital for those that are hurting. We are praying for our first responders and our medical doctors, for CDC, for our president, for everyone. Not everyone has health centers, some do and some have now become testing centers and are using the churches. We’re helping in all different ways.”

“But I think the greatest way we always can help as pastors is to offer true hope, and true faith. And faith is not, what we say, false evidence appearing real. We’re not denying facts. We’re saying, in the midst of this circumstance, in the midst of this pandemic, it did not catch God off guard. And this too shall pass. And God does have answers, and if we’ll sit and relax in him and calm down all the noise for a minute, calm down the chaos, I believe that God, as He has for thousands of thousands of years, delivered his people, has given them answers. It doesn’t mean everything turns out just the way you want.” 

“Anyone who’s ever read my book knows if I had things the way they want, I would not have gone through all the literal chaos and hell I went through, but David, God arms, you know, you can go through a situation of crisis. But that crisis doesn’t have to get in you. And that’s not to minimize what we’re going through, because it’s very real. It’s very serious. But I do know, this too shall pass.”

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A faithful New Jersey mother of 11 and grandmother of 27 died from the new coronavirus Wednesday just hours after the deadly virus killed one of her sons and five days after it took the life of her eldest child, a daughter.

The matriarch Grace Fusco, 73, who usually sat in the same pew for worship at church on Sundays, died Wednesday night. Just hours earlier, her eldest son, Carmine Fusco, of Bath, Pennsylvania, died and her eldest child, Rita Fusco-Jackson, 55, of Freehold, New Jersey, died Friday, family member Roseann Paradiso Fodera told The New York Times and NJ.com.

“It’s completely devastating,” Paradiso Fodera told NJ.com. “They will need the faith they’ve always embraced to get them through this overwhelming shock and profound grief.”

Four of Fusco’s other children who contracted coronavirus are also now hospitalized and three of them are in critical condition.

Another of Grace’s daughters, Elizabeth Fusco, and other members of her surviving family remain in quarantine, NJ.com reported. Elizabeth Fusco, a sibling who was not hospitalized, told the publication that 19 members of the large Italian-American family that gathered frequently at the matriarch’s home have been tested for the new coronavirus that has been leaving a trail of death around the globe.

Paradiso Fodera told The New York Times that her quarantined relatives have been quarantined in their homes and have been just praying in solitude without the opportunity to grieve together.

“If they’re not on a respirator, they’re quarantined,” she said. “It is so pitiful. They can’t even mourn the way you would.”

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If there’s one thing we’ve learned so far from our nation’s overreaction to COVID-19, it’s that human life is worth protecting…well, sometimes. I marvel at the extraordinary measures taken and money spent to keep people from harm, especially the most vulnerable, during this global coronavirus response. I’m amazed at all of the rhetoric about caring for people and keeping one another safe. Of course, fully agree with the desire to protect human life and the self-sacrifice required to do that. Although, that so-called “self-sacrifice” is now government mandated.

On the Radiance Foundation’s social media pages, we’re constantly being challenged with the words “Well, if you’re really pro-life, you would want to do whatever is necessary to save other lives from the coronavirus.” First of all, “pro-life” is a term diluted to the point of near meaninglessness by those who aren’t actually pro-life. Secondly, as an actual pro-lifer and a factivist, I’m passionate about wanting to bring context and clarity to issues. According to Italy’s Higher Institute of Health, the average age of those who die from the coronavirus is 80 years. Here in the United States, the coronavirus has resulted in 97 deaths and about 9,415 confirmed cases. Since October, however, 22,000-55,000 individuals here in the United States have lost their lives to another pandemic—the flu. Why aren’t people challenging everyone to be so “pro-life” and socially distance themselves over these tragic losses of life?

More than 32,000 people are killed in automobile accidents in the U.S. every year, with another 2 million who suffer injuries. Does the government ban use of all cars? This is the equivalent of the coronavirus response.

In a day and age where everything is politicized, we can’t be so easily manipulated by those who have no love for the truth. The duplicitous rhetoric we hear about human worth cannot distract us from wanting to know and understand what is really going on.

Panic is always dependence on the wrong source.

Human life is always worth protecting, especially the most vulnerable…like those sheltered in what should be the safest place on earth—the mother’s womb.

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