The fire of faith burns bright in Bosnia
Murat and Amina were in urgent need of assistance when they arrived at an aid warehouse run by Operation Mobilisation (OM) in Bosnia. Amina’s husband was desperately sick and they had no means or money to heat their home. Supplying valuable fuel the OM workers prayed for Amina, her husband and Murat, and left them with some Christian literature to read. As the OM team distributed copies of Scripture on the streets of the town nearby, they often saw Murat. They were even more overjoyed when they heard this man from an Islamic background ask if he could join their Christian prayer meetings. Over the next weeks, Murat became a regular attender at church and made a decision to accept Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. Today he and his new Christian wife lead a Bible study group in their home. Murat can also be found distributing portions of Scripture on Bosnia’s streets.
Pray: for Murat and Amina as they share their new-found faith that others would meet with Jesus. (Pr.7:14)
More: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/the.fire.of.faith.burns.bright.in.bosnia/29329.htm
Turkish Christians still experiencing discrimination
Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that despite some promising developments, Christians in Turkey continue to suffer attacks from private citizens, discrimination by lower-level government officials and vilification in both school textbooks and news media, according to a study by a Protestant group. In its annual Report on Human Rights Violations, the country's Association of Protestant Churches notes mixed indicators of improvement but states that there is a ‘root of intolerance’ in Turkish society toward adherents of non-Islamic faiths. ‘The removal of this root of intolerance is an urgent problem that still awaits to be dealt with,’ the report states. ‘There is still a lot of room for improvement,’ said Mine Yildirim, a member of the legal committee for the association. The report documented 12 attacks against Christians in 2011, including incidents in which individuals were beaten in Istanbul for sharing their faith, church members were threatened and church buildings attacked. None of the attackers has been charged.
Pray: for Christians in Turkey that God would protect them from discrimination and spiritual attacks. (Ps.86:14)
More: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/turkish.christians.still.experiencing.discrimination/29341.htm
Turkish Christians still experiencing discrimination
Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that despite some promising developments, Christians in Turkey continue to suffer attacks from private citizens, discrimination by lower-level government officials and vilification in both school textbooks and news media, according to a study by a Protestant group. In its annual Report on Human Rights Violations, the country's Association of Protestant Churches notes mixed indicators of improvement but states that there is a ‘root of intolerance’ in Turkish society toward adherents of non-Islamic faiths. ‘The removal of this root of intolerance is an urgent problem that still awaits to be dealt with,’ the report states. ‘There is still a lot of room for improvement,’ said Mine Yildirim, a member of the legal committee for the association. The report documented 12 attacks against Christians in 2011, including incidents in which individuals were beaten in Istanbul for sharing their faith, church members were threatened and church buildings attacked. None of the attackers has been charged.
Pray: for Christians in Turkey that God would protect them from discrimination and spiritual attacks. (Ps.86:14)
More: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/turkish.christians.still.experiencing.discrimination/29341.htm
Report from Cry Hollywood
It is amazing to think that this time last week thousands of us were gathered together at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City lifting up the name of Jesus. The unity, love, faith, passion and power that everyone walked in was awesome! Thank you again. We will never be the same. Since last Thursday, testimonies of how lives were shifted and hearts transformed have been pouring in. We are so thankful.
A PROPHECY ABOUT COMING RAIN:
The week before TheCRY, we had 2 prophecies given to us saying that there would be rain after TheCRY Hollywood and that this would be a sign that God had heard the prayers and that the land was being cleansed. When we opened the curtains on Friday morning we were greeted with, you guessed it, rain! Our team could not remember a day since January that it rained like this. Shortly there after reports came of flash flood warnings in the area as well. It seems God was giving tangible sign that He had heard our prayers. And should we be surprised, He promised He would (Mt. 18:19), and we are so full of faith as we look to the next months and years to watch the answers to prayer unfold!
Please join us in continuing to keep Hollywood and this sphere in prayer. Prayer really does change everything. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? We will be sure to keep you posted on upcoming events that carry the spirit and DNA of TheCRY Hollywood. This was not a moment, it was a movement.
