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JOEL-NEWS-INTERNATIONAL-429 * 12 FEBRUARY 2003 * WWW.JOELNEWS.ORG

IN THIS EDITION:

JN429-1. TYPICALLY GOD: Muslims meet Jesus through dreams
JN429-2. PRAYER FOCUS: Pictures of Jesus in Turkey
JN429-3. NEWS BRIEF: Bush government believes in prayer
JN429-4. NEWS BRIEF: Kenya's main Muslim city comes to Christ
JN429-5. RESOURCE: Prophetic words about Space Shuttle disaster
JN429-6. RESOURCE: Prophetic intercession for Iraq crisis

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QUOTE: "Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sends his son to die for you." (John Ashcroft)
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JN429-1. TYPICALLY GOD: Muslims meet Jesus through dreams

A Californian magazine ran a survey of over 600 ex-Muslims who now follow Jesus, and concludes: "Although dreams appear to play a minor role in the conversion of Westerners, over 25% of these ex-Muslims affirmed that dreams and visions played a vital role in their conversions and helped them through difficult times."

According to the report, Christ frequently appears as a figure in white in these dreams and visions. "A follower of Jesus from Guinea tells of a person in white who appeared to him, calling him with outstretched arms. A Muslim Malay saw her deceased Christian parents in a dream, celebrating in heaven. Jesus, in a white robe, told her "If you want to come to me, come!" She realised that she had been trying to reach God all her life unsuccessfully, and that God had now taken the initiative Himself to reach her through Jesus".

A special website has been launched which offers seeking Muslims the possibility to share their dreams and visions online. The website registers 1.3 million hits per day. Muslims seeking Jesus receive biblical and culturally sensitive answers to their questions.

LINK: http://www.IsaalMasih.net

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JN429-2. PRAYER FOCUS: Pictures of Jesus in Turkey

A Christian couple living in Turkey noticed pictures of Jesus on the wall behind a hotel counter. They asked the owner about the pictures, and he said a guest had given them to him. He also showed them a New Testament someone else had given him. The couple asked if he understood the book. "How can I unless someone helps me?" he replied. He was glad when the couple offered to begin leading him in Bible study. He has not yet made a complete commitment to Jesus, but his faith is growing. "Sometimes I talk about religion with my guests," he recently told the couple. "And I just tell them everything you taught me about Jesus."

Thank God for drawing this man to himself. Ask him to call more Christians to Turkey to share the good news of his love. Pray that this hotel owner will be one of a multitude of new believers that God will call to lead His growing church in Turkey.

Source: Advance

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JN429-3. NEWS BRIEF: Bush government believes in prayer

President Bush and other top political leaders gathered Thursday February 6 for the annual National Prayer Breakfast, speaking openly about their faith in the midst of the nation's difficult times. "I believe in prayer," the president told about 3,000 people in the Washington Hilton ballroom. "I pray. I pray for strength. I pray for guidance. I pray for forgiveness." Some of Bush's key advisers, including keynote speaker and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, the director of the CIA and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, quoted Scripture and recited prayers.

Source: Religion Today

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JN429-4. NEWS BRIEF: Kenya's main Muslim city comes to Christ

In the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city, many new churches are being planted. Ten years ago Mombasa was 99% Muslim. The church has advanced spectacularly over the last decade and the city, with over half a million inhabitants, is now nearly 60% Christian. Even in 'Old Mombasa Town', an Arab enclave with radical followers of Islam, souls are being won and a few churches are now in existence, although persecution is at times severe.

Source: Dawn Ministries

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JN429-5. RESOURCE: Prophetic words about Space Shuttle disaster

Derek Kuhn and Sharon Buss submitted a prophetic word about the February 1 Space Shuttle disaster. Their impressions can be retrieved by sending an e-mail to lyris@xc.org with only this command in the body of your mail:

get joel-news-international prophetic-words-space-shuttle-disaster

Avner Boskey from Israel writes: "Could the explosion over Palestine, Texas be God's way of drawing world attention to the matter of 'Palestine', specifically to the divine cost America and other nations will have to pay if they continue to be committed to establishing a Palestinian state on the land that God has promised to Israel alone? The coincidence seems to have divine overtones, so let's consider this possibility in prayer."

LINK: http://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=1388

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JN429-6. RESOURCE: Prophetic intercession for Iraq crisis

American prophet Cindy Jacobs reports on the International Convocation of Generals in Washington DC, January 16-18, 2003. During this meeting specific prophetic insights were shared in relation to the Iraq crisis. Jacobs addresses the attitude of the United States, the spiritual power base of 'Babylon', the British role in the Middle East and the abuse of women in the region. She believes the war with Iraq will be used by God to protect Israel from a pre-emptive attack and to open the Middle East for the Gospel.

LINK: http://www.generals.org/dcreport.pdf (prophetic report)
LINK: http://www.generals.org/iraqreport.pdf (mapping report)

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