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Who is the 21st Century Missionary? A Global Equipping for all Missionaries

Are you a kingdom worker serving on the missions field? This meeting is just for you so don’t miss out. Join on ZOOM and be equipped with the needed knowledge and grace to win more territories for the Lord. Its time for a Global Harvest and we must not delay! below is the link to the meeting on this Saturday, 29th of January 2022 at exactly 6pm GMT/9pm Moscow Time. The Speaker is a renowned Missionary who served in Ukraine, Madagascar and many other nations.

https://zoom.us/j/96824950598?pwd=aXRuSFUvMUM5N3FZQmpnOXBleHJMUT09

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Passcode: 936794

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Missionaries mobbed and attacked for converting Hindus in India

A house church in India’s Chhattisgarh state was reportedly attacked by a mob of 200 radical Hindu nationalists earlier this month, leaving two Christians with serious injuries.

International Christian Concern (ICC) reports the brutal attack started when a radical named Sanjith Ng barged into a worship service taking place in Odagoan village on Jan. 9. 

After entering the church, Ng attacked members of the congregation, beating on them, and then dragged Pastor Hemanth Kandapan outside where a mob was waiting. Villagers said the crowd beat Kandapan and another Christian named Sankar Salam so badly that both were hospitalized with severe internal injuries. 

During the attack, the mob cursed the Christians and accused them of illegally converting Hindus to Christianity. The pair were told they would be killed if they continued to hold prayer events in the village.

“I was under house arrested for nearly nine hours,” Kandapan told ICC. “All through that time I was hackled and abused by the mob even in the presence of the police.”

A day after the attack, a Christian woman named Sunderi Bathi was forced to convert to Hinduism. Leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) also pushed other Christian villagers of Odagoan to participate in the Ghar Wapsi ritual, which means “coming home.”

Fearing their lives, at least five Christian families fled Odagoan and have taken shelter in nearby villages.

“The situation in the village is still tense,” Pastor Kandapan told ICC. “We do not know how long these families will have to stay out of their homes.”

As CBN News has reported, Christian leaders in India have demanded that local law enforcement authorities respond with “strict action” to such incidents. 

For example, three Christian women were seriously injured in October when a huge mob of radical Hindu nationalists attacked congregants at a church in India’s Uttarakhand state.

The attackers were identified as members of the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), VHP and Bajrang Dal. They claimed that their actions were appropriate and accused the church of engaging in illegal conversion activities. 

Hindu radicals also ambushed four Christian women in August while they gathered for prayer together in the Sarurpur village of India. The women’s wounds ranged from a leg fracture to a serious head injury. 

And in July, Pastor Balwinder “Bagicha” Bhatti was found dead near a street in Ferozpur (Punjab). The Protestant pastor was ambushed, beaten, and fatally stabbed in the back of the head with a sharp weapon.

Source: CBN NEWS

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Reasons why Pastors quit the ministry

When a pastor leaves church, we should ask that has happened. More than 1,700 pastors leave the ministry every month. This staggering number includes some of the brightest, most inspiring pastors in the country. To prevent the continued flight of our pastors, we need to understand the cause of the problem. Though every situation is unique, the reasons pastors leave are often similar.

Common Reasons a Pastor Leaves Church

  1. Discouragement.

    Complaints speak louder than compliments. You can receive 15 compliments and one complaint, and the complaint will stick. When you hear criticism and look out to see empty pews, it can be difficult to recognize the positive impact you’re making. The key is to remember: No matter how much negative you hear, you’re always doing 10 times more good. 

  2. Failure.

    Many pastors have difficulty recognizing success. They compare themselves to other pastors and other ministries. Comparisons produce only two outcomes:

    (1) You think you’re better, which results in excessive pride,

    or (2) you feel like you don’t measure up, which creates a sense of failure.

    The key is not to compare, but to celebrate your successes. 

  3. Loneliness.

    With so many people looking to pastors for guidance, it can be difficult for pastors to let their guards down. They don’t want to come across as less than perfect. They feel they can’t be transparent and vulnerable. That creates a sense of isolation. It’s important for pastors to find people they can open up and share their struggles with, instead of absorbing and isolating.

  4. Moral Failure.

    The moral failures of pastors are magnified more than the average person. The key to avoiding moral failures is creating a system of risk prevention. When you meet with someone of the opposite sex: Let your spouse know, never meet behind closed doors and do not discuss relationship issues. For pornography, software is available to monitor or block Web activity.

  5. Financial Pressure.

    Most ministries are nonprofits, so pastors are not compensated well. When you can’t fully provide the life you want for your family, it makes it hard to continue. Then you look at friends not in the ministry with big houses and nice cars. Pastors can relieve the pressure with better financial planning. Try following the 80-10-10 rule—10 percent to church, 10 percent to savings and 80 percent to live off.

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From a Drug Addict to the Vice President of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

Ken Barun, the Vice President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, was once a drug addict. When he was asked how he came from being a heroin user to a part of the international Christian evangelistic organization, he confidently said, “It’s all about Jesus.”

Ken Barun

Ken’s father disowned him when he became addicted to drugs. He was dependent on the substance for seven years until a drug program representative came and recruited him to join a residential treatment program to which he agreed. Eventually, he became the president of the same drug rehabilitation program. Together, they found the Ronald Mcdonald House Charities, and  Ken became its president. He helped build it to become one of the most innovative charities in the world.

Despite the success, Ken still felt empty.

Friend of Jesus

One day, in a fundraising event, Ken met a friend of Jesus. His name was Paul Saber. He presented Jesus as the Jewish Messiah.

Ken was initially surprised by the idea. But, as their conversation went on, he finally gave in. “God, forgive me for my sins,” he prayed. “I accept Jesus as my Savior. I repent for all the wrong things I’ve done wrong, and I ask you to come into my heart and soul and make me new again.”

After his prayer, he couldn’t help but sob. But, he felt a whole weight lifted off his shoulders. His heart was suddenly whole. “It was a physical reality,” he declared. But, the ultimate surprise happened after Ken called his father. He told him about his encounter with Jesus, and as a Jew, he figured he would get disowned once again. His father cried but it was not tears of sadness, rather tears of joy. Because his parents actually found Jesus when they were trying to look for a solution to his drug problem.

Source: GODTV 

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Testimony: A baseball coach has come back to life after 29 days

Robstown High School baseball coach Elias Vasquez contracted
COVID-19, leaving him in a coma for 29 days. He had to rely on a 
Tracheotomy and ventilator to live. According to the report, only two 
percent survive with conditions like his case. That’s why after 
making it from the life-threatening scenario, he credited God for 
carrying him through.
 
“I am a walking miracle,” Elias attested to KRIS-TV in an interview. “I
was in a coma for 29 days and that was pretty scary. But God is
great and does miracles all the time. I thank God every day for
giving me a second chance and saving my life. It was nothing short
of a miracle.” He also thanked those who prayed for him during his
battle with the virus. He stressed how “those prayers helped save
my life.”
Further, Elias revealed how he asked his father, a pastor, to recite
John 3:16 before he slipped into a coma. The verse declared, “For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” He
requested it because he wanted to confess this truth before facing
the harrowing ordeal.
Now, his life has become a testimony, and he’s excited to be back
coaching at school after missing the last season. Elias also described
how his near-death experience entirely changed his perspective on
life.
Elias is indeed a walking miracle of God’s goodness and powerful
healing. Hearing his story is truly encouraging, reminding each one
of us that nothing is impossible with Him. Miracles happen every
day.
Such a powerful recovery story! God is good!
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Keys to preserving our dreams and visions- lessons from the life of Joseph

PART ONE

Everybody is born with an indwelling dream or vision – we all want to achieve something or be someone. Dreams and visions are God’s strategy for embedding a specific portion of his eternal plans and purposes into the heart of man so that the recipient of that specific dream or vision becomes the vehicle for fulfilling that dream.

Dreams and visions are the guiding light of a man’s life – they give meaning to life. Have you ever seen a person who lacks vision? Confusion and lack of focus surround their lives. Indeed, one of the most undesirable and disheartening experiences in life is to live with an unfulfilled dream.

The lingering question to which this generation must find an answer is what causes people to abort their dreams and visions and how can we prevent this from happening?. The answer to this question and the strategy for preventing an abortion of dreams and visions lies in the individual’s ability to access the wisdom of God. Scripture clearly states people perish because they lack knowledge. ( Hos 4:6 ). It is not the bodies of the people that perish, it is their dreams and visions that perish and eventually lead to a disintegration of the society. ( Prov 29:18)

Joseph had a dream, yet he lacked the wisdom to actualize that dream. His inability to handle his dreams with wisdom and discernment almost got him killed. Beloved, it is not enough to have a dream or vision. What matters is the wisdom to nurture those dreams until the season for due manifestation.

Indeed, Joseph represents a generation blessed with destiny changing dreams and visions whose dreams and visions stand the risk of being aborted. Just as Joseph’s dream was rescued and preserved by God until the time for manifestation, God will rescue the dreams and visions of this generation by the operation of divine wisdom- all we to do is ask for wisdom ( Prov 16:16, Prov 4:6-7 ).

Joseph had an incredible life from which we can glean some nuggets of divine wisdom on how we can stop aborting our dreams and visions.

1. Get a clear understanding of your dream or vision – is it possible to safely drive a car without learning how to drive? I guess not. The same rule applies to our dreams and visions – they come with their specific operation manual. We cannot use them until we are fully acquainted with the manual. It is wise to seek clarity about a dream or vision before you act on it.

Many people kill their dreams because they do not pray for clarity or a deeper understanding of that dream or vision. Sometimes we inadvertently kill the dreams and visions of people around us because we don’t discern the true meaning of their dreams or why they are in our lives.

Joseph did not understand his dream. His father and his brothers did not understand the dream. They all saw Joseph as the focal point of the dream. But the focal point of the dream was not Joseph, but the fulfilment of God’s plan to preserve the nation of Israel.

Perhaps the reaction of Joseph’s family would have been different if they had discerned the true meaning of the dream. Can you imagine that Joseph’s brothers almost killed their saviour!!!!!. What would have been the faith of the nation of Israel if Joseph had died in that pit?

When Joseph told his father about the dream, His father observed the dream. ( Gen 37:11). The word observe is from the Hebrew word *Shamar* which mean to guard or protect. We must follow the example of Jacob, we must protect our dreams and visions by gaining divine clarity

Take time out to pray for clarity concerning your dreams and visions. Don’t pray once, pray twice, three times. Pray until you hear from the throne room of heaven, destines depend on it.

2. How you share your dream matter- All dreams have a deeper meaning embedded in God’s eternal purposes. Our dreams and visions are for the fulfilment of God’s agenda and we must share it from that point of view. When we share our dreams from our point of view rather than the point of view of God’s plan, we create confusion.

Joseph placed himself and not God’s plan at the centre of the dream when he shared his dream with his family. How Joseph shared his dream stirred up envy in the heart of his brothers and a rebuke from his father.

Beloved, allow the Holy Spirit to show how to share the dream and with whom you must share it. Allow the Holy Spirit to show you the proper timing. Remember how you share your dream matters.

3. Maintain healthy relationships- Joseph could not fulfil his dreams without the involvement of his family. The preservation of family was the reason for the dream.

We must understand that the dreams and visions we carry in our spirit are never about us, it is about the people around us and the generations to come.

We are called to be a blessing to our generation. But how can we manifest this blessing when our actions create so much hostility between us and the recipients of our blessings ?. Joseph had the habit of reporting the misdeeds of his brothers to their father (). This likely caused a lot of friction between the father and his sons.

This may have been the reason why his brothers hated him. But someone why might ask, was it wrong for Joseph to report the misconduct of his brothers? Should Joseph be hated for doing what was right?. To such people, I would humbly direct them to learn wisdom from the interaction between Nathan and David when Nathan confronted David about his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband ( 2 Sam 12). Matt 18:15-17 also gives us the strategy for dealing with offences.

Every time I read about Joseph, am not surprised that God carried him into Egypt. How could he possibly carry out the responsibility of preserving his family in such an atmosphere of hostility? His leadership would be misunderstood and rejected in such an atmosphere. The people who were supposed to be blessed by his vision would kill it. So God had to give a time out by causing a separation. Am sure that separation gave Joseph’s brothers the time to work on their relationship with their father which had possibly been damaged and also reflects on their relationship with Joseph. Joseph also learnt how to serve and care for other people besides himself.

Regardless of the shortcomings of his brothers, they were destined to be the foundation upon which the nation of Israel would be built. Joseph needed to have a good relationship with them if God’s agenda was to succeed.

We must learn to cultivate healthy relationships with people who are recipients of our visions and dreams. We cannot fulfil God’s agenda without men. A man of God once said that we live in a world dominated by men, even God will not bless or prosper us without the involvement of men.

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