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     Picture yourself surrounded by an enemy that is pounding your position with artillery shells, intent on killing you and your comrades. In the distance you can hear tanks advancing toward you. An Infantry soldier, with only a rifle to defend himself, dreads an enemy tank.
     Your ammunition is nearly gone; you are freezing cold. Many of your comrades are wounded; there is no doctor. You have been told that help is coming but no one knows when.
     Night amplifies the numbing cold, your feet are wet, several of your friends have been told they have frostbite. What if they lose their toes, or worse? You fear that help will never come. Why doesn’t someone do something?
     You hear the sound of airplanes. Are they friendly or the enemy?
     Bombs begin to fall; you see that they are landing on enemy positions!
     Then there is silence. In the distance you hear the sound of tanks – closer now. Are they friends or enemy? When their guns begin to blast you see that their shells are pounding your enemy.
     Can you imagine how you would react? You would have a feeling of tremendous relief. Your fear is gone! You no longer even feel the cold. You have been rescued!
     When dawn arrives, it becomes obvious that the enemy has retreated.
     Christians have been under attack for 2,000 years. Many of our friends are spiritually wounded and bleeding. Disease and death are everywhere. We are tempted to feel hopeless. When will help come?
     Christians have been waiting and hoping ever since Jesus left. We may ask, “Why is He taking so long to return?”


 by Merlin Carothers

     In God’s plan, 2,000 years are but the blink of an eye. Eternity will reach out for trillions times trillions of years – forever. We think in terms of today’s problems, but God is preparing us for eternity with Him.
     To help us now, Jesus said, Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age (Mt. 28:20).
     Jesus told us in Luke 21 some of the things that would happen prior to His return. He foretold awesome events. There will be earthquakes, famines, pestilences, fearful events and great signs from Heaven (vs. 11). People will undoubtedly be afraid, but when those who belong to Christ realize what is happening, we will shout with joy. All our suffering will end – forever. Our joy will be greater than we can imagine.
     When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh (vs. 28).
     Then we will understand why God didn’t end this world before you and I were born. He wanted you and me to be added to His family!
     He wanted you and me to be with Him forever!

     Some time ago as I was leaving a shopping center, I planned to make a left hand turn onto the road. But there stood a sign, Right Turn Only. “Oh, phooey!” I thought, “That’s the wrong direction”.  Then, remembering that as Christians we are supposed to obey the laws of the land, I unthankfully put the right turn signal on, ready to obey, even if it kills me.” (Real sweet spirit, there!).
     Then, I noticed no one was coming from either direction.  Hmmm. Most unusual. “Well,” I rationalized, “I won’t be interfering with traffic, so I’ll turn left anyway. It really won’t hurt anything.”
     So I did. And guess who saw me? (Besides God). Right! In a moment or two in my rearview mirror I saw those blinking lights.
     Now, right then I had to make a choice. Either I could accept the thought, “Why does everything happen to me!” or I could reject it and ask the Lord what HE thought about it. We can make that choice. Well, it’s always better to hear what the Lord thinks, so I checked with Him.


by Mary Carothers

     Mary, He said, I love you too much to let you get away with that.
     Wow! What a blessing! I knew He loved me and watched over me always, but there was an “instant” reminder!
     Not only was it a reminder that our heavenly Father watches over each of His children, but there is another spiritual principal involved here. I wonder if you caught it as you read. My “unthankful” attitude as I prepared to turn right and obey if it kills me, made me an easy mark for Satan’s suggestion that, “it really won’t hurt anything …nobody will know!”
     Lord, help us to see that we are engaged in spiritual warfare (see Eph. 6:12) and to keep our attitudes right. Thank you for loving us too much to let us “get away” with anything.
Wishing Merlin
a Happy and
Blessed Birthday
this month!

Your continued faithful support has enabled us to send shipments of free praise books to the following facilities:

Finney County Jail, Garden City, KS
York County Jail, Alfred, ME
Quincy Annex, Quincy, FL
Hardin County Jail, Lumberton, TX
Family Life Center, Sheridan, WY
Southwestern Regional Jail, Holden, WV
Finney County Jail, Garden City, KS
L.E. Rader Center, Sand Springs, OK
Salinas Valley State Prison, Soledad, CA
Maine Correctional Center, Windham, ME
Cambria County Prison, Ebensburg, PA
Pelican Bay State Prison, Crescent City, CA
Las Vegas City Detention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Illinois River Correctional Institute, Canton, IL
Linn County Correctional Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
Natrona County Detention Center, Casper, WY
Potosi Correctional Center, Mineral Point, MO
Washington Correctional Institute, Davisboro, GA
Eddie Warrior Correctional Center, Taft, OK
Gadsen Correctional Facility, Quincy, FL
Powhatan Correctional Center, State Farm, VA
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Dept., Cleveland, OH
Sussex Correctional Institute, Georgetown, DE
Caldwell Correctional Center, Grayson, LA
New Lisbon Correctional Institute, New Lisbon, WI
Oahu Community Correctional Center, Honolulu, HI

COMING NEXT MONTH
PRISON TO PRAISE – SPECIAL!

     Your response to the Prison to Praise reduced price special continues to be overwhelming. We will be repeating this limited supply bulk
price offer in the September Praise News.
      Start making your list today of all those people who you know will be blessed by this book.

“I received your Praise Classic as a gift. I never realized how much God would use it to change my life, and in turn change others as I shared your teaching with them. My heart has been truly blessed to see others come to know that praise changes lives and circumstances beyond our
wildest expectations. I have learned that I
serve a mighty God.” Evelyn, e:mail
This month we are offering a special price on the Praise Classic, the book that Evelyn was given. When you buy the Praise Classic (a hardcover book that combines Prison to Praise and Power in Praise) you will receive a second copy FREE. Your total cost including shipping is $18. To order with a credit card call 1-800-PRAISE1 (800-772-4731). Shipping applies to one U.S. address only
and this offer expires on August 31, 2007.
Our loss is Heaven’s gain. Our prayers are with those who loved them.
The Foundation
of Praise
has received a gift
in loving memory of:
Mary Amstuz
By her good friend
Betty Williams
of Cape Coral, FL 		Elder LeRoy Lewis
By his loving wife
Evelyn Lewis
of Rocky Mount, NC 		Kenneth Wayne
Niendorf
By his wife
Ruby Niendorf
of Roseville, MI
The Power of Praise!! To increase your confidence in the power of
praise, please read these excerpts from a few of the
many letters we receive.

I am a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. My life
came to a screeching halt when my wife of four
years told me she no longer wanted to live with me. I come from a broken family so I know the pain of separation this can cause my children. I went to see a chaplain and he gave me your book. I couldn’t put it down and now I feel an inner peace within myself. I now know that God will take care of me if I praise Him. I have asked for forgiveness for everything that I have done wrong and I know that I have been forgiven. I am thanking God for my wife wanting to leave, because it has actually saved my life by bringing me to God. Please pray for my wife and I to reconcile. WILLIAM, WILLOW GROVE AIR BASE, PA

Thank you for Prison to Praise. It touched
me in a lot of ways. I am not one for reading,
but I read yours and was not able to put
it down until I finished. It opened my eyes to the great things that God is doing in this world. Thank you. DALE, NEW ZEALAND

It is amazing how your book got into my hands! A lady gave me Prison to Praise in 2000. I said,
“Yeah, praise works” and then threw it on a shelf. Two years later your book came before my eyes and I said “Yes Lord I have the book somewhere”. I found the book and read the whole thing in one day! I immediately put it into practice, whatever unpleasant circumstance the enemy was throwing at me; I slapped it back in his face by praising God! When I got the revelation, I laughed so hard for three hours. Things turned around so fast! This book has birthed a new hunger in me. TISHA, AR

Thank you for the loving service and guidance of the Praise Ministry. DARLENE, WA

I was in the Seattle VA Hospital hooked up to IV’s because the doctors did not know what was wrong with me. A Christian brought me Prison to Praise. It was old and battered but I started reading it and could not put it down. I kept praising Him and the next day they were able to remove the IV. When I was discharged I handed my pastor the old book and he and his wife read it. Then nine church members read it. I want to thank you for changing the way I praise God. ALFRED, WA

It will be wonderful to meet Merlin and Mary in
Heaven. May you both stand under the waterfall of God’s blessings. GEORGENE, PA

Just a quick note to thank you both
and to let you know what a difference
your books have made in my life. In a
month the changes have been dramatic.
I know this teaching works. Stay active as long as you can. C.E., IN

The Praise News I receive each month is one of the greatest blessings I could have. You sure have blessed me and my household. CAROL, VA

It seems that Praise News was written just for me. Every month it touches me and teaches me and I look forward to reading them. There is power in those sheets of paper! CINDY, IN

Our sincere appreciation to you for all the books
that you have donated. The inmates really love
reading them and are always requesting more.
ERIKA, EL PASO JAIL MINISTRY, TX

Through your work, many here in our custody have had a ray of light reach into their lives. Please send more books and thank you for laboring in His Harvest. CHAP. ADKINS, DETENTION CENTER, NV

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