CBC Happenings
CBC Happenings
NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. Dear Intercessors, Thank you for your fervent prayers for the situation in the Middle East. After being trapped for more than a week in Beirut as Israeli-Hezbollah fighting raged, 19 tired and relieved Southern Baptist volunteers arrived in Cyprus from Lebanon early July 21 and later traveled on to the United States. The two volunteer groups had been participating in various summer ministries with Lebanese Baptists through churches in Beirut when cross-border bombing and rocket attacks broke out between Hezbollah guerrillas based in southern Lebanon and Israeli forces. “They were elated to be out of Lebanon and praising the Lord for His protection,” John Brady, IMB regional leader for Northern Africa and the Middle East, said. “They’re heartbroken for the people in the Middle East, and they’re praying God will resolve this tragic situation soon.” Todd Bradley, one of the volunteers and an associate pr ofessor at Criswell College in Dallas, called the situation in the region “very sad.” He added, “It’s not a matter of whose side you’re on. You love these people here, and they’re watching their country be systematically destroyed, and it’s hard to watch.” Southern Baptist workers in the Middle East are appealing for continuing prayer. “Please lift up the precious people who are not boarding ships out this week,” said one worker in the region. “Pray for those whose lives have been turned upside down so much that it seems the norm. They have no peace. (But) expect to hear in the coming weeks how God is going to be doing great works among the people here. Just from this past week, we have seen Him working in the midst of this turmoil, bringing people together and His Word being shared with many who are in such need of His peace and hope.” Again, thank you for your faithful perseverance in prayer. For futur e updates on the Middle East situation, please refer to the CompassionNet website and click on the Urgent button. http://www.imb.org/compassionnet/
---International Mission Board
NORTHERN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. Dear Intercessors, Thank you for your fervent prayers for the situation in the Middle East. After being trapped for more than a week in Beirut as Israeli-Hezbollah fighting raged, 19 tired and relieved Southern Baptist volunteers arrived in Cyprus from Lebanon early July 21 and later traveled on to the United States. The two volunteer groups had been participating in various summer ministries with Lebanese Baptists through churches in Beirut when cross-border bombing and rocket attacks broke out between Hezbollah guerrillas based in southern Lebanon and Israeli forces. “They were elated to be out of Lebanon and praising the Lord for His protection,” John Brady, IMB regional leader for Northern Africa and the Middle East, said. “They’re heartbroken for the people in the Middle East, and they’re praying God will resolve this tragic situation soon.” Todd Bradley, one of the volunteers and an associate pr ofessor at Criswell College in Dallas, called the situation in the region “very sad.” He added, “It’s not a matter of whose side you’re on. You love these people here, and they’re watching their country be systematically destroyed, and it’s hard to watch.” Southern Baptist workers in the Middle East are appealing for continuing prayer. “Please lift up the precious people who are not boarding ships out this week,” said one worker in the region. “Pray for those whose lives have been turned upside down so much that it seems the norm. They have no peace. (But) expect to hear in the coming weeks how God is going to be doing great works among the people here. Just from this past week, we have seen Him working in the midst of this turmoil, bringing people together and His Word being shared with many who are in such need of His peace and hope.” Again, thank you for your faithful perseverance in prayer. For futur e updates on the Middle East situation, please refer to the CompassionNet website and click on the Urgent button. http://www.imb.org/compassionnet/
---International Mission Board
posted by John Morgan | 11:09 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home