:::: GOSPEL FOR ASIA UPDATE for July 16, 2002 :::: Sponsor a native missionary: http://www.gfa.org/sponsor Schedule a GFA speaker: http://www.gfa.org/speaker

Hello Friend in Christ,

When I read the story below about Brother S. being persecuted in Nepal, I was amazed by his interrogator’s question: “If Jesus couldn’t save Himself on the cross, how can He save you?”

To me this question is a reminder that we fight not against flesh and blood but against an enemy we cannot see. The same vicious accusation of Satan against our Lord as He hung on the cross two thousand years ago is spoken by an angry policeman in the distant land of Nepal.

Please pray for our brothers in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and elsewhere as they willingly face persecution from men and women driven along by the powers of this dark world. We know that their suffering is not in vain, for as they lay down their lives many are finding true life in Jesus’ name.

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Grace and Peace, John Schwartz

:::: Latest News: “Brother S. Harassed in Nepal” (Nepal – July 16, 2002) “If you insist on staying in this district, we will shoot you.” With those words, an angry police inspector threatened Brother S., a GFA native missionary in Nepal. “You’re preaching the Christian religion,” he continued, “which is against the rule of the country. The people are Buddhist, and you’ll never be able to convert them!”

The young missionary was beaten and told to appear again for further questioning the next day. The crackdown had come after Buddhist lamas alleged to the police that the Christians in their village were Maoist terrorists.

When he returned to the police station the next morning, a senior inspector questioned him sternly. “What is the main message of the Bible?” he asked. The missionary cited John 3:16 and explained the Gospel. “Your Jesus couldn’t save Himself on the cross, how can He save you?” he jeered. After asking many other questions about the Christian faith, the inspector forbade him to preach in that area and gave him one week to leave.

A courageous neighbor went to the police to vouch for the missionary’s innocence and ask that he be allowed to stay for one year, but his request was denied. With tears, the believers who had come to know the Lord through this young man saw him go. Brother S. is now working in the village of another district. Pray for him and the believers he left behind, that they would not lose heart despite the harassment and persecution. **Post a prayer at: http://www.gfa.org/update/index.html **To sponsor a native worker: http://www.gfa.org/sponsor

:::: Latest News: “A Drunkard Becomes a Disciple” (India – July 10, 2002) Native Missionary Chakranarayan has been used by the Lord to plant three churches that have transformed many lives. One of the churches has 250 believers and is starting a home Bible school. One person who has come to know the Lord through this ministry is Mr. Singh, a man who was addicted to alcohol and living a miserable life. He was a famous singer, but he had no peace in his heart until a native missionary gave him some gospel tracts. Both Mr. Singh and his daughter accepted the Lord and then committed their lives to travel around singing and witnessing for the Lord. **Post a prayer at: http://www.gfa.org/update/index.html **To sponsor a native worker: http://www.gfa.org/sponsor

:::: Latest News: “Mission Station Started After Man Healed” (India – July 3, 2002) A native missionary’s fervent prayers led to the healing of a villager who was dying from an incurable illness. Without hope or a way to pay for regular medical care, Pradeep had sores all over his body and had suffered for more than six months when native missionary Abraham John brought him the Good News of Jesus’s salvation. The dying man embraced the message of hope and received the Lord Jesus. Through the tearful prayers of brother Abraham John, Pradeep was healed. A mission station was then established in the village as the healed man, his family and another family all meet together for Sunday services. Please remember this native missionary in your prayers! **Post a prayer at: http://www.gfa.org/update/index.html **To sponsor a native worker: http://www.gfa.org/sponsor

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