potential allies of the west called religionists. throughout the region, the christians are viewed with great suspicion as perhaps they are not loyal to the islamic authority and that there are conflicts with the western world. they will be the asians who are fifth column or spread subversive ideas from the west. in some cases the perceived threat has to do with ethnic

differences. such as the christians in iraq regard themselves as ethnically syrian. they speak air mayic. >> john, christian solidarity international, great to have you on the broadcast. >> thank you very much. >> christian solidarity international, we have compiled a list of others with links to their websites, you can find all of that at our page cwnews.org. turning now to asia, a recent election in taiwan could mean greater opportunities to share the faith in mainland china. gary lane has the story. >> reporter: two issues dominanted the taiwaneeze

downturn. the president is promising to improve ties between the two nations. christian leaders see god's hand. >> every decision is from the lord. whether or not the party or candidates are elected. i am glad to see the democracy has matured. this is god's word. this is the process of democracy we are willingly accept the outcome. as christians we should continue to pray for taiwan. >> the pastor predicts it will be more active. >> from now on, ministers and churches from china will be visiting taiwan. churches will have closer

relationships than before. the door to the gospel will be wide open. >> taiwan's president remains the same with the nation's christians praying for their country's leadership and new opportunities to advance the gospel. gary lane, cbn news. just ahead, children once abandoned outside a hospital now live in one of the brightest compounds in haiti. see how operation bleing made it happen.

>> a half dozen murders everyday make siadaz, juarez the most dangerous place in the world. >> there are organized marchs, but with much less -- there is

peace to these dangerous cities. >> half a dozen mexican youth are turned into messenger angels, in one of the poor neighborhoods and contribute a ray of hope in the midst of daily tragedies. >> something nice and risky, we need to be strong and courageous. i believe we need to be courageous. >> they have drawn the attention of international media. these unusual angels are thinking of the job that lays ahead. soon they'll be out on the dangerous streets calling for repenitence and peace. the risks are many. >> there might be an accident or we could fall off. >> when they are ready, they quickly take their positions standing on chairs to look taller, put on their wings, this

says corrupt police seek god. >> these wings are heavy, it is for god. >> angels freeze like statutes hoping their message will impact hundreds of people crossing this intersection. >> work is nice, also tiring. i am happy because god who is up in heaven is watching the work we are doing. that is what he demands to take the gospel to every nation. >> the group rushes to crime scenes where someone is shot. the angels get as close as they can. reporter friend, this new solar system for you, christ loves you. after holding their violent vigil, angels offer to pray for neighbors for salvation for sin and pray for converts like daniel diaz who used to be part of the problem.

i was out in the world and now i want to tell you in that life, you won't find anything good, but you'll sink down more and more. >> one participant sums up their efforts. >> i am participating because i think we need hope. the violence we are living in can be involved. i believe we can find that hope in god. >> stan jeter, cbn news. terrific story. the earthquake in haiti left more than a million people homeless. many were children. >> now thanks to cbn's operation blessing, some of the children have a permanent place to call home. efrem graham has that story. >> singing fills the air at this children's home. it is hard to imagine this happy place sits eight miles from a port-au-prince hospital where parents abandon young children

like three-year-old markus. >> they had a room where kids stayed, hospital staff came by. they didn't have a program for them. when the earthquake hit, the hospital needed to face back. these kids have to go. >> operation blessing joined forces with partners in help to build the children a home. >> these kids came from the worst imaginable experience of the hospital to live in this beautiful place. really it is a remarkable transformation. >> children are surrounded by banana trees, pets and a therapeutic pool. also physical therapists working with children living with disabilities. >> it is creole for blessed friends. this is a blessing for little guys like this one and 49 other children. this facility started with one

building. >> about the first year we had all the kids living in one big building until we were able to finish building the dormitory for the kids. >> our cameras captured the early construction as operation blessing began building the new dormitory months ago. today it is complete. little markus loves it. he now shares a room with one other child. >> dormitory is huge. beforehand, as a hospital, they were living in a small, maybe 20 by 30 room, all 46 kids. >> the dorm isn't the only growing addition to the campus. operation blessing harvest tilapia. each is filled with fish. when it is time, staff catch, clean, batter and fry the fish for the happy, hungry children.

>> this program is expanding by leaps and bounds. what you see behind you is a way to get our foot in the door for agricultural here in haiti. >> each will hold 120,000 gallons of water and produce 10-15,000 pounds of tilapia. >> a number of jobs are created in the construction and management. >> more jobs and resources for the home's children like markus. he doesn't remember the horror of being abandoned, he knows the joy of being surrounded of blessed friends. new >> beautiful. it is almost like a tropical pair dice.

the online world by storm, this video.

>> welcome back to the broadcast. an online teaching video on jesus christ has gone viral. why i hat religion but love jesus. tyler james reports. >> what if i told you jesus came to abolish religion. voting republican wasn't his mission? republican doesn't mean christian. >> the four-minute professional professionally produced video is getting millions of hits in less than a day. >> if religion is great, why does it fail to feed the poor? >> highlighting the difference between jesus and what the author calls false religion. christians are weighing in. >> problem with religion is it

never gets to the core. >> tens of thousands of comments are spilling into youtube. >> we need the fellowship of the church. the real church is not the place we go to worship. >> this person agrees with the video. religion is about routine and habit. >> religion puts you in bondage, jesus sets you free. religion makes you blind, jesus makes you see. people are talking about jesus. in just a few days, this youtube video has 6 million hits. >> i am saying quit putting on a fake look, cbn news viewers are joining the conversation on our facebook page, darsy says i got goose bumps because i was so excited the first time i saw it.

larry says religion is not a bad thing. >> religion? i hate it. because when jesus said it is finished. i believe he meant it. jefferson besky receives constructive criticism from michigan pastor deyoung. the mood of our country wants god. we love the jesus that hates religion, the only problem is he didn't. jesus was a jew. he wents to services at the synagogue. he observed holy days and didn't come to abolish the law or prophets but fulfill them. besky wrote deyoung a letter

thanking him he greed for the comments and thankful for the critique. for a link to deyoung's blog go to our website cbnnews.com.

>> finally on the broadcast, christian are mourning the loss of r.w. shumbeck. he and his wife led international tent meetings. he was 85 years old. >> what a legacy. >> that is it for this week's