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NEWS FOR PRAISE AND PRAYER

March April 2010

The earth will be filled with the knowledge of

the glory of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

Habakkuk 2:14

MEMORY VERSE

Ask of me, I will make the nations your inheritance,

the ends of the earth your possession.

Psalm 2: 8

Prayer Fellowship internationalis a spiritual fellowship of Godspeople who serve the Lord and pray and do His will so that disciples of

our Lord Jesus Christ may be made among the people of every tribe,

language, and nation. (Matthew 24:14)

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information, inspiration and mobilization for prayer and world

evangelism. You are encouraged to take an active part in this ministry.Your prayers, letters and contribution are appreciated.

Email: [email protected] Phones: 9140 27654350, 27676249


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Childrens popular character visits book fair

Egypt (MNN) At a recent book fair in Cairo, young viewers ofSAT-7 KIDS, a Christian satellite television ministry to the Middle Eastand North Africa, had the chance to meet one of their favoritecharacters. Essam or Mr. Know answers kids questions on the show,

Why is That? As thousands of kids lined up to get his autograph,Mr. Know was encouraged by the tremendous response. At a youngage, kids in many closed countries are hearing about Christs love andthe hope of eternal life. [19 Feb]

Church Bomber in Nepal Repents

KATHMANDU - the leader of a militant group said that contact withChristians in prison had led him to repent of bombing a Catholic churchhere in May 2008.Ram Mainali (37) chief of the Nepal Defense Army, was arrested onSept. 5 for exploding a bomb. Mainali is married and has twodaughters. He had been attending a prison church since he wastransferred to Nakkhu Jail 4 months ago. I have been reading theBible also, to know what it says.

He experienced the graciousness of prison Christians. Although Ibombed the church, Christians come to meet me everyday, he said.No rightwing Hindu has come to meet me even once.

[Source: V. Arora, J. Lindner]

CANADA: Hindu Family Healed, Lost Keys Found

Jesus died on the cross. He is God. I want all of my family to knowJesus, [said the Hindu man, after his whole family was healed frompainful diseases]. This started a journey [of] getting to know Jesusbetter.


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One day when he lost the keys to his office, he said: I couldnt findthem anywhere. I prayed, Jesus, you healed me. I now believe you are

God. Lord, youve got to help me find those keys.

Immediately I felt an urge to roll down the passenger window of thecar. 30 seconds later someone cut me off. I swerved and jammed on thebrakes to avoid a collision. I then heard a crack like an object hittingmy dashboard. I looked on my dashboard and there were the keys!

[Joel News, missions catalyst]

CANADA: Former Muslim Shares the Gospel

After many years of ministry in Pakistan, Nadeem Qazi began toreceive letters from the Pakistani government warning him to leave thecountry because his life was in danger. He and his wife Jamila escapedto Canada.

The Qazis have started a couple of Bible studies in Brampton that they

hope will grow into a church.

[Source: Baptist Press, February 9, 2010, missions catalyst]

Millions in Tanzania Receive Scripture in Heart Language

More than 20 denominations helped support the work. English andSwahili are Tanzanias official languages but 124 other minority

languages are spoken throughout the country. [Dec 29, RT]

VIETNAM: 40,000 Gather for Christmas

Some 40,000 people gathered in a hastily constructed venue in Ho ChiMinh City to worship God, celebrate Christmas and hear a gospelmessage on December 11 - an event of unprecedented magnitude.

[missions catalyst]


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MALAYSIA: Allah Is OKChristians in Malaysia have the constitutional right to use the wordAllah to refer to God, the countrys high court declared. At leastthree churches were firebombed on Friday in Malaysia as Muslimsprotested a court ruling allowing the use of Allah to refer to theChristian God.60.4% of Malaysias 25.7 million people are Muslim. Around 19.2% is

Buddhist, and 9.1% is Christian. Muslims enjoy special privileges inMalaysia. [missions catalyst, religious news, 09 Jan. 10]

Ecuador: In the midst of need God multiplies

In the endless discussions about tithing, giving, money, budgets, andfinancial crisis in our institutions, we have to realize that in theKingdom its not the amount that we have on hand that counts, but

whether or not the need and our giving are truly matching with theinterests of the King, writes Guy Muse, a missionary to Ecuador.

When Jesus blessed the five loaves and two fish, they were morethan enough to feed 5,000 men. Money in true Kingdom ministry worksin the same way. It has nothing to do with the amount of money wehave, and everything to do with God assigning value to our coppercoins.

Month after month I watch in amazement as fellow servants engagedin all-out service to the King have their needs provided for by the Lordwith dollar amounts that normally would cover a weeks expenses, andyet, somehow, the money stretches to cover the entire month, saysMuse. I have seen countless times in house church gatherings wherethere was food in the pot for maybe 7-10 people, yet 20 ate their fillwith leftovers to take home. I will never forget at a baptism celebrationwatching a 2-liter soda shared amongst believers stretching for an

entire church of 20+ adults and children to all have a cool drink. Overthe years, we have received modest monetary gifts for the ministry thatbore ten-fold fruit in relation to the amounts given.


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[Joel News]

Historic progress on Bible outreach(MNN) Faith Comes By Hearing is doubling the number ofScripture recording teams this year. New technology makes this projectpossible in rural areas. The teams are equipped with a portablerecording studio composed of laptop computers and all of the mixingand audio equipment thats necessary. Our objective is to record 2,000languages by the year 2016. Even though the translations are available

in the heart languages, high illiteracy still keeps people from readingGods Word. However, if we then come along and do the recording ofthat translated language, while they cant read, they CAN listen, and theWord of God can then transform their lives.

Corruption biggest concern for Afghans

Corruption, not violence and poverty, is the biggest concern for

Afghans, who had to pay about $2.5 billion in bribes last year.Based on a public survey, bribes amounted to 23% of Afghanistansgross domestic product for the year not far below the $2.8 billion inrevenue from the Afghan opium trade. [religious news]

Persecution -- the need for a voice There have been persecutionagainst Christians. Hence a pressing need for the Obama administration

to appoint an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.The post has been vacant for over a year. (MNN)

Discipleship comes through story telling

Ghana (MNN) Many children are not in school. Because of theproblem of illiteracy, OneHope has started a program called 17Stories in order to share the Gospel through storytelling. They started17 Stories to help kids understand the Bible through pictures in 17

weeks. They hope to reach 8 million children in five years with thisteaching method. [March 3]


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Food for the Hungry A study yields the hope of Christ(MNN) One in two children lives in poverty around the world. Manyof them die invisibly. Judy Davis, an advocate for Food For the Hungry,says, When people start to think about one child, one heart, making adifference to that one person, then it becomes manageable. Sheencourages people to get involved not only on a financial level, but alsoa personal and spiritual one. When you walk the walk that Jesus haslaid out there for us, many timeswithout ever speaking a word of the

Gospelwe can share and show the love of Christ.[6 Jan]

A leading Saudi cleric on the Al-Jazeera TV network lamented the

fact that 6 million Muslims are converting to Christianity every

year.

European Court Rules against Turkeys Religion ID

Compass Direct News reports that a European court on Feb. 2 orderedTurkey to remove the religious affiliation section from citizensidentification cards, calling the practice a violation of human rights.

BOOKLET SAVES A LIFE - IraqWe met a Muslim man, 53, who had tried to commit suicide four

times because of financial problems. Before his fifth attempt, he

received a free booklet with the title Why God? and read it. He sent amessage asking: Is it Gods will that I kill myself? We answered himwith a strong NO!

Later, he told us his whole story. We shared with him how much theLord loves Him and we prayed with him. Praise God for the littlebooklet and for the local workers who were willing to serve this manand tell him about Gods love and plan for his life.

1000s of pieces of literature and DVDs are sold and distributed every

year in Iraq. Daily our co-workers receive text messages requesting


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more information, and people seeking answers to their lives desperatequestions. [OM]

Teachers needed immediately in Nepal

1.8 million people in Nepal are waiting to read a copy of theScriptures in their heart language. Wycliffe Associates has Bibletranslators in Nepal, but these hardworking missionaries need educatorsfor their children. A secondary science teacher and a 5th and 6th gradeteachers are needed immediately to serve in the Christian school for

missionary children. www.mnnonline.org.[MNN, 4 Feb. 10]

Bulgaria: With God on stage, the contract is different

Philip Rashev of the Global Day of Prayer in Bulgaria: Together withhis team he prepared for a national prayer rally in Sofia on PentecostSunday, 31 May 2009. Most people who see the stage, the cameras,

the advertisements, the media, and everything else, ask: How do youorganize such a thing and how much does it cost? To speak the truth: itcost us 10 euros!

Although Rashev and his team made a budget for the event and triedto raise money, by the end of March they had only 10 euros in theirministry bank account. How would that ever work out? Also, because itwas election time, they could not find a hall for the Global Day ofPrayer. But God was in charge. In one of the team prayer gatherings He

directed them to the Alexander Battenberg Square, the largest square inSofia. Unfortunately, when we called the City Hall andexplained to them why we needed it, their first responses were verynegative. We gathered again and devoted time to pray about thisproblem. The Holy Spirit filled our hearts with the knowledge that thissquare would be needed not for us, but for the Lord. We went back tothe City Hall to talk to them again and boldly said the square was

needed for God. This time they gave us permission to use the square!They also ordered that all incoming and outgoing streets were to beclosed.


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[Joel News]

Pakistan Blasphemy law atrocities

On February 25, 2010, Christian Qamar David was sentenced to

life imprisonment and fined 101,000 Pakistani Rupees (approx. $1,187USD) for alleged blasphemy. Presiding Judge Jangu Khan of AdditionalDistrict and Sessions Court cited Sections 295 A and C of PakistaniLegal Code for his ruling.

On January 11, 2010, a court in Faisalabad sentenced Imran Masih

to life imprisonment and fined him 100,000 Pakistani Rupees after hisMuslim neighbor, Hajji Liaquat, accused him of burning the Quran.ICC sources stated that on July 1, 2009, Masih was cleaning his shop inFaisalabad when he came across Arabic literature. Before trashing it, heasked his Muslim neighbor, Liaquat, whether the book was Islamicliterature. Liaquat assured him that it was not an Islamic book.However, after Masih burned the book, Liaquat showed the half-burnedbook to passersby and accused Masih of desecrating the Quran. Later,

the local mosques incited a mob to attack Masih. Masih hid at his housebefore the police arrived to arrest him. At the time of arrest, a mob of400 had gathered outside Masihs home.The family of Masih immediately fled from Faisalabad in fear for theirlives. According to the family, Liaquat falsely accused Masih ofdesecrating the Quran because he wanted to rent the shop that

Masih used to run his business.

The first thing you can do is stop right now and ask the Lord tointervene in both these cases and others that are developing. We havealso found that evil prefers to stay hidden and when we shine the lighton it, it flees. Go to ICC website and electronically sign the petition.

Print out the petition and take it to your friends and church and have everyoneyou know sign it. Send it back to us by March 31so we can present it to the PakistaniAmbassador. Feel free to print out extra signature pages for large numbers of sign ups.

When you have collected all your signatures, please mail the signature pages to:ICC, PO Box 8056, Silver Spring, MD 20907, USA or fax them to icc (301-585-5918). [ICC]


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Philippines: Drug lords abandon crime thanks to Gospel

In the district of Quiapo (Manila), over 150 drug lords haveabandoned their criminal activity and are finding an alternative life fortheir families. [Joel News]

Christians of Egypt are massacred

The Copts number 12 million, about 15% of Egypts population.

Attacks against Christians are now carried out by their Muslimneighbors. Egypt, the recipient of $2 billion yearly of American foreignaid since 1978, cannot abuse the human rights of its Coptic Christiancitizens.

WORLD: Protesting the Apostasy Law

Free to Worship - Set My People Free to Worship Me, an annualworldwide protest against the apostasy law in the Muslim world, will be

held on Saturday, April 3, 2010, with demonstrations in New York,London, Cairo, Khartoum, Juba, Berlin, Melbourne, and in a number ofother cities around the world at 12:00 noon (local time). You can join aprotest or organize your own in your hometown or in a nearby city.

There are now open communities of Christ-followers in almost everyMuslim country. For example, there are at least 70,000 Muslim-background Christians in Algeria alone. Will you uphold the oppressed?

Sign the petitionhttp://www.petitiononline.com/2010smpf/petition.html

[Source: missions

catalyst]

China: 100,000 house church leaders receive Radio Church Kits

Since 1994 Trans World Radio has distributed more than 100,000Radio Church Kits to house church leaders in China. Each kit contains a

Chinese Bible, Christian literature and a shortwave radio, so individualsand groups can listen to teaching / discipleship programs. The church inChina is one of the fastest growing in the world, even though only 5%


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of the country is Christian. Pray the leaders will combat false doctrines,spread the gospel throughout China, and raise up new leaders.

[Joel news]

Middle East God shows the way to a Muslim

Kawan was a diligent student of the Quran and the Hadith. When aKurdish friend shared the gospel with him, he started to study the Bible.After a while he was so confused, he did not want to read either book.One night, he prayed: Oh God, what is the right way? Then Kawan

heard a voice calling his name: I am Jesus the one you are seeking.Kawan asked: What do I need to do? Jesus: I want to give you anew heart, but first you must die. Kawan felt some strange sensation inhis body and was afraid. The Lord said: Why are you afraid? Just trustme! Starting from his feet, he slowly lost the feeling in his body. Hewoke up his wife and told her that he must die. She was in shock andwanted to call the neighbours, but Kawan assured her that the Lord iswith him. After a while he came back to life and felt like a new man.

[OM]

Nine believers including Rev Issavi arrested in Iran

On February 2, Rev. Wilson Issavi, of the Assyrian EvangelicalChurch, one of the few churches in western Iran, was arrested byIranian state security agents, while visiting friends in another city .Also, 8 other Christians were arrested. Recently, Issavis wife, MedlineNazanin, said he is being held in extremely poor conditions and hasfaced physical abuse in the unmarked prison where he is being held.Pray. [RT, 5 Mar]

David Livingstone


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I will place no value on anything I have or may possess except inrelation to the Kingdom of God. If anything I have will advance that

Kingdom, it shall be given away or kept only as by giving or keeping itI may advance the Kingdom of Him I love.

Mary his wife died in 1861. Lonely, Livingstone explored deeper intothe heart of Africa, preaching to the African chieftains wherever hewent. For months on end, the world watched while Mr. Stanley, a NewYork reporter, searched for, and eventually found, the lostLivingstone far in the interior. Sometime later, on May 1, 1873, his

faithful workers discovered Livingstone kneeling at his bedside, headburied in his hands. He had died in the act of prayer.His body was buried at Westminster Abbey in London, but his heart

remained in Africa, where he had given 33 years to exploration so thatthe gospel might come to all tribes.-AL [Global Prayer Digest]

Government Sponsored Cruelty Continues in Communist Laos

48 Laotian Christians, marched from their village at gunpoint, havebeen abandoned on the roadside 3 miles from their homes. Their returnto home and family is blocked by armed police squads. [MI]

Radio stations and medical clinic launched in Ghana [18 Feb]

NigeriaMuslims Burn Down Christian Shops, 8 Churches onFeb. 21.

Eritrea Releases 14 Believers on Bail

Sources inside Eritrea estimate that 2,221 Christians remainincarcerated in Eritreas harsh detention centers.UK Bishop Calls for Freedom in Eritrea

43,000+ people in the United Kingdom have signed a petitiondemanding religious freedom for Eritrean Christians suffering in their

home country. [RT, 14 Jan]

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The need for Bibles in China grew again in 2009, when an estimatedhalf million people converted to Christianity. About 4 million Bibles

were distributed across China last year, but continued growth meansthat more are needed. According to official numbers, about 28.6 millionChristians live in China, but that figure could be as high as 90 million ifunregistered house churches are included. [RT]

Palestinian Christians

In 1948 the number of Christians in the area that today is ruled by the

Palestinian Authority was 110,000. By 2004 this had dwindled to50,000, and today it is believed to be as low as 5,000. Christians sufferill-treatment from militant Muslims within their region as well as fromthe unsympathetic Israeli government. Discrimination means that insome churches up to 80% of Christians are unemployed. They receiveno government-sponsored social security or health insurance.

[world news]

Before the Throne

Headlines and Brief News

Algeria: Protesters block church service

Christians in India Faced Three Attacks per week in 2009

India: Police Interrupt Church over Forced Conversions

[RT, 5 Jan 10]

North Korea on Top Persecutor list

Car Bomb Explodes Near Iraqi Church; Dozen People Injured[RT, 6 Jan]


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Moroccan Authorities Raid Bible Study, Arrest Christians

Film on national TV addresses cycle of violence Colombia2 in 5 Presbyterians Affirm Jesus as Only Way to Salvation

[RT, 18 Jan 10]Indonesian Churches Demolished by Mob [Dec 23, 09]Two Church Buildings Burned in Indonesia [RT, 1 Feb. 10]

40,000 Haitians Profess Faith in Christ since Earthquake

Azerbaijan and Tajikistan Deadline for re-registration passes

(MNN) Oppressive new religion laws took effect in Azerbaijan andTajikistan on January 1st. Uncooperative officials prevented mostchurches from meeting the deadline to re-register, so now the churchesface illegal status. [4 Jan]

Chakmas respond to the Gospel

One GFAsia-supported pastor has a heavy burden for the Chakma

people of India and Bangladesh. These people are poor, oppressed, andcompletely illiterate. The pastor and some Bible college students beganvisiting the children and holding a Sunday school for them. Now dozenshave decided to follow Christ, and 200 have expressed interest inlearning more about the Gospel. Pray for salvation for these people andfor spiritual growth for the new believers. [MNN, 6 Jan]

Attacks on Christians in Karnataka Furious

Karnataka state recorded the highest number of anti-Christian attacksin India last year. Christians in Karnataka are being attacked at rapidregularity and with near impunity[freedom from punishment], saidDr. B. Joseph, spokesperson of the Catholic Bishops Conference ofIndia. On Feb. 1 in Thagadur village, Kodagu district, Hindu extremistsdragged 11 Christians - including four women - from their homes andcolluded with police to arrest them on such false charges. The GlobalCouncil of Indian Christians reported that all of the Christians weretortured at the Siddapur police station to pressure them to admit to thecharges. [RT, 8 Feb]


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Eritrea Arrests 7 Christians for Praying Together

Forced Islamization of Christian Girls Supported by Egypt

A Christian TV channel that broadcasts into Egypt has helped toexpose the phenomenon of abduction. One of the testimonies sharedwas that of girl (16) who was abducted at the age of 12 on her way toschool. She was raped by five men on the first night. Over the nextmonth, she said, she had suffered like this by many men. When she wasfinally found by her father, she was beaten by security officers. The girlsobbed during her testimony, saying, Until today they have done

nothing about it and will not do anything because I am aChristian.[source: icc]

Prison ministry expands into Asia

(MNN) Crossroad Bible Institute just opened its first DistributionCenter in Singapore. Director Paul Tan is discipling inmates at ChangiPrison. 15 Buddhist inmates were so impressed with the testimony ofcurrent students that they have converted to Christianity in order toenroll in the Bible study program. Pray that these believers wouldcontinue to have a clear, strong testimony for Christ to those aroundthem. [email protected]

Christians Most Hit by Religious Freedom Violations in Indonesia

A moderate Muslim research institute in Indonesia found that 28 of all35 cases of government violations of religious freedom were against

Christians.

Orissa: Christians Forced from Camps before EU Visit

We cannot go back to our village, because they will not allow us to

live there if we do not convert to Hinduism, said Meena Nayak, amother of two. [RT, 19 Jan]


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Protests Erupt as EU Delegation Visits Orissa

Radical Hindu groups met an visiting EU delegation in Orissa with

multiple protests. It is the responsibility of our government to dealwith the problem, said Gouri P Brahma, GS, the Vishwa HinduParishad. The delegation agreed not to conduct a fact-finding mission inthe area, where at least 40 Christians were killed and another 25,000displaced by Hindu radicals in 2007. [RT, 4 Feb]

Christians in UzbekistanChristian, Tohar Haydarov [age 28], was framed [made to seemguilty] in Jan 2010 on drug charges. The drugs were planted on hisperson and also in his apartment, and now hes facing a sentence of 10to 20 years.

Pakistani Christians Sentenced to 25 Years for Defiling Quran

A Pakistani court sentenced a Christian couple to 25 years in prison forallegedly defiling the Quran.. On Tuesday, Munir Masih and RuqqiyaBibi were sentenced for touching the Quran with unwashed hands.

[RT, 5

Mar]

Bloodshed In Nigeria!

Another wave of Muslim/Christian violence sweeps the city of Jos incentral Nigeria. Muslims burned churches with worshippers inside. Gunbattles kill hundreds.Jos was once the safest city in all of Nigeria. The name came fromJesus Our Savior, and it was 100% Christian from its beginning. It isthe place where, almost every foreign missionary who is now in thecountry stays in big houses surrounded by high walls with watchmen24/7. The violence began when a church was attacked and burned

down on Sunday, January 17. [Christian Aid Mission, Jan. 26] The


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recent conflict left more than 200,000 people homeless and at least 40killed.

Despite Democracy, Christians in Bhutan Remain Underground

Christians, whose official identity falls in the others category in thecensus, are estimated to number between 3,000 and 6,000. They live outtheir Christian lives under-ground; no church buildings, cemeteries orChristian bookstores are yet allowed. [RT, 27 Jan]

LRA attacks believers

Dem. Rep. of Congo The Lords Resistance Army has forced manybelievers out of their homes in recent weeks. Since late December, apastor has been brutally murdered, churches have been burned, andChristians have lost all of their possessions. Pray that believers wouldremain bold. [MNN, 28 Jan]

Pakistani Christians neglected

About 2,000 Pakistani Christians are living in squalid [dirty] conditionsin roadside tents beside an open latrine after the government reneged ona promise to relocate them after the loss of their former land.

[World news]PRAY FOR

1. the removal of blasphemy and sharia laws and their abuse2. an end to bonded labour

3. Fear of the Lord to come upon all.

Burma Army Burns Houses, Intensifies Attack on Karen

More than 70 houses, a mobile health clinic and two schools ineastern Burma have been burnt down by army patrols stepping up the


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offensive on a Christian minority. Thousands of people have beendisplaced and are still in hiding following the attacks, according to Free

Burma Rangers (FBR), a relief organization. [RT, 12 Feb]

Irans Anniversary Pushes Some Away from Islam

Irans inner tension did not ease for Thursdays 31st anniversary of theIslamic Republic. The greatest freedom in the world is in Christ, sothats why so many people are turning to Christ. One Iranian leadersays the most effective evangelist in Iran is the Ayatollah Ruhollah

Khomeini. When he came in, it exposed what real Islam is all about.Iran publicly executed two opposition leaders as enemies of God lastweek. [RT, 15 Feb]

BURKINA FASO: New Church Begins

A new cell church is starting in Fulani village Y, where we havebeen visiting and sharing the message of Christ for many years! Theywould listen respectfully to the good news of Christ, but generally

showed no inclination to follow for themselves.Eventually one man, M, gave his life to Christ. As the only believer

in his village, it was not easy for him, and it was a 40km walk toGorom-Gorom to come to church. Sadly, after a few years, M died. Wehave kept up contact with his family, helping them when we can.

Now a Christian teacher has been posted to Y, and his pastor, Pascal,has been going to visit. Together, they have seen a small group cometogether to follow the teaching of Christ, and the first person whodecided to convert was Ms son!Please pray for Pascal and the teacher, and the small group in Y as theyseek to follow the path of Jesus together.

[Acacia Partnership Trust, 12Feb.10]

Human Rights Group Releases Persecution Shame List

ICC lists India along with North Korea in this years list of worst

persecutors worldwide. The human rights groups list included Eritrea,Pakistan, Iran, North Korea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia and China. Indiaremains on the top 10 worst persecutors list due to constant violent


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attacks against Christians. [26 Jan. 10,RT]

Thousands of Deaf will see the Gospel

(MNN) A new Bible may revolutionize outreach to the Deafcommunity in Kenya. Mike Toupin says: The Seed Company helpedwith a project that will bring hope to this group. Its a sign languageBible that was actually recorded as a DVD so that those who are Deafor hearing impaired can see in sign language someone signing out the

Scriptures in their heart language. And thats the first time thats evertaken place. Once the Deaf receive the Gospel, it will likely travel fast.

[4 Feb]

Prejudice strong against Islam

According to a Gallup Center for Muslim Studies, 43% of the

Americans said they felt at least some prejudice toward Muslims, while18% said they felt that way toward Christians, 15% toward Jews and14% toward Buddhists. [religious news]

Indonesia:

Pray thatIslamic fundamentalism will weaken and radical Muslim organisationswill be removed by God; the terror of the LORD will fall on those whopersecute Christians; and the Angel of the Lord will protect Christians;the Government will give permission for the (re)building of churches.

Nepal The number of Christians in Nepal is still at a low 0.6%.

India: Prayer walking is a key to church plantingSimple church coach Felicity Dale attended the World House ChurchSummit in India and reports that she met several people who have more


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than 100,000 new believers in their networks. She interviewed amiddle-aged housewife who is responsible for seeing more than 6,000

churches. Reflecting on this, Felicity says: I know that numbers are theworlds way of judging success, and that God is more interested in ourfaithfulness and obedience than anything else.

The first thing that is strikingly clear is the commitment of Indianchurch planters to prayer, and prayer walking. We have an Indianfriend who tried an experiment, Felicity says. He picked two villages.The first he prayer walked regularly before trying to reach out to the

people who lived there. The second he did not. Forty-five familiesbecame believers in the first village. He was thrown out of the secondone.

A similar experiment was tried several years ago in Phoenix, Arizona,as documented in the book The Praying Church Idea Book byDouglas A. Kamstra. The church randomly selected 160 names fromthe phone book and divided then into two groups. For 90 days theyprayed for one group while they ignored the other. At the end of 90

days they called all 160 homes, identified themselves and offered tostop by and pray for the family and any needs they might have. Of the80 homes that were not prayed for, only one person invited them in.From the 80 homes that were prayed for, 69 people invited them tocome over and of those people, 45 invited them into their homes.

David Watson, who has seen more than 40,000 churches start inNorth India and more than 5,000 in Africa, surveyed his top 100 churchplanters to see if he could identify any common characteristics in themethods they used. The only one he found was a commitment to prayer.Even though these people mostly had jobs, they prayed 3 hours per dayon their own and then 3 hours per day with their teams. Fasting wasalso important to them. [Joel News]Chinese authorities seek to destroy large unregistered churches

Since June, China closed at least 13 churches, Bible-training schools,and homes, forcing others to file suits against the bans placed on their

churches illegally. Pray.

What an awesome and orderly GOD!!


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Gods accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For

example:-the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;-those of the canary in 14 days;-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days;-those of the mallard in 35 days;-The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich hatch in 42 days.

(Notice, they are all divisible by seven, the number of days in a week!)The lives of each of you may be ordered by the Lord in a beautiful wayfor His glory, if you will only entrust Him with your life. If you tryto regulate your own life, it will only be a mess and a failure. Onlythe One Who made the brain and the heart can successfully guide themto a profitable end.

Gods wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant. The four legs ofthis great beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other

quadruped is so made. God planned that this animal would have a hugebody, too large to live on two legs. For this reason He gave itfour fulcrums so that it can rise from the ground easily.

The horse rises from the ground on its two front legs first. A cowrisesfrom the ground with its two hind legs first. How wise the Lord is inall His works of creation!

Gods wisdom is revealed in His arrangement of sections andsegments, as well as in the number of grains.-Each watermelon has an even number of stripes on the rind.-Each orange has an even number of segments.-Each ear of corn has an even number of rows.-Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains.-Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number ofbananas, and each row decreases by one, so that one row has an even

number and the next row an odd number.-The waves of the sea roll in on shore twenty-six to the minute in allkinds of weather.


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All grains are found in even numbers on the stalks, and the Lordspecified thirty fold, sixty fold, and a hundredfold - all even numbers.

God has caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified timesduring the day, so that Linnaeus, the great botanist, once said that if hehad a conservatory containing the right kind of soil, moisture andtemperature, he could tell the time of day or night by the flowers thatwere open and those that were closed!

Thus the Lord in His wonderful grace can arrange the life thatis entrusted to His care in such a way that it will carry out His

purposes and plans, and will be fragrant with His presence.[PASSING-IT-ON4JESUS@ yahoogroups .com]

MORE THAN DREAMS

5 Muslims who follow Jesus

Muslim men and women without knowledge of the Gospel or contact

with Christians have experienced dreams and visions of Jesus Christ.Thousands of Muslims started following Jesus as a result.

Five of these moving and life-changing stories have been captured onthe unique DVD More Than Dreams. Every story of 35-40 minuteswas researched, recreated in docu-drama format, and broadcasted onsatellite television across the Mid East and N Africa.

Take Mohammed from northern Nigeria, who had seven dreams ofJesus and survived various attempts on his life, before leading his fatherto faith in Christ. Take Khalil, a radical Egyptian terrorist, who despisedChristians and Jews. His heart was changed forever when the Saviorappeared to him in a dream that penetrated his soul. Take Khosrow, ateenager in Iran, who saw Jesus extend his hand in a vision, anexperience he describes as waves of electricity flowed through mybody over and over again. I wept for the first time since I was a child

and joy filled my heart. Also the stories of Dini from Indonesia and Alifrom Turkey (who encountered Jesus in Mecca) are powerful examplesof God meeting people right where they are.


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Ethiopian Convert Still Jailed Despite Lack of Charges

Prosecutors and police are trying to concoct a terrorism case against anEthiopian convert who has been jailed since May without formalcharges. Bashir Musa Ahmed, 29, was arrested on May 23 when policefound him in possession of eight Bibles in Jijiga. [RT, 19 Feb]

USA: Messianic leader reports revival among Jews

Sid Roth, founder of Georgia-based Messianic Vision and host of theIts Supernatural television broadcast, said he has seen dozens ofJewish Americans profess faith in Christ in recent months duringevangelistic events in New York and California. Last summer in N.Y.,nearly 400 Russian Jews reportedly attended an evangelistic meetingbilled as a lecture on the paranormal. People were healed, Roth said,including a wheelchair-bound woman who had not been able to walk

for five years. There was just a move of Gods Spirit, and almost theentire group stood up to make public professions of Messiah, Roth toldCharisma.

Later, in California, roughly 30 Jews professed faith in Christ. In myopinion this is unprecedented in America, said Roth, who hasministered among Jewish communities in the Soviet Union for morethan 15 years. Ive been in Jewish ministry over 35 years, and Ivenever heard of anything like this before. [Joel News]

If You Can Find a Better Deal, Take It!by Ann Coulter [extracts]

With Christianity, your sins are forgiven, the slate is wiped clean andyour eternal life is guaranteed through nothing you did yourself, eventhough you dont deserve it. Its the best deal in the universe.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoeverbelieves in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16.


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For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your

own doing; it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life inChrist Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23.

Christianity is also the hardest religion in the world because, if youbelieve Christ died for your sins and rose from the dead, you have nochoice but to give your life entirely over to Him. No more sexualpromiscuity, no lying, no cheating, no stealing, no killing inconvenientold people or unborn babies no doing what all the other kids do.

And no more caring what the world thinks of you because Theworld will hate you.

A few people ask questions about God, guilt, forgiveness, peace, etc.

in the Question/Answer feature in www.rediff.com. You are

welcome to participate in it and counsel people.

From the Editor

Dear Co-worker with God,By Gods immense grace, we are in the 21st year of this ministry.

Praise be to Him for His provision and guidance. My third book,No man spoke like this Man -His Words & Teachings,contains 100 devotions, each with notes / comments and prayer [112pages]. 1000 copies are to be printed in March / April 2010. If you


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wish to invest in this work and partner with us for the glory of God, youmay do so.

Those who are desirous of obeying all the teachings of Jesus or wouldlike to gift the book to their friends and thus do Gods ministry mayorder 10 or more copies [Rs 300 for 10 copies, postage free] and sendme the amount ahead. Please contact me: [email protected]

Daniel Sathiaraj

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