DAWN Fridayfax 2001 #36

USA

White House rescued by heroic self-sacrifice?

Our condolences to all those who lost relatives or friends in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and the hijacked aircraft. May the Lord and His church in all its forms comfort and support you.

The crash of Flight UA93 in Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001 was probably the result of passengers' heroic attempt to prevent the hijackers reaching their aim, according to the New York Times on 13 September 2001. One of the passengers, Jeremy Glick, called his wife to tell her that three Arab-looking men with red headbands and knives had taken over the aircraft. "Take care of Emerson (their 12-week-old daughter) and don't be sad," he told her. Another passenger, Thomas E. Burnett Jr., called his wife, telling her "If they're going to run this into the ground we're going to have to do something". "Whatever happened, it was obviously enough to prevent the terrorists reaching their goal. There are signs that a fight took place," according to John P. Murtha, who represents the area.
Source: New York Times, www.nytimes.com


Prophetic voices

"Many disasters and bombs; an alliance between Communism and Islam will bring war and terrorism to America, particularly the cities on the east coast," prophesied Cindy Jacobs at a "National School of the Prophets" at the end of January 1999. "The WTC is the heart of our financial system, the Pentagon the heart of our military system," writes Rick Joyner. "We took a bullet to the heart. Many prophetic people have been shown that there will be terrorist attacks in the USA which will lead to martial law in the U.S. for a time. The terrorist attacks on 9.11.2001 (September 11 as written in the USA) were demonic, and cannot be explained rationally. Yet God's enemy can never do what God does not allow. God has his plans", says Joyner, noting "911 is the national emergency telephone number, and Revelation 9:11 speaks of Apollyon, the demonic destroyer".
Source: www.hispraise.com and www.morningstarministries.org

Afghanistan

Jesus in the dictionary

The following is a report from an Afghani church planter, whose true name and surroundings we obviously cannot reveal:

"At the start of 2001, I was imprisoned by the Taliban in Kabul. I was considered an arch-enemy, because I fought under Massud (in northern Afghanistan) and refused to submit to the Taliban regime. That means the death sentence. I wanted to put my time in my cell to some use, and received an English-Urdu dictionary so that I could learn English. Opening it indiscriminately, the word 'Christ' caught my eye. I felt a radiance and emotional warmth and strength which I had never previously experienced emanating from that name, and held the book close to my chest for hours. The effects increased to the point at which I felt a strong desire to learn more about this word. I had no idea what the word meant. Moslems know Jesus as Isa, but do not have the name Christ. I prayed. 'Allah, if you can do something for me, save me from this death and torture cell.' Only two members of my family remain; an uncle who fled the country, and a sister-in-law who is still in Afghanistan. The rest died in the war or its aftermath. After three months, I was unexpectedly released and deported to Pakistan. I found my way to Peshawar, and started speaking about the word 'Christ' with my countrymen. I soon understood the meaning of the word and its history, and decided to follow Christ as my saviour. I stopped attending the Friday prayer, and was neither able nor inclined to speak the name Allah. I was persecuted, and had to flee to another city in Pakistan, where Christians hid me. It became too dangerous for me there too, because I testified about Jesus. The more I testified, the more the desire grew to devote my life to testifying to the truth. Today, I live in a house church and am getting to know the family of God. I am being prepared for my ministry. Although I have received a number of opportunities to travel abroad, I want to remain here to help my people. I have experienced God's care, and signs and wonders." (Editor's note: "Omar" is now planting churches among Afghanis.)
Source: name and address withheld

USA

Sportsman healed by prayer

Doctor: "I want to see his church!"

"Greg Ball, a member of 'Morning Star Ministries', a church-planting mission agency, is particularly active in reaching sportspeople for Christ," writes Jim Laffoon in his recently-published book "A Divine Alliance". "Whenever a sport team decides to follow Christ, we plant churches in the city where they live," writes Laffoon, also a member of Morning Star Ministries. "During the football season a few years ago, Jacksonville Jaguars' quarterback Mark Brunell injured his knee. Following careful examination, the doctors diagnosed a torn ligament, which normally means that the season is over for the patient. When Greg Ball heard that, he flew to Jacksonville to pray with Mark. The doctors had decided to operate immediately and were certain that their diagnosis would be confirmed. Mark was convinced that his knee had already been healed, which he also told the doctors. When they saw his supernaturally healed knee during the operation, they were amazed. Mark, whose knee was locally anaesthetized, said 'One doctor simply pointed at me, then to heaven, and another said that he wanted to get to know my church."
Source: Jim Laffoon in: A Divine Alliance. How to build effective relationships between apostles and prophets. Morning Star Ministries; e-mail: msm7@foxinternet.com

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