Dearest Blessed Pastors,

Greetings in the name of our savior Lord Jesus Christ.

We are praying for you and your ministry’s works that you are doing in the field of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah Evangelistic Association is a non-profit organization working in rural areas in Pakistan.  Hallelujah is working on these ministries:

In Kenya, as in many African countries, prisons are [...]]]> NAIROBI, Kenya /Christian Newswire/ — Continuing its efforts to relieve suffering in the developing world, Crossroad Bible Institute announces the opening of yet another international distribution center, this one in Kenya. This is the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based ministry’s twelfth distribution center worldwide and its fourth in Africa.

In Kenya, as in many African countries, prisons are dirty, overcrowded, plagued by disease and lacking adequate health care. Due to these factors, a 2008 report stated, approximately forty-six prisoners die monthly. Mothers often raise their babies or young children in these dangerous conditions.

The CBI program will begin operation in the Naivasha Prison, a tightly regulated facility with 3,000 inmates, and four other prisons. Kenya has approximately 50,000 people behind bars.

The director of CBI Kenya is Jefferson Gathu, who also heads Cistern Materials Translation and Publishing Center, an organization that provides Christian literature for native tribes of Kenya and other parts of Africa. As in other developing nations, CBI Instructors not only hand-deliver the Bible study lessons and letters of discipleship to the students in prison but also provide inmates with basic necessities like food, medical supplies, blankets, soap and toilet paper. Gathu also heads efforts to organize medical camps, construct prison libraries and aid in reentry.

Director Gathu is assisted by Samuel Chege, who notes the importance of the CBI discipleship program, explaining, “Imprisoned people have heavy burdens of loneliness, guilt, bitterness, depression or confusion. We want inmates to know that they are capable, appreciated and doing a good job.”

CBI’s international program director, Cynthia Williams, recently attended the official CBI Kenya grand opening. Among the 120 guests were senior prison officials and chaplains, bishops, pastors and a representative from the Office of the Commissioner, all of them highly supportive of CBI.

CBI President Dr. David Schuringa remarks, “We are grateful for the shared vision of our Kenyan brothers and sisters and enthusiastic about the opportunity to work with them to serve God’s people in prison and reentering society in their home country.”

There are many reliable Churches in Pakistan but somehow they never reach areas that are in real need.  Areas where the Christian people are very backward, for example: Punjab, Sindh, Nwfp and Balochistan. Reliable Churches have a strong presence in the cities of Pakistan but their work in rural area [...]]]> Honorable/Respected Christian people of the World,

There are many reliable Churches in Pakistan but somehow they never reach areas that are in real need.  Areas where the Christian people are very backward, for example: Punjab, Sindh, Nwfp and Balochistan. Reliable Churches have a strong presence in the cities of Pakistan but their work in rural area is zero.

The Christian community of Pakistan is only 3% and the rest of the people are Muslims.  The majority of Christians in Pakistan have their own social economic problem and are unable to carry out their vision towards Christian evangelism.

The Christian community is reduced to living in small villages and are suffering in many ways.  The British missions offered education from 1877 to 1947  in some areas but it hasn’t done much to improve their standard of living.

I can show you the miserable conditions of Christian people living in Pakistan far away from cities.

They are miserable in many ways.  They do not know how to pray in a church because they do not have any church or pastor.  They do not have knowledge of the Bible.  They never learned about the birth and resurrection of Christ.  They do not know about Baptism or about receiving Holy Communion.

Most adults are illiterate and their children are the same.  Their economic condition is truly tragic.

Usually they only have breakfast but do not have any food for lunch and dinner.  We want to up left them up. But our economic condition is not that much better.

We want to improve their education but there are many problems before us.  We are in need of school buildings, teacher’s salaries and equipment that is very necessary for this project.  We can not fulfill it without international Christian help.

We are working to help Christians.  Cina Church wants you to help us.

We are currently working on the following projects:  Christian films, Sunday schools, home preaching, Christian religious education and macro loans.

There is also a great need for flood relief projects but it is out of our economic reach.  So we need your help for all these projects.  Our vision is that the Christian people will flourish here in Pakistan.

If you are able to help us then we will write in detail of our programs for the poor Christian people suffering in Pakistan.

Mighty Lord Jesus Christ give you more power and vision for these noble deeds.

Thank you

TO SERVE WITH LOVE TO ONE ANOTHER.

CHAIRMAN Cina Church Ministry in Pakistan,

Najum Uddin

cinaministry@gmail.com

Mission Compound No:1 Narowal. 51600 Pakistan.

Northland’s connection to Houma is a virtual one. The church is partnering with one of its online congregants, [...]]]> LONGWOOD, Fla. /PRNewswire/ — This weekend, Northland, A Church Distributed will host a backpack drive to collect school supplies for families in need in Central Florida, as well as those affected by the oil spill in Houma, La.

Northland’s connection to Houma is a virtual one. The church is partnering with one of its online congregants, Terri Goulette, who worships with 2,000 others from around the world each weekend via interactive webstream.

Goulette, who lives in an area that has been severely affected by the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, wanted to do something to help the families who lost their livelihood as a result of the spill. One morning she awoke with an idea: backpack drive. Remembering Northland’s annual school drive, she invited her church family in Florida to join her in gathering 1,000 backpacks and school supplies for the children of commercial fishermen, shrimpers, oystermen, truck drivers, ice factory workers and others.

“They were expecting a plentiful season this year, but just two weeks before the fishing season opened, the oil spill happened,” Goulette explains. “It has been very hard riding down the bayous and seeing all the shrimp boats and oyster boats just lined up when they should be harvesting seafood.”

While there is a great need for back-to-school supplies in Houma, there are thousands of homeless children in Central Florida who cannot afford back-to-school supplies. To help meet this need, Northland’s backpack drive will also benefit several local organizations:

– A Gift for Teaching, an organization that works within Seminole County
Public Schools to provide kids and teachers with supplies throughout
the entire year
– Christian HELP, which provides for the vocational, material and
spiritual needs of those who are unemployed
– Harvest Time, a hunger and disaster relief organization meeting the
needs of families

Backpacks are needed for grade school, middle school and high school students. Individuals may choose to fill a backpack with supplies, or just donate supplies or backpacks. Donations can be dropped off at Northland’s Welcome Center in Longwood through Aug. 2.

ABOUT NORTHLAND

Northland, A Church Distributed (http://www.northlandchurch.net/) is a pioneering congregation of 12,000 led by senior pastor Dr. Joel C. Hunter. Focused on building an international community of worshipers, the church connects thousands of believers worldwide, using live, interactive weekly worship streaming through the Web, Facebook, iPhone and other environments. Northland has several sites throughout Central Florida, as well many house churches and partner ministries around the globe.

Falahow refused to surrender the book and reminded them that they were living in Addis Ababa and not in Mogadishu, and [...]]]> Washington, D.C., International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned on July 16 five Somali Muslim men assaulted and seriously injured a Christian man in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for reading a book critical of the Prophet Muhammad.

Falahow refused to surrender the book and reminded them that they were living in Addis Ababa and not in Mogadishu, and therefore had religious freedom.

One of the Muslim men attempted to seize the book from Falahow’s grasp, but when he failed, he proceeded to punch and kick Falahow. Fourother Muslim men joined in, ganging up on Falahow and beating him mercilessly.

Falahow suffered injuries that included a broken leg and cuts to his face. Currently, he is recovering in a safe house provided by the Somali Christian community in Addis Ababa. The incident has been reported to the police.

A Somali church leader in Addis Ababa spoke to ICC, describing the attacks as ‘a brutal attempt to subdue the growing Somali Christian community in Addis Ababa’

This is not the first time that Somali Muslims have attacked Somalis who converted to Christianity in Addis Ababa. However, this is the first time that such an attack took place in a crowded public place.

Jonathan Racho, ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, said “Several Somali Christians have been killed by Islamic radicals in Somalia and many have left their country due to the persecution they face. Sadly, they don’t escape from persecution even after they leave their country. We urge Ethiopian authorities to stop the attempt by Islamists to import their violent ideologies from Somalia. The mistreatment of Christian converts will get worse unless the authorities take action against the individuals responsible for attacking Falahow.”

Faith Comes By Hearing, a non-profit Audio Bible organization, recently released this free Bible app to the App Store.

The Bible.is for iPhone app’s major features include: – Listening and reading together – Dramatized audio with [...]]]> ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Read, listen to and share the Bible with your friends and family through the Bible.is iPhone app.

Faith Comes By Hearing, a non-profit Audio Bible organization, recently released this free Bible app to the App Store.

The Bible.is for iPhone app’s major features include:
– Listening and reading together
– Dramatized audio with 180 characters, music and sound effects
– Audio New Testaments with full text in 37 languages and 63 versions
– Simple verse sharing on Facebook
– Complete Bible in English (Old and New Testaments)

“There are many free Bible apps out there, but this is the first that allows you to read and listen to your favorite Scripture together,” said Troy Carl, Faith Comes By Hearing’s national director. “You can also bookmark, highlight, and add notes to verses just like in a print Bible.”

“This app was designed to provide a quality Bible experience,” added Carl. “The Scripture is crisp and clear for easy reading with simple audio controls. There’s also a 40-day listening program that guides you through the entire New Testament in just 28 minutes a day.”

Future updates to these mobile apps will deliver the Bible in audio and text in hundreds of languages. Faith Comes By Hearing currently has the audio New Testament in more than 450 languages with a goal of recording the Bible in 2,000 languages.

The Bible.is suite of applications puts the Bible at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere in the world in audio, text and multiple languages. This free iPhone app is the first in a series of app releases designed through the Digital Bible Project, the world’s largest active collection of digital Scripture made freely available to individuals, organizations, developers and programmers. Free Bible.is apps for Android, Blackberry and iPad are also being developed and tested for future release.

The Bible.is app is available for free from the App Store or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Learn more about the Bible.is suite of applications at www.Bible.is.

About Faith Comes By Hearing

For more than 35 years, Faith Comes By Hearing has been standing with poor and illiterate people of the world to provide them with Audio Scripture in their own language. From mobile and online technologies to solar-powered Audio Bibles, Faith Comes By Hearing continues to innovate and invite people to hear God’s Word for themselves.