Church leaders say Afghan Muslims are open to hearing the gospel message like never before. Dozens of baptisms occur every week. People are snatching up Bibles and other Christian books as fast as they can be printed or brought into the country. The Jesus film, a two hour docudrama on the life of Christ based on the Gospel of Lukeâ€was even shown on television in one city before police shut down the entire TV station.
"God is moving so fast in Afghanistan, we're just trying to keep up," one Afghan Christian worker told me, requesting anonymity. "The greatest need now is leadership development. We need to train pastors to care for all these new believers."
Anyone know how to help?
"One such group, Samaritan's Purse run by Franklin Graham, son of the Rev. Billy Graham"
I'm gonna look into the SAMARITAN'S PURSE in the web and donate to this worthy cause!
FRANKLIN GRAHAM'S SAMARITAN'S PURSE
Is where I'd start.
I'd also include Pat Robertson's CBN OPERATION BLESSING. Operqation blessings' overhead is covered by CBN. 100% OF DONATIONS TO OPERATION BLESSING go to the needy.
Both are solid, alert, savy, effective organizations led of God and devoted to community development work as well as crisis help.
I think Jim would approve but I'll refrain from posting links to those orgs. They are easy to track down.
Franklin Graham runs Samaritans' Purse and was one of the first evangelicals in Afghanistan. They'll take money.
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One worthy organization I know of is called www.godsairforce.com. It is run by a Lebanese-American,Dr Elias Malki,and broadcasts the Gospel, in Arabic, from Cyprus, to a lot of the Middle East.
This is a very effective way to reach people there, as one may listen in the privacy of their home, while publically inquiring about Christianity might bring severe punishment.
Dr Malki comes to our church and speaks about his mission about once a year, and shares some of the letters they receive from Muslims who hear the broadcasts.
Pray, send, and go. It is the Great Commission for all believers.
Yes, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.