WHISTLE
- Letter No 13
6 November, 2008
WHISTLE
· A branch of HealNZ 24/7 prayer, with a specific focus on prayer
regarding abortion in NZ.
· Announcing "FULL TIME" to abortion in NZ.
· Arranged
by Sue Rowe and The Whistle Team, coordinated from Hamilton.
·
"He lifts up a banner for the distant
nations, He whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Here they come swiftly and speedily!" (Is 5:26)
GREAT NEWS! ALL THE CITIES/TOWNS HAVE NOW BEEN SIGNED
UP FOR OR ADOPTED. THE MAP ON THE WEBSITE
LOOKS GREAT.
ELECTIONS:
Recently I received an email which traced the impact of evangelical-Christian
voting in USA. Here are some points.
It is estimated
that there are about 60million evangelical Christians in USA.
During the four elections between 1992-2002, the number of voting Christians declined.
In 2002 something sparked an interest and polls showed a 2% increase in Christian
voter turnout. As a result 36 of the 54 new House
members were pro-life, pro-faith and pro-family. Likewise were 8 of the 10 new Senators. (80%)
In 2004, the trend continued with a 93% rise in Christians voting. That dramatic
increase gave pro-life candidates huge majorities in
the House and Senate. In fact, 25 of the 40 new House members were pro-life (63%), and 7 of the 9 new Senators were pro-life, pro-faith and pro-family. (77%)
Historian David Barton summarized the impact. 'The result was the congressional
enactment of the first four major stand-alone pro-life
laws since Roe v Wade:
the infants Born Alive Protection Act
the Unborn Victims of Violence Act
the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
the Fetal Farming Ban
Furthermore, the addition of
so many new pro-life Senators resulted in the confirmation of two new pro-life Supreme Court Justices and dozens of pro-life court of appeals and federal district court judges.'
But in 2006, something changed. While 92.5% of homosexual
men and 91% of lesbian women voted, there was a drop
of 30% in Christians voting.
As a result, only 17 of the
54 new House members were pro-life (30%), and only one of the 10 new Senators was pro-life. (10%). The Baltimore Sun reported that America voted in 'the most pro-choice
Congress in the history of the Republic.'
In short, Congress (or Governement) never reflects the values of
the nation; rather it only reflects the values of those
who voted in the last election. When a Christian
votes according to Biblical convictions, it makes a huge difference.
Another email said, 'the 2008 election is in the hands of the Christians'.
In yet another email, Doris Wagner said she believes that the USA elections
is not about the economic situation or the war in Iraq,
but who will be appointed as judges in the Supreme Court over the next two terms should the new president serve that long. Up to five (of the nine) Justices could be appointed,
replacing those retiring. They have great power
in shaping the culture in USA. Five judges, the majority in the Supreme Court, over the last 50 years have caused 50 million babies to be killed - the number aborted since Roe
v Wade, legalized homosexual marriage, removed parental
rights, put God out of schools and govt, etc.
All sorts of
comments have been made about Barak Obama over the past months. But now he is president he needs the prayers of Christians.
Let's pray for God to move on Christians to get out and vote here in NZ, Saturday
8th Nov.
WHISTLE WEBSITE:
Stats for October:
· 648
unique visitors
· October 9th had the highest number of unique visitors for any one day - 75.
· An average of 6.3 minutes per visit and 4 pages looked at per visit.
·
3am was the most popular time to visit!
New to the website:
· two
new stories about abortion.
· letters to those under 30 years of age
Remember:
·
Please send reports of your prayer meetings.
We post these on the website so others can pray.
On
Tuesday 4th Nov, the day in the 40 days prayer booklet when we considered whether abortion was murder, I (Sue) felt
the Lord was saying the following: “Hear my heart, my heartbeat for the
hearts that stop beating. Call the nation to hear my heartbeat. If you lose touch of my heartbeat, if you cannot lay your head on my chest and hear it, you do not
know me. To know
me is to know my heart and heartbeat for the unborn. Come away, come away, draw aside and hear what the Spirit is saying to the Churches. Be still and listen and you will hear my heartbeat. It
speaks of intimacy, loving-kindness, the
Father’s love and the Mother’s embrace, and clarity concerning my plans and purposes for each little life. As my eyes see beyond the veils of the womb into its depths, the place of my creative miracle, I embrace this life. Woe to those who
tear this life from its place of security and nurture.” |
"I always
thank God for all of you, mentioning you in my prayers. I continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted
by love, and your endurance
inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess 1:2-3)
Blessings and THANK YOU,
Sue Rowe
Sue Rowe, Email: roy.sue.rowe@clear.net.nz
Supported by: Brian and Trisha Caughley of Intercessors For NZ, and John Fulford of Vision Network
(Prayer).
