Worthy Brief - 9/9/2019

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Worthy News Brief - September 9, 2019
Friend, watch the wheelbarrows! 2 Corinthians 2:11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev used to tell of a time when there was a wave of petty theft in the Soviet Union. To curtail this, the authorities put guards up around the factories. At a timber works in Leningrad, one guard knew the workers in the factory very well. The first evening, out came Pyotr Petrovich with a wheelbarrow containing a great bulky sack with a suspicious-looking object inside. "All right, Petrovich," said the guard, "What have you got there?" "Oh, just sawdust and shavings," Petrovich replied. "Come on," the guard said, "I wasn’t born yesterday. Tip it out." The worker tipped and nothing came out but sawdust and shavings. So he was allowed to put it all back again and go home. When the same thing happened every night of the week the guard became frustrated. Finally, his curiosity overcame his frustration. "Petrovich," he said, "I know you. Tell me what you’re smuggling out of here, and I’ll let you go." "Wheelbarrows, my friend, " said Petrovich, "wheelbarrows." Friend, is your attention being diverted? Think about it. Are you (allowing yourself to be) preoccupied with something that seems innocent, while the real, significant, substantial matter is slipping by every day, unnoticed? The strategies of Satan to divert our eyes onto “sawdust” and miss "wheelbarrows" are many. What is the "sawdust" in your life, in mine? For some of us, it might even be a fascinated preoccupation with Last Days events, which diverts us from the mandate to make disciples...for others, it might be neglecting our children for the sake of "ministry". If we take the time to look, each of us really knows how we miss the "wheelbarrows" for the "sawdust". But just like that savvy guard, we ought to wise up quickly and identify the problem. Right? Your family in the Lord with much agape love, George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah Arad, Israel Editor's Note: We're proud to announce that after months of development, we've finally finished the Worthy Prayer Team. If you have a prayer request, please let the Prayer Team know. Editor's Note: We're starting to schedule our Fall/Winter tour. If you would like us to minister at your congregation, home fellowship, or Israel focused event, be sure to let us know ASAP. You can send an email to george [ @ ] worthyministries.com for more information.
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Around the World Trump cancels secret Camp David peace talks with Taliban after deadly bombing in Kabul President Trump said he canceled secret peace talks with the Taliban after the group was credited for a car bomb that killed two NATO and American service members in Kabul last week. Several said killed in strikes on Iran-backed militia base on Syria-Iraq border Unidentified aircraft launched strikes on a base belonging to an Iran-backed militia on the Syrian side of its border with Iraq, killing several people early Monday, an observer and Arabic media reported. IAEA Found Uranium Traces at Iran 'Atomic Warehouse': Diplomats Samples taken by the U.N. nuclear watchdog at what Israel’s prime minister called a 'secret atomic warehouse' in Tehran showed traces of uranium that Iran has yet to explain, two diplomats who follow the agency’s inspections work closely say. Iran hints it could release UK-flagged tanker ‘within days’ Iran on Sunday hinted that it could release 'within days' a UK-flagged oil tanker it had seized in July in sensitive Gulf waters amid rising hostilities with Britain’s ally the United States. Typhoon Leaves Thousands of South Korean Homes Without Electricity Typhoon winds toppled trees, grounded planes and left thousands of South Korean homes without electricity Saturday as a powerful storm system brushed up against the Korean Peninsula. Iran slated to begin work on advanced centrifuges as damage control for nuclear deal fails Iran will begin work on advanced centrifuges that allow for faster enrichment of uranium, AP reported Thursday. Hurricane Dorian: Authorities expecting a 'staggering' death toll in Bahamas About 70,000 people need immediate humanitarian assistance in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit the island nation, as authorities said the final death toll could be 'staggering'. Israel-Palestinian Conflict Report: Pompeo warned Lebanon Israel could attack Hezbollah site Sources told the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a warning letter to Lebanese President Michel Aoun, urging him to dismantle a factory set up by Hezbollah in the Bekaa region of Lebanon to develop and modernize the missiles before Israel attacks it. U.S. blocks U.N. Security Council statement on Israel, Lebanon The United States blocked a statement about the recent tensions between Israel and Hezbollah by the United Nations Security Council, the AFP reported on Thursday. Hamas Vows Revenge Against Israel for Deaths of Rioters on ‘Especially Violent’ Day on Gaza Border More than 6,000 Palestinians rioted on the Israel-Gaza Strip border on Friday in an 'especially violent' manner, the IDF said. IDF kicks off large exercise simulating war against Hezbollah The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday launched a large-scale exercise simulating war against Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian forces in the north of the country. Inside the United States Record 157,878,000 Employed in August; Record Low Unemployment Rate for Blacks The number of people employed in the United States hit a record 157,878,000 in August, the 21st record set under President Donald Trump, according to the employment report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Kansas and South Carolina Republicans cancel 2020 presidential nominating contests The Republican Party in Kansas and South Carolina voted to cancel their GOP presidential caucuses and primaries in 2020. Marijuana Use by US College Students Is Up, Highest in 35 Years U.S. college students are using marijuana at the highest rates in 35 years, according to a report released Thursday. Nearly half of college students believe ‘In God We Trust’ should be removed from U.S. currency: poll A survey of 1,001 college students from across the nation has found that nearly half believe the motto 'In God We Trust' should be removed from U.S. currency. Pennsylvania to become latest state offering gender-neutral IDs Last spring, Dexter Rose walked into a Philadelphia Driver and Photo License Center with a 'Request for Gender Change' form. Handwritten on the form was a box with the single letter 'X' scribbled in under gender. Refugee Admissions Up 40.9% So Far in FY 2019; 79.4% Christians Eleven months into the fiscal year, almost five times more Christians than Muslims have been admitted into the U.S. as refugees, in sharp contrast to the situation under the Obama administration. Christian News Modi’s government prepares bill that would make all conversions illegal in India Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led government is reportedly crafting a sweeping national anti-conversion law that would place a ban not only on forced conversions but also on conversions made in good faith. Asia Bibi gives first newspaper interview, says she is only one among many victims of blasphemy law Asia Bibi, the Christian mother held on death row for 8 years in Pakistan under blasphemy charges, recently gave her first-ever newspaper interview with the Sunday Telegraph. Muslim herdsmen in Nigeria hold pastor captive for two weeks Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria released a pastor they had kidnapped and held for ransom for over two weeks on Saturday.
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