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1. ZAMBIA: CITY-WIDE
PASTORS FELLOWSHIPS
2. ZIMBABWE: PRAY
FOR THE FARMERS
3. 2001: PRAY 'ROUND AFRICA
4. PRAYER RESOURCES,
PLEASE...
5. NEWS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD
6. AFRICA: OPEN
DOOR FOR EVANGELISM
7. CHINA'S
MAJOR HOUSE CHURCH LEADERS
AGREE ON FIVE
PRIORITIES
8. E-NEWSLETTER DRAWS
FROM 100 SOURCES
9. GLOBAL NEWS
FROM IFA
10. SPAIN: PRAYER
CUTS CRIME
11. MOROCCO: PRAYER JOURNEY
REPORT
12. NEPAL: COVENANT
FOR THE NATION
13. ANDES MOUNTAINS:
PRAYER, MEDICAL
TEAMS, THE BOOK OPENS CLOSED DOORS
14. CANADA:
LIGHT THE NATION
15. MINI-REVIEW:
"MISSIONS IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM"
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€ "THANK YOU! "
On behalf of all American
NPPNetworkers - "Our thanks and God's blessings" to our sisters and
brothers across the globe who are praying for us and our nation, especially
during this war with terrorism. Your support is genuinely appreciated and
we realize your concern is, in too many cases, real to you because of attacks
upon you for the Gospel.
When you pray, please:
.Remember our President and his team; that they will make
decisions based on accurate information and divine guidance from the Lord
.Remember our Pastors and leaders; that they will balance
giving comfort and calling the U.S. Church to listen to what God is saying to us
through our national tragedy.
.Request the Holy Spirit to call more and more Pastors into
the fellowship of prayer; that the 530+ on the NPPN web site will double,
triple...
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1. ZAMBIA: CITY-WIDE PASTORS FELLOWSHIPS
>From: "Aaron Mwale" <aaronmwale@zamtel.zm>
--->NPPNote:
Having met with pastors in Zambia two years ago, it is a personal blessing to
hear of these Pastors' Prayer Groups! Our NPPN hope of a Global Network of
National Pastors' Prayer Networks gets closer everyday.
Dear Phil Miglioratti,
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ even our soon
coming King of kings.
Through the Missions Mobilization Network I came across your e-mail address and
I felt that I should write you and explain what we are doing here as this may
lead us to work together. I am working with Zambia Intercessory Network as the
Executive Director, my ministry is apostolic. Now as a network, part of our
vision is to facilitate the unity of Pastors in City-Wide Pastors Fellowships,
because their unity is crucial to the bring of cities under Christ and city
transformation. Together with them we mobilize the church to pray fervently for
spiritual revival, church growth and community transformation by organizing
strategic prayer events such as city wide prayer rallies, marches, prayer walks
and prophetic prayer actions. We also together get involved in all night prayer
meetings, prayer cells at all work places and now a 24 hour prayer watch. This
is done from city to city, town to town and also from townships to townships. In
my next letter, I will have some time to share with you of what the Lord is
doing in some of these towns and cities we have been. We do hold spiritual
warfare and Intercessory schools of ministry, prayer conferences for Pastors,
Intercessors and other leaders of various church ministries. This has been very
powerful. God's presence has been manifest in these meetings. So I would like to
be part of the "Connections and Conversations."
Apostle Aaron Mwale, P.O.Box 90721, Luanshya, Zambia. Tel:
260-02-510003.
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2. ZIMBABWE: PRAY FOR THE FARMERS
>From: "Pieter Sonnekus" <pieter@microweb.co.za>
Please Phil send this Message urgent to all just got a email from my family in
Zimbabwe, they kill the farmers and destroy everything that they have, my niece
and her husband was in our country for 2 weeks and had to rush home when they
got there everything was gone and destroy on there farm, are there something
that the other countries Presidents can do about this President Mugabe? that let
innocent people killed or throw them in jail because trespassers come on there
farms and start killing them, their cattle and destroy all that they have, my
family have nothing left on their farm and don't know what to do know.
God Bless all, Juke jukebox@microweb.co.za
----- Original Message -----
From: David Smit <rcf@mango.zw>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 10:30 AM
Since the last I have posted my last prayer request things stated going worse.
Most of would of heard of what went on in Chinhoyi. A mob loyal to
President Robert Mugabe went on what was described as an
"orchestrated" rampage in Zimbabwe yesterday, beating whites at random
and injuring at least 10. The scene of the attacks was Chinhoyi, a town 60 miles
northwest of Harare, on one of the main tourist routes to Mana Pools national
park and Lake Kariba. Supporters of Mr Mugabe's Zanu PF Party massed in the
streets, stoning cars carrying whites and attacking shoppers, stabbing one
victim. Police told whites to stay out of the town and after the violence many
white townspeople fled to nearby farms. Mr Mugabe has lost no opportunity to
vilify whites in public and has encouraged his followers to invade 1,700 of
their farms. Critics have said repeatedly that his racial rhetoric would
eventually provoke mob violence in a country where race relations have been
generally harmonious. The violence was apparently provoked by the arrest of 22
white farmers on Monday night.
Please pray that this current violence will be ceased by God. That God will
remove the evil men stirring up this violence. Pray that God will deal
with the Mugabe's heart and turn him around.
Greetings, David & Belinda Smit, Vineyard Christian Fellowship Marondera
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3. 2001: PRAY 'ROUND AFRICA
>From: Baptist Press Mailing List <trosson@sbcec.org>
>By Sue Sprenkle
Thousands focus on Africa during worldwide prayer event
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (BP)--Three Muslim men sitting on some stairs smile and greet
the group of women walking past. They are an odd-looking bunch. Three dress in
traditional African clothing, complete with head-ties; the other five wear
American-style clothes. As they walk the narrow streets of Zanzibar's
"Stone Town," the group stops randomly and whispers among themselves
before continuing on.
Again the women pass by the same men -- only this time, they are walking in
pairs at different paces. Some stroll along leisurely, stopping to talk or look
at the ornately carved doors. Others walk with soldier-like determination.
The third time past the stairs, the men ask if they are lost and need
directions.
"No, we are just walking around taking in this part of town," one
woman said. "We like this area."
The men stare back in amazement. No one likes this part of town. Every
storefront invites patrons in for beer and dancing. Homosexuality is hidden in
the back rooms while prostitutes openly sell their bodies. Tourists don't come
to this part of town -- unless they are prayerwalking.
The women visiting Tanzania's island of Zanzibar joined hundreds of thousands
across the continent and the rest of the world in praying for Africa Aug. 3. The
special day set aside for prayer was celebrated through a variety of events,
from prayerwalking to 24-hour prayer vigils to community-wide rallies.
The executive director of the Nigerian Women's Missionary Union joined the
prayer team in Zanzibar. Every time Yemi Ladokun thought of people praying for
her beloved continent, tears came to her eyes.
"Thank you, Lord, for bringing different nations together to pray,"
she prays. "The whole Christian world is lifting up prayer and focusing on
Africa. This prayer effort is making a difference already simply by bringing so
many people together for one common cause -- to turn Africa to You."
The women walking through Stone Town had an international flair to them. The
team came from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Virginia, Ohio
and Florida. They spent four days on the island, praying with a unique approach.
They sectioned off the island and circled each section seven times in prayer.
The first six laps were spent praying for God's victory; the final trek thanked
God for the victory He would accomplish.
Gay White, volunteer from Richmond, Va., said she was surprised to see the
aloofness present in most of the people's eyes as she walked around praying for
those who have never heard the gospel.
"They just don't have a clue about the one true God. They are taught one
thing all of their life -- and it isn't the truth," she said about the
Muslim island. "It is our responsibility to do something. Whether it is
through witnessing, praying, giving or going, it is our responsibility."
The idea for a special day of prayer came after International Mission Board
missionaries in West Africa gathered around a map of Africa to pray. As the
group prayed for the needs of their continent, it just seemed too overwhelming.
Africa needed more prayer support.
"2001 Pray Round Africa -- Yes" coordinators Anita Hunt and Sharon
Pumpelly started working on logistics for the special event more than two years
ago.
"Once you write down the needs of Africa, there's nothing to do but
pray," Pumpelly said. "The situation is so much bigger than any of us.
Human response to all of the famines, disasters and persecution will not save
people's lives. God is the only one who can."
The goal was to have as many people praying in each country of Africa as
possible and even more support around the world. More than a thousand volunteers
from the United States as well as Africa and Europe responded to the call of
praying onsite. Other Great Commission churches represented in Africa joined in
promoting the special day of prayer, too, making it an event that transcended
denominational lines.
Even more joined in by praying from their homes and churches. Christians in
China were the first to bow their heads in prayer for the Dark Continent. A
church in Spain invited the entire community to join them in prayer for the
entire 24-hour period.
All around the world, people stopped to pray.
-- In Ghana, two summer missionaries rode their bicycles to small villages,
praying. People in one small village are now attending local church services
after seeing these young men bicycle to their village to greet them and pray.
-- Christians from the Tennessee State Prison for Women joined in prayer. They
prayed 24 hours, one hour each on their knees in their individual cells.
-- Churches in the United States partnered with churches in Mombasa, Kenya.
Through e-mail the churches from the two continents connected and voiced prayer
concerns. The Americans prayed in their homes and churches, while the Kenyans
prayerwalked their own communities.
-- Silverdale Baptist Church, Chattanooga, Tenn., hosted a citywide event,
reaching across denominational lines. Prayer clusters met in individual homes to
intercede for Africa.
-- West African Baptist leaders left their homes to travel throughout Africa to
pray. Leaders went to Zimbabwe, different countries in North Africa, Botswana,
Kenya and Tanzania to pray.
-- The Xtreme Team, made up of college students, was organized just for the
2001-PRAY event. They backpacked into Marense villages in Burkina Faso to pray.
It was originally thought that there were no Marense churches, but the Xtreme
Team found a small church in one village.
The special emphasis on prayer for the continent brought attention from local
African newspapers as well as television stations. In Uganda, the event was
advertised on television while in many more countries it was on the radio. In
Thyolo, Malawi, a reporter from the national newspaper attended the large prayer
rally. At this particular rally, Great Commission believers from 20 different
churches prayed together for Africa.
As prayer was lifted up throughout the world, the small group in Zanzibar stood
at the eastern most point of Africa and faced west. They prayed for the
continent, country by country.
"I realize that we are not going to change Zanzibar or any other place
because we prayed," Pumpelly said. "I think what is going to happen is
that all of us will be changed because we prayed."
Editor's Note: Missionary Sharon Pumpelly is from Ohio. The team representative
from Florida was IMB missionary Roxie Eaton. (BP) photos posted in the BP Photo
Library at http://www.bpnews.net. Photo
titles: HEART OF CONCERN, INTERCEDING and HOMELAND.
-- It's not too late to join the 2001PRAY movement! http://2001pray.org
-- Sharing hope, God's love as AIDS ravages Africa: http://www.imb.org/learn/news/story.asp?id=687
-- Compelling on-line video about Africa's AIDS crisis! http://www.tconline.org/Stories/July01/aidsvid.html
-- Africa AIDS photos: http://www.tconline.org/Stories/July01/aids1.html
-- A full-color map tells the story of AIDS in Africa: http://www.tconline.org/Stories/July01/map2.html
-- FREE! 14-day prayer guide on the Africa AIDS crisis and Africa prayer map http://www.imb.org/resources
To subscribe: http://www.bpnews.net
and enter your eddress under the "Subscribe to BP" link at the top of
the page.
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4. PRAYER RESOURCES, PLEASE...
>From: "Pastor.k.Titus Ananda Kumar" <aftchurch@yahoo.com>
I am from India. I am pastoring a word based, Christ centered and spirit-filled
church. We give utmost importance to the study and practice of God's word
and intercessory prayer. We have such a deep thirst for the word of God
and to learn more about prayer.
But in countries like India we don't have much access to the sound teaching of
biblical truths so really we are in a famine to hear God's word.
We are also financially not sound to purchase book and tapes from US which
demands huge amounts of Indian currency and we couldn't afford for it.
We are financially poor but we would like to receive God's word. So we
kindly request you to provide us just a single copy of all your books and tapes
for our entire congregation, as a man of God it will be of great blessing
to me personally and for my ministry and also to our entire congregation and
many local pastors and other Christian workers who have contacts with us.
We can share it with others.
But as we are poor we couldn't pay for it at present. But please believe us when
one day God bless us surely we will pay for it. We beg you to provide us single
copies of your entire products, through that not only to me but our entire
congregation will be blessed and many other local pastors who are my close
friends, they are also very much interested in such sound biblical teaching of
deep truths of the word of God. Please consider this favorably. Please believe
us one day or another we will pay for it. Again we beg you to provide us with
the word of God.
As we don't have personal internet access we couldn't download any of your
materials available online. We will gladly receive and accept even the used
spiritual materials by other Christian teachers also.
Please sent materials to the following address:
Rev K.Titus Ananda Kumar
112/98-a Pandian street'
Bhavani road, Perundurai-638052
Tamilnadu India
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5. NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
>From: Assistcomm@cs.com
>At: http://www.assist-ministries.com
Assist Ministries of Garden Grove, California, has announced that it is now
operating a news service on its website - www.assist-ministries.com
-- to provide the Christian community with news about what God his doing in His
world.
"We have started the in-depth news section to keep people informed about
the exciting and often disturbing occurrences that are taking place around the
world," said veteran journalist Dan Wooding, founder of ASSIST Ministries
and the head of the ASSIST News Service (ANS), which already provides an e-mail
news service to some 2,400 Christian media outlets around the world.
Wooding, 60, who has been a working journalist for more than 33 years, has now
assembled an experienced team of correspondents who are providing daily stories
on missions, the persecuted church, entertainment and culture, HIV/AIDS, and
general-interest features. The team includes Michael Ireland, Mark Ellis,
Dave Crampton, Noel T. Tarrazona, Herb Hall, Stefan Bos, Matt Turner, Dennis
Daily and Ron Brackin.
Wooding has also filed stories in recent times from Israel, the West Bank, Gaza,
Jordan, Russia and the United Kingdom, as well as interviewing people like
Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet, and Aida Skripnikova, the courageous
Christian dissident who spent two separate spells in prison in Russia for her
faith. These stories are all on the website.
The website regularly carried stories from Open Doors USA, MOVIEGUIDE (r),
International Aid, Wycliffe Associates USA, and OM Ships, as well as other
ministries.
"We hope that people will log onto the site daily to get the news that they
will not find in most secular media outlets," he said. "Ken
Hunt, our webmaster, has included pictures with most of the stories and also set
up a search engine for older stories. Our stories can be reproduced freely
with the only stipulation that attribution be given to the ASSIST News Service
when they are carried."
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6. AFRICA: OPEN DOOR FOR EVANGELISM
>From: Religion Today News Summary <newssummary@lists.crosswalk.com>
With renewed awareness of the AIDS problem in Africa, a more hopeful story is
taking place. Congregations in sub-Saharan Africa are placing increased emphasis
on evangelism and church planting, resulting in rapid growth of Pentecostal
churches. "African believers view the local church as a
multiplication center," said Don Corbin, regional director. "It
exists to start other churches."
The Senegal Assemblies of God recently sponsored a five-day, open-air
evangelistic rally near Dakar. More than 1,200 people attended each service and
300 responded to the invitation to accept Christ as Savior. "To make a
total break from another religion and step forward in an open setting, takes the
power of the Holy Spirit," said AG missionary Vern Finck.
Recent outreaches in five Ivory Coast villages have resulted in five new
churches. An evangelistic team traveled to the villages and presented
Christian films, followed by a short salvation message. More than 10,000
Nigerians have accepted Christ during evangelistic meetings conducted to assist
54 new congregations.
"This is the Lord's moment for Africa," Corbin said. "It is
a moment of divinely orchestrated opportunity for us because Africa is such a
ready continent. We have an open door for evangelism, and we want to take
full advantage of that."
http://link.crosswalk.com/UM/T.ASP?A3.15.2121.2.277678
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7. CHINA'S MAJOR HOUSE CHURCH LEADERS AGREE ON FIVE
PRIORITIES
>From: Assistcomm@cs.com
>At: http://www.assist-ministries.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IN THE USA ONLY
Contact: Karen Yates at (949) 752-6600
** Information about release in media sources outside the USA is available upon
request to Karen Yates at Keyates11@aol.com.
SANTA ANA, CA (ANS) -- Meeting at a secret location during the past few months,
senior leaders of six house church networks with a combined membership of more
than 30 million, have drawn up a list of the "five critical
priorities" for the church in China.
The five priorities were leadership development, basic Bible teaching for
members, Sunday school teacher training, global missions, and social outreach to
the new 150 million migrant workers in China.
"What is even more important than these priorities is the new spirit of
unity among the different groups. This is the first time we have started to work
substantially together in over 20 years," said one leader from the Born
Again movement.
The first two priorities, leadership development and basic Bible teaching, have
been the focus of all house church movements during most of the last two
decades. Now house church leaders are calling for input from Western teachers to
receive better training in theology and management.
"We also need to teach a concept of servant leadership to these leaders, as
many of them are too powerful and too busy, refusing either to delegate
responsibility or look after their families," said a visiting lecturer.
Basic Bible teaching for members is still a challenge because the constant
streams of new converts are often discipled by people who are new Christians
themselves.
But the other three priorities are new.
"These other priorities reflect a growing maturity among the house churches
that Christianity is not just about leaders and converts, but the children, the
needy, and the unreached outside China," said a China watcher based in Hong
Kong. Leaders of the movements openly repented of "neglecting our
children."
Chinese law forbids religious instruction to anyone under 18, but these leaders
have said, "We must obey God and make more efforts to teach the Scriptures
to the young, rather than just expect them to pick everything up by attending
the church gathering."
Interest in global mission is a recent feature of the house church vision.
"If the Holy Spirit lets us, we must share this revival if we can, and we
see areas of the world like, for example, the Middle East, where Chinese are
more welcome than Western missionaries, so we must awaken and send our
evangelists abroad," explained a house church leader from Anhui province.
Pouring into China's cities at the rate of 30 million a year are peasants
forsaking the land in search of work. Often they are poorly treated in the
cities, living in shantytowns and preyed upon by gangs and thieves. China's
house churches are convinced that by targeting this needy group, a "second
boom" in the number of converts will occur.
"I believe the Lord is tearing millions away from their village religions,
bringing them to towns where they will listen to the claims of Christ for the
first time in their lives," said a Little Flock leader. "This is a
great opportunity for the gospel."
Not all of China's house church Christians belong to trans-provincial networks
of churches that form these "movements." Millions also belong to
independent local fellowships. But it is the network house churches that tend to
draw the most persecution, as the government is frightened of anyone organizing
outside their control.
In the words of a house church movement leader, "Our task is not to
dialogue with the government in order to survive -- it is to dialogue with God
and each other and spread the revival!"
China has the world's largest number of Christians, with estimates ranging from
60-90 million.
For more information on the ministry of Open Doors (who supplied this story),
write: Open Doors with Brother Andrew, PO Box 27001, Santa Ana, CA 92799 or
call: (949) 752-6600. The Open Doors USA Web site can be found at www.opendoorsusa.org.
Note: Terry Madison, US President and CEO of Open Doors is available for
interview on this story at (949) 752-6600.
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8. E-NEWSLETTER DRAWS FROM 100 SOURCES
>From: Marc van der Woude <MarcvanderWoude@xc.org>
JOEL-NEWS-INTERNATIONAL…
…is an e-mail bulletin offering news reports on prayer and
church growth from all over the world. It aims at leaders, intercessors and
other Christians with a heart for prayer and vision for revival. The reports are
meant to encourage, challenge and inform.
…is published every week in English. The bulletin
covers more than 100 reliable prayer and revival sources all over the world.
Joel News also publishes news from its own network in Europe. Editorial team:
Marc van der Woude (publisher), Branko Bjelajac (editor), Adriaan van der Hoeven
(editor). Subscribers are encouraged to send in news
reports themselves. These reports can be directed to: joel-news@xs4all.nl
…has more information on prayer and revival (articles,
archives, links) available on the Joel News pages: http://www.joelnews.org
In a recent edition:
JN375-1. Prayer and revival news from North America
- Prison revival in Alabama
- Revival at Missouri reform school
- TheCall DC births church
- Highschool revival in Colorado
- Holy desperation in Houston
- Houston city church responds to floods
- Pastors pray in Columbine
- Home and cell church network
- Grandmothers bring gospel to gay clubs
JN375-2. Prayer and revival news from Latin America
- Petrol crisis helps church in Cuba
- Prayer and churchplanting in Honduras
- Prayer and churchplanting in Colombia
JN375-3. Prayer and revival news from Europe
- Well of healing in Bath, UK
- Denmark: prayer heals hunchbacked youth
- Prayer for new age congress in Switzerland
- Slovenia: church growth since independence
- Ukraine: 70 new house churches in Crimea
- Hope for Russia's youth
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9. GLOBAL NEWS FROM IFA
>From: USAPRAY@aol.com
Intercessors for America / On Watch in Washington
CHRISTIAN WORKERS DETAINED IN AFGHANISTAN Christians in the U.S. and other
countries are asking for prayer that eight Christian relief workers including
two Americans and 16 Afghan nationals will be released safely after almost
three weeks of imprisonment in Afghanistan for sharing the Gospel. In
addition to the two Americans, four Germans and two Australians were among the
foreign detainees, who along with the 16 Afghan nationals could face the
death penalty for sharing their beliefs, under Islamic law. Taliban
officials have repeatedly denied requests by U.S., German and Australian
consular officials to visit the detainees. Pray for the health and speedy
release of our brothers and sisters. Pray that the Lord would comfort and
encourage them, and give them strength for their trials. Pray that this
would glorify our Father in heaven.
PHILIPPINE LEADERS ASK FOR HELP FOR FAMILIES OF PASTORS AND CHRISTIAN WORKERS
KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE - Pastor Dan Balais, Coordinator of Intercessors for the
Philippines, and Bishop Efraim Tendero, National Director of the Philippine
Council of Evangelical Churches, have alerted us to the need for financial
assistance to meet short-term funeral expenses and long-term needs to care for
the children left as orphans when their parents were killed in last Saturday's
fire in the Quezon City Manor Hotel. At least 69 of some 78 people who
died, and 24 or more of those who were injured were pastors and church workers
attending a one-week evangelism conference sponsored by the Texas-based Don
Clowers Ministry. Most victims died of suffocation and smoke inhalation as
they were trapped inside their rooms with iron bars covering their windows.
Arson investigators indicated that the fire was cause by electrical
short-circuiting, possibly in the air-conditioning system.
IFA, long-associated with Pastor Balais and others
coordinating Intercessors for the Philippines, will be happy to receive and pass
along tax-deductible donations to assist the relatives and children.
Credit card donations can be made by calling 800-USA-PRAY, or via IFA's
secure eBookstore / Contributions site at www.ifa-usapray.org
or www.ifabooks.org. Please
note that your contributions are for IF Philippines.
NATO OKS DEPLOYMENT OF 3,500 TROOPS TO MACEDONIA NATO authorized the
deployment of 3,500 allied troops to Macedonia, hoping the mission to collect
and destroy rebel arms will move Macedonians and ethnic Albanians toward
reconciliation. The full deployment will include several hundred U.S.
troops focusing on limited logistical duties. The deployment is to be led
by Britain with about 1,800 troops. Approximately 9,000 Americans remain
on duty in the very volatile Balkan region 500 in Macedonia, 5,000 in Kosovo
and 3,500 in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
UN RACISM CONFERENCE REFUSES TO ADJUST LANGUAGE ON ZIONISM; US TO BOYCOTT OR
SEND LOW-LEVEL DELEGATION The UN World Conference Against Racism, which
begins Aug. 31 in Durban, South Africa, will not change its controversial topics
despite pressure from the U.S. A South African official stated the
conference would still feature talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well
as African demands for slavery reparations in a proposed convention conflict.
A draft conference declaration still equated Zionism with racism -- one of
the United States' key objections. Secretary of State Colin Powell
responded with statements of either boycotting the conference or sending a
lower-level delegation. South African Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana
Dlamini-Zuma claimed "it was unrealistic to expect delegates not to discuss
these issues."
To sign-up for this alert, contact usapray@aol.com,
call 1-800-USA-PRAY, or via Web site http://www.ifa-usapray.org
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10. SPAIN: PRAYER CUTS CRIME
>From: Friday Fax <FridayFax@DawnEurope.net>
>Source: http://www.24-7prayer.com
Ibiza's Chief of Police issued the following press release on 18 July:
"Crime has gone down considerably since the 24-7 Team has been in Ibiza
praying, especially alcohol related crime. This is despite the fact that the
numbers on the island are constant."
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11. MOROCCO: PRAYER JOURNEY REPORT
>From: RArcher821@aol.com
Report on Seeking God: A Call for Blessing in Morocco, April 1-8, 2001
by Gabriel McReynolds,Chairman
Our deepest thanks to all of you who prayed for and participated in the recent
week of prayer for Morocco. The remarkable success of the event showed God’s
favor upon us and upon the people of Morocco. Sponsored by St. John Anglican
Church of Casablanca, the event brought together hundreds of Christians
representing almost 100 churches (see accompanying list) and 28 nations. It
enjoyed the support of the British Embassy and was favorably received by the
Moroccan government.
A Week of Blessings
The week began in Casablanca with a Team Leaders meeting on the evening of
Sunday, April 1 followed by a Day of Orientation on Monday. That morning we were
welcomed by Mr. Alan Michael, the British Consul of Casablanca. We heard a
message on prayer from Mr. Ben Jennings who is author of the book The Arena
of Prayer and a member of the World Prayer Advisory Council.
Our main teacher and facilitator was Mr. Steve Hawthorne, director of Waymakers,
a prayer resource organization. He co-authored with Graham Kendrick the book Prayerwalking,
still the main resource on that subject, and was one of the organizers of the
Reconciliation Walk. www.reconciliationwalk.org
Over 260 participated in the orientation for their three-day prayer journey.
After lunch, the whole group was treated, by invitation of the Governor of
Casablanca, to a tour of the magnificent Mosque of Hassan II, one of the largest
mosques in the world.
We ended the day with a time of prayer for the teams. That evening and the next
day they went out by plane, train and tour bus to many different areas of the
country to quietly pray as they walked the streets of cities and villages.
Regarding the prayer journeys, organizer Steve Hawthorne said, "Because
we all primarily prayed biblical blessings, seeking for God's purposed goodness
to come forth, we found ourselves easily focusing on Christ and at the same
time engaging in open face-to-face friendship with the people, praying with many
of them in Jesus' name."
One journeyer related, "I wish you could have been on the bus to hear
the thousands of prayers offered each day. I wish you could have experienced the
thrill of singing about Jesus as we rolled along. We prayed in Fes... it was
there that we spent the most time among the people - eating what they eat,
smelling what they smell, visiting their homes, walking where they walk."
Everyone assembled together again on Friday in Marrakech for a Palm Sunday
weekend prayer and worship assembly featuring British songwriter and worship
leader Graham Kendrick (Shine Jesus Shine, Knowing You). We were joined
by many others from both inside and outside Morocco to number over 400.
A Warm Welcome
On Friday evening, we were welcomed by a delegation which included Mr.
Abdellatif Abdouh, the Mayor of Marrakech, Mr. Anthony Layden, the British
Ambassador and Mr. Mohammed Zkhiri, the Honorary British Consul of Marrakech.
Regarding his involvement, Mr. Layden commented, "When the Seeking God
committee approached me about their plans to invite members of Christian
communities to pray together for Morocco, I readily agreed to do anything I
could to help, and assured them that no difficulties would be made by the
Moroccan authorities. Sure enough when we called together on the Governor of
Marrakesh, he warmly welcomed the group."
"It is an exciting time to be here as Ambassador, and I was delighted to be
able to share my pleasure in the "Morocco experience" with the
participants in this conference. I hope many of them will visit Morocco
again!"
The Moroccan delegates expressed great appreciation and warmth towards us. The
mayor said that "the beautiful city of Marrakech was made even more
beautiful by our presence." Later that evening; Mr. Zkhiri
hosted a dinner at his beautiful restaurant in the old medina. Members of the
steering committee and the delegation attended and were joined by Mr. Abdeslem
Bekrate, the General Secretary of the Wilaya (Province).
During the weekend, we heard reports from members of the different teams about
people they met during their prayer journeys and specific requests and blessings
that the Lord led them to pray from the Scriptures. These were intermingled with
songs, choruses and prayer songs which thematically fit in with our prayers and
blessings. It was truly a unique experience.
We also placed special prayer emphasis on the following areas: welfare of H.M.
King Mohammed VI and his government, peace and prosperity for the country,
health & education, justice, family life, relief from the drought and peace
in the Middle-East.
One participant recounts, "Before I came, the Lord had given me several
Śking' scriptures to pray. I didn’t really know or care about your king, but
now I've prayed so much for him, I feel I know him! I got a picture of him to
take home and continue praying. I've heard others say the same. It was wonderful
to pray at the palace for the king."
The weekend culminated with a Palm Sunday morning celebration featuring a
powerful message on the prophetic significance of Palm Sunday. Mr. Hawthorne
spoke about how that event gives us hope for a later and greater visitation of
Jesus, the King of Glory. Our worship keyed on the Palm Sunday psalm (Ch. 24)
which combines the themes of seeking God, receiving his blessing and welcoming
him as King. We also enjoyed a praise procession led by the children
singing" Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
With the desire to bless the country financially as well, we raised US $4000.00
through a freewill offering to be donated to selected children's charities in
four different cities.
A Million Blessings?
Some of you responded to the appeal during the weeks leading up to the event
to join the participants in praying blessings for Morocco throughout the week.
There was even a link at our website to register a pledge to pray blessings. We
believed that this would help motivate us to pray and get a clearer sense of the
abundance of prayer that was being offered up.
The idea was somewhat experimental in nature and proved to be hard to assess.
With the data available, we conservatively "blesstimate" approximately
50,000 blessings. We appreciate each one of you who sought to pray regularly and
purposefully with us. It is clear that there was a unique and abundant
outpouring of prayer which continues even now.
It is encouraging to read some of the highlights among those who participated.
Here are a few examples:
"[My husband] and I had a wonderful time, we feel truly blessed, and our
hearts are with Morocco and its beautiful people...our friends and relations who
were praying for us while we were in Morocco are continuing to pray for that
country and for everyone there."
"It was a life changing experience for my wife and I. We pray
differently and definitely want to go back to Morocco."
And from the organizers:
"...thanks again for a marvelous job well done. It was truly an
eye-opening delight to take part in Bless Morocco. I sensed that God did
something special in the heavenly realm." - Ben Jennings
"The agenda of blessing, far from being merely a matter of cultural
sensitivity, actually opened up a powerful dimension of prayer which I believe
not only expressed God's heart for the nation, but also encouraged a deeper
spirit of humility and servanthood in those who were praying. I came away
sensing that we had expressed a prototype of something that could release God's
blessing in numerous other places around the world." - Graham Kendrick
"I had the sense that as we literally walked together in prayer through the
cities of Morocco that we were paving the way for the people of Morocco to trust
the living God to fulfill all of the promises that the prophets have spoken
about them. We were warmly welcomed by Moroccan leaders. But we felt that our
worship on Palm Sunday was itself an outcry of welcome to Christ Himself to
bring forth the sure blessings of Abraham among each of the peoples and cities
of the land." - Steve Hawthorne
"The magnitude of the outpouring of people and wide representation of
the Body of Christ at this event speaks of two things; first, there is a keen
level of desire on peoples hearts to be involved in the Muslim world; the second
(this is the very reason for the first), God is doing a new thing -using the
everyday people from local churches as seed planters of prayer to break up
fallow ground in the nations." - Christopher Stanton, US Coordinator
Our deepest thanks again to all of you who cared and shared in this event. In
the evaluation forms, we received overwhelmingly positive feedback and interest
in a similar event in the future. The organizers agreed that we should do some
kind of follow up event, but it is presently not clear as to when and in what
form. We invite you to seek God with us regarding this matter.
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12. NEPAL: COVENANT FOR THE NATION
>From: Friday Fax <FridayFax@DawnEurope.net>
In the tense days surrounding the murder of Nepal's Royal family, a number of
the nation's Christian leaders met to discuss the future of Christianity in the
Kingdom. They issued the following declaration: "We, the Church leaders of
Nepal, commit to partner together in the power and unity of God's spirit to
achieve saturation church planting throughout Nepal, including our current
activities of evangelism and discipleship. We will undertake a project of
information gathering and research in order to obtain the most accurate picture
possible for the harvest field and harvest force. We commit to use this
information as God enables us to effectively plant healthy, holistic and
reproducing churches within geographic, linguistic and cultural reach of every
person in Nepal. We agree to make every effort to abide by the biblical
guidelines of mutual respect and common purpose in this pursuit."
Source: Steve Spaulding, e-mail stevemspaulding@cs.com
To subscribe to Friday Fax, send a message with the subject subscribe Englishto fridayfax@dawneurope.net.
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13. ANDES MOUNTAINS:
PRAYER, MEDICAL TEAMS, THE BOOK OPENS CLOSED DOORS
>From: Missions Insider <insider@christianaid.org>
>At http://www.christianaid.org
While native missionaries visiting towns in a jungle valley in Peru in years
past had been routinely rejected by the villagers, prayer and visits by medical
teams have finally opened the doors.
A team of four Christian workers from the Ashaninka and Nomatsequenga tribes and
a brother from the Andes Mountains recently visited five villages in the area,
which is frequented by terrorists.
"These villages have resisted the gospel for years," says Peter
Hocking, director of Segadores, the sponsoring missions group, adding that
missionaries had actually been thrown out of the villages.
However, medical trips to two of the villages, along with prayer support,
enabled the team to make an impact for the Lord with a screening of a film on
the life of Christ, as well as preaching.
"Many hearts were receptive," Hocking reports. "Twelve people
made decisions for Christ. Pray that these new believes may persevere in the
Lord." The team is planning to visit other villages in the valley in
October.
For more information on the work of Segadores' indigenous missionaries, write to
insider@christianaid.org and put 245SEG-MI-236 in the subject line. You can also
visit our website at http://www.christianaid.org.
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"More than one-third of the population of India is illiterate according to
government reports. God is helping us penetrate the darkness of illiteracy by
opening schools and children's hostels in several villages. As a result,
hundreds of illiterate children have learned to read and write. They love to
read the Book of books, which sheds light in their lives as well as on their
villages! Several villages which were formerly closed are now inviting us to
come and open schools. Pray for us to touch even more villages."
Thomas Mathews, director of Native Missionary Movement (For information on this
ministry, write to insider@christianaid.org
and put 646NMM-MI-236 in the subject line). You can also visit our website at
http://www.christianaid.org
The content of Missions Insider is Copyright 2001.
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14. CANADA: LIGHT THE NATION
>From: Janice Tait [mailto:jtait@mts.net]
Dear Pastors Network; I am responding to the request made on your site as to
what is "God doing in your city," I have attached our Web site. Please
bare with us as we are just up and running and much is to be added in the way of
Prophectic Prayer , monthly update on how God is moving here, testimonies to
name a few. Please browse thru and you will see what God is Doing here in
Canada. God Bless you, Janice Tait
http://www.lightthenationcanada.com/
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15. MINI-REVIEW: "MISSIONS IN THE THIRD
MILLENNIUM"
>From: Larry S Kendrick <lskendrick@juno.com>
>Reviewed for NPPN by Larry Kendrick, Exodus World Service
"Missions in the Third Millennium - 21 Key Trends for the 21st
Century," (Paternoster www.paternoster-publishing.com)
by Stan Guthrie - former editor of "World Pulse" and "Evangelical
Missions Quarterly" magazine (now Associate News Editor for Christianity
Today). Originally a missions class Stan taught at Wheaton College,
this expanded version of Stan's notes is recommended reading for all who want to
stay aware of foreign mission trends interlinked with issues facing "home
missions."
Having been immersed in Pulse and EMQ for so many years, the identifying of
these 21 trends came easy to Stan, who articulately explains them so that even
we at the grass roots of missions involvement can gain insight.
The 21 trends are organized under the headings of:
The Home Arena, The Strategic Arena, The Overseas Church
Arena, and the Global Arena.
With all the horror we experienced in NY, PA & DC, this book is a good way
to get refocused on the mission we're called to pray for and be involved in.
Reviewed by Larry Kendrick, Exodus World Service, Bloomingdale, Illinois.
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