What is Mercy and why did God gave it to me.

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In this story, a father has two sons. The youngest asks his father for his share of the estate, then moves to a distant country where he squanders everything away. Destitute, he finds a job doing the most despicable work a Jew can do — feeding pigs. 
Finally, starving and totally broken, the younger son decides to return to his father and beg him to make him one of his hired men. In doing so, he would be admitting he’s unworthy to be called his son. 
But while the younger son still a long way off, his father runs to him and embraces him. At the house, the father dresses his son in fine clothing and puts together a feast in his honor because “this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found” (Luke 15:24).

Even though the son rebels against his father, when he returns, broken and repentant, his father joyfully has mercy on him. What a wonderful analogy how God the Father welcomes us home when we repent! In our sin, we’re like the young son squandering the life God has given us. But our Heavenly Father eagerly awaits our return and longs to welcome us in.

What Mercy Means for Us 

Mercy is compassion that forbears punishment even when justice demands it. In the judicial system, granting clemency, which is another word for mercy, depends entirely on the will of the grantor, who doesn’t have to give a reason for granting it.
Grace is getting what we don’t deserve, and mercy is not getting what we do deserve.
Mercy and grace are similar but not the same. Putting it simply, grace is getting what we don’t deserve and mercy is not getting what we do deserve. In the parable, the son doesn’t get the rejection he deserves. In Christ, neither do we.

God’s mercy is bountiful throughout the Bible:

  • Hebrews 4:16 says because Jesus faced the same temptations we face (though He never gave in), we can approach “the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy.”
  • Ephesians 2:4-5 says, “God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions.” 
  • 1 Peter 2:10 reminds us, “now you have received mercy.” 
  • Psalm 116:1 reads, the Lord “heard my cry for mercy.” 
  • In Luke 1:67-79, John the Baptist’s father, Zechariah, says the Lord will give people the “knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God.”
  • In 2 Samuel 24:14, when given a choice of punishment for a sin, David chooses to put it in God’s hands, not man’s hands, “for His mercy is great.” 
  • Titus 3:5 states, “He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy.” 
  • In 1 Timothy 1:13, Paul says, “Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy.”
Every one of us could make lists miles long of the mercies God has given us. But the greatest example of God’s mercy is Jesus paying our debt on the cross. Like in the parable, when we are truly repentant, God shows us mercy and welcomes us with open arms.
The Hebrew word for mercy also translates into love. Even when we stray, God loves us and yearns for us to repent so He can extend mercy.
God gives mercy lovingly and He wants us to do the same. Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” Later on, Jesus tells a religious leader to “go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice” (Matthew 12:7, Hosea 6:6). 
Who can you show mercy to today?

Getting past a bad day.

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Life is full of hand grenades, unexpected explosions disrupting our best laid plans.
They drop in unbidden, leaving our intentions scattered, our priorities re-organized, and our convictions questioned. They feel implacable and unstoppable, the new permanent state.
You’ve experienced this at its highest magnitude: the request from your landlord that you vacate your apartment immediately, the sudden end to your long-term relationship, the loss of your job. You’ve also felt it as daily disruption: the dietary slip that leaves you in a sugar coma, the missed appointment that reshuffles your weekend plans, the mid-workout injury that waylays your perfect track record.
Left to fester, these wounds become infections. We remain alone for months, convinced that we’re not worthy of love. We end our pursuit of wellness, the injury untended, the single ice cream cone now a daily habit, the Friday night beer becoming a Tuesday night six pack. We avoid the job hunt, convinced that we’re unemployable.
With preparation, this can be avoided. A bad day can be set aside as just that, a short-term incident worthy only of tiny attention, something to be discarded rather than internalized, a stepping stone to greater things. The hand grenade can be thrown back.
Doing this requires mental strength, but that strength can be developed, borne of process rather than emotion. Below, your guide to getting it done.
Getting Past a Bad Day: 4 Steps to Moving On

Step 1: Expect Disruption

We hold models in our minds of how things will go, rigidly constructed and highly detailed. We’ll get the job, land the big account, dazzle the boss, get the raise. We’ll meet the beautiful stranger, be wildly charming and attractive, realize compatible values, and settle down to lifelong bliss.
When these rigid schemas are disrupted, it comes as a surprise, an affront to our mental model. We fail to reconcile our desires with reality, and we fall into despondency.
This doesn’t have to happen. Instead of being surprised by these detours, expect them. Understand that your five-year plan will take seven, that your new diet will take a few weeks to become habit, that every first date may not be a prelude to marriage. Realize that roadblocks will arise, and goals are achieved via a circuitous path rather than a straight line.
By considering disruption to be part of any process, you’ll set yourself up to respond appropriately when it happens. Rather than fall into despondency, it will become a minor obstacle to be surmounted, and you’ll carry on without the corresponding emotional hit.
Getting Past a Bad Day: 4 Steps to Moving On

Step 2: Recognize Impermanence

Ninety-nine percent of the time, a bad day is not the new normal. Nonetheless, our brains assimilate it as gospel, encoding the worst case scenario as a permanent state: “You’ve lost your job, and you’ll never work again.”
This strange (and destructive) quirk of self-talk is a roadblock, a barrier that leaves us unable to move on. To overcome it, we must recognize it for what it is: an emotional lie rather than a rational truth. Listen for it, and blast it with rationality.
The evidence of the lie is in your past. Look at your history, and see that you’ve always moved on. You’ve lost love and found it again. You’ve strayed from your exercise plan and returned to the gym. You’ve been professionally disappointed and come back to success. You always overcome eventually.
This serves as proof of resilience, positive indication that the current state is a momentary lapse, evidence of its impermanence. In this proof, you’ll find the hope you need to take the next step.
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Step 3: Defend your Character

It is human nature to seek explanation. We want to know why things happen, and in that pursuit, we set upon the nearest rational explanation. In the case of misfortune, it is easiest to blame ourselves for any given incident, its occurrence a byproduct of our lack of character.
This manifests itself as absolute statement of self: “I lost my job because I’m not good with people.”
Don’t do this. Losing your job is not an indication of empathetic bankruptcy, any more than being rear-ended is an indication of your driving prowess. Straying from your diet is not proof of your inability to see things through, any more than breaking your leg is an indication of your fitness.
Rather than treat external events as the natural result of your character, recognize your character as a completely separate entity. When you hear yourself making causative generalizations, linking you directly to events (almost always including the words “I am” or “I am not”), grab a pen and write down an alternative explanation, unrelated to your personality: “I lost my job because James and I did not communicate with each other thoroughly enough or often enough.”
By taking your character out of explanation, you’ll see a path forward, and a preventative action you can take if the same situation arises again. Simultaneously, you’ll keep your sense of self intact, enabling you to move on.
Getting Past a Bad Day: 4 Steps to Moving On

Step 4: Embrace Your Power to Act

When things go off the rails, it’s easy to feel powerless, a victim of circumstance. This mindset leads to a reluctance to act, the sense that you must quietly await whatever comes next. Helplessness becomes internalized, and you become a passenger of fate.
This is overcome by a basic realization: in every situation, you have the option to act, the ability to do something to put things back on track.
Embrace this, and plan your next productive action. First, consider what might help, and break it down into the smallest possible step, knowing that you don’t have to solve everything at once. For instance, you can begin a personal reconciliation with an apology. You can move beyond your lost apartment by contacting moving companies. You can get your exercise plan back on track with a set of ten pushups.
In every case, you’re acting on the smallest possible level to create momentum. In doing so, you enable the cascade effect: one action in the correct direction reveals another set of possibilities, a path forward. This allows another simple action and then another, and one step a time, you’ll move beyond misfortune. You simply need to take that first action.
Bad days come when we least expect them, thunderbolts from a cloudless sky. In the moment, they can seem overwhelming, whether we’ve lapsed on our diet or had our entire worldview shattered.
Nonetheless, we can put them in their place, recognizing a bad day for what it is: something that occurs from time to time, an impermanent state that will soon be overcome through strength of action, another opportunity to build our character through trial.
Next time you’re confronted with a bad day, take yourself through action steps above:
  1. Consider the disruption a normal part of any journey
  2. Recognize the impermanence of the situation
  3. Defend your character
  4. Embrace your power to act
Embracing this pattern creates resiliency in the face of adversity, perhaps the most admirable of human traits, and one that will serve you well beyond the current situation.
How do you get beyond a bad day?What lessons have you learned over the years that might help others struggling with misfortune? Post to comments, and lend your wisdom to those who might benefit

What is forgiveness?

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Forgiveness means different things to different people. Generally, however, it involves a decision to let go of resentment and thoughts of revenge.
The act that hurt or offended you might always be with you, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help free you from the control of the person who harmed you. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you.
Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting or excusing the harm done to you or making up with the person who caused the harm. Forgiveness brings a kind of peace that helps you go on with life.

What are the benefits of forgiving someone?

Letting go of grudges and bitterness can make way for improved health and peace of mind. Forgiveness can lead to:
  • Healthier relationships
  • Improved mental health
  • Less anxiety, stress and hostility
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Fewer symptoms of depression
  • A stronger immune system
  • Improved heart health
  • Improved self-esteem

Why is it so easy to hold a grudge?

Being hurt by someone, particularly someone you love and trust, can cause anger, sadness and confusion. If you dwell on hurtful events or situations, grudges filled with resentment, vengeance and hostility can take root. If you allow negative feelings to crowd out positive feelings, you might find yourself swallowed up by your own bitterness or sense of injustice.
Some people are naturally more forgiving than others. But even if you’re a grudge holder, almost anyone can learn to be more forgiving.

What are the effects of holding a grudge?

If you’re unforgiving, you might:
  • Bring anger and bitterness into every relationship and new experience
  • Become so wrapped up in the wrong that you can’t enjoy the present
  • Become depressed or anxious
  • Feel that your life lacks meaning or purpose, or that you’re at odds with your spiritual beliefs
  • Lose valuable and enriching connectedness with others

How do I reach a state of forgiveness?

Forgiveness is a commitment to a personalized process of change. To move from suffering to forgiveness, you might:
  • Recognize the value of forgiveness and how it can improve your life
  • Identify what needs healing and who needs to be forgiven and for what
  • Consider joining a support group or seeing a counselor
  • Acknowledge your emotions about the harm done to you and how they affect your behavior, and work to release them
  • Choose to forgive the person who’s offended you
  • Move away from your role as victim and release the control and power the offending person and situation have had in your life
As you let go of grudges, you’ll no longer define your life by how you’ve been hurt. You might even find compassion and understanding.

What happens if I can’t forgive someone?

Forgiveness can be challenging, especially if the person who’s hurt you doesn’t admit wrong. If you find yourself stuck:
  • Practice empathy. Try seeing the situation from the other person’s point of view.
  • Ask yourself why he or she would behave in such a way. Perhaps you would have reacted similarly if you faced the same situation.
  • Reflect on times you’ve hurt others and on those who’ve forgiven you.
  • Write in a journal, pray or use guided meditation — or talk with a person you’ve found to be wise and compassionate, such as a spiritual leader, a mental health provider, or an impartial loved one or friend.
  • Be aware that forgiveness is a process, and even small hurts may need to be revisited and forgiven over and over again.

Does forgiveness guarantee reconciliation?

If the hurtful event involved someone whose relationship you otherwise value, forgiveness can lead to reconciliation. This isn’t always the case, however.
Reconciliation might be impossible if the offender has died or is unwilling to communicate with you. In other cases, reconciliation might not be appropriate. Still, forgiveness is possible — even if reconciliation isn’t.

What if the person I’m forgiving doesn’t change?

Getting another person to change his or her actions, behavior or words isn’t the point of forgiveness. Think of forgiveness more about how it can change your life — by bringing you peace, happiness, and emotional and spiritual healing. Forgiveness can take away the power the other person continues to wield in your life.

What if I’m the one who needs forgiveness?

The first step is to honestly assess and acknowledge the wrongs you’ve done and how they have affected others. Avoid judging yourself too harshly.
If you’re truly sorry for something you’ve said or done, consider admitting it to those you’ve harmed. Speak of your sincere sorrow or regret, and ask for forgiveness — without making excuses.
Remember, however, you can’t force someone to forgive you. Others need to move to forgiveness in their own time. Whatever happens, commit to treating others with compassion, empathy and respect.

Worshipping with those who Hurts You.

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Standing beside my husband in church, I thought of the past week and the ways we had sinned against each other. We had wounded each other through actions and words. We had shed many tears. We had every reason to be divided against each other. Yet our voices were united, with hundreds of others, singing the words,
Jesus paid it all;
All to him I owe.
Sin had left a crimson stain;
He washed it white as snow.
It can be difficult to gather for worship because we gather with sinful people. Whether from a spouse or family member sitting in the same row, or from someone across the room, pain and hurt unfortunately often come from within the church. Their presence in the room can be distracting, shifting our thoughts from the reason we gather, or preventing us from gathering at all. How are we supposed to meet regularly (Hebrews 10:24–25) with people who sometimes sin against us and hurt us?

What God Has Done

Christians gather to remember and respond to God and what he has done. God’s people are called to remember God’s works together (Psalm 145:4–7). After the earthly life, death, and resurrection of Christ, we gather together to remember and respond to the redemption story that shockingly and powerfully unfolded when God became flesh to take on the sin of the world (John 1:14, 29).
D.A. Carson says, “This side of the fall, human worship of God properly responds to the redemptive provisions that God has graciously made.” We gather to respond to God’s redemptive grace. On our own, we often forget not only the grace God has given, but also the proper response to that grace. We need to gather to remind each other and ourselves of the gospel, to see God’s glory together, and to respond in gratitude and faith.
In the aftermath of hurt and pain, I desperately need to remember the gospel. I need to remember my sin and the sufficiency of my Savior. I need to remember the sinfulness of those around me and the sufficiency of Christ as their Savior, too. Corporate worship is the place for us to do this. As we remember the same gospel, embrace the same gift of grace, and respond to the same God in gratitude, we are united as one body, even with those who have hurt us.

Changed by His Spirit

Gathering to worship by faith changes us. While we may not feel different at the end of each gathering, beholding God’s glory in corporate worship shapes and transforms us over time (2 Corinthians 3:18). Christ-centered worship forms us into Christ-centered people. Meditating on the undeserved gift of grace forms us to be grateful and to extend grace, like Christ, to all, even those we consider undeserving.
On that Sunday, singing of my need for forgiveness, and the assurance I have in Christ, reminded me of all the past worship services, and other circumstances, where I had proclaimed the gospel and God’s grace. My sinfulness and selfishness would lead me to do otherwise, but repeated rehearsal of the gospel message in worship had formed me through the power of the Holy Spirit, so that I was joyfully willing to extend forgiveness to my husband.

Rejoice in Hope

By participating by faith in corporate worship, we are renewed in hope. When we remember the gospel story, our situation is put into proper perspective, and we know one day Christ will fully redeem and restore all things. Our eyes are lifted from our temporary circumstance to the hope of the everlasting kingdom (Revelation 21:4). Graciously and justly, Christ will fully rule over all.
In the meantime, we worship in the midst of sin, suffering, loss, and betrayal. But we are not without hope, because we have a present Savior who understands our pain. The psalmist says, “You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?” (Psalm 56:8).
Our Savior also experienced pain. Christ also was abandoned, betrayed, publicly mocked — “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” (Isaiah 53:3). Despite the excruciating hurt, Christ willingly gave himself up in response to his Father (Luke 23:46).
Regardless of whether we find complete reconciliation with those who hurt us before we get to heaven, we can be hopeful that God will bring peace in his people to completion (Philippians 1:6). As we remember the gospel, we become people who find our hope in the gospel. Even in the midst of the hurt, we are able to join with the psalmist in joyfully saying, “I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life” (Psalm 56:12–13).

Article: LARRY BUFORD: WHEN GOD WINKS! [READ MORE]

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Article: LARRY BUFORD: WHEN GOD WINKS![read more]

When God winks, He’s giving us grace to come to the cross

*We sometimes talk about, or hear people say how back in the day we used to do this, do that, be this way or that way. “Do you remember the time” when we did such and such?
Didn’t Michael Jackson sing about that in one of his songs? You know what I’m talkin’ about!
I certainly can remember the times – and I shudder to think about them now – how things could have turned out terribly wrong. In some cases, I probably could have died, but thank God He protected me and brought me through.
For instance, I remember years ago being at a nightclub arguing with some braggadocios pimp talking about his money, cars, diamonds and women. I was arguing that those things don’t necessarily make him a man. I guess I riled the guy because someone grabbed me and said, “man that guy will shoot you, let’s go!”  I was in bad company, and the Bible says in Proverbs 14:7 “Escape quickly from the company of fools; they’re a waste of your time, a waste of your words.” I was the fool for even engaging in the argument, but God winked at my sin, because His grace covered my ignorance. I just didn’t know! How do you know to stop where there is no stop sign; no right instruction? Thank God, He didn’t strike us all dead in our ignorance.
We shudder now to think where we might have ended up had we not come into the knowledge of the truth; of God’s word that teaches us about freewill and the call to choose the joy of life in Christ rather than death in the temporal, carnal pleasures of the world. Once we come into the knowledge of the truth, it’s hard to enjoy the pleasures of the world again in defiance and disobedience. It’s like shaking a fist at God, and everyone should know, our arms are too short to box with God!
The Book of Acts reads in Chapter 17:30,31 “Therefore God overlooked (“winked at” as it reads in the King James Version) and disregarded the former ages of ignorance; but now He commands all people everywhere to repent [that is, to change their old way of thinking, to regret their past sins, and to seek God’s purpose for their lives], 31 because He has set a day when He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by a Man whom He has appointed and destined for that task, and He has provided credible proof to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
That “Man” is Jesus who died a horrible death on the cross to be the propitiation for our sins, becoming the gateway, that we (mankind) may have a pathway to be reconciled to a sovereign and holy God, who is our Creator. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” When God winks, He’s giving us grace to come to the cross. We can only come into the kingdom of God by belief and faith in what Jesus accomplished on the cross.
So, let us be grateful that God winks at our ignorance. However, when we come into the knowledge of truth; going back to our old ways is, as the Bible says, like a dog returning to its vomit. If we know what’s right, and yet are hellbent on going our own way, God won’t wink; he’ll laugh – and then comes the judgement! The choice is ours: which will we choose today, life or death?
Larry Buford

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Larry Buford is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. Author of “Things Are Gettin’ Outta Hand” and “Book To The Future” on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. E-mail: LBuford8101@hotmail.com

News: KANYE WEST TO START A CHURCH TO ‘HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED SUPPORT’

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News: KANYE WEST WANTS TO START A CHURCH TO ‘HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED SUPPORT’

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*Kanye West’s Easter Sunday Service at the second weekend of Coachella left him so inspired that he is reportedly considering starting his own church.
“Say what you want about Kanye, but he really does want to help people who need support,” one source tells PEOPLE, noting that West is aiming to “share his journey.”
“He understands brokenness and the need for healing, probably more than most people. He believes in the healing powers of music, but also believes that God can step in and heal people’s brokenness and their issues.”

Ye’s Sunday Service at Coachella drew a massive crowd (see the Instagram photo embed above). The event was livestreamed and DMX even dropped in to deliver a prayer.
One festival-goer is now selling small bags of “Holy Grass” picked from the ground of the event on eBay for $120, according to a PEOPLE report.
“GRASS FRESH CUT BLESSED BY THE SOUND OF KANYE’S VOICE AND KID CUDI’S HUMMING,” reads the item’sdescription reads (see the photo below).

West “has talked about starting his own church, and what exactly that would be,” said the source but “no official plans” are in development.
Kanye’s wife, Kim Kardashian, previously noted during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel that “There’s, actually, there’s no praying,” during Kanye’s Sunday Service. “There’s no sermon. There’s no word. It’s just music and it’s just a feeling.”
She described the Sunday Service as a “healing experience.”
“He has talked about starting his own church, and what exactly that would be,” said PEOPLE tipster. “It wouldn’t be the traditional, 3-hymns-and-a-sermon thing. Instead, it would be a way to point people to Jesus through the arts and through a community of people who love and care for each other. He also wants his kids to be raised in faith, and the best way for him to do that is to live out his faith.”
West has been delivering his Sunday Service weekly since the beginning of the year

News: PASTOR AT ZIMBABWE CHURCH GOES VIRAL FOR KISSING GIRL TO ‘RID HER BODY OF DEMONS’ [WATCH]

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News: PASTOR AT ZIMBABWE CHURCH GOES VIRAL FOR KISSING GIRL TO ‘RID HER BODY OF DEMONS’ [WATCH]

*A pastor at an unspecified church in Zimbabwe has gone viral for kissing a young woman in front of his congregation in an attempt to cleanse her spirit.
In video footage of the incident, the pastor is seen kissing a woman in a pink dress in order to ‘rid her body of demons’ during a sermon, the Daily Mail reports.
Meanwhile, the woman seems to be “dazed by the possession,” the outlet writes.
The pastor then yells out commands before kissing her a second time. ·
The video uploaded by Raymond Majongwe is captioned: “Pastor at work. Hale luuuuuyaa.”
The footage has sparked debate and outrage on social media, with one user calling for the arrest of the “pervert” pastor.
Another asked: “I wonder if he does the same to his male congregates?”
Scroll up and peep video of the bizarre scene via the player above.

UNSPEAKABLE HORROR HAPPENING TO AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN LIBYA & ITALY: BOYS FORCED TO RAPE SISTERS; MEN’S PENISES CUT OFF & MORE!

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Lifestyle: UNSPEAKABLE HORROR HAPPENING TO AFRICAN MIGRANTS IN LIBYA & ITALY: BOYS FORCED TO RAPE SISTERS; MEN’S PENISES CUT OFF & MORE!

*Lord have mercy! According to a report from the Women’s Refugee Center (WRC), what’s happening to African migrants is absolutely INHUMANE and HORRIBLE and needs looked into immediately.
“Our findings are deeply disturbing,” said Dr. Sarah Chynoweth, sexual violence project director and consultant to WRC, who led the research. “Sexual violence against female and male refugees and migrants appears to be widespread along the migration route, particularly in Libya.”
The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) today released the second in a series of groundbreaking studies looking into sexual violence against men and boys affected by conflict. The report launched today, “‘More Than One Million Pains’: Sexual Violence Against Men and Boys on the Central Mediterranean Route to Italy,” explores one of the most dangerous migration passageways in the world and the nature and characteristics of sexual violence perpetrated against men and boys along this route and when they reach Italy.
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Migrants who were either rescued from the Mediterranean Sea or prevented from crossing to Europe by Libyan coast guards rest at a detention centre in Zawiyah (photo: Getty)
The first report in this series, “‘It’s Happening to Our Men as Well’: Sexual Violence Against Rohingya Men and Boys,” was launched in New York last fall and revealed new data suggesting that the Myanmar Armed Forces targeted Rohingya men and boys for sexual violence as part of its unfettered assault on the Rohingya community in 2017.
“WRC has undertaken this research looking into sexual violence against refugee men and boys so that we can identify the gaps in protection and services for this population – which have not been well documented – and to get a better understanding of how it intersects with violence against refugee women and girls,” said Joan Timoney, WRC’s senior director of advocacy and external relations. “We are also working to ensure that efforts to address male survivors complement and reinforce services for women and girls.”
The “More Than One Million Pains” report shows that sexual violence against all migrants and refugees – women, men, girls, boys, and LGBTQI+ persons – appears widespread along the route and that sexual victimization is often not a one-off event. Refugees and migrants are exposed to sexual violence throughout the course of their journey from fleeing home, during the crossing of the Sahel, to being held in Libya, where they face harrowing conditions, and even onto Italy – for the few that make it that far – where for some the cycle of violence continues. The study also suggests that some boys, young men, and LGBTQI persons are being sexually exploited in Italy, as are numerous women and girls.
There’s MORE to this story and it needs to read so you or someone will hopefully be moved to act upon it so these people can be helped.

News: Fearless 2019: Tim Godfrey Reveals Israel Houghton & JJ Hairston as Co-Headliners [See Details]

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News: Fearless 2019: Tim Godfrey Reveals Israel Houghton & JJ Hairston as Co-Headliners [See Details]

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Tim Godfrey and his Multiple Award winning crew – Xtreme, are set to hold the fourth edition of their annual FEARLESS concert themed “The Rebirth”. Taking to social media, the award winning music maestro revealed Grammy Winner Israel Houghton and Grammy Nominated JJ Hairston, as co-headliners for the groundbreaking event.
Tim Godfrey_JJ Hairston Fearless 2019According to Tim Godfrey, this year’s edition of fearless will be life transforming, life changing and supersonic having held three editions, in the year 2016, 2017 and 2018 respectively, with over forty thousand worshippers in attendance.
The first edition of FEARLESS hosted the renowned Bishop Marvin Sapp, the second edition featured Kirk Franklin and the third edition featured Travis Greene.
Fearless – The Rebirth is scheduled to hold at Eko Hotel and Suites on the 16th of June 2019 with tickets already on sale.
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