Cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb
Monday, December 19, 2005
"Everybody who heard was amazed at what the shepherds said!" - Luke 2:18
PRAISE:
God is so gracious! Recently, one of the PTAP requests was that more financial resources would be made available for a national worker in the AP. A church within the region heard of the need and responded in large measure. Added to this blessings, was the opportunity for the national worker to meet a new Muslim Background Believer from his own country living in a neighboring AP country.
PETITION:
Please pray for some seasoned workers who are quietly being deported from our country – 5 families in total. Pray for the many lives of Muslim Nationals that they have touched over the years. Pray that their transition back to their home countries as God supplies all their needs in His perfect timing.
Pray for the National Muslim Background Believers. Some of them are not able to celebrate Christmas to any extent due to family pressures and the inability to attend any events. Pray for Christ's love and joy to be with them. Pray for those who disciple them that they together would be able to celebrate, even in twos and threes.
Pray against the use of Qatt in the Yemeni culture. It is a drug that has made the workforce highly ineffective. This drug also affects the young, scattered and immature Yemeni church. Pray that Muslim National believers would break free of the use of this drug.
Pray for the upcoming Asian Games 2006 to be held in Qatar. Pray that sports ministries would be able to partner with the expatriate churches – of all ethnicity, to be able to reach out to the many Muslim athletes and supports attending the games.
Pray for G, a middle aged single lady who is seeking. She has rejected her Muslim roots but is groping for truth. She recently met with several Christian ladies – one she worked with several years ago. She initiated contact because of the joy she saw in this woman’s life. Pray that G would meet Jesus during this holiday time.
TESTIMONY:
Sitting in my apartment studying, I heard a knock at the door. It was my downstairs neighbor, Latifa. She needed me to help her with her sister’s homework. Happily, I agreed to help and we started reviewing parts of speech (thankfully now I know them in Arabic). After we finished with the homework, we started chatting and somehow she started asking me spiritual questions. Then she asked, “How are you clean before God?” To her, there are certain things you do to be clean: wash, pray, and follow various laws. I was able to explain stories from the Scriptures about what it means to be clean before God. I explained that Jesus alone makes our hearts clean. At the end of our conversation, she walked away wondering what it all meant. Please pray for Latifa. Pray that she would realize that Jesus alone cleanses her. Pray for more opportunities to share Christ with Latifa, her sisters and her family during this festive season – Christmas, New Years and Eid Al Adha happening over the next 4 weeks.
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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 through the heart of the Muslim world so that 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:
ptap@srginc.org
Or:
PTAP
c/o Strategic Resource Group
P.O. Box 1809
Easton, MD 21601
USA
"Everybody who heard was amazed at what the shepherds said!" - Luke 2:18
PRAISE:
God is so gracious! Recently, one of the PTAP requests was that more financial resources would be made available for a national worker in the AP. A church within the region heard of the need and responded in large measure. Added to this blessings, was the opportunity for the national worker to meet a new Muslim Background Believer from his own country living in a neighboring AP country.
PETITION:
Please pray for some seasoned workers who are quietly being deported from our country – 5 families in total. Pray for the many lives of Muslim Nationals that they have touched over the years. Pray that their transition back to their home countries as God supplies all their needs in His perfect timing.
Pray for the National Muslim Background Believers. Some of them are not able to celebrate Christmas to any extent due to family pressures and the inability to attend any events. Pray for Christ's love and joy to be with them. Pray for those who disciple them that they together would be able to celebrate, even in twos and threes.
Pray against the use of Qatt in the Yemeni culture. It is a drug that has made the workforce highly ineffective. This drug also affects the young, scattered and immature Yemeni church. Pray that Muslim National believers would break free of the use of this drug.
Pray for the upcoming Asian Games 2006 to be held in Qatar. Pray that sports ministries would be able to partner with the expatriate churches – of all ethnicity, to be able to reach out to the many Muslim athletes and supports attending the games.
Pray for G, a middle aged single lady who is seeking. She has rejected her Muslim roots but is groping for truth. She recently met with several Christian ladies – one she worked with several years ago. She initiated contact because of the joy she saw in this woman’s life. Pray that G would meet Jesus during this holiday time.
TESTIMONY:
Sitting in my apartment studying, I heard a knock at the door. It was my downstairs neighbor, Latifa. She needed me to help her with her sister’s homework. Happily, I agreed to help and we started reviewing parts of speech (thankfully now I know them in Arabic). After we finished with the homework, we started chatting and somehow she started asking me spiritual questions. Then she asked, “How are you clean before God?” To her, there are certain things you do to be clean: wash, pray, and follow various laws. I was able to explain stories from the Scriptures about what it means to be clean before God. I explained that Jesus alone makes our hearts clean. At the end of our conversation, she walked away wondering what it all meant. Please pray for Latifa. Pray that she would realize that Jesus alone cleanses her. Pray for more opportunities to share Christ with Latifa, her sisters and her family during this festive season – Christmas, New Years and Eid Al Adha happening over the next 4 weeks.
<>< <>< <>< <>< <><
Praying Thru the Arabian Peninsula
www.pray-ap.info
USA #: 800-376-5876 (Eastern Time)
Encouraging & equipping believers & churches everywhere to pray through the heart of the Muslim world so that 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:
ptap@srginc.org
Or:
PTAP
c/o Strategic Resource Group
P.O. Box 1809
Easton, MD 21601
USA
