davereimer @davereimer@dingdash.com

Nicky Gumbel - Holy Trinity Brompton

@faith20 that's nothing but shocking

we've got prices on the increase, with energy costs for homes doubling this year, or worse. some folks buy in large groups, and those have had the worst cost rises

petrol and diesel is rising in cost, although it hadn't really come down from the high costs we saw anyway

food is DEFINITELY going up. £0.25 here, and £0.50 there, while packet sizes are definitely shrinking...

Andy B

Please PRAY urgently for Chinese Pastor Pan and The Mayflower Church. 🙏 🙏 🙏

Their testimony is incredible. Pastor Pan led his church of 28 adults and 32 children to pose as tourists and they fled China to the S. Korean island of JeJu, where they currently are. They have been denied asylum in S. Korea and unless they are accepted elsewhere (which they have not been up till now), they will be forced to return to China very shortly to face intense persecution and torture. They are submitted to the Lord's will in all things and are ready to face their return if need be. Pastor Pan is an amazing man of God and bold leader in the Chinese Underground Church. I'm posting an older article from Nov. '21 because it has great photos of them: This weighs so heavily upon my heart. Please pray. You will find out in the article how they got their name of "The Mayflower Church". https://vomkorea.com/en/2021/11/09/vomk-report-178/#comment-8637

@tanjaostman May many others have a heart like yours, filled with God's love for all people, no matter their nationality. This kind of love can make a huge impact for the Kingdom.

"A NUMBER of Russians have left Russia over concerns about the rumoured declaration of martial law and the impact of crippling economic sanctions.

With scheduled flights out of the country suspended except for Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, many have turned their attention to the rail service operated between the Finnish capital of Helsinki and St. Petersburg by VR, the Finnish state-owned railway company."

Please, pray also for the Russian people! All Russians don't support Putin, and life is getting harder in Russia. But I'm afraid they won't feel very welcome in Finland, as hatred towards Russians increase all over the world. Some Finns hate Russians, because of what their forefathers did to our country. But ordinary people are never responsible for their government, or for what their ancestors did!

Today we had a meeting at my workingplace regarding our Russian and Ukrainian students and colleagues. We have zero tolerance for hate speech.

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/21133-numerous-of-russians-sought-to-leave-russia-for-finland-last-weekend.html?fbclid=IwAR0tQroZ0iytEq0-j06lpdr7eeQwuOZgOCKXgLPxkecydOiC5o5HObsulYo

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This is pretty cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vY3Rn5OaUQ

Great take on globalism and how to pray for Kingdom culture not just western culture and deceptions of anti-christ spirit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p71HxJQuRlc

""One obvious solution would be for [Putin] to give up, but when a dictator loses face and gives up, he is in a weak position. Another alternative is for him to expand the war, making it a bigger conflict," explained Toveri, a former intelligence chief at Finland's Defence Command."
https://yle.fi/news/3-12346890?fbclid=IwAR3NY5EEBtNjrsljXiSmmBi73VVcJMfw-Y-SLMxtuT_e_ufUyQzkhxntSGk

With more than 70 percent of its surface covered by forests, Finland is – by far – the most densely forested country in Europe.

My friend said the other day: "Why would Putin want Finland, there is nothing here other than forest. We don't have the same natural riches, as Ukraine". It was comforting. The only reason he would want Finland back, is if he is a megalomaniac and wants back the old, great Russian/Soviet empire. We don't know what's going on in his head - there are so many speculations. So far Finnish leaders have managed to please the Russian Bear after our independence, but now we have trampled on its paws by sending weapons to Ukraine, and by our presidential visit to the White House. But all of West is backing up Ukraine, so we are not unique in that sense. (Picture from FB: "FInland in my heart")

Watch this video of a captured Russian soldier in Ukraine and how thet were brainwashed. Very touching to hear him now. Https://twitter.com/hackingbutlegal/status/1500465032966062082?t=Sh3DtuIWRYa-p5ECZpqW6g&s=19

Such a big part of what we do
https://backtojerusalem.com/how-btj-missionaries-are-trained-in-our-agricultural-training-centers/

Thomas Gür on FB: "What Russians are googling: "A survey conducted between February 17th and 21st—that is, in the week before Mr Putin’s invasion—by the Levada Centre, an independent Russian pollster, found that 43% of Russians between the ages of 18 and 24 wanted to leave the country for good. And 44% of those who hoped to emigrate cited the “economic situation” as their motivation.

That situation is likely to get a lot worse. Western sanctions have created an economic storm: rising inflation, a crashing currency, and imports that are expected to dwindle. Many Russians will soon struggle to afford what they need to survive.

Eagerness to leave seems to be mounting. Data from Google Trends, which tracks how often particular words are entered into its search engine, show that Russian-language searches for “political asylum”, “emigration”, “flights” and “visa” all leapt in Russia in the days leading up to the invasion on February 24th..."

Part 2 Thomas Gür on FB (about what Russians google): "Queries for “flights” increased nine-fold from the week ending February 20th to the week ending February 27th. More Russians are asking Google “how to leave Russia” than have done so in 18 years since such data became public. Searches in the final two weeks of February were 16 times higher than the average weekly search volume from the past five years. Finnish trains from St Petersburg to Helsinki—which typically accommodate far fewer passengers than they have capacity for—have been packed with Russian travellers since February 27th. VR Group, a Finnish train company, told The Economist they plan to double the number of daily trains in order to address the growing demand from Russian passengers."

@Pablito we could play this game all day long talking about the failure of leadership, but let's not piss around the bush here - PUTIN has been shutting down churches, persecuting believers, attacking Christians, and hunting evangelists. Human trafficking? Russia is a top TIER 3 nation for human trafficking - the top rating that you can get - according to a study conducted by Ivanka Trump. We just brought a team of Russian believers together last month to find ways around the Russian government persecution because it has gotten so bad under Putin. What Russia is doing in the Ukraine is supported by China, North Korea, and Iran - that should give you all the information you need to know - right there. Russia is supporting operations in Syria to attack Israel - yes the land of Magog is attacking Israel, but no please, tell me more about how the Prez of the Ukraine, a Jew coming from a family that died in the Holocaust and is now fighting for his nation is just as bad as Putin.

Produced by Voice of the Martyrs, this movie is about Sabina Wurmbrand, co-founder of Voice of the Martrys. It is a MUST WATCH! You can register for free to view it online Mar. 4-6. If you're outside of the US, I think you need to figure out what days that would be for you. https://www.sabinamovie.com/

Not everyone will understand why I believe that this is the ONLY man who can stop Russia, but IF YOU DO UNDERSTAND - then we can be friends.

At the cross, Jesus wore our filthy rags of sin so that we could be dressed in His spotless robes of righteousness.
Steven Lawson

So many BTJ partners have responded to the crisis in the Ukraine!
https://backtojerusalem.com/btj-partners-serving-ukraine-refugees/