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Mayday: Anne Graham Lotz Warns Judgment Is Near

Billy Graham's daughter is sounding an alarm to Christians across the nation, calling America's Church to cry out to God in prayer and repentance.

Anne Graham Lotz says God is sending clear signs that His judgment is coming on America and the world.

"I believe Jesus is soon to return to take all of His followers to Heaven with Him in what is referred to as The Rapture," she wrote in a message on her website.

"While this will be deliverance for His people, can you imagine the impact on our nation, let alone the world, when suddenly every single authentic Christian disappears?" she asked.

"There will be mass chaos, confusion, fear, grief, despair, anger, threats, danger… judgment," Lotz warned.

That's why she's launched the Mayday Prayer Initiative, a distress call for prayer.

Since May 15, she's been asking Christians worldwide to pray one hour a day for the Church and America, focusing on praise and worship, confession and repentance, and spiritual warfare and intercession.

The initiative runs through May 23, the day before Pentecost Sunday.

This Mama Helps 'Garbage Kids' Dream Big

CAIRO, Egypt -- In recent years, Egyptian Christians and Muslims alike have suffered at the hands of Islamic extremists.

But the light of Christ shines in the lowliest of places. One Egyptian woman picked up her cross and left an affluent life to bring hope to impoverished children surrounded by garbage.

For the many Christians living in Cairo's garbage slums, the only life they know is garbage picking, sorting through tons of trash each day for recyclables.

"Many of them had a lot of discrimination and persecution in the rural areas," author Marty Makary explained. "And when they moved, migrated into the city, there was no place really to live except in the trash for many of them that were poor, mostly driven by the bad economy but in part by the discrimination for jobs."

"They decided to sift through the trash. It's the most efficient recycling operation in the world," he added.

And those who visit these Cairo neighborhoods will see garbage everywhere--in the streets, and even piled inside the homes of the Zabaleen, the garbage people.

Many children here do not attend school. They spend their days picking through the garbage to help their families earn a few dollars per day.

It's a hopeless existence, but one Christian's goal is to give them love today and a future tomorrow.

Mama Maggie, as she is known, hopes to give them a chance at life outside the slums.

Makary is the co-author of a new book about Mama Maggie's work called, Mama Maggie: The Untold Story of One Woman's Mission to Love the Forgotten Children of Egypt's Garbage Slums. 

Makary traveled to Cairo to learn more about the ministry.

"Unlike Mother Teresa, who came from poverty and took a vow of poverty, Mama Maggie came from wealth. And during an encounter when she was a successful marketing executive, connected with a child in the garbage slums--a famous district of Cairo that has been mostly neglected," he said.

She found joy and happiness there and returned over time. She eventually gave up her marketing career and started a ministry called Stephen's Children.

"Many times when the kids are asked what do you want to do when you grow up, they've really never thought that far in advance. And some of the kids, can you believe, have never been called by their name by anyone," Makary said. "But no one has ever valued them and asked them that question."

One girl said she only dreamed of having a piece of tomato to eat. Another child said his dream came true at a Stephen's Children camp where he actually slept in a bed.

But dreaming big means learning a skill. Mama Maggie's ministry teaches the children a trade like shoe and clothing manufacturing--marketable skills for earning money and serving others, whether in the garbage slums, or elsewhere.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

The way  to get your prayer answered is believing that your prayer request has been granted and act on it . Trusting God for financial breakthrough write down your plan spread it on your prayer altar according to the will of God and begin to thank God for answered without an iota of doubt and it will be answered

BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY

But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death

CONSEQUENCE OF GAY MARRIAGE

More than 1.2 million people back the campaign to enshrine rights for same-sex couples in Ireland's constitutionAlmost two-thirds of voters show their support for marriage equality by supporting the "yes" campaign in Ireland's referendum.
The act of homosexuality is a sin before God , God hates the act and the end thereof is destruction for individauls that are involved have reprobate minds that the demonic spirit in charge of sex is controlling the minds can anyone be born gay? The mind of every human being is desperately wicked and has wicked thoughts because we all were conceived in sin but an individual that submit to God accomodate a new spirit so gay thought and action become a taboo. Are you gay ? Jesus Christ loves you despite your action return to Him now to avoid the wrath of God.

ARE YOU A WITCH?