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December 2005
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GABRIEL c/o CHRIS
Gabriel is now out of hospital and doing much better, his arm is
starting to heal and his bronchitis is almost gone and so to his
tonsillitis.
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JULES (prayerpartner, USA) - Thursday 22ND
Thanks for praying. Praise the Lord
with me. My wife, Brenda had her second cataract operated Monday morning. At the
follow-up Tuesday, the doctor said both eyes were doing very well. She rode home
reading signs along the way with no glasses. She has been wearing glasses since
childhood.
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AMY (prayerpartner, Warwickshire) - Monday 19th
My examination went very well. The
examiners were very friendly, putting me at ease, and I felt well during the
day, and was able to go the theatre to see my friend's play in the evening, as
well as direct the music for our Church Carol Service the following day.
Today I am a bit tired and sore, but overall very thankful for God's strength to
get me through the weekend. I was able to do my best. Thanks, prayer
partners and Jesus!
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PAUL (prayerpartner, Cheshire) - Wednesday 14th
Yesterday I prayed for funds to pay for a short
college course learning the Art of Preaching anyway around 11.30 this morning
the postman brought a letter and praise God it was money backdated from tax
office and it worked out that it made up the shortfall I needed to pay for the
course hence I have booked myself on the course, Praise God.
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STEVE - Tuesday 13th
PRAISE THE LORD - I HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO BIBLE COLLEGE!!!! I thank the
Lord so much for this, I pray that I will be able to carry on with God's will
for me and that I will have faith in the needs that will arise, please continue
to pray for me. Thank you.
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E c/o ANONYMOUS - Thursday 8th
Thank you to everybody who prayed for E and her
pregnancy. Although she was expecting a Caesarean on 9th, the baby boy arrived
three weeks early on 2 December. She did have a Caesarean, all went well and she
is home with a small, but healthy baby. We thank God for the miracle of new life
and ask for continued prayer that the baby will feed well and grow strong.
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BRENDA c/o JULES (prayerpartner, USA) - Wednesday 7th
Praise God! Brenda's cataract surgery was
very successful. We stayed Monday night in Panama City Florida where the surgery
was performed and this morning her follow up really pleased the Doctor. She will
have the right eye done Dec 19th so pray for that. When all is done she should
not need glasses even to read. (The latest lenses allow this.)
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BRANDI (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) -
Thursday 1st My name is
Brandi! Thank you all for your prayers; My husband performed on Monday Nov.
28th for the publicist from Nashville, Tenn. and it went well!! We know the lord
has called us to bring the family together, and the holy spirit moved very
strong that day!! Please continue to pray, as my husband and I move through our
life now. We have a ways still to go, but now have a door open for our
future in what God has called us to do. We in turn will pray for as many of you
as possible! May God Bless you all.
November 2005
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ANONYMOUS - Wednesday 30th
I thank God for the peace that I feel
these last couple of days, for what He has already planned for my life, that His
plan is Good and better than any plan I can think of! I thank Him for Word and
messages and people, often strangers that say just one small thing to uplift me!
He is an Awesome God and Heavenly Father! I want to thank Him all day long!
Thank you Lord! Thank You!
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DAKIN - Monday 28th
My name is Dakin. I'm only 15 but God has
shown me many things - remember prayer can move mountains, here are some
examples in my life. Through prayer giant storms have stopped in their
tracks and went back from when they came, through prayer rain has stopped and
the sun has
come out, I got a laptop, I have a more intimate relationship with God, My mom
stopped drinking Yukon Jack, I went from a thief and liar to a more Godly
person, my life was saved. My advice is keep going, praying, praising God,
reading the word, and you'll come out on top.
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GOSPEL FOR ASIA - Sunday 27th
GOOD NEWS, PRAISE THE LORD! Latest
News from the Gospel for Asia website: 22/11/2005: Threat to Burn Indian
Believers Thwarted. Working through a professional Christian news network,
Gospel for Asia has learned that the threat against 60 believers in the Indian
state of Himachal Pradesh has been thwarted. A reporter from Compass Direct news
service said that members of a Believers Church there met peacefully Sunday,
November 20, despite death and arson threats from Hindu extremists. "We were
able to meet without incident," said Ramish Masih, the son of Pastor Feroz Masih.
The church meets in Masih's house in the town of Baijnath. On November 4,
members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP or World Hindu Council) and its youth
wing, Bajrang Dal, assaulted the elder Masih. After beating him, they told Masih
that if he and his 60 church members failed to take part in a "re-conversion"
ceremony on November 20, they would burn them to death. However, a senior VHP
member said the VHP would not "re-convert" the Christians against their will.
The planned re-conversion ceremony was apparently dropped due to police
intervention. Police had warned VHP members that they would be held responsible
for any harm done to Masih or his church members, senior police official
Ravinder Singh Jamwal said. Jamwal also said all citizens had a constitutional
right to practice and preach their respective religions, and Masih had the right
to preach and distribute Christian tracts. Police Inspector Sureshta Thakur of
the Baijnath police station said she had warned the VHP and its supporters
against taking the law into their own hands. "There are many illiterate people
in Baijnath who can easily be misled to believe that Christians are forcibly
converting Hindus," she said. "These misconceptions are the root of the
problem."When the church asked Thakur for police protection for the worship
service on November 20, however, she refused, saying, "Only the district
collector has the authority to sanction police protection." Thakur sent two
police constables to visit Masih's house on November 19. She also tried to
arrange a meeting between Masih and the six attackers named in this police
complaint. All six of the attackers, however, had gone into hiding and could not
be contacted. Masih's sonsaid he did not want the attackers punished, but that
he hoped local officials would protect the Christian minority. He also rejected
the claims of "forced" or fraudulent" conversion made against his father, saying
such false accusations are a mere pretext for attacking and harassing
Christians. "Recently, I arranged a press conference in which many of our church
members said they had accepted Christianity out of their own free will, because
they had been healed of their diseases," he added. A recent police inquiry
found that Masih had not converted anyone by force or by fraudulent means.
All praise and thanks to our Gracious Lord and Saviour. Halleluia!
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HEATHER - Tuesday 8th
many thanks to all who have prayed for me
recently. When I asked for prayer I was really worried about being able to
continue in my job as a professional violinist due to my chronic pain and
arthritis etc. God has been very good and has been 'a very present help in time
of trouble!' (Psalm 46 v 1). I have been very aware of God's presence, and have
managed to keep going at work even on the really difficult days. I am very aware
too that I can only go on doing this job in God's strength, and would be
grateful of ongoing prayer that I will continue to be able to trust God for each
day and not worry about the future, especially as I am only able to have physio
treatment once a week now instead of twice. Thanks.
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JUSTUS & LINCOLN (Russia) - Sunday 6th
Thank you for your prayers for Justus and
Lincoln, the missionaries to Russia. Justus made it Moscow on Friday morning,
met Lincoln and they both are now on their way to Siberia by train. Justus'
mother says, " Thanks for praying . . . all of you."
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PASTOR ROBERT D. MONTEITH - Tuesday 1st UPDATE
As of this morning we had received dozens of e-mails and phone calls from
several countries from many concerned parties requesting information concerning rumors about the impending execution of Bro. Ferdie Flores. Apparently the
information is circulating via e-mail and SMS. I've contacted a source close to
Bro. Flores regarding those rumors. That source has responded as follows: "The
information you have received is not correct. That information has been going
all over the Philippines and even to the States the last couple of days.
Actually Ferdie and his family have experienced quite a bit of persecution
recently. Several threats have been made
by priests, but there has not been any physical harm done to Ferdie as of yet.
Although last week a mob of about 250 people did surround Ferdie with stones,
sticks, and machetes, but the Lord intervened and the crowd was dispersed
without incident. As of now things are calm, but could erupt at any time. Ferdie
has requested much prayer. But, he was never arrested and was never scheduled
for execution as was reported. Hopefully this will clear things up for you.
Thank you for writing." This is all the information we have at this time. While
we praise the Lord for this report, we do want to encourage you to continue in
prayer for the Flores family. Widest dissemination of this information is
appreciated. Sincerely, Robert D. Monteith Pastor
October 2005
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ANONYMOUS - Monday 31st
Lord I want to thank you for this time of tribulation and uncertainty, for not
knowing if we're coming or going or what Your plan is with us/me. Everything
feel so unreal for me, it seems I have lost my true friend, which I miss
terribly, which fills my heart with such sadness, but if it is not from you, or
in you, then it is good this way. I thank You that You will also be the Healer
of all my pains and sadness, that You have a good plan and that someday, I will
look back and see how wonderful You are!! How absolutely Perfect! How timeless
Your love and Grace and plans are for us, Your children. I thank You, I thank
You!! And I love You dear Lord!
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ANONYMOUS - Monday 24th
I want to thank God and praise His Holy Name! The brother and sister who had a
huge fight and wouldn't make peace for 6 months now, has at last started talking
to one another and I have good hope that their relationship which was very good,
will be restored completely! A weekend which had it's misgivings, turned out to
be very pleasant, thanks be to God! I also want to thank and praise God for the
outcome He is planning for us with the deadline at the end of this week, when we
will know if we are going to move to England or not. My husband and I are also
praying together now which we haven't done for years! Please keep on praying as
every now and then I have a dip and feel a bit down, and the same with my
husband. Thank you and blessings!
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ANONYMOUS - Monday 24th
I asked earlier in the summer for prayer because I was addicted to viewing
internet pornography and this was making me feel trapped and my self esteem was
very poor. Although I think it will continue to pose some sort of problem in the
future because I am a single man and have difficulties forming relationships, I
have been surprised recently by how I have not only been able to avoid the
websites I was visiting but have not really missed it either - this was
particularly an answer to prayer as I did not want to be trying to alter my
behaviour while secretly struggling with those desires. Clearly I need to avoid
complacency as it is still early days. Thankfully someone at my church is also
able to offer support although I don't feel I can talk to many people about this
issue.
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GILL - Thursday 20th
I wrote on the 7/10/05 that my husband had
left me and gone to look for work on the other side of France, where we live, to
be near his mistress. I fasted and prayed for three days last week and in the
evening of the third day my husband rang me and asked if we could spend a few
days together. He is staying with his parents at the moment. He said - albeit
with difficulty - that he loved me and missed me. He has not found any work. I'm
meeting him on Sunday 23/10/05 and we're going to spend a few days walking in
the mountains. Thank you for your prayers - the Lord is really working on my
husband's heart. Would you please pray that our time together will be blessed
and that my husband will break off all communication with this girl and realise
that he wants to be with me always. Please pray that he will find work closer to
home. And (most importantly) pray that he will come back to the Lord and
surrender his life completely to Him. Thank you so much. God does answer prayer
and often so quickly we are taken by surprise! Praise Him!
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DANNY c/o BOBBY (Brother) - Tuesday 18th
In July this year Danny was involved in a
terrible road accident. He has been on life support and linked up to loads of
tubes etc. The drs said it was unlikely that he would pull through, and
certainly he would never walk again. Last week he came to church with his wife
for the first time since the accident. He is doing so well. We are actually
seeing a miracle before our eyes. Please keep on praying for his continued
progress and may he be restored to complete health and strength. Thank you Jesus
for all you are dong in his life.
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ANONYMOUS - Monday 17th
I want to continue to thank God for
changing D heart and strengthen him in his trust of God also thanks be to God,
because my friend has made contact though it is not yet back on a friendship
base, but I am very thankful! It is such small matters, but God proves to be
True and faithful and wonderfully kind!! Thank you for your prayers and
blessings!
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A & K - Sunday 16th
I'd like to tell you about two girls, A and
K. We have not prayed for them on this site, but their church has been praying
for them every week. Today we heard that A's cancer is in remission and that K's
brain tumour is shrinking. Thank you, God for Your goodness and healing power!
Please pray for them now, that they may be completely healed. They have their
whole lives before them....
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D c/o ANONYMOUS - Friday 14th
I want to THANK God for the miracle of last night! That the one problem has been
solved in such a wonderful way! For His faithfulness and kindness!!! Thank you
Dear Lord! and to you for your prayers, but please continue to pray for the sale
of the house and the direction God wants us to take. Blessings!
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SOUTHAM 24/7 PRAYER WEEK - Friday
7th We thank and praise God
for the prayer week from 25 Sept- 2 Oct. Every hour of the week was filled, with
individuals or groups from the 4 churches in the town. The prayer room was
beautiful, a real stimulus to prayer, full of ideas and peace. We pray that the
friendships and relationships of that week will grow to a bigger and better
collaboration among the churches.
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LORRAINE c/o PAUL (prayerpartner
- Cheshire) - Tuesday 4th
Lorraine was 26 weeks pregnant and in hospital
with bleeding, Baby has been delivered and weighed 1lb and 13oz and is now
breathing on her own, parents have named her Jessica Grace. Praise God what an
answer to prayer this baby is a little miracle praise God.
September 2005
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ANONYMOUS - Tuesday 27th
Do you remember praying for Murphy Davis in USA? She has been fighting Burkitt's
lymphoma for many years and has been waiting for a bone marrow transplant. Her
latest CT scan showed that the cancer is in full remission!! Her fungal
pneumonia is stable and seems to have healed a bit, though she may have that for
the rest of her life. So, although she will continue to be monitored, she does
not need a bone marrow transplant. Thanks to everyone who has prayed and to God
for His healing. Although Murphy never found the bone marrow donor, hundreds of
people joined the bone marrow registry for her and others, which will be a
source of life and hope for many. Rejoice!
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ANONYMOUS - Friday 23rd
Some time ago I asked for prayer for somebody who was struggling with (among
other things ) an addiction problem. I know a lot of people were praying.
Recently I heard that things are going very well, that they have managed to deal
with the problems and that they are moving forward, walking with God in a new
life. Thanks to everybody who prays through this site and to God for His healing
power.
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HEATHER (BIRMINGHAM) - Friday 23rd
Thanks to all who have been praying
for me about my spiritual life. I really feel as if I have turned a corner with
God's help, and have re-awoken to the real meaning of God's love for me. I know
the passion will wax and wane, but I thank God that He has rekindled that
passion at the moment! Please continue to pray about my physical
disabilities and pain, that I will always be able to see God at work in my pain
and trust Him with whatever may come. Please pray too that I may be able to be a
witness to His love and grace in my pain.
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P c/o ANONYMOUS - Tuesday 13th
Over the past few months I have
requested prayer for P in Canada, who has been treated for cancer. She has come
to the end of the programme and it seems to have been successful. Thank you to
everybody who has prayed, and to God for His healing. Continue to pray for her,
that the cancer will not come back, and that she will be able to enjoy her
forthcoming holiday in England with her family.
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AF c/o ANONYMOUS - Monday 12th
I have asked for prayer for AF who
has been undergoing treatment for cancer for several months. It seems as though
the treatment has been successful and he is feeling very well. We thank God for
His goodness, and thank those who prayed for A. Please continue to pray that the
cancer will not return and that he and his family can get back to a normal life.
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DAVID - Monday 12th
I want to say a big thank you for
your continued prayers for David as he travels each day to London for his work.
He is feeling much more comfortable with travelling, as he feels so lifted up
and supported by the prayers. A group of people from his church are praying for
his confidence to return to normal. Thank you all.
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G c/o ANONYMOUS - Saturday 3rd
I have occasionally asked for prayers for a
friend G. who is elderly and frail. At the weekend I had a strong feeling I
should pray for her, but did not know what exactly to pray for! On Tuesday I
heard that she will be moving to a lovely new retirement flat near to her
daughter, grand-daughter and new great grand-child. This is indeed the answer to
many prayers. Thank you, God, for this solution to a growing problem!
August 2005
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ANONYMOUS - Sunday 28th
Dear Lord, thank you for answering our
prayers! We sometimes take it for granted when things work out, when a child is
safe, when attitudes change, when the day is beautiful and we have ears and eyes
and all our faculties to enjoy life! We tend to focus on that little bit that is
a torn in our flesh and forget to see our wonderful blessings we take for
granted!!! Thank you for the safety of my child, for forgiveness and love, for
healing and patience with us, for your wonderful plan for our lives which we
only can see when looking back! I am hurting, but I know that something so good
will come out of it! You are so GOOD and WONDERFUL and GRACIOUS and FAITHFUL!
and You ARE LOVE!!! Please USE me, I am your servant, I am Yours! Let me be a
Light shining for You! I LOVE YOU~~!!!
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ANONYMOUS - Sunday 28th
I see hearts changing for the better, which
has been a major request in my prayers. Also Jesus is answering prayers for my
daughter, her healing of her lupus, and in a possible "life" partner, coming
into my daughters life, who is Christian, and someone we have been praying about
for some time.
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LIAM C/O PHYLLIS - Saturday 20th
Praise and thank God for
healing our little grandson, 4 month old, Liam!! There is no doubt that God and
God alone healed this precious baby. Liam had serious health problems and tests
now show that he is completely well & healthy!! We give our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ all the honor & glory & praise!! Nothing, absolutely nothing is
impossible for our Lord Jesus to heal!! Praise Jesus!! Phyllis--USA
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ANONYMOUS - Saturday 20th
Please pray for healing for all of
DT's patients that we are believing God for healing all of them with miracles,
signs, and wonders!! We know that God is the God of the impossible and that
nothing is impossible for Him. By His stripes all these people are healed. He
sent His Word and healed them. We give God all the honor & glory & praise for
answered prayers and for healing these people!!
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GILLY - Friday 19th
I just want to thank God for His
amazing answers to prayer over many years. The power of prayer is greater than
any other. We need to remind ourselves each and every day that God is always
there for us! Gilly
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Anonymous:
Tuesday 16th I just
want again to thank God for His amazing Grace and Faithfulness! That He hears
our prayers! That He brings solutions better than we could ever have hoped for!
Thank you Lord! Thank you! I have prayed for God to show the way and He is busy
with us in a wonderful way of things happening at exactly the right time! Please
let me never forget Your loving kindness and Grace!!!
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Rob and Amy's wedding, c/o Heather (Birmingham)
- Sunday 14th
I just want to praise God for such a special
day for Rob and Amy and all their family as they got married. Prayers for good
weather may not have been answered, but prayers about the day certainly were.
The service was wonderful and obviously many people were moved by a sense of
God's presence there. I also thank God for the opportunity to meet so many of
the prayer partners from this site, and know that Amy and Rob felt supported and
loved, and I also want to praise God for answered prayer that Amy was given
strength to get through the day and to enjoy it. Most of all I thank God for
their marriage, and the answered prayers over the years by all their friends
about their relationship, because it is so obvious that God is at the centre of
all that they do, and praise God that not only was Amy given physical strength
to cope with today, but she shone today with an inner radiance that can only
point people to Christ!
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GERRY - Tuesday 9th
A BIG THANK YOU for this prayer request
facility. I have always been a strong believer in the awesome power of prayer.
When my father was ill we were told that there was nothing more could be done
for him following eighteen months of chemotherapy. He had major cancer. He could
not have faced anymore treatment and said so. A month after we were told nothing
could be done, his condition went into remission and he lived a further 9 1/2
years. He had many happy times playing with his grandsons!! I try to pray
throughout the day whatever I am doing. I know this is not always possible for
some people, and it depends on your work, but we should remember that God is
there with us all the time, we just need to speak to Him.
July 2005
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ANONYMOUS - Monday 25th
Lord I just want to thank you for all the
prayers you have answered. There are probably more than I realise. Thanks for
helping my brother recover from illness, because he doesn't tell me much only
you would know lord how ill he was. Thanks for revealing yourself to me over the
last 16 months or more, since I committed to following you. Still uncertain
about many things but didn't expect all my problems to go away at once, I do
know however that all things will work to your good purposes and plans. Thank
you for making me realise how fortunate I am in many respects and that it is
purely by your grace that I am in this position. Even though I don't fully
appreciate it at times, thank you dearly in Jesus name.
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NINA AND FRIEND - Sunday 24th
Dear Prayer partners, I want
to thank God for His faithfulness and wonderful Grace! Nina and friend had a
wonderful holiday and everything worked out very well, with Nina saying 'that
she could feel the angels around them'!! She came home safe and blessed!
Thank you dear Lord!
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PAUL (CHESHIRE) - Sunday 24th
I returned from Indonesia mission on
Wednesday. From the minute I got off the plane over there God was
with me mightily. I landed in Jakarta and caught a taxi to the railway
station, whilst there I had to ring up the people I was meeting at the other end
of the train journey the telephones there consumed a lot of the money and when I
went to buy a train ticket I did not have enough change and they would not
accept any other money and nobody could speak a word of English so I prayed and
within 5 seconds of praying an Indonesian man who could not speak English tapped
me on the back and pointed to the stations listed so I pointed to Surabaya which
was a 10 hour train journey and he got his wallet out and paid for me to travel
executive class which got me food and drink on the train also. Praise God
- what an answer to prayer. We had vacation bible schools in the morning and
afternoons. In one meeting we brought 4 children to the Lord which greatly
encouraged us. For the last week we ran an English camp in a school which had
some Muslim children in it. At the end of the week we put an appeal out and over
40 children responded. I heard out there of a Muslim man who stayed in a hotel
in Jakarta and found a bible left there by the Gideons so he threw it in the
bin. Anyway he took it home with him because he did not wish to offend other
Muslims. After a while he got it out and started to read John's gospel.
He then accepted Jesus as his saviour. During my time out there the Lord
has put a call on my life to become a preacher, so I have just sent an
application form into bible college - praise God. While out there I heard that a
few months back about 60000 Christians went into a stadium and chanted; by the
year 2020 Indonesia will belong to Jesus. God is doing some terrific work out
there, a clinic is being run from the grounds of a bible college and a Christian
doctor and dentist offer to treat Muslims free of charge and people are coming
to salvation through this clinic. There was devil worship out there and demonic
possession. About 5 nights I was there I had nightmares so I prayed for
protection in the blood of Jesus and slept peacefully afterwards. I would urge
anyone to have a go at mission work it is a wonderful experience. Praise God!
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ANONYMOUS - Saturday 23rd
God has answered my prayer!! I prayed for a
support network and have found one in the Children of God. They have even given
me a special role as a Fisher of Men! I am replete. Praise be!!
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ANONYMOUS - Sunday 17th
Thanks to our Lord and Heavenly Father!!
Nina and friend had a wonderful time and experienced the 'angels' around them!
They are both safely home now! With the Christian Outreach amazing things
happened and I would think about 10,000 Bibles and DVD of the Jesus film have
been distributed and taken by Muslims in one week! All this in spite of the
terrible things happening in London on the 7th! God is just so Great and
Wonderful!! Yes, even the stones will call out His Name!! Thank you for your
prayers! God bless!
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