New! Promotional DVD about AV
Although new changes may happen quickly in the Arab world, causing our new promo to be outdated soon again, we launched our new 7 minutes video on the Arab world and the ministry of Arab Vision. You can watch it here and download it. Please feel free to use it to share our ministry with your friends, family and your church. To cover the cost of the production of this promo, your (small) donation is welcome!
Missiology for Arabs
Arab Vision is the owner of a webzine for missiological thinking in the Arab World, called St Francis Magazine. You may want to go there regularly for the great articles that we publish. This magazine is a project that we share with Interserve.
Not only Arab Christians suffer in the Middle Eastern region
07 July 2011, Israel
Our prayers have been requested for an Israeli couple, Serge and Naama, being harassed because of their faith in Jesus as the Messiah.
On 26th June, a group of approximately 20 people demonstrated outside the couple's home, shouting abuse through megaphones for 90 minutes. In the previous week there had been adverts in the local paper and leaflets distributed locally announcing the planned protest and calling on residents to participate. The protest was organised by Yad L'Achim.
Yad L'Achim is an ultra-Orthodox organization that aims to "rescue" Jews from what they consider harmful influences, mainly interfaith marriages and Messianic Jews (Jews who believe Jesus is the Messiah promised in the Jewish scriptures) or any adherent of religions which are accused of disseminating their faith among Jews. They have a long history of written denouncements and demonstrations against, and physical harassment of, Messianic Jews.
In addition, the couple's landlord has received threatening calls in which she has been told to evict the Messianic couple or face her property being burned down. While initially asking the couple to leave the premises, she later agreed they could stay.
Yad L'Achim accuses the couple of trying to convert a 16 year-old girl, Donna. She is a former neighbour who spent time with the Messianic couple due to a difficult home situation. Serge and Naama state they never discussed religion with Donna but she herself asked if she could accompany them to their worship services. After obtaining permission from Donna's mother they agreed and Donna attended the services for two months.
Attempting to convert a minor is a crime. The police investigated Yad L'Achim's claim, but found there was no basis for the accusation and dropped the investigation. The organization then filed charges directly against Serge and Naama and against Asher Intrater, the leader of the Messianic congregation. On 14th June the court dismissed all charges. During the 26th June demonstration Donna herself denied these charges against Serge and Naama to journalists present.
Messianic believers request our prayers that:
a. The harassment of Serge and Naama will cease
b. The landlord will continue to resist pressure to evict them
c. Those harassing this couple will cease their activities, and respond to the Father's offer of forgiveness
Source: Middle East Concern
Prayer
Pray for Syria; for the people of that country; for the regime; pray that there will be a solution soon that will stop the violence in that country.
Pray for the international board-meetings of Arab Vision which will be held 14-16 March, in the Middle-East.
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