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\"images3.jpg\"<\/span>As many of us enjoy Christmas Eve and prepared to celebrate the holidays with family, please keep in mind to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Pakistan<\/a>. Several demonstrations are scheduled this week over proposed changes to the nation’s blasphemy law. This law has been recently utilized to sentence Asia Bibi, a 45-year old mother, to the death penalty for her Christian beliefs. <\/p>\n

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Please pray for religious freedom in Pakistan, Christians living there, and peace during these upcoming demonstrations. <\/div>\n
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If you’re looking for a place to give to help in this area, please consider the Children’s Rescue Mission<\/a>, a non-profit rescuing Pakistan’s children from poverty, homelessness, and slavery. <\/div>\n
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