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Allawi urges fast Iraq poll count

The narrow frontrunner in the race to become Iraq's next prime minister says poll results are taking too long to declare.... [+]

UN chief says settlements illegal

UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.... [+]

Russians protest against PM Putin

Dozens of people are arrested at a banned rally in Moscow - one of several anti-Putin protests in Russian cities.... [+]

Pope apology for Irish sex abuse

Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".... [+]

History lessons for US policy on Israel?

With US-Israeli ties at a low ebb over plans to build new homes for settlers in disputed East Jerusalem, the BBC's Paul Adams wonders if a former secretary of state offers lessons for Hillary Clinton in taking on Washington's powerful Israel lobby.... [+]
March 7th

The highlight of this week for me was last Thursday at Destiny's Door, a ministry set up to help and encourage young teenage mothers. This ministry is run by christians but because it is funded by the state, we are not allowed to talk about Jesus. For the past few weeks at Destiny's Door we have split into small discussion groups to discuss different topics such as self-esteem. This has been great as ive been able to get to know the girls in my group much better as they open up about the different things that they are dealing with in their lives. Last Thursday was so exciting for me because one of the girls in my group gave her life to Jesus that night. It was such a privilege for me to be able to chat with her and pray with her after the meeting, and to hear her cry out to Jesus for his help. She was so relieved to realise that regardless of all the bad things she has done in her life, God has always loved her and always will. This reminded me of what Erwin McManus was saying about Gods unconditional love for us in his book soul cravings. Link to book review