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FIRST ARABIC CHRISTIAN TV CHANNEL IN U.S. SPARKS CALLS
The founder of the first Arabic Christian television channel in the U.S. says he is getting many calls from curious Muslims. The channel Alkarma--which means “vineyard” in Arabic -- premiered last month. The founder, Samuel Estefanos, says there are about 35 Arabic-language channels available, but none were Christian until his went on the air. Estafanos says he gets about 10 to 15 calls a day from Arabic speakers who say they are Muslim and need to know more about Christ. He says he has families call him and say they have met Jesus through the programming of Alkarma. Estefanos, an Egyptian-born businessman, has produced some of his own Arabic programming for the channel in different dialects of Arabic, including Syrian, Iraqi, and Egyptian. He also uses some English programs. Estefanos says his goal for Alkarma is two-fold: to provide solid biblical teaching, and to provide family-friendly programming. [AGAPE/HCJB 30 Nove.’05]
RESOURCES
Two key sites for those who have loving heart for Saudi Arabia:
http://shaketheheavens.org/
http://www.lovesaudis.com/
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need to prepare your short term mission team. Though this is written from a North American perspective, there is some good advice for anyone planning a short-term mission trip. Website: http://www.missiontriptools.com
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The founder of the first Arabic Christian television channel in the U.S. says he is getting many calls from curious Muslims. The channel Alkarma--which means “vineyard” in Arabic -- premiered last month. The founder, Samuel Estefanos, says there are about 35 Arabic-language channels available, but none were Christian until his went on the air. Estafanos says he gets about 10 to 15 calls a day from Arabic speakers who say they are Muslim and need to know more about Christ. He says he has families call him and say they have met Jesus through the programming of Alkarma. Estefanos, an Egyptian-born businessman, has produced some of his own Arabic programming for the channel in different dialects of Arabic, including Syrian, Iraqi, and Egyptian. He also uses some English programs. Estefanos says his goal for Alkarma is two-fold: to provide solid biblical teaching, and to provide family-friendly programming. [AGAPE/HCJB 30 Nove.’05]
RESOURCES
Two key sites for those who have loving heart for Saudi Arabia:
http://shaketheheavens.org/
http://www.lovesaudis.com/
Mission Trip Tools
MissionTripTools.com aim is to support your mission by providing what you
need to prepare your short term mission team. Though this is written from a North American perspective, there is some good advice for anyone planning a short-term mission trip. Website: http://www.missiontriptools.com
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edited exerpts from NEWS BYTES. NEWS BYTES is compiled monthly by Debbie Meroff of OM News & Information [OMNI] in London, England. Material may be freely copied and circulated. Items do not necessarily reflect OM position and questions should be directed to the original news source. Html version can be found on www.om.org. For a free e-mail
subscription send a message to: newsbytes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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