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Resources—Acts
1:8 -- To the Ends of the Earth
News—After
the genocide … Rwanda and the reality of
evil … A year after her husband’s death,
Lyn Hyde returns to Philippines
Beyond
the Wall—Your church
and the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula
… Amjad celebrates Easter
Praying—Youth
network calls for worldwide prayer for teens
Empowering
Kingdom Growth—Revival
and missions are linked
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Acts 1:8 - To
The Ends Of The Earth
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| David Hooten, a Southern Baptist missionary
to Rwanda (left), translated for Larry Booth, a volunteer
from Florida, as he preached to refugees who fled genocide
in Rwanda 10 years ago. FILE PHOTO by Kevin Morley |
News
After
the genocide
April
marks the 10th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, one of
the worst atrocities of the 20th century. The images still
haunt the tiny African country of Rwanda: mutilated bodies
strewn across church altars, mass graves filled with thousands
of bodies, human skulls stacked on top of each other. But
there is a glimmer of hope in a country still steeped in darkness
and hatred. Read
more.
Rwanda and the reality of evil
Only evil can explain why, 10 years ago,
so many ordinary Rwandans willingly participated in the slaughter
of their own neighbors — often inside church sanctuaries.
Read more.
A
year after her husband's death,
Lyn
Hyde returns to Philippines
The
night before a terrorist bomb took the life of Southern Baptist
missions worker Bill Hyde, he told his wife he had great respect
for single women living on the mission field. One year later,
those words comfort her after her return to the Philippines.
Read more
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| God may use their prayer for the peoples
of the Arabian Peninsula to call some churches to a deeper
commitment to one of those peoples. |
Beyond
the Wall
Sharing
the God of love with Muslims
Your church and the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula
As
you prepare to pray for the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula
on the Day
of Prayer and Fasting for World Evangelization May 30,
pray also about whether God is leading your church to make
an ongoing commitment to reaching one of those peoples.
Order
Day of Prayer video and other materials.
Amjad
celebrates Easter
Amjad*
marked Easter morning by being baptized, then leading the
first Lord’s Supper he had ever attended. The young Uighur
Christian’s baptismal clothes were still damp when he stood
to lead five other Uighur believers in a communion service
in a home in Central Asia. Amjad has to rely on the Scriptures
and the Holy Spirit to guide the first steps of an emerging
church among the largely unreached Muslim people group, explained
an International Mission Board worker who watched the service.
“We had just studied 1 Corinthians where Paul talked about
God’s wisdom, power and the ability of the Holy Spirit to
speak through us,” the worker said. As Amjad led in the Lord’s
Supper, “I felt chills run through me. I was watching the
birth of a Uighur church.” For Amjad, his initial nervousness
was replaced with a sense of awe, the worker said. “The amazing
thing to see was the Scriptures coming alive for him. I could
tell he was seeing the promises God gave in the Scripture
coming into being in his life.” This worker and others on
the Uighur team have worked for more than 15 years to nurture
a church-planting movement in Central Asia.
*Name changed to protect believer.
Learn
more about Central Asia.
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Praying
Youth
network calls for worldwide prayer for teens
A network
of youth ministries and missions organizations has issued
a call to prayer challenging student groups all over the world
to spend a night in prayer for 2.1 billion teenagers, most
of whom have never even heard the good news of God’s love.
Read more.
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Empowering
Kingdom Growth
Revival
and missions are linked
The
Brownwood revival touched more than 100 college campuses in
the mid 1990s before it seemed to fade into history. But it
stimulated a lasting passion for missions say several key
participants. “I can’t explain why, but that seems to be one
of the hallmarks of revival,” said John Avant, then pastor
of the church where the revival started. “When I went overseas
I saw a passion for God I rarely see in the Western world,
except when revival breaks out.”
Read more.
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