Fantastic month in UK
21 Sep 2010
This month we are delighted to report that three new Houses of Prayer are being launched. We welcome Glasgow House of Prayer, Sheffield House of Prayer and European House of Prayer. International House of Prayer Kansas is sending a team in November 2010 to the UK for three meetings in Newcastle on Tyne, Manchester and London (see the website). Houses of Prayer are a phenomenon. Prior to any outpouring of revival God has always called his people to pray, to intercede for a hurting world. Behind each House of Prayer there is a unique story of a God who loves His created world and is preparing to claim it for Himself. He has called individuals and groups to build for Him Houses of Prayer. Praise: Praise be to God for the prayerful initiatives shown by these Houses of Prayer. (2Sa. 22:47)
In the heart of one of Africa’s most influential cities, world evangelist Andrew Palau and 500 Ethiopian churches joined together in a significant effort to foster unity and love, and reach out with the Good News through Love Ethiopia, October 26 through November 17, 2013. The campaign visited the nation’s seven largest cities with the clear message of Jesus Christ. It included more than 17 partner evangelists, 120 short-term missionaries, more than 70 para-church organizations, and thousands of local volunteers in 175 events. From outreach events in local prisons to a private meeting with the newly-appointed president of the nation, the campaign reached every level of society and touched more than 250,000 people, with many thousands responding to the clear Gospel message presented by Andrew Palau and dozens of others. Andrew’s biblical messages of hope rang out to tens of thousands of people on the closing weekend of the festival, forming a potent capstone to the three-week-long campaign.
Evangelism and prayer partnership
03 Feb 2011
Church on the beach, church in the skate park, churches that bake and churches that get messy, Goth's gathering to celebrate communion and football fans worshipping together after the match. The Fresh Expressions initiative has seen hundreds of new forms of church around the United Kingdom in the last ivef years. Fresh Expressions support and encourage these new churches with the aim of planting churches into existing communities. Now Pete Greig, director of 24-7, and Bishop Graham Cray, leader of the Fresh Expressions team are exploring a partnership between evangelism and prayer. (Praise God). Click the 'More' button to read about the ‘24/7 Prayer Movements first few months of its new partnership with Fresh Expressions. Praise: God for unity in the body. (Ps.133:1)
Officials are calling it one of the largest operations against human traffickers in Europe. Police in Europe arrested 103 people in 10 countries this week, all accused of smuggling people on boats, freight trains and small hidden compartments in the floors of buses and trucks. The massive operation spanned a host of European nations and deployed more than 1,200 police officers. The operation descended on homes and properties across Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Turkey and the Kosovo region in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Related operations took place in Switzerland and Austria. Human trafficking is a global multibillion dollar business, only ranking behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. (See also 41-2012)
Praise: God for this answer to prayer leading to the prosecution of perpetrators. (Is.61:8)
More: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/31/world/europe/human-trafficking-arrests/index.html?hpt=ieu_c2
Ethiopia: Women coming to Christ in droves
12 Mar 2012The response has been astronomical. Women can't get enough of hearing how Christ loves them. Mission Network News reports that an urgent desire for God's Word in Ethiopia is causing the Gospel to spread like wildfire. And, it's being fuelled primarily by women whose lives have been changed after watching the JESUS Film movie ‘Magdalena Released From Shame.’ Noting that women have long been ‘undervalued’ in the country, the Ethiopia ministry director for JESUS Film Project, Damtew, says, ‘Women are being healed at showings as they watch: it's just so amazing.’ According to the report, progress is staggering, with demand for the film now so high that in only six months the team has trained 564 women..
Praise: God for the way the Spirit is using the Magdalena film to reach the women of Ethiopia. (Ps.97:12)
More: http://mnnonline.org/article/16882
Ethiopia: Transforming the lives of street boys
28 Oct 2011The Bible is being used to transform the lives of thousands of boys rescued from the streets in Ethiopia. The Lighthouse Boys Home has helped some 6,000 boys since it opened 13 years ago. The Bible Society gives the home copies of the Bible as books and in audio. So along with food, shelter and training they also get to listen to, read and study the Bible – something the home’s Director, Kashun Tesfaye says has transformed hundreds of lives. ‘There are many problems for boys on the streets. If the weather is cold they drink oil from cars to keep warm. They go hungry. They end up eating garbage. They don’t use clean water or drink clean water. The Bible gives these young people hope for the future. I believe that’s because the Bible gives hope to all people. The children are able to understand the word of God and get hope in God,' he says.
Praise: God for the hope that God gives to all those who accept His word. (Jer.29:11)
More: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/transforming.the.lives.of.street.boys.in.ethiopia/28801.htm
Ethiopia: Ahmed met Jesus
12 Mar 2012Ahmed hated Christians. He attacked them and burned their Bibles. Then he was saved through direct encounters with God and came out of Islam to become a mighty Gospel missionary in Ethiopia. He says, ‘When I was sleeping a Voice came from Heaven and said, 'Mohammad, you are living in darkness. Come out of that cave and follow Me.’ Somehow Ahmed knew it was the voice of the Christian God but when he confided his dream to his mother she kicked him out of the family home, so he dismissed God's attention. Then he became ill, ‘I couldn't eat, walk or talk, I went to hospitals but was not healed.’ In desperation he humbly asked for help from Christian missionaries who talked about Jesus’ message of salvation by grace through faith, and then they prayed together. Now Ahmed says, ‘Jesus is my peace, my healing, my ministry, and my Saviour.’
Praise: God for Ahemed’s story and may millions more living in total darkness hear His still small voice. (Is.30:20-22)
More: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=9896
Estonia: Supernatural taste of revival
26 Nov 2010
Huge crowds of Estonians got a taste of the spiritual revival that has been sweeping South Korea when they attended the Estonia Miracle Healing Crusade held on October 30 and 31, 2010. It was held in the largest arena in Estonia, located in the capital city Tallinn, led by Dr. Jaerock Lee, Senior Pastor of the Manmin Central Church in South Korea. This crusade broke attendance records to a Christian event in the country. Many people accepted Christ as their Saviour and others were healed of various diseases including cancers, heart diseases and poor eyesight. Bishop Dr. Robert A. van Heulen, European Director of The Association of Evangelical Assemblies had fallen very ill and entered Estonia relying on the wheelchair because he couldn’t walk properly. But when Dr. Jaerock Lee prayed for the sick from the podium at the crusade, Bishop Dr. Heulen’s face began to glow. Immediately strength came down upon his legs and he stood up from his wheelchair and began walking. Praise: God that His Spirit is at work in Estonia and long may it continue. (Lk.11:13)