People
Group Focus:
The
Lebanese of Beirut
God
at work: A story from the field
"As
I write this e-mail, my heart is rejoicing for God is moving
in Beirut! God has called our team to lead the effort of
placing a Bible in every home in Beirut (415,000 homes) and planting
a church in every neighborhood (61 churches) by the end of 2004.
I literally weep as I write about the lives that have and are
being changed in our city. I am not sure if I was really prepared
to see the power of God manifested like it is. He is awesome!
Beirut will never be the same. Click
here to read what God is doing.
Worldview
Lebanon
is a highly literate and educated society, with 92% of its almonst
4-million person population considered literate. Freedom
of religion exists in Lebanon where 41 mosques, 25 non-evangelical
and 14 evangelical churches exist in municipal Beirut alone.
Islam is the dominant religion and 60% of the Lebanese are Muslim
with this number increasing each year. There are eighteen
different government-recognized sects of Islam, much like the
denominations of Christianity. There are many other sects
that are not recognized by the government. Less than 1%
of the population are born-again Christians.
- Photos
of the Lebanese of Beirut.
Prayer
Points
- Pray that all who claim the Name of Christ in
Lebanon will have boldness and courage.
- Pray that all who are working in Lebanon will
have unity in Spirit.
- Pray that the Gospel will
spread in Beirut.
- Pray that Christian workers
will be privileged to see people come to Christ every week.
- Ask God to send volunteer workers to help them
distribute His word and plant churches.
- Pray that by the end of 2004: every person will
have the opportunity to respond to the Gospel; every home will
receive a copy of God's Word and every neighborhood will have
a church.
Mission
Projects
Youth
Mission Project List
| Job
# |
Place
|
Dates
|
Description
|
Cost
|
| 61590 |
Switzerland |
6/21/03-6/28/03
|
M-Fuge
(Church
Planting and Community Outreach) |
$580
+ airfare |
| 64503 |
Germany |
6/18/03-6/30/03
|
Youth
on Mission
(Evangalism/Church
Planting) |
$607
+ airfare |
| 61817
|
Lebanon |
7/12/03-7/19/03
|
International
World Changers
(Urban
Evangalism) |
$800
+ airfare |
| 67089 |
Germany |
7/12/03-7/19/03 |
International
World Changers
(Church
Planting) |
$475 + airfare |
More
youth mission projects
College/Seminary
Mission Project List
| Job
# |
Place
|
Dates
|
Description
|
Cost
|
| 62837 |
*NAME |
6/15/03-8/11/03
|
Rural
Community/Youth Evangelism |
$1050
+ airfare |
| 62838 |
*NAME |
5/24/03-8/2/03
|
Urban
Evangelist
(Evangelism/Church
Planting) |
$1310
+ airfare |
| 62839 |
*NAME |
5/24/03-8/2/03
|
Summer
Youth Worker |
$1310
+ airfare |
| 62836 |
*NAME |
5/24/03-8/2/03
|
Urban
Volunteer Guide
(Logistics
Coordination) |
$1310
+ airfare |
*denotes
'North Africa/Middle East'
More
college/seminary projects in NAME
Urgent
Project Needs!
| Job
# |
Place
|
Dates
|
Description
|
Cost
|
| 58782
|
Venezuela |
7/12/03-7/19/03
|
International
World Changers
(Church
Planting) |
$475
+ airfare |
| 60810 |
Venezuela |
7/19/03-7/26/03
|
International
World Changers
(Church
Planting) |
$475
+ airfare |
61438 |
Wales |
6/7/03-7/28/03 |
Backpacking Team |
$3172 plus airfare |
61651 |
Wales |
6/7/03-7/28/03 |
Youth/Children's Ministry |
$504 plus airfare |
Impact
Eternity
What is God's true purpose for my life? Does God have a plan
for me? Can I, an individual, have a real influence on people?
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at this point in time. It is not a coincidence you are reading
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and the choice is yours. The book, Impact Eternity was created
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Persecuted
Church
Arun Pawar,
a reporter for the Raigad Times in India's Maharashtra state,
has been writing anti-Christian "investigative" articles
for the newspaper and causing significant repression of Christians.
His claims that families have been given houses and money to convert
to Christianity have stirred up Hindu militants. Christian workers
have been prevented from entering tribal hamlets, forcing childcare
centers and youth empowerment activities to close.
Intercede
for the Christians of Maharashtra state (located in the north
center of Peninsular India.) Ask God to give them grace
to endure persecution in a way that causes his name to be praised.
Ask God to frustrate this reporter's efforts to hinder Kingdom
advance. Pray for his salvation and that of the Hindu militants
who are frustrating Christian outreach.
Used
by permission from Advance! Mark Kelly, editor.
To
subscribe to Advance!, send an email to subscribe-advance-newsletter@xc.org
or click
here.
Comic
Relief
By
Dave Barry
Air
Travel
(Or:
Why Birds Never Look Truly Relaxed)
You're
probably not going to believe this, but there are still some people
who are afraid of air travel. Ha ha! Are they a bunch of Nervous
Nellies, or what? Oh, sure, air travel seems
dangerous to the ignorant layperson, inasmuch as it involves hurtling
through the air seven miles straight up trapped inside an object
the size of a suburban ranch home in total defiance of all known
laws of physics. But statistics show that, when you're in an airplane,
you're actually four times as safe as when you're driving
your car on an interstate highway. 1
1
Provided that you are driving blindfolded.
Taken
from Dave Barry's "Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need, (A
Fawcett Columbine Book Published by Ballantine Books) copyright
1991 by Dave Barry, p. 34
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Overheard
on the Field
"Crying
for Courage"
by
a worker in the Middle East
"Today
in one voice, the evangelical community is crying out to God for
boldness and courage. Please join us in this prayer. Now is not
the time to pray for safety and protection - it is the time to
allow His Word to spread. We often have thoughts of retreat, but
these are the days that the people in the community are looking
on to see how we will respond. Will we be cowards or courageous?
Much more important than this, many have questions and we need
to be there to share His truth during these days."
"Be
strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged,
for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
Joshua 1:9
Bible
Study
When
the Good News is a Tough Choice*
By
George Siler
Sometimes,
choosing the Good News is not an easy choice. Christians
are beaten and disowned - and sometimes killed - because they
believed that the Good News of Jesus Christ was truly good for
them in this life and for eternity.
How
can we give people a gospel message that could kill them? Perhaps
the real question is, how can we not give them the Truth when
Jesus Himself knew the price some of His followers would pay and
still He called them to Himself - to peace, to abundance, and
to eternity with Him?
Read
more . . .
*Excerpted
from My Life a Mission Trip by George Siler, week 3,
day 5. |
