Rescue Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15284222012-01-12T06:41:24-07:00Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are oppressed.TypePadSpeaking of Leviticustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330168e56830f7970c2012-01-12T06:41:24-07:002012-01-12T07:30:46-07:00Perhaps, in your entire life, this phrase will never be heard: "Speaking of Leviticus." Like who wants to dredge up a book of the Bible like Leviticus? How many have really read it, or seriously studied it? Yet, I propose that it is one of the most...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/speaking-of-leviticus.htmlGetting Involvedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330162ff6facd9970d2012-01-12T01:45:22-07:002012-01-12T03:31:53-07:00We have had so many visitors seeking to be a part of God’s work amongst the Kurdish people, just in the last year and a half we’ve helped host 15 international teams. This is in addition to having our own local friends stay with us on another...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/getting-involved.htmlSoccer Daystag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330168e549335c970c2012-01-10T02:07:58-07:002012-01-11T02:56:34-07:00Well, we wouldn't be touching the Kurdish soul if we didn't engage with them on some level with their love of soccer. So, this past fall, we coordinated with two Brazilian soccer players, one who used to play professionally to put on an incredible 5 day soccer...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/soccer-days.htmlA Pajama Day for a New Yeartag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330162fee24da9970d2012-01-02T06:25:00-07:002012-01-02T09:21:49-07:00The first day of the year began slowly. Getting up we looked out the window to see a multi-chrome picture of greying skies without the least bit of evidence of our helium engorged friend. It was clearly one of those days. As I was trying to figure...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/a-pajama-day-for-a-new-year.htmlPraises for a New Year!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330168e4d90a32970c2012-01-02T04:52:58-07:002012-01-02T05:09:21-07:00Checking email last night I was informed that we have received over $28,000 towards the building from one church in Niceville, Florida, (my hometown) the United Methodist Church. They decided to take up an advent offering all through December sharing about our work in Northern Iraq through...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/praises-for-a-new-year.htmlReaching out to Earthquake Refugeestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330162fee2b429970d2012-01-02T04:28:57-07:002012-01-02T04:33:23-07:00In the early afternoon of October 23, 2011, a severe earthquake struck Eastern Turkey turning buildings to piles of rubble within seconds and leaving, some estimate, up to 60,000 Kurds instantly homeless, not to mention over 600 dead. Aid agencies along with the Turkish government tried to...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/01/reaching-out-to-earthquake-refugees.htmlLet the Nations Tremble!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330162fbe7520e970d2011-10-25T05:22:41-06:002011-10-25T05:51:08-06:00Just in the past week, the news has declared of earthquakes, nuclear weapons, invasions, subversive paramilitary forces, bombings, attacks, retreats, protests, and killings all within a few hundred miles of us, in some cases just over the next mountain range. But, more than three weeks back as...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/let-the-nations-tremble.htmlTurkey and Iran to co-operate against Kurdish rebelstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330154365e122d970c2011-10-24T00:35:09-06:002011-10-24T02:32:48-06:00Last week, I watched the Turkish news as they revealed with grandour at the Turkish military's incursion into Northern Iraq. They are bent on revenge for the deaths of 24 of their compatriots, most of them simple conscripts. A bad move by the PKK whose stated purpose...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/us-coordinates-attack-of-kurdish-rebels-with-turkish-and-iranian-forces.htmlReuters Report: Iran could make atom bomb material despite hurdlestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330154365df020970c2011-10-24T00:03:18-06:002011-10-24T00:03:18-06:00(Reuters) - Iran's nuclear program is struggling with low-performing enrichment machines but it would still be able to produce material that could be used for atomic bombs, according to a U.S. think tank. In a report coinciding with rising tension between Iran and the West, the Institute...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/reuters-report-iran-could-make-atom-bomb-material-despite-hurdles.htmlUS pullback to leave 30,000 Iranian Al Qods fighters sitting in Iraqtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54facfa5588330162fbdf7209970d2011-10-23T23:49:08-06:002011-10-23T23:55:14-06:00DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis October 23, 2011 - Ten days have gone by since President Barack Obama accused Iran of instigating a foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington last April. Yet neither the US nor Saudi Arabia has done anything about it – even at...Billyhttp://rescue.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/10/us-pullback-to-leave-30000-iranian-al-qods-fighters-sitting-in-iraq.html