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Updated: 11/9/09 _________________ "So important a factor is prayer in Christian experience, that the history of a man’s progress in the Divine life is just the history of his progress in the knowledge and in the use of prayer." -MacGregor
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She Has a Gift to Share Monday, November 2, 2009
South Asia (ANS) -- Gospel for Asia-supported national missionary Lalita knew exactly what to do when she met two sick little girls who were running high fevers. She didn’t call a doctor or get them medicine or bring them chicken soup. She simply knelt down and prayed for them. The Great Physician heard her prayers and healed them both. Seeing God’s touch in these girls’ lives brought special memories for Lalita because it was through such a sickness that she ultimately became a missionary. A high fever had almost taken her life when she was young—but the Lord spared her in an answer to her Christian brother’s prayers. It was this simple prayer, uttered by a sibling who was only a child himself, that opened her heart to follow Jesus. Experiencing this miracle inspired Lalita to dedicate her life to sharing the Good News that had cleansed her soul as well as healed her body. After studying in a Bible college—a decision that nearly got her kicked out of her family—she began serving in full-time ministry. Now Lalita keeps up a rigorous schedule so she can reach out to as many people as possible. She visits a slum near her home. She leads ladies’ meetings and teaches Sunday school classes. And she helps another GFA-supported missionary conduct worship services at his church. Those who serve with Lalita say she has a gift for counseling and encouragement, along with a good measure of faith to pray boldly for the sick and hurting people that she meets. Lalita asks for prayer that the Lord will continue to work powerfully through her. She desires that many people will know the loving power of the God who healed her and who stands ready to heal them, as well.
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Why are we a Prayer Ministry? It is our calling from God. We feel that God called us to this ministry through His Word; and also by the lives of George Müller and other great Christian men and women of prayer, and inspired us to seek a life of prayer through the writings on prayer of E. M Bounds. Why do we live and serve Christ like we do? Many times we have told those asking to simply watch our all-time favorite Film: Franco Zefirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon. It is the story of the early ministry of St. Francis. We have told many people that if they watch this film, they will understand our ministry, and that no other explanation will be necessary. We ourselves watch this film at least four times a year. Why Celtic Monasticism? Read our pages on this site: Our Goals. Then read the second half of How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill (beginning with the Chapter on St. Patrick, and continuing on through the rest of the book about the missionary-minded early Irish Celtic Monks who brought Christianity to Pagan Europe). Also read Geoffrey Moorhouse's Sun Dancing, the story of the pre-medieval Irish Celtic Monks who, for over 600 years, lived on that barren rock off the western Irish coast known as Skellig Michael.
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Egyptian Security Arrests Christian for Praying At Home Saturday,
November 7, 2009 EGYPT (ANS) -- On October 24, 2009 Egyptian State Security recently arrested a Christian Copt in the village of Deir Samalout, Samalout, Minia province, for praying “without a license.” The incident occurred on Oct. 24 2009. According to a story by Mary Abdelmassih of the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA), he was held in prison for two days before being released on “compassionate grounds.” AINA reported that Maurice Salama Sharkawy, 37, had invited Pastor Elia Shafik, to conduct the sacrament of the “Anointing of the Sick” for his sick father, who had suffered a stroke. State Security broke into his house while the prayers were ongoing, handcuffed Sharkawy, put him in a police car and took him to a police station for interrogation. According to AINA, authorities accused Sharkawy of carrying out “religious rites without a license,” and “causing sectarian sedation” by calling a priest into the village. A number of his cousins living in the same house and attending the prayer service, were also detained with him. State Security has placed Sharkawy under observation. AINA said that in an audio interview with Wagih Yacoub of Middle East Christian Association (MECA), Sharkawy said that State Security told him he should have first gone to them to obtain permission before carrying out any religious rites. He was also told by Security that there are twelve Muslim houses in the village and that would create sectarian clashes. The son of the village mayor filed a complaint that Sharkawy had converted his home into a place of worship without obtaining a government license to host religious ceremonies. AINA said the police record of the investigation states the defendant called for the prayer meeting, which angered a number of Muslim neighbors, who complained to the mayor of the village. The village of Deir Samalut has no church, and the nearest one is in the village of el Tayeba, over five miles away. AINA reported that Mohammed Khalaf Allah, mayor of the village Deir Samalout, told al-Sherouk newspaper that Sharkawy used to invite Copts in his home, and that he asked him more than once to go to church (in the next village). The mayor said he asked Sharkawy to “pray there, but he claimed that he could not go to church and that the priest visits him at home for ordinary matters, which is common among Christians.” The mayor also said, “The villagers confirmed to me more than once that the sound of prayer comes out of Maurice's house, and that he refuses to go to church and decides to pray in his own home together with a number of the village Copts.” Commenting on the latest incident, Rev. Moses Raphael of the Samalout Coptic Orthodox Diocese said the arrest of the village Copts for praying at home is not uncommon. AINA reported he said, “Such a matter comes as no surprise; it has become common in Minya to prevent Christians from praying.” Given the recent security clampdown on Christians praying in places outside their licensed churches, AINA reported Youssef Sidhom, editor-in-chief of the Coptic Watani newspaper, blames the State as the main party standing in the way of building places of worship which would put an end to human rights violations. Sidhom said, “Authorities turn a blind eye to Constitutional provisions of equality and freedom of belief. They terrorize worshipers who dare conduct services outside a licensed church, treating them as law violators, despite the fact that the root problem lies in the authorities' reluctance to permit the erection of new churches or restore existing ones.” You may republish this story with proper attribution. See Also: ________________________________ |
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