Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Christian Family Finally Escapes 13 Years of Persecution
Monday, April 11, 2022
Qaiser and his family seek your help to pay overstay fines so they can finally end 10 year exile and enter new home in Australia.
HT RoP : 7 members killed, 10 years in asylum limbo and finally Pak-Christian family find refuge in Australia. In August 2009 the community of Gojra was attacked by a
Muslim mob of over 3000 after a Muslim man who coveted the bride
declared a blasphemy had been committed at a wedding ceremony.
Three
local mosques had issued a fatwa against a whole Christian community
and men left the mosque to wreak revenge on Christian homes. 75
– 100 homes and 2 churches were burned to the ground in the attack,
worse still one family were shot at and burned alive, while incensed
Muslims revelled in the demise of the hated ritually unclean Christians.
The
attack followed one the previous day in Koriyan which is less than 40
miles away from Gojra. Only a month later another attack in a place
called Sumbrial left Christians fearing for their lives. Read more (here)
The
awful event created an international furore and Pak-Christian
diaspora’s across the globe set up protest groups and charities to raise
awareness of the plight of Christians in Pakistan and to provide
succour. One of the groups formed after that incident was British Asian
Christian Association. Read more (here)
