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Editor’s Note: Entanglements Hinder Your Life Goals

Data Source: Annointing of Love By Clare

January 1, 2020

Hebrews 12:1-2 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Thank You, Jesus, for showing us the path to the abundant life and fulfillment of our life goals with You.

Oh Lord, I miss you so much. Please speak to me.

Jesus began, “I’ve been waiting for you, My Bride. I’ve been waiting until you finished getting done all the things you thought were more important than Me.”

Lord, I confess, I am weak.

“No, Clare, My tender one. You are very, very weak. Ask to be strengthened against distractions. That is your downfall.”

I understand what You’re saying, Lord. And I feel like that Community leader that was called to higher things but kept sliding down the roof on the shingles. He kept climbing and trying to do what he was supposed to do, but he could only get so far and then he slid back down again. I feel very much like that. …Detailed Reading

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Editor’s Note: Thankful – It’s Raining in Australia, In The Midst of Fires, Put Off 32 Fires!

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Declaration Prayer: Proclaim for the Younger Generation

【Background: Young people across the globe are under attack by a culture of hostility in tolerance of all things without control. Show Them God’s Absolutes (Isa. 5:20) The younger generation needs us to show them how to live for God and how to stay with God. They don’t understand right from wrong. They are not taught ‘absolutes’ in school. Instead, they are taught, ‘Okay, Whatever!’ They believe in tolerating everything of the world is OK even if it’s wrong. There’s no clear standard and no moral boundaries. … Detailed Reading】

•  Psalm 24:6 “Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.”
• Psalm 71:17 “Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.”
• 1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
• John 8:36 ‘So if the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.’

In the name of Jesus, we declare:

• This Generation will not be adjusted to the culture without careful thinking in high alert.  (Psa. 24:6)
• Evil Culture cannot drag them down to their levels of immorality, or the trap of accepting wrong as right. They will not be confused and will follow God’s Order in steadfast faith.
• They will be quick to flee from addictions, substance-abuse, deceptions, illusions, mind-control, rejections and intimidation.
• Building powerful cohesion with families, spiritual fathers and mothers, fathers to the fatherless with fathers’ hearts; fellowships and communities, and intimacy with God. To proclaim God’s wondrous works from this day forward. (Psa. 71:17)
• The Blood of Jesus and the Power of Holy Spirit destroy generation curses and its bondages, powers of death and witchcraft, idolatry.  (John 8:36)
• The great Conviction of sin with Holy Cleansing takes place (1 John 1:7) in nations, homes, schools, churches, marketplace, hospitals, social centers: ‘WITH THEIR SINS ARE FORGIVEN!’ In Jesus’ Name.

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Pray for United States: Overturn Roe v. Wade of 1973

【Current Affairs: 207 Republican House Congress, Senates, and 2 Democrat House members filed an amicus brief recently for an upcoming abortion case from Louisiana of 2014: Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortions. As of now, more than 61 millions babies were aborted in America since the law passed in 1973. (Psa. 139:13-14) … Detailed Reading】

• Deuteronomy 30:19 “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.”
• Amos 1:13 “This is what the Lord says: ‘For three sins of Ammon, even for four, I will not relent. Because he ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to extend his borders'”
• Isaiah 44:2 “I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist.
  Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”
• Proverbs 6:16-17 “There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood.”

【PRAYER】

We declare in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ:

• Turn the hearts and minds of all our Supreme Court Justices, to overturn Roe c. Wade 1973 ruling. (Deu. 30:19)
• To break the spirits of indifference surround those who work at clinics that perform abortions, they will see miracle of life is from God. (Pro. 6:16-17)
• The forces behind Pro-Choice Movement, Rebellious, Progressive movement, are bound and powerless in every state, city across America and regions. (Amos 1:13)
• We declare
  • The hearts of women who have conceived are convicted and led to find God’s salvation and freedom for their situation. (Isa. 44:2)
  • The Power of darkness no longer control these women, clinic workers and abortionists, set them free.
  • The gate of hell cannot prevail in the Supreme Court ruling for this and all other abortion cases.

In Jesus’ Name. Amen

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Pray for Israel: Elections and Budget Crisis

Global Critical Event

Critical Event: Pray for Pneumonia Outbreak In Wuhan

Incubator Ministries invites you to pray for the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan:

• May The Lord Remember The Time of SARS 17 Years Ago, how You made a covenant with the churches in Hong Kong to fight for Hong Kong, please fight for us today. The Lord is victorious, so the threat and intensity of this epidemic such as SARS will be gone! Please pour out the Holy Spirit in Hong Kong and China. The SARS epidemic happened 17 years ago will not resurge, but to accomplish Jesus ’prayer in John 17 that the people will become one like Jesus is one with God.
• Pray for God’s Mercy To Stop The Spread of The Virus in China, Hong Kong, And The World. During this especially busy and crowded spring festival season, the epidemic will not rise and will be under controlled.
• Pray for Special Protection, for the elderly, the sick, the chronically ill, medical staff at all levels, people at all transportation ports, airports, and friends who have the opportunity to contact patients at all the work areas.
• In The Name of The Lord Jesus Christ:
  • We declare the abolition of the virus’s ability to mutate, toxic and spread. No disease, no severe illness, no more deaths in China!
  • May the central and local governments in Wuhan sufficient and practical wisdom and ability to stop the spread of the epidemic.
  • Bless medical staff to accelerate the development of treatments and vaccines.
• Please pray and bless the following Chinese and Hong Kong epidemic prevention experts by name, for them to lead the team to face the epidemic situation, with wisdom, energy and the fear of the Lord.
  • China National Health Commission High Level Expert Group
    • (Leader) Director of National Research Center for Respiratory Diseases-Academician Zhong Nanshan
    • (member) Director of National Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases-Academician Li Lanjuan
    • (member) Director of China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Academician Gao Fu
    • (member) Zeng Guang, Chief Scientist of Epidemiology, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
    • (member) KuoYong Yuan, Academician Branch, Professor, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong :
    • Secretary for Food and Health-Professor Chen Zhaoshi
    • Deputy Secretary for Food and Health-Dr Tsui Tak Yi
    • Director of Centre for Health Protection-Department of Health
    • Director of Infectious Diseases-Dr. Zhang Zhujun
    • Chief Infection Control Officer, Hospital Authority-Dr Lai Wai Man
    • Director of HKU Infection and Infectious Diseases Centre

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Critical Event: Portraying Jesus As A Gay Man – Movie Media Company Netflix Sparks Anger In Brazil

【Current Affairs: Few days ago, a Brazilian judge ordered the film media company, Netflix, to remove the controversial film “The First Temptation of Christ” produces by Brazil’s YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos which depicting Jesus as a gay and brought his imaginary boyfriend home to meet the family. The film was broadcast on Netflix last December as a Christmas special. It sparked outrage among conservative Christians in Brazil. More than 1.86 million people around the world participated in the signature, asking Brazil Netflix to remove the film. …Detailed Reading】 

• Isaiah 26: 9 “My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.”
• Psalm 119: 131-132  ”I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands. Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.“

【PRAYER】

• Praise God For The Brazilian Judge And The People That Protested: Father God, thank You for a judge who speaks for justice in this crooked and rebellious age in Brazil. 
•  1.86 million people have signed up to stand for justice. Raise righteous people like them in every country to stand for the truth, fear God, and teach the inhabitants of the earth to learn righteousness. (Isaiah 26: 9) 
• Grace And Mercy In Forgiveness: Father God, please show mercy to the Netflix producers, distributors, directors, stars and actors in the video industry. Forgive them for blasphemy, creating illusions, twisting right and wrong, and tarnishing people’s hearts. Give them the grace to repent. Let the light of truth illuminate them, and help them to know You and turn to You.  
• In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, We Declare:
  • Any TV movie about LGBT is to be rejected, and it must be taken down by law. It will have no effect on people.
  • The Lord Jesus will turn the global film and television circle around, awaken and change young people, to desire purity and holiness. This generation will rush into the highest true God like a wave! (Psalm 119: 131)
  • Raise up godly children to go into all areas of the film and television industry, anoint them, and give them grace, so that the films they make can spread the truth of the gospel. Through these masterpieces of art, people can see the glory of God.
  • LGBT children and young people need to be healed, saved, and restored to their nature gender God created.

Pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Pray For First Nations

First Nation of North America: “Somebody’s Daughter” – A new Documentary on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic(MMIW)

【Background: “Somebody’s Daughter,” released on January 15, is a new documentary on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic(MMIW) . It addresses racism, colonialism and genocide, while focusing on Indigenous women victims from the Blackfeet Nation and Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes in Montana. The film also explores MMIW-related legislation, including Hanna’s Act and Savanna’s Act, features clips of 2020 presidential candidates as well as members of the Montana delegation, includes interviews with tribal chairs and council members and exposes drug cartels and gangs for their possible roles in human trafficking and MMIW cases. ... Click to read more 】

• Psalm 68: 11  “The Lord announces the word, and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng“
• Isaiah 61: 1-3   “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God,
  to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.
  They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.“

【PRAYER】

• Raise Up Aboriginal Women Who Will Preach The Good News: Heavenly Father, You are the Lord of the afflicted and aggrieved. Please look after and comfort these Aboriginal women and their families, appeal for them, wipe their tears, set the captives free. Release the prisoner! May You greatly bless the aboriginal women. Give them crowns instead of dust, oil of gladness instead of sorrow, garment of praise instead of spirit of heaviness, so that their bodies and souls can be healed and renewed. Raise them up as women that preach the good news, and possess the gate of the enemy! (Isaiah 61: 1-3, Psalm 68:11)
• Improve The Efficiency of Government Agencies To Defend Aboriginal Women : Heavenly Father, thank You for instigating the US government to begin paying attention to the sexual abuse and persecution of Aboriginal women, to actively investigate and punish them, and to establish fair laws and enforcement agencies to protect them. Please help these institutions to work effectively together, give them defensive strategies, for the Native women to be more vigilant and no longer become targets that can be easily attacked.

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!

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Pray For Church

Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

【Editor’s Note: The 24/7 prayer walls listed here are especially for local churches and pastors. If you are committed to watch on the regional walls, simply click on the link listed below to connect to the local prayer wall. 】

• East Coast 24/7 Prayer Wall – Prayers for Local Churches & Leaders  
• Bread Of Life Christian Church in ShiLin
• NZ Awaken the Dawn

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editor’s Note: Entanglements Hinder Your Life Goals

Data Source: Annointing of Love By Clare

January 1, 2020

Hebrews 12:1-2 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

Thank You, Jesus, for showing us the path to the abundant life and fulfillment of our life goals with You.

Oh Lord, I miss you so much. Please speak to me.

Jesus began, “I’ve been waiting for you, My Bride. I’ve been waiting until you finished getting done all the things you thought were more important than Me.”

Lord, I confess, I am weak.

“No, Clare, My tender one. You are very, very weak. Ask to be strengthened against distractions. That is your downfall.”

I understand what You’re saying, Lord. And I feel like that Community leader that was called to higher things but kept sliding down the roof on the shingles. He kept climbing and trying to do what he was supposed to do, but he could only get so far and then he slid back down again. I feel very much like that.

Jesus continued, “That is a very graphic example of the way most lead their lives. Beloved, if you want to break out of this pattern, you must try harder. Be more conscious of what you spend time on. Those little pricks of your conscience, especially when you go online—the ones that tell you, ‘Uhh Uh!’ Just the way you talk to your animals. They obey you better than you obey Me!

“But I am not here to tear you down, My sweet spouse. I am here to strengthen you.

“Clare, you know the danger areas of your life, occasions of sin. Please be more careful and do not open doors by judging. What you are struggling with now in a relationship is taking much of your emotional energy. And no matter how dear a soul is to you, you must learn detachment—or you will find yourself fruitless, because you got stuck on one area of your life. Better for you to unite them to the Eucharist, asking Me to heal it, then let it go and move on.

“Compassion is what is needed. After that, Patience. All things will be brought out into the open in My good timing. But for now, lift your heart to Heaven on their behalf, as you have done, and then release it. This is My work, and I alone know how things must be accomplished and revealed.

“And to all of you Heart dwellers, My dear ones. Do not allow yourselves to get entangled in relationships that are not going well. In many cases, it is merely a matter of time before things either get worse or better. But stay out of judgment, pray and commit to Me the matters of your hearts.

“I am well aware of the tactics of the enemy to snag you away from other issues in your lives that need attention—and are not getting it, because your emotions are tangled up in a breakdown of a relationship. Do what you can to help the situation, then let it go. I will tend to it.

“Do you not know that matters of your heart are matters of My Heart, as well? Well ,they are. And I am acutely aware of how you are hurting when relationships become strained. I already have the solution well in hand. If you interfere, you could make it worse, you know? So, pray with compassion, and lay it at My feet, for I already have it covered.

“Now, I wish to speak with you about detachment. Basically, the more attachments—emotional, financial, and otherwise—that you have, the more opportunities Satan has to sift you. Therefore, part of the art of living in freedom from entanglements is to get detached.

“There is nothing in your life that you can’t afford to lose—except your relationship with Me. If I remove someone or something, it is because it is in your way. Or you are in their way. Therefore trust, Me with everything and wean yourself away from depending on anything or anyone else but Me.

“I want your hearts to be free to fly! And if you are attached to the feelings of others, their problems and needs, unless it is a family member for whom you are responsible, it becomes a distraction that pulls you away from the work you really need to do. This is why some very devout Christians choose a monastic lifestyle. Free from entanglements, their hearts are focused upon prayer for the world.

“In days gone by, many widows chose to enter the monastery, because they were quite finished with the world and all its pomps and empty glories. Blessed is the soul who chooses this life when they are young, for they shall be rewarded with a greater intimacy with Me.

“Contrary to the lies of Satan, that you are hiding from the world if you choose this, the reality is that from a life of prayer you live at the hub of the wheel of the world. And your prayers go out through all the spokes of the wheel and have a great impact, although you will never receive any credit for them in this life.

“Dear ones, look back on all your involvements during Christmas. Did you get closer to Me? Did you spend time at the manger in your heart? Or was it all about shopping and money?

“The greatest gift you can give your children is your visible love for Me. When you demonstrate that singular love for Me, they see and feel the effects of it as an indelible imprint upon their hearts for life. They will remember how you always honored God. And even if they choose the world, the day will come when it loses its attraction, and then they will seek the deeper things.

“The greatest gift you can give them is the example you set by single-hearted devotion to Me, and setting the boundary against worldly things far from your hearts. This, indeed, will please Me, and someday bring forth fruit in your children.

“So, the entanglements I have spoken of here are of two kinds.

“One is relationships that become stressed and that you spend too much time hurting over. Here, I want you to develop healthy agape love detachment by bringing them to Me and letting Me work it out in My capable hands.

“The other is avoiding the seduction of things in the world. Even as I have said before, food and clothing are the necessary things of life. And as you follow Me and do not step out into the world, seeking your own, I will provide for you these basic necessities.

“My Brides, let your deeds be unselfish to the poor and needy, and I will guard you from many temptations in the world.

“I am coming soon, My Blessed ones. Keep your lamps trimmed and burning.”

• Hebrews 12:1-2 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
• Exodus 6:6-7 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.”
• Psalms 55:22 “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.“
• Psalms 68:19 “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.“
• Psalms 81:6 “I removed the burden from their shoulders; their hands were set free from the basket.“
• Isaiah 10:27 “In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat.“
• Isaiah 22:25 “‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘the peg driven into the firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and will fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut down.’ The Lord has spoken.”
• Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
• Zechariah 3:4 “The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ‘See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.’“
• Romans 13:12 “The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.”
• Ephesians 4:22 “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.”
• Colossians 2:11 “In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ.”
• James 1:21 “Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.”

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Declaration Prayer: Proclaim for the Younger Generation

• Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”
• John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His One and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”

【Background: Young people across the globe are under attack by a culture of hostility in tolerance of all things without control.

Show Them God’s Absolutes (Isa. 5:20)

The younger generation needs us to show them how to live for God and how to stay with God. They don’t understand right from wrong. They are not taught ‘absolutes’ in school. Instead, they are taught, ‘Okay, Whatever!’ They believe in tolerating everything of the world is OK even if it’s wrong. There’s no clear standard and no moral boundaries.

Our young people need help in knowing what truth is and how to establish safe boundaries without confusions. Mainstream media is taking over of our space, setting up trap accepting wrong is right. They tolerate things the Bible calls sin, and many young people are losing sight of absolutes of life.

Realizing and Sharing Their Potential

Today’s kids need us. They need to see our strong faith. Many of them have problem with acceptance and need to be reassured that they’re accepted and that God loves them.  (John 3:16)

The seeds of greatness must plant in their hearts and cultivated by the Word of God; to worship and serve His Kingdom.】

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Pray for The U.S.A.: Overturn Roe v. Wade of 1973

• Psalm 139:13-14 “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
• Isaiah 49:1 “Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.”
• Job 31:15 “Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?”

【Current Affairs: 207 Republican House Congress, Senates, and 2 Democrat House members filed an amicus brief recently for an upcoming abortion case from Louisiana of 2014: Urging the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortions. As of now, more than 61 millions babies were aborted in America since the law passed in 1973. (Psa. 139:13-14) 

This will be the first major Case relating to ‘Abortion Rights’ that two Justices appointed by President Trump, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh will participate in. With their additions, the Supreme Court has shifted to favor conservative policies. Previous Justice Anthony Kennedy had sided with liberal Justices on issues such as abortion. Today, we hope Chief Justice John Roberts can be the ‘true conservative’ to re-consider the 1973 ruling. 

The document also urges the Supreme Court ‘to provide clarity regarding the boundary of the Government’s ability to safeguard the lives and health of their citizens.’ The Brief is focusing the case named ‘June Medical Services v. Gee’, that the outcome could severely restrict abortion access in Louisiana. Many liberal Democrats-controlled states cases are paying close attention that may help advancing their arguments.

Non-profit NARAL (Pro-choice America) stated:  (Isa. 49:1)

‘The Pro-Life (Conservative) Movement is no longer trying to hide their real agenda (to reverse the abortion law). They are aiming to end Roe, criminalize abortion and punish women.’ 

Planned Parenthood (PP)

Trump Administration Geared up to restricting PP operations. (Job 31:15) 17 states have passed a total of 58 new measures restricting abortions. About half of these measures would ban most or all abortions, while remainder focused on new restrictions on abortion clinics or doctors who perform the procedures.

Funding And Supports

While PP is mostly supported by and under the Democrat-controlled states, but is actually funded by states tax payers. These states are watching closely to repeal abortion laws. To protect Roe vs Wade. New Jersey recently signed legislation using tax payers money to fund $9.5 million for PP Abortion operations.

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Pray for Israel: Elections and Budget Crisis

【Background:

Elections in Israel:

The next national elections will be held on March 2nd and polls are showing only slight shifts among the main parties, meaning the present impasse could continue. This is truly an unprecedented season in modern Israel’s political life and the outcome remains unclear. Many Israeli voters are frustrated and losing confidence in their political leaders, and concerns are growing that Israel’s enemies may seek to take advantage of the situation.

Israel’s State Budget: 

As of January 1st, Israel’s national government has no approved budget and cannot even start working on one until a new government is formed following a third round of elections scheduled for early March. Depending on the results of that election it could be near the end of April before a new budget comes up for a vote in the Knesset. In the meantime, all government agencies from the IDF to schools, hospitals, and general services have no budget for any unforeseen contingencies. As there have already been an unusually severe flu outbreak and widespread damage caused by harsh winter weather, the need for government agencies to have flexible budgets has already become an issue.

】(Source: LCEJ Isaiah 62 Prayer Letter for January 2020 – Week 2)

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Critical Event: Portraying Jesus As A Gay Man – Movie Media Company Netflix Sparks Anger In Brazil

【Current Affairs: Few days ago, a Brazilian judge ordered the film media company, Netflix, to remove the controversial film “The First Temptation of Christ” produces by Brazil’s YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos which depicting Jesus as a gay and brought his imaginary boyfriend home to meet the family. The film was broadcast on Netflix last December as a Christmas special. It sparked outrage among conservative Christians in Brazil. More than 1.86 million people around the world participated in the signature, asking Brazil Netflix to remove the film.

In January 8, the Brazilian judge temporarily banned the film. But the next day, the Supreme Court President removed the ban for reasons of Brazilian freedom of speech. Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, blasted on Twitter and emphasized that the film does not represent Brazilian society.

】(Source: AFP / Guardian)

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Pray for First Nation of North America:“Somebody’s Daughter” – A new Documentary on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic(MMIW)

【Background: “Somebody’s Daughter,” released on January 15, is a new documentary on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic(MMIW) . It addresses racism, colonialism and genocide, while focusing on Indigenous women victims from the Blackfeet Nation and Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes in Montana. The film also explores MMIW-related legislation, including Hanna’s Act and Savanna’s Act, features clips of 2020 presidential candidates as well as members of the Montana delegation, includes interviews with tribal chairs and council members and exposes drug cartels and gangs for their possible roles in human trafficking and MMIW cases.

The documentary confronts viewers with harrowing MMIW statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice:

• Indigenous women are 2.5 times more likely to be victims of sexual assault.
• 1 in 3 Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes.
• 67% of rapes suffered by Native women are committed by non-Natives. 
• 80% of sex crimes on reservations are committed by non-Natives.

Indigenous women are not statistics. They are someone’s mom, auntie, sister, niece, daughter, cousin, and sometimes grandma. And there are many victims whose names are unknown. Because MMIW victims cannot speak for themselves, victims’ loved ones share stories of their lost family members and their resulting frustration, trauma and grief.

The documentary calls for simplified jurisdiction between the Bureau of Indigenous Affairs (BIA), the FBI, and tribal law enforcement agencies to expedite MMIW investigations and bring hope to victims’ families.

】(Source: Great Falls Tribune – Part of USA Today Network)

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