Selasa, 23 Juni 2009

Paul's Thorn and Yours


Paul's Thorn and Yours
By Eddie Smith

How short-sided we tend to be. Some actually believe that
anything less than a pain-free, trouble-free life is a reflection
of spiritual failure; either our failure or God's. But let's look
a little deeper.

The Apostle Paul suffered torment from a messenger (an angel) of Satan that was so painful it's referred to as a "thorn in his flesh."

Three times Paul asked God to remove it, and three times God said, "no." One might ask, "How could it possibly benefit Paul or even the Kingdom of God for Paul to remain in pain?"

The Lord told Paul, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness." And Paul resigned himself to God's denials by saying, "Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may overshadow me" (2 Cor. 12:9). God demonstrated His power and His glory through Paul's suffering, not by removing it.

Beyond that, consider this. Had God removed "the thorn" in
Paul's flesh, he would have temporarily freed from his
discomfort, but would have severely limited Paul's spiritual development.

Instead, in God's inifite wisdom, He went beyond Paul's three
requests. He extended grace sufficient for the thorn; grace that could easily extend to other areas of Paul's life and to other lives, like yours and mine today! God actually enlarged Paul's capacity to handle discomfort! To Paul, godliness with contentment was great gain.

We all have a thorn. It's our choice, we can whine or we can win. We can't do both. What is your thorn producing today for the kingdom?

Jumat, 19 Juni 2009

pray for our Fellow Worker in Serbia, Lily Yankovski


Dear Intercessor,
Please pray for our Fellow Worker in Serbia, Lily Yankovski. She was attacked at the close of her house church gathering a few days ago and suffered the loss of her wood burning stove, among other things. Please lift her up in prayer and if God leads you to help her at this time of need, her contact info is at the end of her letter. Robert Fitts

Beloved Saints, intercessors, family and friends, I need prayer support more than ever from the Body of Christ, at this time.

Last Sunday, 2 “brothers” from nearby city of Nish joined our house church meeting, observing more than participating. The power of the Holy Spirit was moving, people being ministered to in gratitude and adoration to Holy Trinity; we have been exalting Jesus, that evening, really exuberantly.

When everyone left, they wanted to stay and talk with me for a “bit”. Within 10 minutes the most vicious attack began. First verbal, calling me a blasphemous American intruder into the true orthodox faith because I did not teach nor practice exaltation of virgin Marry and zillion of Serbian “saints”, nor do I observe the Krsna Slava Day (idolatrous celebration of the family protector saint).

When I tried to point to the scripture about this issue, I was hit with an open hand on top of my forehead, at which point I somehow ran out of the house at 23h into the thick of the night, finding refuge across the village at one brother's house. There was no sense calling the police, because there is no police in Prolom banja but in Kursumlija, one hour away, and since I had no bruises, we decided to pray and rest.

When I returned home in the morning, nothing was stolen, but all Christian mementos, angels, hard cover Serbian bible and the firewood burning stove expensive to replace was taken outside of the house and completely destroyed, giving me, probably, the message not to spend another winter in this home.

The police said that since I let them into the house voluntarily and they did not break in that this incident will be treated as misdemeanor which was either way of no consequence, since I did not’t even know the attackers full names, so I did not even file a useless police report, but forgave them.

At this point, I am finding comfort in the Word as Jesus who warned us about hatered and persecutions to be expected.

Numerous villagers came to see what took place, giving me a bunch of advice, from going back to Hawaii to not living here alone any longer. The new converts were mostly just stunned and scared, which is giving me the opportunity to minister to them at faster pace, teaching them the hard core realities of Christian faith.

I am in the process of fasting and prayer at this time, seeking His illumination and lessons from this experience, open to obedience to His future guidance.

The good news is, there is a church in Corona, CA. considering supporting my missionary work in Serbia on regular basis. I have been praying for a sufficient steady faithful financial source for several years-timing is everything! Perhaps, as it often happens in the Lord, this terrifying night was yet another test of faith precipitating a breaktrue blessing!

I don’t feel as safe as I felt before in my home, but His presence never left, although the diplomas and pictures have. I can do without those, but without Jesus, I can’t.

Still shaken from this crisis, vacuuming 6 times to get all the glass out, running a fever and a flu on top of it all since yesterday, trusting our Heavenly Father to confirm His guidance through the Body of Christ, I remain steadfast in my love ready to continue with service to Serbs from the North to the South, and possibly, finally, in Belgrade a huge metropolis with much ministry opportunity, but when will depend on when He provides, right now I have $12.00, thank God!

Grateful for your prayers, much needed at this time, I send blessings your way, Sister L


Sister Lily Yankovski Th. serving Jesus in Serbia
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Where It All Begins
Out of the womb of prayer, praise and worship all things in the kingdom of God are conceived, nurtured, and brought to birth for the glory of God and the good of mankind.

A Declaration of Unity
I belong to everything that belongs to Jesus and everything that belongs to Jesus belongs to me! It's not us and them. It's just us! There's only one Body of Christ, and the problems of the church, the whole church, are our problems, for we are the church and we can do more united than we can do divided! So let's unify, simplify, and multiply!

Divine Appointment Prayer
Father, give me a divine appointment today with someone who is hungry for God, or sick, or in need, and give me grace to minister the love of Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Winning the War on Terror by Prayer
Father, give every terrorist in the world an encounter with Jesus such as Paul had on the road to Damascus.

Living to Give
Father, make me a generous giver today! Show me where to give and what to give, and let all my giving bring glory to the name of Jesus.

Say "Yes" to Grace and "No" to Law
Law demands, demands, demands, But gives me neither feet nor hands. Grace and Truth are better things, They bid me fly and give me wings!

GPN 06-19-2009


GPN 06-19-2009


“God and prayer go together; to neglect one is to neglect the other” (1Sam 12:23; 1 Thess. 5:17) Pray and believe more this weekend! Have a wonderful weekend! Roberto Wijnhof, GPN

You prayed for me to get the US Visa and ticket, which brought to me by God through your faithful prayers. Pray for my safe journey to U.S.A and to receive God's favor upon my self. I need God to open up new doors for me to keep my family and church.

Amen. Pr.S.A.M

Here follows a testimony of what God is doing through prayer in UK. There have been stories of miracles, salvation, and a surge of prayer rooms exploding amongst young people particularly in schools! Just a month ago we received this report from a prayer room in Ayr, Scotland. ”The power of prayer has truly been shown in the Lord’s response to Paula’s illness. Ayr and Glasgow Royal hospitals gave confirmation of a cancerous tumor prior to her operation. But having been prayed for in the prayer room, the doctors could no longer find the cancer, and couldn’t explain why. Through the activation and constant chain of prayer, nearly 3 weeks later, following her 10-hour operation – there is NO CANCER OR TUMOUR the mass being fibrous scar tissue. This has amazed the surgeon in charge of Paula’s case, an expert in his field." Praise God for answering prayers. Pray that these testimonies will encourage those who are involved in 24-7 prayer globally to continue to dream of the impossible and see how God makes it a reality.

I declare that God shall reward me and push down all those that are pushing me far from my place of fatness. Jesus shall intervene in my case and dry up every spring of adversity that is troubling my life. Whatever is troubling my heart shall expire. S.

Please pray with me for the Lord’s favor and direction. I need a job or a business to enable me to sustain my family. Thank you , and may God bless you! H. T. C.

The levels of child abuse in South Africa are increasing rapidly. A child is raped in South Africa every three minutes. This means that about 530 child rapes take place every day. Other factors that contribute to child abuse are drugs and alcohol. In Western Cape, it is found that 90 percent of child abused cases reported, drugs and alcohol played a role. Young girls are lured into the drugs and later became prostitutes. Continue to pray for the children of South Africa. Pray that God will restore this generation and that their lives will be preserved to testify of the goodness of God (Ps.118:17).

Pray for multiplication and Increase of God’s anointing to Hope Mission International K.W. Uganda

CSW’s partner organisation, The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL), released a statement recognising the distinctive role of Christians in the reconciliation process, and committing themselves to fully to it:



“As the church encompasses both the Tamil and Singhalese communities, we are in a unique position to model unity and reconciliation, both at a grassroots and political level. We commit ourselves to work together in unity for the restoration and healing of individual lives, communities and our country Sri Lanka.”



Please join us as we praise God for the end of this conflict and pray for the rebuilding process

Due to fear of oppression and persecution, millions of victims worldwide seek asylum and protection. They flee from their homeland, facing the pain of separation from loved ones. These displaced people show incredible strength and perseverance to find hope and security in their lives. Refugee Sunday falls on the following Sunday to the World Refugee Day. The Refugee Sunday is a period of common prayer day in which the Churches are encouraged to focus on refugees and refugee related issues. It is a time when the Church across the Globe comes together, in their own locality, to pray and support the refugees. Pray for those who are separated from their loved ones; ask the Holy Spirit to console them when they are lonely and afraid. Pray that all people will be accepted and loved irrespective of their background or culture.

Pray for Akbar and his family to be saved and delivered. Pray for Olecia and her Mom to be saved and to attend my cell group. Pray for her to stop looking to occult solutions. Pray for me to feel better, to have favor with my boss and landlady.

CSW would like to invite you to join us and other NGOs in prayer and personal reflection on the 21 June for peace in Sudan.

Please pray for the graduating students of our Philadelphia Bible College in Delhi. The graduation ceremony will be held tomorrow at the IPC Church in Rohini, Delhi. This is our first batch of B.Th regular students. Pray that the Lord will continue to use these young ones as they go into new fields in North India and especially in the regions that face persecution and severe hardships. Pray specially for those who are going to Kandhamaal in Orissa. Amen.

We had "the day of the dead" in Russia. Pray for all the wicked spirits that were evoked to be bound in Jesus name. Pray for God to forgive Russia's sins, to free this country from evil. We declare that Jesus reigns in Russia forever! Pray for us. S.

We praise God for Pastor Dinesh Das from Jhadoda Church who has been able to initiate a new work in Ghaziabad, a satellite city to Delhi. Please pray for the Church and its members that they will continue to add new souls to kingdom and be effective in reaching to the lost ones. This Church needs a place of worship for their people. Pray that God will provide it in time.

Selasa, 16 Juni 2009

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“God sends the storms to prove He is the shelter”. Psalm 91:1; Psalm 63:3. Greetings Roberto Wijnhof GPN.

I praise the Lord for getting me out of the terrible pit. I was discharged from the hospital. Please, pray for my full recovery. Make haste, Lord, and deliver me from illness attacks and attacks upon my finances. Lord, let your funds come!

Please pray for our work in the state of Orissa. We have work in East and West side of Orissa. The work is ever growing. Four of our Churches that are under construction after the recent violence. Pray that we can complete it soon and also be able to provide livelihood to the people and families affected severely by this religious oppression against Christians in that state.

We are leaving for Pune in India for 6 days today. Please pray that under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, we would reach the hearts of our Hindu & Sikh brethren (our background) with the Gospel. Also travel mercies and for Divine HEALTH & PEACE. Alleluia !

I praise God for giving me new people to minister to! I'm so excited! Pray that the love of God will bring salvation to Jews, Russians and Palestinians as He is the only One who can bring peace and dissolve hatred. For the protection of believers.

Requests:

Pray for Sveta to have wisdom and obedience. Pray for her and Natashia to be good friends. Please, pray for me to have more support at this difficult time. Pray for Sveta not to be messy. Pray for the riches of the Gentiles to come into my hands.

Please pray that there will be a provision of assistance to all those who are hiding along the border areas off North Korea, and for the safety of women who

arrive in China and are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.

Pray for protection, wisdom and guidance for all those helping North Koreans, who do so knowing they face risk of arrest and detention.

THIS PRAYER REQUEST IS FOR ME.I am not asking for prayer for the other people involved in this request. I need deliverance from the demons associated with these people. have co-workers into the Masonic lodge, daughter of the eastern star. I need deliverance from any demon. I have a supervisor who in a staff meeting intentionally denied mentioning my name for recognition as a team worker who did a lot of work. It was very intentional putdown, disrespect of me. I worked as assigned by the supervisor with another female and we did a lot of work. The other female co-workers name was mention, mine was intentionally left off. I was told by this supervisor that I was not at work when I was physically at work with other co-workers waiting for my work assignment. A co-worker intentionally destroyed a project I had worked on. I came back 5 minutes later to add an addition to the project and there were 3 co-workers there when I left it in tack. There are acts of sabotage against me.

I need prayer for deliverance from a 400 lb female boss who thinks other females in her work place are in competition with her for the male ATTENTION she desires. Pray against the isolation, comments about my weight loss other disrespect given to me as a female employee. Pray God grant deliverance from 400 lb overweight female supervisor dysfunction toward female co-workers on her shift. Supervisor views female workers as threats for her male ATTENTION. Please ask God to reveal to this SUPERVISOR females work for CASH.NOT MALE ATTENTION. Please ask God to deal with the sabotage this female supervisor wants to do toward me. Pray God deal with this 400 lb demon filled assignment from hell to harass me. Pray God deals with the co-worker who intentionally sabotaged and destroyed my work after I had completed it.

Father, because I love thy salvation give me reason to permanently glorify Thy name! I ask for a complete healing! Lord, please save: Sonia, Natasha, Alena, Lena, Lida, Irina, Alica, Olesya, Tatyana, Galia, my landlady and her son. Lord, shine on me

Please, pray for me, I need healing

Pray for Pastor Basant, Pr. David and Anora who are doing engaged in ministry in Bengal and Bhutan as well as neighbouring country Nepal. In West Bengal most of the areas had been effected by the recent cyclone Aila. Many victims lost their houses and possessions. Pray that God will meet the needs of them all, including the members of our churches. We are planning for a crusade in Silliguri in September, so pray that God will prepare people before hand.

Please pray for a young lady Christian N., she lost her joy and hears the wrong voice. She feels so guilty. That she will be set free from these voices and will hear the voice of her Shepherd again. R.

I still need your prayers. I have to see a doctor, I keep having breathing problems. I will also have to see 2 more doctors. All of this is very expensive. Please, pray for my strength and health. I declare that by the stripes of Jesus I'm healed.

Pease, pray for street kid Zukra. I've met her recently. Her 13 year old sister has killed herself. Zukra is very unhappy. Please, pray for Zukra to come to Jesus and for me to be able to help her. Pray for Zukra to be healed from coughing. Thanks, Sasha

Hi my brothers and sisters asking special prayer for strength and provision to make it through the week and as I am homeless right now also for GOD to help me get to camp it appears I have the bus fare but I still need prayer for strength to get there. GOD richly bless you, brother Danny.

GPN 06-12-2009

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Jesus said: “Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my father will love them, and I will love them. And I will reveal myself to each one of them”. John 14:21. What a beautiful promise Jesus gives us here. Have a blessed weekend and see His promise to come to pass. – Roberto Wijnhof GPN.

I ask for help to come my way, in Jesus name. I ask for salvation of one my English students: Dania and salvation of his parents. I ask for deliverance of Dania's family.

Western Cape teens are selling their younger brothers and sisters to their friends for group sex sessions. Children between 14 and 18 would invite friends around for group sex sessions with their siblings or cousins who are as young as 11 years old. The older kids tend to use the money either to contribute to the household income or, more often, to fuel a drug or alcohol dependency. Open your mouth for the speechless (Prov.31:8) and cry out to God to deliver the children of this nation from evil. Ask the Holy Spirit to convict young children when they are doing wrong and that they will start walking in the fear of God and start trembling at His Word, walking humbly with God. (Isa.66:2; Micah 6:8).

Pray for me, may God connect me to E.K,A.K and others for the sake of building the kingdom of God. A.M.M.S

"During 2009 years 43,000,000 born-again believers were murdered for NOT denying their Faith in their Savoir and Almighty God, JESUS CHRIST, still every day 300 are being martyred for the same reason around the world, 200,000,000 Christ following believers, to-day live in countries with indescribable persecution and inhuman suffering, 60% of them being children". Please pray for your brothers and sisters.

Global day of Prayer 31st May 2009 could well prove to have been the biggest prayer meeting as all 220 nations took part this year – the first time ever. In Santiago, Chile, about 1,000 Christians braved the cold at the seat of Chile's government to pray for their nation. In Argentina, Christians marked the Global Day of Prayer in every one of Argentina's 23 provinces. There is testimony of areas that experienced zero crime for the 10 days of 24-hour prayer before the Global Day of Prayer. The Global Day of Prayer does not end on Pentecost Sunday. It begins a season of service, where churches pledge to serve their communities and their nations for the next 90 days. Thank God for this breakthrough in every nation of the world. Pray that the next 90 days will bring forth change worldwide as Believers commit themselves to be God’s hands in their communities and cities.

The reason why I am mailing you is because I'd like to ask a prayer. Indeed 2 persons, members of our church council, are opposed to me and want to bring confusion. But in the meantime the Church is doing great, it's growing and it's blessed. There is a lot of jealousy and an evil spirit that tries to control and manipulate me through various ways.
We have new people who gave their lives to Jesus, the Church stands firm, we also see a spiritual breakthrough these last couple of weeks and that is so rejoicing.
Could you pray with us so that God will be glorified and that the Church, my ministry and my family will be protected, for we are under attack.
We will have a church council meeting on Saturday evening, it will be an important time where we will talk about the problems, thank you for your support in prayer, may God anoint me, that I will be under His authority so that I can stand firm against Satan's craftiness. Your brother in Christ, Pastor Christian VIVES

Lift up Sudan in prayer.
Sudan faces upheaval on all sides and is in desperate need of your prayers.

The ruling party represses, intimidates and obstructs peace in both northern and southern Sudan. Tragedy continues in Darfur, with rape brutally used as a weapon of war, and an outbreak of fierce fighting is destabilising the south.

For the past six months, 16-year old Asya, with her parents and younger brothers who live in Iraq has been forced to move five times. The Christian family is no longer accepted by other family members who are devoted to Islam. Other family members want to take revenge because Asya murdered her father's brother. Out of self defence, Asya stabbed her uncle in 2006. Asya was arrested and convicted despite the fact that she acted out of self defence. She spent two years in prison and was released early in November 2008. However, Asya is not free to go wherever she pleases. Because family members are still on the hunt for her, Asya is forced to stay indoors. She cannot go to school. Not only because it is dangerous for her but also because she has to deal with what has happened. Please pray for the protection of Asya, her parents and brothers. Pray that they will not be discovered by their family. Please also pray that Asya will be able to deal with the trauma of murdering her uncle and spending time in prison. Pray that she will be able to return to school and gain perspective for the future.

Raise your voice in prayer for internally displaced persons (IDPs) forced to flee Burma Army attacks late last week. Around 5,000 IDPs fled Ler Per Her camp and surrounding villages as the Burma Army and its allies attacked the camp. Villagers fear for their lives as they face being forced to be porters and human mine sweepers for the Burma Army – up to 200 people have reportedly been taken for slave labour. They are in urgent need of your prayer and support.

I DESPERATELY NEED any kind of job/income, being layed off as a professor (marketing, communication, PR, branding/image, education, business administration etc.), in Mexico recently, loosing us $1200 additional income and now living only on us $ 2100 net pension, unable to pay my us $ 1000 rent and $ 500 car payments in July, as such being forced to return to Mexico to feed my 3 minor children, 2, 6 and 10 as a 70 year young...

Thanks for for your kind consideration and additional prayers for his perfect will in our lifes: staying in the USA or returning to Mexico? Mr. A.G.

Selasa, 09 Juni 2009

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“When God measures a man. He puts the tape around the heart, not the head”. 1 Sam.16:14-17 Greetings, Roberto Wijnhof GPN

Pray for salvation of: SH, CP, FY, OM, IL, Teddy M, VT, Dima, IJ, WE, RI, Tobbi, Malika, Siumien, NP, AP, Sanya, ME, DC, Subochev, AR, E, GE, ET, CA, AM, EV, Larry, IB, NE, CH, TR, ES, Kunchikov, Lena, Aurora, CO, FG, BG, PS, PA, R, SE, Bill, MO.

My name is H. N. and I am living in Connecticut USA alone without any relative.
I have a sickness that is serious and I want you to join me in prayers for Jesus to heal me. I want my life to be of great service to God and the sickness keeps me unhealthy for a long time now. Please also pray that I will be a great leader and Christ labourer. I want to use up my talent for Christ. Thank you, H.

We praise God for the victory of Secular parties in the recently concluded general elections in India. We thank God for our answered prayers. Please pray that the ruling party and its elected leaders will be able to guide the country into a new phase of progress, stability and peace.

The us embassy issued me a visa today 8th June 09.that is great and awesome because of you prayers. Pray for me to get a ticket in this very week by his power and mighty.

I need the favour of God, protection in the way and god to destroy all the obstacles try to discourage me. Ap.S.M.

Pray for us affected by these storms in our lives: for our financial, spiritual and physical well-being. Pray that our landlady will not cause us damage, but will be nice to us. Pray for her to be saved and filled with the Spirit. Pray for our ministry.

Praise God for our work in Aligarh Area of UP in India. We have a very responsive field here. We are covering over 20 villages in 4 districts. We have a school here and for the first time we are starting a Children camp here. 150 children from various faiths will attend it for the first time. Pray for Vijay Tandi under whose leadership this camp is going to be organized. Pray that the children and their families will receive Jesus as their personal saviour.

Asking prayer for strength and provision to make it one more week and for GOD to supernaturally open a door so i could get to camp in Virginia. GOD richly bless you brother Danny

Pray for Sveta to have favor on her job and for them not to cheat her out of her money. Pray for her to be on fire for Jesus and to become responsible. Pray for favor between my landlady and me. Pray for me to have funds to fix things in my apt.

Sasha

Pray for our homeless kids: Fedia, Zarina, Nastia and Oleg. Pray that they will come to repentance and be saved. Intercede for the Russian government. Pray For Peace to Reign in Russia and for the war with Chechnya to end. Pray for us! Pray for President Medvedev's salvation.

Pray for the human rights situation in North Korea, particularly for all those who continue to suffer under the repressive state.

Pray that the suffering of many would not be forgotten by the international community while they focus their attention on the nuclear issue.

Pray that world leaders would have perseverance, wisdom and integrity as they attempt to bring change to North Korea, and that the DPRK government would listen and respond off actively to the cries of its people.

We Praise God that nearly 1500 children participated in our first Summer Children camp called ‘Baal Grishm Mahostav” held at the Satyawati Public School, Nangli Deri. A total of 616 children invited Jesus to their lives. Please pray for all these children and also for their parents so that they will be receptive to the word. Please also pray that we will be able to effectively integrate these children to our existing Children Bible clubs and open new ones, if necessary.

Please pray for a young Christian girl N. that is depressed. She really needs a touch of deliverance and a bundle of joy.

Please pray for our Cell groups or small group initiatives. We have nearly hundred of them in Delhi. It is growing. Pray that we will be able to provide strong leadership lessons to all which is Biblical and Christ like. Pray that people will continue to grow in word and in likeness of Jesus Christ.

Minggu, 07 Juni 2009

From Freedom to Bondage

Insight from Eddie and Alice
For our wonderful Insight Newsletter family.
Have a blessed week!

From Freedom to Bondage

This is the day of "new beginnings"; unfortunately, they are not new beginnings that reinforce our Christian faith. Greed, lack of self-control, and over-extended credit have replaced financial stability. Like the world, believers are over their heads in debt; live out of control lifestyles, and long for better cars and bigger houses. Americans, we have lost our way and the price is costly. We Christians are at a crossroads. Either we will humble ourselves and make the necessary adjustments to move with the cloud of God's presence; or we’ll drift along with the world system and live with nothing more than distant memories of past divine blessings. I don't know about you, but I'm moving forward!

I’m grieved to see our national civil liberties ebb away by the day. More and more Christians turn a blind eye to perversion, infidelity, and unethical leadership in the Church. Jesus said we are to be the salt of the earth. (Matt. 5:13-16) But where is the voice of the Church today? Rather than be the salt that alters “the flavor” of the world, we’ve lost our distinctive and have taken on the flavor of the world. Do you remember when businesses were closed on Sundays; and schools and other neighborhood groups wouldn’t have thought of scheduling something on a Sunday night or Wednesday night because Christians were committed to their Churches on those nights? Early in the life of our nation, no one would have considered planning an activity without first checking the schedule of the Church. The church was first given top priority. What’s happened to us? All the while Satan and his demonic hoards work 24/7 to extend their territory and take advantage of our families, churches, cities and nation.

My Old Testament professor in college taught us the “prophetic duality” of Scripture; an evil physical ruler versus an evil spiritual ruler. Specifically, he explained that Isaiah Chapters 10-14 describe an evil ruler of that time and as a typology, describe Satan as well. Notice in the passage below how the Devil moves boundaries, changes laws, and works to rob us of our true wealth, our dignity, our laws, a generation of our children, and to silence forever the voices of God’s people.

"I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes. (Lucifer fell because of pride) For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings. As one reaches into a nest, so my hand reached for the wealth of the nations; as men gather abandoned eggs, so I gathered all the countries; not one flapped a wing, or opened its mouth to chirp.’” (Is. 10:12-14)

Friend, it’s time for us to open our mouths, chirp and flap our wings. How? Live righteously; honor God in our business and in our relationships; tithe, give, and discipline ourselves to adopt a modest lifestyle. Sure. There are definitely appropriate times to engage the enemy in spiritual battle. However Eddie says a profound statement in regards to “pulling down strongholds.” He says, “How can we pull down with one hand, what we hold up with the other. We can’t possibly pull down the spirit of pride over our city as long as we are prideful.” So true.

Let’s pray, fast, and weep for our nation and ask the Lord Jesus to let us be the ones who see a shift in the heavenly realm that secures victory and breakthrough. A crisis is at hand. Our republic is shifting from freedom to bondage and we’d better wake up!

In 1997, Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota said, "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.

"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations, from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:

1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage "

Professor Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of democracy, with some 40 percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase. Quite prophetic, isn’t it?

Apathy without discerning the times is the greatest danger to our freedom. Please join me and ask God to intervene in the affairs of these United States of America.

Sabtu, 06 Juni 2009

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“The best way to influence people for God is to go to God for people”. Col. 4:2; Mark 16:20. He knows how to reach their hearts. Greetings, Roberto Wijnhof

Please, pray for salvation and deliverance of: RW, EP, Edik, Martin, RB, Vadim, JZ, MA, Eleanor, NO, IN, Rob, SE, HI, LE, Ilia, Timoha, AM, GE, Arthur. Pray for these people to be open to the Gospel and to my preaching. Pray for them to open hearts.

I'm concerned about Sveta. She creates constant conflict and wants to buy unneeded things all the time. I talk to her about it, but she doesn't listen. She needs to mature. Pray for her to trust me, to be a good friend and to be responsible. Thanks. S. Moscow.

Hi, my brothers and sisters asking special prayer for strength and provision just to make it through the week the Holy Spirit spoke to me today reminding me how blessed I am to have brothers and sisters like you because in all these years living in very dangerous conditions every week. I have never had to report something bad happened like I was injured or something, your prayers are very powerful and I want to thank you so much. GOD richly bless you. Brother Danny N.Y.

I will be going for the INTERVIEW on the US Embassy on 8th June 09 at 8:30 am. I will be leaving to the US on 22nd June 09 to attend the conference of leaders.
I need your prayers for the Visa and Ticket.
Pr.S.M.A

Pray for this street kid! Alec is 10 years old. Now he lives in a shack, sleeps on a dirt floor. He has to beg for food. He's not allowed to go to school. He's always very hungry, when we come to feed the street kids. He's often very dirty and ill.
Please, pray for my neighbour to be delivered from heavy drinking, smoking and being loud with his friends. Pray for him and his girlfriend to be saved and filled with the Holy Ghost. His girlfriend Tanya is a Muslim. Pray for her son to be saved.
Thanks, Sasha

There are an estimated 10,000 child labourers in South Africa (this excludes children in sexual slavery), most of which are trafficked into slave like conditions. 1,410 children under the age of 18 were murdered and 16,068 were raped. This is a 22% increase and a 7% decrease on 2006/07 numbers respectively (South African Police Services). It is estimated that more than 2 million children have died globally as a direct result of armed conflicts since 1990, with a further 6 million children permanently disabled or seriously injured. The World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk is scheduled for 6-7June 2009. Pray for the protection of the children in your community. Pray that they will grow in wisdom as Jesus did when He was sitting in the temple at a young age (Lk.2:52). Pray that children all around the world would know the love of Jesus in their everyday lives.

Please pray for me as I had an unfortunate incident at work. I work nights as a care assistant but on this night sleep overtook me and my manager found me asleep. So they have taken action against me not work for them anymore, but please pray for God’s favour that I will find a better job and that there will not be any damaging consequences.

Thank you for your prayers and God bless you. Joy

Prayer for North Korea.

Please pray that there will be a provision of assistance to all those who are hiding along the border areas, and for the safety of women who arrive in China and are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation.

Pray for protection, wisdom and guidance for all those helping North Koreans, who do so knowing they face risk of arrest and detention.

Remember those who are forcibly returned to North Korea from China, especially if they have become Christians and face torture and possible execution if their faith is discovered.

Pray that China will recognise its duty to protect individuals who have fled North Korea and face persecution if returned.

On Sunday, June 7th, the Lebanese Parliamentary Elections take place. In Lebanon, there are far more than two major political parties! Sometimes described as a “neighbourhood of gangs,” Lebanon is a small country characterized by religious and political diversity. Religion and politics run deep in Lebanon. They determine who people are, who they associate with, and how they live. Due to generations of violence between groups in Lebanon, her people are increasingly committed to their own allegiances while still longing for change. Many Lebanese are becoming numb to the constant chaos that these divisions create. Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon occur every five years, but this election on Sunday, June 7th, is especially significant because it has the potential to make the divisions in Lebanon grow even sharper. Cry out that God’s will be done in Lebanon as it is in heaven during these important elections. Pray that this election season in Lebanon will be peaceful. Pray that more reconciliation and forgiveness will occur in Lebanon. Ask God to reveal Jesus Christ, His Son and Saviour of the world to millions of Lebanese.

I would like prayer support please for the restoration of my marriage. My husband has recently left me and wishes divorce. I wish to stand for my marriage and for God to do a miracle, I Would greatly appreciate your prayers and intercession. K. and M Australia.

I'm 34 years old and I think God has forgotten about me. All my friends have gotten married and have families of their own now. I don't. I'm all alone and miserable. Please pray that I find someone that I can share my life with. I have so much love to give. I don't want to grow old alone. Susan, South Africa.

I'm 34 years old and I think God has forgotten about me. All my friends have gotten married and have families of their own now. I don't. I'm all alone and miserable. Please pray that I find someone that I can share my life with. I have so much love to give. I don't want to grow old alone. J.

Please pray for Kelvin’s heart that God will touch and heal it. That God will protect and preserve him and use him as a great blessing to others. That he will get back home safely from hospital. T.

Please pray for my cousin T.W. She has to go into the hospital today. They are not sure what is wrong with her, but one thing wrong is that her iron is so low that she will need blood transfusions. Please pray that God heals her of all of her illnesses. Thank you. N.

Please pray I rid this poverty life and find freedom. Continued prayers for persistence, hard work, belief to get out of debt. Pray for gods, wisdom, strength, courage, to keep moving forward. Thank you all. God bless Karen,

Selasa, 02 Juni 2009

GPN 06-02-2009

GPN 06-02-2009


“The Word is powerful because it produces in us what pleases God and causes Him to respond to our requests – faith”. Roberto Wijnhof GPN

Please pray that whatever has been stopping me from getting to sleep and causing me to not sleep a continual sleep at night will be corrected and healed. The doctor said it is a chemical not emotional problem. Pray that God’s Salvation (so I don’t sleep 11/2 hours at night) would come to me today.

Pray that whatever has been causing my eldest daughter to wake up totally drained with no energy every morning will be healed, also every allergy, asthma and Celiac condition and her major dental problems will be healed.

Please pray that her 2nd younger sister will be healed of asthma as well.

We praise God that our Senior Pastor had a fruitful trip to USA. He attended conferences on Purpose Driven Church. Our ministry which is already transitioning into this mode, looks forward to proceed in this strategic plan. Please pray that our Churches will be Disciple Makers on Jesus style. Please pray for the upcoming training at Delhi for our pastors in July.

Pray for Judy. She is always tired and sick and needs deliverance. The doctors say that nothing is wrong with her. She needs a big move of God in her life. Pray for Rose. She is 90 years old and her mind is getting confused; her care taker is getting ready to put her into a home; pray that she has excellent care and that her mind stays sharp. She is paralyzed on the left side so she is totally dependent. Thank you and God Bless You.

Let the door to my promotion open unto me today, in Jesus name. I shall not die before my time; I shall live to testify of Thy greatness. Lord, Please, heal my head, my right arm, my leg, my ears and nose. I receive my healing and favor in Jesus name

I renounce all contact with witchcraft and religious idol worship when I was a child. I ask for my family to be saved and to renounce these things. Lord, please, help them.

Please pray for our second Summer children Camp which has begun on 1st at Kheda Khurd, Delhi. We are expecting nearly 3500 children this time. Pray that we will be able to guide these children into the Truth and will challenge them to invite Jesus to be their friend and saviour. Pray that these thousands of children will reshape the future of our country and will be the leaders of the future Indian Church.

Please pray in agreement with me that I will find favor from God. Please pray for forgiveness from God & my family. Please pray for me to get a job in Melaka immediately to sustain my family expenses. Please pray for job open doors. God’s will be done. Amen. Desmond T. L. Peh, Melaka, Malaysia.

I have ear aches. Please, pray for my health. Pray for all generational curses to be broken in my life.

Praise God for His Grace and Mercy upon The Philadelphia Ministries and The Full Gospel Trust Of India during the last five months. God has blessed us tremendously. Pray that God will continue to use this ministry as a channel of Blessing in North India and that we will be able to reach the un-reached millions and bring them to the kingdom.

Things are much harder here. My assistant and I took on second jobs, because the rent tripled and all things are more expensive. We have inflation. I pray for the min. to the street kids to survive, because we have to pay for everything for them.

Pray for us: we have to pay a huge rent, plus the prices are very high for everything here in Moscow. Please, pray for us to have favor with the landlady. The landlady is threatening us, even though we pay rent on time. May God give us prosperity.

Suzanne: Desperately needing healing: emotional, physical, spiritual, financial. She is in horrible shape physically with many problems that are not responding to treatment. Please pray for a miracle for Sue!!



Lynn: Please continue to pray for her complete and total healing, as well. She deals with lupus, diabetes, other health issues - and how has something neurological to deal with. She truly needs a divine move of God to change her situation and needs a miracle of healing! Please pray for her and for her husband, Ivan, and their children, Terry and Kim. Terry is having marital problems and facing possible divorce. Please pray God would intervene. Kim needs healing for relationship/commitment issues.



Please pray for everyone at All Saints Episcopal Church this week as we close the doors. Our last service is this Sunday. Please pray for Father Doug and Lori as they await news about a Parish in Houston, and pray for everyone involved to find a new church home where God can continue the work He has begun in each of us.



Helen: As of yesterday, my car's air conditioner will not work! This is part of an on-going problem with the heating/air conditioning. Please pray for a miracle for me to be able to fix the car - especially with summer heat and all of my new classes starting this week. Last quote to fix the car was at $900!!! I appreciate your prayers for me and all of my new classes - at the museum and at the college. It's always more difficult for me in the summer months because of summer art camps. Thanks so much!!!

Blessings to All, Helen

Pokok Doa Missi Juni 2009

Eropa
 Jerman (82,5 juta), Ibu kota Berlin (3,4 juta), agama: Kristen 33%, Katolik 33%, tanpa agama 28%. Kel. Jakob Octavianus, YPPII/WEC bekerja di antara orang imigran. Kel. Pdt. S. Obadja mengucapkan syukur untuk pintu-pintu pelayanan misi yang telah dibukakan Tuhan bagi mereka selama 20 tahun di Jerman & Eropa, sehingga penanaman jemaat GMI telah dapat menjangkau 10 kota (8 kota di Jerman & 2 kota di Belanda). Berdoa secara khusus untuk penjangkauan jiwa-jiwa dan pemuridan di pos-pos penanaman Misi GMI di Nürnberg, Hannover & Köln-Bonn. Perlu tambahan pekerja untuk setiap kota. Informasi bisa dilihat di website gereja GMI: www.gereja-misi-indonesia.org.
 KM LOGOS HOPE mengunjungi Cardiff, Inggris, s/d 09.06., London, Inggris, 11-29.06, Cork, Irlandia, 1-14.07., Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 30.07.-12.08., St Georges, Grenada, 13.-25.08. Di Klaksvik, Faeroe Islands, orang Kristen ahli, membersihkan silinder dari mesin sebagai kontribusi sukarela. Sebagian dahulu pernah naik kapal ini, waktu itu masih dimiliki oleh Faeroe Islands.
 Moldavia (3,8 juta,), Ibu kota Chisinau (0,6 juta), agama: Ortodoks 70,4%, Katolik 5,8%, Kristen 3,2%. Bapak Butje L. dan Ibu Liuba (O.M. Indonesia) bertanggung jawab di keuangan dan IT. Mereka sekeluarga cuti ke Indonesia dari akhir Mei sampai pertengahan Agustus 2009. Kerinduan mereka supaya orang tua Bapak Butje boleh melihat cucu mereka secara langsung tidak hanya lewat photo saja. Mereka mau bertemu dengan orang tua, keluarga, gereja dan sahabat mereka di Indonesia.
 Rusia (140 juta), Ibu kota Moskow (10,4 juta), agama: Ortodoks 41%, Katolik 1%, Kristen 0,7%, Islam 15%, Budhis 0,7%, Animis 1%, tanpa agama 31%. Tahun ini sudah 500 jemaat diperiksa, apakah mereka termasuk Kristen bidat, karena Kristen bidat dilarang dan kebaktian mereka ditutup. Jemaat lain juga akan diperiksa. Secara umum semua orang Kristen yang bukan Ortodoks dinilai sebagai orang bidat, karena itu semua penduduk bersifat negatif terhadap orang Kristen. Sudah dilatih beberapa orang Kristen setempat menjadi perekam, agar mereka bisa merekam cerita Injil dalam berbagai bahasa dari suku-suku di Siberia. Daerah Siberia luas betul, jalan hanya sedikit, musim dingin lama dan keras betul, jarak dari pemukiman satu yang lain selalu jauh. Banyak orang kecanduan minuman keras, banyak orang mati, karena minuman keras. Tidak ada negara lain yang minum sebanyak alkohol daripada Rusia. Akibat lain banyak kekerasan, AIDS berkembang, penjara terlalu penuh.
 Georgia, Kaukasus, (5,2 juta), Ibukota Tbilisi (1,2 juta), agama: Ortodoks 57%, Katolik 0,9%, Kristen 0,5%, Islam 20%, tanpa agama 20%. Untuk pertama kali satu bagian Alkitab dicetak dengan huruf Braille buat orang buta, yaitu keempat Injil. Malah dalam acara berita di televisi disiarkan bagaimana dua orang pemuda yang buta bisa membacakan satu bagian dari Injil Matius di muka umum.
 Yunani (10,7 juta), Ibukota Athena (3 juta), agama: 97% Ortodoks, 1,2% Islam, 0,4% Katolik, 0,15% Kristen. Agama Ortodoks dicampuri dengan adat, penyembahan roh/arwah orang Suci dan salah pengertian Alkitab yang mengakibatkan bahwa di antara orang Yunani hampir tidak ada yang mempunyai hidup abadi. Di negara ini ada banyak orang Albania yang bekerja di bidang pembangunan, tetapi sekarang ini karena krisis, hampir semua pembangunan sudah berhenti. Mereka kehilangan pekerjaan. OM mencoba membantu mereka-mereka yang sekarang terlantar.

Afrika
 Guinea-Bissau (1,7 juta), Ibu kota Bissau (0,4 juta), agama Islam 48%, Animis 42%, Katolik 7%, Kristen 2,5%. Bapak Pdt. Titus Dima, WEC, tetap mengajar setiap hari di Youth Center untuk menyiapkan anak muda buat masa depannya. Steven yang membantu dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris sudah kembali ke Kanada, dengan demikian Bapak Titus harus mengajar dua kelas dalam waktu pada pagi dan sore hari sedangkan pada malamnya ada kebaktian di gereja. Doakanlah Bapak Titus agar Tuhan menolong dan memberikan kekuatan. Nanti pada bulan September akan seorang dari Amerika akan datang menolong selama setahun. Doakan semua persiapannya untuk masuk ke negara yang total berbeda dengan Amerika. Selama bulan April dan Mei ada 4 petobat baru di gereja, mereka membutuhkan pemuridan. Pdt. Armandinho, Ingore, sedang mengurus visa ke Portugal untuk perawatan. Ibu Ritha M., WEC, sedang di Amerika untuk mengikuti kursus konseling. Pada tanggal 20 Juni ia akan kembali ke Guinea-Bissau. Sesudah kembali ia akan kembali melayani di antara orang Fulakunda, satu keluarga sebagai kawan pelayanan sudah dipanggil TUHAN dan belajar bahasa Pulaar, bahasa orang Fulakunda. Ibu Salomi T., WEC, sudah kembali ke ladangnya. Beban pelayanan adalah orang Susu dan Nalu. Ia sudah pindah ke tempat, di mana tidak ada orang Kristen sama sekali.
 Senegal (13 juta), Ibukota Dakar (3 juta), agama Islam 95%, Katolik 4,5%, Kristen 0,1%. Suku Tukulor (0,9 juta) tinggal di bagian Utara, sebagian besar di daerah pantai sungai Senegal. Hampir tidak ada orang Kristen di antara mereka, meskipun ada PB, kaset dan film Yesus dalam bahasa mereka, yaitu bahasa Pulaar. Tolong doakan mereka, agar mereka menjadi terbuka terhadap Injil, bahwa akan pemberita Injil lagi bisa dikirim kepada mereka dan mereka dilepaskan dari kuasa gelap.
 Ghana (17,5 juta), agama Kristen 27,9%, Katolik 18,7%, Islam 16%, Animis 20%, bidat 17,4%. Di antara suku Frafra (800,000) jemaat-jemaat bertumbuh, di dalam bahasa mereka sudah dicetak Alkitab, dengan demikian melalui Firman TUHAN ini mereka bisa bertumbuh dalam iman.
 Nigeria (155 juta), Ibukota Abuja (0,5 juta), Agama: Islam 45%, Kristen 28%, Katolik 12%, bidat 11%. Sesudah kerja keras satu tim penerjemah dapat menyelesaikan penerjemahan Alkitab dalam bahasa Rubassa. Alkitab sudah diserahkan kepada publik. 100,000 orang memakai bahasa ini. Di Nigeria ada 434 bahasa, tetapi baru 19 bahasa mempunyai Alkitab. Masih banyak kerja untuk masa depan.
 Somalia (8,3 juta), Ibukota Mogadishu (1,2 juta), agama Islam. Perang saudara di antara suku dan gerombolan pemberontak belum reda. Kekerasan yang terjadi di Somalia terus berlangsung dan bertambah terus. Sering juga kapal lepas pantai ditahan dan baru dilepaskan sesudah membayar.
 Eritrea (4,9 juta), agama: Islam 51%, Ortodoks 40%, Katolik 4,6%, Kristen 1,5% (Injili 20 000 orang), Animis. Puji TUHAN, bulan April 70 orang Kristen sesudah enam bulan di penjara dilepaskan, di antara mereka dua orang Kristen berumur 80 tahun. Tetapi jangan berhenti berseru, karena sekarang ini masih 3000+ tahanan Kristen yang tetap menderita, hanya karena mereka berbakti dan berdoa bersama. Sudah diketahui bahwa delapan orang sudah mati di dalam penjara.
 Zimbabwe (12 juta), Ibukota Harare (1,3 juta). Penyakit Kolera masih berkembang dalam negara ini. Lebih dari 4000 orang mati karena Kolera, lebih dari 90,000 orang sakit Kolera, di tambah dengan 4,000 sehari, tetapi hanya penderita dihitung yang sampai ke rumah sakit. Sebenarnya penyakit ini bisa diobati, tetapi di pos pelayanan medis sering tidak ada persediaan obat. Untuk membuat Oralit sering garam dan gula tidak tersedia. Seorang penginjil jatuh sakit Kolera, ia berjuang dengan maut, tetapi ia menceritakan Injil kepada semua orang di desanya. Melalui kuasa TUHAN ia sendiri menjadi sembuh, 15 orang bertobat, sekarang ini di rumahnya sudah dimulai dengan kelompok PA. Perekonomian Zimbabwe terus mengalami kemorosotan selama beberapa waktu ini. Inflasi negeri ini terus meningkat hingga 2,2 juta persen, yang menjadi inflasi tertinggi di dunia. Akibat inflasi yang tinggi tersebut, bank sentral Zimbabwe baru-baru ini mengeluarkan uang kertas baru dengan nominal 100 miliar dolar Zimbabwe, yang menjadi uang dengan nominal terbesar di dunia. Baru-baru ini dari dollar Zimbabwe 12 nol dihapus dan dicetak uang kertas baru. Karena penduduk takut dengan perkembangan inflasi seterusnya, sekarang ini sering dipakai dolar Amerika atau Euro.
Afrika Selatan (47 juta), kota besar: Pretoria (2 juta), Cape Town (2,9 juta). Bapak & Ibu Pdt. N. Rajagukguk (WEC Indonesia): Pengaruh Islam dan agama Animist menambah terus. Bapak Nim melayani di antara kelompok target. Bapak Nim menjadi ketua pemilihan di Konselat Indonesia di Cape Town, bulan Juli akan pemilihan presiden di Indonesia, orang Indonesia di Afrika Selatan bisa memberikan suara di situ. Ibu Nur tetap mengunjungi orang target di RS. Doakan juga untuk pendidikan, kesehatan serta pertumbuhan iman anak-anak mereka, yaitu Stevi, Sony dan Rebecca.
 Ethiopia (74,3 juta), Ibukota Addis Adeba (3 juta), agama: Ortodoks 57%, Islam 31%, Kristen 20%, Animism 3%. Negara ini lama dikenal sebagai negara, di mana ada toleransi tinggi antara agama berlainan, sayang, akhirnya berulang kali ada serangan antara agama, dan khususnya orang Injili menderita, karena diserang oleh anggota agama Islam atau anggota agama Ortodoks.
Timur Tengah dan Afrika Utara
 Maroko (31 juta), Ibu kota Rabat (1,4 juta), agama 99% Islam, Katolik 0,3%. Pada tanggal 28 Maret lima wanita (empat dari Spanyol dan satu dari Jerman) diusir dari negara ini. Karena di kota Casablanca mereka hadir dalam satu persekutuan pemahaman Alkitab dengan 23 orang Kristen. Polisi memberitakan, bahwa mereka bisa menyita bahan propaganda Kristen. Sebenarnya berdasar peraturan di Maroko boleh berkumpul untuk membaca Alkitab.
Aljazair (33,7 juta), Ibu kota Algiers (3 juta, ratusan orang Kristen tinggal di Ibu kota), penduduk orang Arab 70%, orang Berber 25%, Touareg 3%, agama Islam 99,6%, orang Kristen k.l. 70 000 orang. Setiap tahun dibaptis 1500 orang baru. Banyak tantangan buat orang Kristen, ada ancaman dipenjarakan. Seorang Kristen berkata kepada orang yang berwajib, kalau kalian mau menangkap semua orang Kristen, kalian harus membangun sekian penjara baru, karena kami berkembang dengan luar biasa. Para pelayan dengan setiawan membagikan rekaman Injil dalam berbagai bahasa di negara ini, tetapi sebagian suku bangsa belum mempunyai rekaman dalam bahasa mereka sendiri. Doakanlah!
 Libia (5,7 juta), Ibukota Tripolis (1,7 juta), agama Islam. Penduduk: orang Arab 63%, orang Berber 9,4%, Touareg 1%, orang asing 25%. Tidak ada kebebasan untuk pindah agama di Libia. Seorang Mesir beragama Koptik ditangkap polisi dengan tuduhan, ia memberitakan Injil lewat satu web-site.
 Mesir (77 juta), Ibukota Kairo (18 juta), agama: Islam 86%, Koptik 10%, Kristen 0,8%. 10 Mei yang lalu sudah meledak satu bom di muka gereja Koptik, satu mobil rusak. Bom kedua diketemukan oleh polisi dan dijinakkan. Pemerintah mau menghabisi semua babi di negara ini, karena flu swine, kalau dilangsungkan banyak orang Koptik akan kehilangan mata pencaharian. Orang Kristen perlu keberanian dan ketidaktakutan, karena mereka sering dihantam oleh orang fanatik.
 Sudan (39 juta), Ibu kota Khartoum (4,8 juta), agama: Islam 70%, Katolik 5%, Kristen 10%, Animis 15%. Suku Rashaida (90,000) merupakan suku Beduin yang hidup di daerah laut Merah, mereka berpindah-pindah dengan ternak mereka dan hidup di tenda yang dibuat dari kulit gambing. Sulit menjangkaui mereka dengan Injil, karena mereka sering pindah dan hampir semua buta huruf.
 Israel (6 juta), agama: Yahudi 81,4%, Islam 14,5%, Druze 1,6%, Katolik 1,3%, Ortodoks 0,8%, Kristen 0,2%, suku: Yahudi 79%, Arab 20%. Jemaat mesanik berkembang sedikit demi sedikit. Jalur Gaza (1,3 juta), Palestina (3 juta, Islam 95+%, Kristen berbagai aliran 1-2%), di Jalur Gaza hidup tertinggal 2,500 orang Kristen (hampir semua orang Ortodoks, sedikit orang Injili), mereka takut, karena mereka tidak mengetahui, kapan mereka menjadi sasaran. Di Bethlehem ada satu sekolah Alkitab untuk menyiapkan hamba TUHAN buat jemaat-jemaat di Palestina. Berdoalah untuk damai antara orang Israel dan orang Arab. Akhirnya lebih tenang, tetapi damai belum tercapai.
 Suriah (19,5 juta), Ibukota Damaskus (2,5 juta): Agama: Islam 90,3% (termasuk 7% aliran Alawi), Ortodoks 5,1%, orang Injili sedikit. 1,1 juta pengungsi dari Iraq hidup di negara ini. Doakan pengungsi dari Iraq yang diterima oleh negara Jerman dan beberapa negara lain di Eropa, bahwa mereka bisa menyesuaikan diri di negara yang baru. Karena tahun ini tahun Paulus di negara ini sebuah film tentang kehidupan Rasul Paulus dalam bahasa Arab di bioskop-bioskop diperlihatkan. Berdoa, agar pesan yang disampaikan melalui film ini berbicara dalam hati setiap orang yang menyaksikannya.
 Jordania (4,8 juta), Ibukota Amman (1,4 juta), agama: Islam 94%, Ortodoks 2,7%, Katolik 1,5%, Kristen 0,5%. Orang yang bertobat dari Islam menghadapi berbagai kesulitan, khususnya dari keluarga sendiri. Sebagian orang karena tekanan terlalu berat sudah mundur dari kepercayaan akan Kristus.
 Iraq (24,5 juta), Ibukota Baghdad (4,8 juta), orang Arab 75-80%, orang Kurdi 15-20%, orang Asyur dll 5%, agama Islam 97% (aliran Syiah 62%, aliran Sunni 35%), Katolik 1%, Ortodoks 0,5%, Kristen 0,05%. Tidak ada keamanan buat orang Kristen dari aliran apa pun, mereka dibunuh, dirampasi, diancam, dipukuli, dan diusir. Doakanlah mereka! Pemancar televisi Kristen lewat satelit SAT 7 dipakai TUHAN di seluruh Timur Tengah, di Iraq ada lima juta orang yang menontonnya, sering mereka menulis minta nasihat atau minta dikirimi Alkitab. Karena jumlah Kristen sedikit, ini berarti banyak orang beragama Islam juga ikut menonton dan terjangkau oleh berita Injil di tengah-tengah tantangan mereka. Meskipun sudah banyak orang Kristen lari ke luar negeri, orang Baptis mau bertahan. Pemerintah sudah memberikan tanah kepada mereka untuk mendirikan satu sekolah teologia, tetapi penduduk setempat tidak setuju dengan projekt ini. Gereja Baptis minta dukungan doa buat ini.
 Yaman, (20 juta), Ibu kota Sana’a (1,3 juta), agama Islam (62% Sunni, 37% Syiah), 200 orang Kristen, sebagian masih tersembunyi. Negara ini kurang aman, ada pemberontakan dan penculikan. Tentara negara sudah mundur dari bagian Utara, sebagian daerah sudah dikuasai oleh gerombolan Huthi yang dipimpin oleh aliran Islam Zaidi. Di mana-mana bisa melihat slogan mereka, khusus anak muda dihasut untuk membenci pemerintah, orang asing dan orang Kristen bersama orang Yahudi.
 Uni Emirat Arab (3 juta, 25% orang asli, 75% orang asing antara lain dari negara-negara Arab lain, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Pilipina), Ibukota Abu Dhabi (1 juta), agama: Islam, antara orang asing 3% Kristen. Sangat diperlukan dokter dan bidan Kristen untuk rumah salinan Kristen, inilah urgen. Dari segi negara modern, seorang perempuan telah diambil sumpah jabatannya, pada tanggal 26 Maret, sebagai hakim nasional pertama di pengadilan Dubai. Penguasa Dubai memuji pilihan karier si perempuan ini yang dinilainya bagus. Orang Kristen yang hidup di negara ini yakin, bahwa dalam waktu dekat akan banyak orang di tanah Arab berpaling kepada Kristus. Doakanlah ini.
 Iran (69 juta), Ibukota Teheran (8 juta), agama Islam 98%, Ortodoks Armenia 0,2% (150,000), orang Kristen Injili lebih dari 250 ribu orang (ada orang yang mengirakan bahwa jumlah ini lebih tinggi lagi), jumlah ini meningkat terus. Pada 12 Juni presiden baru akan dipilih, berdoalah, bahwa seorang yang dari bagian reformasi akan dipilih. Penduduk di Iran hampir semua mempunyai penerima satelit, untuk dapat menonton program dari luar negeri, termasuk program Kristen. Siaran dari luar negeri mempunyai satu pengaruh besar. Di negara ini bahaya kalau dibagikan literatur Kristen.
 Turki (74 juta), Ibukota Ankara (3 juta), kota besar Istanbul (10 juta), agama: Islam 99,8% berbagai aliran dan dicampuri dengan berbagai kepercayaan kebatinan, okultisme, dan tahyul. Di negara ini ada 85,000 mesjid dan pengunjung makin meningkat, ini merupakan satu mesjid untuk setiap 350 orang penduduk. Orang Injili 3,500 orang Turki. Bulan April yang lalu sudah diadakan peringatan dua tahun yang lalu pembunuhan sadis terhadap tiga orang Kristen. Ada TV Kristen baru dengan nama TURK-7 yang menyiarkan program Kristen lewat satelit dan internet - www.turk7.com. Di Turki disebarluaskan selebaran dengan informasi tentang penyiaran, agar makin banyak penduduk di Turki bisa menonton acara-acara ini. Toko buku Lembaga Alkitab Turki di kota Adana yang sudah dua kali berturut-turut dirusakkan dituduh bahwa toko buku ini bekerja sama dengan Inteljen Amerika (CIA). Di media ada sering berita yang menghasut penduduk melawan Kristen, berdoa agar pemerintahan akan melarang berita dusta semacam ini. Sudah dicetak satu buku dengan peta-peta sejarah Alkitab, ini merupakan satu pertolongan buat semua yang mau mempelajari iman lebih dalam. Kursus Alkitab Tertulis bahasa Turki untuk Eropa mendapat setiap bulan 45 siswa baru yang mengikuti kursus ini. Makin banyak orang Turki menulis kepada satu web-site Kristen bahasa Turki dan minta keterangan lebih dalam tentang Injil. Orang Kristen di Turki bersatu untuk berdoa 24 jam/tujuh hari. Setiap jemaat mengambil mengambil beberapa jam doa dalam satu hari dalam setiap minggu, jam-jam dibagikan kepada anggota jemaat, lewat ini setiap jam dalam satu minggu ditutupi dengan doa syafaat orang Kristen Turki.
Afghanistan (30 juta), Ibukota Kabul (3 juta). Agama Islam secara radikal, semua agama lain dilarang keras. Satu masalah besar di negara ini: 90% dari obat bius heroin yang diproduksi di dunia secara ilegal berasal dari negara ini. Juga korupsi merajalela. Sayang, situasi keamanan merosot secara terus-menerus, tetap banyak korban jiwa. Sebenarnya pemerintah pusat hanya menguasai kota Kabul, meskipun demikian juga di situ terjadi kekerasan. Katanya sebagian besar orang Taliban sudah bosan dengan pemberontakan dan perang, tetapi mereka tidak bisa meninggalkan Taliban, karena mereka akan dibunuh oleh Taliban lain yang menganggap mereka sebagai pengkhianat.
 Doakanlah Mauritania (3,1 juta), Tunisia (10,3 juta), Lebanon, (4,5 juta), Arab Saudi (22 juta), Kuwait (2,7 juta), Bahrain (1 juta), Qatar (0,7 juta), Oman (3 juta), agar masyarakat di negara-negara ini dapat kesempatan hidup tenteram dan Injil bisa diberitakan antara mereka dengan jelas, agar mereka bisa memperoleh pengetahuan akan kebenaran dan keselamatan, lihat 1 Timotius 2:1-8.
Asia Selatan dan Tenggara
Ada gerakan doa syafaat dari “Gerakan Ethnê ke Ethnê” buat suku-suku terabaikan di negara-
negara sekitar sungai Mekong pada bulan Juni 09. Info: asianrd@sr21.com - www.ethne.net
 Pakistan (160 juta), Ibukota Islamabad (0,9 juta), agama: Islam 97%, Hindu 1,5%, Katolik 0,5%, Kristen 1%. Masyarakat umum menderita karena kekerasan, korupsi, politik kurang stabil, dan ekonomi yang susah. Orang fanatik berkembang. Pemerintah dengan kuasa militer mau menghabisi mereka; penduduk sipil harus melarikan diri, agar tidak menjadi korban dalam tembak-menembak. Sudah lebih dari satu juta orang melarikan diri dari perang ini. Orang Kristen tetap susah.
 India (1,2 milyard), Ibukota Delhi (11 juta), Agama: Hindu 81%, Islam 13%, Budhis 0,8%, Sikh 1,1%, Katolik 1%, Kristen 1,5%, dll. Setiap bulan ada berita baru, bagaimana orang Kristen menderita dalam negara ini. Karena itu, jangan berhenti berdoa dan berseru kepada Bapak kita di surga, karena setiap hari ada orang Kristen yang diancam, ditahan dengan tuduhan mengkristenkan orang Hindu, diserang, dipukuli, kadang-kadang juga dibunuh, kebaktian diganggu, dituduh yang tidak-tidak, rumah dan toko orang Kristen dibakar atau fasilitas Kristen dirusak oleh orang fanatik yang mau membebaskan India dari ke-Kristenan. Para pemimpin gereja-gereja di Orissa telah menyurati kepala pemerintahan pusat dan regional tentang apa yang mereka gambarkan sebagai sebuah "rancangan besar" dari orang-orang fanatik yang ingin menyapu bersih kekeristenan dari negara itu. Luapan kekerasan anti-Kristen yang tiba-tiba ini dimulai di Orissa pada bulan Agustus 2008. Dari 54,000 orang Kristen yang melarikan diri hanya sedikit kembali. Kebaktian Paskah diadakan di tenda di sebelah gereja-gereja yang sudah terbakar habis. Kekerasan lalu menyebarluas ke negara-negara bagian lain. Di negara bagian Karnataka, khusus di kota-kota Bangalore dan Mangalore. Gereja-gereja dibakar dan dihancurkan. Di negara bagian Karnataka tahun 2008 ada lebih dari 100 serangan, tahun ini sudah sepuluh serangan terhadap orang Kristen. Umat Kristen di Chattisgarh menghadapi masalah, dalam konperensi Kristen bicara beberapa pendeta dari Delhi yang sudah bertobat dari agama Sikh, mereka diumpat oleh penduduk setempat sebagai pengkhianat, polisi menyuruh mereka kembali ke Delhi. Orang Kristen di India memerlukan dukungan doa kita dalam berbagai tantangan ini.
Di India ada tiga juta pelacur, 1,2 juta dari mereka masih anak.
Masih ada suku-suku yang memakai 1,200 bahasa berlainan yang tidak memiliki cerita Injil dalam kaset atau CD. Berdoalah para perekam yang mencoba merekam semua bahasa ini. Ini merupakan satu tugas raksasa, berdoalah agar lebih banyak perekam dipanggil Bapak kita.
Friendship Center India yang dipimpin oleh Bapak & Ibu Pdt. J. & P. Gladstone, (YPPII), terlibat dalam perintisan jemaat baru di daerah kumuh di Mumbai dan di Pune, www.friendshipcentre.org.
 Maladewa (0,3 juta) (75 000 orang asing pekerja). Ibukota Male’, hanya agama Islam boleh, Kristen (30 orang?). Dalam bahasa Dhivehi (bahasa nasional) sudah ada kitab Kisah Para Rasul dan Lukas. Ada pelayan Injil yang belajar bahasa setempat untuk membantu orang Kristen di situ. Presiden baru yang mau reformasi negara ini, tetapi agama Kristen tetap dilarang keras. Kaum perempuan menduduki posisi terhormat dan berpengaruh di pemerintahan, juga di dunia kerja.
Bhutan (0,8 juta), Ibu kota Tumbuh (31 000), agama: 73% Budhis-Lamais aliran Bon (suku Drukpa), merupakan agama negara, 22% Hindu (suku Nepal), 4% Islam, 1,2% Kristen. Tidak ada kebebasan agama dalam negara ini, hanya agama Budhis-Lamais diakui dan diperbolehkan. Alkitab dalam bahasa Dzongka, bahasa resmi di negara ini, jarang ditemui. Alkitab ini dilarang beredar di Bhutan. Bapak kita di surga memiliki cara, bahwa Alkitab ini akan ke tempat, di mana diperlukan.
 Sri Langka (20,5 juta), Ibukota Colombo (1 juta), agama: Budhis 71%, Hindu 12%, Islam 8%, Katolik 5,5%, Kristen 1,5%. Suku-suku: Singalese, Tamil, Moor. Perang saudara di bagian Utara merupakan masalah berat. Setiap minggu ada gedung gereja yang diserang oleh orang fanatik Budhis.
 Bangladesh (160 juta), Ibukota Dhaka (11 juta, banyak di antara mereka tinggal di daerah kumuh), agama: Islam 87%, Hindu 12%, Animism 0,6%, Budhis 0,6%, Kristen 0,3%, Katolik 0,2%. Bulan Mei yang lalu sudah dibagikan seribu buah Alkitab di antara penduduk di desa-desa. Banyak orang Kristen di desa-desa kurang pendidikan, malah ada yang buta huruf, sering mereka tidak mengerti jalan keselamatan, mereka memerlukan penyembuhan secara fisik dan rohani. Ada gereja dan organisasi Kristen yang membuka sekolah-sekolah umum, agar anak-anak mendapat pendidikan. Sangat diperlukan hamba TUHAN yang bisa memberitakan Injil di antara mereka dengan wibawa.
Nepal: (24 juta), Ibu kota Kathmandu (0,6 juta), agama: Hindu 80%, Budhis 10%, Islam 4,5%, Kristen 1,9% (l.k. 500 ribu). Negara ini menderita, karena sudah berbulan-bulan tidak ada hujan. Kel. Raastrako Jyoti, Navigator, membina mereka yang haus akan Firman TUHAN. Mereka sudah memakai satu metode baru dalam pemahaman Alkitab dan para pengikut dalam kelompok bergembira dengan metode baru yang sangat menolong mereka dalam berbagai permasalahan mereka hadapi.
 Myanmar (50 juta), Ibukota Naypyidaw, kota besar: Yangon (5 juta), agama: Budhis 83%, Kristen 7%, Katolik 1%, Islam 3,8%. Agama Budhis merupakan agama mayoritas penduduk Myanmar dan agama yang menentukan. Kebanyakan orang Kristen Myanmar adalah bagian dari suku minoritas, yaitu suku-suku Chin, Lisu, dan Karen di bagian Utara yang ditentang karena alasan-alasan etnis, politik, dan agama. Dari suku Bamar, suku utama, hanya sedikit Kristen. Suku Karen merupakan suku yang paling banyak mengalami diskriminasi. Situs-situs dan pekuburan-pekuburan Kristen banyak dihancurkan dan diganti dengan pagoda. Orang-orang Kristen diperkosa, disiksa, dan dibunuh. Militer memerintah dengan tangan besi. Bulan Januari di kota Yangon banyak gedung gereja ditutup oleh yang berwajib. Berdoalah agar umat Kristen tetap setia dalam imannya, meskipun gedung kebaktian mereka ditutup. Berdoalah agar mereka tidak putus asa dan tetap berpengharapan pada Tuhan.
 Kamboja (15 juta), Ibukota Phnom Penh (1,5 juta), agama Budhis 85%, Animis 4,3%, Islam 3,9%, Kristen 400 000. Kel. Heryanto & Susie, Navigator, bersama tim MK menyiapkan satu sekolah bahasa Inggris buat orang Khmer, agar usaha ini menjadi satu tempat kesaksian Injil. Rika, Navigator, bekerja di satu LSM, di samping mengajar bahasa Indonesia buat orang Khmer. Kel. Suyatno, Navigator, bisa memberitakan Injil di Waroeng Bengawan Solo kepada mereka yang senang dengan makanan Indonesia. Sayang, jumlah orang yang menikmati masakan Indonesia tidak tinggi.
 Laos (6,2 juta), Ibukota Vientiane (0,7 juta), Budhis 58,7%, Animism 33%, tanpa agama 5,1%, Islam 1%, Katolik 1%, Kristen 1%, hanya agama Budhis dan Animism diperbolehkan, semua agama lain dilarang keras. Pemerintahan tetap paham komunis. Meskipun orang Kristen dianggap musuh utama untuk negara ini, malah dianggap sebagai bahaya, jemaat-jemaat Kristen tetap bertumbuh.
 Vietnam (87 juta), Ibukota Hanoi (2,3 juta), Ho Chi Minh City (7 juta), tetap paham komunis. Agama Budhis 55%, Katolik 5%, Kristen 0,8 juta. Kel. P-M mau menjangkau suku-suku terabaikan, karena itu mereka tetap belajar bahasa V. Orang Kristen dari suku-suku di pegunungan ditekan!
Pilipina (90 juta), Ibukota Manila (1,7 juta), agama: Katolik 83%, Islam 8%, Protestant 7,5%, dll. Kel. Pdt. Mekkie Famdale, YPPII, memimpin GKI-P di Manila. Ibu Ria Zebua, OMF, tetap melayani di antara orang Manobo di Upper Langilan/Davao del Norte, ia sudah kembali dari Amerika menulis lanjutan buku ‘Sampah menjadi Persembahan’ di antara orang Manobo. Naskah buku ini masih harus disempurnakan dan diedit, juga sebagian akan diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Manobo. Kebaktian bersama kaum Ibu di bulan Nopember 08 membawa banyak ibu taat kepada Tuhan. Seorang bapak berkata: “Dulu isteri saya seperti singa betina, sekarang seperti domba.” Sudah saatnya diperlengkapi para pengurus kelompok kaum ibu untuk penginjilan supaya mereka yang akan membawa ibu-ibu yang lain kepada Tuhan. Bck bersama tim dari Jakarta dan Papua melayani langsung di lapangan dan akan mengunjungi semua tempat SS selama 7 bulan. Anggota tim dibina oleh Bck.
 Malaysia (27,5 juta), Ibukota Kuala Lumpur (2,2 juta), agama: Islam 55%, Budhis 29%, Hindu 7%, Kristen 4%, Katolik 3,5%. Doakan Kel. Sim yang memimpin dua jemaat. Doakan program Misi gereja SIB Petaling, supaya melaluinya ada pemahaman Misi yang benar dan ada buah-buah yang nyata. Doakan gereja cabang yang baru berumur 1 tahun supaya terus bertumbuh. Kel. Pdt. Seken Bangun di Kota Sandakan/Malaysia Timur menjangkaui orang sungai, orang dusun, orang Kadazan, India, China dan orang Indonesia di Kota Sandakan. Sedang mereka membangun satu gedung gereja baru.
Asia Tengah
 Azerbaijan (8,7 juta), Ibu kota Baku (2 juta). Agama Islam (sebagian besar aliran Shia) 80%, Kristen 0,1%. Di dalam telepon ada satu renungan Firman TUHAN, orang bisa putar nomor ini dan mereka mendengar renungan ini. Yang meninggalkan berita akan ditelpon kembali atau ia bisa minta buku dan Firman Tuhan dikirimi. Akhir-akhirnya orang yang menelpon untuk mendengarnya berkurang.
 Kirghizia (5,4 juta), Ibu kota Bishkek (0,9 juta), agama Islam 78%, Ortodoks 5%, tanpa agama 13%, Kristen 1%, orang Kirghiz asli yang Kristen 5 000 orang. Sebuah undang-undang baru disahkan yang menyatakan bahwa organisasi keagamaan apa pun yang ingin memperoleh izin harus mempunyai paling sedikit dua ratus anggota jemaat dewasa, baru bisa mendaftarkan diri kembali. Jemaat-jemaat di desa hanya kecil saja, bagaimana mereka bisa didaftarkan? Gereja atau organisasi Kristen apa pun di bagian Selatan negara ini jelas tidak mungkin dapat terdaftar atau mendapatkan izin. Selama musim panas biasanya diadakan kamp dengan ribuan peserta anak dan pemuda/i. Kel. P. Hengkesa, YPPII, membina enam anak asuh dan melayani dalam jemaat Logos dan di cabang-cabang jemaat Logos. Mereka telah mendapat perpanjangan visa untuk satu tahun, mereka akan cuti tahun ini dan sudah pesan ticket. Ibu Pdt. H-T, YPPII, sudah kembali. Doakan urusan ijin tinggal, untuk mendapat visa permanen ada berbagai kesulitan. Doakan lagi pelayanannya bekerja sama jemaat Logos.
 Uzbekistan (27,3 juta), Ibu kota Tashkent (2,2 juta), agama: Islam Sunni 88%, Ortodoks 8%, Kristen 0,3%, yang suku Uzbeki, 10 ribu. Berdoa untuk masalah ini: Semua kegiatan ibadah, persekutuan doa, PA, dan penginjilan yang tidak terdaftar oleh yang berwajib merupakan tindak kejahatan di mata pemerintah. Tetapi jemaat-jemaat yang mau mendaftarkan diri tidak diterima dari instansi tertentu. Para pemimpin gereja perlu hikmat dalam situasi ini. 17 orang percaya didenda tinggi, karena mereka menghadiri upacara HUT dari seorang anggota gereja. Seorang percaya memberi makanan kepada anak-anak miskin divonis 14 hari penjara, karena ia juga menceritakan Injil kepada anak-anak ini. Di propinsi otonom Karakalpakstan penganiayaan terhadap orang Kristen meningkat lagi, orang Kristen hanya bisa secara diam-diam bertemu dua atau tiga orang saja. Pendeta sering harus hidup sembunyi, ini merupakan satu tantangan buat keluarga mereka dan para isteri hidup di bawah stres.
 Tajikistan (6.8 juta), Ibu kota Dushambe (0,6 juta). Agama Islam 89%, tanpa agama 9%, Ortodoks 1.2%. Kristen 0.03%. Tahun 1992 hanya ada tiga orang percaya diketahui, sekarang ini sudah menjadi 400 orang Tajiki. Gereja-gereja kecil bertumbuh, juga orang Tajiki yang tinggal di luar negeri ada yang bertobat. Gedung gereja yang terbesar di negara (milik Presbyterian Korea) diambil over oleh pemerintah tanpa memberi kompensasi. Juga gedung-gedung gereja lain ditutup. “Liga Alkitab” mengedarkan bahan dari Alkitab dan literatur tentang Alkitab dalam bahasa-bahasa Rusia, Tajik, dan Uzbek. Selama tahun 2008 4,000 orang mengikuti kursus pemahaman Alkitab.
 Kazakhstan (16 juta), Ibukota Astana (0.7 juta), kota Almaty (1.2 juta), Agama Ortodoks 39 %, Islam 56%, Kristen 2%. Majalah Kristen anak SCHARAPAT sudah mengedar ke mana-mana dan masuk sampai ke desa-desa terpencil. Puji TUHAN: Undang-undang tentang agama yang merugikan gereja Kristen dibatalkan oleh Mahkamah Agung negara ini. Umat Kristen berdoa, bahwa Undang-undang baru yang sedang disiapkan akan memberi hak buat orang Kristen. Meskipun demikian, tetap ada berbagai kesusahan buat umat Kristen, karena penguasa setempat memperlakukan Kristen seolah-olah undang-undang agama sudah sah. Siapa yang percaya akan Kristus dianggap seperti pengkhianat negara ini dan juga diperlakukan sedemikian rupa. Perkantas setempat mempunyai satu pelayanan luas di antara mahasiswa, meskipun ada berbagai tantangan.
 Turkimenistan (4.9 juta), Ibu kota Ashkhabad (0.4 juta), Agama: Islam 92%, Ortodoks 2%, non-agama 5%, Kristen l.k. 700 orang, memakai bahasa Rusia, dilarang keras berbakti dalam bahasa Turkmen. 80% dari negara ini gurun pasir dan gunung, tetapi kekayaan sumber alam (gas bumi dan minyak tanah) tidak dimanfaatkan, maka negara ini tetap miskin. Dalam UUD ada kebebasan agama, tetapi dalam kehidupan dalam negara ini sebenarnya kegiatan semua agama dibatasi, karena mereka takut terhadap orang beragama fanatik, dalam rangka ini, juga banyak tekanan buat orang Kristen.
Asia Utara & Pasifik
Ada gerakan doa syafaat dari “Gerakan Ethnê ke Ethnê” buat suku-suku terabaikan di
rumpun Mongolia, pada bulan Juli 09. Info: asianrd@sr21.com - www.ethne.net
Korea Utara (23 juta), Ibukota Pyongyang (2.7 juta). Agama: Non-agama 64.3%, yang lain 18%, Animisme 16%, Kristen (secara diam-diam) 1.7%. Diperkirakan sudah 50 000 – 70 000 orang Kristen masuk kamp kerja paksa dan menderita luar biasa, sebagian di antara mereka sudah meninggal.
 Mongolia (2.6 juta), Ibukota Ulaanbaatar (0.8 juta), agama: 90% Aliran Bon dalam Budhis-Lamaisme dan Shamaisme l.k. 50%, Ateis 40%, Kristen 0.7%, (20 000+ orang). Secara agama ada banyak hubungan dengan Tibet. Di Ibukota ada 120 jemaat Kristen yang berkembang yang baik.
RRC, (1,3 milyard), Ibukota Beijing (12 juta), Shanghai (13.4 juta), agama: ateis 59.1%, agama-agama tradisional 17%, Budhis 8% (bertambah terus), Animisme 2.4%, Islam 2.4%, Katolik 1%, Kristen 9+% (kira-kira 120 juta?). Jangan mundur dari doa syafaat buat orang Kristen China, tetapi orang China juga tertarik oleh tahyul, kuasa gelap, agama-agama China selain dengan Injil Jesus Kristus!
Tolong doakan pengedaran bahan sekolah minggu, agar anak-anak dapat pelajaran sesuai umurnya, ini sangat penting, bahwa anak-anak di jemaat-jemaat dapat pengajaran yang tetap.
Sudah satu tahun gempa bumi dahsyat di Sichuan, karena banyak orang menolong para penderita banyak persekutuan Christen dapat dimulai, di mana mereka mendapat hiburan sesudah menderita.
Percetakan Alkitab Nanjing sudah mencetak Alkitab, PB, bagian-bagian Alkitab, dan selembar-selembar berisi Firman TUHAN, sebagian besar bahan yang dicetak adalah bagian Alkitab saja. Mereka juga mencetak Alkitab dalam bahasa-bahasa Afrika. Alkitab lengkap dalam bahasa Mandarin yang mereka cetak jauh kurang dari kebutuhan di China. Syukurlah Alkitab bisa dibaca dan dipelajari dalam Internet, juga ada dalam CD atau DVD. Tetapi bagaimanapun tetap ada kekurangan.
Karena krisis ekonomi banyak pekerja kehilangan pekerjaan dan pulang ke desa-desanya.
Suku-suku terabaikan yang hidup di propinsi otonom Xinjiang Uyghur (17,5 juta): Uighur 9.12 juta, Kazakhi 1.15 juta, suku-suku ini bagian dari rumpun Turkik. Suku Uighur (agama Islam, Kristen 50 orang di propinsi ini) karena beragama Islam sudah diusir dari daerah tanah yang subur ke arah pegunungan, mereka hidup bersama dengan orang China Han, orang Hui, orang Kasakhi dan suku-suku lain. Dua orang Uyghur yang sudah menjadi Kristen dipenjarakan dengan tuduhan yang tidak-tidak. Orang Kristen Uyghur ditekan oleh yang beragama Islam dan oleh pemerintahan.
Mendoakan Suku Hui (12 juta), agar mereka mau membuka diri demi Injil. Mereka merupakan keturunan dari pedagang yang datang dari Persia dan tanah Arab, mereka nikah dengan wanita China.
Gk sedang belajar Bahasa Mandarin demi rencana pelayanan untuk masa depan.
Tibet (2.7 juta), Ibukota Lhasa (0.2 juta), Agama: Budhis-Lamaisme, 80%, Kristen 0.2%, Ateis. Amdo, Rongpa (150,000) merupakan salah satu suku di antara rumpun Tibet. Karena mereka hidup dalam satu daerah yang susah kehidupan (dingin, angin keras, dan tanah tidak subur), mereka sendiri menjadi orang yang bisa bertahan dalam tantangan. Mereka beragama Budhis-Lamaisme campur dengan banyak kuasa gelap dan penyembahan berhala, hanya sedikit orang yang sudah menjadi Kristen.
Hong Kong (6.9 juta), Agama: agama China 67%, tanpa agama 18%, Kristen 10%, Moslem 1.5%. Kel. Pdt. Arys Illu, YPPII, GMKIH, pelayanan perintisan, penggembalaan dan penginjilan di Hong Kong, mereka sudah membuka jemaat baru Indonesian Hong Kong Love Mission Church. Kel. Pdt. Johan K., dan Kel. Murdianto, CTN, melayani Gereja Misi Indonesia Hong Kong (GMIH), Jemaat bertumbuh dan berkembang dengan baik. IMC Internet Radio dalam bahasa website www.gmih.org.
K.M. DOULOS mengunjungi Keeling, Taiwan, s/d 4.6., Hongkong 6.6.-4.7., Sihanoukville, Kamboja, 10.-28.7., Bangkok, Thailand, 29.7.-24.8. Dari Indonesia menggabungkan diri dan membantu dalam semua tugas di atas kapal K.M. DOULOS Elly dari Manado dan Robert Cahyono dari Lampung.
 Taiwan (23 juta), Ibukota Taipei (2.6 juta), agama China 68%, tanpa agama 25%, Kristen 3%, Katolik 1%. Sampai kini belum ada kemajuan dalam pembentukan jemaat-jemaat baru di antara orang China. Di antara orang asli Taiwan ada cukup banyak orang Kristen dan jemaat-jemaat.
Negara-negara lain
Suriname: (450 000), Ibukota Paramaribo, Agama: Hindu 32%, Katolik 23%, Islam 20%, Kristen 19%, Animis. Pdt. Suryanto & Esther Tasman melayani jemaat PUAS (Paguyupan Urip Anyar Suriname).
 Meksiko: (108 juta), Ibukota Mexico City (25 juta), agama: Katolik 90%, Kristen 7%. Masalah: bunuh-membunuh adalah tinggi, tahun ini sudah banyak orang lagi menjadi korban, khusus di antara anggota mafia obat bius, tetapi orang lain juga kena. Paling susah di perbatasan dengan AS. Tetap mendoakan suku Triqui, agar mereka makin bertumbuh dalam iman dan dapat dimuridkan.
 USA: (300 juta), Ibukota Washington (0,6 juta), agama: Kristen 50%, Katolik 26%, Yahudi 2%, Islam 1.5%, Budhis 0.9%. Doakan GMII USA, Pdt. Ricky Lomban, agar sebagai gereja misi, GMII sungguh-sungguh dapat menjadi gereja yang misioner. Doakan program Malam misi GMII USA akan diadakan pada tanggal 13 Juni 2009 dengan Tema: INDONESIA MENANGIS dengan target mendoakan suku-suku terabaikan di Indonesia. Doakan agar gereja-gereja bahasa Indonesia di seluruh USA mau dengan senang hati mendukung pekabaran di Indonesia dan sampai ujung bumi.
 Timor Leste (1 juta), Ibukota Dili (50 ribu). Agama: Katolik 90%, Kristen 4%, Islam 1%. Sebagian besar orang Katolik lebih yakin dengan roh arwah daripada Allah. Hampir setiap rumah ada berhala. Di desa ada satu rumah berhala tertentu. Orang Katolik yang bertobat didesak dan didorong oleh sanak saudara dan tetangga untuk kembali ke agama sebelumnya. Ibu Thelly melayani di dalam Esperanca Projekt di Dili bersama satu tim internasional. Ada beberapa kelompok anak yang kumpul di proyek ini dan Ibu Thelly membawa Firman TUHAN dan melayani anak-anak ini. Ibu Thelly merencanakan mengikuti satu orientasi pada bulan Agustus akan datang, tolong doakan persiapannya.
 Fiji (0.9 juta), Ibukota Suva (80 ribu), agama: Kristen 43%, Katolik 11%, Hindu 38%, Islam (Sunni dan Shia) 7.5%, bidat 2%. Di negara ini hidup 35 suku bangsa. Sebagian penduduk merupakan keturunan dari Asia Selatan, salah suku adalah suku Bhojpuri yang memakai bahasa Bihari, mereka biasanya beragama Hindu, perlu penginjilan. Bahasa-bahasa resmi di Fiji: Inggris, Fiji, Hindustani.
 Australia (19 juta): Suku bangsa: Eropa 93%, Asia 5%, Aborigin 1,5%. Kel. Pdt. Salomo Bangun, (YPPII, Gereja Indonesia Darwin): Sibuk dalam penggembalaan dan perintisan di tengah orang Indonesia setempat dan di antara orang dari suku-suku bangsa lain, termasuk orang Aborigin setempat.
Seluruh dunia
Rekaman Injil (GRN) mau merekam cerita Injil ke dalam kaset atau CD dalam semua bahasa dunia ini. Sedang 71 perekam merekam cerita Injil dalam bahasa-bahasa di 31 negara. Agar akan semua bahasa memiliki cerita Injil dalam bahasa mereka masih diperlukan lebih banyak perekam. Tahun ini direncanakan beberapa kursus buat perekam baru, antara lain di India dan Amerika Selatan.
Masih ada 2100 suku bangsa yang tidak mempunyai PB dalam bahasa mereka sendiri.
Masih ada 6 000 suku terabaikan. Satu jejaring doa. Info: ethne@ethne.net, http://www.ethne.net/.
INTERNET: Ada satu web-site yang melukiskan suku-suku terabaikan di dalam dunia ini dalam berbagai bahasa, namanya Etnopedia: http://en.etnopedia.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page, web-site ini dalam perkembangan. Dalam bahasa Spanyol l.k. 2080+ halaman dengan suku-suku, dalam bahasa Jerman 800+ dan bahasa Inggris ada 1370+, bahasa Korea ada 80+, karangan tentang suku-suku disertai dengan gambar. Satu sumber yang baik untuk informasi tentang suku dan pokok doa.
Sumber buat doa syafaat lain ada kartu doa di http://www.joshuaproject.net/prayer-cards.php.
Web-site bahasa Indonesia: Perbandingan Agama, dialog Isa dan Islam, khusus Siapakah Isa Al-Masih dan Penjelmaan Isa Al-Masih. http://www.isadanislamstudi.com/.
In_Christ.net (bahasa Indonesia) ada satu web-site dengan bagian Misi, semua pembaca diajak saling berkalaborasi. Web-site ini penuh dengan artikel baik untuk diri sendiri, maupun diteruskan kepada orang lain. URLnya: http://www.in-christ.net/wiki/Kategori:Misi_Bagi_Bangsa, seluruhnya web-site bisa dibaca dengan URL: ,
Dukungan Misi dalam Negeri dan pokok-pokok doa
 Berdoalah, bahwa dari Indonesia jauh lebih banyak misionaris dipanggil dan bisa diutus; dan jumlah persekutuan doa misi meningkat yang didirikan khusus mendoakan perintisan di luar negeri antara suku-suku terabaikan dan para misionaris yang melayani di antara mereka. Berdasarkan Firman TUHAN semua Kristen wajib ikut menggumuli pelayanan sampai ke ujung bumi.
 Kel. Belman Sihombing sudah diutus dari jemaatnya dan sudah berangkat ke ladangnya.
 Semua berita, fakta, dan informasi dalam buletin ini merupakan pokok-pokok doa dan pokok syukur, meskipun hanya sekali-kali disebutkan berdoalah! Pakailah janji-janji Firman TUHAN dalam doa syafaat, karena Yesus sudah mati di kayu salib untuk semua manusia. IA sudah bangkit! Berdoalah dengan keyakinan. Letaknya Nama TUHAN atas negara-negaranya dan atas suku-suku bangsa, agar mereka diberkati Allah. Megahkan Darah Yesus atas orang yang masih dikuasai oleh kuasa gelap dan okultisme, agar mereka dilepaskan dari semua belenggu. Siapa memerlukan petunjuk tentang doa syafaat buat suku-suku terabaikan dapat menulis kepada PD Timotius.
 Tolong doakan mereka yang sudah dipanggil TUHAN, dan yang sudah siap menjadi misionaris di antara suku-suku terabaikan. Mereka sering menghadapi berbagai kesulitan dalam persiapan, mereka perlu ketabahan. Mintalah bahwa jemaat-jemaat mau mendukung (1 Tawarikh 29:9-14), mendoakan (Kolose 4:3), dan mengutus para misionaris (Kisah Para Rasul 13:1-3) dengan sukacita!
 O.M. Indonesia (Obor Mitra, Operation Mobilisation) tetap mencari orang yang siap diutus ke ladang TUHAN di dunia ini dan di kapal P.I.nya. Koordinator: Kel. Pdt. Bagus Surjantoro. Alamat surat: PO Box i-195 UKSW, Salatiga 50711A, Tel/Fax: 0298-322843, e-mail: bagus@linkmail.org.
 Badan Pengutus Lintas Budaya (BPLB) mengutus tenaga P.I. untuk perintisan baru di Asia Timur. Alamat: P.O. Box 2559, Jakarta 10025, Tel.: 021-426 4459, e-mail: .
 Deparment Evangelisasi dan Misi YPPII di Batu, e-mail: emppii_batu@yahoo.co.id
 Sending WEC INDONESIA siap mengutus para misionaris ke suku-suku terabaikan di negara-negara lain, supaya jemaat baru dapat dirintis. Majalah misi Terang Lintas Budaya diterbitkan dengan berita yang menarik dan informasi yang luas dari ladang penginjilan di luar negeri, untuk anak-anak ada majalah Tatik dan Totok. Di samping ini ada surat doa misi bahasa Indonesia, Inggris, dan Jerman dalam bentuk cetak dan e-mail. Majalah misi, kartu doa, brosur “Siapakah Sending WEC Indonesia”, dan surat-surat doa bisa dipesan di: Sending WEC Indonesia, Kotak Pos 217 WR, Sidoarjo 61256, Tel.: 031-8531343, HP: 0815-5511750, E-mail: indosb@linkmail.org; http://www.wec-indo.org. Doakan pemimpin Pdt. Max dan Pdt. Desta Ay, staf kantor, dan mereka yang mau menggabungkan diri dengan tim WEC dalam pelayanan perintisan jemaat baru di luar negeri.
K dan O cuti di Indonesia sampai bulan Agustus, mereka mengunjungi keluarga dan sahabat mereka dan di jemaat-jemaat mereka menceritakan tentang perbuatan TUHAN di ladang mereka.
Ibu Pdt. Meli P sudah kembali ke negaranya dan bisa mengunjungi berbagai tempat di daerahnya. Ia berterima kasih atas semua dukungan doa buat perintisan pelayanan di pegunungan tinggi.
Ibu Yenny mendampingi Ibunya di Makasar, karena Ibunya masih perlu tetap didampingi, Ibu Yenny bisa melayani di sekitar Sulawesi Selatan. Doakanlah masa depannya.
Kel G. sedang cuti di Indonesia, kedua anak mereka sudah masuk ke sekolah di Surabaya. Bulan Juni/Juli Kel. G. mengunjungi keluarga dan sahabat mereka di Timor.
Buletin Pokok Doa Timotius ini bisa dipesan di alamat PD Timotius, PO Box 12 IKIP, Malang 65145. Buletin edisi e-mail bisa dipesan: immanuel-d@web.de. Buletin ini boleh diphotocopy/diperbanyak, agar semua peserta Persekutuan Doa mendapat satu eksemplar, ini menolong dalam doa, kalau pokok doa ada secara tertulis di tangan para pendoa. Bahan ini boleh dikutip di warta gereja, di buletin doa lain dsbg, khusus buat pendoa lain. Juga boleh dikirim kepada pendoa lain, karena sering orang mau berdoa, tetapi bahan kurang. Kami menghargai semua dukungan doa buat kami.
Kiranya TUHAN menguatkan dan memberkati Bapak/Ibu/Saudara/i dalam semua tugas.
PD Timotius

Senin, 01 Juni 2009

GPN 9 Mei 2009

GPN 05-29-2009


“Happiness is one thing you will have if you give it to others.” John 3:17; Psalm 144:15 Pentecost is such a time to give! Greetings, Roberto Wijnhof.

Hi my brothers and sisters asking special prayer for strength and provision just to make it through the week being homeless is hard enough but combine that with being 62 and having slept in a chair for a year and a half and you get some idea why i covet your prayers. GOD richly bless you. brother Danny

I praise God for giving me new enthusiasm and new ideas for ministry. Sveta has started a new job sometime ago. Pray for her to make good money, for her bosses not to cheat her out of her full salary (it often happens in Russia). Pray for our safey.
Requests:
May my team feel compassion for the lost. May I be happy and illnesses that are tormenting me would go way, in Jesus name. May new people join our team: that wouldn't be evil or rebellious. May the glory of God abide in our lives. May God build us up.

Save me, Lord ,from them that are too strong for me, in Jesus name. Thou art my Lord and King, O God; command deliverances upon my life ( my health, finances, ministry etc) today.
Pray for Ruslan to be free from evil influences. He still sees his old alcoholic friends, who are against him being saved. His drunk friends used to call my appt. and say that they wanted to do me harm. They are in need of our prayers.
Thanks, Sasha

International: Children face harsh exorcism.

Across Africa, children are often accused of being witches, and many of them are subjected to horrific exorcisms at the hands of church pastors and leaders. Some of the children are as young as six years old. The parents pay the ministers to cast demons out of their children, but after the ceremonies, most of the children end up being banished from their homes, and living on the streets. As the media are becoming more aware of this issue please pray that there would be righteous and Godly exposure, leading to issues being dealt with thoroughly, with discretion and wisdom. Pray for those who are at the forefront of highlighting the abuse. That they would be protected and have daily insight as things of darkness come into the light. Pray that the true church of Jesus would be bold to declare the purity and glory of the Father’s love and model a compassion to these small one’s who have been so damaged by physical, mental and spiritual abuse.

Pray for Kiril to be delivered from the occult and to leave the satanic organization in our area. They are really opposed to our work for God. Pray for their organization to be dismantled by God and for all to be saved. Pray for Moscow to be saved.

Testimony: India

Christians and other minorities are celebrating a landslide victory in national elections in India. The five-phase election, which took nearly a month to complete, indicates the Congress Party won resoundingly. The Congress Party supports a secular government and freedom for all, including minorities. Hundreds of thousands of people across India and the world have been praying for the elections. The people of India are so grateful to God for answering their prayers. The outcome of the election will definitely benefit the growth of Christianity in the next five years. Thank God for answering our prayers; that He has heard the cry of His people. (Ex.3:7). Pray that the outcome of the elections will signal a new dawn for religious freedom in India.

Please pray in agreement with me that I will find favor from God and my superior Mr. Bennto Lim Jia H. I ask prayers to sustain my job. I ask prayers of forgiveness. Desmond Teoh from Melaka, Malaysia

Can you please pray for me, my name is Nicole and I will be having surgery May 29 at 7am in Denver to remove my colon due to cancer... I'm 32 and scared to death to have this happening. Please pray there will be no major complications, that will survive and have the courage and strength to recover from this surgery. Thank you for your prayers.

Pray for sis. V. she had a accident at her work and lost her little finger, the doctors managed to sow her little finger back on again, but now it starts hurting. Please pray for a full recovery.

For mrs. D, has lung cancer. For a miracle of God.

I would like you to pray for my wife of 57 years, she has Alzheimer. She has to stay in the nursery home for always. T.

A San Diego pastor and his wife have been told they cannot have a Bible study in their home. The couple says they were interrogated by a San Diego County official, then threatened with ever increasing fines if they refuse to stop the Bible study. According to the couple's attorney, they were questioned about the Bible study. "'Do you have a regular meeting in your home?" The pastor's wife replied, "Yes." "Do you say 'amen'?" the official asked. "Yes," she replied. "Do you pray?" Again she said, "Yes." "Do you say 'praise the Lord'?" Another "Yes." The official told the pastor and his wife they were in violation of county rules.

The Bible study usually has an average of about 15 people.

A few days later they got a written warning that listed the home Bible study an "unlawful use of land." They were notified to "stop religious assembly or apply for a major use permit," which could cost them thousands of dollars.

Could a small poetry club meet regularly in a home? Apparently, yes. What about a Cub Scout meeting? Evidently, yes. What if they meet regularly to watch Monday Night Football? Obviously, yes. Yes this is what is happening all over the world, please pray for the freedom of Christians.

Dear fellow prayer partners,

I seek your prayers about these matters.

1.Tomorrow 30th May 09,the Child Vision ministry Team will be travelling 100 miles to and fro for the TOUR LEARNING TRIP. We need the God's protection and favor.

2.On 8th June 09,I will be going for the US VISA Interview at 8:40 am.

3.I will be leaving to the State on 22nd June 09 and I need a ticket, favor and protection.

4.House rent fee

5.The School fees for my children and protection.

Yours in faith, Ap.S.M.A UGANDA

Please pray over the work situation where I work at that needs the Lord's intervention to work out, as several people are viciously and needlessly attacking me and others in my department for the wrong reason, despite us doing good work. These same people are not addressing many critical things properly, so as a result things a very messed up
and stressful.
Also, please pray that the Lord will open a better job quickly for me to go to that is not such a major mess and source of personal attacks and stress.
Catherine

Please, pray for salvation of: Ivan Y, Igor Krytoi, Dzanebikian, Irakli, Pier N, ksenia S, Maksim, Ksenia B, Irena P, Ingeborga D, Irina S, Katia L, Natasha F, oskar K, Sati K, Nikita M, Oksaha R, Sergei K, Serega, Tina K, Tytta l, Evelina B, Ylia S.

I have a prayer request, I have been living in debts for a number of years now and the Lord has protected me all this time. I still have not been able to pay them off yet and the total is around 7000 euro. Please pray that the Lord will lift this burden from my heart and that I might find a way to pay this off and be done with it. I love the Lord and I trust Him. Mr. R.P.