Exloring Life Eternal

Arise Shine Morocco
Prayer Bulletin #75 (01/07)
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NORTHCENTRAL REGION:
Please pray for a couple embarking on new ministries here. Pray they will build good relationships with their neighbors and with contacts in their town and the surrounding areas. Pray that God will open new doors for them in the coming months. Pray they will walk in obedience, wisdom, and boldness as they do what He is calling them to do.


NORTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Praise the Lord for increased commitment observed in members of a local house church. Thank Him for a couple that recently joined the house church. Praise God for His mercy to a sister who prayed for her unsaved mother and who is now at peace believing that her mother was saved before she died. Thank the Lord for His divine provision and protection throughout the past year.

Pray for the recruiting of new team members. Pray the Lord wil send the right people with the right gifts. Pray for quick release of adoption papers for one couple.


WESTCENTRAL COASTAL REGION:
Please pray that all believers, both national and expatriate, will manifest a powerful, anointed, and incarnational gospel witness.

Praise the Lord for several large and joyous Christmas celebration gatherings of national believers that blessed and encouraged many.

Praise God that national believers are cooperating and are excited about working together for more organized Bible training.


SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Pray for trust between believers and a greater willingness to get together in Christian fellowship. Pray for steadfastness in the midst of persecution.

Pray seekers will experience the emptiness of Islam as they go through the motions of their religion. Pray Muslim seekers will question their own beliefs and practices. Pray for King Mohamed VI to rule justly and with wisdom.

Pray for workers' health, finances, family, and work relationships.

Lighthouse Church:
Praise the Lord for many answered prayers in 2006. Thank the Lord for the successful continuation of the Sunday school program and pray that it will continue to bless the children and build them up in the faith. Praise God for bringing a brother and a sister back into the local fellowship.

Pray for a spiritual awakening in this city and for plans by the church to plant a new church in a nearby city later this year. Pray for unity among the churches in Morocco, that they will work together and will see many new churches established this year.

Pray for a powerful and effective Sunday School program that will result in many of the children accepting Jesus into their lives this year.

Pray that the work situation will improve and stabilize for members of the church. Pray all will see the Lord providing for their needs.

Pray for many salvations this year, especially from among the family members of existing believers.

FAR SOUTH:
Praise God for a successful medical procedure. Thank Him for opening doors. Pray for growth of the church and for provision for various projects.


A recent article of interest:
An article entited "Morocco's Christian Converts Irk the World of Islam" includes comments by Moroccan Christians and may be found at:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061213/lf_afp/moroccoreligion

Arise Shine Morocco
Prayer Bulletin #74 (12/06)

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NORTHEASTERN REGION:
Praise the Lord for two believers from the same family that have just been baptized. Please pray for their growth and testimony.

Please pray that the visit of a well-known ministry ship will have a big impact on this area in the next few weeks!

Thank the Lord for the completion of the Romans translation and for the many CD's and booklets produced. Pray it will prove to be a useful tool in the lives of believers and seekers in this region.


CENTRAL REGION:
Pray a family recently returned from a time away as they pick up the reigns of a new business. Pray the Lord will prosper the business so it can provide an income and a basis for residency for growing numbers.


WESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Please pray for an educational project in need of qualified teachers, administrators and support staff for the coming school year. Contact ASM for more information if you think you may be able to help with this need.

Pray for a large building project in need of funding for the next phase of construction and a company in need of the Lord's wisdom in caring for its people.


SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Thank God for a new Christian who is now reading the New Testament through for the second time. Pray that he will continue to read and will grow in his personal relationship with God, not just in head-knowledge. Pray his brother, who has rejected Islam and all belief, would be willing to consider Jesus.

Please pray for a brother who needs wisdom and courage regarding a new business project he is considering undertaking.


Lighthouse Church:
Pray that Christmas will be a joyous occasion that will strengthen the will of all to continue on the path of Jesus. Pray for many new converts.

Pray for a youth in the church who has taken on the responsibility for leading worship.

Pray for a believing family living near this city. Pray God will enable church members to visit them at least twice per month to encourage and disciple them.

Pray all will go well and without a problem for a sister expecting a baby in December.

Ask the Lord to minister healing to a sister who is ill.


SOUTHWESTERN REGION:
Pray for worker families experiencing health problems possibly due to environmental issues. Some people have developed breathing difficulties, asthma, and allergies since arriving. Pray for God's healing and protective hand, as well as wisdom and guidance to know what to do.

Please uphold families transitioning in business and work. One father needs to find a new job to provide for his family. Pray for God's provision and guidance. Pray for local believing families where the fathers are absent due to distant employment.

Intercede for a planned project that has encountered "red tape". Pray God will give those involved divine help to push it through for early 2007.


FAR SOUTH:
Pray for a family with a small child who may require some minor surgery. Pray for the child, for wisdom for the parents, and for God's provision in the situation.

Pray for a local brother who God has led to share with several others. Pray they will have ears to hear and hearts to receive the Good News.

Praise the Lord for continued growth and maturity in a local family and for frequent opportunities to shine the light.

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NATIONAL CONCERNS:
Pray for unity and restoration of right relationship between Moroccan church leaders. Pray for efforts to bring leaders together. Pray for humility and the power of the Holy Spirit to reign in all gatherings of national believers.

Praise God for good opportunities for national believers to grow in faith and relationship with one another via special camps and other gatherings taking place this summer. Pray for trust, unity and love to grow. There are new believers every year during summer camps. Pray for their growth and integration into the existing house churches.

Marriage is holy, but unfortunately, sometimes believers marry non-believers. Pray that singles will wait until the Lord provides the right believing partners.

Pray for journey mercies for workers and nationals traveling this month. Pray for rest and refreshment for workers visiting their home countries.

Pray for follow up of seekers and new believers. The need for more workers and better organization in the distribution of contact info for seekers is a challenge. Pray for a desire and means for the church to be able to visit isolated believers. There is progress in this area, but too many are still not reached.


NORTHEASTERN REGION:
Thank the Lord for the recent marriage of a worker and daughter of missionaries who plan to continue working in the region. Pray for them as they raise support while visiting family and friends outside of North Africa.

Pray the paperwork will go through for officially establishing a work here. Thank the Lord for funds received for purchase of a ministry center. Pray the remaining needed funds will come in and an appropriate building will be obtained.

Ask the Lord to prosper the clinic, translation work, radio programming, Bible studies, and the growth of national believers as they work together with expatriates on these projects.


CENTRAL REGION:
Praise God for early successes in introducing and implementing some new technology and equipment into the region for the purposes of assisting in relief efforts and in establishing residency for expatriate workers.

Pray for funding for a ministry center to serve some of the most vulnerable.


WESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Pray for efforts to gather key believers for the purpose of growing in relationship and exploring ways in which to work together.

Praise the Lord for positive developments in getting residency for a newer family and in getting their new business legalized and launched.

Pray for two single workers getting married to each other this month. Pray for wisdom in making future plans for life and ministry. Pray for another believing family with a baby due to be born this month. Pray for a safe delivery and good health for both mother and baby.


SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Pray for unity and the re-establishment of frequent gatherings of believers coming from all of the house churches in the area for the purpose of prayer.

Pray for a ministry under increased surveillance by local authorities. Pray for wisdom and perseverance for its leaders and for the raising up of more long-term workers to assist in this growing ministry.

Pray for a worker couple as they work through some philosophical and strategic issues with their sending organization.


Lighthouse Church:
Pray for a brother that has been very active in building the church in the past year. Pray he will grow in faith and maturity and that the Lord will use him even more mightily in the coming year to accomplish His purposes.

Thank the Lord for answering prayers for the return to the church of a “long lost” brother. Pray for growing vision and growing involvement in ministry for the church. Pray for good relations with the other house churches in the city.


SOUTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Pray for a new believing family now on their own as the foreigners helping them are away during the summer. Pray the Lord will continue to inspire, encourage, anoint, energize, protect, guide, and provide as they walk the narrow road.

Pray for a worker and his family as they transition from one area of ministry into another here. Pray for provision of funds needed to launch their new project.


European Ports Ministry:
Tens of thousands of packets of Christian media in the North African languages have been distributed so far this summer. More than 40 decisions for Christ have been recorded. Pray for continued receptivity and more fruit.


ASM Praise Report:
Arise Shine Morocco is pleased to report that the Lord has provided the funds necessary to qualify for the matching grant mentioned in a previous Bulletin.

Arise Shine Morocco
Prayer Bulletin #69 (07/06)
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An excerpt from workers:
“There are times when we wonder what God is doing here in Morocco as it takes such a long time to see real fruit. But we know that God loves Morocco and his desire is that Moroccans be healed, whole and receive salvation. This is what we pray for continually.”

“Recently two local believers went to a natural spring which is renowned for its healing properties. Many people go there looking for healing from sickness and disability. As they walked and prayed, one of them saw a vision of Jesus standing in the middle of the crowds of people. Jesus spoke to this young believer inviting him to start praying for these sick people because Jesus wanted to heal them.”

“Emboldened by the vision, he started going to people offering to lay hands on them and pray. Soon people were coming to him begging him to pray for them. They stayed for a few hours praying for many people before they felt they needed to leave to avoid attracting the attention of the police.”

“A few weeks later, the un-saved mother of this believer asked him to take her to an occult practitioner as she was desperate to be healed of a skin disease. The son started to weep for his mother and as his tears fell on her hands, she was completely healed.”

"We are so encouraged to hear such stories. Encouraged by the boldness of this believer and encouraged to pray with more faith to see miracles become a part of the life and ministry of the local church here just as happened in New Testament times. After all, Jesus said we would do even greater things than He did!” Pray!!


CENTRAL REGION:
Pray for wisdom and direction for a family that has been away for an extended time as they move to a new city and begin to make contacts for their project. Thank the Lord for the opportunity one team had to receive training here locally. Pray for them as they move to a new city.

Praise God that long awaited equipment needed to launch a business has finally arrived and cleared customs! Pray for open doors into the community through the business and for God's leading and direction.

An isolated believer felt blessed by a recent visit from a worker couple. Pray for their relationship as it develops and for opportunities for him to meet other national believers. Ask the Lord to give isolated believers a desire to meet and to worship with other believers, a desire that overcomes fear and pride. Pray for wisdom for workers as to how they can help this to happen.

Pray the Lord will give believers a desire to sing His praises in their own languages and musical styles. Pray they will create their own ethnic worship music.

Pray for some believers for whom the Lord is answering prayer in miraculous ways. Pray both they and workers will continue to trust God for big things. God is good!


WESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Pray for workers preparing to move to Morocco in August and September and for those preparing to receive them. Pray they will find the right housing, their orientation will be effective, and that all the details come together.

Workers ask for prayer as they lead various summer teams around Morocco. Pray for team unity, boldness and courage to share, perseverance in prayer and worship. They also ask prayer for opportunities to lay hands on people and see them healed. Pray God's miraculous power will be manifest.

Various members of a worker family have been experiencing respiratory and skin allergies. Pray for healing and protection from spiritual attacks on health. Another worker couple asks prayer for the timely processing of their child’s passport.

Pray that workers will allow God to change them to be ever more holy, healed and whole so that He can use them for His highest glory. Pray for adequate financial provision.

Pray that a young man who is close to coming to faith will encounter Jesus and be brave enough to take the step into God's Kingdom.


SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Pray for a man who has expressed a desire to become a Christian. He has read the gospel of Matthew and now has a New Testament. Pray God will draw him as he reads and that he will enter into a growing personal relationship with Christ.


Lighthouse Church:
Pray for good things to come from time spent together as a group away from their city this summer. Pray the Lord will provide church members with opportunities to witness. Pray a seminar planned with other local churches will be an opportunity to learn from Jesus. And pray for clarity of vision for believing friends of the church.

Pray for jobs for those who need them and for good working conditions for those who have jobs. Pray for believing spouses for those seeking spouses. Pray that a sister who has finally married a believer will find peace and stability in her marriage. Pray another sister will return to fellowship.


SUMMER THINGS:
Summertime means travel for many workers and believers. Pray for journey mercies and for productive and restorative time away from normal activities for all. Many are tired from the challenges they face and need recharging.

Summer is also a time when believers meet in various places for Bible camps and regional fellowship. Pray for blessing and unity to flow in and through these special times together.

Pray for the ports distribution and summer teams. Pray materials will get to the people the Lord is drawing to himself and for divine appointments for those He is drawing. Pray for a bountiful summer harvest.


Moroccans in Europe:
Pray for the various outreaches to North Africans happening this summer in Europe. Pray Christians will explain their faith in a manner that Muslims can understand. Pray Muslims will have dreams and visions of Jesus so that they will be prepared to hear the good news and receive Christ.

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NORTHEASTERN REGION:
Pray for an important meeting between national believers and expatriates concerning production of worship music in Berber. Pray for unity and for productive working relationships to emerge.

Pray for wisdom for decisions relating to medical outreach and for success in working together as God's team in the area. Praise the Lord for a child’s successful surgery ! Pray for the health of believers here.


NORTHCENTRAL REGION:
Please pray for a family that recently watched the Jesus Film with workers. Pray the enemy will not snatch away the Gospel seed planted and that God's Word will accomplish all that He intends in their lives, bringing them salvation.

Pray for breakthroughs in efforts to establish a new business that will allow workers to obtain long-term residency.


NORTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Praise the Lord, He is healing a breach in the local body and bringing some of the estranged believers back into the fold. Praise Him also for growing relationships of trust between certain older believers and newer believers.

Pray believers will be bold in their witness to family members. Ask for a great move of the Holy Spirit along family lines that are so crucial here, where family ties are very strong.

Pray for a couple seeking to start a new church plant and church planting team in a key city. Pray God will bring the right persons to labor alongside them.

Pray God will demonstrate His favor by healing two house church members with serious chronic health problems.


WESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Please continue to pray for a daughter of believers who has been in the hospital for months with a serious illness. She continues to need much prayer, as does her family.

Please pray that God’s favor would be upon His laborers and that He will bless the work of their hands as they launch a new project long in the planning. There is much to do and workers need strength, wisdom, and help.

Continue to pray for the salvation of Muslim members of a group of young men who gather regularly for discussion of topics in the Koran and Bible. Pray the Moroccan Christians in the group will grow strong, wise, and bold in their faith.

Pray for an expatriate church that needs more leaders to teach and lead groups in the church because so many immigrants, guest workers, and foreign students are being saved every week.


CENTRAL REGION:
Praise the Lord for progress and encouraging developments in translation projects and the God’s Story production. Pray for the development of a spiritual vocabulary list in Tamazight that is now in progress. Pray for a timely and quality completion of these projects.

A key development project that has been going on for years and employs a number of nationals is experiencing financial problems. Pray for the Lord’s provision and wisdom for the future.

Continue praying for a new ministry to some of the most vulnerable people in Moroccan society. They need to find and obtain a large facility to house the work and they require wisdom as to how best to register their work with the government.

Pray national believers will catch a vision for developing Berber worship music. There are several with an interest. Pray for wisdom for workers to know how to help move things along.

Keep praying for the new teams, some are settling in at new locations, others moving to new places in the fall. Pray for wisdom for what each should be doing and what role they should play in their new setting. Pray for those trying to make some progress on language before moving.

Ask the Holy Spirit to work mightily among the people groups of the region, turning hearts to Him and opening eyes, giving a hunger and thirst to know Him. Ask Him to give each worker and Moroccan believer more of His Spirit, power, love, humility and wisdom to be faithful to what He has called each to do.


SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Please pray for seeker 'James' and for wisdom for believer 'Adam' as he tries to help James move closer to Christ.

As summer temperatures rise, pray workers will sleep well so they can be rested and at their best during the days. Sometimes the stress of their jobs can keep them from sleep. Pray a female worker would make some new women friends, ones that want to learn more about Jesus.

Pray for a longstanding ministry that requires breakthrough in an authorizations logjam in order to continue a work that facilitates much outreach in the region. Ask the Lord to raise up workers to share the workload. Pray for wisdom and strength for those now overseeing the work.


SOUTHWESTERN REGION:
Pray for a newly married man, baptized many years ago, who strayed from fellowship but has now made contact with his former mentor. His mentor is helping him and his new bride consider their marriage from a biblical perspective. Pray for renewal for him and salvation for her.


FAR SOUTH:
Pray for favor with local authorities for a young ministry that is already bearing eternal fruit. Pray for perseverance in the face of bureaucratic delay and frustration.


Summer Outreaches in European Ports:
Pray that the coordinated distribution of materials to and evangelism of North Africans passing through European ports on their way to and from their home countries will bear much fruit this summer. Pray the Lord will provide all for the volunteers, especially those that speak Arabic.


Prayer requests from Europe:
Pray for workers in cities where they are working alone. They sometimes feel overwhelmed and may need the fellowship of other missionaries. Pray for encouragement and strength.

Pray a family who wants to work in Spain will find a sponsoring organization to help with their residency. A church in Spain wants to start a work among Moroccans. Pray God will give them good contacts and wisdom to know which strategy to use.


A Moroccan Milestone:
This year Morocco celebrates 50 years of freedom from French control. For more information about this milestone, and about the present and future of Morocco from a Moroccan perspective, go to: http://www.rdh50.ma/eng/Note_synthese_anglais.pdf

Arise Shine Morocco
Prayer Bulletin #66 (04/06)
Asm@ariseshinemorocco.org
www.ariseshinemorocco.org

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NE. REGION:
Thank the Lord for a new free clinic and for the people helped by it. Pray for opportunities to share with "clients".

Pray for local believers struggling with issues of fear. One is married to a man who threatens to move to another location in order to get her away from other believers. Another feels she is being followed and watched. Pray workers will know how to minister to these women and to encourage them in their growth and faith so they will live upright lives and shine as testimonies to others.

Thank the Lord for a recent wonderful and refreshing worker's retreat. Pray the local believers will begin to get together to encourage one another too.

On Easter Sunday, the separate men's and women’s Bible study groups will meet together for the first time for worship and teaching. Pray for this emerging church!

Pray for a family with a new baby where the mother has recently had an urgent life-threatening health episode. Pray for healing and restoration for the mother and good health for the new baby.

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Cent. REGION:
Praise the Lord for a large group of South American churches that has taken an interest in the work in the region. Pray this will result in more prayer and workers. Pray also for wisdom and direction for a Christian university in the States that is interested in putting together a team to work among Berbers.

Pray for ongoing efforts on Scripture translation. Continue to pray for completion of the video “God’s Story” so it can be duplicated and distributed. Pray too the Lord will make the way for the production of a video based on the book of Acts in the local languages.

Pray for workers in the region, some of whom feel burned out and others are just tired. Pray for strength, encouragement, and refreshment.

Pray for breakthrough for workers attempting to obtain permission to set up a new business. Continue to pray for favour with authorities and for wisdom for those seeking to establish a new work among some of the most vulnerable members of Moroccan society.

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W. COASTAL:
Continue praying for a worker family struggling to get residency after many months of trying. Pray for their paperwork to come through. Pray for God's peace and against discouragement. Pray for wisdom in their work situation. Thank God for new Moroccan friends for workers who requested prayer for this months ago.

Pray for a Moroccan family that has had much contact with various workers over ten years and still has not responded to the Good News. Pray for fresh openness. Pray God will stir their hearts once more. Pray for dreams and visions to create a hunger to know the Truth.

Pray for a Moroccan woman who is very open to friendships with foreigners. She has much travel experience, is very influenced by European culture, and comes from an influential wealthy family. Pray that God would work in her heart and turn her interest in foreigners into an interest in Christ. Pray her whole family would turn to Christ.

Pray for staff members of a large high-profile project. They are under increased stress and are convinced it is due to spiritual opposition. Pray for strength and for reliance on the Lord. They are looking to fill several positions for the next few years. Pray the Lord brings the right persons. The project is also in the midst of expansion and is seeking additional funding. Please pray the Lord will cause those who control the funds to look favorably upon the project.

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So.Cent. REGION:
Pray for a young woman in need of heart surgery and for the worker ministering to her. Pray for funds needed to obtain the surgery.

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Lighthouse Church:
Pray for the church Easter celebration that it would be meaningful to all who attend and a good and fruitful opportunity for witnessing to friends and family.

Pray for the new believers and those discipling them. Pray for protection for the children in the Sunday school program and for their growth in the knowledge of Jesus. Pray for one brother with regard to a decision to be baptised.

Pray that a brother recently returned from abroad will find his place of service to the Lord. Pray that a sister who has passed through a crisis of faith will regain a firm confidence in the Lord.

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SW COASTAL:
Pray for a bold national believer and his family who are suffering some repercussions of his bold faith. Pray they will be strengthened in faith to face future trials. Pray for wisdom and discernment for those workers counseling them.

Pray for a seasoned missionary couple that have been highly effective and have seen much fruit from their work as they consider possible changes in their ministry. Pray for clear guidance. Pray for encouragement in the face of recent disappointments. Pray for continued strength, good health and for provision of new believer friends with whom to share their lives and burdens.

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FAR So.:
Praise the Lord for progress in establishing a good work, for fruit being born into the Kingdom, and for growth in the lives of new believers !! Pray for resolution to the political problems and peace to come to the region.

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European Ports Distribution Ministries:
Pray for God’s provision of enough participants for distribution at all the ports. Team leaders recruiting for Marseille, Genoa, Algeciras, Ceuta, Melilla, and Almeria all need God to provide.

The Middle Eastern and North African Arabic speakers coming to do evangelism are now finalizing dates and the ports where they will work. Ask God to hand pick those who will participate and that all the plans will be according to His desires. Pray for visas for all who seek to come.

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Work among Moroccans in Europe:
Pray for a missionary family that is seeking visas to live in Spain. The ministry through which they expected to receive visas is not able to provide them.

Pray that God would give wisdom to members of a church that wants to start ministering to Moroccans and other immigrants. Pray that this and other churches in Europe would have the desire and the culturally sensitivity to be effective in reaching out to Moroccans in Europe.

A ministry that works with Moroccans needs someone fluent in Spanish and English to work in their office in Spain. Pray they will find the right person to do this.

A couple is going to Mexico to speak in churches about sending missionaries to work with Moroccans. Pray they will have safe travels, the churches will be supportive, and that God will raise up people to join this ministry.

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An article of interest: UNEMPLOYED TRY TO COMMIT SUICIDE
RABAT, March 2 (Reuters)
“Thirteen Moroccans driven to desperation by years of unemployment tried to kill themselves on Thursday by drinking petrol and insecticide, witnesses said. The graduates, three of them women, had said a day earlier that they would commit suicide, without saying where or when. After spending the night at a house in the capital Rabat, they poured petrol over themselves. "When they came out of the house, police officers and civilians, even some tramps, ran at them to stop them setting fire to themselves," said one witness said. "Then they drank petrol or poison." The 13 were taken to a hospital in Rabat, where seven were still being held under observation, according to head doctor Yasser Soufiani. None of their lives were in danger, he said.

Morocco must create 400,000 jobs a year over the next 20 years to prevent mass unemployment that would threaten its stability and emerging liberal democracy, an official report said. The official unemployment rate stands at 11.5 percent but is more than double that for qualified graduates. Thousands of them have staged marches in Rabat for the past five years to pressure the authorities to help them find work.

"We concluded that our deaths would be a merciful release from our endless waiting," the group said in a joint statement on Wednesday. "I have no money to buy food or buy train fares. Our life is miserable," said Amina Rakkad, 34, a university graduate with an economics degree. "We are suffering and our parents are suffering in seeing us suffering." In December, six other Moroccans protesting against unemployment suffered burns after setting themselves alight in front of the Health Ministry in Rabat.”

==> PRAY for the Moroccan economy and that such depths of desperation will not lead to suicide or Islamic radicalism but to a crying out to God and the finding of new life in Christ. Pray !!

Arise Shine Morocco
Prayer Bulletin #64 (02/06)
Asm@ariseshinemorocco.org
www.ariseshinemorocco.org

From a key worker:
Threats on the King
“There is a fundamentalist Muslim group named "al adel wa l ihssan" led by Sheikh Abdessalam Yassin. This group proclaimed that they have seen a vision from God and the prophet Mohammed telling them that they will take over the country in 2006. They are expecting the assassination of the king. Please pray for Morocco and this issue. Pray that the plans of this group will fail. Pray that God’s peace will keep this country from the enemy's plan. Pray that the Lord will protect the king's life and bless him in the name of Jesus.”

NORTHCENTRAL REGION:
Pray for answers to prayer for healing for nationals so the Lord will be glorified and Christian faith and witness is seen to be accompanied by power. Pray for favor in the eyes of local authorities as workers set up businesses and seek residency. Pray for a project now forming that will likely save lives and will minister to some of the most vulnerable and hurting people in Moroccan society.

WESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Praise God for phenomenally rapid growth in a church ministering to expatriates including many African mmigrants and students in this large city. Praise Him for the many who are studying God’s Word through the ministry of this church. Ask God to raise up more teachers and leaders to meet the growing needs.

CENTRAL REGION:
Praise the Lord, the final draft of “God's Story” audio project is completed. In the next step, recordings are matched with film images and a draft master VCD is created. Then workers will re-check it, make any necessary changes, and record a final master before it will be ready for duplication. Pray !!

Pray for wisdom regarding possible distribution of Berber Gospel materials to Berbers traveling through European locations. Praise the Lord for improving Berber language-learning materials and growing numbers of workers studying the local Berber language.

Ask for leading and guidance for a family planning to move into the region. Pray for others seeking where to locate as well as those in the process of setting up residency platforms, getting papers, housing, language helpers, etceteras.

Continue to pray for a group of believers that stopped meeting for worship due to relationship tensions. With so few groups, when one fails it is discouraging. Pray for isolated believers, some isolated by distance and others, as they do not understand their need for fellowship. Pray for wisdom for the workers in contact with them. Pray for provision of good employment for all believers seeking it.

Ask the Lord to strengthen faith in the face of personal trials and difficulty. Worker families have recently experienced such things as a car accident, death in the family, and extended periods of separation, sickness, and theft.

SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Lighthouse Church:
Pray as church members travel to another city to encourage members of a new house church. Pray for strong, growing relationships between national churches.

Ask the Lord to bring new disciples to the Lighthouse church. Pray for one young woman to return to the faith and to the church. Pray the children will enjoy the newly begun Sunday School program and that it will help them grow in their faith.

SOUTHWESTERN REGION:
Praise God that He is sending more workers to the Berbers of this region.

Recently workers and local believers have suffered various health problems that have hindered the work. As the growing gospel witness poses a greater threat to the kingdom of darkness, attacks from the devil have increased. Pray for protection of believers and join them in prayer for piercing the darkness that blinds their unbelieving Arab and Berber friends. Pray for freedom from fear for national believers to come together to worship and study God's Word.

Pray for long-term workers as they venture into new “fields” to sow Gospel seed. Pray too for a fresh harvest from fields they have cultivated and sown for years.

FAR SOUTH:
Praise and thank the Lord for continued fruit bearing. Pray for the new believers and the new church that is forming. Pray for protection and wisdom for workers. Thank the Lord for the wonderful rains that have filled the local reservoirs in this desert region.

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NORTHEASTERN REGION:
Pray for good communication and real unity among workers here. There have been situations where "disciples" have gone from group to group thereby avoiding being accountable to anyone.

Pray for a team as they continue to seek the Lord's will about buying a place to house their various ministries/businesses, instead of paying separate rents. It would also serve as a center for worship and Bible study.

Pray for various believers whose spouses do not yet believe. Pray also for single believers seeking believing mates.


NORTHCENTRAL REGION:
Pray for an enthusiastic new temporary worker that her experience here will help to clarify her calling, and that God would use her to touch many lives here.

Continue praying for new believer Mohammed. He has had a rough time during and since Ramadan. He is very busy and seems to have no time to meet with workers who are concerned for his growth in Christ.


CENTRAL REGION:
Praise the Lord for two small Bible study groups that have begun to study the scriptures in Berber! Pray workers and believers will increase in ability and use of stories to share the gospel and Bible truths with friends.

Pray for a group of believers that stopped meeting together for worship due to relationship tensions. There is no obvious solution to the situation. Ask the Lord to work. There are so few groups that when one breaks up, it can be quite discouraging. Pray too for employment opportunities for believers.

Continue praying for those workers trying to settle into new locations, seeking appropriate housing, etceteras and for those deciding where they should settle. Pray also for perseverance for workers in language study.

WESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Praise the Lord for and pray for a new group of all national believers forming in this city. Pray for a believer’s cousin who seems close to the Kingdom.

Pray for a young man seriously considering the Gospel message. The Word of God seems to be coming alive to Him. Pray the Holy Spirit will work in him.

Continue praying for an informal weekly dinner discussion fellowship of expatriate and nationals that includes believers and non-believers. Pray the non-believers will come to faith and bring others into the Kingdom with them.

Please continue praying for official approval of a long-term effort to bless the urban poor and for wisdom for those seeking to launch it.

Pray the Lord would make the way straighter and easier for non-government organizations (NGO's) to obtain approval here.

Pray that a couple approaching six months in the country will find their joy in the Lord as the difficulties of their task become more real to them. Pray for special encouragements for them and for protection against the darts of the evil one.


SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Please pray for a longtime worker who has been unable to renew his residency permit in the country this year. This may be the Lord speaking about a change of direction. Pray he will have the Lord's wisdom to know what to do, and then will have the courage to do it.

Please pray for more rain in the region over the winter months.


LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH:
Pray that 2006 will be a year of cultivation and growth for the church.

Pray for the Sunday School that the church hopes to begin for the first time this month. Pray for ministry that the church began last year at an old folk’s home.

Pray for brother M that the Lord would protect him against the devil and would use him mightily.

Pray for the expatriate friends of the church who the Lord has used among the body and who have been a great blessing to the church.


SOUTHWESTERN REGION:
Please pray for protection of health for believers, especially for the young children of expatriate workers. Ask the Great Physician to heal and protect.


FAR SOUTH:
Praise the Lord for the Kingdom miracles of 2005: new believers, others who are coming very close, miracles of provision, and open doors. Pray for more of the same in 2006.


EUROPEAN PORTS:
(Distribution Ministry)
Pray for distributors to fill every need at every port. At least 500 volunteers are needed from the middle of June to the beginning of September.

Pray for the highly effective volunteer Arab “evangelists”. Pray the Lord clearly directs each one He wants to be involved and for their impact in the lives of North Africans. Pray for the granting of their visas and provision of their expenses.

Pray for the leaders at each port and those who serve the overall work. Pray they walk with the Lord, trusting and receiving from Him the wisdom and understanding they need.

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NORTHEASTERN REGION:
Please ask the Lord to provide a mother-tongue translator to help with projects in process. Pray believers will let their voices be used in other media projects.

Pray for wisdom for a team and local believers as they look into the possibility of buying a building that could house various ministry endeavors.

Pray for continued growth of believers, that God-given gifts will be used well to further His kingdom.

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NORTHCENTRAL REGION:
Pray for believers as they meet in newly established small groups.

Pray for wisdom for a worker regarding a new business and residency.

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NORTHWESTERN COASTAL REGION:
Continue to pray for a family in transition that as they move on, the Lord will multiply their positive impact for the Kingdom through their new roles. Pray the Lord will raise up others who can begin to fill the places they leave behind.

Pray for a worker who has responsibility for distribution of much needed resources but who must have much wisdom in making certain they are distributed to those most in need.

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CENTRAL REGION:
Pray official permission will be given for a project proposed to help meet the needs of poor people in the mountains. Some local officials are supportive but there are more hurdles to be overcome and authorizations to be obtained.

Pray for an important video project beset with delays for more than a year but that now seems to be on track. Pray against any further setbacks and that the project will be completed soon.

Pray workers moving into new areas will find suitable accommodations and be well received by locals.

Pray for church planting training planned for this month. Pray for those giving the training and for those attending that it would be helpful for the advancement of the kingdom.

Pray for one of the translation projects that has adequate funding through the end of the year but none thereafter.

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SOUTHCENTRAL REGION:
Please pray for the successful purchase of a property for kingdom use. Pray the seller will agree to a fair price and stick to it.

Pray for granting of a new residency visa to a longtime worker and for favor in the eyes of new authorities recently taking the reins in a small town.

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Lighthouse Church:
Pray the Lord will guide believers to those who truly seek Him. Pray a new couple will find their place in the church and for unity between the churches in this city. Pray for a rebirth of the city and that the church would see at least a tenth of the city’s inhabitants accept the Lord.

One brother asks prayer for a godly believing wife. Pray for a planned ministry to the elderly. Pray for church leaders for protection against the devil.

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SOUTHWESTERN REGION:
Please pray for safety and protection for a number of workers that are traveling now and until mid-November. Praise the Lord for a healthy baby born to workers. Pray for continued health for mother and child.

Praise the Lord for a new brother who was baptized recently. Pray for continued growth in maturity, fruit, love, power, and wisdom as he lives out his new life in his marriage, family, and the marketplace. Pray his family will open up and come to the Light.

Continue to uphold the couple that had a stillborn baby some months ago. It has been hard - "bitter-sweet" - for the wife as friends have safely delivered their own babies since then. She sometimes feels angry and finds it hard to focus.

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FAR SOUTH:
Pray for the health of members of a worker family with small children.

Pray that a local woman who is now learning to read and write will make good progress and soon begin to read and study the Word with believer friends.

Pray believers will begin to gather on a regular basis and that believers will grow in number, maturity, love, and fellowship with one another,

Pray for continued open doors to serving the needs of locals and for provision of all that is necessary to do so.

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NOTE:
A hard drive crash has delayed this edition of the ASM Prayer Bulletin for several days. Some recent address changes may have been lost in the restoration process. The ASM administrators apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Morocco, North Africa

Leader: King Mohammad VI
Dominant Religion: Sunni Islam
Christians: <1%
Persecution Ranking: 23rd

King Mohammad VI is endeavouring to promote economic modernisation without alienating the large conservative majority nor emboldening the radical Islamists. He is also working to improve human rights. A Truth and Reconciliation process seeks to bring reconciliation between victims and perpetrators of past abuses. Those Moroccans who chose to follow Jesus during the second half of the twentieth century suffered greatly. Today, their suffering is more subtle, including job discrimination, hassle over renewing passports and other official documents, and harassment from their families.

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Prayer points:

= Pray that the national Church would gain full legal recognition within Moroccan society.

= Pray for the emergence and training of the next generation of national Church leaders.

= Pray that Morocco remains a peaceful, forward looking country for the benefit of all its citizens.

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Almighty God, we lift the people of Morocco before You. Grant success to King Muhammad VI in his endeavours to improve the education system, build the economy, uphold integrity, and improve respect for human rights. LORD Jesus Christ, we thank You that You are re-building Your Church in Morocco in these days. Raise up additional godly leaders who can teach and equip those who choose to follow Jesus to be faithful disciples. Amen.

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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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Arise Shine Morocco :: Prayer Bulletin #59 (09/05)
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Pray for a recently married brother in a nearby town who married a woman that is open to the gospel and whose uncle is a believer. Pray for other believers who desire believing spouses.

Pray for various workers in this area who have been sick lately. The heat really gets to everyone. Pray for new workers that will soon arrive.

Pray for workers going through transition due to an expatriate leader leaving. Pray for clear direction for those staying and for encouragement as they continue their work.

Pray for believer M whose personal life has hit a huge hurdle. Pray he will know that God is sovereign and that he will be free from fear.

A family outside the city recently welcomed believers to come and share about their faith. The head of the household was baptized in front of his entire family who remain open to the Good News. Pray they will all soon follow him in the faith.

Praise the Lord as summer teams traveling around Morocco reported excellent opportunities to share openly with seekers. God granted many divine appointments. It was a blessing to reach out in towns and villages with no workers and to find people desiring to know more about Jesus.

Praise God for a few who made first time commitments to follow Jesus. They have now been connected with workers or local believers in nearby cities. Pray follow-up will go smoothly.

Pray for those who are the only believers in their whole town or village. Pray the Holy Spirit will be their teacher and companion, bringing them to maturity in miraculous ways. Pray also for a local believer who desires to grow and be discipled.

Many new workers have arrived or are arriving in Morocco. Pray for cultural adjustment. Pray they soon begin meaningful friendships with Moroccans open to hear their witness. Pray for the expatriate community as they readjust to workers having left and new ones arrived.

Pray workers will be unified in vision and common goals. Pray that those sent by different organizations will be open to working together and sharing their ideas and resources.

Pray for the safe and rapid completion of construction and granting of Certificates of Occupancy for a major facility. Pray many will be served and blessed by it. Pray also for all who serve in it.

Pray for a new team getting started in a work to very needy and hurting group of people. They need authorization for their project and funding. Pray for three or four new teams getting started this fall/winter. Most need to get jobs and projects off the ground, work on language, move to their new areas and make relationships.

Pray for a seminar planned for November. Pray for those speaking and those attending. Pray it will help the advancement of the kingdom. Pray too for a distribution project starting up.

Pray for the recording and production of the God's story video. There have been so many obstacles in this project. Pray for wisdom to know how to move this forward.

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Lighthouse Church:
Pray for a sister who loves the Lord but who has not yet made the decision to be baptized. Pray for others to accept the Lord and be baptized this year.

Pray the presence of the Lord would be strong in the church and that miracles will be seen. Pray the Lord will give church members the strength to be self-disciplined. Pray the Lord will meet both the spiritual and material needs of the leader of the church.

Pray for a family in another city that will be opening up their home to serve the Lord this year.

Praise the Lord for the arrival of a new family in the city. Pray for healing and health for the wife who has suffered from stomach problems for a few weeks. She is on medication but is healing very slowly.

Pray for another family that is grieving following the still-born death of their baby in July.

Pray for wisdom and sensitivity for a family that is home-schooling their teenage daughter.

Pray for community building and for getting to know each other better. Growing numbers of workers and their children in town makes it challenging at times to meet together. Many homes are too small to accommodate all. Pray for wisdom as to how to handle this.

Pray for believer “A” who is meeting with a friend of his “B” to discuss the faith and the Bible. Friend B called and asked A to come and speak with him about heaven and other things and to bring the Bible with him.

Pray for small cities and larger towns in the region that currently have no Gospel witness.

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Prayer requests from ministries to Moroccans in Europe:
Pray for ministries that will be restarting in September. Many Europeans and missionaries have been on vacation for the month of August. Pray everyone will return refreshed. Pray they will have God's wisdom to know what to do in the coming year. Pray many Moroccans will come to Christ through these ministries.

Pray for two training schools that will start in September. These schools will teach people how to be more effective in reaching Muslims. Pray that the students will get to the school safely, have the finances to get there, and would learn to be more effective in their ministry. Pray the teachers will clearly explain their subjects and that they too would have safe travel to and from the school.

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Excerpts from an article of interest:
DROUGHT - RABAT, July 14 (Reuters) from an article by Souhail Karam

Drought is taking its toll on North Africa. The drought encompassing much of North Africa has so far spared Tunisia, but farmers in Algeria and Morocco are clamoring for help, while governments are steeling themselves to bump up imports to feed the population. In Morocco the harvest has shrunk by 57%. Agriculture accounts for 14% of the $49 billion economy but employs 40% of the ten million workforce. The sector produces mainly subsistence crops. A poor farming year often widens poverty and increases urban drift and heavier spending by a cash-tight state to keep farmers on the land. Morocco has so far dedicated seven billion dirham ($778 million) to alleviate the impact of this year's drought on farmers.

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