Orphanage in India

Dr John Sircar shares exciting news of a meeting with Muslim leaders.

The picture below is of a banquet where we hosted Muslim officials during the Christmas season. Two senators, the mayor and 250 Muslims came to our place. We prepared biriany (rice with goat meat) and chicken for them. Our boys sung Christmas songs and I preached to them about the meaning of Christmas. We gave them a Christian calendar with Bible verses, literature and Bibles.
The best part was several TV stations broadcast part of my preaching. Local and country wide papers printed photos (below). The government even provided 21 armed security guards for us.
Please pray that the gospel will change their hearts. Continue to pray for this work. Your prayers are making a genuine difference.

MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH
Shari Plunkett

First Resort

…Helping women avoid terminating unwanted pregnancies.

Who: A California non-profit corporation

Were: San Francisco, Oakland, and Redwood City, CA

Why:

¨ Huge need… 40,000 Bay Area abortions annually

¨ In 1984 at the beginnings of First Resort more Alameda County women had abortions than live births.

¨ By the age of 45 one in three women in the US will have an abortion.

¨ Richmond is a hot-spot for abortions in the US.

¨ All hospitals do abortions, including Kaiser.

First Alert Services:

¨ Counseling is relational, medical, and spiritual.

¨ Women are both local and international.

¨ Many are in college and/or victims of domestic violence.

¨ The #1 problem: no health insurance and economic distress.

¨ First Resort counseling is deep not broad.

About services: First Resort’s services are free, including early pre-natal care, which is part of our standard of care for those without medical insurance. Referrals come from local hospitals, doctors, health and abortion clinics, and social service agencies.

Reason for optimism:

¨ 8 abortion clinics have closed in the Bay Area.

¨ There is now a vacuum for abortion services in Oakland.

¨ There is a national trend to de-fund Planned Parenthood.

Action Item: Pray for them. They are facing a new law in San Francisco that would hinder their ability to deliver services.