SHIFTING SAND

'THE EARTH IS DEFILED BY ITS INHABITANTS!

Because they have disobeyed the Laws, changed the Ordinances,

and broken the everlasting covenant.' - Isaiah 24v5

The United Kingdom's Prime Minister, the Hon. Mr. David Cameron, has come under further criticism for threatening this week to withdraw Aid to African Countries within the Commonwealth that follow anti-gay policies. It appears that David feels very charitably toward those that make up the World's 6% community of Gay people. Enough to attack the moral integrity of independent Nations and their Sovereignty.

He is already under attack for assisting to undermine the National Sovereignty of his own Nation by refusing to obtain the national opinion of his countrymen in relation to giving away The United Kingdom's sovereignty to another power collectively known as the European Union. What DO the British people think about the many far reaching decisions and laws being made by a handful of men and women that act more like a Dictatorship than a Democracy?

A number of FOREIGN Leaders are already showing considerable disapproval of this current threat on behalf of gays.

None of them - including David Cameron - are in fact perfect or beyond making a gaff or two. Not the least of them all is the current President of the Republic of Ghana - John Evans Atta Mills. He has made an unequivocal and very plainly expressed statement of his position and that of his own Nation. He says -

'NO ONE can deny Prime Minister Cameron his right to make policies, take initiatives and make statements that reflect his social norms and ideals. But he does not have the right to direct other sovereign nations as to what they should do especially where their social norms and ideals are different from those which exist in Prime Minister Cameron's society. I, as President of this Nation, will never initiate or support any attempt to legalise homosexuality in Ghana. As a government, we will abide by the principles enshrined in our constitution. Let me also say that while we acknowledge all the financial assistance and all the aid that is given us by our development partners, we will not accept any aid with strings attached if that aid will not inure to our interests.'

WELL DONE say I, for here is a man who stands on the sure unquestioned ground of his Country's Constitution. It is the GROUND of governance based on the nations history and moral traditions. No SHIFTING SAND there. And his integrity cannot be bought either!

UGANDA, our neighbour, is also considering to forge ahead with new laws confirming that Homosexual acts are unlawful. THESE laws are in fact NOT new, but OLD. Oddly the Laws that are still on their Statute Books and now up for re-affirmation all originate from the British Colonial Legal Code of a bygone era.. What has caused this total turn around by the British Law Makers? A turn around that finds no reason from their own history or moral belief.

According to the Word of God I would say it is because they have chucked that Word out of the proverbial window, and adopted there own misguided ways. The erosion of the ROCK on which our National Identity and Character is built has been chipped away at for some years already, but NOW it seems great chunks of it are being broken up until now we do not look to the Bible and our Christian foundation any more but to the humanistic EEU and the Bill of Human Rights for guidance and even governance.

KENYA is not one of the Nations apparently threatened. However Homosexuality is not smiled on by people of this Country. Indeed the Anglican Church of Kenya has been on the verge of withdrawing from the Church of England communion because the whole issue of Homosexual marriage and ordination into the priesthood.

If we were in England today, conducting this ministry (Testimony Faith Homes), we might easily be shut down for NOT teaching that homosexuality is acceptable to our children - just like the coloured couple in UK who after 19 years of being successful foster parents, have now been barred from continuing because they refuse to agree to teach children in their care that gays are living an acceptable lifestyle! Amazing.

Does it really matter? After all traditions, and even law changes, doesn't it?

NOT if it is God's Law. God does not change, and the result of ignoring His revealed Will has not changed either.

BUT I am not in favour of inaugurating a 'witch-hunt' for gays. I do not condone their persecution or victimisation. They are human beings that God made and loves. He did not create them to be homosexuals any more than He creates one to be murderer or a drunkard.

There is no trustworthy proof that its in the genes. NO my problem is not with the Gay person, but with the Gay Life-style. The Bible clearly teaches that That cannot be condoned, or encouraged by any God conscious person. Fornication, which is sexual activity of any type outside of normal marriage, is against our own physical health (1.Corinthians 6v18). It is AGAINST God and His Character. SODOM, was destroyed by GOD (2. Peter 2) to demonstrate how much sodomy (homosexual practice) was against His Plan and Purpose. He says it will stand for ever as an example to the rest of us of what will happen to all those following the same social status. Paul the Apostle, having seen this clearly himself, states more than once that such people who do such things will not be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 1.Corinthians 6v9

Should we as Christians not be concerned when our society is slowly being allowed to slide into one matching that of Sodom - and indeed actually encourages its neighbours into the same?

SORRY! I know some of you will be groaning and wishing I would shut up. I know news of the children and the farm is more welcome, and that this is what I should concentrate upon, but regretfully I HAVE to comment, when comment is necessary. The CHURCH is more and more silent and even IGNORANT about the Law of God, AND consequently also about the need to uphold it in a lawless world.

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HERE ON TESTIMONY FARM, the drip feed piping has at last been put in place. In the photo you can only see SOME of it. The rest is hidden under the crop foliage. We are now able to ensure water is there year round on both sides of the allotment (Testimony AND Jacaranda).

However it is STILL raining!!! We are indeed thankful for its continuance as well - but I suppose we would like an opportunity to see if the new system actually works.

TODAY we had a Prayer time for the Class VIII Primary students who will be sitting the National Exam on Tuesday next week. The 70 odd students plus their parents and the Teachers all joined together in the School Hall for about three hours for prayer, and encouragement. Daryl and I joined them a little late as we were also attending a Memorial Service 10 kilometres away for a fellow missionary who passed away recently Everything went very well and continued to about 1p.m. Now Daryl has gone off with Jesse for a Pizza.

During the week I attended the District Probation Case Committee. We went through some 40 Cases. Currently the full case load stands at about 800 cases. Out of these 80% have committed crimes related to alcoholism! They are also unemployed. The two factors going together. Very sad and provoking. There are Rehab Centres around but they charge up to £200 for a three month stint. Well above and beyond an unemployed, poverty stricken persons means. Began to wonder about the possibility of getting involved into the REHAB business.

Well, you never know!!

This must be all for this week.

God be with you all and give you clear spiritual sight and judgement in the midst of so much confusion and debunking of world society.

John and Esther