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- Dr. Julie Bradshaw, M.B.E Joins Jim Clark on English Channel Expedition
Contact: Larry Whitlock, 800-843-0605 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- Jim Clark, athlete, entrepreneur, and Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Indianapolis based retirement planning firm Jim Clark and Associates will swim the English Channel to raise money for disadvantaged children. Dr. Julie Bradshaw, Great Brittan based Loughborough University lecturer, Long Distance & World Record Channel Swimmer, and humanitarian, has agreed to serve as official swimming coach and consultant Source: Jim Clark and Associates - George Foreman: Heavyweight for Jesus, 'Thank You Jesus!' now Available on CD
Contact: David Drozen, Uproar Entertainment, 818-889-3757, uproarcd@aol.com MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Uproar Entertainment is pleased to release "THANK YOU JESUS!" by ex Heavyweight Champion GEORGE FOREMAN. Recorded live on December 17th and 18th, 1979, this album captures the energy and vitality of George Foreman preaching in the streets of Houston, Texas. In biting 25 degree weather, George carried his message to the people. On Source: Uproar Entertainment - Bob Jenkins Joins Jim Clark on English Channel Expedition
Contact: Larry Whitlock, 800-843-0605 INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Jim Clark, athlete, entrepreneur, and Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Indianapolis based retirement planning firm Jim Clark and Associates will swim the English Channel to raise money for disadvantaged children. Bob Jenkins, Indianapolis based International Motor Sports Hall of Fame Sports Broadcaster, has agreed to serve as Broadcast Anchor for the expedition. Clark regarding Jenkins: "Bob Jenkins is a w Source: Jim Clark and Associates - Jim Clark to Swim English Channel for Disadvantaged Children
Contact: Larry Whitlock, 800-843-0605 INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- Jim Clark, athlete, entrepreneur, and Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Indianapolis based retirement planning firm Jim Clark and Associates has announced that he will swim the English Channel to raise money for disadvantaged children. Clark regarding the event: "Every five seconds a disadvantaged child dies from malnutrition. That's the reason for this event. With the Good Lord's help, we're going to ra Source: Jim Clark and Associates - Can a Bike Ride Change a Life
Contact: Drew Read, COO & Cyclist, Paul Anderson Youth Home, 912-537-7237 ext.362, 770-335-5942 cell MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- A seventeen year old with 32 felonies became a supervisor in Loss Prevention with a Fortune 500 company, a homeless felon became a successful restaurant franchise owner with a Master's degree, and a suicidal drug abuser became an outstanding family, business, and church leader. These changes took place in young men who were court ordered Source: CCN - Four Athletes Whose Testimonies Were Distributed in the Underground Church in China Win Medals and Give Praise to God
Contact: Steve McConkey, 608-469-7956 MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Starting in 2006, 4 Winds Christian Athletics distributed the testimonies of Olympic track and field athletes worldwide, including in the underground Chinese church. Outside groups that work with the underground church asked to take the testimonies into the underground church, estimated to be over 100 million people according to China Aid and the Voice of the Martyrs. Four of the athletes wh Source: 4 Winds Christian Athletics - Persecution Still 'Behind the Scenes' in Communist China
Contact: Amy Jo Jones, Christian Freedom International (CFI), 906-253-2336 SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Aug. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- On August 8, 2008, three American Christians were arrested in China. After the group's press conference in Tiananmen Square, during which they condemned the country's widespread oppression and human rights violations, they were imprisoned and subsequently deported back to the United States. On that same day, as the world prepared for the commencement of the Source: Christian Freedom International - Evangelical Press is Running the Race with Eric Liddell at the Olympics
Contact: William Giarratana, 973-948-0881; Carl Dobrowolski, 347-247-2106; both with Evangelical Press (EP) WEBSTER, New York, Aug. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Eric Liddell, the subject of the Academy Award winning film, Chariots of Fire, and his passion for sport and Christ is featured yet again at the Olympics - but this time, it is his life story in the book entitled "Running the Race", published by Evangelical Press, also translated in Chinese, that is drawing all the attention and inspiri Source: Evangelical Press - Four Americans Stuck in China Airport for Carrying Chinese Bibles
Contact: Bob Fu, 267-205-5210, China Aid Association, Inc., info@ChinaAid.org; www.chinaaid.org, www.monitorchina.org Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, August 17 /Christian Newswire/ -- China Aid Association learned that four Americans are stuck at Kunming International Airport for carrying a large number of Chinese bibles today. The four American Christians arrived at 3pm Beijing Time from the US via Thailand. Each carries about 75 to 80 Chinese version of the study bibles fo Source: China Aid Association, Inc. - Beijing House Churches Forced to Sign Document Pledging Not to Meet During the Olympic Games
Contact: Daniel Burton, China Aid Association, Inc., 432-689-6985, 267-205-5210, info@ChinaAid.org; www.chinaaid.org, www.monitorchina.org BEIJING, August 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- China Aid Association has discovered that a number of Chinese House Church Pastors were forced to sign a written agreement that they would not participate in religious services while the Olympic Games are taking place in China. The document, drafted by Chinese government officials, specifies that the H Source: China Aid Association, Inc. - IRD Urges Chinese Government: Stop 'Lip-Synching' Religious Freedom
Contact: Loralei Coyle 202-682-4131, 202-905-6852 cell, lcoyle@TheIRD.org; Radio Interviews: Jeff Walton, jwalton@TheIRD.org; both with the Institute on Religion and Democracy WASHINGTON, August 13 /Christian Newswire/ -- The chief music director for the Beijing Olympics recently revealed that the young girl portrayed as singing during Friday night's ceremony was actually lip-synching another girl's voice. This revelation is unsurprising to critics of the Chinese government, who allege that Source: The Institute on Religion & Democracy - Olympic Ministry, 4 Winds Christian Athletics, Offers First Sports Apologetics News Site
Contact: Steve McConkey, 608-469-7956 MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- 4 Winds Christian Athletics has put Olympic track and field athlete testimonies in the underground Chinese church since the summer of 2006, estimated to be over 100 million people. While the Olympics are occurring, testimonies of American athletes are being distributed in China through various forms, including radio broadcasts from free countries surrounding China. Not shying away from contro Source: 4 Winds Christian Athletics - President Bush Visited Officially Staged Church Service; House Church Pastor Hua Huiqi Arrested and Escaped from Police Custody
Contact: Daniel Burton, China Aid Association, Inc., 432-689-6985, 267-205-5210, info@ChinaAid.org; www.chinaaid.org, www.monitorchina.org BEIJING, August 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Submitted by Beijing Church Reporter, Zhang Lujia: Today, President Bush visited TSPM's Kuanjie Church established by the government and attended a service. As a result of this, Brother Hua Huiqi, renowned Christian social activist in Beijing, was arrested once again by the Chinese police.&nb Source: China Aid Association, Inc. - Remarks by President Bush and Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China Before Meeting
Contact: White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 202-456-2580 BEIJING, August 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following text is of remarks by President Bush and Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China before meeting: Zhongnanhai Compound Beijing, The People's Republic of China 3:15 P.M. (L