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Vol. 4, Issue 6                                                                                           March 26, 2012
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A global chronicle of our advocates prayers & praises 
AdvAI Prayer Logo (50%)ocates Calls for  Prayer Around the World  

 


Let Us Know Your Needs 

Advocates' international prayer & praise correspondent,  Bulgarian human rights attorney Diana Daskolova  reminds all advocates to  e-mail AI Prayer Net  your Advocates International prayer requests for inclusion in the next AI Prayer Calendar.            _______________ 

 

The entire Advocates Africa team thanks you for your prayers.  For inclusion in the next Advocates Africa Prayer Calender.  Please send any items of prayer or praise to Alison Diarra at alisondiarra@gmail.comThank you.

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Advocates Asia Prayer Calendar updates should be sent to Gregory Vijayendran.  Thank you so much. 


 

 
Advocates Caribbean invites you to join them in September for a conference on Sanctity of Life

Dear Friends,

You are cordially invited to attend the 2012 Advocates Caribbean Conference from September 21-23, 2012.  The theme of this year's conference is "Sanctity of Life," and will be co-hosted by the AI Global Resource Team for the Sanctity of Life, headed by Justice Alice Soo Hon from Trinidad & Tobago.  this is a key cultural battle for our colleagues throughout the Caribbean and they greatly appreciate your prayers for wisdom in the legal fight to protect life.

The conference will be held at the beautiful Accra Beach Hotel and Spa in Rockley, Christ Church, Barbados, and our gracious hosts from the Caribbean look forward to welcoming you with great joy and plenty of warm fellowship and lots of fun in the sun.  You don't want to miss this.

Further details regarding the conference program will be forthcoming, but you can see the basics on this flyer.  To register, please use the contacts on the flyer.  

I hope that you'll be able to join with us.

May the Lord bless you with His perfect . . . 

 

Grace and peace,

Brent Sig
Brent McBurney
President & CEO
Advocates International 


Religious Liberty Partnership Consultation begins today

 

The 2012 Religious Liberty Partnership Consultation begins today in Colombo, Sri Lanka and continues through March 29.  Advocates International's President & CEO, Brent McBurney will be participating in this critical annual meeting of like-minded ministries whose primary focus is on religious liberty around the globe, particularly for the persecuted church.

 

The RLP includes members in 18 countries and in the past several years has collaboratively addressed religious liberty issues and challenges in Pakistan, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, China, India, Afghanistan, and Vietnam.  See these examples.  

 

In addition to Advocates, RLP members include, among others: ADF, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Friends of the Martyred Church, International Christian Concern, Jubilee Campaign, Middle East Concern, Open Doors International, Release International,
Rule of Law Institute (Bulgaria) and Voice of the Martyrs.

 
We greatly appreciate your prayers for our efforts this year which will include a focus on the persecuted church in Iran and the situation surrounding condemned Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, among other pressing issues concerning the persecuted church.   

 

Please also pray for safe travels for all of those who will be attending the RLP Consultation. 

 

Thank You for Your Financial Support


        AI is not a recipient of government funding and is solely dependent upon the financial contributions of those who believe in its mission, thereby enabling it to serve "clients" ranging from heads of state seeking to implement constitutional reforms to persecuted and imprisoned believers sentenced to death for their faith. We are most grateful and thank you for whatever financial support or voluntary service you can provide in support of AI's mission. Here's how you can help: (more)