Exloring Life Eternal

September 042006

"Wandering like wild donkeys in the desert the poor go around in labor, hunting for food. The wastelands yield food for their children as they gather food from the wild and glean the vineyards of the wicked." - Job 24:4-5

"Be Glad! The Kingdom belongs to you bankrupt beggars!!"
- Jesus to his followers (in Luke 6:20ff)

PRAISE:
We are praising the Lord for the safe keeping of two MBB believers who have been in hiding these past few months. They made it through the summer months without any major incident.

PETITION:
Please pray for some members of a Muslim group which disciples new converts to Islam, who are currently dialoging with a missionary via email. Please pray that the so-far friendly "debate" will continue as an open channel for these men to hear the Bible's teachings, come to understand the Gospel, and be granted faith "by the hearing of the Word of God".

Please for a dynamic Christian missionary lady who has begun to suffer bouts of confusion, apathy, and other negative symptoms. Ask God to remove all work of the enemy against her, her family, & her vital ministries.

Pray for the young tentmaking couple that was given only a few weeks to vacate their accommodation. Pray that God would give them peace amidst all the turmoil of finding adequate housing in their restricted budget in a short time frame.

Pray for the MBB who had a car accident recently. He is discouraged by the recent events.

Pray for the outreaches in the remote villages in our mountainous country. Pray for the lone National believer in his small village of less than 100 people. He has been taunted for leaving Islam and blamed for every calamity in the village.

TESTIMONY: A Long Awaited Bible
One of the most rewarding ministries that I have ever been involved in was the home visitation ministry at the Christian hospital. Ninety-seven percent of the women who had a baby at Oasis Hospital were Muslim. The home visitation ministry put Christian nurses in the homes of as
many new mothers as possible, usually within one week of the birth of the baby.

The Christian nurses would arrange the visit before the mother was discharged. On the day of the visit, two nurses would go on the home visit. They took medical equipment for assessing both mother and baby, a copy of the Bible for each mother, along with other gifts for both mother and baby.

On this morning, we visited the new mother. Also at the home were two of her sisters and her mother. Following the check of the mother and baby, the nurses told all of these ladies how Jesus loved little children, and admonished them to raise their baby in reverence of God.

Then, they started to take the Bible out of its gift bag. Upon seeing it, the new mother exclaimed, “Is that a Bible?” When told it was, she said that her family had been trying to find a Bible for 10 years, and did we have enough for each of them, and at least one more for her father. What a glorious day! Seven Bibles were given to one family, and for
six months, until workers left and this girl’s family scattered, there was a Bible study in a Muslim home.

* AP = Arabian Peninsula
+ MBB = Muslim Backround Believer

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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 with a heart filled with the "Seed-of-Laughter" for those at the heart who know that "God-Hears" so that biblical 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 MertH.:
ptap@srginc.org

Or:
PTAP
c/o Strategic Resource Group
P.O. Box 1809
Easton, MD 21601
USA

“Sing a new song to the LORD; His praise from the ends of the earth. Let the desert and its cities shout, the settlements where Kedar dwells. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare His praise in the islands. The LORD advances like a warrior; ... I will groan like a woman in labor, gasping breathlessly. I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them, and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.” - from Isaiah 42

PRAISE:
We rejoice that “Samantha” received an “all clear” message from the doctors. She is encouraged by the news and asks for God’s continued work in her life – physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally – to become a whole woman of God.

PETITION:
Pray for new workers coming into the country in these weeks. Pray for God to provide for them in terms of getting settled, provision of housing and car, initial contacts with local people, wisdom as they sort out their lifestyle and availability for ministry.

Pray for the Prayer Ministry here - pray that the workers will be refreshed and blessed during their time in their home country. Pray that God will gather friends around them to pray for them and encourage them and send them back refreshed.

Pray for some tentmakers who are closing their business. Pray for wisdom in all of the necessary business transactions. Pray for employment and visa situations that will maximize their effectiveness in our country.

Pray for the final weeks of ministry outreach in Europe to Arab Muslims from the Arabian Peninsula. August is one of the most popular holiday months for Arab Muslims from the AP. Pray that thousands of Jesus DVDs and other material would come back into the region with these families.

Pray for the ministry work in the eastern part of Yemen. Pray for more workers to enter this very harsh and desolate land. There are millions (2,000,000+) of Yemeni women and men without a Christian witness.

PRAISE:
Earlier this year, a group of tentmakers, a Muslim Background Believer (MBB), some visitors and some Muslim background seekers went on a desert outing. The man leading the outing is an expert on the desert and is often blessing the Christian community by hosting desert outings for visiting team members, Mission agency executives, relatives and friends. This outing was one of many over a dozen years of being one of few workers in the country.

On this particular outing, the temperatures were comfortable, the chicken bar-b-que was delicious and the fellowship among all was pleasant. It was dark when we left the sand and began the 1 hour drive home on the highway. On the way back, discussions covered a range of topics – religion always being one of them. In fact, many spiritual issues were raised during our time in the desert. It was in the middle of our trip home, that “Suzie” asked the MBB brother if he was still a Muslim. When he said ‘no, I am a Christian’ she was so taken aback that she pursed her lips and covered her mouth. After a brief silence, “Abe” – the MBB man, asked if she wanted to know his story. She emphatically said yes. So for the rest of the ride home Suzie heard all about God’s wonderful work in Abe’s life. She had many questions and felt comfortable to allow the other people in our 4-WD know that she was a genuine seeker after God and was interested in Christianity.

We praise God for this opportunity to bring together a Muslim seeker and an MBB and see Him do the work of bringing the Gospel to her ears. Pray for Suzie as she continues her spiritual journey. Pray that she would yield her life to the Savior. Pray for continued blessing and protection for Abe.


* AP = Arabian Peninsula
+ MBB = Muslim Backround Believer

<>< <>< <>< <>< <><
Praying Thru the Arabian Peninsula
www.pray-ap.info
USA #: 800-376-5876 (Eastern Time)
Encouraging & equipping believers & churches everywhere to pray with a heart filled with the "Seed-of-Laughter" for those at the heart who know "God-Hears" so that biblical 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 MertH.:
ptap@srginc.org

Or:
PTAP
c/o Strategic Resource Group
P.O. Box 1809
Easton, MD 21601
USA