March 2008

March 2008

Videos and events

Mission projects

Stories from the field

People group focus

Prayer Points

Persecuted Church

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IWC Athens coverage this month!

Follow 60 IWCers as they share Christ in Athens March 15 - 23. Complete coverage of how God works will be on thetask.org and iwcstories.org!

Some summer IWC projects still open, but the registration deadline is April 1. Don't let your team miss out!

Applications from individuals accepted for IWC Niger and IWC Kosovo.

Videos and Events

Seed in Fertile Soil
A Samford University student plants herself in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for a semester and grown in her faith as she shares the Gospel.

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New project in Bovec, Slovenia!

Dec. 29, '08 - Jan 5, '09
Ski the Slovene Alps while distributing Gospel literature and discovering people interested in Bible study.

Find out more!
Register a team today!

Mission Projects
Urgent projects

Sports Clinics Serbia Any 7 days until 4/27/08	Village Teams Bolivia 5/27 - 8/1/08	Fishermen Senegal 5/18 - 6/18/08
University Outreach Japan 5/31 - 6/12/08	Backpacking France 6/7 - 7/7/08	LUCAS Jordan 6/17 - 8/4/08

More projects

Drinking Chai and Sharing Christ India 5/23 - 7/13/08	EV Adventure Pacific Rim 6/1 - 8/1/08	Live on the Edge China 6/20 - 7/31/08
Camp Guamiski Guatemala 6/13 - 22 - 08	Missionary to Children Uganda 1/15 - 5/29/09	University church planting Thailand 6/5 - 7/31/08
Surf, Skate and the Son South Africa 8/1 - 12/15/08	Refugee Team South Korea 6/5 - 7/30/08	Ag/Construction Philippines 5/26 - 7/19/08

Many more projects online at thetask.org

People Group Focus: Tunisian Arabs

Tunisian Arabs The Tunisian Arab are an Arab-Berber population whose own culture has been greatly influenced by those of Arabs, Berbers, and the French. The Tunisian Arab have three distinguishing characteristics: a large middle class, which is a rarity among Arabs; an extremely youthful population; and their unique Tunisian Arabic language, which is used in everyday communications.

Although the Tunisian government has nationalized all religious schools and abolished all religious courts, Islam remains the state religion. The Tunisian Arab are tolerant of the beliefs of others, including foreign minorities. However, they are not favorable of Christian proselytizing. Prayer is the key to seeing them reached with the Gospel of Christ.

Find out more by clicking here. Then, choose "Tunisian Arabs" From the people group drop down list on the right.

Prayer Points for Tunisian Arabs

Ask God to strengthen, encourage, and protect the small number of Tunisian Arab believers.
Pray that the Lord will use these converts to share the Gospel with their own people.
Pray that Jesus will begin revealing Himself to the Tunisian Arabs through dreams and visions.
Ask the Lord to call people who are willing to go to Tunisia and share Christ with the Tunisian Arabs.

More global prayer requests at CompassionNet

Stories from the Field

Ethiopia: Let us tell you a story	Kosovo needs true freedom	Ecuador: Miracle at a bookstore
China: Inspired by students	India: Desperate Hindu woman hears about Jesus	West Africa: Tuareg man gain family of faith
Peru: More than I could imagine	Romania: Reaching the Roma for Christ	Central Asia: A new vision for Turkmenistan

More stories from the field at CommissionStories.org

Persecuted Church: Sri Lanka

Late on Sunday, Feb. 17, two men gunned down a Sri Lankan pastor, the Rev. Samson Neil Edirisinghe, 37, killing him instantly. They also shot his wife Shiromi, 31, leaving her in critical condition. The couple’s 2-year-old son received minor injuries and is still in shock after witnessing the shooting. Read more . . .

More about the persecuted church at Compass Direct.

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