Please save these dates:
June 16th - Broadmoor Baptist Church, 8140 Saunders Road, Richmond @5:30pm
August 18th
October 20th
December 1st (Christmas) - St. Alban's Anglican Church, 7260, St Albans Road Richmond
Please note that the dates for August & October are tentative
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
February 17th 2007
We met for the first time after a long time at the Richmond Pentecostal Church. The facility was given to us free of charge which was an answer to prayer. We started sharp on time; 5;30pm
The evening of prayer, set on the verse in 2 Chronicles 7:14 saw 60+ people attend to pray and intercede for the country called the pearl of the Indian Ocean. It started with the singing of the Canadian National Anthem & the Sri Lankan Anthem sung in Sinhalese & Tamil. Worship was lead by Elissio leading in 6 songs, followed by Janet Fierbach from Intercultural Network who elaborated on the same Scriptural passage- exhorting us who are children of God, to humble ourselves, to cry out to God because the problems Sri Lanka faces today are beyond our comprehension and control.
Esther Illangakoon representing the Singhalese, Sam Alangaramoney representing the Tamils, Wyndham Blom representing the Burghers and Yasmin Mihlar Shu representing the Moors, the four ethnic groups came together in repentance before God in an act of faith that God will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. We took time to pray at our tables, led by Yasmin who walked us through praying for leaders and influencers, for the hurting and the wounded, against the persecution of the church, the ongoing corruption, and the anti-conversion law.
Aaron Rogers from Global Aid Network, also shared with us his eye-witness accounts of the damage the Southern coastline had suffered from the 2004 tsunami. While there is a lot of civil, political and religious tension present, there were also glimmers of hope that much good would come out of these tragedies. More than 100 church pastors had led the way to bring food and equipment to all who needed it, thus taking the opportunity to share the Gospel to an otherwise hostile crowd. It was an awesome time of coming together to seek God's face for a country where we simply believe that God is not done with bringing the lustre back to this beautiful country of Shri Lanka.
The evening of prayer, set on the verse in 2 Chronicles 7:14 saw 60+ people attend to pray and intercede for the country called the pearl of the Indian Ocean. It started with the singing of the Canadian National Anthem & the Sri Lankan Anthem sung in Sinhalese & Tamil. Worship was lead by Elissio leading in 6 songs, followed by Janet Fierbach from Intercultural Network who elaborated on the same Scriptural passage- exhorting us who are children of God, to humble ourselves, to cry out to God because the problems Sri Lanka faces today are beyond our comprehension and control.
Esther Illangakoon representing the Singhalese, Sam Alangaramoney representing the Tamils, Wyndham Blom representing the Burghers and Yasmin Mihlar Shu representing the Moors, the four ethnic groups came together in repentance before God in an act of faith that God will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. We took time to pray at our tables, led by Yasmin who walked us through praying for leaders and influencers, for the hurting and the wounded, against the persecution of the church, the ongoing corruption, and the anti-conversion law.
Aaron Rogers from Global Aid Network, also shared with us his eye-witness accounts of the damage the Southern coastline had suffered from the 2004 tsunami. While there is a lot of civil, political and religious tension present, there were also glimmers of hope that much good would come out of these tragedies. More than 100 church pastors had led the way to bring food and equipment to all who needed it, thus taking the opportunity to share the Gospel to an otherwise hostile crowd. It was an awesome time of coming together to seek God's face for a country where we simply believe that God is not done with bringing the lustre back to this beautiful country of Shri Lanka.
Pray against anti-conversion law
Let's pray for wisdom for our leaders & seek God's will for such a time as this.
"O righteous God, who searches the minds & hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. (Ps 7:9)"
Following the introduction of the private member's bill, "Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion," the Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, Minister of Buddha Sasana introduced a bill to cabinet , "The Act for Protection of Religious Freedom" on June 16. This draft legislation was approved by cabinet as a government bill to be presented to parliament. To view the proposed legislation, click here.
http://srilankanchristians.com/legislation.htmlAct for Protection of Religious Freedom(Government Bill)
"O righteous God, who searches the minds & hearts, bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure. (Ps 7:9)"
Following the introduction of the private member's bill, "Prohibition of Forcible Conversion of Religion," the Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake, Minister of Buddha Sasana introduced a bill to cabinet , "The Act for Protection of Religious Freedom" on June 16. This draft legislation was approved by cabinet as a government bill to be presented to parliament. To view the proposed legislation, click here.
http://srilankanchristians.com/legislation.htmlAct for Protection of Religious Freedom(Government Bill)
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