NEPAL—Children at Risk Conference
The very first conference on “Children at Risk and the Christian’s Response” is being held from February 7-10, 2011. About 100 pastors and leaders are expected to attend with the following objectives:
1. To make visible the Christian response to children at risk.
2. To inspire church leaders for engaging with children at risk.
3. To develop effective networking and collaborations.
4. To bring Christians together for fellowship and prayer.
Please pray:
1. For the conference that the Lord would touch each individual’s heart to help the children at risk of that region.
2. Pray for the two leaders who are facilitating the conference as they will need and use skills of organizing, guiding conversation, directing, over seeing, observing, following up, funding, etc.
3. That the impact of this conference will have a far-reaching impact on the lives of many children at risk in Nepal.
4. Pray for spiritual protection over the conference.
5. Pray for a clear and united leading of the Holy Spirit in the directions Christians should go and for obedience to follow the calls.
CHINA—The Underground Church Goes Public
Joel News (www.joelnews.org) reports that more than 40 years after the Cultural Revolution, Chinese Christians are being bold in sharing their faith in public, meeting in a public place (attendance is around 1,000), and going into communities to distribute food and clothes. China so far has taken a blind eye to this.
Please pray:
1. For the Christian church in China to remain a light of peace and the bearer of good news of God through Jesus Christ.
2. For the Chinese government to continue showing favor on the Christians meeting, ministering, and sharing their faith.
3. For good relationships between the church and the government.
4. That many more will come to know the Lord now that it is more public.
5. For spiritual and physical protection of the Christians in China.
6. For the church’s increased knowledge of the Word and obedience.
LAOS - Bibles Make It Across Borders
Joel News (www.joelnews.org) reported that Bibles were able to get into the hands of many in Laos, but the church asks for 2,000 more New Testaments.
Please pray:
1. That God’s Word be protected as it crosses borders and that it reaches the spiritually hungry.
2. That the 2,000 more New Testaments needed will get to the churches asking for them
3. That the reading and studying of the Scriptures will enlighten and empower the Church for the great works of God and to His glory.
4. That many will come to faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
EUROPE—Blowing the Trumpets
A Christian brother from Switzerland was called by God in response to Numbers 10:2, 9.
“Make two trumpets of hammered silver and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out…When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies. “
And he has taken the “Blowing the Trumpets” ministry into all countries of Europe and most recently Pakistan!
Among the purposes/messages of blowing the trumpets:
1. A wake-up call to the church to break out of slumber.
2. Repent and come back to the Lord with a burning love that burns up all else: fear, doubt, jealousy, egocentricity.
3. A call to turn back to God’s Word (receiving our daily Bread).
4. A call to not forget the church’s roots as grafted branch of the olive tree of Israel (Jews) and perhaps depart from present ways to return to Him.
5. A call to love God more deeply and not be disengaged from Him.
6. A call to seek God as never before.
The trumpets were blown in Belgium, Holland, and Finland, where there was television coverage getting the message out to thousands even reaching to Estland (Estonia). In December, 2010, the shofar was blown in several places in Pakistan where our Christian brother witnessed many people coming to faith in Christ Jesus, people being healed (without anyone praying for them), and television coverage of the Christian messages!
Please pray:
1. That God’s Word proclaimed through the trumpet ministry would take seed and advance in Europe and beyond.
2. That the church’s response will be fueled by the Holy Spirit for great works.
