Baby York X
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It’s official. Heard a heart beat and got his/her first picture… and only one, so to all those people who were wishing twins on us… better luck next time!
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Bob Fu Speaks with Gao Zhisheng by Phone, Faith Strengthened
By jeff, April 7, 2010 6:39 pm
Yesterday morning, on April 6, 2010, ChinaAid President Bob Fu spoke with Gao Zhisheng over the phone. This was the first direct contact Bob has had with Gao Zhisheng since he last spoke with him by phone last January, as Bob was rescuing Gao’s wife and children in Thailand. The conversation brought hope and light for the two men, after more than 400 days of uncertainty and doubt.
Gao told Bob he had spoken with his daughter Gege in New York earlier this morning. “She told me she felt like God was silent, that He had not heard her prayers,” Gao shared openly, deeply pained by his daughter’s anguish over their prolonged separation. He expressed concern for his family’s safety and well-being, and his desire to be reunited with his family.
Gao thanked Bob Fu personally for ChinaAid’s role in pressing the FreeGao campaign internationally on his behalf for so long, and for aiding his family in their escape from China.
He informed Bob that he had just returned to his Beijing apartment from his guarded location in Shanxi. Abandoned for more than a year, Gao was saddened by the thick layer of dust covering the apartment and the emptiness of the rooms.
Using the words of Psalm 23, Pastor Bob Fu prayed for Gao Zhisheng and his family, reminding him of God’s faithfulness and love.
Gao further reported he had just recovered from a racking cough for more than a month, but was not able to give any further details about his physical condition. According to Pastor Fu, Gao was deeply concerned about the condition of his family in New York, but has remained strong in his faith.
“Gao Zhisheng and his family have suffered deeply from the long separation,” said Pastor Fu. “Despite the persecution, he continues to trust the Lord.”
Pastor Fu was moved by Gao’s need to be with his family. “By allowing us to speak with Gao Zhisheng, the Chinese government has shown they have been forced to respond to the international outrage and pressure on Gao Zhisheng’s behalf.
“Yet, Gao is still not able to speak or move freely. According to international norms and Chinese law, he has the right to travel overseas to reunite with his family and to be free, if he is not found in violation of laws during his probation.”
“We must call on the Chinese government to release Gao Zhisheng and permit him to reunite with his family in the United States. It is his legal and basic human right to be united with his loved ones.”
Thanks to the 134,446 people who signed the petition, the 13,663 people who sent letters to their local representatives, the 2,767 people who contacted U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the hundreds of thousands around the world who donated their financial support, prayers, and advocacy efforts to Free Gao Zhisheng for the past 400 days – the first phase of the Free Gao campaign is a success!
However, Gao Zhisheng is still not free. His treatment and condition for the past year remains a mystery.
ChinaAid will continue to campaign for Gao Zhisheng’s freedom until he is able to reunite with his family. In the coming weeks, we will be revising the FreeGao.com website, and exploring new avenues of advocacy on Gao’s behalf.
Thank you for your continued support! Watch for upcoming details on how to continue to help Free Gao Zhisheng.
Happy Easter!
By jeff, April 4, 2010 6:29 pm
Pretty sure I’ve posted this before… but I’m gonna do it again because it’s just soooooo good.
Gao Zhisheng Confirmed ‘Alive!’
By jeff, March 30, 2010 7:27 pm
SHANXI — On Sunday, March 28, 2010, missing human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng spoke to his wife and children for the first time in over a year – confirming he is still alive! False rumors of his death, torture, and escape from the custody of the Chinese Government have shrouded Gao’s absence with mystery for over a year. Gao’s brief phone conversations with western media mark the first official contact the public has had with him since his abduction by police on February 4, 2009.
Yesterday, Gao informed reporters that he had been released from detention six months ago, and had taken up residence at Wutai Shan mountain, a Buddhist landmark in northern Shanxi province. He refused to give details on his condition or whereabouts, saying he could not legally give interviews.
Close friend and fellow human rights lawyer Li Heping confirmed he had also spoken with Gao on Sunday. Gao told him he had “friends around him” – indicating he was being held under close surveillance by Chinese authorities.
Gao’s wife Geng He and their children were overwhelmed with emotion as they spoke with Gao on Sunday morning. The children could not stop crying. In a statement released on Monday morning, Geng He appealed to the Chinese government to allow Gao Zhisheng to join the family in New York. Gao’s family has suffered greatly in his absence. Geng He’s parents have been severely harassed in recent months, for which Gao feels guilty.
He told the Associated Press, “I just want to be in peace and quiet for a while and be reunited with my family. Most people belong with family. I have not been with mine for a long time. This is a mistake and I want to correct this mistake.”
While on his campaign in Europe to promote awareness of Gao’s cause, ChinaAid President Bob Fu attributed the breakthrough to increased international pressure. “Thanks to the more than 124,000 supporters in over 180 countries around the world who have signed the petition to Free Gao, the Chinese Government has been forced to respond and to allow Gao Zhisheng to reconnect with his loved ones.”
ChinaAid thanks you for your continued support and urges you to continue to take action. From Argentina to Zimbabwe, you, the international community have answered the call. And this is just the beginning.
Gao is not free yet. His movements are still being watched and monitored. He is not free to speak publicly or without surveillance. We must continue to press the Chinese government to free Gao Zhisheng, to uncensor his movements, and to allow him to reunite with his family.
As the tree falls–so must it lie
By jeff, March 24, 2010 10:35 pm
J.R. Miller
“Let him who does wrong–continue to do wrong; let him who is vile–continue to be vile” Revelation 22:11
The character with which men reach the final judgment–will be their permanent character forever. The man who lives in sin unto the end–is making his own destiny. Habits of sin–make the whole life sinful. It is this that gives such solemnity to life. The seeds of our future eternity–lie in our present.
Out of our little acts–habits grow;
from our habits–character springs;
and our character–fixes our destiny!
Everyone goes to his own place–that is, the place for which he is fitted by his life on the earth. He who has always sinned here on earth–will continue to sin forever. Eternal death–is simply eternal sin, along with the punishments and consequences thereof. The punishment of the wicked will not be an arbitrary punishment–but the natural result of their own choices and acts in this life.
As the tree falls–so must it lie;
As the man lives–so must he die!
As a man dies–such must he be;
All through the ages of eternity!
It makes a great difference, therefore, how we live in this world. There is an false impression in some people’s minds, that they can live in sin all their days, and then by a few tears of penitence and a few cries of mercy in a dying hour–can change all the course of their life and spend eternity in heaven. This verse does not favor such a view. The future life–is but the harvest of this present life.
Men will be judged by their deeds. The New Testament everywhere teaches the same solemn truth. This does not mean that salvation is by works. We are saved by grace–but grace changes the life and makes us holy.
“To die is gain”–only to those who can sincerely say, “To me, to live is Christ!
Must read.
By jeff, March 20, 2010 9:31 am
Hey kids! I’m still alive, just been a little busy lately.
Finished this book last night and would highly recommend it to everybody. If someone was to take all of the “advice” in these books and implement them as a government… you would get America 2010.
Day 365
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On the one-year anniversary of Gao Zhisheng’s disappearance, ChinaAid is humbly asking for your help to expand our efforts in raising awareness on Gao’s behalf. Please read the complete message below.
On February 4, 2009, Gao Zhisheng was abducted from his home and disappeared into the black hole of the Chinese detention system. After one year, Gao is still missing – his condition and whereabouts are still unknown.
Rumors of Gao’s death have viciously circulated since December, 2009, inflicting pain and despair on his family, and weakening the resolve of many human rights organizations. Some believe that the Chinese government will never yield, and that human rights for the Chinese will remain an elusive myth.
Yet the Chinese government’s silence cracked ever so slightly on January 21, 2010. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu publicly acknowledged Gao’s case to the media for the first time in over a year in a news conference: “The relevant judicial authorities have decided this case, and we should say this person, according to Chinese law, is where he should be.”
ChinaAid believes that based on the minister’s comments and other inside reports, Gao Zhisheng is still alive, but suffering incredible torture. We will not give up on Gao until he is guaranteed his basic human rights with dignity before the law.
There is hope! And now it’s time to bring up the intensity to a new level.
24-Hour Free Gao Ad Campaign
On February 4, 2010, the anniversary of Gao Zhisheng’s disappearance, ChinaAid will be launching a one-day, 24-hour targeted issue-based advertising campaign to spread the news about Gao. The ads will feature a basic message, and urge people to learn more about Gao Zhisheng’s case. See banner ads live on-line, Thursday, February 4, 2010, hosted on www.DrudgeReport.com
The chosen site boasts traffic of up to 25 million page views per day, with over 2 million unique site visitors – promising a high number of concerned citizens learning about Gao Zhisheng for the first time. We hope to effectively generate new interest and add more pressure to the Chinese government to respond.
The sample below illustrates the primary design for the 24-hour campaign. These banner ads will be animated, linking to a webpage sharing Gao’s story, and directing the viewer to www.FreeGao.com, to Sign the Petition, and to Contact their U.S. Representative or the Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
We humbly ask you to consider being a part of this next push on behalf of Gao Zhisheng, to get his story out and urge the international community to step forward to raise the alarm.
Please consider donating to specially offset the cost of this ad campaign, as we step up the campaign to the next level on the Anniversary of Gao Zhisheng’s disappearance. Every small effort helps.
The Truth about Man
Comments Off There is one great common denominator between all religions outside of Christianity—they all believe that a right standing with God is based upon obedience, personal merit, or some ability to please God. Christianity stands alone in declaring that man is hopelessly and helplessly lost. He cannot improve his standing before God, he cannot obey God, he cannot please God. If he is to be saved, God alone must save him. It is this truth that fallen man hates most of all, for it requires him to humble himself before God, acknowledge his sin, and ask for mercy! God is righteous and man is a lawbreaker, therefore he is no more inclined to seek God than a criminal at large is inclined to seek an officer of the law.
Paul Washer
Themocracy