| INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE |
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| Written by Administrator |
| Friday, 02 July 2010 12:53 |
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INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS PRAYERLINE “Jesus said, “. . . there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over ninety-nine good people who don’t need to,” (Luke 15: 7, CEV). Dear Intercessors, this is Eleanor Witcher of the Office of Global Prayer Strategy, asking you to pray with Christian workers as they share the Word from Creation to Christ. A journeyman and two volunteers from the Bozo Team returned to a village where they had recently shared chronological Bible stories. The believers storied ‘Creation to Christ’ through a translator, and the men hung on every word. As soon as the story was finished, their rapt attention turned into an urgency to accept Christ right then. Eighteen people from five different people groups came to know Christ as their Savior! Two days later, three of those men led two more men to follow the Jesus Road. Forest Baptist Church of Virginia began their engagement with the B people of Nigeria in March 2009. One year and four trips later, FBC Forest has been widely welcomed. In January, a team was able to share a Bible story with the village chief. In March, they learned that he had been hospitalized with meningitis. The team prayed daily for the chief, and God brought healing. Then God opened the floodgates to distribute 10 local-language New Testaments, 15 Gospels of John and 40 Gospel cassettes, and numerous opportunities to share the “Creation to Christ” story. FA is a young Japanese mother who has been reading the Bible with N. Recently they went through the summary called ‘Creation to Christ.’ At the end, N asked FA if she wanted to make a commitment. But FA hung her head and said, ‘I can’t yet. I know I am sinning.’ * Please pray for FA that she will accept Jesus as Lord. * Intercede for missionaries, US church members and national believers as they memorize Bible stories to share with men and women in such varied locations as Japanese cities and African villages. * Give thanks for the Word of God that brings salvation.
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