Lebanon: Finding 'families of peace'
In small teams of three, Christian university students from Beirut are visiting residential communities to share practical life skills and their faith. They simply go from house to house, introducing themselves as students and explaining that they have prepared a seven-week mini-workshop on health and family values. Would the family like them to share this with them? It quickly becomes evident that they are Christians, but they have been welcomed to every home they have gone to so far! They are following the pattern Jesus suggested, when he taught how to enter new communities in Luke 10:5-9. In the communities in which they are sharing, these students are finding it takes about 7 weeks for families to be ready to read the Bible and learn about Jesus as their Saviour.
Praise: God for these Christian students and the message they bring. (Ez.33:30)
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Lebanon: Finding 'families of peace'
In small teams of three, Christian university students from Beirut are visiting residential communities to share practical life skills and their faith. They simply go from house to house, introducing themselves as students and explaining that they have prepared a seven-week mini-workshop on health and family values. Would the family like them to share this with them? It quickly becomes evident that they are Christians, but they have been welcomed to every home they have gone to so far! They are following the pattern Jesus suggested, when he taught how to enter new communities in Luke 10:5-9. In the communities in which they are sharing, these students are finding it takes about 7 weeks for families to be ready to read the Bible and learn about Jesus as their Saviour.
Praise: God for these Christian students and the message they bring. (Ez.33:30)
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Russia: Caucasus the next battlefield for al Qaeda?
Even though Osama bin Laden is dead, the al-Qaeda terrorist group may be looking at expanding its war against the West. Accord to some terrorist experts, al-Qaeda may have its sights set on the North Caucasus region of Russia. One report indicates terrorists in the North Caucasus have been using radical Salafi Islam to recruit disgruntled youth who grew up on the battlefields of the two Chechen wars. According to the President of Russian Ministries Sergey Rakhuba, hide-out evidence has already been uncovered backing up these claims. According to Rukhuba, that means there is a spiritual battle under way for the souls of Russia's youth in the region. He says, ‘That's the strategy for al-Qaeda: to reach out to young people, to brainwash them in all those underground cells, to provide them with all kinds of false philosophies and encourage them to go and bring destruction into those communities.’
Russia: Caucasus the next battlefield for al Qaeda?
Even though Osama bin Laden is dead, the al-Qaeda terrorist group may be looking at expanding its war against the West. Accord to some terrorist experts, al-Qaeda may have its sights set on the North Caucasus region of Russia. One report indicates terrorists in the North Caucasus have been using radical Salafi Islam to recruit disgruntled youth who grew up on the battlefields of the two Chechen wars. According to the President of Russian Ministries Sergey Rakhuba, hide-out evidence has already been uncovered backing up these claims. According to Rukhuba, that means there is a spiritual battle under way for the souls of Russia's youth in the region. He says, ‘That's the strategy for al-Qaeda: to reach out to young people, to brainwash them in all those underground cells, to provide them with all kinds of false philosophies and encourage them to go and bring destruction into those communities.’
The pictures of the original 37 “most wanted” criminal leaders are attached below. Praise God that 20 have been removed. The second slide shows the faces of the 17 that now need to be brought to justice. Pray for the remaining 17 drug criminals whose faces appear in the next slide below that they will swiftly be brought to justice and that their cartels and networks will be broken up and come to an end during these coming months. Thanks for your ongoing prayers for victory in the battle for Mexico. The Lord is answering!
The Global Day of Prayer and the IPC have a rich and enduring relationship going back to September 2004 when Graham Power, GDOP chairman, and his associates approached the IPC with their vision to hold an international day of repentance and prayer for the world on Pentecost Sunday each year. Through their bold presentation, the IPC leadership caught the dream of seeing the GDOP reach every nation and decided to throw our lot in with them in order to make this vision happen. Many of the prayer leaders and networks associated with the IPC went all out to mobilize their nations and regions.
It has been worth it all to see what the Lord has done with this massive effort that literally hundreds of millions of believers have participated in, including virtually every country. The GDOP team has done a truly outstanding job of sharing the vision, developing video and written resources and organizing international broadcasts with the help of God TV. They are to be applauded and congratulated!
Now, the Lord who inspired and enabled it all will again be glorified to the ends of the earth on Sunday, June 12, when tens of millions of Christians from all traditions and denominations will once again pray together. The process begins June 2 with 10 days of united prayer, using an excellent prayer guide that can be downloaded from the GDOP website listed below. Also, please be sure to tune into the international broadcast from Jacksonville. You can view the GDOP Broadcast live on June 11, 2011 6:00 pm USA Eastern Standard Time at "God TV" and other networks to be announced. Visit http://www.god.tv/tunein/ on how and where to tune in.
We encourage you to rally your church or prayer group to join in this amazing, globe-girdling prayer effort, connecting with tens of millions of other adults, youth and children, asking the One who has all power to bring healing and transformation to our communities, nations and world. All the resources you need are available on the website www.globaldayofprayer.com. Be sure to also register your involvement on that same website.
Enjoy an awesome time in the presence of the Lord that will be used by Him to change the history of our planet!
The following e-mail has the sole purpose of thanking you once again for traveling to our country to participate together in “Two Nations, One Project”. We would like to share with you the wonders and miracles that God has done in just the few days after our historical prayer meeting.
Saturday, in the state of Chiapas, one of the biggest crystal meth labs ever discovered was confiscated.
In the state of Quintana Roo, 10 people belonging to the “Zetas” were detained.
Sunday, in Michoacan, 36 members of the gang “La Familia” were also detained and 11 more died. That same Sunday in Northern Mexico in the state of Sonora, 400 kilos of marihuana were confiscated, and 4 drug dealers were detained.
In another Northern state of Coahuila, one ton of cocaine was confiscated and 4 members of “Los Zetas” were detained.
Thank God for all of these actions where we can see the beginning of what we declared that night of prayer in faith in regards to the peace, freedom, and security of our nations.
Gloria a Dios!
(CNN) June 2, 2011-- Dozens of people have died in clashes with troops in western Syria, where government forces reportedly shelled homes in one town, protest organizers and a human rights official said Thursday. The reports come a day after a leading human rights group accused Syria of committing abuses against anti-government protesters, who have been calling for a regime change. Syria has denied the allegations. At least 43 people have been killed since Sunday when government forces entered Homs province to end protests against government rule, said Rami Abdel Rahman, president of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…
Human Rights Watch accused Syria on Wednesday of carrying out a "systematic" series of abuses against protesters. It called on the United Nations to investigate. The United States has imposed new sanctions on al-Assad and other senior Syrian officials, freezing any assets held in the country over human rights abuses. Security forces have killed more than 887 across the country since the protests started in mid-March, Human Rights Watch said in a report. That number does not include security personnel the government claims died in attacks from "armed groups." Precise "numbers are impossible to verify given the information blockade imposed by the Syrian government," the rights group said.
Please pray for the peaceful transformation of Syria and other Arab nations in the Middle East that they will become just and free societies with leaders who serve their people rather than themselves.
Nigeria: Projects to unite Christians and Muslims
An ecumenical organization, the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria, said it plans to establish small business and agricultural enterprises that will bring Christians and Muslims together in the troubled north-central part of Nigeria. ‘We believe that projects jointly owned by Christians and Muslims would bridge the relationship gap between them,’ said Helen Philemon Haggai, co-ordinator of the fellowship's peace desk. The projects, Haggai said, ‘will focus on establishment of farms that will provide employment opportunities for Christian and Muslim youths. These farms will enable them to produce crops like potatoes, tomatoes and vegetables like lotus and cabbages. This will provide food for their families and at the same time, provide them with incomes. In addition, water projects like boreholes can provide safe drinking water for Muslim and Christian communities’. Furthermore, Haggai said, ‘a skills acquisition centre will be established for the training of both Christian and Muslim youths and widows.’ Praise: God for this initiative and pray that working together will lead to peace. (Ez.37:26)
Nigeria: Projects to unite Christians and Muslims
An ecumenical organization, the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria, said it plans to establish small business and agricultural enterprises that will bring Christians and Muslims together in the troubled north-central part of Nigeria. ‘We believe that projects jointly owned by Christians and Muslims would bridge the relationship gap between them,’ said Helen Philemon Haggai, co-ordinator of the fellowship's peace desk. The projects, Haggai said, ‘will focus on establishment of farms that will provide employment opportunities for Christian and Muslim youths. These farms will enable them to produce crops like potatoes, tomatoes and vegetables like lotus and cabbages. This will provide food for their families and at the same time, provide them with incomes. In addition, water projects like boreholes can provide safe drinking water for Muslim and Christian communities’. Furthermore, Haggai said, ‘a skills acquisition centre will be established for the training of both Christian and Muslim youths and widows.’ Praise: God for this initiative and pray that working together will lead to peace. (Ez.37:26)