Evening Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1,3-4 NLT

“[The Resurrection of Christ] Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.”
1 Corinthians 15:1, 3-4 NLT

Three Joshua Trees – Our Family in Egypt

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Three Joshua Trees.

Morning Reading: Luke 24:45-49 ESV

Then [Jesus] opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

Pray for the Afghanistan Church

April 13 | Afghanistan – Please pray for the country of
Afghanistan as many people are facing hunger, malnutrition and disease after a severe drought in 2011 wiped out 80% of their crops. Food prices almost doubled. Families are being forced to skip meals, borrow money or migrate. Children could die
because they will not get enough to eat.

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Christianity in Afghanistan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan does not recognize any Afghan citizens as being Christians, nor are Afghan citizens legally permitted to convert to Christianity. Although there are no explicit laws that forbid proselytizing, many authorities and most of society view the practice as contrary to the beliefs of Islam.^[1] There is only one legally recognized church in Afghanistan and it is located within the diplomatic enclave, and not open to local nationals.^[1]

Many sources however claim that there is a secret underground church of Afghan Christians living in Afghanistan.^[1]^[2]^[3] The US state department has stated that estimates of the size of this group range from 500–8000 individuals.^[1] The complete Bible is available online inDari,^[4] and the New Testament is available in Pashto.^[5] Printed versions can also be purchased outside of the country. There are a number of Afghan Christians outside the country, including Christian communities in the United States,^[6] the United Kingdom,^[7] Canada,^[8] Norway^[9]and Austria.^[10]

Evening Reading: Romans 3:23-24 NLT

Everyone needs forgiveness; everyone needs a Savior…

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.