Worthy Brief - 8/15/2018

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Worthy News Brief - August 15, 2018
Friend, continue to be faithful! 1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. In my first years serving the Lord, I was dedicated to serving with an inner city bus ministry in the heart of Baltimore. We would go door to door and offer "free Sunday morning babysitting" for their kids. If they agreed to let us take their kids to church, we would come and pick them up early every Sunday morning. Many times, the obvious change in their kids' lives would make a great impression and their parents would be moved to come out to the church as well --- then they too would give their lives to the Lord! It was exciting to see whole families come to faith! The following story touched my heart, from Max Lucado's book, God Came Near. Norman Geisler, as a child, went to a DVBS because he was invited by some neighbor children. He went back to the same church for Sunday School classes for 400 Sundays. Each week he was faithfully picked up by a bus driver. Week after week he attended church, but never made a commitment to Christ. Finally, during his senior year in High School, after being picked up for church over 400 times, he did commit his life to Christ. What if that bus driver had given up on Geisler at 395? What if the bus driver had said, "This kid is going nowhere spiritually, why waste any more time on him?" Friend, all of us could use some work on the area of faithfulness. We have a responsibility to win hearts for the Lord, yes, but not only to win them. We need to stick by these baby believers, faithfully pray for them, serve them to the best of our ability, help them along the way and not give up when the going gets tough! Your family in the Lord with much agape love, George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah Arad, Israel Editor's Note: We're starting to put together our Winter Tour to the States. If you would like to us minister at your congregation, home fellowship, or host a Israel focused event, be sure to let us know ASAP. You can send an email to george [ @ ] worthyemail.com for more information.
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Around the World US, Afghan forces battle Taliban in Ghazni Although the Taliban overran a base in northern Afghanistan, and Afghan forces were battling insurgents for a fifth day in the eastern city of Ghazni on Tuesday, the U.S. military reported that the city 'remains under Afghan government control.' Westminster 'terror attack': Driver arrested after car mows down cyclists and ploughs into Parliament barrier A terror suspect arrested after a car crashed into a barrier at the Houses of Parliament at high speed is not believed to be known to the security services, police have said. Trump to Sanction Iranian Ship Identified in Facilitating Terror Strikes The Trump administration will take action against an Iranian ship that has been stationed at a key choke point in the Red Sea for months and is believed to be providing significant military aid to terrorist forces in Yemen, according to U.S. officials and military experts familiar with the situation. UN says an estimated 2.3 million people have fled Venezuela An estimated 2.3 million Venezuelans had fled the crisis-wracked country as of June, mainly to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil, the United Nations said Tuesday. Israel-Palestinian Conflict Russia exerts growing clout in Middle East as it begins patrols in Golan Heights Russian military police have begun patrolling the demilitarised zone between Israel and Syria in the Golan Heights, highlighting Moscow's increasing clout as a Middle Eastern power broker following its intervention in the civil war there. Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal 'virtually done,' paper reports After a two-day lull in violence along the Gaza Strip-Israel border, the Los Angeles Times quoted a senior Israeli official Monday as saying that a cease-fire agreement with Hamas, the Islamist organization that rules Gaza, is 'virtually done.' Top Trump security aide Bolton to visit Israel next week Top White House official John Bolton will visit Israel for talks next week, the Trump administration said Tuesday. Egypt summons Palestinian groups for Israeli truce, unity talks Representatives of various Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip headed to Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian intelligence officials on the possibility of reaching a truce agreement with Israel, and ending the Hamas-Fatah power struggle. Hezbollah chief claims terror group stronger than IDF, ready for war The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said Tuesday that US sanctions against Iran and his Iran-backed group will not have major effects on them and will not lead to regime change in Tehran. Inside the United States Evacuations, rescues as 'historic' floods hit northeastern U.S. New Jersey declared a partial state of emergency on Tuesday as forecasts for further heavy rainfall posed new danger in parts of that state, New York and Pennsylvania, where rescuers hauled people from waterways, flooded cars and homes. Army Chaplain Faces 6 Months in Prison after Not Affirming Same-Sex Couple A U.S. Army chaplain is facing a dereliction of duty charge and potentially six months in a military prison after not accepting a same-sex couple in a marriage retreat, even though he ensured the two women they could take part in the next scheduled retreat with a different chaplain, according to his attorney. New Gallup Poll Shows Democrats Favor Socialism Over Capitalism More Democrats have a favorable view of socialism than those who have a favorable view of capitalism, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Stunning findings on report of Catholic Church abuse: Pa. priests molested more than 1,000 children Hundreds of priests were said to have molested more than 1,000 children -- and possibly many more -- since the 1940s, and senior church officials, including a man who is now the archbishop of Washington, D.C., allegedly covered up the abuse, according to a grand jury report released Tuesday. Transgender candidate Christine Hallquist wins Democratic nomination for Vermont governor A former utility executive from Vermont has become the first transgender candidate to win a major political party’s nomination for governor. Christian News Pennsylvania Couple Fined for Using Farm for Bible Study, Prayer Groups A couple in Pennsylvania has been served a cease-and-desist order for using their 32-acre farm for private prayer groups.
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