Bridge of Grace

      T olerance used to be the attitude that we took toward one another about an important issue, but agreed to treat each other with respect, even if we refused to embrace other’s view on a particular topic.  In short, we may disagree with each other over a religious, political, or societal issue, but we will show each other respect and treat each other with decency, as the Lord Jesus decreed in Matthew 7:12: "Do to others as you would have them do to you.  For this is the essence of the Law of the Prophets."              However, our secular society has over the years redefined the meaning of Tolerance .  Now many are defining Tolerance as recognizing and embracing all views as equally valuable and true, even if the make opposite claims about truth.  Many today are being taught that embracing this new definition of Tolerance means that we must accept that fact that "Objective Truth Doesn't Exist."  ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world hard.  No nation has escaped it.  In Pakistan, the pandemic has taken a particular harsh toll on the poor widows of the nation, particularly those who are adherents of a minority faith.  These widows were already struggling to support themselves and their children before the pandemic, and now with the economy devastated, many have no means to sustain themselves.  Most cannot even count on aid from local churches who have also been forced to bear terrible financial burdens due to the ongoing crisis.   We have been doing all that we can to lend a helping hand to the some of the widows of the Pakistani Christian Community.  These are some of the widows we doing our utmost to help.   Tariq Masih lost his wife in April of 2020.  The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Pakistani government to shut down the nation, making it impossible for Tariq and his wife to work and support their children.  Tariq'...

The Nazis have long had an alliance with the Jihadist forces of the Middle East before, during, and after the  Second World War.  From 1936-1939 the Fascist regime of Rome & Berlin supplied the Arabs in the British Mandate of Palestine with money and weapons.  They also allied themselves with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Ba'th Party.   As the Second World War progressed the situation in the Middle East steadily got worse.  In Nov. 28, 1941 Hitler met with the infamous personally met with teh infamous Haj Amin  al-Husseini, where they officially proclaimed their allegiance where al-Husseini plot with teh Nazis to carry out their own Final Solution against the Jews in the Middle East.    Al-Husseini's dream was to unite all the Arabs of the Middle East into a single Empire, to essentially recreate the Caliphate, which is the same goal held by ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, and numerous other Jihadist terrorist groups.  Though the Nazi...

Beginning in 2014, the Chinese Government started a vicious campaign against the Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of their nation.  It is now estimated that approximately 2 million Uyghur's have been detained in Internment Camps.   The Chinese Communist Party has justified their action that it's a necessary measure against militant Uyghur Separatists, and that the the camps are for the purpose of "Re-education."  However, they're much more than a mere "safety precaution."  Reports reveal that the prisoners are subject to brainwashing, forced labor & sterilization.  Throughout the camps, the Uyghur's are brought into classrooms and are indoctrinated into forgetting their culture & history and conform to mainstream Chinese beliefs & practices.   Now, reports are coming out from female Uyghur's who have recently been freed that Uyghur Muslim women have been repeatedly gang raped.  The BBC reported that Uyghur women testified th...

Min-Ji's story began in North Korea when she was arrested by the authorities in 2008 for selling DVD's from South Korea.  Min-Ji's husband, Kun-woo, feared for his life as he was a high ranking member of North Korea's State Security Department.  His wife's crime was a death sentence, and the authorities would not only execute her, but could decide to execute the entire family.  Kun-woo decided to flee to China while their family bribed officials so that Min-Ji was only sentenced to prison, and not death.  Following her release from prison, Kun-woo returned from China, but he was now a changed man, for while in China, he discovered Christ.  In North Korea, being a Christian is illegal, and very dangerous.  Neighbors are trained to spy on each other and evening being overhead mentioning Jesus could lead to one's arrest as the nation's "no mercy law" decreed that anyone who elevated God above Kim Jong Il would be taken to a camp without trial.  Eventu...

Lee Chul-ho fled from his native nation of North Korea to escape the famine that ravaged his country by crossing the Tumen River into China.  Shortly after he escaped, a South Korean missionary helped him and shared with him the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  In 1998, Lee gave his life to Jesus and for the next three years, shared the Good News with other North Korean defectors.  Then one day, without warning, Lee was arrested by Chinese authorities along with his wife, who was seven months pregnant.  Lee tried to protect his wife by saying he didn't know her, but it was to no avail.  The Chinese authorities took them both back to North Korea.  His wife was taken away by North Korean authorities and forced to abort her child.  Lee never saw her again.   A few months later Lee escaped to China again to resume his ministry work with other defectors.  In Spring of 2002, Lee was once again arrested by Chinese authorities and charged with "charged ...

As of now it is estimated that over 2 million Uyghur Muslims are imprisoned inside of Chinese Concentration Camps.  China has tried to justify the incarceration by stating that this is being done in response to terrorist attacks and that their efforts are aimed to de-radicalize the populace.  However, it fails to account for the fact that the overwhelming majority of the Uyghur's are not radicalized, nor does it account for the fact that many of the Uyghur's that are imprisoned are citizens of other nations such as Kazakhstan who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when China began their terrible crackdown.   Camp survivors and Human Rights activists have testified that the imprisoned Uyghur's have been subject to ongoing human rights violations that included forced abortions & forced sterilization, rape, beatings, torture, and execution.  Though it cannot be determined how many Uyghur's have been murdered outright, human rights activists nev...