Pray for Suzan

Suzan is a young woman whose Muslim family angrily shouts at her and puts her down over every issue due to her faith in Jesus. She longs to be married to a faithful believer and have her own home. Pray that God will bring the right man into her life and rescue her from this daily barrage of persecution.

(based on a Christian prayer letter, September 2011)

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What you don't know CAN hurt you

From Christians in Venezuala: "When my friend was shot, dying instantly in her car, I began to ask questions. Why, for the past five years—at the same time of year—had a member of my friend’s church been murdered? I felt compelled to investigate my friend's death, believing the powers of darkness were at work. I sought counsel from a pastor knowledgeable in spiritual warfare. We drove around the church. To our amazement, each wall opposite the church displayed satanic graffiti symbols of death requiring blood. We were shocked at the overtness of this curse. We knew the area was flooded with Satanism and was hostile to the church, but now the attack was clear."

In Hosea 4:6 the Lord declares, "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge."

"We met with the pastor of the affected church. As we pointed out the symbols surrounding the building, he was amazed. His only words were, “I will never look at graffiti the same way again. I always thought it was senseless. I didn’t know it carried hidden messages.” After someone prayed aggressively in the name of Jesus Christ to break all death curses raised up against the church, the pattern of murders ended. It has now been seven years since the last related murder! Hallelujah to Jesus, the King of kings, who has given us the tools to overcome the enemy!"

(from WEC.Go Magazine, Fall 2011)

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Christian book impacts many students at a Muslim university

"From Adam to Jesus"

Engin Duran was amazed to learn that the young man had read his book Adem'den İsa'ya  (From Adam to Jesus). He explained that it was being passed around among students at his university.

Here is what it says on the back cover (translated to English):

"Who am I? Where do I come? Where will I go? What is the purpose of my life? Who created me? How do I recognize him? What should be my relationship with God? These and many other questions are questions that need to be answered and can not be ignored. The answers we will find not only affect our lives in this world, but also beyond this life. There is a single source where we can find these answers. It is the Bible, the Word of God, which is unchanged to this present day. This author of this book that you hold in your hands can tell you from his personal experience how he came to understand that the Bible is the Word of God. God is telling you this, ands want to point you to His will. The Bible tells us in 1 John 4:16 that "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." The Bible explains how God showed himself to mankind in history, to people that put their trust in our Creator.

Pray that the book's message will have a powerful impact on many lives at this Muslim university. Also pray that God would encourage Engin Duran in his ministry.

(based on a Christian prayer letter, September 2011)

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Dino-Birds? Behinds too Bulky to Fly, Sorry...

A bird’s center of mass is toward the front, in between its wings. This is a crucial aerodynamic arrangement that enables in-flight control of balance and maneuvering. It is also one evidence that birds are not descended from dinosaurs. A dinosaur’s bulk was situated above its hind legs, and there is no fossil—let alone a series of fossils—showing that bulk gradually shifting forward. In fact, a creature with its mass centered in the middle would not yet be able to control itself in the air. It would also not be able to maneuver on the ground as well as its dinosaur peers. Surely, such an imaginary creature would have become food for its better-equipped companions, thus ending the whole evolutionary experiment.

Surely the great Creator deserves credit for His fantastic handiwork!

(for more, see Brian Thomas, Fit for Flight, Acts & Facts, Institute for Creation Research, August 2011)

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Bibles are Scarce in World's Largest Christian Country

"I was an atheist, but then I surrendered to God and my life was changed. I had always heard the missionaries share how miraculous God's Word was. I started to hope that one day I could have my own Bible. I prayed to God that I could have a Bible to read his words.

"Today after the Sunday service, there was a brother in church who asked if there were people who wanted a Bible. My heart sped up. I was so excited, and I walked toward the platform to receive one. Finally I got a Holy Bible! I know this is through God's provision, and it is free! I will cherish his words, which are as precious as my own life."

This was written by one young man who has turned to Jesus. Last year, underground Bible distributors carried 165,000 Bibles to Christians in all 31 Chinese provinces. They distributed all the Bibles they had, but many believers are still without.


The Christian faith has grown incredibly in China over the last decade, making China one of the world's largest Christian countries. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences estimates China's Christian population at 23 million, which includes only members of the state-sponsored Three-Self Patriotic Movement "church" (TSPM), but the number of Christians worshiping at unregistered house churches increases the total to an estimated 80-130 million.

With such rapid growth of Christianity and a population that is 91 percent literate, the need for Bibles is immense. "China needs Bibles," says Pastor Joel. "We need hundreds of thousands each year." Even with the output of the world's largest Bible printer, Nanjing Amity Printing Co., 12 million additional Bibles are needed each year. Bibles printed by Amity are distributed only through TSPM book stores, which are few in number and often have very limited opening hours. Our workers have found that some TSPM books stores are open for only an hour each week. China's largest book-store chain, Xing Hua, sells the holy books of Daoism, Islam and Buddhism but is not permitted to sell the Bible.

New converts need Bibles, and most cheaply produced Bibles wear out in about five years. In addition, more than half of all Chinese citizens live in poor, rural areas, and most could never afford to purchase a Bible even if they were available.

(from Voice of the Martyrs newsletter, September 2011)

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