As you pray -28 November 2008

"I have been asked by Stefan Dörig, a Swiss brother active for CFT to inform you about and request your prayers for next weekend's votes in Switzerland. Especially three items are very important from a CFT point of view: First of all, there is an initiative which wants to allow the consumption and under certain circumstances also the cultivation of the drug cannabis.

Secondly, we'll have to decide about a (so-called) "anti-drug programme" which among other things includes the "measure" of the government freely distributing a certain daily amount of heroin to "incurably" addicted persons. This programme has been an experiment for some years and is now planned to be signed into law.

And thirdly, some counties will have to decide on a nationwide school reform which among other things would force children to start school already at the age of four (whereas now kindergarten is optional and the compulsory school only starts at the age of 6 to 7 years). We as CFT Switzerland oppose to the government starting to educate (and thus influence) our children at such a young age already, especially when we consider the current situations at public schools."

We are thankful that Dr Albu van Eeden and the DFL team came back safely from Angola towards the end of last week. They are overflowing with gratitude for the privilege of seeing to the spiritual and medical needs of the people of Angola.

Dr Jan Pienaar left on Wednesday for Paraguay to visit his family and the brethren. He also intends to visit some brethren in Bolivia.

We are also thinking of the staff and pupils of Domino Servite School as they will be having the end of the year function, Prize Giving, this evening.