>> this week on "christian world news" bloodshed in syria. the world warns the outside regime to stop the attack. we'll tell you what is happening to the country's christians. bringing hup to a nation, what one nation the is willing to do despite challenges in a land of many gods. why many african-american pastors are so upset with president obama and how it could make a big difference come election day. the world calls on the syrian government to stop brutal attacks on civilians, hello

everyone i am george thomas. leaders from around the world are expressing shock and anger over gruesome scenes of children and women lying dead. little has been done to stop them. u.s. and u.n. officials warn syria, there will be consequences if the attacks continue. john waage explains. >> thousands dead in the syrian revolt that began 16 months ago, the obama administration will not commit american forces to try to stop the killing. former u.n. secretary general corp.yan has been shattered by the armed opposition. u.n. observers travel from town to town. this father is trying to get his family away from the violence.

international community banks on the pleas to stop the killing. >> we call on all sides to insure the protection of civilians and e vaks to safe areas and all parties to exercise maximum restraint and facilitate the entry of u.n. observers. >> syrian president bashar assad shows little heed to end. >> we remind syrian commanders of one of the lessons from bosnia, the international community can and does learn what units were responsible for crimes against humanity, you will be held responsible for your actions, one mystery is the

silence of president obama. he committed american air support, thousands more dead in syria, there is far more talk than action, john waage, cbn news. >> tom doyle is vice president and middle east director for e 3 partners a group that works with church leaders in the middle east. they are helping thousands of refugees that are fleeing into jordan and lebanon. how are you helping them right now? >> it is enormous, way over the head of the government and working with christian groups in jordan allowing them to feed them and clothe them. >> and the conflict, tom, is

obvious obviously effecting muslims and non-muslims. >> whether it is sunnis or muslims or christians, they are all effected. >> give us a sort of synopsis of what you are doing. >> most of the people, george, are escaping with the clothes on their back. they have lost homes, any gainful employment, they are fleeing into jordan, what happens when they get to jordan, we give them clothes, food, minister to them in jesus' name sharing jesus when it is appropriate and it has been great to see, tremendous response. >> we are getting reports, syrian christians are facing mounting hostility from radical islamists, what are you hearing

on the ground in syria? >> that is exactly what we are hearing, george. nobody is saying that the leadership is that great in syria. many believers are fearing if the government collapses it will be worse for them. that is what we are hearing on the ground. >> it is a predicament, bashar assad has protected the member of the minority group in syria, protected the christians to some extent and concern about what happens next. how would you focus the global church's attention on the situation as we see the carnage, as we see the death and destruction on the streets of syr syria, how does the church pray for the unfolding crisis? >> we immediately go to the gee

owe political situation, should the government go, should they stay? we need to call christians to pray for the believers, they are the salt and light and making a difference in the midst of the civil war. people have been facing death. it is absolutely brutal, barbaric, pray for the church, pray for the believers. >> you have to wonder in the midst of this crisis, people are, i am sure searching for answers, is islam the way? or is there a place or somebody that can give me hope? >> absolutely. we have heard more stories, recently, george, muslims having dreams about jesus and quieted

their heart and next day sought out believers. tell me about this jesus, i felt love and secure, can you tell me about jesus? >> terrific, tom doyle, he is with a group called e 3 partners, great to have you on the broadcast. thank you for keeping us up to date>> thank you, george, god bless you. >> to learn more about the group, go to our website cwnews.org. turning now to another global crisis, this year seven million children under the age of five will die. they will die from preventable deaths. u.s. government is renewing commitment to change that and enlisting christians to help. jennifer wishon explains. reporter: in the western world when a child gets sick, there is

a slim chance they'll die. the same elements will kill millions of children in other places. >> we are this close to solving these problems. >> ron shawed runs us aid. this week he is the washington, d.c. to chart a path to end preventable child deaths within a generation. us aid is partnering with other companies that will help save millions of lives and partnering with churches. >> children are at the mercy of their adults. so many of the world's children depend on the kindness of american christians.

>> kay warren saddle back church is training churches to be community health workers. >> those faith organizations already reach 250 million people around the world. if they can get these behavioral messages out and people start changing their own behaviors are more cognizant of drinking bad water. >> it is a vital partnership, in many poor communities, civil society is non existent. >> there is some sort of church, it maybe a group of people who claim to know jesus christ, god, they are his representatives. faith community is going to be there long after the government regime leaves the area.

funds dry up. the church is going to remain. for the church to be the stabilizing force, we can train lay people to become community health workers through churches. >> christians have a biblical mandate to care for the poor and sick also makes america stronger. >> we do it because it is a reflection of our moral values. we know when people see who we are, what we care about, what our aspirations are for their communities, we are safer, more prosperous and better off over time>> it is an audacious but achieveable goal. jennifer wishon for "christian world news." the bible says it is pure and undefiled religion, how one

group is bringing hope home too india's most desperate people.

>> in africa this week, radical islam group boko haram claimed responsibility for two church attacks that killed at least six christians in nigeria. s in city of josz, suicide bomber detonated a bomb. four people died and forty wounded. also an usher and church member. nation of india is emerging as a powerful force. this vast and diverse country as great needs. samuel thomas of hope givers international, spoke with gary lane, my colleague.

>> reporter: dr. thomas, i know the heart of your ministry is orphan children, how many do you have? >> today we have 4,800 in hope givers, psalm 127:4 and 5, we ask in god to help gather the arrows, place them in his giver, launch them into the village where gospel as never been preached before. 97 percent of our children end up in full time ministry. brother gary, they ask me, looks like you brainwash these kids. we teach them christ three times a day, eventually when they graduate from high school, they go into full time ministry.

>> you graduated 635 students. you notice a difference. what is the main difference? >> commitment and surrender. most of the christians committed, few are surrendered. >> you are also doing wells, i understand. providing fresh drinking water. >> brother gary, we send a pastor to a village, severe persecution, we would have to pull them out. we don't want to intentionally knowing they will be in danger. how do we go back? bible says shake the dust out of your shoes and go on to another village. we come on to a strategy of providing clean water, they then become acceptable to the gospel. within six to eight months after we provide a well, we are able

to accomplish a church in that village. >> many that are coming to christ are the dalid people, untouchables, considered the lowest casts in india. why? >> they are looking for love. they are looking for someone to care for them. going back to john 6, after jesus fed the 5,000, he says gather the fragments. that is what hope givers does, we collect those that nobody else wants, bring them to the saving knowledge of christ, then you see god. the main reason we have persecution in india, ministry of hope givers is killing the cast system. they are no different than any other people living in india. they are drawn because of love, because of forgiveness, because of joy that comes from knowing

christ. >> christ gives them great value, does he not? he flips everything upside down, what should we pray? >> that god would give us a church in every village of our country, 600,000 have yet to hear the gospel, 600,000 villages. 37,000 orphans have come through the system in full time ministry asking god to give one million by 2020. >> dr. samuel thomas, president of hope givers, thank you for giving us, god bless your ministry. terrific interview there. coming up in the united states, african-american pastors calling on president obama for answers. they aren't happy with his new

stand on gay marriage, question is: will they back him come november? is that story when we come back.

a number of black pastors are saying not so fast. >> we can act like the train has left the station, it has not. >> one of several groups working to unite black and latino pastors who support traditional marriage. these leaders say the president needs to understand their christian faith comes before their support of his historic presidency. >> the republicans and democrats have not judged correctly, the black folk can't be bought because of a person's color of

their skin. because the people have been loyal to the democratic vote doesn't mean you are going to get their vote. >> even some that marched with dr. martin luther king, don't begin to compare to the fight for gay marriage. >> i don't think it is relevant to a civil rights fight at all. it is a fight between rights and wrong. this happened to be wrong. >> 39 percent of blacks favor gay marriage, a number barely increased over the last decade. >> many of them changed their votes or will some simply stay home and not vote at all? >> same-sex marriage is an abomination, scripture rally and actually. >> despite his difference with the president on marriage, delegate burns will support him

in november. >> the number of people that believe it is the biggest issue and haven't decided to vote for that is a small group. you probably already are going to vote for republican or already democrat candidate. obama's statement matters little. >> pastors believe it is their moral duty to find for traditional marriage. >> he says he is evolving, flip flopping, the tom line is god is the same yesterday, today, and forever. marriage is between one man and one woman. we are coming and coming strong. >> jennifer wishon, cbn news, washington. >> if you are here in the united states, how big of an issue is gay marriage for your nation?

>> president obama presented israeli president perez with the medal of freedom. he called perez the essence of israel itself who understands necessity of strength and a nation's security depends on the righteousness of its deeds. metal of freedom is the highest honor. who does jerusalem belong to under international law. here is chris mitchell. >> reporter: conference high lated the research of dr. goatay. his work called sovereignty over the old city of jerusalem is

1300 pages long with 3200 footnotes and 25 years of research. >> i found a moment in history when decisions were made under international law that were pertinent to today. >> goatay points to 1920 conference. after world war i, supreme council of the allied powers decided in favor of a national home for jewish people. >> it is the turning point from a point of international law. >> goatay says it doesn't override the league of nations. >> it has already been decided. i want the world to stop what took place with the council of the league of nations. >> yet most of the world denies,

ignores or ignorant under international law. >> right now in the media at the u.n., you constantly hear the jewish people in part of jerusalem are there at out laws, trespasse trespassers, thieves, wrongfully there and in fact there as of right according to international law. >> goatay's convinced all of jerusalem has been granted to the jerusalem people as a part of their national homeland. chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. thank you, chris, i hope you enjoyed our show. get us on facebook or twitter.