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Ana Maria Avilez (Honduras)
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Iraq |
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People choose to
follow Jesus in their hundreds . . |
Retired Iraqi General
Georges Sada senior national security advisor to the Iraqi President
said in the USA last month that more Iraqi Muslims are becoming
followers of Jesus today than at any other time in history. Kurds
in the north of Iraq are choosing to follow Christianity by the
hundreds, and some 5,000 Iraqis have publicly identified themselves
as new followers of Christ since Iraq was liberated, and that
an estimated eight out of ten Iraqi believers say they converted
because Jesus appeared to them in dreams or visions. But outside
the Kurdish areas, Christians are in a very tough situation. Their
children are kidnapped, and their money is taken by terrorists."
A church now meets for worship in the throne room in Saddam's
main palace in Baghdad where he used to order thousands of people
to be executed.
Sources: Joel Rosenberg, The Washington
Times
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 Bolivia
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| Remar inaugurates
RKM Radio Solidarity |
This radio station helps
those in most need and promotes unity in the churches and the
people. For 8 years our part of the Church has been helping drug
addicts, delinquents and outcasts in general in this country.
Edwin Gutierrez Alva, 38, La Paz.
http://www.remarbolivia.org
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 Brazil
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My husband cannot
go with me,
but I want to go into missions . . . can I ? |
I am a trained nurse
and have a heart for missions, but my vision of missions is not
for where I live and worship. I was called to and born for mission,
that’s why Jesus saved me. I want to work as a volunteer in Malawi
and earnestly desire to go to Africa, but I need some advice as
I know that the Gospel is already preached in many countries in
Africa just as it is in Brazil. I also want to serve as a nurse
wherever quality health care may be needed, which I know that
through Jesus I am able to provide. My husband supports me, although
he cannot go with me. He knows that I was saved by the grace of
God for doing this. We have a son . . .
Name removed as a matter of courtesy
 § Our School of Mission leader, Silvana,
in Pousso Alegre, Brazil replies: We have read your e-mail and
are very pleased to be in touch with you. We are praying for you,
so that the Lord gives us all wisdom. We understand that you are
married and have a little son, and that your husband cannot go
with you although you are sure that you have been called. Firstly,
it is important that you understand that no missionary agency
will accept you as part of a trans-cultural team if you travel
on your own, leaving both your husband and son behind. There is
a good chance, though, of your going via a missions agency on
a short term mission. You could go and serve the Lord for say
3 or 4 weeks and return home, but going for the 4 years you mention
without your family is very unlikely. The Word of God guides us
in Corinthians that a husband and wife should not separate except
that they both agree, and even then for a very short period so
that Satan does not sexually tempt you both. So, it would not
be wise to leave your husband behind for a long time. Now, we
can believe that the Lord has His call in your life and in your
husband’s and He is well able to prepare the best time and way
for the two of you to go together. In marriage the Lord will never
send one when the other one is to be left behind. We have prayed
for you for the Lord to guide you both and with patience and perseverance
you will find out how the Lord wants to use you and where. Write
again anytime.
Silvana Mara, DCI School of
Mission, Pousso
Alegre, Brazil |
 France
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| Mission in India
opens 31st home . . |
In June the Indian Tzigane
mission IGWF founded by pastor Clement Le Cossec opened its 31st
children home in the Tsunami region and now looks after 1,350
children through 400 pastors. IGWF cares for 30,000 believers
and has 59 churches, 300 places of worship, a Bible School, a
dispensary and has enabled many wells to be drilled. For more
news please write to . . .
Paul Le Cossec, Loue, France |
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| Tell us how you started
in missions . . . |
We are a young married
couple who have been called by God to preach His Word to the nations.
Will you tell us how you started in missions, how you came to
know the specific place that God was sending you to ?
Debby and Marcos Cornelio, 28, Santiago
§ Silvia Vergara Debastiani de Yáñez
answers from Valparaiso, Chile (formerly leaders with OM in Chile)
Dear Debby and Marcos, How glad I am to learn that God is calling
you to the missionary field, being as young as you are! Each situation
is like each person, different, and God has a time and way for
each of us. He is interested in our response to His calling, whether
we are willing to do His will or not and to deny ourselves and
our wishes. As John 4:35 says, the fields, that is, the people-
are ready and waiting for the Gospel; there’s just a shortage
of workers willing and ready to harvest. If you feel that God
is calling you, you must pray and make up your minds and be ready.
How do you know the place He wants to send you to? The Lord has
clear ways to show us where He wants us to serve Him. It may come
through His word, an invitation or reading about a specific place,
maybe we are impacted by a certain group of people at a missions
conference, or a missionary visits our church and tells us about
the place he is working in. In short, God is a creative God and
He will confirm in your hearts the place you are to go.
Preparation is essential for those who want to serve in missions.
You must study about missions, deepen your knowledge of the Bible,
and share your calling with your families and leaders, asking
for their prayers and financial support. You must also learn about
the least reached places, etc. The missions family has a lot to
do, but there is nothing more precious and beautiful than knowing
that we are in the centre of the will of God and that whatever
we do with the rest of our lives will count for eternity. Be encouraged,
we will be praying for God to guide you towards the best decision.
Silvia, Valparaiso, Chile.
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 Honduras
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| Why is this happening
to me ? |
When the Apostles endured
persecution it was not because of their sin, it was because of
Christ. Paul felt only joy in sharing the suffering with Christ.
It is important to understand that the whole world is under the
activities of the evil one and that opposition to preaching the
Gospel is all to real. Nevertheless God is the Creator and the
enemy is simply a creation, and God is not oblivious to anything
that may happen to us. He loves us so much that even though we
cannot see Him with our human eyes, we can be sure that He is
blessing and protecting us. Of course, sometimes we do not understand
how or why everything seems to be falling apart, but it is in
moments like these that the Lord is the closest, and it is in
these moments of trial and tribulation that we need to praise
Him the most, fully convinced that on the mountain of praise we
will release His solutions. It is easy to praise God when all
our needs are met and nothing threatens us. It is easy to sing,
“I love You Lord, and You are my Lord” when everything is going
to plan, but it is in the midst of pain that our love and obedience
are tested. It is in the midst of anguish that our heart is put
to the test to see whether we remain faithful or whether we blame
God. For certain, those of us who have walked with the Lord for
a long time can talk about the many evils that God has delivered
us from and the many miracles we have witnessed. We can tell how
easy it has been to believe for a healing or a miracle for others,
but how difficult it was for us when the pain and the need were
ours and the mental and physical attacks were weakening us not
someone else. But it is right there, in the suffering that we
get to know the great God we believe in. It is in that place we
dislike so much that we realise that there is no other god like
our God and understand that He is the One Wise God, that He has
never forsaken us and will never do so.
Pastor Ana Aviles, San Pedro Sula.
§ This article is being written in the
middle of a long and painful personal experience of ill health for
both Pastor Ana and her husband Julian, and they will be blessed
by your support in prayer. Here is another short and excellent
article by Pastor Ana, who at our request, is redeeming her time
away from the pulpit by writing, in Spanish only.
People of Victory, People of Excellence
God wants us to make wise decisions so that
He can bless us and we can enjoy victorious lives; that is why we
need to become people of excellence . .
. |
 Indonesia
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| O God, please stop
them, only you can stop them |
We hadn't finished thinking
about the victims of London 7/7 bombings and praying for their
families, when the Mumbai trains were bombed killing 200 innocent
people with all their hopes and dreams. I can't understand what
kind of people these terrorists are, what kind of belief they
possess, seeking nothing other than to eliminate other people,
almost every day. The more the number of victims are, the more
they are proud of what they have done; their hearts and minds
are filled by hatred and revenge. And it seems also to me that
July is their favourite month to murder. This same month last
year, almost 750 people died and 2,000 were wounded in London,
Baghdad, Chechnya, Egypt and India, and precisely this day two
years ago in Sudan alone, 250 people from two villages lost their
lives in a horrible death. And still, they keep on making bombs
and grenades, spreading their threats over the world, leaving
no place safe for us. O God, please stop them, only you can stop
them.
Pastor Yoppi Margianto, Jakarta,
our Indonesian editor
http://www.pembela.org
§ Dear Yoppi, for the compassion and
feeling that pours out of your heart through your words about
London and Mumbai we are not only grateful but very touched as
well. It is good to stop and reflect for a moment otherwise the
world and life itself just rushes on leaving men and women bleeding
and dying on their different Jericho roads. Here we are for you,
anytime you need us. Lots of love and prayers,
Les and Pilar. |
 Malawi
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Together
as one . . . .
26 graduates from 12 denominations
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We graduated seven students for Christian education and nineteen
students for the School or Mission diploma, and from Lilongwe
another six, we give all the glory to God, I could hear from their
speeches how much they have been completely changed spiritually
after going through this nine months course. The invited visitors
were encouraged by the speeches and the Member of Parliament noted
that the school was a unifying influence with twelve different
denominations sat under one teaching which is well designed to
suit any denominational background.
Pastor Moses Aringo, Mzuzu.
§ The DCI School of Mission is
here for you
to have free of charge. |
 Peru
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| Clinic, kindergarten
and now a Leaders School |
Our Clinic is now serving
our precious people in the mountains 24 hours from Monday to Sunday
and has a waiting room, surgery, an obstetrician, a laboratory,
a hospital room, kitchen and an auditorium. Our Clinic is a wonderful
place to worship the Lord and read the Bible as well with the
professionals and patients. Four professionals are working. The
kindergarten has 26 children from 3 to 5 years old developing
their skills and learning how to pray and give thanks to the Lord
for everything. This year we have opened Ministerial Preparation
School with nine young people who want to serve the Lord among
the Quechua Indians! Without God's help we could not do anything
neither without your support and prayers too. No words can express
our gratefulness!!
Max and Raquel Yupanqui, Ayacucho
§ Years ago Raquel was one of our students
in the UK and since her return to Peru she has done a tremendous
work in a desperately poor area that was severely affected in
the days of the Sebdero Luminoso terrorism. She and her husband
Max are people of faith, vision and compassion, hard-working and
sacrificial. If you want to support a mission in Peru that teaches
what Jesus said and does what Jesus did, go ahead, contact Max
and Raquel and have no fear about their honesty and integrity,
it is 100%.
Les and Pilar. |
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| A riddle inside a
mystery inside an enigma . . . |
The world political leaders
are in St. Petersburg for the G8 Summit, so the police there have
picked up most of the beggars and took them out of town. We were
there three weeks ago over the "White Nights" weekend, the summer
solstice when it doesn't get dark all night long. The sky is light
at midnight but this also means that during the winter solstice
the sun hardly comes up above the horizon around noon and it's
dark the rest of the time. We are continually amazed at way many
Russians stay up almost all night and then get up around 11 a.m.
or noon. It seems their body clocks don't know when it is daytime.
Perhaps these extremes of light and dark help to explain the extremes
of the Russian character, from wily and deceitful, to open and
transparent. Russia also has experienced vast swings in philosophy,
back and forth from Westernizers to Slavophiles, and from strict
Orthodox Christian to godless atheist. Like the "matrioshka" stacking
doll, Russia is a riddle inside a mystery inside an enigma, as
Churchill said. I still find this to be true, after nearly 50
years of studying about and 15 years of living in Russia.
For news of Russia write to Bob
& Cheryl Hosken, Moscow
Agape-Biblia: http://www.agape-biblia.org
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 Spain
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| Our unfailing friendship
and gratitude to Israel |
 In fulfilment of prophecy,
we are seeing how Jacob’s, that is Israel’s affliction is growing
in the holy purposes of God who loves His people but disciplines
and punishes them so that they may turn back to Him and serve
Him. In the end all who remain will be saved. In these days of
attacks, persecution and martyrdom, we / those who have been touched
by His mercy and grafted into the olive tree of Israel have the
inexcusable duty to be like Ruth with Naomi to console, comfort
and show our unfailing friendship and gratitude to Israel, from
whom our Salvation has come, so that the Lord can use us to make
Israel jealous through the manifestation of the fruit and the
gifts of the Holy Spirit. In this time of vital urgency, the Holy
Spirit is working to create an overwhelming compassion for Israel
in the true people of God and is pouring into us a spirit of prayer,
with groans that words cannot express for Israel, to bring about
God's desire that we pray for Jerusalem as never before. The theme
in all our 2006 congresses worldwide is “Israel-Birthplace of
the Gospel”. The Madrid Congress is in La Via, Coslada, 1-3 September.
You are all very welcome. If you want to visit Israel or work
as a volunteer there contact us.
Miguel Díez, President, Remar International,
Sefarad Israel and Body of Christ
Churches
http://www.remar.org
§ Because we cannot publish as quickly
as the news media we cannot cover the news of the tragic Israel-Lebanon-Palestine
war although e-mails are coming in from suffering believers on
all sides caught up in the military and militia conflicts.
Les and Pilar. |
 Thailand
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| New training centre
and house church. |
We signed up for the
property on the 1st of July and it's just perfect. See the photos
here. We
have the Pastor who is ethnic Karen Hill tribe, who speaks four
languages and was ordained and trained three years in Theology,
he is also a worship leader. It's got an exceptional view of the
mountains and good grounds for planting fruits and vegetables,
it's quiet and beautiful. We will be starting with the DCI training
materials with ten young, ethnic men who we will train to plant
churches and open new training centres. The centre is already
taking shape and it's most certainly not Western. It's very primitive
and very ethnic. The students and the Pastor sleep on mats on
the floor as in their own Karen village life. There is no TV,
no music only that of worship from our guitar and their voices,
they have no distractions just all the time they need to keep
focussed on God and His word. The students will be fully encouraged
to grow their own veg and fruits and start a small business that
will help pay the bills, before that they will each be given a
set of all bills and asked to pray about them and asked to go
out and find a way anyway to contribute to them. Right now the
students are out serving the poor, sick and needy with HIV/Aids.
We have fellowship each evening and others have already started
to come from outside to worship and praise God with us and we
are not even ready to open yet.
Gareth Lavell, Chaing Mai
http://www.rejoicecharity.org
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 Uganda
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| Making a difference
in north Uganda . . . |
The peace talks in Sudan
have brought a lot of joy in our hearts and people are praying
that it bears fruits that last. People are tired of seeing bloodshed
and staying in those squalid camps. Peace is our cry.
 Because of the peace talks many refugees are risking going back
to the villages but since the long grass is not yet matured enough
for roofing the huts most children, older people, the disabled
and the weak ones are still left in the camps without attention
since the government are no longer providing food or medical care
any more. So these poorest people who are left are starving without
food. Your assistance this week met the need for food which I
am organising and giving out. Concerning the next goats that people
have bought for our orphans, we have people in the line waiting
for either a goat to give birth or any other miracle like this
weeks provision. We have groups of widows and women who would
wish to have a small DCI Bank for the Poor loan to start them
off with mushroom growing so we will spend some of the gift that
way. I am so glad that there are men and women who are praying
and caring for our plight.
The School of Mission is now moving on well and we are happy about
that. I shall send to you even photos of what is going on with
the building and all the receipts. We collect vulnerable war children,
orphans and street children every Sunday from the streets and
camps a round and bring them to our home and me and Jane minister
to them.
 We teach them God's word, Bible stories, memory verses, games
and songs and many of them have given their lives to Christ. You
shall remember that our home is for the Lord and the poor people.
Thanks for your prayers and support to this ministry, we shall
do the little that we can do to the glory of our Lord.
George Purkweri, DCI in Uganda,
Lira.
§ DCI has been Making a Difference in
war-torn north Uganda for over 12 years and this latest gift continues
to help and bless a very unfortunate population who never expected
or invited the violence that came their way. Thanks to everyone
who joins with us to bless these peopleand many others in
different coutries who are poor in life but
richer than us in faith and passion for Jesus.
Les and Pilar.
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 United
Kingdom |
| A coin chain that
reaches to India |
Dear Les, thank you for
your prayers. Our class made a chain of coins for India around
the whole garden and raised a little more than £190 ! Can you
imagine all those 2 pence coins in a single line and an another
£31 in 1 pence coins in a single line! The children were very
excited to add their coins. Take care and much love to you all.
Colin and Lynne, Nottingham, UK.
§ Dear Colin and Lynne, your coins will
be going to our friend Pastor Daniel's
Mercy Homes for some lovely photos and the full story of how
so many hundreds of poor and orphaned children find a loving home
and a caring family through this mission. $200 keeps one entire
Mercy Home for a full month. Whatever you send to us we will double
from our DCI Trust funds and send to India the same day. Thanks
for everything.
Les and Pilar.
§ To send a gift for mission, training
or care for the poor to any of our approved people and projects
through our UK registered non-profit / charity the DCI Trust 1987-2006
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please or go direct to the PayPal Make a Donation link. Thank you.
Les and Pilar.
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the process to you and you also need to know that all the people
involved right across the world give their time and skills without
salaries. It is one of the stories that never gets told how the
Lord has drawn people together from every kind of denomination,
culture and background and how everyone of every colour and age
works together in peace, unity and with pleasure for Jesus. This
is how it all works:
1. Raw news comes in through dozens of website submission
forms, and anything else that catches my eye in e-mails, web visits
etc.
2. I select and accumulate the raw news, then I edit raw
items down to size rewriting some, putting them into shape with
nation, heading, body text, writer's name, website details and
e-mail addresses. More or less as seen on the finished page.
3. I choose 24 items more or less, amalgamate them and
strip out CAPS, bold, italics and extra lines etc.
4. I create one Master file in Word, and lay it out with
spaces.
5. At the moment the Word Master is in two or three languages.
6. I send the Word page to the Spanish to English translator,
to the English to Spanish translator and to the Portuguese translator
who understand both languages.
7. When these pages return I form an all-English page which
I send in Word to the French, Russian and Indonesian translators.
8. Upon their return I create two pages for each language,
one in plain text with e-mail addresses removed for sending with
images to Dave Wilson who makes the html page on the website.
The other is turned from Word into a html page by me for the subscription
pages.
9. Dave sends the 95% finished pages back to me for fine
tuning. I fine-tune and upload.
10. I then add-in to our database all the new subscriptions,
by language, and send the new edition notification.
11. By now I am cross-eyed, and have porridge between my
ears. Enjoy the page, you can't image how much work, how much
pleasure and how many hours has gone into making it for you, for
Jesus and for the Great Commission.
Les and the team around the world.
§ The next edition will be published
towards the end of August as it is now holiday time in many parts
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