Boxer George Foreman, a devout Christian, dead at 76; Four Eritrean Christian leaders languishing in prison; Samaritan’s Purse needs volunteers and money to help storm victims

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Four Eritrean Christian leaders languishing in prison

For more than 20 years, four courageous Christian pastors have been unjustly detained in Eritrea, Africa without charges, reports International Christian Concern.

Their crime? Practicing their faith and serving their communities.

• Pastor Haile Naizghe, a former senior accountant with World Vision, dedicated his life to spiritual care.
• Dr. Kiflu Gebremeskel, a mathematics lecturer with a Ph.D. from the United States, committed to education and faith.
• Pastor Meron Gebreselasie is an anesthetist who provided critical medical care to his neighbors.
• Pastor Kidane Weldou, a secondary school biology teacher, inspired many.

These men were arrested in the early 2000s for their leadership in local churches. Instead of fostering their invaluable contributions to Eritrean society, they remain imprisoned under appalling conditions, without access to critical medical care.

Hebrews 13:3 says, “Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.”

Dr. Gebremeskel has high blood pressure, and is in poor health. And Pastor Nayzgi has severe skin problems and has been suffering for a long time.

Sign a petition created by International Christian Concern to demand accountability from the Eritrean government. Click a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

According to Open Doors, Eritrea, Africa is the sixth worst country worldwide for the persecution of Christians.

Trump revokes security clearances for Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden

In a memo published late Friday night, President Donald Trump directed federal agencies to remove the security clearances for former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Joe Biden, and other former high-ranking Democrats and their Republican allies who fought vigorously to prevent Trump from being re-elected in 2024, reports LifeSiteNews.com.

Trump wrote, “I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information.”

Two others denied access are two former Republican U.S. House members, Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who served on the disreputable January 6 Committee.

Top Biden prosecutor found dead at 43 after indicting 4 Russians

Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica Aber, who was found dead at the age of 43 by Virginia authorities on Saturday, was at the helm of high-profile investigations into intelligence leaks, allegations of war crimes against Russian-linked individuals, and people suspected of providing sensitive U.S. technology to Moscow before she stepped down at the start of the year, reports Newsweek.

In late 2023, Aber was also involved in an indictment against four Russia-affiliated individuals charged with torture, inhuman treatment, and unlawful confinement of a U.S. national in Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

In a news release Saturday, the Alexandria Police Department confirmed Aber’s death without noting the cause.

Boxer George Foreman, a devout Christian, dead at 76

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday, reports ABC News. He was 76 years old.

A two-time heavyweight champion, he also won gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics against Russian boxer Ionas Chepulis.

ANNOUNCER: “The fight will continue at the count of nine. Chepulis looks in very bad shape. George is going after the Russian. The referee warns George for holding and hitting.

“Foreman throwing bombs in there. Ripping punches by George Foreman. He’s all over the Russian. Chepulis looks all through. George pouring it on, and the referee stops the fight in the second round. It’s all over. George Foreman wins the gold medal.

“There’s George holding up the American flag in the center of the ring before thousands of impressed spectators and millions more of television viewers. An inspiring ending to Olympic boxing at the Mexico City 19th Olympiad.”

Appearing on 100 Huntley Street in April 2013, Foreman shared his testimony, on how God got his attention in a near death experience which he chronicled in his spiritual autobiography entitled, God In My Corner.

FOREMAN: “I never could lose that thought: ‘You’re gonna die. You’re gonna die.’ And in a dirty old dressing room, when I had all these wonderful homes, I was about to die.

“I heard a voice within me say, ‘You believe in God. Why are you scared to die?’ And I was afraid. I was scared. And I realized it was God talking with me. I didn’t believe in religion. I thought that was for — you got to be a sissy. Everybody who had taken up religion in those days had lost a wife or a husband or a boxing match, and they were carrying their Bibles as a baby.

“I tried to make a deal in that dressing room. I said, ‘I can still box and give money to charity and for cancer.’ And I heard a voice say, ‘I don’t want your money. I want you!’ And I remember tears. The first time I heard anyone turn down money, number one. Jesus Christ is coming alive in me. That’s what happened to me in that dressing room.”

In his post-boxing career, Foreman later saw success pitching the now-omnipresent countertop grill that bears his name.

FOREMAN: “The George Foreman Grilling Machine is very special. Everyone should have one. Number one because this grill has something no other grill has: slants. You put your food in and the grease rolls down.”

Unbelievably, he sold 100 million Foreman Grills, earning $5 million a month at one point.

Idaho enacts law protecting conscience rights for medical professionals

Idaho has enacted a new law designed to protect healthcare providers from having to perform or participate in procedures, like abortions or transgender surgeries, that violate their deeply held beliefs, reports The Christian Post.

Last Wednesday, Idaho’s Republican Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 59, also known as the Medical Ethics Defense Act.

Samaritan’s Purse needs volunteers and money to help storm victims

And finally, as The Worldview reported on March 18^th, severe weather took the lives of 42 Americans and left 100,000 without power across seven states.

Samaritan’s Purse said it’s sending volunteers to assist with recovery efforts in Missouri and Oklahoma after powerful storms, fueled by heavy winds, ripped through the two states, reports The Christian Post.

John Schultz, a Samaritan’s Purse staffer, asked for help in Southeastern Missouri.

SCHULTZ: “The wind is still continuing to rage after these storms that caused nearly 100 tornadoes across this whole region over the past weekend. So many homeowners have lost a lot here.

“We need additional help from volunteers to come out and serve the homeowners in Jesus’ name right here in Poplar Bluff, and north of here in Piedmont, Missouri.”

If you would like to volunteer your help or send money to help the victims of the storms in the name of Jesus, click a special link through our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com.

1 John 3:17 asks, “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need, but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?”

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