Prayers Among Buddhists Newsletter 20 July 2011

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1 Wendy Halder From: Sent: To: Subject: Prayers Among Buddhists Wednesday, July 20, :20 AM Adventist Heritage Pray for Buddhists in India and around the world Having trouble viewing this ? Click here Prayers Among Buddhists Newsletter 20 July 2011 Dharavi Slum Another mass conversion has happened again in South India, May 24, This is not the first time and it is often a political move where lower castes choose Buddhism because it gives them more honor and takes away some of the stigma the caste system imposes. Those who became Buddhist in this instance were the Dalits (the lowest caste, also known as the "Untouchables"). Of the 238 Buddhist people groups, 59 are found in India. There are many Buddhists there, even though they are not prominent when compared to the great majority which are Hindus. A young girl walks through Mumbai's Dharavi slum, home to about a million people. Many Indians live in modern suburbs and work in gleaming skyscrapers, but many more-a large majority-remain impoverished and trapped by tradition. "Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most Reality There are Buddhist groups of people in at least 94 countries around the world, and with the exception of a few small countries in Africa and the South Pacific, there are probably Buddhist individuals in every 1 nation on earth.

2 powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them." John Calvin The void only God can fill... Buddhism appeals first to those in any society that believe religion is too formal or even corrupt. Secondly, it may appeal to those who are tired of the multiple demands they feel from the multiple gods in their lives. Lastly, Buddhism can appeal to those who desire something supposedly sophisticated, realistic, and philosophical. But it is emptiness without the living God, without really knowing Him, because they are trying to fill a void that only God can fill. Passengers peering out of train windows The Buddhist system is a merit-earning system "The principle that man can save himself by his own works lay at the foundation of every heathen religion; it had now become the principle of the Jewish religion. Satan had implanted this principle. Wherever it is held, men have no barrier against sin." Desire of Ages page 35.2 At your fingertips... Our website for resources and studies Sermons on prayer Seventh-day Adventist News We need to pray for the people of India, and China, and Thailand, and on and on. We need to pray. Who sends this enewsletter... Sue Lundquist, from the Buddhist Study Center. We are part of the Global Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. We have prepared materials for reaching out to Buddhists with the glorious gospel of Jesus. "What the church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use- men of prayer, men mighty in prayer". E.M. Bounds Forward This was sent to ahc@andrews.edu by prayersamongbuddhists@gmail.com Update Profile/ Address Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe Privacy Policy. Prayers Among Buddhists PO Box 15 Nakhon Luang Ayutthaya Thailand Spam Not spam Forget previous vote 2

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