New items have been added to my Daily Update pages for Friday morning, located here:

http://www.his-forever.com/daily_update_08_18_06.htm
 

 

and are as follows:

2 TIMOTHY 3:

Pro-war Buddhist monks in scuffle

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) -- A scuffle broke out Thursday between saffron-robed monks and anti-war demonstrators at peace rally in Sri Lankan capital.

CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION:

Christian Schoolgirls are forced to take off chastity rings

'There are Muslim girls in the school who are allowed to wear the headcovering, although that isn't part of the school uniform, and Sikh girls who are allowed the wear the bangle although that isn't part of the uniform. It's a discriminatory policy.

END TIMES:

Cost of water shortage: civil unrest, mass migration and economic collapse <- FEATURE!!!

Cholera may return to London, the mass migration of Africans could cause civil unrest in Europe and China's economy could crash by 2015 as the supply of fresh water becomes critical to the global economy. That was the bleak assessment yesterday by forecasters from some of the world's leading corporate users of fresh water, 200 of the largest food, oil, water and chemical companies.

EZEKIEL 38-39 PLAYERS:

Four ex-Soviet states mull new regional force in GUAM union

Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova are members of GUAM, an organization originally designed as a political, economic, and strategic alliance to "strengthen the independence of these former Soviet republics" and widely seen as a counterbalance to Russian influence on former allies.

Iran Leader Praises Hezbollah Resistance
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a message to Hezbollah head Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, described the militant group's clashes with Israel as a "victory" for Islam.

Iran military to launch war-games as tensions build with West
Iran will launch a new round of war-games later this week, putting on display new Iranian-make armaments, a top military commander announced on Wednesday

Syria President Assad Threatens War
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad says his country is prepared for war with Israel and warned that the Golan Heights would be seized "by Syrian hands.”

ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:

European Union/United Nations -

For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape. (1 Thessalonians 5:3)

Israel Begins Giving Positions to U.N.

The Israeli army began handing over positions to the U.N. early Thursday, stepping up its withdrawal from southern Lebanon after the Lebanese government agreed to deploy troops near Israel's border for the first time in 40 years.

Israel Finds Evidence That Syria, Iran Arm Hezbollah With Russian Weapons
Abandoned Hezbollah positions in Lebanon yesterday revealed conclusive evidence that Syria — and almost certainly Iran — provided the Russian-made anti-tank missiles that have blunted the power of Israel’s once invincible armor, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Livni: Israel wants UN to patrol Syrian border for weapons
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Wednesday urged United Nations peacekeepers to enforce an arms embargo to prevent Hezbollah militants from getting weapons from their backers in Iran and Syria.

Israel's Enemies -

Outcry over Lebanon <- FEATURE!!!

Shock, anger and disappointment were felt by many inside and outside Israel – by Israel-loving Jews and Israel-loving Christians – at the unsatisfactory and premature outcome of Israel’s latest war.

NATURAL DISASTERS:

Japan braces for typhoon

The season's 10th typhoon was heading west at 15 kilometers (nine miles) an hour and it is expected to cause heavy rainfall on the Japanese islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, the agency said.

Lightning Blows Up Tree, Damages 17 Homes In Florida
He said the 12-meter (40-foot) pine tree was hit by lightning during a thunderstorm on Monday and exploded "almost like a bomb."

Volcano wipes out 3 villages in Ecuador (UPDATE)
A volcanic eruption in Ecuador's Andes mountains destroyed three villages, killed at least one man and left more than 60 others missing, the mayor of a village on the volcano's slope said Thursday.

OCCULT:

Alternative Medicine & Demon Spirits

But, either of these, when mixed with New Age ideas and techniques spells spiritual trouble and even demonic bondage.

S. African Catholic priests moonlight in witchcraft
Many in Southern Africa turn to sangomas -- or traditional healers -- to cure illness, ward off evil spirits and even improve their sex lives. Sangomas, who play a key role in rural communities but are also revered by many in towns and cities, call on ancestral spirits to heal and give advice.

PESTILENCE:

China rice harvests in danger from insect plague

Millions of tonnes of rice in central China could be lost due to a plague of insects caused by this year's unusually severe typhoon season, state press reported Thursday.

PLAGUES:

Indonesia girl dies of bird flu

A NINE-year-old Indonesian girl who died this week had bird flu according to two local tests and the village where she lived is rife with the disease, the Health Ministry said today.

STRANGE EARTH SIGNS:

Seabed dying in the Baltic Sea: study

An increasing lack of oxygen at the bottom of the Baltic Sea is causing animal and plant life to die, with parts of the Gulf of Finland seabed resembling a desert, a European study published on Thursday showed.

US suffers world's first climate change exodus: study
"The first massive movement of climate refugees has been that of people away from the Gulf Coast of the United States," said the Earth Policy Institute, which has warned for years that climate change demands action now.

STRANGE HEAVENLY SIGNS:

Missile-like metal tube is reported over Hilo Airport

The FBI and the Transportation Security Administration are investigating sightings of an object resembling a missile flying over the Hilo Airport area Tuesday morning, Hawaii County Civil Defense said.

TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:

Al-Qaida Havens Raided in Afghanistan

U.S. and Afghan forces raided compounds suspected of being al-Qaida sanctuaries in southeastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, seizing weapons and explosives and arresting eight people, the U.S. military said.

WARS & RUMORS OF WAR:

N. Korea Appears to Be Preparing for Nuclear Test

U.S. Officials Tell ABC News That Evidence Points to an Underground Test

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Friday's article, "War and Peace from Here to Eternity: Part I" by Terry James, will also be linked to the Daily Update page.
 

 

EXCERPT:

Even after the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., by Middle Eastern terrorists, people today continue to be lulled to sleep, especially in America. For the most part, Americans are well-fed and have plenty of material things, like houses, cars and clothes. Everyday life goes on, and we are fairly comfortable with it.

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NOTE:  If you have any prayer requests, feel free to send them to peggym@his-forever.com, and I will post them with the next morning's updates.
 

 

I pray you are blessed by all, and that you have a blessed day in the Lord!

YSIY!
Peggy
www.his-forever.com