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We have developed the following charities support over the years. As can e seen, these are charities that serve the spiritual, physical, and political aspects of life. We believe that these charities are all supporting principals that are upheld by Scripture, and all fall within the mission statement of New Hope Ministries in general. [Christian] [Physical] [Political] Christian Charities Utah Missions - This is one of the older ministries to Mormons, started about 35 years ago by John L. Smith, and now directed by Michael Reynolds (an employee of the Southern Baptist Convention). This organization puts out a newspaper called The Evangel which presents the latest news regarding the LDS Church, as well as evangelistic articles. This organization also is known as SHIELDS - Scholarly and Historical Information Exchange for Ladder-Day Saints. Focus on the Family. Focus on the Family is one of my favorite organizations because it promotes Christian, family values in a non-threatening way. They have sites for boys, girls, teenagers, adults, physicians, and other special interest groups. In addition to a Web site, they also have free literature they can send to your house, or special help areas when you are in critical need. John Hagee Ministry. This is an interesting ministry. Unlike most Christian ministries that deal with many issues relating to the Christian faith, this site deals primarily with eschatology - the part of Christianity dealing with the future second coming of Christ. Christian Research Institute. This Christian apologetic organization presents arguments for the Christian gospel - that it is the true Gospel of Christ. The site promotes fundamentalism, and provides arguments against atheism, agnosticism, humanism, New Age philosophies, and "tolerance." Additionally, they present a truly first rate journal called, The Christian Research Journal, that promotes these philosophies in a written format. Jews for Jesus. The name says it all. This is a primary site for those Jewish people who have come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. It is important to recognize that one can be a Jew - and still be a Christian! But, this is still a rare occurrence for of the over 13 million Jewish people in the world today, less than 1% know the Messiah. The Jews are still God's "chosen people" through whom the Messiah was given, and through whom the world may be saved. Peace will not come to Israel through negotiations of treaty, but only when the Lord comes again to save Israel from her enemies. Jesse DuPlantis Ministries - This is a dynamic, very positive and upbeat ministry to Christians, including cruises, special conferences, and meetings to strengthen the Christian in their everyday walk. The Voice of the Covenant magazine is the main literary product of this ministry, and is quite good and very presentable. The main message of this very focused ministry is to share God's message of salvation through Christ to the world. Apple of His Eye - This is another Christian ministry especially for the Jewish world, founded in 1973 by the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. They have a good Web site which explains their ministry to the Jewish people, the origin of this work, and their need for continued financial support. Coral Ridge Ministries. This is a ministry that speaks to the religious and political needs of this country. Theirs is a three-purpose ministry: Introducing People to Jesus Christ - preaching and teaching God's Word through the media, including radio, television, and the printed word. Physical Charities World Vision - This is a wonderful Christian organization that is concerned with the physical as well as the spiritual needs of mankind. Here, it is possible to sponsor a hungry child in the Third World who might otherwise go hungry and never hear the story of God's grace through Jesus Christ. You can help out financially in an emergency, increase water availability throughout the world, and get Scriptures into the hands of people who have never heard of Christ. It is estimated that there are at least 385 million people who speak languages that have no available scripture. The proportion of the world's hungry has dropped from one-third to one-fifth since 1970 through the work of agencies such as World Vision.
Reasons to Believe. This is one of my personally favorite sites as it deals with the reasons why Christians can believe what they do from the scientific aspect. This site presents scientific evidence for an old (not new) earth, for the existence of the Big Bang and what it means to Christians, among other many fascinating facts. Political Charities Christian Coalition - This is a group that is well known to many Americans as the political arm of conservative evangelical Christians. While not all would agree with the aim and mission of the Christian Coalition, this organization has definitely made a difference in the political landscape of America. I believe the Lord has called Americans to take political responsibility in America; to be "Christian soldiers" and to fight for that which is right. National Right to Life - This organization is near and dear to me personally; as a physician, I can never condone the taking of life - especially the life of helpless unborn infants for the sake of convenience of their parents. Children belong to the Lord, and not to the parents; we were all bought with a price and belong to Him. It is untenable to condone the taking of life just minutes prior to birth (the horrific practice of "partial birth abortion"), while criminalizing the murder of the same infant just after being born. It is the same infant, the only difference being its position in the birth canal. In recognition of this philosophically indefensible position, some have even condoned the murder of infant until they are brought home to the parent's house, thereby defining life as beginning when the infant crosses the threshold of their parent's house. Hopefully, at least the new Congress and President will abolish the most heinous forms of abortion while working toward the turnover of Roe v Wade itself. Alliance Defense Fund. This is a legal defense fund that promotes the legal rights of one of the last organizations still targeted for special persecution - the Christian Church. They have promoted 134 precedent-setting victories since 1994, including several important favorable rulings at the U.S. Supreme Court. ADS has supported challenges to local ordinances that give special rights to homosexual partners of city employees in Arlington, Virginia; Atlanta; Chicago; the Madison School District in Wisconsin, and Minneapolis. They have trained 350 attorneys to go into courtrooms across America and win for Christian values. They have helped defect attempts to homosexuals to redefine the family to gain custody of children, supported important parental rights cases, among other victories. |