上週，以色列投票選出有史以來最傾向右翼政黨的政府。雖然我（珊蒂）並未親自投給任何一個有機會執政的政黨，但是我們相信選舉的結果是神的慈愛回應了我們的禱告。這一次不僅是以色列的信徒，還有全世界的基督徒都為這場選舉齊心合一地積極代禱，感謝神，因祂的憐憫和慈愛，天父果真垂聽祈禱。...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Five Ways to Pray
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