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Merry Christmas!

Christmas is a great time to reach out to your neighbors from all nations. Foreign-born believers will be pleased when you wish them "Merry Christmas" in their native language. (And they'll enjoy helping you with the pronunciation!) Here are Christmas greetings in over 75 languages.

Afrikaans
'n Geseende Kersfees en 'n voorspoedige Nuwejaar
Afrikander
Een Plesierige Kerfees
Albanian
Gezuar Krishtlindje
Arabic
I'D MIILAD SAID OUA SANA SAIDA
Armenian
Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri
Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Basque
Zorionstsu Eguberri. Zoriontsu Urte Berri On
Bengali
Bodo Din Shubh Lamona
Bohemian
Vesele Vanoce
Breton
Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian
Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Celtic
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Chinese (Mandarin)
Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Chinese (Catonese)
Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Chinese (Hong Kong)
Kung Ho Hsin Hsi. Ching Chi Shen Tan
Cornish
Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Cree
Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian
Sretan Bozic
Czech
Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish
Gladelig Jul
Dutch
Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar!
English
Merry Christmas
Esperanto
Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian
Roomsaid Joulu Puhi
Farsi
Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish
Hyvaa joulua
French
Joyeux Noel
Frisian
Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
German
Froehliche Weihnachten
Greek
Kala Christouyenna!
Hawaiian
Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew
Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi
Bada Din Mubarak Ho
Hungarian
Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Icelandic
Gledileg Jol
Indonesian
Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi
Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish
Nollaig Shona Dhuit
Italian
Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese
Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Kala
Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Etos
Korean
Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latvian
Priecigus Ziemas Svetkus un Laimigu Jauno Gadu
Lettish
Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian
Linksmu Kaledu
Manx
Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori
Meri Kirihimete
Marathi
Shub Naya Varsh
Navajo
Merry Keshmish
Northern Sotho
Matlhatse le matlhogonolo mo ngwageng o moswa
Norwegian
God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar
Pennsylvania German
En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Papiamento
Bon Pasku i Felis Anja Nobo
Polish
Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Portuguese
Feliz Natal
Rapa-Nui
Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Romanian
Craciun Fericit
Russian
Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva i s Novim Godom
Serbian
Hristos se rodi
Slovakian
Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Samoan
La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Scottish
Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur
Serbian
Hristos se rodi!
Singhalese
Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak
Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene
Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
Spanish
Feliz Navidad!
Swedish
God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt Ar
Tagalog
Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tamil
Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Thai
Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish
Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian
Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Urdu
Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vietnamese
Chung Mung Giang Sinh
Waray
Maupay nga Pasko ngan Mainuswagon nga Bag-o nga Tu-ig
Welsh
Nadolig Llawen
Zulu
Nginifisela inhlanhla ne mpumelelo e nyakeni

From an IFGF pastor.

Israel, Middle East

Leader: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Dominant Religion: Judaism
Christians: 1-2%
Persecution Ranking: Not Ranked

Israel's population of about six million is very diverse. Ethnically, roughly 79% are Jewish, 20% Arab, and 1% other people groups. Consequently, church fellowships worship in many languages, including Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, Amharic (the primary language of Ethiopia) and English. Some use more than one language in a service. Christians, especially priests, are frequently harassed by the ultra-Orthodox-Jewish community.

Israel's government also has an uneasy relationship with Christian organizations. A visa policy change in 2004 excluded their professional and administrative staff from being able to acquire a religious visa. This affected many churches and Christian ministries, and one Catholic hospital was threatened with closure. Several thousand ethnically Jewish people choose to believe Jesus as the Messiah, often referred to as Messianic Believers. For some, this causes little, if any, problems. For others it can be very serious. Some who have settled in Israel risk having their citizenship revoked, leaving them stateless and extremely vulnerable, because their claim to be Jewish is undermined.

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Prayer points:

= Pray for improvements in relationships between traditional churches and the Israeli government.

= Pray that Christians harassed by some ultra-orthodox Jews will respond with wisdom, love, and courage.

= "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" (Psalm 122:6). May it become truly the city of peace that God intends it to be.

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Dear LORD Jesus, the Holy One of God, we thank You that You once walked in the land of Israel. Strengthen those who call on Your name to live in keeping with Your example. Grant them courage when harassed and the wisdom to confront injustice with wisdom, tact, and clarity. Dear Prince of Peace, strengthen all who work for true peace in this land of conflict.

Sources: LifeAgape International, Barnabus Fund, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Forum 18 News Service, Jubilee Campaign, Middle East Concern, Open Doors International, Voice of the Martyrs USA, and 3P Ministries.
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