Persian World Outreach Prayer Points  September 2002
OVERSEAS: Pray:
  • CHRISTIANS & CHURCHES WORLDWIDE:

    • Please pray for those who are networking with PWO in ministry to Iranian and Afghan people in their local neighborhoods and via the internet with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many contact PWO for resources and prayer.

  • IRANIAN BIBLE SCHOOL:

    • Please pray for the students who study by correspondence in various parts of the world.

AFGHANISTAN: Pray:
  • Praise for the recent meeting of Afghan believers in Holland. There was a time of wonderful fellowship.
  • As these reach out to others in the love of Jesus Christ.
  • For the political situation in Afghanistan
  • Romans 8:28 for outreach in the United States
GREECE: Pray for:
  • N & R, a dedicated Iranian Christian couple who are ministering among Persian-speaking refugees
  • Kurdish, Afghan and Iranian refugees coming to the services
IRAN: Pray:
  • For Iranians in Iran who are in need of Bibles, Christian literature, and church home.
  • That the home churches will continue to grow. 
  • Praise for the gospel being shared with seekers in Iran via the internet.
PAKISTAN: Pray for:
  • K & M, a dedicated Iranian couple serving among Iranian and Afghan refugees.  They are unable to meet in a church building but continue to minister in homes.
  • God's direction and strength. 
USA - RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING: Pray for:
  • Iranian Christian TV broadcasts going out from LA to Iran and throughout the Persian Diaspora via satellite.
  • Radio broadcasts also going out from other parts of the world to Iran.
  • Praise for increase in opportunities via TV and radio to spread the gospel and for the testimonies of salvation and Christian growth that have come as a result.
USA - CALIFORNIA: Pray for:
  • Thank you for praying for the three young Iranian Muslim-background believers (S, M, & T) who were baptized at the Emmanuel Persian Church in July. They are growing in Christ and attending church regularly.
  • Four other Iranian believers who are preparing for baptism.
  • The Elders of the Emmanuel Persian Church and for E & S, an Iranian couple who continue to minister among Iranians in Church.  Pray that their paperwork will be processed and for strength and wisdom as they minister.
  • J who also ministers in the local Persian Church.
USA - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
AFGHANI FELLOWSHIP:
Pray for:
  • We praise the Lord that the Afghan believers in L.A. are having their own fellowship.
  • their strengthening and encouragement.
  • a young American Christian man who ministers to Afghans in San Diego. 
USA - EAST COAST: Pray for:
  • A meeting of Muslim Background Christians in Northern New Jersey on Sept 13-15.

  • A missions conference in Southern NJ.

  • PWO missionaries who will be leading seminars on reaching Muslims.

  • Iranian Churches - that they may multiply on the East Coast in strategic locations.

  • Matthew 9:36ff. 

  • Praise for D., the mother of a missionary who needs a kidney transplant.

USA - TEXAS: Pray for:
  • Praise God for a new fellowship of Iranian believers getting started in Houston.
  • Iranian believers in Amarillo and for the American Church helping them to grow.
TRANSLATION WORK: Pray:
  • For the continued translation projects of the Gilaki and Luri (people group languages in Iran).
  • To see available Iranian Christian Resources go to www.persianwo.org under "bookstore".
VOLUNTEERS & MISSIONARIES NEEDED: Pray for:
  • Those called and gifted for ministry with computerizing inventory, distant learning program development, accounting, simple data entry and typing and translation of Christian materials into Persian.
  • PWO is also interested in partnering with others called to minister among Iranians in the Diaspora in various parts of the world.  PWO invites you to support this work prayerfully and financially.
INTERNET TEAM: Pray for:
  • J & N who continue to develop www.persianwo.org 
  • Continued growth in this important area of missions outreach
  • Persian translators working on the translation of the website into Farsi
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