When Stenley got off the boat on the remote Indonesian island, he felt the spiritual darkness. The people practiced a combination of witchcraft and Islam. Stenley was fresh out of Bible school and ready for the work to which God had called him, reaching these island people for Christ.

CHINAAID--"This is nonsense!" Gao's wife Geng He furiously refuted the rumor which first broke out on February 12, 2010. In response to the San Francisco-based think tank Dui Hua Foundation's request for information about Gao Zhisheng, the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. said that Gao Zhisheng was alive, working happily in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, more than 1,800 km from Beijing. Around the same time, a Chinese informant then posted photos of Gao Zhisheng online in a Chinese report, claiming he worked in the same company as Gao Zhisheng. He said that Gao was a talkative, even funny man, who had allegedly become a successful operational manager, talking about his wife and family and even "whistling a happy tune" daily.

It seems like I'm reading daily news stories about churches being on fire these days. A few days ago I read a story about a church school that was even on fire, although reports didn't suggest foul play.

The suspect that has been arrested is a 15 year old and has been arrested for "conspiracy". Detectives will not release any further information at this time. For more on this story see the following links to news covering this breaking news.

2 Timothy 2:9 says that "God's word is not chained" and in the story that follows, we see another situation where the Word of God being distributed has caused an Ethiopian convert from Islam, to be arrested and jailed without charges being brought against him.

One of the best ways to be a voice for someone is to be an advocate for them. Which reminds me of 1 John 2:1 which says, (A)My little children, I am (B)writing these things to you so that you may not sin And if anyone sins, (C)we have an [a](D)Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; - So Jesus Christ is our Advocate, so what better example to follow than our Lords.

As you know, we've been following this story this week and today I wanted to share with you a piece of this article today because I loved what the Rev. Archier Levias said about how he sees the shooting.

Coptic carpenter killed outside building that Muslims feared would be used as church.