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China Aid Association
(London – Sept. 25, 2011) Following his address to a conference in Ireland on the persecuted church, ChinaAid founder and president Bob Fu is in England and Northern Ireland this weekend for a series of speeches and interviews that will focus attention on the persecution of Chinese house church Christians as well as the larger issues of religious freedom and rule of law in China.
(Photo: Bob Fu being interviewed at the London radio station Premier Christian Radio. ChinaAid photo)
Fu is currently on a two-week tour of Europe that began last weekend at the "Church in Chains" annual conference near Dublin, Ireland, where he was a guest speaker. A video of his presentation is here: http://www.chinaaid.org/2011/09/bob-in-irland-speaks-for-persecuted.html; and our earlier report about the Church in Chains conference is here: http://www.chinaaid.org/2011/09/chinaaids-bob-fu-is-special-guest.html.
Fu expressed appreciation and gratitude for all the ChinaAid supporters who have been lifting up his travels and meetings in prayer.
On Friday morning, Fu was a guest on London's Premier Christian Radio, where he was interviewed by host Andy Walton. Fu talked about religious persecution in general, as well as specific cases of persecution and the propaganda motive of Bible exhibition sent by China's official church, the Three-Self Patriotic Movement, that will be touring the United States later this fall.
Friday afternoon, Fu met with British diplomats on the China Desk at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where he briefed them about religious freedom and the rule of law in China, as well as specific persecution cases, including that of "disappeared" human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and other Christian human rights lawyers. He urged the diplomats to visit blind activist Chen Guangcheng, whose illegal house arrest situation is deteriorating rapidly and who reportedly is soon to be moved into a special prison built just for him and his wife.
On Saturday morning, Fu was interviewed live by the BBC World Service at the BBC's headquarters, and on Saturday evening, he was the main speaker at a regional meeting in Birmingham of Release International (www.ReleaseInternational.org).
On Sunday, Fu is scheduled to speak at Carnmoney Church, one of the largest churches in Belfast, Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, he and a member of parliament, Gavin Shuker, will be addressing a prayer breakfast at the annual Labor Party congress in Liverpool. Meetings with other UK officials and media interviews are also planned.
Also on the schedule for the week is a Sept. 29 interview with Revelation TV in its London studios.
ChinaAid Contacts
Bob Fu, President; Mark Shan, Spokesperson
Tel: 1+(888) 889-7757 Cell: (267) 205-5210
Email: Bob@ChinaAid.org Mark@ChinaAid.org
Website: www.ChinaAid.org www.MonitorChina.org
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The Pilgrim's Route Now Opened at the City of DavidOn the slope of the City of David hill, where the Kidron and Ben Hinnom valleys meet, the Ancient Shiloah Pool was discovered just a few years ago. This magnificent pool was constructed 2,000 years ago during the days of King Herod, in Jerusalem's glorious building tradition. This grand pool served as an important meeting point for Jerusalem's pilgrims, who would arrive in the city to visit the Temple Mount on the three major Jewish holidays: Passover, the Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) and the Festival of Weeks (Shavuot).
The pool is mentioned in the New Testament as the place where Jesus has performed a miracle, as he healed a blind man (John 9 7). An impressive road once connected the Shiloah Pool to the Temple Mount and served as the central axis for all of Jerusalem's pilgrims and visitors. Shops and businesses once lined the length of the Herodian Road and enjoyed the road's centrality and the wide exposure that they had to the many pilgrims who filled Jerusalem on the holidays. The way that leads from the Shiloah Pool in the direction of the Temple Mount reached 600 meters into the valley whose Greek name once was the "Tyropoeon," which means the valley of the cheese mongers.
During the Hellenistic Period the road was lined with the shops and factories of dairy product manufacturers, such that when the winter rains would come, the valley would be washed clean of the refuse and smells that were a by-product of the dairy industry. During Jerusalem's Herodian period the road was paved, and at its foot the Shiloah pool was formed in order to store water for drinking and for the bathing purposes of the visiting pilgrims.
The road became more central and important because of the increasing pilgrimage phenomenon and because of the importance of the Shiloah Pool in the culture of the pilgrims. Specifically, the Shiloah played a critical role in the Libation Ritual ceremony -- during which the waters of the Shiloah Pool were brought as an offering at the Temple Mount itself.
In the drainage channels situated beneath the road, impressive artifacts were discovered from the time of the Great Revolt against Rome. The channels themselves and the rare artifacts discovered bear a striking resemblance to the description of Josephus in his book Wars of the Jews, Volume 6, which tells the story of the Jews who hid "in the tunnels beneath the Shiloah." Thus, this new excavation was able to authenticate Josephus' moving historical description of the aftermath of the Revolt in Jerusalem. City of David is now offering a new tour to showcase this new "Pilgrim's Route." The short version of the tour begins from the pool of Siloam and continues to the Givaty parking lot next to the City of David visitors' center. The tour length is about one hour.
City of David is open as follows:
Winter schedule (beginning on October 3, 2011):
- City of David Tours (English): 10 a.m., 2 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m.
- City of David Tours (Hebrew): 10 a.m., 2 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m.
- Hasmonean Aqueduct Tour (Hebrew only): Friday only: 10 a.m.
- Segway Tour (English): 1 p.m.
- Segway Tour (Hebrew): 10 a.m., Friday: 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
Summer schedule (until Rosh Hashanah, September 28):
- City of David Tours (Hebrew): 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 4 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m.
- City of David Tours (English): 10 a.m., 4 p.m., Friday: 10 a.m.
- Hasmonean Aqueduct Tour (Hebrew): Friday only: 10 a.m.
- Segway Tour (Hebrew): 10 a.m., 4 p.m., Friday: 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
- Segway Tour (English): 1 p.m.
Entrance to Warren's Shaft and Hezekiah's Tunnel is permitted until one hour prior to site closing time. Tickets can be purchased up to two hours prior to site closing time.
A person who has bought a ticket for the last entrance time to Warren's Shaft cannot continue his tour through Hezekiah's tunnel.
Paid parking is available at the Givati parking lot.
Tours in English are available on site for visitors. For an up-to-date schedule please visit http://www.cityofdavid.org.il. Group tours are available by reservation in advance. For information and reservations call 02-626-8700 or email rcv@cod.org.il. For groups email shimi@cod.org.il.
General admission pricing is 27 shekel for adults (about $8) and 14 shekel for children ($4). For those prefering a guided tour (highly recommended) the price is 60 shekel per adult and 45 shekel per child. Independent travelers that are members of Travelujah can receive a 15 percent discount in advance by contacting Travelujah.
Travelujah is the leading Christian social network focused on connecting Christians to the Holy Land. People can learn, plan and share their Holy Land tour and travel experiences on Travelujah.
Publication date: September 20, 2011
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King James Version (KJV)
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
3And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
King James Version (KJV)
9He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Now Balaam spake not his own sense, but the language of the Spirit that came upon him. Many have their eyes open who have not their hearts open; are enlightened, but not sanctified. That knowledge which puffs men up with pride, will but serve to light them to hell, whither many go with their eyes open. The blessing is nearly the same as those given before. He admires in Israel, their beauty. The righteous, doubtless, is more excellent than his neighbour. Their fruitfulness and
increase. Their honour and advancement. Their power and victory. He looks back upon what had been done for them. Their power and victory. He looks back upon what had been done for them. Their courage and security. The righteous are bold as a lion, not when assaulting others, but when at rest, because God maketh them to dwell in safety. Their influence upon their neighbours. God takes what is done to them, whether good or evil, as done to himself. (Nu
24:10-14)
Next commentary:
Balak dismisses Balaam in anger.
Text from Biblegateway.com, 2011-09-14, with thanks.
So what can YOU do?
Support Israel & her supporters (you don't have to believe as they do to do that!)
See:
https://secure2.convio.net/cufi/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=227
mind to have normal relations with Israel. They called him a spy and an unfaithful Egyptian citizen.For now, I'd recommend you check out Carl Wieland, an Australian Young Earth Creationist, author and speaker. He is currently the Managing Director of Creation Ministries International (formerly Answers in Genesis - Australia), a Christian apologetics ministry. CMI are the distributors of Creation magazine and the Journal of Creation.
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Lizette De Klerk
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Carl Wieland, Ken Ham, Walt Brown, & Pieter Pelser would be in good company here with speakers such as Vance Nelson, Darek Isaacs, & Bill Gibbons. Great conference, awesome information.
Darek Isaacs:
