Persian World Outreach Prayer
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January 2003 |
TEAMWORK:
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- Together
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- Everyone
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- Accomplishes
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- More |
Phone:
856-878-9799
Email:
[email protected]
Websites:
www.persianwo.org
&
www.farsinet.com/pwo
Thanks for
taking the time to pray through these requests. Some are PWO requests.
Others are from partners around the world. Prayers are being answered! God
is glorified!
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IRAN: |
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Government:
1
Timothy 2: 1-2 "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers,
intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--for kings and all
those in authority....".
Please
pray for the government of Iran.
Pray for
Ayatollah Khamenei, for President Khatami, and for the Iranian
parliament.
Pray
''that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
This is good and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and
to come to a knowledge of the truth- For there is one God and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." 1Timothy 2:2b-5
YOUTH:
Pray for the youth of Iran who are
struggling spiritually and physically. Pray for the Iranian Government and
this New Generation Looking for Freedom. Web Page:
http://www.iranchamber.com
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CHRISTIAN
LEADERSHIP
TRAINING: |
Pray:
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MOBILIZING & EQUIPPING
CHRISTIAN WORKERS: |
Pray for:
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E & S, an Iranian couple who minister
among Iranians in California. Pray for the last stages of their
paperwork to be processed and for strength and wisdom as they minister.
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Another Iranian-American couple, A & P
as they consider ministering through a church planting partnership with
PWO in the USA.
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C., a young Iranian man who is
ministering among Iranians in VA.
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PWO CHURCH PLANTING:
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USA - CALIFORNIA: |
Please pray for:
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USA - VIRGINIA - DC -
MARYLAND: |
Pray for:
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Iranian & Afghan Christian
Fellowship:
- Iranian and Afghan
Christian Fellowship meets at 12:30 p.m. at McLean Bible Church 8925
Leesburg Pike Vienna, VA 22082 in Room 1203-1204. Praise the Lord for
many new contacts that have been made. A Muslim man walked in and asked
for prayer for his daughter in Jesus name. He found out about the
services through a local Iranian Christian program.
- Pray for other Iranian Churches that
meet in the VA/MD area.
- Pray that out of these all these
churches God will raise up leadership.
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USA - NORTHERN NEW JERSEY /
NEW YORK: |
Pray for:
- The Iranian Christian Fellowship meets
the last Saturday of each month from 3 -5 p.m. at Maspeth Bible Church,
53-71 72nd Place, Maspeth, NY 11378.
- Please pray as this fellowship meets
and grows. Pray for R & B who are part of this team.
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PARTNERSHIPS
& NETWORKING: |
INTERNET TEAM: |
Pray for:
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J & N who continue to develop
www.persianwo.org
- Continued growth in this important
area of missions outreach.
- There have been many contacts with
Iranians through this web page both in and out of Iran.
- Please pray for the translation of
this site into Persian.
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PERSIAN COORDINATOR: |
Pray for:
- Karen who is serving as a coordinator
for Persian speakers and UPGs(Unreached Peoples Groups) of Iran.
- Pray as she and her husband share in
churches.
- Pray as they communicate prayer and
ministry needs.
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USA - RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING: |
Pray for:
- Pray for Iranian Christian TV
broadcasts going out from Los Angeles to Iran and throughout the Persian
Diaspora via satellite.
- Radio broadcasts that are also going
out from other parts of the world to Iran.
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SAT-7 STARTS
FARSI TV BROADCASTS TO IRAN & AFGHANISTAN |
- The one-hour broadcasts will initially
transmit at 12:30 (noon) and 20:00 hours Iran time,
on Thursdays and Fridays (the Iranian weekend).
The service is also available to viewers in Europe, at 10:00 and 17:30 CET
on the same days.
For more information please refer to
www.sat7.org.
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USA:
- A Christian sister in the US writes:
- "Please pray for Mahran, Khalid, and
Ali--young guys who accepted Christ and long to see Him work in their
lives".
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USA - CALIFORNIA: |
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International
Antioch Ministries: (IAM) had its Christmas outreach in San
Jose and Sacramento with about 1500 Iranian Muslims attending. After some
Christian Persian music and a play, a clear presentation of the Gospel was
made. Many Iranian Muslims made a decision to follow Christ. Iranian
Christian Churches in San Jose, Fremont, and Sacramento will follow up the
new believers and incorporate them into the Body of Christ.
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December 1, 2002 marks the completion of the
first year of Farsi Christian programming satellite broadcasts into USA,
Canada, Europe and Middle East. International Antioch Ministries has been
producing and broadcasting these evangelistic programs. Currently 11 hours
of weekly programs are broadcasted through secular channels.
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International Antioch Ministries c/o
Iranian Christian Church4265 Kirk Rd. San Jose, CA 95124
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USA - NEW JERSEY / NEW YORK: |
- The December 7th JFM banquet was a great
blessing to many. 168 people were present, including 29 MBBs from 12
different ethnic backgrounds. There were good reports of the various
ministries among Muslims, and the evening concluded with many good
testimonies from the MBBs. A good group of Iranian MBBs was there, and
brother M.'s message was greatly used of the Lord. One real answer to
prayer is that an Iranian fellowship was initiated at the banquet and has
now begun meeting in NY City every Saturday for Bible study and the last
Saturday of every month for worship services. There were 14 Iranians at
their first worship service on Dec 21st.
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OVERSEAS: |
BELGIUM: |
- The Iranian group continues to go very
well. One of the Iranian women who has been attending the group said last
week;
"I have accepted Christ as my Savior. I am a
Christian."
She even read the scripture for the advent service at church. Her husband
said he is not yet ready to make the same decision, but is attending the
group and coming to church with his wife. Please pray for this couple and
for the Iranian discipleship group that meets.
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BELARUS: |
- Pray for A. He writes: "Eight years
ago our family moved from Afghanistan to B., because we needed to
protect his family from the war in Afghanistan. I told to many of
Iranians and Afghan people, living here, in B.,(about Jesus) using
Christian literature, audio and videocassettes, and many of them turned to
the Lord. Now we gathering for Sunday services, every week in homes. Our
family needs to come living in any country, where I will able to work with
my own hands for feeding our family's needs. I need to find anybody who
could help us in making invitation and who will find a flat for us, where
the State government will support our lives better, then here, in B. If
you haven't possibility to help us, then I'm asking you to give this
information to anybody who could help us. We are praying for the Lord
Jesus will provide our needs, and your needs too May God bless you
abundantly!"
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CANADA: |
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DENMARK: |
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FRANCE: |
- A Christian friend writes:
- "Please pray for an Iranian man in
Paris who accepted Christ who is having difficulties. He needs good
Christian friends, peace, a strong mind, and a job." Please pray
for Christ's strength and encouragement at a difficult time.
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GREECE: |
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IRAN: |
Pray:
- Please continue to pray for Iranians
in Iran who are in need of Bibles, Christian literature, and church
home.
- That the home churches will continue
to grow.
- Praise for the gospel being shared
with seekers in Iran via the internet.
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KOREA: |
Pray:
- For several Iranian Christian
Fellowships there.
- Pray for P., a Korean brother, and
Sister A. and others who are ministering among these Iranians.
- Praise for Iranian Christian materials
that PWO was able to send there for Iranian believers.
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MALAYSIA: |
Pray for:
- An Iranian Christian in Malaysia
that is studying by correspondence.
- Pray also for a small group (7) of
Iranian believers there that they bear fruit.
- Pray that the Persian Christian
materials sent to them will be used effectively.
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NETHERLANDS: |
- Missionary writes:
- "Nice to receive your newsletter and
read about what God is doing among Iranians worldwide.
There are a lot and there is also good news about it. I work also for a
Dutch organization helping churches with work among asylum seekers
living in the Netherlands.
Many Iranians follow Bible-courses and cell groups."
- Pray for these brothers and sisters in
Christ.
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NEW ZEALAND: |
Pray for:
- An Iranian Christian leader writes:
- "I need to inform you that recently
(over the past year and a half) there has come to be
a small group of Farsi speaking Christians here in Auckland, New Zealand
who meet fortnightly and pray. We are now five families. We are
planning to establish an outreach for Farsi speaking
people in Auckland. Would you please pray with us."
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PAKISTAN: |
Pray for:
- Iranian refugees suffering in
Pakistan.
- K & M, a dedicated Iranian couple, are
serving among Iranian and Afghan refugees. They are unable to meet in a
church building but continue to minister in homes. Please pray for God's
direction and strength.
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PERU: |
Pray for:
- Pray for a group of Peruvian
Christians that are praying and reaching out to Iranians in their country.
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RUSSIA: |
- "Hello! I�m Russian. I�m Christian. I
feel in my heart a calling to serve Iranians. I believe one day I will go
there to become missionary. Right now am preparing myself to that: I learn
Persian language, history of Iran, culture and other things regarding that
country. Now the part of my personal ministry is work with foreign
students, who live here. In general this is work with students from Asia
(India, Bangladesh, etc). It is very good ground to seat the Gospel in
them. In a foreign country they are in a better position to the Gospel
than in their own country. I believe some of them will go back to their
countries as people who will bring a seed of faith in lives of others. On
my close future I look forward to visit Iran."
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SINGAPORE: |
- Pray for a man who ministers in this
country. He reports an estimated 100 Iranians there and
does not know
any Iranian believers.
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THAILAND/BANGKOK |
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TURKEY |
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An Iranian family was scheduled to leave
for permanent residency in Canada on November 25.
Former Muslims from Iran, they became Christians when they were married,
22 years ago. Under Iran�s strict Islamic regime, Muslims who convert to
Christianity can be executed for apostasy. So, after enduring growing
harassment by secret police, the family fled to Turkey. There they were
denied formal refugee status and last April denied immigration to
Canada, making them vulnerable for deportation back to Iran. The family
will not be deported to Iran, but flown to Canada. There, an Anglican
church in Toronto pledged full sponsorship of the family. Praise the
Lord! Rejoice with us for the mighty work the Lord has done in this
family�s life. He is so good and powerful. Please pray for the family as
well, as they prepare for their new life.
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LITERATURE
DISTRIBUTION: |
CHRISTIAN MATERIALS
& RESOURCES: |
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CHRISTIANS & CHURCHES
WORLDWIDE: |
- Please pray for those who are
ministering to Iranian and Afghan people in their local neighborhoods and
via the internet with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many contact PWO for
resources and prayer.
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VOLUNTEERS & MISSIONARIES NEEDED: |
- Please continue to pray for those
called and gifted for ministry with computerizing inventory, distant
learning program development, accounting, simple data entry, and typing
and translation of Christian materials into Persian.
- PWO is also interested in partnering
with others called to minister among Iranians in the Diaspora in various
parts of the world.
- PWO invites you to
support this work prayerfully and financially.
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PRAYER LETTER ARCHIVES: |
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