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Nation in Focus: India, Feb 14-March 11

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By the GRACE of God, I will be returning to India to preach the Gospel in the state of Andrha Pradesh. In partnership with El-shaddai ministries, I will be heading out Feb 14-March 11. This will be my 7th time crossing the ocean, the 4th time preaching the gospel in Asia, and my 2nd time in India. Last year, I was blessed by the Lord to see a tremendously fruitful time of ministry. Spirit gifts were imparted, the church was strengthened and encouraged, many people were healed of Aids, Cancer, Diabetes, barren wombs were opened, but most of all Jesus was glorified among the people of India. Only heaven knows the true count of who was truly born-again, but according to the testimony, that number is in the Thousands.

As I gear up to return, I’m asking for your prayers and financial assistance. The budget for this ministry trip is set roughly at about 5,000 dollars. That includes travel expenses, ( vacination, visa, plane tickets, misc. etc…) but most of that money goes to provide food, lighting, and tents for the ministry programs. India is a nation that is filled with spiritual confusion, the people have a true hunger for the supernatural, but they are more often tapping into the demonic realm. As I go to India, it is with the Holy Spirit intention to reveal the glory of Jesus. His love, His power to make all things new, to save, deliver, and to heal. I appreciate your partnership beyond what words will allow me to express. Please give liberally, God will return it to you in a measure that you don’t have room enough to receive. We are all called to participate in the Great Commission, some such as myself, go down the well, others lower the rope. I pray that the abundance of heaven overwhelm and shock you for your willingess to give cheerfully. ” May the Lamb who was slain receive the reward of His suffering.” – Brian Michael Williams

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Christians in Morocco Deported

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The Moroccan government has deported twenty-eight Christian workers so far in May, according to The Voice of the Martyrs contacts.

“The Moroccan government continues political pressures against us Moroccan believers and against the foreign workers, and if it stopped for a while before, it was only to restart again and strongly,” VOM contacts said. “Please continue to pray and also to act, because if this … continues, soon we’ll not be deported but [we will be] arrested or even killed.”

In recent months, the government has increased its crackdown on Christians, expelling as many as 60 Christian aid workers from the country. Moroccan police have accused Christian aid workers from the United States, Korea, Netherlands and England of violating Morocco’s anti-proselytism laws.

“On March 8, police visited the orphanage Village of Hope, which has been operating with the government’s approval for the past ten years,” Smyrna Ministries International reported. “They scoured the grounds looking for Bibles, interrogated children and staff members and announced that the [foster] parents had seven hours to pack and say goodbye to [the children]. All fifteen of the foster parents, the only parents these children have ever known, were deported before nightfall, leaving the 33 children with the police.”

Following the orphanage raid, government authorities reportedly targeted believers across Morocco. “When [authorities] visited an American-founded orphanage in the town of Azrou, they drew several young children aside and demanded they demonstrate the ‘proper’ way to pray,” Smyrna Ministries International reported. “In Marrakesh, authorities arrested a Korean-born Protestant pastor during his Sunday service, and in the northern city of Larache they deported an Egyptian church leader.”

Christians in Morocco think the crackdown is coming from two newly appointed government officials who took office in January. Interior Minister Tayeb Cherkaoui recently issued a press release stating, “[Christians] are guilty of trying to undermine the faith of Muslims.”

The Voice of the Martyrs encourages you to pray that the deported Christian leaders and workers will not give in to anger or discouragement but will forgive their persecutors. Pray that God will protect and comfort the orphans from Village of Hope and that they will receive the love and care they need. Pray for Moroccan believers who have lost their pastors and face interrogation.