305 April - May 2011

• Many New Agers are Seeking Christ – Day 5

• Iran: Now is the Time for Christians - Days 7 & 8
• Egyptian Church Prays for Freedom – Day 26
• Christ Turns Abortion into Blessing – Day 27 & 28

Will Half of Brazil

be Evangelical? Day 24
Outreaches to non-Christians.
Dearly Beloved Prayer Partners,
“Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye
lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye
mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD
hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.”
(Isaiah 44:23)

The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of

our Lord, and of his Christ

As I write this edition of the Prayer Bulletin I have been

recovering at home from an eye operation. This has allowed
me to work accompanied by one of my great joys: listening to
music – in this case – Handel’s oratorio Belshazzar,
composed 2 years after Messiah in 1744.
The overriding theme is the futility of human empires,
which fall as quickly as they have risen. The arrogance of
the human heart has thus to concede that History is
controlled totally and exclusively by the hand of Almighty
God. Thus Cyrus of Persia was established as God’s
instrument for the destruction of the cruel Babylonian
Empire, and the restoration of Israel and Jerusalem.
Whilst enjoying this sublime music, I could not help but draw
parallels with events that were unfolding in North Africa and
the Middle East, where seemingly untouchable regimes were
falling in a manner and with a speed that no pundit could have
possibly predicted. Similarly the centre of economic, political
and military gravity is, rapidly moving from the established
West towards the Eastern nations of China, India and others.
How are we to respond to this unpredictable scenario?
Clearly the only foundation we have to face this time of
uncertainty is the reality that Jesus is the King of Kings
and Lord of Lords. In one beautiful aria Cyrus, having
heard from Daniel of Isaiah’s prophecy naming him as the
restorer of Israel, exclaims: “Thus prostrate I confess,
thou art the LORD, there is none other beside thee. Thou
condescendest to call me thy shepherd and I will feed thy
flock.” (see Isaiah 44:28). What a beautiful type of our
Lord Jesus, “that great shepherd of the sheep...”
(Hebrews 13:20). We can be fully confident in His eternal
Lordship no matter how kingdoms rise or fall around us.
“Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King,” are the
words of another beautiful chorus in Belshazzar. Pray for our
new evangelist, Glen Scrivener as he faces this great task.

With loving greetings from all the Revival team,

Ian Milmine

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Jews Being Reached with the Gospel
BIBLE STUDY: Romans 10 Days 1 & 2
“Jews were told you must convert or be killed. If we ignore the history,
we’ll never really understand why it’s so difficult to reach the Jewish
people with the Gospel,” says Messianic rabbi Jeff Friedman in a
recent interview with The Christian Post. Friedman himself grew up
hating Christians. While attending an Orthodox Jewish synagogue
regularly in Brooklyn, N.Y., he said he had some brief encounters with
Christians and found them offensive.
It wasn’t until he was in his late 20s that he began to understand
Yeshua, or Jesus. And it was at the most unlikely of places – his
hair salon. One day in 1980 he met Mitzi, his Miami hairstylist.
She was a Jewish woman who attended an Assemblies of God
(AG) church. “She saw an emptiness in me,” Friedman recalled.
Mitzi challenged me to read from the Scriptures – Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Zechariah, Psalms – and she showed me the Messiah.
For the first time in my life, I was challenged with this question,
‘Who is this Messiah?’” A week later, Friedman came to faith in
Yeshua. “When I started to read the prophecies of God, it was
inescapable. I discovered in the older covenant scriptures that
this man that the gentiles call Jesus must be the Messiah,”
Friedman said.
Now a founder of Jacob’s Hope and a licensed AG minister, Messianic
rabbi Friedman noted that although many people are supporting
Jewish ministries that provide humanitarian aid, the Gospel is not
shared, so people aren’t being evangelised. Jacob’s Hope is working
to change this. “Most Jewish people scattered all over the world are
spiritually and physically in poverty,” Friedman said. Hundreds of Jews
enter the centres of Jacob’s Hope every month, and many ask
questions about why the missionaries are here and why they’re doing
what they’re doing. The volunteers and workers have a simple
response. “We’re here because of the Messiah,” he declared. Over
ninety percent of Jews have not heard a culturally relevant
presentation of the Gospel.
Friedman is seeking to help the Jewish people understand that
the terrible things done to them “in the name of Jesus” were not
done by true believers, or by the Messiah who loves them. “It’s
important that we put the Gospel back into its original Jewish
context. This Jewish man Jesus, the greatest Jew who ever lived,
who kept the law of Moses perfectly, who said 'I come to seek
and save the lost sheep of Israel, 'He loved the Jewish people.”
He shared his personal convictions from– “Brothers, my heart’s desire
and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved.” The
enthusiastic rabbi soon plans to take 20 health care professionals into
Ethiopia for eight days in order to minister to thousands of lost Jews
with hope for salvation.
Christian Post; Revival Media

DAY 1 - PRAISE: God for growing work among the Jews

and for the many Messianic fellowships
Day 2 – PRAY: That many Jews may discover that Yeshua
is indeed the Messiah of prophecy.

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Chinese Church Out in the Open
BBIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 41:10 Day 3
They have faced arrest, torture and death for their faith. But more than
40 years after the Cultural Revolution, Chinese Christians are getting
bolder about sharing their faith in public. One of the largest
underground churches in Beijing has now decided to go public. Jin
Tian Ming pastors Shou Wang Church, one of the largest so-called
underground churches in Beijing. "We worshipped in secret for years,"
he said.
"We were spread out across the city meeting in different people's
homes." Now the church meets publicly in one place and openly
invites non-believers to the meetings that are attended by
approximately 1,000 people. Once a month, among other
evangelistic efforts, church members go out into the community
distributing food and clothes. Such open proselytising is still
forbidden in China, especially since the church hasn't registered
with the government, but the authorities turn a blind eye.
Nevertheless, this is a church that has faced its share of challenges. A
couple of years ago, they were looking for a new home because they
were growing so fast. Once they found a location, they approached a
landlord with a price and the landlord agreed. But then the authorities
began to put pressure on the landlord not to sell. On November 1,
2009, in the middle of a bitter winter storm and with no suitable place
to meet, 500 members of Shou Wang Church met in an outdoor park
to worship and publicly protest the government's pressure. "We
wanted the authorities to know that our goal was to meet in one place,"
Jin said. "It was a bold move." It worked. Instead of rounding them up
and throwing them into jail, the authorities offered the church space in
a theatre operated and owned by China's People's Liberation Army.
Joel News International
PRAISE: God for the growth and positive witness of the
Chinese Church, and that the believers are now finding
favour with the authorities as they are prepared to lay their
lives on the line for Christ.

Hungary: Churches Reach Gypsies

BIBLE STUDY: Galatians 2:10 Day 4
Hungary's new government has allied itself with the churches in a
drive to create jobs and pull Roma (Gypsy) communities out of
poverty. The BBC's Nick Thorpe reports that social work by the
churches is already helping to improve the lives of Roma in eastern
Hungary. The Hungarian government is due to sign a deal with the
main churches to allow them to get involved in job creation. Hungary's
800,000 Roma - many of them destitute - are a priority. Hungary's
State Secretary for educational, social and labour programmes,
Zoltan Balog, is himself a Protestant pastor. “It will be the job of the
churches to go to the communities with their own proposals,” he says.
Prayer Alert; BBC
PRAISE: God for this great opportunity of service. Pray
that it will also be an opportunity to evangelise.
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Many New Agers are Seeking Christ
BIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 55:1 Day 5
"Arguing with atheists is boring," says Jari Koivu, a Finnish missionary
who worked in Russia, Cyprus and Canada. He had been amazed to
discover the spiritual hunger and interest in the esoteric in Russia,
when he and his wife Tanya moved there in the 1990's. That's when
Jari began realising an alternative approach to evangelism was
needed in order to present Jesus to the curious and spiritually hungry
Russians.
Jari and Tanya then moved to Cyprus to reach out to the many
Soviet women prostitutes there. In addition to opening a crisis
pregnancy centre, they experimented with healing and prayer
rooms. People from various church backgrounds quickly took up
the invitation, but so also did folk from New Age circles. That was
when they sensed they ought to do 'something' about the
growing presence of psychics and New Age fairs.
"This was a defining moment for us as a ministry," Jari explains. "We
understood the Lord was calling Christians to a more radical way of
evangelising Western spiritual seekers."
When he and Tanya moved to Toronto, Canada, in 2007, from the
start they decided to reach out to the New Age community.
They have now held numerous Open Sky Cafes at New Age fairs
in Cyprus, Turkey and Toronto. Last year, Jari's team ministered
to 452 seekers, with 108 reported decisions for Jesus and 84
healings. The organizers of a Toronto New Age expo decided to
ban their booth as there were just too many visitors for their
liking. But they changed their mind, and people just kept lining
up for prayer, Jari reports.
The hunger is so great, says Jari, the last few years have just been
fun. “Who wants to argue with atheists,” he asks, “when you can pray
with hungry seekers?”
www.hfe.org; Revival Media
PRAISE: God that dabbling in the esoteric often reveals a
deep hunger for the truth. Pray that the Church may be
awake to this mission field.

Focus on Hollywood’s Mission Field

BIBLE STUDY:2 Corinthians 4:6 Day 6
The Hollywood Prayer Network (HPN) is a Christian prayer ministry
for the purpose of praying for the people, the projects and the
powerful influence of the entertainment industry based at Hollywood.
“The challenge for the church in Hollywood is not so much in making
Christian movies, but reaching more people for Christ within the
industry,” HPN Director Karen Covell says. "The content of films and
the work of the creative community will change when their hearts
change," she said. Given its culture-shaping influence, the strategic
importance of praying for Hollywood, and particularly for Christians
working in the entertainment industry, cannot be overestimated.
Hollywood Prayer Network
PRAY: That many needy film stars may find Jesus.

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Iran: Now is The Time for Christians
BIBLE STUDY: Acts 2:46-47 Days 7 & 8
The day after Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly
congratulated Christians on the occasion of Christmas, an
unprecedented roundup of followers of Christ began. Many Christians
were rounded up and imprisoned in the days following Christmas.
Their homes were ransacked and vandalized, computers destroyed,
possessions seized and Christian art desecrated. The government is
vowing more arrests. Family members are threatened with violence
and rape. Individuals are coerced to sign admissions that they have
been deceived and return to Islam.
But despite the threats, most followers of Christ are finding
cause for rejoicing in the midst of their suffering. One
imprisoned female Christian, though facing health challenges,
says she has had the opportunity to lead three people to the
Lord, including a criminal on death row, making her trial
worthwhile.
Another woman was arrested and interrogated for several hours.
When she returned home, she was rejoicing that, because she had
been arrested, she was able to lead someone else to salvation in
Jesus. No churches have been allowed to be built in Iran for decades.
But this has caused house churches to proliferate, with hundreds in
some cities.
There are an estimated 1 million Christians among Iran's 77
million people. And despite the looming threat, Shi'ite Muslims
are turning to Christ in unprecedented numbers. One
government official called this "a disaster." One individual on the
conference call asked why the persecution has escalated now. A
Christian in Iran replied that it's because Christianity has been
"discovered to be far more widespread than thought."
Iranian Christians believe the time is now to do everything they can for
Christ. Young men and women are passionate to bring people to Him.
They are even enthused about sharing the Gospel in their prisons.
They are hopeful for a greater impact than ever. "This year we will
print more Scriptures than ever before," one Iranian Christian said.
Television and the Internet are having great impact, with many coming
to salvation in Christ through thoseavenues.
This is a crucial harvest hour, Iranian Christians assert. The
reaction of the authorities is due to the success of the church.
The more persecution there is, the stronger the Christian
determination. They sense "the goal of the government is to
frighten [Christians] so that when they are released they will flee
Iran," thus purging the nation of Christianity. But Iranian
Christians don't intend to flee.
They ask for prayer, for resources to print Scriptures, and for church
leaders to send messages to the authorities in support of the Iranian
Church.
Revival Media; Pentecostal Evangel
DAY 7 - PRAISE: God for the perseverance of Iranian
Christians and many new converts despite suffering.
Day 8 – PRAY: That God will be a very real presence with
them in their trials and that He will hear their cry.
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Secularism Seeks to Destroy Christians
BIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 9:6--7 Day 9
An Austrian think tank and non-governmental organization is warning
that freedom of religious expression is “at risk” in Europe from a
“totalitarian” secularist intolerance with particular restrictions on public
expressions of religious belief by Christians. “You cannot compare
injustices here with the situation in, for example, North Korea, India or
Pakistan,” observed Gudrun Kugler, a lawyer and director of the
Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in
Europe.
Nevertheless, in Europe Christianity is hated because it is “the
last obstacle to a new vision of secularity which is so politically
correct that it verges on totalitarianism,” she said. “Christians
are increasingly marginalized and are appearing more often in
courts over matters related to faith. So I think that we are
heading for a bloodless persecution.”
The Observatory reports that the main fault line in Europe is the clash
between the new “equalities” laws that have been put in place at the
prompting of the homosexual and radical feminist political lobbies, and
Europe’s still at least nominally Christian population - this has been
helped by an institutionally anti-Christian media, she said. Asked what
Christians can do, Gudrun Kugler said, “Speak up.” “Many European
Christians don’t realise that defending their beliefs is a way of
speaking up for the weak, the disadvantaged and the defenceless.”
LifeSiteNews.com, Inc.
PRAY: That Christians may speak up and be ever bolder in
proclaiming the Gospel of Christ.

Pakistani Minister Dies for His Faith

BIBLE STUDY: Hebrews 11:32-4 Day 10
Many Pakistani Christians were delighted with the news that Minorities
Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, had survived a major Government reshuffle
that took place in February.
In recent times, Bhatti had become a lightning rod for extremists
in Pakistan, who had issued multiple death threats against him
because he had proposed a change to the country’s
controversial blasphemy law and also his recent request for a
pardon for Asia Bibi, the mother of five, who was sentenced to
death for alleged blasphemy.
But his assassination by Islamist extremists deprives Pakistan of its
only Christian minister, and leaves the Christian community bereft of
its main supporter in high office. In a recent interview with The
Christian Post he had said, “I will continue to follow the principles that
I believe. I will continue to raise the voice of the voiceless. And I will
not feel fear because of these threats because I follow Jesus Christ
who has given his own life for us”
Prayer Alert; The Christian Post
PRAISE: God for this upright minister. Pray that his
sacrifice may lead to much blessing in Pakistan.
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Reaching the Internet Generation
BIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 43:5-7 Day 11
An outreach ministry that specializes in sharing the Gospel
through online media announced in February that it reached a
record-breaking 687,000 people in just one day last year.
Global Media Outreach, founded in 2004 by Campus Crusade for
Christ, said that in just one day in December 2010 it reached that
ministry-high figure. The 687,488 people that GMO said it presented
the Gospel to were from all 191 countries, and out of the total number,
56,854 people indicated a decision for Jesus Christ.
This evangelism system allows Christians to do mission without
having to leave their full-time job or relocate. But Walt Wilson,
chairman and founder of GMO, clarified that “the ministry’s goal
is not just to get people to make decisions for Christ online, but
to disciple new believers and to connect them to a local church
including systematic studies on an e-learning platform so that
progress can be measured and tracked by the individual new
believer,” Wilson said in a statement Wednesday.
Wilson, a former Apple executive, says, “We are the first generation in
all of human history to hold within our hands the technology to reach
every man, woman and child on the earth by 2020.” He added, “Our
vision remains the same: Giving every person on earth multiple
opportunities to accept Jesus.” GMO believes online mission is not
only financially efficient, but it allows people to share the Gospel in
restricted regions where traditional missionaries have a hard time
entering.
Christian Post
PRAISE: God that technology allows us to reach people
who never hear the Gospel. Pray that these outreaches
may be the means of a great salvation.

Afghanistan: Jesus Appears in Prison

BIBLE STUDY: Acts 9:1-9 Day 12
Said Musa, a Christian employee of the Red Cross, was arrested in
Afghanistan in late May 2010 after footage was nationally televised of
Afghan Christians being baptized. Musa, a father of six and an
amputee with a prosthetic leg, he was beaten, forcefully sleep
deprived, and sexually abused.
But on December 11, 2010, he wrote from his jail cell that he
rejoices in the Lord amidst great suffering. "I saw a vision
during, my sleep one night of the heaven opened and a person,
his clothes like snow, his face in dazzling light. He came to me
and put his hand on my shoulder, and told me: 'Please he happy,
I am always with you in this jail. I chose you and you should
announce my good news to the people of Afghanistan and all
over the world.' On that moment I was shaking and trembling
with fear. I fell down and could not stand. He took my hands and I
woke up."
Five days later Musa led a former Taliban to Christ.
Joel News International
PRAISE: God that the “suffering church” knows more of
God’s grace, mercy and power than we do.
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Martyred Pastor Sparks Revival
BIBLE STUDY: Romans 8:28 Days 13
In Maguindanao - the southern Philippine island, a 50-year-old female
pastor was brutally murdered while ministering in her Muslim
neighbourhood. Editha Junio is still in shock over the horrific murder of
her pastor Juliet Catalan and her 10-year-old daughter. "You cannot
identify her face because it was so badly hacked," Junio said.
Pastor Juliet started the house church in this predominantly
Muslim area in 2000. Her other daughter, whose identity has been
hidden for security reasons, said she warned her mother against
building a Christian church in the Muslims' backyard.
Pastor Juliet's other daughter, who lives in another town, says she
questioned God why He allowed it to happen, but I know there is a
purpose why He allowed it to happen," she said.
"My mother has this saying hanging on the wall. God allows
certain amounts of trials in our life but He promised none of it will
be wasted," she said. "He will work things for good and for His
glory." "My mother was prepared and God has prepared me," she
continued. "I miss them because they are all I have, but I know
one day we will all be together again."
This church hold on to the faith for which Pastor Juliet died - they have
joined other Christian fellowships, and just like the early Christians
who were dispersed because of persecution, her death has allowed
them to spread the Word of God to other places and reach more
unbelievers. Junio said. "It is not only the blood of Christ but also the
blood of Pastor Juliet that compels us to go and spread the good news
of salvation through Christ for people to be saved, especially the
Muslims."
CBN News; Revival Media
PRAISE: God that the blood of martyrs is the seed of
strength and advance of the “suffering church.”

Is Church planting the Way Forward?

BIBLE STUDY: 2 Timothy 4:2 Days 14
In the past two decades, most US denominations have either lost
members or experienced stagnant attendance, even though the U.S.
population has increased by 60 million. The Assemblies of God is one
denomination that has bucked the trend. Since 2007 the AG has
realised that vigorous new church planting is a major means of growth
and, in 2008, created the Church Multiplication Network (CMN). Thus
the goal for 2011 is 365 new churches in the USA. “The Holy Spirit is
calling us back to the core mission of reaching lost people,” says CMN
Director Steve Pike. Decisions are being made to go to the harder
places. Church planters are going into cities where it¹s economically
depressed; some of these areas are dangerous. Pike says they have
developed a robust church planters training programme, working
together in teams of planters.
Churplantingnetwork.ag.org
PRAISE: God that churches are returning to their core
values of reaching the lost. Pray for huge mission
outreach.
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 Biblical Pattern of Revival:
The Establishment of the
Thessalonian Church
Reading: 1 Thessalonians
The establishment of the Thessalonian Church is one of those
New Testament events that gives us heart that, where God is at
work, through faithful and persevering servants, miraculous
results can be seen. Paul was only allowed to remain in
Thessalonica for three weeks, yet he left a church established
there of which he could not long time after say that “you were
examples to all who believe in Macedonia and Achaia (1:7): True,
Timothy had returned there to “establish and comfort” (3:2) them
for a short while. But we can only marvel that a vibrant church
was established and consolidated in such a short space of time.
How did this happen?

1. They Received a True Gospel Not a Human Counterfeit

We live in a world that makes an idol of success. Churches are
“successful” if they’re big, have grand programmes, and raise lots
of money. This was not the Gospel that Paul brought to the
Thessalonians. Indeed, Paul could say of their faith: “And we also
thank God continually because, when you received the Word of
God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of
men, but as it actually is, the Word of God, which is at work in you
who believe.” (2:13).

2. They Were a Church Ready to Give and to Suffer for Christ

The Thessalonians were a far cry from cushy, arm-chair
Christianity, which only emphasises benefits but not the personal
sacrifice that Christians face if true to their Lord. They received
the Word of God “in much affliction” (1:6). Even in the short three
weeks he was with them, Paul had laboured night and day “as a
mother caring for her children” (2:7), and “as a father...
encouraging, comforting and urging them to live lives worthy of
God.” (2:12). The leader’s example had given them a true
understanding of the Gospel. They were not unsettled by the trials
that they were facing (3:3).

3. They Were a Church that Sought to Please God

Paul, with Silas and Timothy had instructed the Thessalonians
about holy living; he can say of them that they, in fact, are living
holy lives (4:1). Furthermore he didn’t have to teach them about
brotherly love, for “you yourselves have been taught of God how
to love one another.” (4:9).

What an example for new church planting today!

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 Examples from History:
THE REVIVAL AT BALDHU CHURCH
THAT CAUSED WILLIAM HASLAM TO BE
CONVERTED BY HIS OWN SERMON

The Rev William Haslam was an English country parson whose

story is told in two autobiographical volumes - From Death unto
Life and Yet not I. One Sunday in 1851 following a period of deep
conviction of sin, Haslam ascended into the pulpit of Baldhu
church near Truro with the intention of telling his congregation
that he would not preach again to them until he was saved and to
ask them to pray for his conversion.

The Parson Who Trusted in the Church not in Christ

Haslam’s preaching at this time was all about the Church. To
him there was no salvation outside the Church. His description of
this matter is as follows: “I preached that forgiveness and
salvation were to be had in and by the Church, which was as the
Ark in which Noah was saved. Baptism was the door of the Ark,
and Holy Communion the token of abiding in it and all who were
not inside were lost".
However, he was not convinced in his own heart of the truth of
this teaching. The crowning event came when his gardener fell ill.
The doctors pronounced him a dying man. Faced with eternity, all
the teachings of the Church and sacraments that the vicar had
given him failed to console him and give him an assurance of
peace with God.

His Gardener’s Conversion Greatly Disturbed His Soul

In his distress, the poor gardener sent for a converted neighbour.
This man, instead of giving him false comfort, proceeded to show
him that he was a lost sinner in the sight of God, and that he
needed to come to Christ just as he was for pardon and peace
through the precious Blood. The gardener found peace in
believing on the Finished Work of Christ. The news spread all
over the parish that the "parson's servant had been converted".
With overflowing heart, he told the vicar of his new found peace
and joy in the Saviour, and then declared he was going to pray for
"his dear master" to be converted too. This was too much for the
distracted cleric, and he left the house in a disturbed frame.

Haslam’s Conversion Through His Own Sermon

That Sunday, Haslam felt too troubled to preach his morning
sermon but seeing the people already gathered, he decided to go
ahead. As he spoke on the text, "What think ye of Christ?" a light
seemed to dawn in his heart, and he saw all that Christ had done
for our redemption. A parishioner sprang up, crying,

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“The parson's converted!"
Haslam's own account of what happened next is graphic. His
voice was lost in the shouts and praises of three or four hundred
of the congregation. “Instead of rebuking this extraordinary
'brawling' as I should have done in former time, I joined in the
outbreak of praise, and then gave out the Doxology – ‘Praise God
from whom all blessings flow’, and the people sang it over and
over again.”

The Fire of Revival was Kindled by Haslam’s Conversion

"On the Monday after my conversion,” he continues, “our
weekday service was filled to excess. I was just telling of how
God pulled me out of a desolate pit, when someone gave a shriek
and began crying aloud for God's mercy. This was followed by
another, then another, until preaching was impossible. I cannot
tell how many found peace that night, but there was great
rejoicing." At one service in the church, many fell down, crying for
mercy. Haslam continues: "I gave out a hymn and went among
the 'slain of the Lord.' After about an hour, someone suggested
that we should go to the school-room, as it was getting dark. The
men and women in distress of soul were carried there, praying as
they went.
Haslam went among the people, and as each found peace and
began praising God, they were asked to leave and make room for
others. In this way the meeting went on until ten o'clock, when
Haslam left. It continued uninterrupted all night and all the next
day, and so on for eight days!

The Fruits of the Revival were Many and Lasting

The revival touched people of all walks of life. Haslam began
'Drawing-Room Meetings' for more well-to-do enquirers, many of
whom were touched by God's power. The cottage meetings for
ordinary villagers continued for some years and open-air
preaching reached large numbers.
In that part of Cornwall. Haslam records that young children in the
Sunday schools would all start crying at the mention of God's
love. Notorious local sinners were converted and became
soul-winners. Many Christians received prophetic dreams and
visions, some being led by specific words from God to meet
previously unknown seekers of God. There was also evidence of
healings.
Lastly, and perhaps above all, there was a deep and all-pervading
joy which attracted others like a magnet, to seek Jesus for
themselves.

Source: From Death Unto Life, by Rev William Haslam

Good News Publications

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 Prayer Concerning Revival
And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring
up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt
send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou
hast also found grace in my sight.

Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew
me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy
sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee
rest. And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry
us not up hence.

For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have
found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so
shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that
are upon the face of the earth.

(Exodus 33:12-16)

I will magnify Thee, O God my king!

And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,

And let all flesh give thanks
Unto His holy name for ever and ever.

Amen.

(Final solo and chorus from Handel’s Belshazzar)

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses

are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities,
like the wind, have taken us away.

And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up
himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us,
and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou
our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for

ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.

(Isaiah 64:6-10)

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A Great Opportunity for the UK Church
BIBLE STUDY: Proverbs.28:27 Day 15
The churches are probably better placed than any other organisation
to take advantage of the opportunities for service and effective
community action that is being offered by David Cameron’s “Big
Society” ideal. Many are already seizing the opportunities that are
opening to them.
Twelve churches in Tower Hamlets have clubbed together to
open a rolling night shelter for homeless people in the East
London borough. The GrowTH project is offering homeless
people a safe and warm place to sleep seven days a week until
the end of February. Participating churches are taking it in turns
to open their doors to guests from 7.30pm and provide a hot
dinner in the evening and breakfast the following morning. Tony
Uddin, of Tower Hamlets Community Church, is one of the
project organisers. He said the churches were inspired to set up
GrowTH because of the gap in service provision for local
homeless people.
“Our volunteers’ generosity means that we can make a real
difference…” he said. “It is important for churches to be involved in the
local community and our initiative is proof that we can make a real
difference and implement the much publicised Big Society ethos.”
Prayer Alert
PRAISE: God that initiatives of witness and service are
being launched – similarly to Christian work in the 18th
and 19th centuries. Pray for many similar initiatives across
the country and that the Gospel may be proclaimed and
lived out in practice.

Bringing the Light of Life to Alaska

BIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 60:2-3 Day 16
Darkness will cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but the
Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you.’ (Is.60:2)
In the rampant suicide and hopelessness that has gripped many of the
teenage communities in Alaska God is moving through Christian
outreach bringing the Light of Life and Hope to people struggling with
hopelessness and thoughts of suicide. The second mission to Alaskan
teens and youth that took place from 28th February to 6th March will
present a Christian suicide prevention programme through multimedia
school assemblies with music, stories and proven practices to give
youth reasons to commit to life not suicide. They will give youngsters
practical tools to help themselves and others in the time of need. They
will also connect all the people and resources in the community in
order to provide a safety net for people who are depressed and/or
suicidal.
Breaking Christian News
PRAISE: God that loving Christian involvement does make
a difference. Pray this will lead to a revival of faith in Christ
among the Alaskan people.

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Christian Radio: A Light for Tanzania
BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 49:1-3 Day 17
The New Year started off with a new Christian presence on the
airwaves of Tanzania. Broadcasting from Mbeya, located
on a mountain top (insuring no obstruction of its signal), the Gospel
message is broadcast to an area that blankets southern Tanzania and
many millions of its citizens. The station is the result of years of labour
and the combined efforts of the Tanzanian Assemblies of God, US
missionaries and Speed the Light (STL), which helped with purchasing
some of the equipment and in coordinating technical advice.
"The national church carried the lion's share of the budget,"
states Tanzanian missionary Scott Hanson, "but we are all
excited about the potential impact the station will have in
proclaiming the Gospel and disseminating good doctrine through
solid Biblical teaching." Currently, the population of Tanzania is
estimated at 39 million people, with more than 80 percent said to
be living in rural areas. AG African Regional Director Mike
McClaflin says that the Tanzania Assemblies of God, has one of
the most aggressive evangelism and church planting
programmes of any of the AG national fellowships in the world.
Meanwhile Missions Communications Director Randy Hurst says four
more stations will be established in the next 10 years. Their vision is to
broadcast the Gospel across the entire country within a decade, while
simultaneously planting thousands of churches. “With Tanzania being
one of the poorest economies in Africa, the vision and faith of this
national church is astounding,” he says. With Trans World Radio
(TWR) covering all of Malawi, and Christian radio spreading in Uganda
and Kenya, radio is fast becoming a powerful means of church growth
in East Africa.
AG News; Revival Media
PRAISE: God for these initiatives to blanket East Africa
with Christian radio. Pray for the Africans who have taken
this step of faith, and for the broadcasts to pave the way
for rapid church growth.

Church of England to Battle Atheism

BIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 58:1 Day 18
Clergy have been urged to be more vocal in countering the arguments
put forward by the more hard-line group of atheists led by Richard
Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, who have campaigned for a less
tolerant attitude towards religion.
A report endorsed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, warns that the
Church faces a battle to prevent faith being seen as "a social problem"
and says the next five years are set to be a period of "exceptional
challenge". It expresses concern that Christians are facing hostility at
work and says the Church could lose its place at the centre of public
life unless it challenges attempts to marginalize religious belief.
The Daily Telegraph

PRAY: That this may be a time when Christians will stand

together to proclaim the Faith of the Gospel.

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Urgent Prayer for Iranian Christians
BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 118:8-9 Day 19
At the time of writing it is impossible to know where upheaval in North
Africa and the Middle East will lead to. In some cases it may provide
ordinary people with the democratic rites they have been starved of for
years. In other cases it may give hardline Islamists the opportunity to
seize power and impose Sharia Law on all citizens. What many
commentators believe is that the Iranian regime will try to seize the
moment to widen its power and influence on the Arab nations.
In late February Iranian naval vessels sailed the Suez Canal en
route to Syria, the first time in three decades that Tehran has
been allowed to send military ships through this strategic
waterway. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu viewed the
move 'with gravity.' After days of violent street protests in
Teheran, opposition websites have been shut down and
Opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi have
been placed under house arrest.
Many Christians continue to be imprisoned for their faith as they grow
bolder in proclaiming Christ, and the house churches grow
exponentially in number. With around one million professing
Christians, what happens in Iran may be decisive for the whole of the
Middle East, and could eventually facilitate the spread of the Gospel in
the whole region.
Prayer Alert; Revival Media
PRAISE: God that He is sovereign over all the events and
pray that this may indeed be a time when Islamist dogma
implodes and the Lordship of Jesus is proclaimed
throughout the whole region.

South Sudan Needs Urgent Prayer

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 33:10-12 Day 20
Following the extraordinary vote for independence, the mainly
Christian Southern Sudanese have continued to suffer attacks by
renegade militia. One such attack in south Sudan's Jonglei oil state
last February killed at least 211 people. The violence has reignited
concerns for the security of the underdeveloped region. South Sudan's
army said forces loyal to George Athor, a former army officer who
staged a revolt after losing in last year's elections, were responsible
for the attacks. Army and government officials said Wednesday that
the scale of the loss emerged after the bodies of women, children and
other civilians were found in remote areas. The great concern is that
the mainly Islamic North will try to destabilise the south by arming
militias before independence takes place. In what is already a
traumatised society this latest massacre has been a painful affair.
What is needed is for righteous Christian men and women to be major
players in the new government.
Revival media; Prayer Alert
PRAISE: God that Southern Sudan has the chance of a
new beginning. Pray that true Christians may be at the
forefront of establishing this new nation.

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Australia ‘Rises Up’ Amid Crisis
BIBLE STUDY: Romans 13:11-12 Days 21 & 22
Flash floods and a powerful cyclone have taken a toll on Australia this
year. Yet – unlike the situation with the Chilean miners – we did not
see a national call for God to intervene. Nevertheless, in the midst of
their hardships, many residents have found the Good News. Pockets
of revival are breaking out in the country and miracles have been
reported as a result of quiet but persevering prayer movement Rise Up
Australia. Once a Christian nation, Australia has been hit by
aggressive secularization causing many people to grow cold to
Christianity. Only about 10 percent of the population regularly attends
church, yet a number of churches and ministries are becoming more
resolute in praying for the nation and desperately crying out to God.
"Rise Up Australia" was started in 2000 by pastor Daniel Nalliah,
president of Catch the Fire Ministries. Now, more than 10 years
later Christians are gathering for monthly prayer meetings in 75
Australian cities. "These prayer groups are focused on praying
for breakthroughs. We are calling for a reformation of love. I
know Australia will come to Jesus in the next 10 years," he said.
"The call of 'Rise Up Australia' is to get Christians here to pray
for the transformation of their nation, and already because of
prayer a number of miracles have been reported."
Even Australia's secular media has reported on the miracles. One of
the country's leading dailies, The Age, wrote about a woman who was
raised from the dead. Diana Shield suffered a heart attack while on a
bus tour in Israel. Dr. Murray James-Wallace, an expert in cardiac
resuscitation, was seated behind her and assures she was lifeless.
According to Dr. James-Wallace, Shield had no pulse or breathing. "In
my experience, the chances of successfully resuscitating patients is
less than 10 percent," with all the resources of a cardiac hospital he
explained. "Most cases require electrical... so to put that all in a
context of a bus, with one doctor, no equipment, no drugs... the
chance of coming back is very slim."
Dr. James-Wallace wasn't able to revive Shield without the
necessary medical equipment, so Pastor Nalliah prayed. "The
pastor said, 'Spirit of death leave. Satan is the loser. Jesus is the
winner. Life come back.' Diana Shield turned to him and smiled.
“At that point, I placed myself under the authority of Jesus. I
prayed with everybody else," Dr James-Wallace recalled.
Pastor Nalliah says he's convinced God is pouring His spirit out on
Australia after many years of prayer and intercession.
He believes the Rise Up Australia prayer movement will spread, and in
the aftermath of drought, devastating floods and cyclones, Australia's
Christian faith will be revived.
CBN News; Revival media; Open Heaven
DAY 21 – PRAISE: God that with Him ALL things are
possible, the blood of Jesus can heal body and soul.
DAY 22 – PRAY: That these nations that have turned from
Him may be reborn by the power of the Gospel.

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Singapore Church Serving in India
BIBLE STUDY: Galatians 4:6-7 Day 23
On a recent mission trip to India, 24 youths from RiverLife Church in
Singapore led a youth camp, children's Sunday School and Sunday
Services for Dalits, the outcasts of Indian society. The trip was part of
the 3,000-strong Singapore church's partnership with Operation
Mobilisation (OM) in India to support local churches. OM has
established some 2,500 churches in Dalit communities throughout
India. It is also involved in starting 100 English schools to provide Dalit
youths with proper education. Many Dalits are uneducated, have little
skills, and are abused and marginalised. Consequently, they are
caught in a vicious cycle of poverty.
Through setting up schools for Dalits, OM India aims to help
them break out of that cycle and make a difference within their
community. The Singapore church mobilises its members to
sponsor the education of Dalit children. Currently 400 are
sponsored and the aim is to reach 900 sponsorships on an
annual basis.
The church appears to have come in at the right time."There seems to
be a revival that is spreading across India," said Pastor Lim. "Many are
coming to faith and the opportunity to reach out to (Indian people) is
there." The programme aims to train Dalit youth as Christian leaders
for the future. However, there is a hurdle preventing Dalit youths from
becoming transforming agents. "The challenge is to bring them out of
the mindset that they have been put into all these years, even, I think,
in families, that they belong to the lowest strata of the society, they are
not entitled to things, they do not deserve blessings basically," said
project leader Ms. Tan.
Singapore Christian Post
PRAISE: God that Asian Christians are serving their less
fortunate brothers. Pray that many Dalits will recognise
their position in Christ and be leaders.

Will Half of Brazil be Evangelical?

BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 72:17-19 Day 24
Researchers at Servindo aos Pastores e Líderes (SEPAL) announced
that evangelicals are expected to reach 57.4 million in Brazil this year.
This groundbreaking study predicts Brazil's evangelical growth rate
over the next decade. SEPAL conducted this study utilizing results
from Brazil's Census 2000 survey by the Brazilian Institute of
Geography and Statistics and other information from a March 2007
study conducted by Datafolha, a major domestic information firm.
Based on figures obtained from both sources, SEPAL said,
"We believe 52 per cent of the population will be evangelical by 2020,
or about 109.3 million evangelicals within a total population of 209.3
million," said researcher Luis André Brunet, in an interview with The
Christian Post this week.
The Christian Post
PRAISE: God for the extraordinary advance of Bible-
believing Christians in Brazil. Pray for godly leaders who
will lead the nation in righteousness.
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Uganda: Gospel TV in Own Language
BIBLE STUDY: Revelation 5:9 Day 25
A television station in Africa is making it possible for people to watch
Christian television programming in their own language. In March, Nile
Broadcasting Services began airing the Christian Broadcasting
Network programs The 700 Club and Turning Point in Uganda's
primary language, Luganda. More than 10 million people speak the
language. The goal is to help viewers better understand the programs.
Turning Point features docudramas, thought-provoking interviews on
critical global issues, and inspirational music.
With several Christian radio stations and this new TV station, the
Luganda speakers have many opportunities to hear the message
of Jesus together with practical teaching about family life, health
advice, and many other topics that will aid their development.
With its population of 35 millions, Ugandans are having an increasing
exposure to the Gospel. But ancestral religious ties remain strong and
clearly taught sound doctrine is needed to create a new generation of
Christian leaders who can help lead the Ugandan Church to be true
followers of Jesus Christ, who make a real difference to their nation.
CBN News; Revival Media; CIA Factbook
PRAISE: God for the ample opportunities to proclaim the
Gospel in Uganda. Pray for a renewed revival of holiness
and commitment to Jesus Christ.

Egyptian Church Prays for Freedom

BIBLE STUDY: Isaiah 19:24-25 Day 26
Just a few weeks after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from
power in Egypt, believers in the country are hoping for a new era of
freedom not only in their own country, but right across the Arab world.
The revolution has been difficult, admits Abdul Al-Latif, a Christian
living in Egyptian capital.
The military has been ruling ever since and as the country
reviews its constitution and its future, Abdul is hoping a new
future for the church too. “Usually we say hardship is difficult
and we are scared of it. But hardship has brought blessing, it has
made us stronger in our faith,” he says.
“Hopefully it will make the church bold enough to share the
Gospel with the majority people.”
His hopes are shared by Mohklis Amin, an Egyptian staff member of
Arab World Ministries. Speaking on UCB radio, Amin said, “For so
many years, the spirit of fear has dominated. People wouldn’t dare talk
about Christ in public with their neighbours and friends as they were
scared of being arrested," he said. Now Christians are hoping for
equality for all citizens, including religious equality and freedom. Amin
added: “God is shaking the nations … it is time for the Arab world to
wake up to the message of the Gospel.”
Christian Today
PRAY: With our Egyptian brothers for a new era of
openness and boldness to proclaim Christ.
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Christ Turns Abortion into Blessing
BIBLE STUDY: Job 33:4-5 Days 27 & 28
Film star beauty Jane Russell, whose image became a popular pinup
for World War II servicemen, passed away of respiratory failure at her
California home on March 1st at the age of 89. Leading a wild lifestyle
early on, Russell suffered an illegal abortion that caused her to lose
her fertility. The experience nearly killed her, and led her to become
outspoken about abortion, denying that any circumstance - rape or
incest included - justified taking the life of an unborn child.
“People should never, ever have an abortion. Don’t talk to me
about it being a woman’s right to choose what she does with her
own body. The choice is between life and death,” Russell
declared. But according to her daughter-in-law, Etta Waterfield,
Jane’s true legacy lies in her deep devotion to the Bible as a
born-again Christian, and her tenacity living out that faith as a
pro-life advocate
According to Waterfield, the young Jane already “felt horrible” about
the moral evil committed in the abortion, which was so badly botched
she nearly died. “She knew it was wrong,” she said. “But as a young
teenager, she felt she was trapped and her career starting to take off,
and it was an inconvenience, and she thought that was the best
solution, knowing all along that it wasn’t.” But it was because of the
open arms of her own mother, Geraldine, that Jane was encouraged
to “let the Lord figure out” how to turn the experience to good.
“Grandma Russell was by her side after she had the abortion and
she said, ‘Daughter, the Lord will turn this around for good if you
allow him to work in your life. There is no condemnation from
Him, nor will there be any condemnation from our lips either,’”
said Waterfield. Indeed, her mother’s words proved to be
prophetic: Russell was to found the World Adoption International
Fund (WAIF) in 1955. According to Waterfield, through Russell’s
efforts at adoption advocacy, she helped find a place for over
40,000 children in permanent homes who may otherwise never
have found them. She later adopted three children of her own,
and left behind six grand-children and 10 great-grandchildren at
her passing.
“She made a mistake, but she is the perfect example of what the
Bible says: what Satan has meant for bad, God will turn around for
good if you allow him to work in your life,” said Waterfield. “That’s Mom
right there: those thousands of children - that abortion turned into a
blessing.” As Russell lay on her deathbed, Waterfield said that she
whispered in her ear, “Mom, now you can hold your baby for the first
time. You’ll be able to see your baby.” Jane Russell was active in
spreading the Christian Faith among her peers – she started the
Hollywood Christian Group, a weekly Bible study hosted at her house
for Christians in the film industry.
LifeSiteNews; Revival Media
DAY 27 – PRAISE: God that He turns our sins into
opportunities - what Satan meant for evil into god.
DAY 28 – PRAY: That Jane’s example may be an inspiration
for many to find forgiveness in Christ.

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“Fresh Start" for Displaced Children
BIBLE STUDY: Psalm 27:10-11 Day 29
Millions of children and youth around the world have been displaced
by war, natural disaster and other cataclysmic disruptions of their
normal lives. The ministry of OneHope is seeking to provide heart
answers for these traumatised little ones in a new special edition Book
of Hope called Fresh Start.
The objective of OneHope is to “Provide God’s eternal Word to all
children and youth in the world.” Book of Hope seeks to achieve
this in a format of 17 cards containing illustrated presentations
of Scriptures most important themes, leading to a full
presentation of the Gospel of God’s love in Christ.
Fresh Start is being trialed among displaced children of Haiti.
Revival Media;One Hope; Pentecostal Evangel
PRAISE: God that so many little ones are being introduced
to Jesus and His redeeming love for them.

Polish MPs to Defend Christians

BIBLE STUDY: Proverbs 31:8-10 Day 30
Lawmakers in Poland have formed a group to protest the persecution
of Christians around the world. The group, which was formed in
reaction to the recent killings of Christians in Asia and Africa, in
particular the horrendous assassination of Pakistan’s only Christian
Government minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, held its first meeting at the
beginning of March. Lawmaker Jan Filip Libicki says they plan to meet
with representatives of countries where Christians have been targeted
for their religious beliefs, and push for their protection. This move by
Polish politicians in defence of persecuted Christians can be
particularly significant as Jerzy Buzek, a former Polish Prime Minister,
occupies the post of President of the European Parliament.
CBNNews; Revival Media
PRAISE: God for this long overdue initiative. Pray that for
a powerful lobby to form in defence of Christians.

Chaplain’s Near Death Brings Revival

BIBLE STUDY: Matthew 9:23-25 Day 31
The recovery of a prison chaplain from near death has
led to an ongoing revival among the 480 inmates of Caswell
Correctional Center in Yanceyville, North Carolina. It has experienced
an upsurge in attendance at chapel services as well as increased
prayer since the return of Chaplain Joe Lenna following a liver
transplant. Lenna, himself a former convict, lay at death’s door for
months, while inmates prayed for him. To begin with a small group
gathered to pray in the courtyard while others mocked. Gradually
others asked for prayer and saw amazing answers to their needs. With
Chaplain Lenna back, former mockers are now the mainstay of the
prison chapel services and prayer meetings.
AG News; Revival Media
PRAISE: God He honours prayer. Pray for the salvation of
many inmates.
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