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[Back]Over 1,700 Christians have volunteered as Prayer Warriors so far on our 24-Hr. Prayerchain.  

We welcome all of our new Prayer Warriors---here is a listing of some of the most recent (newest added at the bottom):  

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  • Linda: Australia

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                             Currently Christians in 43 Countries (and in 50 U.S. States) participate actively as volunteers in the several ministries of The Prayer Foundation ™.

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Jamaica Festival to Feature World Evangelist Andrew Palau

Andrew and Wendy Palau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


     Monday, March 8, 2010
                                                                        
(Kingston, Jamaica) (ANS) --
While major relief efforts have been dedicated to Haiti, the quiet neighboring island of Jamaica lies in wait for relief of another kind … spiritual relief. The island is comparable in size to Connecticut and home of a variety of religions practiced by its nearly 3 million people, many of whom are in need of the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Answering the invitation to bring the Gospel message, world evangelist Andrew Palau will do just that at the Fun in the Son Gospel Festival on March 20, 2010, in the capital city of Kingston.

“Jamaica has long had a special place in my heart,” said Palau, who first received Christ when he was 27 years old at his father Luis Palau’s 1993 Kingston crusade. It’s also where he met his now wife Wendy, a native of the island.
 

A view of Flight AA331
(Photo by Andrew Palau after he
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And, most recently, it’s where their family of five survived the American Airlines Flight #331 crash landing just days before Christmas. “I can’t wait to go back and tell the urgent message of hope and life in Christ,” he said.

In addition to Andrew’s Gospel message, the festival will feature top Jamaican musicians Papa San, DJ Nicholas and Carlene Davis, along with the United States’ Grammy-winning, multi-platinum gospel artist Kirk Franklin. A sports zone, kids’ area, and more will be available for everyone at Jamaica College Grounds from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. A neighboring “Son Village” will host a food court and a variety of social services.

This is the eighth annual Fun in the Son Christian music festival, and Andrew’s fourth consecutive year ministering in Jamaica. Originally created to provide a wholesome Spring Break alternative for tourists, as well as an outreach to Jamaicans, this year the event is anticipated to draw 30,000 people.

The festival is a cooperative effort between three groups: Glory Music, a Jamaican ministry devoted to raising up young Christian musicians in the Jamaican culture; Jamaica Broilers, a prominent Jamaican company with strong Christian leadership; and the Luis Palau Association, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. At the 2008 “Best Dressed 50 Fest” outreach, Andrew, Luis, and partner evangelists shared the Good News face-to-face with more than 300,000 people in three cities.

Future 2010 Andrew Palau festivals include Yakima, Washington and Kampala, Uganda.

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Son of a Founding Leader of Hamas Receives Christ

Monday, March 8, 2010

By Dan Wooding
Founder of ASSIST Ministries 

(USA) (ANS) -- Fear, violence, secrecy and danger were part of everyday life for Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding leader of the internationally recognized Palestinian terrorist organization known as Hamas.

Mosab Hassan Yousef

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

For the first time, Yousef tells the shocking true story of his days as a member of a deadly terrorist group in the book Son of Hamas (March 2, 2010/SaltRiver), written with Ron Brackin, a veteran Special Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service.

A news release from Beverly Rykerd Public Relations states, “Now living in the United States, Yousef has rejected his violent past and is now risking everything to expose closely-guarded, never-before-told secrets in an effort to show the world a way to peace.

“Since he was a young boy growing up in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Yousef has had access to the inner workings of Hamas, its political takeover of the Palestinian Authority, its violent efforts to destroy Israel and its drive to establish a Palestinian state.

“As the eldest son, Yousef assisted his father for years in his political activities while being groomed to assume his father’s legacy, politics, status…and power. But everything changed when Yousef turned away from terror and violence, and embraced instead the teachings of another famous Middle East leader.”

Yousef writes, “…Few Westerners can come close to understanding the complexities of the Middle East and its people. But I do -- by virtue of a most unique perspective …I am a son of that region and of that conflict. I am a child of Islam and a son of an accused terrorist. I am also a follower of Jesus.”

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In Son of Hamas, Yousef reveals new information about this dangerous terrorist organization and unveils the truth behind his own secret role. He describes his journey to a new faith that instructed him to love his enemies. And he tells the story of the agonizing decisions that led him to walk away from his family, friends and homeland.

About The Author:

Mosab Hassan Yousef was born in Ramallah, in the West Bank in 1978. His father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, is a founding leader of Hamas, a terrorist organization responsible for countless suicide bombings and other deadly attacks against Israel. Yousef was an integral part of the movement, for which he was imprisoned several times by the Shin Bet, the Israeli intelligence service. He withstood torture in prison only to discover Hamas was torturing its own people in a relentless search for collaborators.

Street scene in Ramallah, where Mosab Hassan Yousef was born

He began to question who his enemies really were -- Israel? Hamas? America? After a chance encounter with a British tourist, Yousef started a six-year quest that jeopardized Hamas, endangered his family and threatened his life. He has since become a follower of Jesus and sought political asylum in the United States.

For more information, visit www.tyndale.com or www.sonofhamas.com for blog updates.

Details of the book: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef with Ron Brackin. Release date: March 2, 2010. $26.99/ Hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-4143-3307-6

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