NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER & VIEWING OF THE WALL

124. NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER & VIEWING THE WALL(NEHEMIAH 1:1-2:20)MEMORY VERSE:"O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer ofYour servants who desire to fear Your name." NEHEMIAH 1:11TRUE OR FALSE:1. Nehemiah asked about "the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerningJerusalem." NEHEMIAH 1:2TRUE OR FALSE2. And they said to him, "All is well with the survivors. The walls of Jerusalem are tall, and the gates are strong."NEHEMIAH 1:3TRUE OR FALSECIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS:3. Nehemiah said, "So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; Iwas (CASTING, FASTING) and (PRAYING, SAYING) before the God of heaven." NEHEMIAH 1:4TRUE OR FALSE:4. Nehemiah was the king's cupbearer. NEHEMIAH 1:11TRUE OR FALSECIRCLE THE CORRECT WORDS:5. "The king said to me, 'Why is your face (HAPPY, SAD), since you are not sick? This is nothing but sorrow ofheart.' Then I became dreadfully afraid, and said to the king, 'May the king live forever! Why should my face notbe (HAPPY, SAD), when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned withfire?' " NEHEMIAH 2:2-36. "Then the king said to me, 'What do you request?' So I (PRAYED, STAYED)to the God of heaven. And I said tothe king, 'If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, tothe city of my fathers' tombs, that I might (REBURN, REBUILD) it.' " NEHEMIAH 2:4-57. "Furthermore I said to the king, 'If it pleases the king, let (GOLD, LETTERS) be given to me for the governors of theregion beyond the River, that they must permit me to pass through till I come to Judah, and a letter to Asaph the keeperof the king's forest, that he must give me (TIMBER, CYMBALS) to make beams for the gates of the citadel whichpertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.' " NEHEMIAH 2:7-8TRUE OR FALSE:8. Nehemiah writes, "So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days." NEHEMIAH 2:11TRUE OR FALSE9. He writes, "I went out by night through the Valley Gate to the Serpent Well and the Refuse Gate, and viewed thewalls of Jerusalem which were broken down and its gates which were burned with fire." NEHEMIAH 2:14TRUE OR FALSEFILL IN THE BLANKS:10. Nehemiah told the officials "of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king's words that hehad spoken to me. So they said, 'Let us rise up and build.' Then they set their ____________ to do this good______________." NEHEMIAH 2:181/2

124. NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER & VIEWING THE WALL(NEHEMIAH 1:1-2:20)D F E Q E I G C E R V W W R S B K P F PY D L I U B E R F P W L Y C Z M P L S EH O U G L A F Q J I S F G G F L Z J W VU P W R N M H I T Q V A P N P B Y C U AQ E J Q V H A W E D M S Z R I N Y V D RS O S R E T T E L J A T W G G Y O T S LS O N I Q T W Z J Q Z I B N K A A W J WI C G P T Y N K Z R S N M G B C J R H JL F S O A L S K Z I H G W Z U W F H P UB D Z H D I P A K L B Z U J P J A P Q OU B K Z Q O E Q D S M R F P C H H J O ER M E L A S U R E J B B O N N L A S E PN Y B I F V S J C T S P I K M O L H W TE N Z V H Q G B T F V J N U E L H Q E CD M F V P Z D G I A O H G O A N Z O B SS H H B J U E B N Y J G Y W D I D A B CN E H E M I A H O I J E P F L T Y O S HS L T Q T A P R T Y K U Y L S E N W W UJ D N A B N Z B A O E W B L V J J V U NF R G B G M C N N L A D D M R K T M H EBROKEN DOWN JERUSALEM PRAYINGBURNED KING REBUILDFASTING LETTERS SADGATES NEHEMIAH WALLSGOD3/6

Manolis Kypreos is an experienced journalist who has travelled to some of the most dangerous places on earth, covering events such as the 22-­‐day conflict in Gaza and Southern Israel in 2008-­‐2009. In June 2011, he was made deaf in both ears by a stun grenade thrown in front of him by the Greek police while he was covering the protests in Athens, Greece. Manolis Kypreos was stationed in Syndagma Square, Athens, reporting news of protests against new austerity measures that were introduced by the Greek government. Some police officers requested that he stop photographing them. He then retreated to an arcade on a nearby street where he continued to report on the happenings in Syndagma Square. The head of riot police approached him once again and asked him why he was taking photos, to which he responded by showing the officer his journalist’s accreditation. In response, the head of the riot police unit used abusive language against Manolis and pointed him out to another officer in his unit, who threw a stun grenade in front of him which exploded, leaving Manolis hearing impaired. On his way to the hospital on foot, Manolis Kypreos tried to protect an adolescent from potential beating, and as a result sustained more injuries himself at the hands of the Greek riot police. Amnesty International calls for the criminal investigation into the injury and ill-­‐treatment of Manolis Krypreos to be prompt, independent, thorough and effective and for the police officers responsible for his injury and ill-­treatment to be brought to justice, and for disciplinary measures to be brought against the police officers found responsible. We further urge the authorities to provide Manolis Kypreos with a level of compensation which takes full account of the consequences of his loss of hearing. We call on the authorities to ensure that in future the police do not use stun grenades, tear gas and other chemicals against peaceful protesters in a way that violates international standards, and that policing of demonstrations complies with international law enforcement standards. Take Action Send letters and petitions using the information above to the following targets: Mr. Charalampos Athanassiou Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights 96 Mesogheion Avenue 11526 Athens Greece Tel: 2107767000 Email: Grammateia@justice.gov.gr Salutation: Dear Minister Mr. Nikos Dendias Minister of Public Order and Citizens’ Protection Ministry of Public Order and Citizens’ Protection 4 P. Kanellopoulou Street 10177 Athens Greece Tel: 0030 210 6924 558 Fax: 0030 210 6929 764 Salutation: Dear Minister ESKINDER NEGA ETHIOPIA