Working Late on Web Site

I will be working late tonight. I just got off the phone with the web designer for the new LTW web site, and I need to create a nice FLICKR account of photos for our ministry. It will help visitors to the site see the ministry in action. I will get started on this tonight. We will link the photos on FLICKR to the LTW web site. These little projects are very time consuming. I am going to do it myself to save money.

"Everybody Is Somebody"

I have been listening to a wonderful sermon about how "everybody is somebody" in Jesus by Dr. William Sims at Valley Grove Baptist (Knoxville, TN). I am having copies made for our next outreach scheduled to begin at the Angola Prison spring rodeo in April.


Today, I had a nice rehearsal with my pianist, and I am working more tonight on graphics for my next Christian music album, as well as proofing graphics and pages for the new LTW web site, working with the designer. We have a deadline to meet in March for this new site to be completed, so as not to have to deal with hosting problems. We are trying to get this done as soon as possible.

Feeling God's Pleasure

I am back up to speed again after fighting a very stubborn sinus infection this weekend. I am meeting with my pianist to go over "Soon And Very Soon", "Through It All" and "No More Prisoner Of Yesterday", the next three songs for my Christian album.

My next project is to begin work on my "Is There A Gay Gene?" tract for West Hollywood.

It is a beautiful day today, and I feel God's pleasure in it. He has brought me to such a beautiful place in life, and I want to guard it for His glory always.

Work Today

I am working more today on contacts in Amsterdam and Zurich to make the most of my time there with appointments about beginning new outreaches. I also hope to organize the new page for the web site of "GA Tech."

Tom Duvall, our leader for the University of TN is getting married and cannot continue to lead the outreach, so I need to try to find a new leader for that outreach today by calling a pastor in the area about it. Tom is going to continue to sponsor it as an employee of UT, so the outreach can continue on campus.

Supplies

I am working on getting 3/4 x 1 1/2 rectangle stickers made reading simply: www.bygodsgrace.org '.

We will put these stickers on all of our tracts, books and articles at every outreach location to refer people to the web site. I am getting a rate from two different Christians with publishing companies to get the best deal.

I am also having an audio edited of a sermon called "You Are Somebody" for the new outreach table at Angola Prison in April. We will make about 50 copies for the table. Sermons are also being made from Tommy Fox preaching on "The Deity of Christ" at Theta Baptist Church.

Amsterdam and Zurich

The door has not been totally closed for us to begin a new outreach in the red light district of Amsterdam (called "Free Love" with free Bibles n Dutch). I am also looking into starting an outreach to students at the University of Amsterdam. I am meeting with Anton and Janet Hein while I am there, two gifted apologists with web sites to which I have been referring people for years. It is a small world. They have encouraged me so much and given of their time in helping a new outreach begin for God's glory in Amsterdam. I am very much looking forward to meeting them. I am adding a link to their ministries of apologetics via the blog tonight:

http://apologeticsindex.org/
Research resources on religions, cults, sects, and related issues

http://religionnewsblog.com/
News & news archive on religions, cults, sects, and related issues

http://cultfaq.org/
FAQs on cults, sects and related issues.

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I am also following up with Christians in Zurich who could possibly help in the effort to begin a table outreach to students on a campus in Zurich.

Christian Progress in Pakistan

The team is making great progress on building the church!

Life Giving Church in the village of Roshan Wala, Pakistan

Evangelism in Pakistan

Pastor Babar, leader of our LTW outreach of evangelism in Pakistan, with Chick tract explaining the Gospel in Urdu

Many thanks to Chick Tracts for the donation in the Urdu language for Pastor Babar and other Christians to share with Muslims in Pakistan

Jerusalem Table Outreach

From Rami, leader of table outreach of evangelism in Israel

To our dear brothers & sisters in Jesus:

The last few months have been busy, exciting, and fruitful. We are thankful to God for His continual presence and provision for us and this ministry.

During the summer, I was privileged to lead and care for an enthusiastic team of youth recruited by Life Agape, for an extended time of outreach among Muslims in Spain. The team of mostly single young men and women came from churches in Nazareth and Jerusalem. Members of the team had never worked in street evangelism before and expressed some fear of the unknown and of the potential spiritual conflict they would have. The team ministered primarily in the area of the Port Authority and international shipping. Many of the hundreds of Muslims presented with the gospel through this outreach came from several North African countries, as well as from Spain. The team was able to pray with 18 persons and distributed many powerful booklets and New Testaments. Our team experienced a great unity in fellowship and purpose. They also grew in experience and a passion for the lost. Our hosts in Spain declared that ours was the best summer visiting outreach team they have ever hosted!

After settling-down, following the return flight from Spain, our witness team made plans to continue their public outreach in their own home towns. In one day, almost 4000 New Testaments, tracts, and recorded messages were distributed to people in the streets of Nazareth. The team had many valuable and fruitful conversations about salvation. Many have written and called to discuss more and request materials. “Y”, a Muslim sheik leading an Islamic ministry, asked me, “Why are you coming from Jerusalem to make trouble in Nazareth? Stay home! Muslims and Christians live here in peace.” (Of course, this is not really true, but it was not important enough for me to give a response to his claim.) Instead, I answered, “I come because the Lord Jesus Christ told me to go everywhere to give the gospel. Who do you want me to listen to – Jesus or you?” “Y” was silent and could not give me an answer. However, we continued to talk together about the Truth found only in Jesus Christ. “Y” finally took a tract, left his telephone number, and made plans to talk with me again. The Lord’s blessing was clearly upon the day’s outreach. I am excited about working with these young men and women on this team. The Nazareth Outreach is an event I plan to repeat with them.

Ramadan 27 was organized again this year to take place on Monday, September 6. This night is revered as the “Night of Power” for Muslims (when Muslims are encouraged to expect special answers and revelations from God). Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from around the country are in Jerusalem to pray on this night. However, the planning committee was surprised when it was announced that the event would occur one day earlier. It was decided to conduct the special outreach on both Sunday and Monday. At least 60 people came from various Jerusalem churches to work together in this effort to take place from 6 P.M. to 12 A.M. After a time of united worship at the Jerusalem Prayer Center (hosted by the Baptist Society), the workers were divided into three groups. One group would remain in prayer at the Center. Another group would embark on a Prayer Walk around Jerusalem. A third group would equip themselves with hundreds of “Fasting” tracts and copies of a specially printed 2011 Muslim calendar, using authoritative quotations pointing to Jesus as the Word of Life and Salvation, which were to be given freely as a handout. This happened for two nights as multiple teams of two each went into the streets of Jerusalem to distribute these persuasive gifts. Almost 7000 tracts and calendars were given over the two nights of outreach. God has given His blessing and provided for the financial needs exactly. We value your continual prayer, as people continue to phone or write to this ministry for more information about Jesus in their response to our Ramadan 27 outreach. I thank God for you!

Please pray for wisdom and assistance to help the many seekers responding to the table ministry.

Please pray for regular volunteers to help in the ministry.

Please pray for the finances needed to sustain this important ministry God has called me to do.

Your Brother in Christ,

Rami & Evette Mishriky
(with our daughters, Alice and Angela)

Pakistan

Pastor Babar and the team are hard at work to build a new church in Pakistan. It is precious to see how God is at work. (New photos are soon to come of Pastor Babar, leader of our table outreach, with materials donated for evangelism in the Urdu language from Chick Tracts.)

Global Food Control and New World Order

Here is a new article by my friend, Berit Kjos, on how globalism is affecting even our food:

http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/011/walnuts.htm

Global food and drug management is only a small part of today's methodical march into the New World Order. But this single issue helps us see the bigger picture: the massive and menacing web of control that's fast spreading over the nations. Keep in mind, our anonymous international rulers intend to micro-manage virtually every part of our lives. Are we prepared with the facts and faith needed to face the coming battles with confidence?

Every Christian is Called to "do the work of an evangelist"

(Photo taken from inside of new church in Pakistan bulit by Pastor Babar and team; Pastor Babar leads our LTW table outreach of evangelism in Pakistan)

"...be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." 2 Timothy 4:5

"...He who enters by the door is the Shepherd of the sheep. To Him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear His voice; and He calls His own sheep by name and leads them out. And when He brings out his own sheep, He goes before them; and the sheep follow Him, for they know His voice. " John 10:2-5

GA Tech

God gave us a strong team of Christians contending for the faith on this first day of outreach at GA Tech--John and Lee Rosser (the leaders, pictured with me above), Bart, Randy, Robert, Alicia, Brittani, and my mother, Claudette Litz, who drove down from Knoxville to work with us. The ministry of evangelism went from 3:00 P.M. until 11:45 P.M.! The team had planned on ending the outreach around 9:00 P.M., but God was obviously at work to use this ministry (as we worked in shifts) for almost 9 hours with the students. God really encouraged us as we spoke with the students about why they can believe in the Bible as God's Word with reasons why Jesus is unlike any other "god" or prophet. These Christians are so knowledgeable and loving, and God has obviously put this team together...May this ministry always be about lifting up Jesus. We all realize that none of us are worthy of the praise.
The Student Center is the perfect place for this outreach! We are in the food court where students are always coming and going. Here I am with Alicia and Brittani, two Christian GA Tech students, working with us at the ministry for a few hours in between their classes.
We all realize that God is at work, and we could not be doing this on our own. From the location of the table to all of the supplies and resources God has provided fo the glory of His name...


( We ordered a sign in GA Tech colors reading "A Free Gift for You", and it
will be used the next time we set up to let the students know all materials are free.)

We are so thankful to be working with Bart Jones who has been doing campus ministry at GA Tech for years. As a matter of fact, we could not make all of these resources available to the students without his partnership. He spends every Thursday in campus ministry at GA Tech. As an alumnus of GA Tech, he certainly knows science, along with scientific evidence to support God's account of creation.

I don't think I have ever had a better day in my whole life! This work really does thrill my heart.

My mother drove down from Knoxville to work with us, and it was truly a blessing having her there, too. When my mother speaks to someone about Jesus, she always comes across so lovingly. God really used her as she spoke with one student. The student thought he had all of the answers. Mother said, "There will come a time in life you will need God, and He will be there if you reach out to Him." With tears in her eyes she said, "I will pray for you." The student rolled his eyes. She said, "I used to be a school teacher, and I know all about that eye rolling." They exchanged a smile and a little laugh. She said, "God has not opened your eyes yet, but I will pray that He will." She asked, "Are you close to your mother?" He answered, "I never speak to my mother." My mother smiled and said, "If you were my son, I would be proud of you for being so smart, but I would also be praying that God would let you know about His love." I chimed in, "If you are right, and the story of Jesus is all a fairy tale, there is no fairy tale that can compare..." I really could sense the sweet, powerful Holy Spirit at work. I could tell the student was touched. After having a conversation with him based on logic for about an hour, the Lord then gave us an opportunity to talk to him about Jesus, quoting Bible verses.

And the student listened.

Two other Christian students had come to help us, and one of the girls said she had overheard practically all of the conversation we had with this boy, and she said that she could also sense the Lord powerfully at work.

Belonging to God

Yesterday was my birthday, so I was not on the computer much. It seems with every year, I realize more and more how short this life is and how wise it is for Christians to live for eternity. I was bought by the blood of Jesus, and my life is not my own. I just want to make the most out of every year He gives me for His glory.

"...you are not your own.... For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s." 1 Cor. 6:18-20

"For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s." Romans 14:8

FIRST DAY OF OUTREACH AT GA TECH!

I HAVE HAD ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE AT THE NEW GA TECH OUTREACH. ALL THE PREPARATION WAS WORTH IT, AND GOD WAS AT WORK THROUGH OUR OUTREACH THERE. I was there from 3:00-7:30. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I don't think I am going to be able to stay away from this ministry on a regular basis. I have never felt happier or more indebted to God for being willing to use me in such glorious work! I witnessed hard hearts softening today toward Jesus. It was INCREDIBLE. God used our team to point out to atheist and agnostic students that they were full of FAITH, just faith in themselves. Also, I spoke about music, as I asked how music could have evolved from a fish. One student thought that humans were no better than animals. I asked, "Have you ever known an animal to solve a chemistry equation?"

One of the students admitted to John Rosser, the leader, that he was a relativist. John cannily asked, "Are you sure about that?" He continued, "If you are sure about being a relativist, everything is not relative."

It was a great day, and God was at work. WE HAVE A REMARKABLY STRONG TEAM OF CHRISTIANS DEFENDING THE FAITH IN LOVE AND TRUTH AT THIS NEW OUTREACH TABLE LOCATION. It is exciting!

GA TECH OUTREACH BEGINS TOMORROW

After much preparation, the new LTW outreach to students at GA Tech begins tomorrow. I will share photos and a summary of our first day as soon as possible. I thank God for this new location, realizing He does not have to use us. He could choose to use anyone. We are privileged to be used by Him.

Building New Church in Pakistan

Pastor Babar, leader of our table outreach, requests prayer as he and his church members are building a new church in Pakistan...

New LTW Videos (Interview, etc.)

part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5EE7FNys10



part two
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk9JRqM4dmc

The GA Tech Outreach Ready to Begin

As of this afternoon, I finally have everything organized, and we are ready to begin. I will post photos with a summary after I work with the leaders and the team of Christian students at GA Tech on the 17th.

Feeding the Homeless at Venice Beach

A homeless man wanted a King James Bible, and we gave him one today! Here is Jason, happy with his new, leather KJV Bible this morning.

(After feeding the homeless, the team also set up the outreach table on the boardwalk today, and more photos will soon follow with a summary of how the day went in evangelism at our spot alongside the psychics on Ocean Front Walk.)

Work Today

I have been working on editing a video for Lighting the Way today, and I hope to have it posted by the end of next week.

As for the GA Tech outreach preparation, I believe I will be done with everything by tomorrow night and prepared to begin the outreach on February 17th.

Synopsis of the Table Outreach in Jerusalem

Rami (leader of outreach) setting up outside the New Gate in Old Jerusalem
Table outreach outside the New Gate

(Written by Rami, the leader of the outreach)

The Table Ministry is a voluntary, non-profit media-ministry based in Jerusalem working under the auspicious of the Evangelical Alliance Church in the Holy Land (EACH). Our service to the city of Jerusalem is free of charge to everyone. Jesus the Lord sacrificed Himself for us in Jerusalem and offered His infinite love freely to the world, beginning in Jerusalem (Luke 24:56).

What is the Vision of the Table Ministry?

The vision of the Table Ministry is for every human being (regardless of their religious background) to be prepared to open their minds and hearts to the love of Jesus the Messiah, enabling them to freely and courageously respond to the opportunity to receive His salvation and live in His glory.

What is the Method of the Table Ministry?

The method and strategy of the Table Ministry can be easily understood from our name, which implies an open invitation to everyone, everywhere to come and be blessed at Jesus' table.

Our service makes all types of evangelistic media (including music, videos and literature) publicly accessible to the average passer-by in the street. In this way, many people are helped, who would not normally be exposed to the blessing of the gospel message by attending a church. In the streets, at city parks, in public gardens and in the different neighborhoods of Jerusalem (where common people gather or wander) you can find us giving away free Bibles, books, DVD's and other materials, spreading the Word of the Lord. We do this so we can help everyone find a path to get closer to God and be compelled by the Holy Spirit to accept Jesus Christ as their own personal Lord and Savior. "It is only through Jesus that anyone can come to God" (John 14:6).