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.

Imagine if you were accused of something you didn't do, and people who accused you of it, keep not showing up to testify against you. Then imagine, that despite this a judge refuses to dismiss your case even after a lawyer specifically says that there isn't enough evidence or even a crime that has really been committed. This is basically what happened to our two brothers Turan Topal and Hakan Tastan who converted from Islam to Christianity.

Since we have been tracking the coverage with the church fires that have taken place in East Texas, I wanted to share with you this article in which a pastor remembers the past when there were more than forty suspicious fires that took place in the 1990's. Please continue to keep this situation in your prayers.

When the black hood was placed over Tom White’s head, he didn’t know if he would see the light again. “Where are you taking me?” he asked the Cuban guards. The guards said nothing.