DAWN Fridayfax 2000 #30

India

Even snakes obey

We received the following report from Dr. Victor Choudhrie in Madhya Pradesh, India:

"Whenever the young woman passed a particular tree on her way into the village, she heard a strange whistling. Thinking it to be a youngsters' prank, she paid no attention and went on her way. One day, though, she became curious, and looked behind the tree. A large snake immediately jumped at her and wrapped itself around her. She shouted for help, and a large crowd quickly gathered. They called the local witch doctors. By the evening, some 250 shamans had joined the village's 1,000 inhabitants at the scene. They tried all sorts of magic, but nothing helped. One couple in the crowd remembered that they had been cured of their infertility when a Christian had prayed for them in Jesus' name, so they went to look for the Christians, who lived in the next village, 5 miles away. When the Christians arrived at the scene the next morning, the young woman still lay on the ground, exhausted. Some foresters had also arrived with guns, but could not shoot, because they would have wounded the young woman. Everyone was excited when the 'Jesus people' arrived, and they knew that the woman would be saved. The Christians began to pray, and the snake finally released the woman and vanished into the bush again. The shamans had seen their inability, and everyone knew that it was the prayer in Jesus' name which had saved the woman from the deadly snake. As a result, 5 house churches were started in this and the surrounding villages."
Source: Dr. Victor Choudhrie, e-mail

Switzerland

Are the 'watchmen' learning to pray?

"I will revive Switzerland by calling watchmen throughout the nation who will call on me day and night." This word, which intercession leader Werner Woiwode received from God in 1994, is being fulfilled. A growing number of Christians are becoming interested in praying round the clock for the nation, and ten '24-hour prayer watches' have already started. This year, he will visit all 26 county towns to pray that such prayer watches will be start there too. "This whole prayer movement helps bring Switzerland into God's calling," he says. "A part of this calling is to be a house of prayer for Europe and Israel. Even the original meaning of the nation's name (Schwyz) is based on the word for a watchman. The whole world entrusts its money and information to Switzerland. But the time has come for Switzerland to permanently seek God, and make disciples of whole nations through this relationship, planting churches and turning the world upside down," says Woiwode.
Source: Werner Woiwode, Tel/Fax (+41)-52-7411613

Turkey

Moslem students ask for the Bible

Recent advertisements in a number of Turkish newspapers offered free copies of the New Testament. Some 50 people responded each week. One week, the number suddenly jumped to 150, including eight from training Imams (Moslem priests). One of the students wrote "I feel empty inside. I have tried everything, and found nothing truly satisfying. Please give me one of these books."
Source: Mark Kelly/Advance. website

Uganda

Government recognises what church planting means

In early July 2000, Dr. Lee Jae-Rock from South Korea's 'Manmin World Mission' organised a church planting conference for 2,500 pastors and church leaders in Uganda. Representatives of Ugandan President Yoweri Mosevini welcomed him at the airport. "Uganda has serious spiritual and social problems, has to fight against the spread of AIDS and sects, and desperately needs the message of Christ," they told the Korean pastor. The evangelistic evening meetings, held in a stadium in the capital, Kampala, were even broadcast by the national television.
Source: MWM (Manmin World Mission) 851, Kuro-dong, Kuro-ku, Seoul, Korea; Fax (+82) 2-863-0867 / Web Site: www.manminworldmission.org

Ethiopia

8,000 won for Christ in two years

"Active churches have formed throughout Southeast Ethiopia, some with many hundred members who have converted from Islam to Christ," reports an expedition group from mission agency AVC (Aktionskomitee für Verfolgte Christen/Action Committee for Persecuted Christians). "In one town, the Moslems even sold their small mosque to the Christians ? but it is already too small." The group was particularly impressed by the Manja tribe near the Sudanese border, which numbers 90,000 and is one of the nation's most despised tribes; nobody wants to eat or live with them. The Manjas live on monkey meat and roots, serve many Gods and yet live in constant fear of evil spirits. An ex-agricultural engineer evangelised in the region, planting eight churches with over 900 members in the last three years. In March 1998, the AVC started supporting fifty evangelists in Ethiopia, and added another twenty-five in June 1999. These evangelists have led over 8,000 people to Jesus and baptised them. Many new churches have been planted."
Source: AVC (Werner Drotleff/Hans Ollesch), Fax (+49)-6043-8136

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