Conference in Israel

Me speaking at conference in Israel

I had a great 5 days in Israel , got two speaking slots at the conference . Got to the old city of Jerusalem and up on the temple mount. I was taken around by Dan Becker from Georgia RTL.

Breakfast in Israel

Tomorrow I will be doing two sessions at this conference in Israel. We are at a hotel on  the Judean hills just outside Jerusalem.

With Bert & Willie Dorenbos  ( Netherlands } &  Dan Becker Georgia RTL

Off to Israel tomorrow

Please see below a copy of my invitation letter , to be a speaker at this pro-life conference.

I have to fly back to Scotland on Saturday , so will miss the tour.

Week after next I will be in New York at the UN.

Please pray for my strength , endurance & safety.

God bless

Peter Smith

Dear friends from across the nations,

Greeting from Israel!

We are excited to invite you to participate in the upcoming L’Chaim International Pro-Life Conference, which Lord willing will take place from 28^th October  - 4^th November 2015. The conference will be at the beautiful location  in the Judean hills outside of Jerusalem, surrounded by stunning views of the coastal plain of the Tel Aviv region.

Beginning on the evening of 28^th October, we will gather together as Pro-Life leaders, activists and believers in Jesus from the nations and Israel, for a time of in-depth teachings by International and local speakers, educational seminars, discussions, worship led by different Messianic groups and outreach in the locality, with prayer at the heart of the conference.

The theme of L’Chaim 2015 is RESCUE, based of Proverbs 24:11-12, we RESCUE those being led to slaughter as we have been RESCUED by our great saviour Jesus the Messiah. In our present climate when the message of the gospel is being eroded and watered down, it is essential for us to have the death and resurrection of Jesus at the center of our own lives in order for us to be effective in rescuing others.

From Sunday 1^st November the conference participants will take a three-day tour focusing on the life of Jesus, starting in the Galilee where Jesus grew up and ministered, followed by key sights in Jerusalem when Jesus taught, died and rose again. Finally we visit key places in the establishment of the faith after the ascension of Jesus into heaven.

Yours in Jesus our Messiah

 Be’ad Chaim

35th wedding anniversary

The 11th of October was my 35th wedding anniversary ( Coral ) , but I was down in London working for SPUC . So a week later I took Frances to Dumfries House for a nice dinner at the Woodlands Restaurant , her favorite. And we stayed the night in the Lodge. Am blessed that the Lord gave me a wife that has put up with me for the last 35+ years!

My dear wife

Day of prayer about abortion - 27 October

Please consider supporting Image's day of prayer .

 Below is an article by Christine Fidler the CEO of Image in Manchester .


Christine
Fidler

Breaking the silence 

Author Jonathan Jeffes comments, “Christians can be reluctant to engage with the issue of abortion because they do not want to appear judgmental or bigoted, thus a powerful silence has grown up around the subject in the church. Two generations of Christians have grown up with little or no understanding of church tradition or theology in this area. At a recent student event with over 500 in the audience, I asked how many had heard abortion talked about in a Christian context and fewer than 20 hands went up.

 “What is not understood is that one in three women in our culture will have an abortion in their lifetime and our churches have many women (and men) who feel trapped by the silence and unable to talk about their past personal experience of abortion. The place they can find themselves is one of real darkness and pain. The silence is unhelpful to them and stops the church from becoming the natural place of healing and reconciliation that it should be.

“My own view of abortion has been formed through leading a post-abortion recovery group in London for over 20 years. People come to us because they have made an unwelcome connection with a past abortion that they are unable to resolve on their own. On the course we help people find and connect with their child lost through the abortion. To those who have not thought about this before, this may sound strange, but it is what brings healing and reconciliation. In the same way that we help individuals make that connection, I believe that by reflecting the experience of those on our courses, our ministry can help society make the same connection which appears to be missing in the worldview of so many - the fact that abortion ends the life of a child.

 “This is where the church could begin to make a real impact. ...... If we can start to change the culture of our churches so that women and men who have been through abortion feel welcomed and able to unburden themselves, then perhaps we can start to influence and change the worldview of the surrounding culture.”

 Please pray

 :  that church leaders would be equipped and motivated to present Christian teaching about abortion with truth and compassion,

 : that there would be a breaking of the silence that surrounds abortion in the church so that the issue would be more clearly understood by all Christians,

:for those in the church who have been touched by abortion that they would be able to receive forgiveness and healing.

Ref : http://www.imagenet.org.uk/Prayer%20points%202015.pdf

To see more about what Image does , please see : http://www.imagenet.org.uk/about_image.html

Mary Doogan

This is me with Mary Doogan one of the the brave Scottish midwives who took on the NHS over conscientious objection to abortion. Picture at the SPUC Glasgow conference.

SPUC Conference Glasgow

Excellent turn out at the SPUC conference in Glasgow , would have been about 100 people there.

I spoke on how the world is NOT overpopulated.