Exloring Life Eternal

MERT:
Always rememember our first Love: Jesus as Lord over all nations!
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WIN News for July 30-August 5, 2006
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Saudi Arabia – Pray that improved religious freedom promised to the State Department would be implemented.

Kuwait – Father, protect all those who seek to share Your Gospel, especially in the face of growing Islamic extremism.

Syria - Pray for the government as it considers its response to continuing external pressure concerning armed groups in Lebanon and the Palestinian areas.

West Bank & Gaza Strip – Pray that Christian leaders will be bold and courageous in sharing their faith and standing up for their belief in Christ.

Mauritania - Pray that Christian radio broadcasts would be effective in spreading the truth about Jesus Christ.

Sudan - Father we pray for training and support for Christian Church leaders, especially those in the south who have been most affected by the conflict.

Eritrea - Heavenly Father, we remember again Helen Berhane and other Christians imprisoned in Eritrea for their faith, and we ask that you would bring about their swift release. We pray also that the recent release of a gospel album recorded by Helen would help draw attention to the plight of Christians in Eritrea.

Tibet – Pray for the training of leaders to disciple new Christian Believers and plant churches throughout Tibet.

Bhutan - We pray that Christians in Bhutan would not be discouraged by discrimination from their families or communities.

East Timor - LORD God, we commit into your hands the conflict in East Timor praying that peace and stability would be established swiftly. We pray for all those Christians caught up in the violence, those who have lost their homes and those who are stationed there as peace-keepers, that they will know your presence in this situation.

Afghanistan – We pray that through the Christian Church in Afghanistan, You would bring healing to this country which has been ravaged by war and oppressive regimes.

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Israel- Pray that formal relationships between the government and traditional Christian Churches would improve, enabling both to function more effectively.

Tajikistan- Heavenly Father, we give you thanks that a controversial bill to limit religious freedom in Tajikistan has been delayed in being discussed. We pray that any efforts to introduce it or similar pieces of restrictive legislation would falter.

Djibouti - Heavenly Father, we give thanks that religious freedom is enshrined in the constitution of this country. We pray for an end to the increase in animosity towards non-Muslims and also for the continuation of good relations between the different faith groups.

Yemen – Pray that church buildings would be permitted across the country as promised in 2001.

Bahrain – Pray for an end to the violence between the country’s peoples over political and religious differences. Pray for a spirit of peace and unity to rest on the nation.

Brunei – LORD God, we remember the Christians living in Brunei under its Islamic regime. We pray for change in this country’s policies, that there would be greater freedoms provided to people living there and particularly that Christians would not see their rights to worship eroded.

Lebanon - Pray for renewed hope and restored joy across the Christian community following the assassinations last year of several Christians active in public life, and pray for comfort for grieving family and friends.

Qatar - Pray for strength, wisdom, endurance, protection, and boldness for Qatar’s pastors.

Ethiopia - Pray for justice and freedom for our Christian brothers and sisters who are unjustly imprisoned without formal charges or a trial and who suffer harassment for no reason.

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Indonesia - Pray for the protection, exoneration and release of three Christian men in Sulawesi, Indonesia, who were falsely charged with murder and inciting communal conflict in 2000, during the Muslim-Christian conflict at that time. The Indonesian authorities have already indicated that they are prepared to execute these three Christians at any time and even the coffins have already been ordered for them!

Egypt – Pray that the growing prayer initiative within the Egyptian Christian community would strengthen further, and that God would act quickly in response to the prayers offered.

UAE - Pray that the Supreme Council will allow freedom of religion for all citizens.

Morocco - Pray that the Christian leaders in Morocco would be empowered by the Holy Spirit and that they will know God’s strength in the face of any persecution.

Iraq - Pray that the diversity of the Christian Church will be a source of creativity and strength not of division and weakness.

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MALAYSIA - COURTS FACE CHALLENGE OF CHRISTIAN CONVERSIONS
from: Compass Direct (http://www.compassdirect.org) - April
26, 2006

On April 13 [Malaysia's] Federal Court granted permission to
Lina Joy, a Malaysian Muslim convert to Christianity, to appeal
the government’s refusal to remove her Muslim status from her
identity card.

The ground-breaking decision came after lower courts – the High
Court and the Court of Appeal – repeatedly dismissed her application.
Besides religious rights for Joy, at issue is whether Islamic
courts have the sole right to handle cases of Muslims who leave
their religion.

Joy, previously known as Azlina binti Jailani, became a Christian
in 1990 and was baptized in 1998. The NRD refused to change her
religious status and insisted that Joy obtain an order from the
Islamic law (sharia) court stating that she had become an apostate.

Full story here (http://www.compassdirect.org/en/newslongen.php?idelement=4332).