Church Planting Among Muslims | 310 | Report 5

The Muslim world is complex. But from the teeming cities of Southeast Asia, to the tribal villages of Central Africa, to the arid deserts of the Middle East, there is a common denominator in how God is working to
draw people to himself. Missions organisation Pioneers launched a video series that tells the story of what indigenous church planting looks like in the Muslim world. You can watch them on the Web at
http://www.pioneers.org/multiply/indonesia.aspx.

The first video is about a city in Indonesia where small groups of Muslim seekers and new believers are gathering to study the Bible, pray and then put their faith in action. “Is Jesus God?” This is the bottom-line question that Muslims are challenged to face, and they are asked to find the answer for themselves. Inevitably Jesus reveals Himself to those who seek Him, in vision, through
miracles and in His Word. 

Once a house church has grown to 12 members, it is encouraged to start another one. In the face of persecution, spiritual warfare and poverty, Jesus is building His church!

Source: Joel News International; Revival Media

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 107:7-9

PRAISE: God that He loves and saves the Muslim people of this world. Pray for great wisdom to reach out to them in ways that will feed their hunger for the living God.

Asia: Huge New Christian Radio Signal | 310 | Report 3 & 4

Global Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) was heard ”louder than ever” across Asia from Monday, November 21, after inaugurating two transmitters it hopes will help to reach “millions more people” including “persecuted” Christians in countries such as China.
“We thank God for the privilege of increasing our spiritual footprint in Asia,” said TWR President Lauren Libby.

The transmitters can broadcast in both “analog” and “digital” modes. Digital shortwave will enable TWR to reach both rural areas and large cities with a strong “near FM” quality signal as they are known to reduce fading and interference associated with analog transmissions, TWR explained. Mike Tirone, senior president and general manger of KCBI, a Texas-based TWR affiliate, said he hopes the network will also be able to better serve those who are persecuted for their faith in Communist China.

“I am so excited that now they are going to get the spiritual food and that this is going to help them grow [in God's Word].” Tirone said China’s government has consistently denied wrongdoing, saying Christians are free to  worship within the state-approved churches, but rights groups say many of the estimated 130 million Chinese Christians prefer to worship outside government control, often in home churches.

TWR says it uses the broadcasts in China to help “further supply, strengthen, and fuel the growing house church movement with programmes that offer seminary training, Bible teaching and spiritual encouragement.”

From Guam, TWR broadcasts to what it calls “numerous unreached groups,” including Han Chinese and Cantonese as well as people in North Korea, Burma, and Vietnam who “are largely unreachable except by way of shortwave radio.” Also within range of Guam’s broadcasting site are India and Indonesia who receive “numerous programmes in multiple languages,” TWR said.

Tirone urged company executives and others to become involved in TWR’s mission. “When Jesus saw the sea of lost people, he wept. We need to care about what the Lord cares about.” Founded in 1952, TWR broadcasts from 14 countries as well as through local radio stations, cable, satellite, and the Internet, reaching millions of people in 160 nations in over 200 languages and dialects. It claims to receive over 1.5 million letters annually.

Source: BosNewsLife

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 107:1-6

PRAISE: God for this major step forward, enabling Christian to be nurtured in their Faith, and unbelievers to hear the Gospel of Salvation in the nations of the Far East, including China, Burma, Vietnam and North Korea.

PRAY: That the Holy Spirit will prepare many people to listen to these broadcasts and come to know the living Christ. Pray that those who prepare programmes may have grace and wisdom.

German Youth Awakened to Christ | 310 | Report 2

Four years ago a grassroots mission movement was ignited among young people in Germany under the name ‘No Limit’. Since then 6,000 Christians have been mobilised to reach out to non-believers and 3,500 new people started following Jesus. A leader explains: “Everywhere we went the Gospel was preached, we met people at McDonalds; in the subway and even under the shower in public swimming pools. We reached every kind of person from the homeless to the very rich, from the engineer to the waitress; even murderers; criminals and prostitutes repented and turned to the Lord: Participants of the tour experienced how God healed people through their prayers on the street. A 15 year old girl prayed with a blind man and God opened his eyes; a young teenager prayed with a paralyzed man who was completely healed; a team prayed in a hospital for a woman battling cancer – a short time later the Physician declared her completely healed!”

Source:Prayer Alert; No Limit – Summer2Go

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 81:6-10

PRAISE: God that these young Christians are seeing God work in power to save and to heal. Pray that this move of His Spirit will cover every European nation.

God Bless Her Majesty the Queen!

Dear Friends,

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; the
people He has chosen as His own inheritance.”
(Psalm 33:12)

God Bless Her Majesty the Queen!

It seems to me that, as every year passes, Her Majesty has become ever more forthright in proclaiming her Christian faith. In her latest Christmas broadcast, she has focused on the
theme of hope in the midst of adversity – Christian hope!

She said, “Finding hope in adversity is one of the themes of Christmas… Jesus was born into a world full of fear. The angels came to frightened shepherds with hope in
their voices: ‘Fear not’, they urged, ‘we bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour who is Christ
the Lord…’” “God sent into the world a unique person – neither a philosopher nor a general (important though they are) – but a Saviour, with the power to forgive.”
She added, “Forgiveness lies at the heart of the Christian faith. It can heal broken families, it can restore friendships and it can reconcile divided communities. It is in forgiveness that we feel the power of God’s love. In the last verse of this beautiful carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem, there’s a prayer:

O Holy Child of Bethlehem
Descend to us we pray
Cast out our sin
And enter in
Be born in us today

It is my prayer that on this Christmas day we might all find room in our lives for the message of the angels and for the love of God through Christ our Lord,” she ended.

Then there was the Prime Minister’s speech to mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. David Cameron declared that, “Britain is a Christian country and we should not be afraid to say so.” He added, “The Bible has helped to give Britain a set of values… which make Britain what it is today… A return to Christian values could counter the country’s moral collapse.”

Earlier the Royal Mail issued its Christmas stamps including references from the Gospels. The verses declare: “thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins… and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”

Is it possible that we are seeing a national change of mood, reflecting God’s reviving work in the heavens? Keep praying!

With loving greetings from all the Revival team,

Ian Milmine

Something New Happening in Israel! | 310 | Report 1

In just 3 days, at the end of November 2011, first in Jerusalem, then in  Haifa, more than 6000 Holocaust Survivors and their families – Jews  who did not know Yeshua – came from all over Israel to hear David  Hathaway demonstrate from their own Jewish Scriptures that the God of Israel sent His Son – who lived and died in Israel as a Jew – to deliver Jews like them from the fear and shame of the past, and give them a new hope for the future. These were not Messianic Jews – but unbelievers who actually asked to come to the meetings! Thousands of them came forward to receive Yeshua, and He demonstrated His love with miraculous healings.

Leaders of the Holocaust Survivors said, “We went through the Holocaust alone. Our hearts are filled with joy that in this world there are people like you who remember us who survived that hell and butchery. We have children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren – you cannot understand the effect your preaching will have on them!”

One Israeli tour guide in Israel, a born-again Messianic Jew, commented: “Christians come in their thousands… to ‘support’ Israel – they hold meetings, I take their tour groups there, but not even the greatest ‘evangelists’ reach one Israeli. The realisation of what has happened in these 3 days to my people has ‘hit’ me! Thank you for bringing Jesus to our people!”

Source: Prophetic Vision; Premier Christian Radio

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 81:1-5

PRAISE: God for these elderly Jewish people, who  suffered the unthinkable and who, in their twilight years,  have heard the call of Jesus their Messiah.

Girl Convert Recovers from Brutality | 309 | Report 31

For months little Susan was kept alive by her brother secretly giving her water in the room to which her Muslim father had confined her when she received Christ. Weighing only 3 stone and suffering from abuse to her whole body, after 11 months in hospital, doctors believe she will eventually make a full recovery. Members of the Full Gospel Church in Bwera, Uganda are now caring for her. It is a testimony to God’s grace that she underwent such treatment and retained her new-found faith in the Saviour.

Source: Open Doors; Revival Media

BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 10:22

PRAISE: God for little Susan’s faith and for the support of local Christians. Pray for the many Muslim converts in similar predicaments.

Danger of Middle East Conflagration | 309 | Report 30

Sky News recently reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally support in his cabinet for an attack on Iran. The country’s defence minister Ehud Barak and the foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman are said to be among those backing a pre-emptive strike to neutralise Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Western intelligence officials estimate that Iran is still at least two to three years away from obtaining a nuclear bomb. Israel has long made it clear that it will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear capability that could threaten the Jewish State. Israel’s former defence minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer told Haraatez newspaper that he feared a “horror scenario” if Israel attacked Iran. Washington is also strongly opposed to Israel taking unilateral action. Any strike on Iran could trigger retaliation from Iran and across the region. Syria, a close ally of Tehran, could also launch attacks, along with the Iranian-backed Hizbollah militia in Lebanon.

Source: Sky News; Revival Media

BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 24:5-7

PRAY: That God will control this volatile situation and that He will neutralise Iran’s threat in ways that will bring glory to His name.

Mexican Miracle: Food Multiplies | 309 | Report 29

They had only prepared food for 70 people. But once the service in the prison in Pochutla had started, 200 men joined in. During Operation Mobilization Mexico’s July outreach in the state of Oaxaca, a group of volunteers realized they hadn’t enough food and prayed for God to multiply it. Their prayer was answered. “I could hardly believe it, but it happened. As we were handing the food out to the inmates, it didn’t run out. We even had enough plates and spoons for 200 men!”

Source: Operation Mobilisation International

BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 16:32-39

PRAISE: God that He does indeed provide bountifully when we reach out in faith and service

Algeria: Quiet Advance of the Gospel | 309 | Report 27 & 28

Algeria is one of the most unreached nations in the world for the Gospel. The mostly Muslim North African country is comprised of only 0.1% evangelical Christians, according to the Joshua Project. Operation World says Algeria is home to 41 people groups, 85% of whom are unreached. It might seem hopeless upon first glance, but behind the scenes, the Gospel is moving at exponential rates. “What God is doing in Algeria today is totally unique in history,” says Operation Mobilization Algeria Field Leader, Youssef. “We have seen the power of God coming in amazing ways.”

Since Youssef and his wife, Hee Tee, from Malaysia, began the ministry of the House of Hope in Algeria in 1996, they have witnessed God change hundreds of lives. The country has one of the fastest-growing churches in the Muslim World. The church has a great deal of work to do, but Youssef and his team are making significant headway. Youssef himself comes from a conservative Muslim background, as do many of those who work with him, allowing them to relate easily with the demographic they are trying to reach.

After 15 years in Algeria, Youssef has been able to gather 40 adults to serve in the House of Hope’s 10 ministries. This group seeks to bring the Truth they’ve found to people around the country through radio and satellite television, sports ministry, church planting, training, and micro-enterprise business, among other things. While Christian witness is limited and literature is not widely available, radio and television reach nearly everyone. Some of the House of Hope teammates came to Christ themselves through TV and radio.

Several hundred seekers and new believers contact the team every month, often getting in touch through the phone number given during the radio or television programmes. Though offering a telephone number via satellite TV invites trouble, the team has been able to hear stories of how God is reaching people who might otherwise never have heard the Good News. The media work started in 2001 by filming seminars at the Bible school. Now, the media team produces over 200 radio programmes in local dialects and almost 200 television programmes with testimonies and teaching.

Many have heard about Christ for the first time from these programmes, and others have had visions of Jesus confirmed as they watch. “When I look back since 1996, the Lord has done great things,” says Youssef. “The team is doing a wonderful job, and God is moving in amazing ways. It is a dangerous mission. Algeria is ranked 22 on the Open Doors World Watch List for the persecuted church. Youssef and Hee Tee have been threatened by terrorists to cease their work.

Source:Open Doors; Mission Network News

BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 13:30-34

Report 27 – PRAISE: God that the Gospel is changing amid such challenging and perilous circumstances.
Report 28 – PRAY: That Youssef and his team will be upheld and encouraged daily in their vital work.

Satellites Aid Bible Translation | 309 | Report 26

Nigeria, with its 150 million inhabitants, is the most populous nation in Africa. Yet its inhabitants speak as many as 500 different languages and dialects, and over half of Nigerians speak no English. Bible translators give their lives to bring them God’s Word. However they work slowly, and often need to travel for days to have their work reviewed.

Bruce Smith, CEO of Wycliffe Associates says they have come up with a technology that overcomes the problems. Help comes in the form of kits to connect to the Internet via satellite in each village. “This is revolutionising the translation of the Scriptures,” Smith says.

Pastor John, one of the national translators says; “It could take 3 months to have our work checked; now it’s ready almost in minutes.” To date there are 42 Nigerian communities connected through these kits. The drawback to connecting more – they cost $3,500 each (£2,200)!

Source:Christian World; Armonia Chile

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 119:89-96

PRAISE: God that new people groups will have His Word in their language more speedily.

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