The HiMiG Gospel Singers

From an entry in Voice of the Martyrs’ Persecution Blog.

Mary was only seventeen when Muslim fanatics raided her village in Lebanon. Mary and her parents were confronted with a grueling choice: “Become a Muslim, or you will be shot.”

Mary boldly told the man, “I choose God. Go ahead and shoot.” Mary and her family were shot and left for dead. Two days later, the Red Cross arrived in the village and found a miracle. Mary was alive—paralyzed by the bullet wound.

Devastated and grieving, Mary clung to her faith and prayed. Finally a strange peace came over her. She made this commitment to God: “Everyone has a job to do. I can never marry or do any physical work. So I will offer my life for the Muslims, like the ones who killed my father and mother and tried to kill me. My life will be a prayer for them."

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It’s springtime in Canada! The sun is out, the snow is gone, and the earth is renewed after winter’s long sleep. We had a wonderful taste of Canadian spring when we drove up to Peterborough for a couple of concerts last April 12 and 13. Equally refreshing was our drive up to Uxbridge last weekend, passing scenic Lakeridge Road. The scenes bring to mind the words from an old hymn:

For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise!

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John Piper in his blog Desiring God says:

You never, never, never outgrow your need for it. Don’t ever think of the gospel as, “That’s the way you get saved, and then you get strong by leaving it and doing something else.”

No! We are strengthened by God through the gospel every day, till the day we drop.

You never outgrow the need to preach to yourself the gospel.

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