Behold the Lamb!
February 6, 2006
"Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" - John 1:28
PRAISE:
We have had many teams visiting our country looking for ways to partner with the work that the Lord is doing here. We have had 2 groups from Korea and one from Hong Kong in the past week. Praise the Lord for the sending Asian churches!
PETITION:
Please pray for an old woman who is surrounded by fundamentalist women. She is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and is in a very dark place, she is desperate and needs our prayers.
Pray for the tentmakers in language school. Studying Arabic can be a very stressful and frustrating activity. Pray that the many singles and couples currently in language learning across the 7 countries of the AP would be able to master the heart language of the Arabic speaking people in the Arabian Peninsula.
Pray for the 2 young tentmaking families that are very actively looking for positions in the AP. One couple has 2 offers for employment and must seek God’s preferred location. The other couple has many applications submitted and are patiently waiting on the Lord to open and close the appropriate doors.
Pray for the churches in Sharjah, UAE. They are hosting the ship MV Doulos for the next 2 weeks. There will be seminars for various churches, opportunities to bring seeking friends to the ship and challenging outreach activities as well.
Lift up “Mike” an expatriate Arab Muslim who is very close to the kingdom. He has met with a pastor and several tentmakers for the past 3 months very intensely. Just last week he met a Muslim who has become a Christian. Pray that Mike would make the step of faith in Jesus.
TESTIMONY:
Just a few weeks ago, we had one of the biggest holidays of the year, Eid Al-Adha. This holiday is a time to remember the story of Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice his son to God. Muslims celebrate God’s provision of a lamb instead of Abraham’s son. Similar to Old Testament times, Muslims in this part of the world still slaughter their own lambs. It is a time of remembrance, time with family, and a time of celebration.
As this celebration was approaching, I was talking to my downstairs Arab neighbors about various holidays. They were a bit confused by our religious holidays and needed me to explain what each one was. What an opportunity! I told them about Christmas being Jesus’ birth and used their holiday, Eid Al-Adha, to explain Easter. Referring to the lamb that they would soon be eating, I said, “Do you know what John, a follower of Jesus, said about him when he saw Jesus for the first time?” Of course, they didn’t. I shared John 1:36, “Look the lamb of God!” Then I explained that Jesus is referred to as a lamb because he is a sacrifice just like the lamb that God provided for Abraham. The difference is Jesus’ life pays for our sin once and for all. Please pray that this imagery of the Lamb of God would take hold of their hearts!
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Sorry for multiple copies recently. :-(
If you need more year 1 or year 2 materials (booklets, bookmarks, brochures, DVD's, videos) please email: ptap@srginc.org. Also pray for me during the coming week of R&R (Returning & Resting) with other locals in ministry. - Abdul Kalimatullah (mjh)
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Praying Thru the Arabian Peninsula
www.pray-ap.info
USA #: 800-376-5876 (Eastern Time)
Encouraging & equipping believers & churches everywhere to pray through the heart of the Muslim world so that church planting movements will spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula and beyond for the Lord's glory.
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To learn how you can support this & other work in the Middle East, visit:
http://www.srginc.org
Or write:
ptap@srginc.org
Or:
PTAP
c/o Strategic Resource Group
P.O. Box 1809
Easton, MD 21601
USA
"Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world" - John 1:28
PRAISE:
We have had many teams visiting our country looking for ways to partner with the work that the Lord is doing here. We have had 2 groups from Korea and one from Hong Kong in the past week. Praise the Lord for the sending Asian churches!
PETITION:
Please pray for an old woman who is surrounded by fundamentalist women. She is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and is in a very dark place, she is desperate and needs our prayers.
Pray for the tentmakers in language school. Studying Arabic can be a very stressful and frustrating activity. Pray that the many singles and couples currently in language learning across the 7 countries of the AP would be able to master the heart language of the Arabic speaking people in the Arabian Peninsula.
Pray for the 2 young tentmaking families that are very actively looking for positions in the AP. One couple has 2 offers for employment and must seek God’s preferred location. The other couple has many applications submitted and are patiently waiting on the Lord to open and close the appropriate doors.
Pray for the churches in Sharjah, UAE. They are hosting the ship MV Doulos for the next 2 weeks. There will be seminars for various churches, opportunities to bring seeking friends to the ship and challenging outreach activities as well.
Lift up “Mike” an expatriate Arab Muslim who is very close to the kingdom. He has met with a pastor and several tentmakers for the past 3 months very intensely. Just last week he met a Muslim who has become a Christian. Pray that Mike would make the step of faith in Jesus.
TESTIMONY:
Just a few weeks ago, we had one of the biggest holidays of the year, Eid Al-Adha. This holiday is a time to remember the story of Abraham and his willingness to sacrifice his son to God. Muslims celebrate God’s provision of a lamb instead of Abraham’s son. Similar to Old Testament times, Muslims in this part of the world still slaughter their own lambs. It is a time of remembrance, time with family, and a time of celebration.
As this celebration was approaching, I was talking to my downstairs Arab neighbors about various holidays. They were a bit confused by our religious holidays and needed me to explain what each one was. What an opportunity! I told them about Christmas being Jesus’ birth and used their holiday, Eid Al-Adha, to explain Easter. Referring to the lamb that they would soon be eating, I said, “Do you know what John, a follower of Jesus, said about him when he saw Jesus for the first time?” Of course, they didn’t. I shared John 1:36, “Look the lamb of God!” Then I explained that Jesus is referred to as a lamb because he is a sacrifice just like the lamb that God provided for Abraham. The difference is Jesus’ life pays for our sin once and for all. Please pray that this imagery of the Lamb of God would take hold of their hearts!
=== <+>< + ><+>===
Sorry for multiple copies recently. :-(
If you need more year 1 or year 2 materials (booklets, bookmarks, brochures, DVD's, videos) please email: ptap@srginc.org. Also pray for me during the coming week of R&R (Returning & Resting) with other locals in ministry. - Abdul Kalimatullah (mjh)
<>< <>< <>< <>< <><
Praying Thru the Arabian Peninsula
www.pray-ap.info
USA #: 800-376-5876 (Eastern Time)
Encouraging & equipping believers & churches everywhere to pray through the heart of the Muslim world so that church planting movements will spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula and beyond for the Lord's glory.
====
To learn how you can support this & other work in the Middle East, visit:
http://www.srginc.org
Or write:
ptap@srginc.org
Or:
PTAP
c/o Strategic Resource Group
P.O. Box 1809
Easton, MD 21601
USA
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