this is cbn's way of showing god's love among our muslim friends. raul heads the cbn outreach in indonesia. >> those people, i would say 99% are muslims. these people are from a radical muslim group. but we say that you are here because of a miracle. and who can perform the miracle? it is stated in your book that he performs more or less. he heals the sick. he raised the dead. essa al massi is the one that makes us do all of this and helps you extend the love to you. >> i would like to say a million thanks to cbn for your care and compassion to help low-class people like us. i am now happy and believe that my son is healed. now he has a big chance to be healthy and successful in the future. >> not only are the physical conditions of these children changed, but their families, and even their communities as well. as they see that their problems can be solved. they learn to see life more positively, and because of the good results, more people come to cbn for help, which only means more opportunities for the organization to share god's love to them. lu

jennifer wishon, cbn news, washington. >> wendy: thanks, jennifer.he emphasis may have been on earthly power there at the inauguration, but at prayer gatherings around washington, d.c., christians were calling on god. paul strand attended one such meeting. >> reporter: while hundreds of thousands came to watch the inauguration, many came to pray over it. they gathered in places like this ballroom, praying for america and its president, and cutting lose in praise and worship. >> for the glory is rising in the church, and the glory is roofin rising upon his people, our people. we pray for our leaders. we're believing even today the glory will come upon our leaders. >> reporter: one senator encouraged those attending to ask their state lawmakers to support a resolution he pushed through the pennsylvania senate. >> that would establish and set forth the legal, historical, and spiritual basis for israel's claim to the land that they live on. they are the front line for us. they are the ones who are receiving the blunt of the terrorist attacks, not us. >>

cbn news agreed to conceal his identity.e says the indigenous people consider christians as invaders and members of a western religion. >> i was born and raised here. because i am a christian, i am viewed and treated as a second and third and fourth-class citizen. >> boko haram is provoking christians into attacking muslims. some neighborhoods are taking measures to defend themselves. others rely on god for protection and take comfort in his word. >> even when i walk through the dark valley of death, i will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. >> george thomas, cbn news, kano, nigeria. >> thank you, george. up next, the gracea burnham story, how she and her kids are still serving the lord, today, stay tuned. >> in 2012, gracia burnham marked 10 years since the end of her captivity at the hands of killers. i talk wisdom gracia about her experience and how she has been reaching out to her former captors. >> the couple had been celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary when terrorists attacked them. abu sayyaf first bro

chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> wendy: so where are all of these christian refugees going? some are landing in europe, and they're bringing revival. dale herd records from berlin. >> reporter: parts of germany are among the most godless areas in the world. polling shows that bee leav belief in god in the east germany is only 13%. but church attendance is growing here, thanks to former muslims from iran. converts to christianity have doubled the size of the congregation. deaconess rosemarie gertz. >> it came like an unexpected new rain. suddenly new people started coming every week and asked to be baptized. in the beginning, only five or six iranians came. they were easy to spot and we got to know them. and then over time, they brought their friends and neighbors. >> reporter: germany has experienced a surge in islam this year. muslims conducted a nationwide campaign to give away qurans, in a country that has largely turned its back on biblical christianity. but iranian immigrants have experienced the oppression in their native land, and they're hungry for christianity and t

john waggi, cbn news. >> george: what a heartbreak.n recent years, american evangelicals have sharply increased their adoption of children from russia. now for that time being, it is all over. i spoke to the russian ministries for the reason behind the new law and its impact on russian orphans. can you tell us why russia passed this law specifically preventing americans from adopting russian children? >> i think this is just a simple retaliation against american legislature that just a few weeks before the american congress banned russian corrupt officials from coming to the united states, and many other countries are thinking about following that pattern. so that was the kremlin retaliation. but not against american politicians. some how they decided to retaliate against their own children. that's a very sad situation. >> george: there are about 750,000 orphans and homeless children in russia. what is the government then doing to help care for these kids? >> what the russian government is doing, according to their own understanding, t