GPN 11-30-2010

GPN 11-30-2010


“To be able to see where you are going, you have to look ahead.” Phil. 3:13-14.

To look back will not help us at all to move forward. That is why we may look ahead to see what God is going to do by your prayers.

Greetings, Roberto Wijnhof

Christians in Egypt are calling for prayer amid threats of extremist attack and heightened anti-Christian sentiment.

Months of raised tension between the Coptic community and the Muslim majority have come to a head with the news that extremists who have killed scores of Christians in Iraq in recent weeks may also target believers in Egypt.

Prayer meetings are being held at churches throughout Egypt amid heightened security. In Cairo, the number of security officers standing guard outside churches has doubled. And in Zamalek, visitors to a recent Christmas bazaar and festival at the All Saints Cathedral were met with body searches, metal detectors and sniffer dogs.

News agencies report that the Government has asked pastors to ‘cancel unessential, large-scale public meetings’. Lets pray with our brother and sisters from Egypt.

Please pray for Christine. She has blood clots in the lower part of her body. Sees her dr. Thursday. Thank you for your prayers and God bless you all.

The Hindus of Myanmar are a combination of people groups that originally came from India and Nepal during the time of British colonization. They came as government staff and soldiers who governed the country, however when the Burmese (Myanmar) government gained Independence after WWII, the Indian and Nepali peoples were cast down to the bottom rung of Burmese society.

Today these Hindu peoples are spread throughout Myanmar. Some are found in villages, but the largest concentrations are found in the larger cities. There is a small population of Christians among the Indians/Nepalese, estimated at 2,000 to 2,500 people, but they need to be encouraged to reach out to the lost Indian and Nepalese peoples around them.

Downtrodden, overlooked, but not forgotten by the Savior, please pray for the salvation of the Hindu peoples of Myanmar.
Conflicting Stories on Asia Bibi’s Release

International Christian Concern (ICC) issued a press release on November 22 entitled “Pakistan Releases Christian Woman Sentenced to Death For Blasphemy.” Since the issuance of the press release, we have received conflicting stories about Asia Bibi.

Some of our sources still insist that Asia has been released. However, Pakistani officials denied that they have released Bibi. The officials have publicly spoken about her possible pardon. Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, said that Bibi is innocent.

In a statement to CNN, the governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, indicated that Bibi would be pardoned by the president of Pakistan. Asia still awaits the outcome of her plea for mercy to the High Court.

Farhatullah Babar, spokesperson for Pakistan’s president, also told CNN that “Asia cannot be executed now. Under the law, a death sentence issued by a session court cannot be carried out until it has been endorsed by the high court.”

There has already been backlash against Bibi’s possible release. According to the Associated Press, close to 250 hard-line Muslims held a demonstration in Lahore today warning the president not to pardon Bibi.

We are closely monitoring Bibi’s situation and will update you once we obtain new information. Keep on praying for this issue.

My son Jason and his wife have a one month old baby. Please pray my son is able to find a job as an electrician very, very soon. J.

BHUTAN: DISTRIBUTING RECORDING OF THE GOSPEL

- Pray for local leaders as they distribute the first voice recordings of the Gospel of Luke in a heart language that is only now being written down for the first time. This is among the first Gospel materials in their heart language.

- Pray in accordance with God’s Word, asking that His Word will not return void!

Be in prayer for national believers who received training in how to share their faith, disciple new believers, and form new churches across Bhutan.

- Pray that they will be obedient in what God has asked them to do and be bold in their faith against strong persecution.

- Pray for those churches and believers who are being persecuted by their neighbors as well as authorities.

Ask God to give them peace and the strength to face the persecution and remain strong in their faith in the Lord.

Hello, my name is Philip. I found your site while searching for prayer support on line. Please pray for God to turn my situation around. I am unemployed. I’ve been looking for another job for a very long time and all my human efforts have failed. Please ask God to bless me with the right job He has for me. Also, please pray for my finances and for a way I can get medical insurance I can afford.

Muslim inmates at a prison in northwest Punjab Province on Oct. 29 stoned a Christian wrongly convicted of “blasphemy” nearly to death, according to his father.

Imran Masih, a 19-year-old member of the Protestant Church of Pakistan, is still recovering in District Hospital Hazro, where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit the day of the assault.

“Imran Masih was brought to the hospital in a very serious condition,” Dr. Sultan Malik told Compass. “He had lost a lot of blood. He was shifted to the ICU and is still under treatment." Pray for Imrans safety.

Please pray that my daughter Shannon have a very easy delivery, and a very healthy baby. That my friend Cheryl, recover from cancer, that I continue to be peaceful in Gods good grace. D.

Hi my brothers and sisters, asking special prayer for Gods strength and provision and for extra grace to and wisdom for dealing with my fellow homeless friends. Which for them is a difficult time of year. GOD richly bless you, brother Danny

Please pray for my family that they will be highly favor at this time. I Ask prayers for my business that the Lord will restore it at this time. I ask prayers for my aunt who has been in an accident and cannot walk please pray for healing. I ask prayers for my daughter at school at she will do well in her exam. Please pray for her that she will do well in the track this is her first track meet overseas. I ask that you pray for her that she will do well. Please pray also for me that I will get a good boarder at this time. Thanks for your prayers. Carol, Jamaica

A cross-cultural worker in Nepal writes, “This past week we were out in a bazaar town where one woman along with some other ladies conducted a training for ladies only called “The Bride of Christ”.

The training had over 50 ladies show up from the villages and surrounding towns. During the training, these ladies went out to share with the people of the town, and made over 100 contacts where they had opportunities to share about Jesus with people.

Pray that the ladies who were trained would continue to share boldly and that the seeds which were planted will grow to fruition.