Dr. Stan in Australia this week

Dr. Stan is in Australia this week working with Vision International College Australia and another accredited institution. Please keep him in prayer as these key meetings may open up doors for Vision students to complete accredited degrees.

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Update on Myanmar Tragedy from Vision International College Australia

Vision has 6 colleges in Myanmar. 5 in Yangon and 1 in Mandaly. Please pass this email on to as many as you can, lets see what we can achieve in Myamar. We are attempting to raise funds to help these people and I am appealing to all of our students and contacts, past and present to help.

Since we began our small effort to raise funds for Myanmar we have been amazed at the response. In the first three days, in spite of some huge proplems with the internet we raised $2,000.00.

Funds are still comming in and our plea has been picked up by two newspapers. But the Tragedy continues.

I have created a page on our website dedicated to this tragedy and we now have our own dedicated secure site to recieve funds.

All of the money we raise will go directly into the hands of the people on the ground to help people in the streets and suburbs. We can do that as one of my collegues and good friends from Myanmar is here on a ministry trip and will return with the money you give us for them.

If you donate you will not be able to claim tax deductibility for your generosity. While we are a tax exempt organization we do not have tax deductibility. We will provide you with receipts and the assurance that the money will go to the people of Myanmar.

Rev. Denis I. Plant, Principal

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International Prayer Requests

Dr. Johnny Carter's Son

Dr. Carter's son had a heart attack in Houston, TX. Please pray for the family.

Update from Dr. Chady in Lebanon

Dear friends,

Greetings in the name of our Lord!

I want to start by thanking you from the depths of my heart for your prayers, concern and encouragement. It is a great comfort to know that I have friends like you standing with me in prayer in these days.

I am glad to report that the fighting in Lebanon has stopped and the airport and major roads have reopened allowing transportation in and out the country again. This is not, however, the end of the battle for our nation. Standing in the gap for this nation, in this time, will have lasting effects on the peace and stability, and the spreading of the Gospel in our country, region and throughout the world.

We need your prayers as leaders from around the Arab world decided to hold a summit over the issue of Lebanon including all the Lebanese parties. It is going to be held in Doha Qatar as all of the Lebanese leaders will be traveling tomorrow for an unlimited time frame and have decided not to come back until all the issues and all the disagreements are settled through diplomatic means.

The main thing that we want to see is that the leaders reach a consensus of the disarmament of Hezbollah and all other armed parties (this is very important) as only through this we believe Lebanon will be again a peaceful nation and haven for the gospel and missions.

We also need to see the centralized power of the Lebanese government, and that there would be no other military power in this nation other than the Lebanese Army.

As well please do pray for our coming conference as we are expecting many to come from all over the world and especially from the Arab world. Our conference will be held from the 6th till the 10th of august 2008 by the grace of God. Please also pray for the cost of this year's conference as because of high prices of a barrel of oil, all the prices has doubled and triples in Lebanon and we are really facing a huge cost for this year's conference. Please pray for provision, we really believe the Lord is more than able and we are so sure the Lord will provide, however please do pray and stand with us.

Finally, thank you for your prayers, Support and standing with us. We believe this can be a defining moment in the history of Lebanon. Please do stand with us as it is very urgent, tomorrow is the starting time of the summit in Qatar and remember Hezbollah is included tin these talks.

Again thank you so much and may the Lord God bless you richly amen.

Respectfully yours in his service,

Chady El Aouad
Abundant Life Church and Ministries
Beirut Lebanon
Founder and Senior Pastor
www.abundantlifelebanon.com

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