SBCC Midweek Prayer ServiceSBCC Midweek Prayer ServicePrayer Focus:Prayer Focus:National and National and World World ConcernsConcerns

The Department of Justice (DOJ) The Department of Justice (DOJ) is ready to build a strong case is ready to build a strong case against those involved in against those involved in corruption in the military to corruption in the military to ensure their successful ensure their successful prosecution. Special team prosecution. Special team (Clearinghouse) will be created (Clearinghouse) will be created to gather evidence other than to gather evidence other than those presented by Rabusa, those presented by Rabusa, Mendoza and Lim and to dig Mendoza and Lim and to dig deeper into the issue. It will be deeper into the issue. It will be composed of a select group of composed of a select group of state prosecutors and counsels, state prosecutors and counsels, along with consultants that along with consultants that include former prosecutors, to include former prosecutors, to help in the case buildup.help in the case buildup.

• Please pray for wisdom Please pray for wisdom and guidance for DOJ as and guidance for DOJ as they create this special they create this special team. Ask God for team. Ask God for courage for these people courage for these people to stand up against to stand up against corruption. Pray that corruption. Pray that God will raise godly men God will raise godly men and women in the and women in the military who are living military who are living and serving righteously and serving righteously for the Lord.for the Lord.

The Senate has passed two The Senate has passed two bills amending the Family bills amending the Family Code, one of which would Code, one of which would allow a divorced Filipino to allow a divorced Filipino to automatically remarry. automatically remarry. With a vote of 13-0, the With a vote of 13-0, the Senate passed Senate bills Senate passed Senate bills No. 1052 and 480, No. 1052 and 480, amending Articles 26 and amending Articles 26 and 111 of Executive Order No. 111 of Executive Order No. 209 or the Family Code of 209 or the Family Code of the Philippines the Philippines respectively.respectively.

• Please pray for our Please pray for our legislators. As they legislators. As they continue to pass bills continue to pass bills to become laws, may to become laws, may they always uphold they always uphold the precepts of the the precepts of the Bible in all of these. Bible in all of these. Ask the Lord to touch Ask the Lord to touch His people in this His people in this sector to stand firm sector to stand firm and fight for the and fight for the moral of our nation. moral of our nation.

MMDA teams up with DOST MMDA teams up with DOST on garbage disposal as they on garbage disposal as they look into a locally-developed look into a locally-developed enzyme technology to break enzyme technology to break down harmful chemicals in down harmful chemicals in garbage discarded on a garbage discarded on a daily basis by the daily basis by the metropolis’ more than 12 metropolis’ more than 12 million residents. DOST is million residents. DOST is studying the use of studying the use of chemical-waste absorbing chemical-waste absorbing plants and organism in plants and organism in cleaning up Metro Manila’s cleaning up Metro Manila’s waterways, especially the waterways, especially the Pasig River.Pasig River.

• Praise the Lord for Praise the Lord for partnering efforts like this partnering efforts like this to ensure the restoration of to ensure the restoration of our environment! Pray that our environment! Pray that God’s people will be more God’s people will be more aware of their mandate as aware of their mandate as stewards of God’s creation stewards of God’s creation and help in protecting and and help in protecting and restoring what we are restoring what we are blessed with. Pray that all blessed with. Pray that all of SBCC will be stewards of of SBCC will be stewards of God’s creation and take God’s creation and take part in caring for the part in caring for the environment.environment.

The UN Security Council The UN Security Council called Monday for a called Monday for a "permanent ceasefire" "permanent ceasefire" between Thailand and between Thailand and Cambodia after a Cambodia after a border dispute erupted border dispute erupted into deadly clashes last into deadly clashes last week around a Hindu week around a Hindu temple. The council temple. The council made had a closed door made had a closed door session with the foreign session with the foreign ministers of Cambodia, ministers of Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia, Thailand and Indonesia, which has attempted to which has attempted to mediate the conflict. mediate the conflict.

They are fighting They are fighting over a border area over a border area that surrounds the that surrounds the Preah Vihear Preah Vihear temple, an 11th temple, an 11th century cliff-top ruin century cliff-top ruin that belongs to that belongs to Cambodia but Cambodia but whose designation whose designation as a World Heritage as a World Heritage site touched off the site touched off the ire of Thai ire of Thai nationalists.nationalists.

• Pray for the success of Pray for the success of peace talks between peace talks between these countries. Ask these countries. Ask God’s grace to grant God’s grace to grant peace for these peace for these Buddhist nations. Pray Buddhist nations. Pray that He will touch that He will touch these nations to be these nations to be responsive to the responsive to the Gospel of Jesus Christ Gospel of Jesus Christ and may His people in and may His people in these places be more these places be more passionate in sharing passionate in sharing the Good News.the Good News.

INDONESIA: SENTENCING INDONESIA: SENTENCING CAUSES RIOTCAUSES RIOTA Muslim mob in A Muslim mob in Temanggung, Indonesia, Temanggung, Indonesia, attacked three churches attacked three churches last week after a Christian last week after a Christian convicted of blasphemy convicted of blasphemy was issued a sentence they was issued a sentence they thought was too lenient. thought was too lenient. Protesters burst into the Protesters burst into the courtroom on Tuesday, courtroom on Tuesday, Feb. 8, immediately after Feb. 8, immediately after Antonius Bawengan was Antonius Bawengan was given a 5-year prison given a 5-year prison sentence for distributing sentence for distributing evangelical tracts in the evangelical tracts in the area last October.area last October.

Outside the courthouse, Outside the courthouse, a mob of 1,500 shouted a mob of 1,500 shouted that Bawengan should that Bawengan should receive the death receive the death sentence or be handed sentence or be handed over to the public, over to the public, according to an AFP according to an AFP news report citing news report citing Central Java province Central Java province police spokesperson police spokesperson Djihartono. The rioters Djihartono. The rioters threw stones at police threw stones at police and chanted, “kill, kill” and chanted, “kill, kill” as they broke windows as they broke windows in the courthouse and in the courthouse and set vehicles on fire.set vehicles on fire.

The mob then turned The mob then turned their anger on churches their anger on churches in the area. Indonesia in the area. Indonesia Bethel Church, two Bethel Church, two kilometers from the kilometers from the courthouse, was badly courthouse, was badly burned. The fire burned. The fire damaged part of a damaged part of a kindergarten on the kindergarten on the property as well as six property as well as six motorbikes. motorbikes. Temanggung Pentecost Temanggung Pentecost Church was also burned Church was also burned by the mob, who by the mob, who chanted, “Burn, burn!” chanted, “Burn, burn!” A pastor of one of these A pastor of one of these churches, was badly-churches, was badly-beaten.beaten.

• "I will stop Christianity in "I will stop Christianity in this country," said Iranian this country," said Iranian president Mahmoud president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2007. Ahmadinejad in 2007. Around the world, Around the world, presidents, state officials, presidents, state officials, police, religious warriors, police, religious warriors, radicals, terrorists and radicals, terrorists and even ordinary citizens are even ordinary citizens are trying to stop the spread trying to stop the spread of the Christian faith.of the Christian faith.In general, let’s pray for In general, let’s pray for the persecuted churches the persecuted churches around the world.around the world.

MEN’S ENCOUNTER MEN’S ENCOUNTER on Feb. 18-19, 2011on Feb. 18-19, 2011– Pray that God will Pray that God will

make his presence felt make his presence felt during this 2-day during this 2-day event to each and event to each and every one at the every one at the Encounter.Encounter.

– Ask for the Holy Spirit Ask for the Holy Spirit to empower and to empower and enable all the enable all the speakers and the speakers and the guides.guides.

MEN’S ENCOUNTER on MEN’S ENCOUNTER on Feb. 18-19, 2011Feb. 18-19, 2011– Pray for the Pray for the

delegates to have delegates to have willing and child-like willing and child-like minds and hearts to minds and hearts to receive the Lord’s receive the Lord’s message for them.message for them.

– Rebuke any plans Rebuke any plans that the enemy will that the enemy will try to place on these try to place on these men to hinder them men to hinder them from attending the from attending the Encounter.Encounter.

MEN’S ENCOUNTER on MEN’S ENCOUNTER on Feb. 18-19, 2011Feb. 18-19, 2011– Pray for blessings Pray for blessings

and provision for and provision for the delegates.the delegates.

– Intercede for the Intercede for the speakers and guides speakers and guides to be covered by to be covered by the Lord’s the Lord’s protection and ask protection and ask for wisdom, leading for wisdom, leading and inspiration for and inspiration for every one of them.every one of them.

Healing Prayer ItemsHealing Prayer Items– Please pray for Ning. Please pray for Ning.

She just had complete She just had complete hysterectomy last hysterectomy last Monday due to Monday due to endometriosis. She's endometriosis. She's still in the hospital still in the hospital and doing well. Pray and doing well. Pray for complete healing for complete healing and fast recovery.and fast recovery.(From Ate Vilma (From Ate Vilma Salvio)Salvio)

Healing Prayer ItemsHealing Prayer Items– Boldly ask God and Boldly ask God and

claim healing and claim healing and recovery from cancer recovery from cancer for our sisters:for our sisters:• Joy Galazo – Ate Joy Galazo – Ate

Bang’s sister (it’s also Bang’s sister (it’s also her bday today)her bday today)

•Len Salvio – Ate Vi’s Len Salvio – Ate Vi’s sistersister

•Noemi Dumapig – Ate Noemi Dumapig – Ate Beth’s sisterBeth’s sister