Egypt: Christian billionaire seeks Egypt's presidency
The Egyptian Revolution began on January 25th of this year, marked by President Hosni Mubarak stepping down on February 11th, and still continues as a new government is formed. One of those figures who has thrown his hat in the ring to be the new president is Naguib Sawiris, a ‘billionaire telecom scion and art patron’ according to a Forbes report. Sawiris is also a Coptic Christian who has already founded a new political party known as the ‘Free Egyptian Party.’ His goal is to establish a secular democratic government in Egypt. Money certainly won't be an issue in his run for office; Sawiris is number two on the billionaire list in Egypt - his father is at the top spot. Coptic Christians in Egypt have suffered much violence and persecution especially in the last year, but Sawiris seems to be unafraid of the risks involved in seeking to be head of his country.
Pray: that God would use Sawiris to bring His light into this election and sound government. (Ez.2:6)
Surge in born again Christians since 9/11
A Barna Group study has revealed that New Yorkers are more ‘spiritually active’ today than they were immediately following the attacks of 9/11. As reported in the Christian Post, the new study says following an initial lapse, the faith of New Yorkers—‘faith’ meaning going to church, reading the Bible, praying, etc. - began to increase ‘significantly’ after September 2004. ‘Most of the change in spiritual behaviour seems to have happened since the middle of the last decade. Church participation in the New York market especially has shifted most since 2004,’ said David Kinnaman, Barna Group president. According to the report, another interesting statistic coming out of the study shows that the percentage of New York's residents who qualify as born again Christians surged from 20 percent in the late 1990s to 32 percent today. ‘The research shows that spiritual change can and does happen, even in large population centres like the New York media market,’ said Barna.
Praise: God for this growth in adversity of new believers. (1Pet.5:8-10)
More: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=9288
Surge in born again Christians since 9/11
A Barna Group study has revealed that New Yorkers are more ‘spiritually active’ today than they were immediately following the attacks of 9/11. As reported in the Christian Post, the new study says following an initial lapse, the faith of New Yorkers—‘faith’ meaning going to church, reading the Bible, praying, etc. - began to increase ‘significantly’ after September 2004. ‘Most of the change in spiritual behaviour seems to have happened since the middle of the last decade. Church participation in the New York market especially has shifted most since 2004,’ said David Kinnaman, Barna Group president. According to the report, another interesting statistic coming out of the study shows that the percentage of New York's residents who qualify as born again Christians surged from 20 percent in the late 1990s to 32 percent today. ‘The research shows that spiritual change can and does happen, even in large population centres like the New York media market,’ said Barna.
Praise: God for this growth in adversity of new believers. (1Pet.5:8-10)
More: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=9288
Slovakia: The beginning of huge revival
A Church in the town called Vrútky, Slovakia, offers prayers for healing to non Christian people, reports Lusi Gertliová, Liecenie press centre. A couple of months ago the church put and advertisement in the newspaper and 400 new visitors came in the first event and almost all of them were healed by the power of God. 300 of them accepted Christ as their personal Saviour and Lord. Today events called ‘Healing’ take place all around the country. There are thousands of testimonies online that could be found on www.liecenie.com. ‘Slovakia is a tiny little country in the middle of Europe. But the movement of God in this country is becoming greater and more powerful these days. We are witnesses of something miraculous that God is doing in charismatic Pentecostal churches. We can see the beginning of huge revival,’ notes Lusi Gertliová.
Praise: God for this stirring of faith through His healing power and miracles. (Ps.77:14)
Slovakia: The beginning of huge revival
A Church in the town called Vrútky, Slovakia, offers prayers for healing to non Christian people, reports Lusi Gertliová, Liecenie press centre. A couple of months ago the church put and advertisement in the newspaper and 400 new visitors came in the first event and almost all of them were healed by the power of God. 300 of them accepted Christ as their personal Saviour and Lord. Today events called ‘Healing’ take place all around the country. There are thousands of testimonies online that could be found on www.liecenie.com. ‘Slovakia is a tiny little country in the middle of Europe. But the movement of God in this country is becoming greater and more powerful these days. We are witnesses of something miraculous that God is doing in charismatic Pentecostal churches. We can see the beginning of huge revival,’ notes Lusi Gertliová.
Praise: God for this stirring of faith through His healing power and miracles. (Ps.77:14)
Please keep praying for the WPA! Your prayer support will be all-important to the planning of this event which is intended to be a “new paradigm” for an international congress—carried out Acts 13-style—incorporating listening to God, united prayer, and strategic implementation of world-impacting action that proceeds out of that encounter with the Lord and one another.
“As we come close to the opening of the NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2011 here at the IMA Vision City, Hyderabad, India, on the 14th September 2011, we are awaiting with great anticipation for God’s wonderful grace, Presence, and wisdom on this conference. All those who will participate in this historic conference of mission & church leaders from around the country will set new goals in the work of mission. www.imaindia.org. We do solicit your continued earnest prayers at this time.
1. For safe travel and financial provision for all participants and resource persons and for politically peaceful atmosphere in & around Hyderabad with His glory hovering over.
2. For God’s anointing over the speakers, resource persons and all those who will be taking part and that all invitees will go back fully charged to do greater things for God in the context of discipling our nation.
Rev. Susanta Patra, General Secretary, India Missions Association (Serving Missions and Churches to fulfill God’s Vision)
Eastern India Prayer and Harvest Network
North East India Harvest Network is committed to mobilize intercessors and church planters within India and the neighbouring countries since 2000 AD with many milestones already as a result of God’s answer to united and strategic prayer initiatives:
1. After 40 days of fasting and prayer initiative – joined by more than 700 Churches and Prayer groups – revival broke out in Mizoram and the neighbouring states of eastern India resulting in the salvation and renewal of thousands of people.
2. So many prayer mountains, prayers groups had been raised up in NE India through the efforts to network and specifically focus on “Transformational Prayers” for revival in the Churches and healing of the land.
3. We are connected with national and international prayer networks like NPN, GDOP, WIN, etc. and facilitate them to connect with others. Many missionaries are now doing cross-cultural mission works in South and South East Asia and Africa as a result of these partnerships.
4. This year our slogan is “Celebrate a Million More” as we begin to praying for a million more intercessors and a million more new believers to harvest by 2012.
5. We are focused on Bengali and Assamese people. Church planting movement is going on. January this year, 1,420 new believers were baptized, and last month 725 were baptized again while 520 are waiting to be baptized this month.
God has given us Isaiah 54:2-4 for this year – A year of expansion and multiplication! Praise the Lord!
Blessings,
PC
We are urged to take seriously the Biblical responsibility of Psalm 122 to join millions of other believers in praying for Christ’s peace to be upon Jerusalem and the inhabitants of Israel, both Jewish and Arab. As the Bible said it would, Jerusalem has become a cup of controversy on the global stage today (Zech. 12:2-3). One of the organizers writes:
“RIGHT NOW…there are increasing threats from many nations against God’s covenant city, there are escalating tensions surrounding the inhabitants of the land of Israel, and there are ever-increasing global repercussions for all mankind because of the critical situation.
As these global challenges arise, however, GOD is present. His response has been to stir the hearts of Christians from China to Germany and from Kenya to Brazil, to raise their voices in fervent intercession with His Son, on behalf of Jerusalem and all her inhabitants, both Jew and Arab alike.”
For more information and for resources to help you participate go to www.daytopray.com or call Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem office at 1-800-519-4647.
"We need another Dunkirk," said Dr. James Dobson at Saturday's national day of prayer in Houston as he recounted the famous story and called American Christians to devote themselves to prayer and fasting. "God answers prayer." He is absolutely right.
What an encouraging day during such a discouraging week! Against the backdrop of a severe financial crisis and near-crippling political gridlock in Washington, the S&P's first-ever downgrade of American debt, the increasing prospect of a double-dip recession, and the terrible tragedy of the murder of 30 American special forces heroes in Afghanistan -- including operators from the Navy's SEAL Team Six -- more than 30,000 Americans gathered peaceably here yesterday to pray for the Lord to have mercy on our country. They joined together with evangelical Christians gathered at some 1,300 satellite viewing locations in all 50 states. They implored the Lord to spare us from the judgment our many sins deserve. They pleaded with the Lord to pour out His Holy Spirit and give us a Third Spiritual Awakening. They chose, too, to pray for the Lord to bless the State of Israel and the Jewish people, and prayed faithfully and passionately for the peace of Jerusalem.
"The Response" was no ordinary prayer meeting. Personally, I've never been to anything like it, and I was blessed by every minute of it. There were no political speeches. No entrance fees. No offering. No fund-raising appeal. No merchandise sold. No light show. No entertainment of any kind. This was simply seven straight hours of prayer and fasting, heartfelt contrition and repentance, Bible reading from the Book of Joel and many other Scriptures, and wonderful worship - both modern praise songs and beloved hymns - with every generation represented along with so many races and ethnic backgrounds. Let's do more of this…
How often do 30,000 American believers gather not for entertainment but simply to fast, pray and worship all day long? Yes, some feared the event was going to be political. But it wasn't. Yes, some feared what would be said or done would be theologically off base. But it wasn't. I know because I was there. I wish even more had been there, too. We need more pastors and ministry leaders to teach and follow the Book of Joel, not fewer. We need more officials to call for prayer and fasting and to be encouraged for doing so, not fewer.
I'm grateful to Texas Governor Rick Perry for helping call for this event to take place, for encouraging people from all over the country to participate, for standing his ground against intense liberal and atheist opposition and even a federal lawsuit (which was dismissed), and for speaking and praying at the event despite many calls for him not to do so. “
A special opportunity to focus prayer on a region of the world that is home to:
• The majority of the world’s Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists
• The majority of the world’s least-reached people groups
• The poorest of the poor (more than eighty of every 10 impoverished people)
• 45 of the 50 nations where Christians are most persecuted.
When: The first Sunday of every October. This year, 10/40 Window Sunday will be celebrated on Sunday, October 2nd.
Where: In your home, with your small group, at church…Anywhere Christians gather to seek the Lord.
Why: Because the 10/40 Window is the “final frontier” of world missions. In order to finish the task given to the Church, we need to pray! “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you…”—the Bible, Matthew 28:19,20.
How: Mark Sunday, October 2, on your calendar. Tell your friends, family, small group, pastor….Plan to join with Window International Network and countless Christians around the globe in interceding for the 10/40 Window.
You don’t have to wait until October. Start praying today! Visit us at www.win1040.com for nation profiles, prayer points, and to learn about how you can get involved in reaching the people of the 10/40 Window.