Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.
The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Bob Fu, President and Founder of ChinaAid, spoke at the fifth general meeting of International Parliamentarians’ Coalition for North Korean Refugees and Human Rights (IPCNKR) on October 25, 2008 in Seoul, South Korea. This year’s conference addressed human rights issues in China and Bob Fu was invited as a special guest speaker.
Faces of Children is an ecumenical prayer ministry under the auspices of First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas. Our mission is to initiate ministries of prayer for children in churches, communities, and neighborhoods. In doing so, we seek to provide an opportunity for people of God to join together, learn about children and their needs throughout the world, and celebrate Christ's love (especially as it relates to children). Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.
All of the images that appear on the cards were created by the children this summer, when they were visited by FPC's 2008 Uganada Mission Team. You can choose from full-color landscapes, black-and white barnyard animals, or variable-color native plants from this region of Uganda. 
First Presbyterian Church is located on the northwest corner of Texas and A streets, on the west edge of downtown Midland, please use the Texas Street entrance near the intersection. The church office is open Monday through Friday, from eight o'clock in the morning until five o'clock in the afternoon. For more information, please call First Prez-Midland at (432) 684-7821.
Lulwanda Children’s Home opened its doors on December 1, 2004, the first children’s home established by the Grace International Children’s Foundation (GICF). Lulwanda now houses and cares for 90 orphaned or abandoned children between the ages of 3 and 12.
Brett & Shelly Faucett are mission co-workers living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where we had a chance to meet with them during our mission to that country, earlier this year. They are HIV/AIDS regional consultants. Brett is a nurse and amateur photographer. Shelly, a former literacy specialist and ESL teacher. They have their two daughters, Acacia and Annapurna, with them.
"Thai has been an extremely difficult language to learn mainly due to the tones. Thai language has 5 tones (mid, low, falling, high and rising). The same word can be spoken with 5 different tones and they mean completely different things. For instance (Mai) could be mile, new, no/not, ..., right, and silk depending on the tone you use," Brett explains. "So, sometimes it's frustrating when you are talking to someone and you know you are using the right word, but they keep looking at you like you have an arm growing out of your back. Some people can't seem to figure out what you are trying to say because of the wrong tone used even though the context is clear."One is Faces of Children, an ecumenical prayer ministry under the auspices of First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas. Our mission is to initiate ministries of prayer for children in churches, communities, and neighborhoods. In doing so, we seek to provide an opportunity for people of God to join together, learn about children and their needs throughout the world, and celebrate Christ's love (especially as it relates to children).Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.
The following was prepared by www.persecutedchurch.org/Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.
BEIJING, CHINA - On October 30, Christian Attorney Li Subin was told he was fired from the Beijing Yitong Law Firm because he and 35 other Beijing lawyers signed an open letter in August calling for direct election of the leaders of the Beijing Lawyers Association [equivalent to Bar Association]. About five to seven other lawyers have also been dismissed or forced to leave their respected law firms for the same reason.Faces of Children is an ecumenical prayer ministry under the auspices of First Presbyterian Church of Midland, Texas. Our mission is to initiate ministries of prayer for children in churches, communities, and neighborhoods. In doing so, we seek to provide an opportunity for people of God to join together, learn about children and their needs throughout the world, and celebrate Christ's love (especially as it relates to children). 
The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement. They bring help, hope and love to people in the war zones of Burma. Ethnic pro-democracy groups send teams to be trained, supplied and sent into the areas under attack to provide emergency assistance and human rights documentation. Together with other groups, the teams work to serve people in need.
The Free Burma Ranger’s (FBR) mission is to provide hope, help and love to internally displaced people inside Burma, regardless of ethnicity or religion. Using a network of indigenous field teams, FBR reports on human rights abuses, casualties and the humanitarian needs of people who are under the oppression of the Burma Army. FBR provides medical, spiritual and educational resources for IDP communities as they struggle to survive Burmese military attacks. For more information, please visit www.freeburmarangers.org
Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.
Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief & Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma. This blog is meant to be a more personal stream of conversation than newsletters allow for. The opinions expressed here may not be those of Partners Relief & Development. By Oddny Gumaer - Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about what a hero is. A super-star athlete or a pop star? A person who has made millions of dollars without having to do much for it? A beautiful face or a perfect body?
A new Partners magazine will soon be printed. The theme is, as you may have guessed: What is a hero? We have met heroes in Burma. They are men and women who daily risk their lives to do what is right in a country ruled by evil.
While working on our magazine, we received a letter from Doh Say, one of our greatest heroes. He is Partners and FBR staff and spends most of his life in the jungles of Burma, helping internally displaced people. Most of all he wants to help the children. Recently he spent some weeks with children who had left their parents to be in a hide site for internally displaced people in Kyaw Kho Maw, in Karen State. Doh Say and the relief team were in the area to document what the army has done, how the conditions are for the people living there, and to give do relief work. The following are some of the thoughts in Doh Say’s letter.
This afternoon I had mixture of more happiness and more sadness. After the Church service, during playing an indoor-game with the children from the boarding house, I was very happy when I saw the children who were enjoying drinking sweet tea and playing games. For me all the children should have the right to be happy and the right to have what they should have. This afternoon, I believed that they had a happy childhood for some hours. I just wish they always had a chance to be happy like that.
This afternoon I found out more about their needs. It was painful to know that they do not have soaps, washing power, enough clothing. For instance girls or boys have only one or two under wears which are no good for the rainy reason. K’Chay and me arranged with a teacher to buy more clothing for them.
About food, they have only two meals a day. They do not have a chance to have lunch. One teacher told me that they are already used to two meals a day. For me I am sure that they want to have lunch, especially when they are working hard. Rice is the only food they can have. They hardly have a chance to eat this and that like coffee, Milo, snacks etc like we do.
The house they are living in is already dilapidated. Many big holes on the roof, the floor is broken and no proper walls. Many of them, I am sure that they are missing their parents. For me all the children around the world should have a chance to live with their parents till they grow old enough. (It) makes me very sad that these children may not have a chance to see their parents for a long time. I was told that the children may not be allowed to go home due to many other difficulties.
I want to add a little bit more by saying that just like I told you several years ago, my main spiritual objective is to have a chance to go to Heaven when God wants me to come back and together with friends in Haven.
I wanted to have this and that a lot, mainly about materialism until I was 30 years old. It is now become clear and clear to me that my second objective is to see everyone, poor or rich, educated or uneducated, to have the right to live peacefully and without fear. So I would like to request you to pray that: 1, everyone in Burma stops killing each other solve all the problems with peaceful mean that we are facing and peace and harmony for everyone prevail in Burma, 2. everyone in the world stops killing each other and peace and harmony prevail in this world, 3, everyone gets enough food to eat and, 4. everyone has a reasonable things that he or she needs to live on.
Thank you very much for your understanding the time you spent on this letter. God bless you all and the world.
What is a hero? You have just read a letter from a person who risks his life to give life to others. When you read this, Doh Say is on another mission in the jungles of Burma. Partners is proud to work with men and women like Doh Say.
Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.The China Aid Association is a non-profit Christian organization - based in Midland, Texas - with a mission to uncover and reveal the truth about religious persecution in China, focusing especially on the unofficial church. They do this, they explain in their website, by exposing the abuses, encouraging the abused and equipping the saints to advance the kingdom of God throughout China.Author, educator and commentator Dr. James Denison has been pastor of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas since June, 1998. Prior to that, he was pastor at churches in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as Midland (at First Baptist!) and Mansfield, Texas.
