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Hello, my name is Sublati. I’m from the country of Georgia.

The world seems to be growing darker every day, but surprisingly, God is doing something new here in Georgia. He is raising all the remnants of Georgia, and young people are going through missionary training to learn about God’s mission vision, for the church to make disciples of all nations!

God’s new history is taking place here through many multinational young people who have come to Georgia to study! These friends learn about God’s dream and vision through missionary training, and are trained into the holy army of God. These friends will bring about a multiethnic ministry!

Also, young people of faith, including me, are about to go on a missionary trip together soon. I’m looking forward to this trip. We sincerely hope that we will rise up to become an army that the world cannot handle, following our Lord Jesus only!

Some time ago, young people preached the gospel to each one of us, and now we are seeing the fruits of their labor. We who first heard the gospel through our friends and got to know Jesus are now moving on to spread the gospel to others! Hallelujah!

Please pray for the young people of Georgia to rise up like the morning dew. Pray that many young soldiers of Georgia will rise up and partake in the revival of this land and the revival of all nations!

Then He said to me, “Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.”
(Acts 22:21, NKJV)

Hallelujah! Lord, thank You for bringing Sister Sublati and these other young Georgian people into Your missionary vision.

Let the young people of Georgia never shrink back in times of difficulty! May they run according to Your calling. May the new wind of the Holy Spirit blow to all people in Georgia.

Just like Paul who was transformed and sent to the Gentiles to help them return to the Lord, may Sister Sublati and the Georgian young generation also bring many souls to You during their mission trip, O Lord!

May there always be hearing and preaching of the gospel, and may Your history of disciples making more disciples continue in Georgia. May a holy army of young people rise like the morning dew and go out to all nations. May they shine Your light into the darkness for the revival of the nations! Amen!

At least 32 people were killed and over 100 wounded in a recent series of suicide bombings in Baghdad.

According to the Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, at least 28 people were killed and 73 injured in a series of suicide bombings in Bob Al-Sharki, central Baghdad, on January 21st, 2021.

Reuters reported that two terrorists wearing suicide bomb vests blew themselves up in the middle of a crowded market. Maj. Gen. Tahsin al-Khafaji, a Joint Operations Command spokesman, said the first explosives were detonated in the middle of a crowded market, followed by a second bomb.

So far, no individuals or groups have claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Iraqi military officials said the Sunni Muslim extremist terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) was responsible.

It is the first time in about three years that a suicide bombing occurred in central Baghdad since a series of suicide bombings in almost the same place in January 2018, which killed 38 people.

ISIS captured one-third of Iraq’s territory in 2014 and spread to the outskirts of Baghdad. However, with the support of a coalition led by the United States (US), the Iraqi government succeeded in ousting ISIS in late 2017, after which ISIS officially lost its final stronghold, Syria’s Baguz, in March of 2019.

However, remnants of ISIS seem to be seeking a comeback in Iraq and Syria, as sporadic terror attacks have continued in those countries.

Source: Yonhap News, Associated Press

And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
(Acts 22:16, NKJV)

Lord, the suicide bombings in Baghdad has left more than 32 people dead and 100 wounded. But Lord, we know You have mercy for the people of Iraq, who are reeling from the atrocities of the remnants of ISIS!

Through this tragedy, may more Muslims in Iraq and across the Middle East realize the reality of Islamic ideology that justifies terrorism and become disillusioned with it.

May those in confusion and idolatry right now call on the name of Jesus and be baptized. Lord, You will lead them into the light of truth!

May the churches of also Iraq preach the gospel more diligently after this incident! Let the faithful Christians of Iraq unite in the power of the gospel, and rise to shine the light of life, Jesus Christ! Amen!

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Hello, my name is Or. I am an Ethiopian Jew who was born in Israel. I started to believe in Jesus Christ through a relative three years ago.

Here, in the churches of Israel, there is no structured program to help new believers walk the path of faith. I, as a new believer, have been holding onto my faith alone among my family members, none of whom besides me believe in Jesus.

I had great passion for Jesus since I first believed, but I did not know what to do. My two closest Jewish friends in my church also were thinking the same thing as me.

One autumn day last year, we three were fasting for three days. As Christians, we confessed that we want to live for God’s kingdom. We sought answers from God for how we must live and what direction we should go.

On the last day of our fasting, we met a group of foreign Christians on the streets. They also borrowed the sanctuary of our church and held a gathering there. However, the people they originally invited did not come. Our pastor heard about this and sent the young people of our church to the meeting. At that place, my friends and I learned about the great history of God and his vision to bring the gospel to all nations through his church.

My friends and I were sure that this was the response to our prayers! Additionally, we studied the gospel, the church, and the history of missions. God faithfully answered all the questions we had.

We three finally committed to live our lives for the kingdom of God. The other two are currently on a trip to preach the gospel in another country. I hope to go out with them soon!

Please pray for the people of that nation to hear the gospel through my two friends and accept Christ! Please also pray that all three of us will faithfully follow the path of the cross, preaching the gospel Israel as well as all nations until the end, no matter how much persecution we face!

Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
(Genesis 22:15-18, NKJV)

Father God, thank You for giving Sister Or and her two friends Your eternal vision for all nations! You have received their confession to live their whole lives until the end for Your kingdom! Let their confession come true!

We know You will give power and authority through the Holy Spirit to Sister Or’s two friends as they preach the gospel in a neighboring country. May those who hear the gospel accept Jesus as their Savior! You are also preparing Sister Or to bear much fruit as well. We praise You for this.

As these three friends have given their lives to You, because You gave us Your only Son Jesus as the propitiation for our sins, may the young generation of Israel also give You their lives, rise up like these friends, and possess the gates of the enemy!

Lord Jesus, let the Israeli church proclaim Your eternal gospel and rise up to lead missions revival! Would the church of Israel overcome these dark times and march to the ends of the earth to make disciples of all nations! We pray and believe that more disciples will rise up from Israel to lead the final missions revival of these end times! Amen!

Experts on the persecution of Christians in Egypt say that, even though Egyptian Christians have had better circumstances under the current president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Christians are still exposed to violence and persecution from radical Muslims.

than in the past presidents such as Mohamed Morsy and Hosni Mubarak

“No single Muslim has ever been convicted or imprisoned for attacking Christians,” said Pastor Samuel Tadros, a Coptic church pastor. He said this in a lecture at an online conference held by the Middle Eastern Christian advocacy group, In Defense of Christians. “The government, which even promotes violent mobs rather than trying to stop them or punish their actions, has completely failed to protect Christians.”

According to Tadros, a recent mob of radical Muslims burned down the home of an old Christian woman. They also stripped off her clothes and dragged her into the street. However, the Egyptian court declared those who incited and led the mob innocent.

Pastor Tadros said, “These incidents are common. The al-Sisi administration seems to notice Christians at least better than former President Hosni Mubarak or the Muslim Brotherhood,” said Tadros. “But al-Sisi shows mixed feelings about Christians. On the outside, he seems to be sympathetic to Christians to gain public support; however, the president himself is personally indifferent about the difficulties Christians are facing.”

He added, “Al-Sisi is a Muslim, but he attended a Christmas service at a Coptic cathedral. He also registers some churches with the government. Also, he signed a new bill to build a Coptic church with government money. But, he doesn’t do everything favorably for Christians. For instance, it is still difficult for churches to obtain a permit for church registration or to obtain land for a new church building.”

According to data released by Open Doors, a Christian organization that globally monitors persecution against Christians, Egypt placed 16th on the 2021 World Watch List, a ranking of the 50 countries with the most severe persecution against Christians.

Source: Christian Today 

Now when we heard these things, both we and those from that place pleaded with him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, “What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
(Acts 21:12-13, NKJV)

Father God, radical Muslims are still persecuting and attacking Christians in Egypt. There is still no clear law or punishment for these crimes.

But we know You are protecting the Egyptian church from the dangers they face daily. We desire the confession of Paul to be that of the Egyptian church! May no Egyptian Christian fear not only being bound but even dying for the name of our Lord Jesus.

In the midst of severe persecution and hardship, may Your children in Egypt become even more like You, Lord Jesus. Just as You obeyed to the point of death on the cross, we pray for the Egyptian church to also obey to the point of death and boldly go out to make disciples of all nations! Bless them, Lord, to follow wherever You go!

The Word that the Holy Spirit has prophesied through Isaiah, that Egypt, Assyria, and Israel will be blessings in the midst of the earth, is already coming true! The Egyptian church has already begun to send missionaries to Iraq, which is present-day Assyria, and even receive missionaries from Iraq.

May these young people not love their lives on earth even unto death, but only look to the eternal kingdom that is coming. Through the Egyptian, Iraqi, and Israeli church, we ask for a great harvest to begin that will lead many Arab nations back to our Lord Jesus! Amen!