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21 Days -- Cal, 07:01:36 01/17/02 Thu

Hey folks!

Just thinking about you this morning and hope all is well. 21 days? What the heck is that? I read recently that if you do something consistently for 21 days, it becomes a habit and part of your routine. As we continue in our daily study, and think about spiritual growth...21 days of continual Bible study can become a habit! With all the bad habits I have - this is one I'd like to keep.

Let me encourage you to press on! If you have slipped a few days in 1st Samuel - no problem! Start again and I feel confident you will be blessed. Dennis will cover Chapters 6-10 this Sunday.

Prayer requests:

Please pray for Dennis this week as he prepares.
Please pray for our class as THEY prepare!
Please pray for me as I prepare to preach on Sunday.

I'm so proud of you guys. May God bless you this very day and always!

Cal

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Help please -- Cal, 07:07:34 01/09/02 Wed

Hey folks. Would appreciate your prayers. Started back to school yesterday and just seem overwhelmed. It seems like an awfully long path sometimes. That sounds like impatience doesnt it :)

Please pray for our class too. You guys mean so much to me.

May God bless you this day and always. May you feel His presence in the little and the big this very day.

Cal

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Julia's Father -- Julia Huff, 17:05:07 01/07/02 Mon

My Dad has been having shoulder and arm pain during physical exertion. He went to the doctor today and was found to have aortic stenosis. He will undergo further tests of Friday. He is in excellent health and is 80 years old. Pray for healing and good outcome. Thank you.

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Evening :) -- Cal, 18:50:41 01/06/02 Sun

Hi Friends,

Was just sitting here and thinking about all of you. Im so pleased and excited about what we started today. I cant help but think about Sheila and Blake and how they had a deep desire for our class to be something special. I guess thats my desire too - and I feel many of you have that same desire. To be part of something that honors God and draws us closer to Him.

I dont really have that much to say other than Im proud of you all. Im proud of your openess. And of your desire to try something new. May God bless you this week and always.

Cal

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Prosecution of Christians in Indonesia -- Cyndi Budhi, 12:13:05 11/29/01 Thu

The following message was sent to us by the Baptist Foreign Mission Board's Indonesian Administator, a close friend of our ours Charles Cole. Do lift these missions up in your daily prayers!

TO: FELLOW PILGRIMS
FROM: C W COLE

29 NOVEMBER 2001

A little after one p.m. I received an urgent plea via fax from the Christians of the Poso area of Central Sulawesi. By one p.m. Thursday morning Indonesian time three large villages (Tangkura, Sangginora and Dewua) had been destroyed by attacking Muslim jihad warriors. The jihad warriors were on the move to Tentena the last large town held by Christians. The town and the surrounding villages have been flooded with almost thirty thousand refugees, more than doubling the population. The Christians believe this is an assault to gain control of Tentena by 1 December.

The plea came to me as a copy of a fax to the Indonesian Minister of Defense and Security. Security forces have withdrawn from the area under attack and are providing no protection for the Christians. Yesterday I was given a copy of a longer fax pleading to the Indonesian government for help. This week village after village and town after town has come under attack. The Jakarta Post articles telling of the violence are copied below. These articles are not pro-Christian.

A little history of the area and people helps one to understand what is happening. Poso is located in the homeland of the Pamona people. They are considered one of the great success stories of missions. The Dutch Reformed Church missionary Albertus C. Kruyt landed on the southern shores of Tomini Gulf in 1892 from his post in Gorontalo, and began his efforts in the town of Poso. Displaying incredible patience and tolerance --all the while documenting local customs that his missionary work would eventually cause to disappear--Kruyt waited 17 long years before celebrating his first baptism. Within five years after that, however, a school for missionaries had been founded at Pendolo at the southern tip of Lake Poso, and in 1947 an independent Church of Central Sulawesi was established. Today most of the highland Pamona are Christians. (Periplus Adventure Guides, Sulawesi).

On December 28, 1998 the city of Poso was attached by Muslim and since that time there has not been peace in the area. This is an area that has a large Christian population. But the Christians have been driven from Poso to Tentena and other villages in the mountains. The Laskar Jihad groups has sent thousand of Muslim jihad warriors into the area to take the area for Islam. As America fights against the Tabilan and Usama bin Laden in Afghanistan several Afghanistan and Pakistan jihad fighters have been training the Indonesian Laskar Jihad fighters. A police report has been filled on the presence of these fighters from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Since these men arrived the number of bombings has increased. Sources report a bomb factory in Palu the capital of Central Sulawesi.

Today my staff has met with a group of women from Poso to gather information. We are making a map of the area to help people see what is happening. We are trying to get as much first hand information as possible.

Two Americans from International Christian Concern made a visit to the area last week. The report is on the ICC web site. I can send you a copy if you want one.

Please pray and encourage others to pray for Poso. May the Christians of Poso not be surprised by the suffering but may they rejoice. May their actions be a witness to others. May the terrorism be put to an end. Police have reported that the Laskar Jihad are being supported by men from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pray that this will be a peaceful Christmas and not a bloody Christmas.

Charles W Cole

Clash erupts after church burned in troubled Poso
Badri Djawara, The Jakarta Post, Poso
Fresh religious fighting broke out in the Central Sulawesi riot-torn town of Poso on Tuesday in retaliation to the earlier bombing and burning of a church by rival Muslims in the regency, police said.
No casualties were reported, but the town was plagued by renewed religious tensions over the clash between Muslims and Christians.
The riot lasted for more than one hour, from 2:30 p.m., at Betalemba village in Poso regency. As local authorities subsequently imposed tighter security, the situation remained tense.
Poso Police precinct chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Unggung Cahyono immediately went to the riot site, his staff said. "It is true there was a clash in Betalemba. Pak Cahyono is heading there," a police officer told The Jakarta Post.
Witnesses said the fighting was triggered by the burning of the Betany Church, located on Jl Kalimantan, around 50 meters from the Poso regent's official residence.
Early on Monday, one of the large churches in Poso was bombed and burned to the ground, allegedly by a Muslim mob. Despite the huge blast, there were no reports of casualties during the incident, which caused an estimated loss of tens of millions of rupiah.
The attack destroyed the roof and walls of the bombed church. Witnesses said there was no immediate clash after the huge blast, as security forces quickly arrived to control the situation.
A witness said the bombing of the church occurred one day after a neighboring house was set ablaze by unidentified persons, who are still at large.
Cahyono said the police had yet to identify and arrest the suspected bombers.
He said the church was burned down following the arrival of Muslim paramilitary fighters in the regency.
However, members of Laskar Jihad (holy war fighters) denied being responsible for the bombing. "Why should we bomb a church? It could even disadvantage our struggle," one Laskar Jihad fighter said.
Last Saturday, two residents, Wisnu and Samsuddin, sustained serious gunshot wounds after being involved in a shooting incident with a group of unidentified people on Jl Kalimantan.
The two victims are still undergoing intensive medical treatment at the Poso public hospital.
More than 2,000 people have been killed since the sectarian conflict exploded in May, 2000, and dozens from the two conflicting groups have been put in jail for their involvement in the killings.
Fabianus Tibo, 55, Marianus Riwu, 43, and Dominggus da Silva, 37, were sentenced to death after they were found guilty of committing a series of mass killings between May 2000 and June 2000. The Supreme Court rejected the trio's appeal recently.

5 killed in fresh Poso communal conflict
Badri Djawara, The Jakarta Post, Poso
At least five people were killed and five others were injured when two rival sectarian groups clashed in the Central Sulawesi riot-torn town of Poso late on Tuesday.
The clash between the Muslim Laskar Jihad (holy war fighters) and Christian fighters occurred in Tabalu, Betalemba and Patiunga villages in Poso Pesisir district, Poso Regency. The clash was apparently a continuation of a riot between the two rival groups in Betalemba village on Tuesday afternoon.
Sources at the Poso Police precinct said that two of the dead were identified as 29-year-old Abdullah and 14-year-old Masudin from Laskar Jihad and 26-year-old Saad from the same group, who suffered gunshot wounds. The sources said the other three dead and four wounded were from the Christian side. The sources, however, did not identify them.
At least 76 houses, one church and one elementary school building were burned during the clash in Betalemba village. In Patiunga village, ten houses were also burned in the riot.
The tragic clash prompted a wave of people to leave their home villages for safer areas. Some of them left for the provincial capital Palu and others to nearby villages.
Chief spokesman of the Central Sulawesi Police, Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sugianto said that the three villages had been plagued by renewed religious tension when 800 to 1,000 people crowded the villages on Tuesday afternoon.
Poso police, he said, had deployed dozens of officers from the police elite Mobile Brigade to the troubled villages. "By (Wednesday), the police had managed to control the situation," he said.
Agus said that they had not yet been able to arrest any member of the rival groups involved in the clash. "Besides we were outnumbered, the group members were very quick to flee into the jungle to avoid the police," he said.
He also said that chief of the provincial police Brig. Gen. Zainal Abidin was in Poso to monitor the situation.

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Update! -- Cyndi Budhi, 06:19:16 11/15/01 Thu

Spoke with my Dad this last evening, and he advised me that my Mother was extremely tired, but they were managing. He will begin is ne radation treatments this coming Monday as long as everything continues on the same path. I offered to come and stay with them, and help out,until they were both able to really take care of theirselves, and he said that between my Brother, and two family friends, things were manageable at the moment. Others were bringing meals to them, so that made things easier. Do continue to pray for their health and their salvation. I'm not really sure about their salvation. My Mother is one that can quote more bible verses than most individuals because she was a Preacher's daughter, but she just isn't a kind sole.

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Update! -- Cyndi Budhi, 06:16:51 11/15/01 Thu

Spoke with my Dad this last evening, and he advised me that my Mother was extremely tired, but they were managing. He will begin is ne radation treatments this coming Monday as long as everything continues on the same path. I offered to come and stay with them, and help out,until they were both able to really take care of theirselves, and he said that between my Brother, and two family friends, things were manageable at the moment. Others were bringing meals to them, so that made things easier. Do continue to pray for their health and their salvation. I'm not really sure about their salvation. My Mother is one that can quote more bible verses than most individuals because she was a Preacher's daughter, but she just isn't a kind sole.

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More Christian Killings! -- Cyndi Budhi, 06:10:30 11/15/01 Thu

Tuesday morning three more people were shot dead and five others were seriously injured as their water taxi was attacked from the Muslim side of the Ambon bay. They were traveling by a small speed boat water taxi from one Christian suburb to the city of Ambon when their boat was attacked by Muslim jihad warriors using automatic weapons. This particularly narrow section of the bay has often been the site of attacks upon Christians in water taxis.

It is not known why the sudden increase in the attacks. Some speculate the defeat of the Taliban in Afghanistan maybe causing frustration among Taliban supporters in Maluku. Many of the jihad warriors were trained and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Maybe they are wanting some victories

Pray that Christians around the world can and will demonstrate the love of Christ. Pray for homes, churches and businesses to be rebuilt. Pray for freedom to sleep a fearless night and the freedom to travel within our own city without being the target of terrorists.

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Cyndi's mother's health -- Julia Huff, 18:43:24 11/13/01 Tue

I will be praying for your mother this week. I know you are most concered about her. My prayer is that God will touch her body and heal her physically and spiritually. Bring her to salvation if she is not a Christian and heal your relationship with her. I feel for you during this time because it is hard to know how to react to her. Thank you for all the hard work you and Budhi have done on the web site and the prayer list. You both have such a sweet Christian spirit and are a blessing to our class. Bob and I look forward to getting to know you better. God bless you.

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Mother's Health -- Cyndi Budhi, 14:11:05 11/13/01 Tue

I received a letter from my brother today, letting me know that my mother has gone through three heart attacks this week. My Dad is still very ill, and now Mom has been order to bed rest for the next 4 to 6 weeks. Please keep both of them in your prayers. I don't have a good relationship with my Mother, and I'm not sure how to handle all this.

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Churches Bombed -- Cyndi Budhi, 14:06:51 11/13/01 Tue

I just received an email from the Southern Baptist Foreign Administrator, stationed in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has reported bombing of Churches and attacks on Christians. Please keep our missionaries in your prayers.

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Scheduling -- Cal and Sandy Sayles, 14:04:58 11/13/01 Tue

Although Cal was able to join us this past Sunday, he will be out this coming week due to his military obligations. Also, Sandy, has returned home from traveling with the children during their retreat this past weekend. Do keep him and his family in your prayers during this busy time of their lives

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Father's and Mother's Health -- Mark and Mary Cantrell, 14:02:42 11/13/01 Tue

Mark's Father, Charles Cantrell, has a skin cancer, and is presently going through treatment. Also his Mother's, Gail Cantrell, health is still in need of prayer.

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Broken Arm -- Susan Patterson, 13:59:48 11/13/01 Tue

Continue to lift up the healing of my arm and shoulder.

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Kidney Needs -- Rick Putnam, 13:58:23 11/13/01 Tue

Roland is a friend of ours who is in need of a Kidney. Please lift him up in your prayers.

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UnSpoken Request -- Dianna Reel, 13:56:30 11/13/01 Tue

I am requesting you to pray for an unspoken need for me at this time.

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Toby's Salvation -- Dianna Reel, 13:55:15 11/13/01 Tue

Continue to pray for Toby's Salvation. Pray that he understands the needs of a one on one relationship with our Heavenly Father

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Father's Health -- Budhi, 13:53:23 11/13/01 Tue

Do continue to pray for my Father's Health......His liver is still giving him problems and he has to stay on top of the hypititus he carries.

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Wrist -- Carol Smiley, 13:51:04 11/13/01 Tue

Prayer is needed for the healing of my wrist since sergery.

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Depression -- Mark and Mary Cantrell, 13:49:54 11/13/01 Tue

Pray for Mark's neice, Brieanne Tucker. She is going through College and has had a recent break up with a long term boyfriend. The combination of College responsibilities and the breakup has caused her to go into depression.

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Daughter Killed -- Debbie, 13:47:09 11/13/01 Tue

Request for the Walker Family is needed for the lost of their 14 year old daughter. Another student shot her and killed her after they got of the school bus. Also pray for the family of the boy who did the shooting.

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Peace -- Cyndi Budhi, 13:44:36 11/13/01 Tue

I ask that each of you remember our family in prayer due to me walking away from my job. My employer, hasn't been able to pay me my salary for the last month and half, and I had just decided it was time to walk away. We need pray in several areas: 1.) How we should handle the lack of not having the income. 2.) If we should persue the options of optaining the payroll due. 3.) Also if we should persue the loan amount made to said employer, back in June. Do up lift these request in your prayers

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New York Family -- Carol Smiley, 13:41:01 11/13/01 Tue

Pray for Barbara an Omahr, both were in the WTC when the plane hit. This is an uncle and aunt of a student.

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Prayer -- Cyndi Budhi, 13:39:12 11/13/01 Tue

Please continue to pray for my Father's health. He is really having a hard time with the cancer, and still waiting on the next steps of treatments.

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