Everyday thousands of children are being sexually abused. You can stop the abuse of at least one child by simply praying. You can possibly stop the abuse of thousands of children by forwarding the link in First Time Visitor? by email, Twitter or Facebook to every Christian you know. Save a child or lots of children!!!! Do Something, please!

3:15 PM prayer in brief:
Pray for God to stop 1 child from being molested today.
Pray for God to stop 1 child molestation happening now.
Pray for God to rescue 1 child from sexual slavery.
Pray for God to save 1 girl from genital circumcision.
Pray for God to stop 1 girl from becoming a child-bride.
If you have the faith pray for 100 children rather than one.
Give Thanks. There is more to this prayer here

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Monday 7 April 2014

Why You Don’t Read My Blog

Last year, I posted some articles from my blog on Child Sex Abuse on a Facebook page for prayer requests from a certain church. It wasn’t long before I was blocked from using that forum with no explanation.

Was it because Child Sex Abuse is such an obscene topic? It’s an obscene crime, even when I redact the hideous details and terminology it doesn't make it better.

The point is, a lot of 21st century Christians don’t want to deal with this. For some, it’s too hard emotionally – some of us have been sexually abused and may not be ready, or willing, to deal with it yet.

"I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now". John 16:12.

It may also be that the incredible tragedy of Child Sex Abuse just messes up our clean and simple idea of a loving, gentle, all-powerful God.

Another reason may be that we hate to be dragged down into the valley of death and despair, mountaintop experiences are much more palatable. But Jesus never allowed James, John and Peter to remain on the Mount of Transfiguration – He immediately led them back down into the valley where their lives were threatened, their hearts were broken, and they found only despair – until Christ was risen!

Jesus told the disciples that they could not bear to hear what He had to say to them. Some of us may be there, unable to cope with more horror stories. If so, it may be because Christ has not ‘risen’ in you.

"Therefore you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you". John 16:22.

The disciples had to go through that valley before Jesus was resurrected and before He was ‘risen’ in their hearts. Are you willing to go through that valley? Some of us take a few steps down the mountainside then quickly retreat back up the mountain, thinking that we’ve done something for God. But God doesn’t retreat! And we find ourselves far from His Presence – He is no longer with us as before.

You can continue in that vein and avoid going very deep into the valley, but that would not place you in good standing when you are standing before the glorified Christ. It will not earn you that treasured accolade, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!”

Have Courage! Have Faith! Walk in the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil!

Perhaps the greatest evil is to see evil and do nothing about it.


Come with me into the valley and allow the Son to rise in you! 

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