Please join us in praying for Ethiopia. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front have recently taken the ancient city of Lalibela.
The churches of Lalibela date back to the 12th century and are carved out in the mountains. The rock churches are a monument to the strength and endurance of the faith. Now, this ancient city and the nation of Ethiopia needs our prayers.
https://backtojerusalem.com/a-silent-disaster-in-the-cradle-of-african-christianity/
Here is a beautiful classic. This old hymn written by Fanny Crosby has been soothing me often these last couple of years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpZfByxEpp0
O Father, I pray that my faith will be authentic when my time of trial comes.
Thank you for the heroes of faith who kept doing what the Spirit led them to do, regardless of opposition.
Give our present-day missionaries the wisdom to know when to move to a new place and when to settle in and endure opposition.
Most of all, Lord Jesus, pour out your Spirit with power so that all of us will share the message of Jesus with wisdom, courage, and passion. In your name, O Lord, I pray. Amen.
🔥SHACKLED!🔥
New Book coming out with Mariam Ibraheem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8zl94Zk3lQ
We want to thank everyone for the donations that came in online for the flood victims in Henan Province.
https://backtojerusalem.com/ptl-btj-raised-12931-online-for-flood-victims-in-henan-province/
China's hosts Taliban leaders in ancient city of Tianjin.
Why does it matter?
https://backtojerusalem.com/china-working-with-taliban/
Wanted to shout out a recent podcast episode from @Cmarquis and Nathan. They highlighted some pretty major statistics:
61% of Christians have never shared their faith
42% of the world still live in unreached people groups
There are 900 churches and 78,000 evangelical Christians for every one unreached people group
51% of church attendees in the US were unfamiliar with the term 'Great Commission'
Here's the podcast if you want to give it a listen: https://forgeforward.org/blog/2021/07/13/episode-84-fresh-god-stories-from-the-field/
Please keep us in your prayers today
https://backtojerusalem.com/urgent-btj-prayer-request/
The flooding in China is crazy!
It is going to impact China in many ways! Many people are missing! Many people have drowned, as most Chinese do not know how to swim. There are people crying out for help to find their loved ones! Entire Farms have been washed away! Apparently millions of livestock have drowned or been basically standing in flood waters unable to eat for days! This will once again create a lack of food! Entire crops gone! Entire livelihoods washed away! We will be looking at price increases for food here once again! At the beginning to Covid they went high but have been slowly coming back down......but this will once again change things!
Chinese Christians are banding together and helping in the most beautiful sacrificial ways! It brings me to tears as I hear reports of brothers and sisters racing to the flood frontlines to help!
this small video is nearby where we live and it is nothing compared to Henan flooding! Our friend sent it....
My wife and I are in CHRIST JESUS and HE's been our guide for many years through many dark times. Most of which are our own doing. Our adult daughter has cancer and is terminal. She loves THE LORD YSHUA and knows where she is going when HE calls her home. Our youngest son is severely mentally ill and is hospitalized at the writing of this message. All we are asking is for GOD's mercy and grace to be poured out upon our two children fighting for their lives. Please pray for Christina and Christopher.
The next generation is needed!
A self paced mission course for teens and tweens! Learn about missions and learn how they can get involved now. They can do it at home and at their own pace.
https://backtojerusalem.com/tweens-and-teens-for-mission-great-new-resource/
Gospel Privilege - Author and missionary leader David Joannes joins our BTJ podcast and shares about his new book.
https://backtojerusalem.com/podcast/episode-588-gospel-privilege-with-david-joannes/
1 John 1:5-7 #TPT
This is the life-giving message we heard him share and it’s still ringing in our ears. We now repeat his words to you: God is pure light. You will never find even a trace of darkness in him.
If we claim that we share life with him, but keep walking in the realm of darkness, we’re fooling ourselves and not living the truth.
But if we keep living in the pure light that surrounds him, we share unbroken fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, continually cleanses us from all sin.
#Bible #ThePassionTranslation
****URGENT help needed****
Disastrous floods causing devastation in Zhenghzhou, China as we speak! Already lives have been lost and homes completely destroyed.
Firstly please join us in prayer, that the rain would cease and no more lives lost. Also, just as Jesus met the needs of people around Him, we need to put love & faith into action by sending urgent relief to these precious people.
Details below of how to donate 👇🏻. Updates to follow….
https://backtojerusalem.com/urgent-help-needed-disastrous-floods-hit-china/
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