Floods in four Province of Pakistan

Dear Brothers and Sisters we have a another prayer request for you

We trust that you are keeping well by His grace & mercies. I know many of you have a great burden in your heart for Nation of Pakistan and especially poor Christian Community facing flood problems. Our prayers are that our Heavenly Father is blessing you with richest mercies and great joy in your precious walk with Him daily. May Jesus be your constant guide, comfort and help as you journey along life's pathway.
The Flood in four Province of Pakistan?????

We will share with you urgent prayer request for Pakistani Christian Community is facing flooding problems, many challenge. At least 3 Millions people are disturbed & affect, victim so far issued new flood warnings, as heavy rains are expected to inflict more misery on areas where at least 1,500 people have already been killed and 980,000 more have lost their homes were damaged and a key trade highway to China was blocked by the flooding. The entire infrastructure we built in the last 50 years has been destroyed.

Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority, estimated that roughly three million people were now affected by floods in the country - 1.5 million in the northwest and the same number in Punjab. The rush of water spilling from rivers in Punjab has threatened to destroy vast areas of crops, prompting the United Nations to warn that an estimated 1.8 million people might need food aid in the coming weeks.

People sought refuge on rooftops and tried to bring their livestock up as far as possible. In the northwest, rising water levels at Warsak Dam, the country's third biggest, prompted disaster officials to ask residents in the northern outskirts of Peshawar city to leave their homes. Families are stranded and desperate for food. There are 40,000 children in the region, many of whom are already going hungry. When aid does get to them the atmosphere can be very tense.

Many residents who lost their homes and livelihood also complained that they had not received any advance warning that raging waters were heading their way. The military said more than 54,000 people had been rescued from flood-hit areas and moved to safer places, with 40 helicopters and 450 army boats mobilized as part of the rescue effort.

Many thousands of people have lost their lives; many more are stranded and exposed to disease and extreme lack of food. Thousands have been displaced. Other impacts include the loss of livestock and damage to agricultural crops and fields. It is estimated that more than a million people have been affected thus far; the total estimated damages and affected population are yet to be determined due to inaccessibility caused by rising flood waters and disruption to communication networks. Immediate needs include food, water, tents and other non-food items.

The Swat valley, which has yet to recover from a major Pakistani army offensive against Taliban fighters just over a year ago, is one of the areas worst affected by the floods. Large parts of the valley's upper regions, reached by a riverside road, are inaccessible. Scores of bridges, roads and building have been washed away by the torrents. Swat, in northwestern Pakistan, was hit the hardest by the floods which submerged extensive areas, brought down bridges and swept away entire villages.

I know that your prayers can change nations. Pray also for the all saints, religious & political worldwide leaders (1-Tim 2:1-3) that they might repent of their hardness of heart and come to salvation through Christ. Please help with your prayers that we can win "All worldwide religious & political worldwide leaders" as well as that other country for Jesus Christ. May God blesses you all who pray for us. I hope every Christians in our countries have freedom very soonest & growing rapidly in Christ. Thank you so very much. Jesus blesses you all. May God grant you a great harvest as you plant and waer for Him! Your Servants in Christ!  

URGENT: Blasphemy Accused Boys KILLED/Firing between Christians and Muslims/Threat to Christians in Pakistan

I am attaching below a letter I just received from a fellow brother in Christ in Pakistan.

"Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The two blasphemy accused boys were shot today morning at 11:00AM by the Muslims. Police took them to hospital where they died after a few mins. This news was disclosed to common public at 3:00PM. After that, situation in Pakistan has become SO CRITICAL.

Right now when I am writing this email, there is FIRING going on between Christians and Muslims in Faisalabad city. People are burning each other homes and showering bullets like crazy.

There is THREAT to all Christians of Pakistan as we are in minority. Any Muslim mobs can come any time and attack Christian houses like last year in Gojra city.

Many Christians have already fled from their houses to escape into save places. Things are so bad. I don’t know what to do. We are running to hide ourselves at safe places. Don’t know what to do as right now I have only a couple of rupees in my pocket myself. Please PRAY RIGHT NOW.  

And, if you can help, please immediately help us with some finances. We will need it because we are leaving houses and to move somewhere we need money. You can transfer the funds online using the following website www.westernunion.com and contact info@youthquests.com for the information if you choose to.

PS.  I have a big family and I don’t know what to do. I can’t explain in words how bad the situation is right now. I am writing this email in a hurry.

Please continue to pray for us!!!!!"

Prayer request from Myanmar

Greetings in His name. I hope you doing well. Here by His grace we are doing well too.

 

In this year we are going to start disciples training school and some among the new converts committed to attend training and there will be about 30 participants in our training and the duration is for 8 months from July to Frebruary the next year. We will graduate in Frebruary.

 

Please pray for us so that we might extend our church planting more effectively by training men and women and making them disciples and reproducing disciple movement around the whole country. And we will send them back to their own peoples to witness and preach the gospel and plant the church in their native place. That is what our commitment for the Lord to extend His kingdom in Southern Coast of Myanmar.

Pray for Youth Quests Haiti Mission Trips Preparations

This Sunday John is flying down to Haiti and will meet with four other men from South Carolina.  They will be checking out this summers projects site and conditions.

Current planned are three short term trips are planned for teams to begin the work on the sustainable agricultural project in South Western Haiti.

Please keep John and the other men in your prayers for safety, wisdom, opportunities to help, serve and minister to those we meet.  John will be returning on April 23^rd to begin the final stages of preparations for the upcoming missions trips to Haiti.

Pray As Icelandic Volcano Erupts Much Of European Air Travel Is Shut Down

Please pray for the people who have had to be relocated in Iceland due to the volcano eruption.  This is sending a huge cloud of ash and particles that is effecting air travel to much of Europe.  It’s reported that this volcano may be spewing ash for months.  There is some concern for the melting of ice around the valcano and the effects it will have on the country.

Pray For Victims Of A Powerful Earthquake In China

Many news agencies have reported much of the following news.  The deaths are at least 760 as of Thursday, with more than 11,000 injured, toppled about 15,000 homes in and around Yushu county, and caused more than 100,000 people to flee the area.  Chinese officials ordered rescue crews and supplies to Yushu on April 14th, but the area is hundreds of miles from an airport.  "Soldiers have been dispatched to save the people buried in the collapsed houses," local official Huang Limin was quoted as saying by China's state news agency Xinhua.

One official told journalists more than 85% of buildings in Jiegu town near the epicentre had collapsed.  "The streets in Jiegu are thronged with panic - injured people, with many bleeding in the head," Zhuo Huaxia said.  "Many students are buried under the debris due to building collapse at a vocational school.  "I can see injured people everywhere. The biggest problem now is that we lack tents, we lack medical equipment, medicine and medical workers."  Residents and monks used hand shovels and ropes to clear debris in hopes of reaching survivors.  Thursday's rescue effort was hampered by unstable bridges and collapsed roadways, making it difficult for heavy equipment to get to hard-hit areas.

Many of the buildings in Yushu, a county with a largely Tibetan population of about 80,000, were thought to be made from wood.  In Jiegu, the town closest to the epicenter, people were taken to a sporting field serving as a makeshift hospital because there are no hospitals in the town.  The areas ethnic Tibetans, which are among China’s poorest people, living as farmers and herdsmen, their houses were poorly constructed mud and brick houses that 85% collapsed. Officials have sent 20,000 cotton tents, 50,000 items of winter clothing and 50,000 quilts to victims.

Mexican Earthquake - Pray For The People

A chain of earthquakes as well as aftershocks rattled and shook the Pacific Coastline of the United States and Mexico on Sunday, as well as a magnitude 7.2 quake in northwest Mexico's Baja California that had been felt inside Arizona and The southern area of California, the U.S. Geological Survey documented. The tremble struck at 3:40 p.m. (6:40 p.m. ET) around 175 km's (110 mls) south east of San Diego, Sunday April 4th.

A minimum of two people had been killed. Accounts of injuries along with other structural damage have occurred within northwest Mexico. In California and Arizona, there have been no immediate accounts of injuries as well as only minimal reports of damages.

Photos coming from Mexicali showed sides ripped away from structures, toppled telephone poles, damaged roads and grocery store aisles strewn with foodstuff in which had fallen off of shelves.

Inhabitants throughout Southern California and Arizona noted significant ground shakes.

Nine min's following the Mexico tremble, a magnitude 4.1 quake rattled and shook windows within Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco. No damage had been noted there and it was mentioned that it is a separate tremble from the one which struck within the Baja California desert.

Floods and Mudslides In Haiti

Pray for Haiti as the rainy season starts.

Three youngsters were killed as well as a couple of individuals injured when a mudslide brought on by torrential down pours knocked down a wall and smashed a home within the Haitian capital, said some people who were there.  The previous hurricane season, the passing of Tropical Storm Noel killed over forty individuals within Haiti and upward to one hundred within the adjoining Dominican Republic.

Haiti, the poorest nation within the Americas, is susceptible to flash floods and mudslides since the majority of their trees have already been chopped down in order to make charcoal for cooking food. Nearly all its almost nine million people reside in rickety slum dwellings.  Haiti is actually one of many poor nations that was rocked throughout latest weeks by violent protests about soaring world food costs.

Pray As Chile's Earthquake Circumstance Gets Worse

Inside the earthquake stricken Chile, hundreds of individuals have already been confirmed dead with two million men, women and children suffering from the disaster as well. Numerous areas of the disaster region continue to be inaccessible while a total snapshot of this devastation is only starting to become apparent. Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has made a plea for global assistance.

Rapid response teams are coordinating the supply of essential medicines as well as other health-related supplies to assist earthquake survivors. Numerous relief efforts are generally centered on providing medical aid which includes antibiotics, infection management products as well as surgical equipment. Regarding healthcare, one of the most severe difficulties took place in southern Chile, in which six hospitals collapsed as well as two others that have been damaged seriously and are not able to function.

To accelerate aid to survivors, organizations are also working together with associates within the region, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Argentina, to organize their response. Medications, healthcare supplies along with other humanitarian aid are anticipated to be transported to local hospitals, clinics and other health care providers within the approaching days.

Please pray for the people who are suffering or who have lost loved ones in Chile.  Pray for the salvation of many and that the Lord would move in a mighty way among the Chilean people.

by, John Andrews

Looking Into The Future To Pray For Haiti

Even while numerous organizations continue to provide relief supplies for the Haitian people, the current focus is to pinpoint long-term recovery plans for this nation and to share Jesus in a real personal way. The devastation from the January 12 earthquake killed more than 200,000 and left innumerable people homeless.  The Haitian people are looking for help and answers.

We are working together with the Haitian people now as well as with plans for long-term development. Our fundraising pertaining to Haiti is in progress to have adequate funds for the projects currently planned. We are thankful for the generosity of those who are praying and have already given to the Haitian people. 

Emergency Recovery with 3 Stages for your prayers

Pray For Haiti and It's People

Please pray for the Haitian people, that food and supplies would arrive and be distributed to the people in need and not held up by those trying to make a profit in this time of pain and heartache. Pray for the medical supplies and people to arrived to the outlying villages and rural areas as well as the City.

Pray for the support, donations, and the right people to join us in our Haiti Earthquake Reconstruction quest to bring some self-support agricultural projects, as well as, the gospel of Christ to the Southwestern villages of Haiti to reconstruct and bring a future and hope to these people. Pray for the orphans and orphanages that have been effected and we desire to help.

As you pray remember us at Youth Quests International and our desire to reach the world in a practical and spiritual way.

Update 2 Pakistan

Dear Brother/Sister in Christ!

Greetings From Pakistan

I hope all is well with you this moment and pray that this email meet you well in Christ. I?m still praying for you, just very busy with God?s work and ministry. I hope all is well with you this moment and pray that this email meet you well in Christ. Please reply me urgently as you finish reading this email. We will share with you Church Fire Case information.

The Minority Christians in Pakistan have increasingly become victims of humiliation and persecutions through
false allegations made under the Blasphemy Law by Muslims people through Church fire, attacked, false cases and Muslims people religious leaders and religious denominations, congregations, organizations and especially sections 295C to 298B of the Pakistan penal code which carries a mandatory death penalty for anyone found guilty of blasphemy.

The common experience of abusing and misusing of the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan has led to physical violence, damage, destruction of properties and loss of life within the innocent Christian minority over the years. It has been reported, for instance, that between 1988 and 2009, the authorities in Pakistan charged 697 people under the Blasphemy Law. Please convey & sharing our prayer request with other Ministers of God, religious leaders, Churches, Denominations, Congregations, Organizations and especially religious, burdenful Christians families living in your areas, country. Please continually pray for Poor Pakistani Christian Communities.

Do you know this is our duty's responsibilities pray for each-other as a servant of Christ? We know that God knows better our patient, diligent, honestly, sincerity, loyalty, hard working for God and God give us victory,
freedom, prosperity, restoration and give more opportunity provide favor, protection as well as boldness in witness and much more give opportunity to us we are willingness to sacrifice for others in the
end-time.

Pakistan Update on Violence

"The Church Fire Case in Jaithikey-Sambrial Silkot Pakistan
Friday September 11, 2009 4:44:05 PM"

A mob protesting against alleged desecration of Holy Quran by some Christian youths torched a church in a village near Jaithikey-Sambrial, Tehsil District of Sialkot Pakistan. Some 30 KMs away from as Friday after noon, on the eve of the 9/11 (on the eve of
eighth anniversary of 9/11).

It was the second such nasty incident of burning Christian church in Pakistan after the burning of the houses and churches of local Christians in Gojra-Pakistan on July 30, 2009. According to reports reaching here, Muslim girl Hina (15) daughter of a local farmer Asghar Ali was going back to her home after getting religious education in a
local mosque in her Jaithikey village, when five accused Christians forcibly snatched a Para (copy of Holy Quran) from her and threw it into the local drain.

A large number of villagers armed with bricks, stones and sticks attacked the church and set it on fire. Rescue 1122 personnel rushed to the place and extinguished the fire. All markets in Sambrial and adjoining areas were closed and police patrolled the village to avert further violence. Gujranwala Commissioner Hashim Tareen, acting DCO of
Silakot Tariq Zaman, DPO Waqar Ahmad Chohan and local legislators visited the village and held talks with leaders of religious groups.

The DPO told reporters that the father of one of the accused had been detained and the people involved in the incident would be arrested soon. Local Christian leaders condemned the burning of the church. Emanuel K. Gill, Bishop Samuel Pervaiz and Javaid Silvestre told reporters that the situation was alarming and the government had
failed to protect minorities and their places of worship. They demanded that those who attacked the church should be arrested. Senior police officials claimed that the attackers were local people. There are more than 100 houses of Muslims and 30 of Christians in the village. All the Christians have left the village to save their lives.

The accused fled away. This nasty incident created harassment amid fears of sectarian violence as the mounted gripped the areas. The local Muslims became infuriated after the desecration of Holy Quran by four Christians. A mob of the people armed with bricks, stones and wooden sticks attacked on the church. Later, they stormed into a local
church and set it ablaze by sprinkling patrol and kerosene oil in the church and outside the church. No Christian was reportedly present in the Church. No casualty or injury has yet been reported. Rescue 1122 staff extinguished the fire in church after a great struggle.

All the shops, markets and bazaars were shuttered down in Sambrial and surrounding areas after this nasty incident in a bid to avert any further untoward incident. The agitating mob of the people led by local Ulema took out the agitational processions there after the Juma Prayers, demanding immediate arrest of the accused Christians for
desecrating the Holy Quran. All the scared villagers (thousands in the number) took shelter in their homes by locking their doors. After this nasty incident, all the Christians left this troubled area instantly to save their lives from the infuriated people. A huge contingent of the police from entire Gujranwala Division besieged the area and
started patrolling in the village to avert any further untoward incident.

The personnel of police and Elite Force Commandoes took the positions on rooftops, shops and other buildings to ensure peace by sealing the area. Commissioner Gujranwala Division Hashim Tareen, acting DCO Sialkot Tariq Zaman, DPO Sialkot Waqar Ahmad Chohan, local MNAs, MPAs and other public representatives were also present there on the spot asking the infuriated mob of people to remain peaceful. They
negotiated with the protesting people during which the PML-N, Shabab-e- Milli, Sunni Tehreek, Jamaat-i-Islami, Jamaat Ahle-e-Sunnah leaders gave a dead line of 24 hours to police for the arrest of the accused Christians. DPO Sialkot Waqar Ahmad Chohan told the newsmen that the accused would be arrested within the next 24 hours. DPO said that the police have arrested accused?s father who is (50), in this regard.

Dear Brother/Sister in Christ! I'm greatly blessed to know that you have introduced us to many of your friends around the world so that they in return help the ministry. Thank you very much once again for allowing me to pour my heart before you closing in the precious love of our lord Jesus on the cross for us so that we establish the kingdom
of our lord in the heart of the most neglected poor Pakistani Christian community. Do you know the member of Christian people was almost killed in a Muslim uprising in Pakistan, Nigeria, India & around the world? It is true that Christians are to be peaceful, but also true that we should defend ourselves and our families. Is it time for Christians to stand up and fight if necessary for their lives, but more importantly for the gospel of Christ? There is a war raging now around the world between Islam and Christianity. Can we just lie down and not defend ourselves? May you find rest, inspiration, joy and peace as you sever Him? Please keep in touch with our ministry. We love you in Christian love and pray that above all I will prosper, even as our soul prospers. It is wonderful to keep you before the
Throne of Grace and to know that the Lord will watch over you and bless you and the ministry. May God grant you a great harvest as you plant and water for Him!

Yours Brother in Christ!

Turmoil in Pakistan! Pray!

Dear Friend In Christ,

Just this morning I came to know that Muslims attacked Christians again in another village in Sialkot, Pakistan. Below is the report.

Jhethe Key village is in sub-district Sambarial of Sialkot where Christian and Muslim had been living in harmony over a century but today Muslims of same village took out weapons and sticks and attacked on Christians after Muslim cleric made announcement from mosque to kill Christians and burnt their homes.

The Muslim cleric (molana) announced from mosque loudspeaker to gather all Muslims from where procession marched to the homes of Christians. On their way they put Village Church administered by Church of Pakistan on fire.

Meanwhile Christians fled from village to safe their lives and called for police help. The heavy contingent of police have encircled village and no one is allowed to enter in village.

It is feared that situation in this village could be worst than it was in Koriyan and Gojra when Muslims mob burnt 7 Christians alive on blasphemy accusations.

This is the third incident during the last 2 months when Muslims burnt our homes, churches, schools and even burnt alive some of the Christians.

I have questions:
- How do you think we Christians in Pakistan can live in peace and harmony with Muslims who are continuously attacking and burning our homes, killing our people? What is the solution?
- How can you who are in Christian countries help Christians in Pakistan solve this problem?

Need your counsel, please send it. Thanks.

Pray for Myanmar Pastor

I am very busy visiting to the outreaches to oversee the
local churches. Now tomorrow we are going to hold salvation training
with 80 pure Buddhist peoples. Therefore you please uphold me with
your prayer.

Thanks.
Paul.

Prayer for Haitian Minister

Please pray for Jean David in Haiti. I have been in contact with him for some time now. Below is an email from him after I contacted him recently. He needs a job, funds, and food.

Dear John,
This is good to hear from you. There was a long time I didn't read your emails. Praise the Lord for your ministry and Becky.

My job is running out. It is very difficult to find a job and I'm feeling very weak. I need your prayer.

  In His service, David

Your Prayers Are Needed In Pakistan

Here is another post from a contact in Pakistan

Dear we thanks God who given us ministry and he use us for his work.Yesterday night my all team went with me to GOJRA were unknown peoples burnt more then 100 house and they also burnt four peoples and two children.

This is five hours drive from Lahore city we loaded all the house hold things and things for eating and went to distribut among them.

The journey was very long and we all become tried but this was God grace which strenthen us and we came back.

We saw sarrow and tears in those peoples eyes who lost thier family members.

Many childrens have nothing to wear we distributed some clothes among them but those were few but still yet most of them need Clothes and many other things to meet daily needs.Please pray for them they need all of your prayers and attention.

we are preparing next trip to go and help those peoples again.

I hope above pictures will give all of you idea about the present situation in GOJRA.

God Be with all of you

Ashknaz silas

President Youth Promotion Gospel Ministry of Pakistan

Cordinator of BIBLE OF NEEDY PROJECT PAKISTAN

www.youthpromotion.org

Youth Quests Prayer Line

I wanted to pass on a prayer request from Pakistan for your prayers.

Dear Friend,

As you know I have asked you to pray continuously for my wife, Mahreen, because she has been having so many medical problems since her pregnancy.

We had some basic tests yesterday that doc gave, and found out that her HB (Hemoglobin) is 7.9. It’s too low. Normal is between 12-14. For women, 11 is also fine but 7.9 is too much low. She also has Hernia and some other medical problems.

Doctor gave the date for her cesarean operation at the end of this month which is only a week away. She also referred to a big city because we do not have necessary facilities in our city as it’s a very small town.

Just two days ago my sister in law died after giving birth to a son. We found out that it was due to doctors’ mistake. So we are so much afraid.

We will have to go 80 KM far from home for about 1 week and have the operation there in a reasonable hospital. Yet, it’s so much expensive than what we can afford. In fact, we have nothing in hand to take a step. I am so worried, but I am waiting upon the Lord to provide the need for hospital charges, our stay and our travel.

Please pray so that the Lord may provide the necessary FUNDS for my wife’s operation. Please pray as our need is so URGENT.

Thank you in advance for your prayers.

Let God be magnified!

Your Brother In Christ,

Evangelist Shehbaz Jalal

Pakistan

Our Return From Eastern Asia

I wanted to thank everyone who was praying for us while we were out in Eastern Asia. The Lord was with us in so many ways and His protection and guidance was amazing.
We saw many things become fruitful. Thank you so much for your prayers for our whole team and continue to pray for the people we came into contact with while we were there.
There are opportunities for us to continue our work there and we would appreciate your prayers in this matter for the Lord's guidance and provision.