Call to 21 day fast, Nov 2012

Written by ghop | 01 November 2012
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For the second year in a row, on St Andrew's Day, Fri 30th November, leaders will gather from around Scotland to Edinburgh for a day of prayer and fasting, in humility and repentance on behalf of the church and nation. We invite any believer in Jesus in Scotland to join with us for 21 days of fasting and prayer for the revival of the church and nation, beginning on Saturday 10th November until Friday 30th November, the day of the leaders' gathering in Edinburgh.

What kind of fast should I do?

Some will do a full fast, having no food but only liquids.  Some will do a partial "Daniel" fast with small amounts of basic food with "no meats or treats". We encourage everyone to withdraw from entertainment for those three weeks and set those 21 days apart as a sacred time. Almost everyone can fast to some degree (with the exception of pregnant women, those with certain medical conditions or a history of an eating disorder - please speak to your doctor/pastor/leader where appropriate before fasting). To whatever level you set your heart to fast, press on and keep asking for grace (strength). Schedule time to pray and meditate on the word, even for short times, every day, and pray together with other believers as often as you can in that time. If you slip and break your fast, quickly ask God for grace to persevere, and keep going.

To help get you started, please download GHOP's Guide to Fasting.

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls DVDs

Written by ghop | 16 September 2012
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	Order your region-free DVD copy of Nefarious: Merchant of Souls here!  This facility is available for UK addresses only. Payment is via PayPal, but you can use a credit or debit card even if you don't have a PayPal account. Prices include UK postage.
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls DVDs One (1) Nefarious DVD £14.50 GBP

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (Glasgow) - About the film

Written by ghop | 18 May 2012
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"Nefarious: Merchant of Souls", is a hard-hitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends in modern sex slavery. From the very first scene, Nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex slavery that hundreds of thousands experience daily. You’ll see where slaves are sold (often in developed, affluent countries), where they work, and where they are confined. You’ll hear first-hand interviews with real victims and traffickers, along with expert analysis from international humanitarian leaders. From initial recruitment to victim liberation—and everything in between—the previously veiled underworld of sex slavery is uncovered in the groundbreaking, tell-all Nefarious, Merchant of Souls. Come and allow the Lord to produce in you a cry for justice. Our desire is to raise awareness, mobilise prayer for justice and provoke positive action for the abolition of modern day slavery.

Sex trafficking is a very real and current issue in Scotland:

• prostitution is legal in Scotland, making it a magnet for traffickers
• several thousand foreign national women work in prostitution in Scotland, but trafficked women are kept silent through fear of violence towards them or their families, and through debt and addiction
• a recent government inquiry found that there is very little awareness of the problem, and the even professionals who come into contact with trafficking would be unlikely to identify it
• the UK government heard last year that children are being smuggled into the UK and sold on the streets for £16,000

This screening is part of a three-week tour bringing this issue to light across the UK. Find out more and watch the trailer at nefariousdocumentary.com. Nefarious was produced by Benji Nolot of Exodus Cry, an international anti-trafficking organisation committed to abolishing modern-day slavery through prayer, awareness, and reform, while assisting the victims of human trafficking and slavery through rescue, rehabilitation, and reintegration into society.

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (Glasgow) - Spread the Word

Written by ghop | 18 May 2012
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Hundreds of thousands of women and children face a horrific reality every day of their lives. Sold, kidnapped or tricked into a life of sexual abuse and exploitation, they have lost all hope of freedom. But if the church learns the truth and responds through prayer for justice and acts of justice, there is hope - His name is Jesus. If your heart is stirred and you agree that the injustice of sex trafficking needs to be exposed, please help us spread the word!

Here are a few things you can do help:

1. Pray that God moves people's hearts to come to the screening
2. Download the flyer and email it to your contacts, inviting them to join you at the screening on July 6th
3. Join the Facebook event page, share it on your timeline, and invite your Facebook friends
4. Use Twitter to tell people about the screening (eg. A child is trafficked every 30 seconds. But there is hope - watch Nefarious in Glasgow, July 6th. bit.ly/nefarious-glasgow #nefariousdocumentary)
5. Share the Nefarious trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHuKsVozI4) on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, and include a link to the GHOP website for tickets (www.ghop.org.uk)
6. Tell friends, family, your church, your small group and other contacts about the screening
7. Ask your pastor/minister if you can make an announcement during a church service, play the trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esHuKsVozI4) and put an article in the church bulletin/notices (remember to include the web address for free tickets - www.ghop.org.uk)
8. Get in touch with us if you would like printed flyers to distribute at church, friends etc.
9. Share the link a few more times on Facebook and Twitter between now and the screening date

Thank you for helping raise awareness of this crucial issue! If you need any more information please feel free to get in touch.