Exloring Life Eternal

Greetings to you in the name of the Lord. We thank God for what He has been doing through you in the Arabian Peninsula.

The Kingdom Projects(TKP) is a mission organization that is committed to reaching the nations with the gospel through our vocations. Recognising the vital role of intrecession in world missions, for years we have been mobilising the church here for individual and corporate intercessions for the unreached nations especially the 10/40 windows.

In view of our conviction along with you that God will save Arabian Peninsula through the prayers of His people, we hereby request for materials to aid the mobilization for prayers. We are convinced that updates on the state of harvest in the Arabian Peninsula, and materials like prayer calenders, video documentaries etc. will go a long way to strengthen the prayer force here. Thanks for your cooperation.

- From Nigeria
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Request relayed.

REQUEST FOR TRANSFER
Author Unknown
Jan 21, 2006
To: Commander and Chief Spiritual Armed Forces, Jesus Christ

Dear Lord:

I am writing this to You to request a transfer to a desk job. I herewith present my reasons:

I began my career as a private, because of the intensity of the battle You have quickly moved me up in the ranks. You have made me an officer and given me a tremendous amount of responsibility. There are many soldiers and recruits under my charge. I am constantly being called upon to dispense wisdom, make judgments, and find solutions to complex problems. You have placed me in a position to function as an officer, when in my heart I know I have only the skills of a private. I realize that You have promised to supply all I would need for the battle.

But Sir, I must present You a realistic picture of my equipment. My uniform, once so crisp and starched, is now stained with tears and blood of those I have tried to assist. The soles of my boots are cracked and worn from the miles I have walked trying to enlist and encourage the instructed troops. My weapons are marred, tarnished and chipped from constant battle against the enemy.

Even the Book of Regulations I was issued has been torn and tattered from endless use. The words are now smeared. You have promised You would be with me throughout, but when the noise of the battle is so loud and the confusion is so great, I can neither see nor hear You.

I feel so alone. I'm tired. I'm discouraged. I have Battle Fatigue. I would never ask You for a discharge. I love being in Your service. But I humbly request a demotion and transfer. I'll file papers or clean latrines. Just get me out of the battle … please, Sir.

Your Faithful, but tired,

Warrior.

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To: Faithful, but tired, Soldier, Spiritual Armed Forces
Location: The Battlefield
SUBJECT: Transfer

Dear Soldier:

Your request for transfer has been denied. I herewith present My reasons:

You are needed in this battle. I have selected you, and I will keep My Word to supply your need. You do not need a demotion and transfer. (You'd never cut it on latrine duty.) You need a period of "R&R" (Renewal and Rekindling). I am setting aside a place on the battlefield that is insulated from all sound and fully protected from the enemy. I will meet you there and I will give you rest. I will remove your old equipment and “make all things new.” You have been wounded in the battle, My soldier. Your wounds are not visible, but you have received grave internal injuries.

You need to be healed. I will heal you. You have been weakened in the battle. You need to be strengthened. I will strengthen you and be your strength. I will instill in you confidence and ability. My Words will rekindle within you and renewed love, zeal and enthusiasm. Report to Me tattered and empty. I will refill you.

Compassionately,
Your Commander-in-Chief, Jesus Christ

PRAYER
“Lord, free me from all covetousness and from attachment to possessions. May I wholly desire you as my treasure and portion. Help me to make good use of the material blessings you give me that I may use them generously for your glory and for the good of others.”


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After reading this email, I wept. The Lord knew I needed this.

I saw on the history update from I think week 1 from February 2005 that speaks about MMb's and believers meeting in desert places. I got a map of the AP and see that there are huge areas that's only desert. How do these people meet together and get to know of each other? How do these 'desert' Christians get training of the ways of the Bible and support. Is it not dangerous to just start a conversation with someone else about your beliefs?

- NdT, South Africa.

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In some ways, those who live in the desert are actually "freer" than those in cities. In the cities, there are all sorts of people who can monitor. Also, tribes & clans can move. When (& if) a clan migrates, then the gov't will have quite a time trying to chase them through the sands. Finally, often, bedouin (& Yemeni) tribes put their order of allegiances to the tribe ahead of Islam, thus ... when / if a tribe turns to the Lord ... great things can happen & the faith they then have in common reinforces itself within the clan.

Some areas that are mostly desert are also pocketed with oases along river beds and spots where water collects & springs up. It was in
these places where the first sky-scrapers were built (in Yemen - the
Hadramout).

If you go to the Yemen or the Yemeni Arab page on www.strategicnetwork.org
you can find out more about Yemeni peoples. Also, www.shaketheheavens.com or .org has info about Saudi Arabia.

As far as starting conversations: building friendships, singing songs, faithful worship as gathered believers, business discussions, joyful greetings, blessings in times of need ... all these can become moments when the Word of Truth is shared. And, of course, many throughout the Arabian Peninsula perceive themselves as inherently Islamic & all non-Arabians (particularly Westerners) as non-Islamic ... so when believers in Christ behave in a godly way & are unafraid of ever ready Islamic attempts to propagate their faith ... then a natural opening for the Good News is there. Often locals in the AP talk about religious topics. That is, it is not a forbidden topic of daily conversation, unlike much of the West.

Peace in Christ

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MJH

On A Late Spring Day in January (2006)

Cloudless blue canopy uncluttered by
snarling traffic here below.
Sunshine streaming fully on the
walkway as I go.
Deep desire for walking and for seeing it is so.
Reawakening of longing and reminder that I know:
For the Christian there can be summer in the January of the soul!

³And it came to pass...² This too shall pass.
Winter cannot freeze me in forever!
The cold of the frosty frigid front can¹t last
beyond a certain season. Yet how clever
of God to offer encouragement by a foretaste of the whole!

I will go through the gray and drizzly time
despite my age and the nature of the crime.
My heart still holds to Him and can this slime
defeat the purpose of my God? Summer at its prime
will be glorious! Yet one extraordinary day reminds
of the whole goal of the soul!

- Bill Hawkins, January 12, 2006