Persian World Outreach Prayer
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October 2002 |
TEAMWORK:
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- Together
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- Everyone
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- Accomplishes
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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 continues to minister among Iranians in the church.
Pray for their paperwork to be processed and for strength and wisdom as
they minister.
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A & P as they
consider ministering through a church planting partnership with PWO in
the USA.
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C who is ministering
among Iranians in Virginia.
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PWO CHURCH PLANTING:
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USA - CALIFORNIA: |
Please pray for:
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EMMANUEL PERSIAN
CHURCH:
- Another Iranian believer who is
preparing for baptism.
- The Elders of the Emmanuel Persian
Church.
- Joan Hall, a missionary who finished
her assignment in the local Persian church and has returned to Virginia.
Praise for a job well done.
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USA - VIRGINIA - DC -
MARYLAND: |
Pray for:
- Iranian & Afghan Christian
Fellowship:
- On November 17th, this church will
hold its first service at 12:30 p.m. at McLeon Bible Church, 8925
Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22082 - Room 1203-1204.
- Please pray for this gathering.
- Young Iranian man baptized in MD on
September 15th.
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PARTNERSHIPS
& NETWORKING: |
USA - AFGHAN FELLOWSHIP IN
LOS ANGELES, CA: |
- We praise the Lord that the Afghan
believers in L.A. are having their
own fellowship.
- Pray for their strengthening and
encouragement.
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INTERNET TEAM: |
Pray for:
- J & N who continue to develop
www.persianwo.org
- Continued growth in this important
area of missions outreach.
- Persian translators working on the
translation of the website into Farsi.
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USA - RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING: |
Pray for:
- Iranian Christian TV broadcasts going
out from LA to Iran and throughout the Persian Diaspora via satellite.
- Radio broadcasts are also going out
from other parts of the world to Iran.
- Praise for increase in opportunities
via TV and radio to spread the gospel and for the testimonies of
salvation and Christian growth that have come as a result.
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SAT-7 STARTS
FARSI TV BROADCASTS TO IRAN & AFGHANISTAN |
- NICOSIA, 5th September 2002 -
SAT-7 will begin its regular broadcasts for Iran on Thursday 12th
September 2002. Church leaders in Iran admit that almost half their
adherents have emigrated since the 1979 Islamic revolution, reducing the
total number of Christians to about 160,000. Many of these, including
some in the priesthood, are desperately in need of the encouragement and
support that such a television service can provide. And, at the same
time, the broadcasts will address the real interest in Christianity
expressed by many outside the church. Most of the Christians in Iran
belong to the Orthodox Armenian and Assyrian churches. But there are
also significant numbers of Catholics, Anglicans, Presbyterians,
Assemblies of God and some Brethren fellowships. Satellite dishes are
technically illegal in Iran but it is estimated that as many as 20
million people may already have access to satellite TV. The number of
dishes in Afghanistan (where Farsi is widely understood) is unknown, but
sales are growing fast. 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. It is hoped to expand the
broadcasts to a daily service over the next couple of years. The Farsi
language programs will be broadcast on SAT-7's digital channel but under
the separate channel logo of ICB (Iranian Christian Broadcasting).
- Exact channel information:
Eutelsat Hot Bird 3 at 13� East (digital service from 12.379 GHz,
Vertical Polarity, 27500 symbols/sec, FEC 3/4) SAT-7 is a satellite TV
service for the Christians of the Middle East and North Africa.
- It is a partnership involving more
than 30 agencies and churches that began in 1996, and today broadcasts a
daily Arabic TV service to an estimated viewing audience in excess of 5
million people.
- For more information please refer to
www.sat7.org
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USA: |
USA - NEW JERSEY: |
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We want you to join
us in praising the Lord for the wonderful blessings we received during
the JFM (Jesus for Muslims) conference Sept 13-15 in Asbury Park. The
total attendance was 101, with 60 staying the entire time. Included in
this number were 30 MBBs (Muslim Background Believers), including one
Iranian man who accepted Christ on Sunday morning! The Lord spoke
through his servants an Arab brother from UK and an Iranian brother from
NJ. There was a lot of excitement and joy! Praise the Lord and thank
you for praying.
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Please begin now to
pray and plan for the Christmas banquet which is scheduled for Saturday,
December 7th.
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USA - TEXAS: |
Pray for:
- Praise
God
for a new fellowship of Iranian believers getting started in Houston.
- Iranian believers in Amarillo and for
the American Church helping them to grow.
- An Iranian Christian Conference will
be held at Mt Lebanon Conference Center near Dallas TX on Nov 7-10.
The Main speaker is Mr. Arman Roshdi.
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OVERSEAS: |
AFGHANISTAN: |
Pray:
- Praise for the recent meeting of
Afghan believers in Holland. There was a time of wonderful fellowship.
- As these reach out to others in the
love of Jesus Christ.
- For the political situation in
Afghanistan.
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Romans 8:28.
- For outreach to Afghans in the US.
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GREECE: |
Pray for:
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- N & R, a dedicated Iranian Christian
couple who are ministering among Persian-speaking refugees
- Kurdish, Afghan and Iranian refugees
coming to the services
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IRAN: |
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 Sister A and others who are
ministering among these Iranians.
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MALAYSIA: |
Pray for:
- For an Iranian Christian in Malaysia
that is studying by correspondence.
- Also for a small group (7) of Iranian
believers there that they bear fruit.
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PAKISTAN: |
Pray for:
- Iranian refugees suffering in
Pakistan.
- K & M, a dedicated Iranian
couple serving among Iranian and Afghan refugees. They are unable
to meet in a church building but continue to minister in homes.
- God's direction and strength.
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THAILAND |
- Pray for Iranians in Thailand that are
evangelising and discipling other Iranians there.
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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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LITERATURE
DISTRIBUTION: |
CHRISTIAN MATERIALS
& RESOURCES: |
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CHRISTIANS & CHURCHES
WORLDWIDE: |
- Please pray for those who are
networking with PWO in ministry 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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