Exloring Life Eternal

Praise the Lord with us for all He is doing! During a recent visit by friends, ten new names were written in the Book of Life! Praise the Lord for this fruit and pray for the follow-up of these new believers, that they will be discipled, grow in their faith, and begin to gather with others.

We rejoice as well that friends were able to visit a family who came to the Lord almost two years ago, but with whom no one has been able to follow up until now. The friends were well-recieved and able to visit and pray with over 15 people in the house. They gave Bibles and good books and were able to see a young girl who had been prayed over during the first visit doing well. Pray that this family will continue to grow deeper in the Word and become a center for Light in their area.

MIDDLE EAST: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES BEAR FRUIT
from: Strategic Resource Group (http://www.srginc.org)
via ASSIST News Service (http://www.assistnews.net) - February 8, 2006

Christian web sites in the Middle East are receiving nearly nine
million hits per month, according to the Strategic Resource Group
(SRG) (http://www.srginc.org). One Christian organization that
hosts chat rooms for Arabic-speaking web users estimates that
more than 42,000 people visit those sites every day.

More than 2,000 Bibles in the Arabic language are being downloaded
from the Internet each month, according to Paul Schultheis, SRG
founder. One organization reports that 20 people per month are
converting to Christianity as a result of learning about the
Christian faith on these Christian Internet sites.

Although some governments attempt to block these web sites, generally
the Internet knows no borders. More than half of the population
in the Middle East is 25 years old or under. Many young people
own computers or have access to computers at Internet cafes,
schools, or through friends.

The Internet provides anonymity and privacy for anyone searching
for answers to life’s most important questions, including one’s
spiritual destiny. This technology has connected people together
through e-mail groups, networks, blogs, and chat rooms. Consequently,
people are becoming “ideological soulmates” on-line, according
to a recent Washington Post article. Christian organizations
are seizing the Internet opportunity to create communities of
people who can openly talk about faith issues in a safe environment.

Full story here (http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s06020031.htm).