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Missions Catalyst News Briefs 5.4.16<\/strong><\/p>\n Greetings,<\/p>\n In our last edition of News Briefs<\/a>, we lauded Jordan for being the most hospitable nation (most refugees as a percentage of their population). This week I read that this region is also a place where sex trafficking is big business. CryOut reports from Lebanon that a large ring has been dismantled by security forces<\/a>. (Praise God)!<\/p>\n So often the news reminds me of Fortunately<\/a>, a favorite children\u2019s story that starts like this:<\/p>\n \u201cFortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise party. Although much of this week\u2019s news goes back and forth, we have this: Fortunately, God\u2019s story ends gloriously for those who know and love him!<\/p>\n Say with me, \u201cCome, Lord Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n Pat<\/p>\n Come, Lord Jesus (Lyric Video)<\/a>. Redemption City Church, Franklin, TN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Missions Catalyst News Briefs 5.4.16 BURKINA FASO: Celebrating the San Bible CHILE: Christian Churches Set Ablaze PACIFIC RIM: Mobilizing Pacific Islanders INDIA: Blacksmith Paid to Make Iron Crosses Learns Their Meaning WORLD: The Portable Gospel and a Portable Dental Chair Greetings, In our last edition of News Briefs, we lauded Jordan for being the most … Continue reading World News Briefs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6383"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6389,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions\/6389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\n\u201cUnfortunately, the party was a thousand miles away.
\n\u201cFortunately, a friend loaned Ned an airplane.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, the motor exploded.
\n\u201cFortunately, there was a parachute in the airplane.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, there was a hole in the parachute.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Come](\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Come-Lord-Jesus-lyric-video.jpg\")
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