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Lookin g ba ck …to forge ah ea d
SPECIAL EDITION
A Look Back p. 3
Launching the USA p. 6
Every Home USA p. 8
A Legacy of Impact p. 12 Cover: In 1963, young men in the D.R. Congo rejoiced when they received new Bibles. Today, these men could be well into their 60s with children and grandchildren of their own.
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A LOO K B ACK D I C K E AST M A N , I N T E R N AT I O N A L P R E S I D E N T
t was a defining moment in my life that I still remember as though it were yesterday. I was a 20-year-old college student who had met the girl of his dreams (my wife, Dee, to whom I’ve been married for more than 52 years). Though I was absolutely certain she was the one for me, the rest of God’s plan for my life was unclear. As soon as classes ended that momentous afternoon, I went to my prayer closet to spend time with the Lord (a literal closet I shared with my two roommates). I could hardly wait to voice my concerns and need for direction to the Lord when, before I even had a chance to open my mouth, He began speaking to me. What He revealed to me that day would not only make a profound impact on my life, it would ultimately lead to a “harvest beyond my wildest dreams” (Mark 4:20, MSG). The vision God gave me all those years ago was as vivid as though He were in that closet with me and we were talking face to face. I remember kneeling in silence below sweaters and shirts as He spoke gently in my heart, saying that one day, my wife and I would be involved in a harvest that would see millions of lost souls coming into the Kingdom. He spoke further, saying that I would not be some famous evangelist, but that these souls would be “prayed into the kingdom!” I, of course, couldn’t understand exactly how that might happen, but I knew prayer would be the source of power to gather in such a harvest. Little did I know that almost two decades earlier, God had given birth to the very strategy that would answer my prayers, realized in a 23-year-old Canadian pastor named Jack McAlister. Jack had begun a new radio program in western Canada called the Tract Club of the Air. One day, he challenged his listeners to support 3
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Jack McAlister (left) and Dick Eastman (right) sharing a moment in Switzerland in the late 1990s. Jack, as founder, and Dick, as a succeeding president, shared many memories along with their burning passion to reach the world for Christ.
Workers in the very first EHC outreach office in Japan in the 1950s.
“Prayer, alone, will remove every obstacle that stands global missionaries by providing them with printed gospel literature to share with the lost. The response he received was so overwhelming that, within months, Jack was shipping gospel messages by the tens of thousands to missionaries throughout the world. When the events of World War II crippled Japan, Jack was compelled to take the ministry further. With the hopes of evangelizing the struggling nation, he flew to Tokyo with a fellow missionary, and together, they began sharing gospel literature with travelers at a busy railway station. They soon became frustrated when they saw that, for every person they were able to talk to, many more passed by unreached. Discouraged — yet tenacious — Jack and his colleague got on their knees that night and asked the Lord for a strategy. They believed that, for the Great Commission to be fulfilled (Matthew 28:19), there had to be a way to reach every lost soul with the Gospel. It was during that time of earnest prayer that Jack got the idea: Take the Gospel to people right where they live — to their homes. That was the beginning of the ministry known today as Every Home for Christ, and this month we celebrate 70 years of home-to-home evangelism using gospel literature. I am happy to say, 70 years later, Every Home for Christ continues to operate on an unwavering foundation of prayer. In fact, our dependence on prayer is clearly stated in one of our three unalterable convictions: “Prayer, alone, will remove 4
every obstacle that stands in the way of fulfilling the Great Commission.” Not only is our leadership dependent on prayer, our global workers rely on the power of prayer as they share the Gospel with the unreached — often in threatening situations. Not a single salvation message is given to a seeking soul without first being saturated with the power of prayer. Since those early days in my prayer closet, God has allowed me the privilege of spending my life calling others to also cultivate a life of prayer. It has been my joy to witness growing numbers of night-and-day prayer movements spring up in churches and on university campuses throughout the world where men and women, college students and teenagers devote themselves to prayer and intercession for the nations. It is my belief that an unwavering foundation of prayer is what continues to allow Every Home for Christ to impact the world for Christ, resulting in 52,000 searching souls responding to the Gospel every day. Since its genesis in western Canada 70 years ago, Every Home for Christ has developed many exciting and effective ways to reach those once considered “unreachable.” The non-literate are reached with the help of visual charts, and the hearing and visually impaired are reached with the help of media technology. Our follow-up biblical discipleship program, offered free of charge to all new believers, as well as the training offered to under-equipped pastors and
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Dick Eastman visited the Kwaio people in Fiji, where God moved dramatically in this tribe after their chief came to Christ.
In 2011, Dick Eastman celebrated an important milestone — 100 million people responding to Christ and 65 years of ministry.
in the way of fulfilling the Great Commission.” church leaders, help many tens of thousands of Christ Group fellowships thrive and grow into self-supporting churches. This focus on “making disciples who make disciples of others” has raised Every Home for Christ up to be a global champion of systematic, home-to-home evangelism that leads to massive church planting. Join me in celebrating 70 years of an amazing harvest. Over 1.8 BILLION homes have received the Gospel delivered at their doors, resulting in more than 173 MILLION responses to the Gospel and leading to the formation of 297,000 new church plants worldwide! Those numbers are not exaggerated. We report them with confidence in their accuracy thanks to our systematic method of tracking the homes our global workers visit. But what is most important to us is that behind every statistic is a soul who has been touched by the Good News! As we begin year 71, I want to thank our global supported staff of some 8,000 and the more than 60,000 monthly volunteer workers who sacrifice much to share the Gospel in the neighborhoods, prisons, hospitals and unreached areas of their nations while equipping new believers to mature in their faith. I also want to thank our faithful ministry partners for making what we do possible. Every Home for Christ is more than our name — it’s our mission. Wouldn’t it be great if we could reach every home on earth with the Gospel in this generation? With your help, I believe we can.
CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF MINISTRY HOMES REACHED & PRAYED FOR Historical Total: 1.8 billion Current Pace: 311,000 per day
PEOPLE WHO HAVE RESPONDED TO THE GOSPEL Historical Total: 173 million Current Pace: 52,000 per day
CHRIST GROUPS PLANTED Historical Total: 297,000 Current Pace: 76 per day
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The world has changed dramatically since Jack McAlister founded this ministry in 1946. In the years following World War II, mission organizations from all denominations began to focus their evangelism efforts on the unreached nations of the world. As a result, millions of the lost have come to know Christ, and the global Church has been equipped to flourish and grow. In the meantime, however, the spiritual condition of our own beloved nation has begun an alarming downward spiral. My vision for reclaiming America for Jesus began in June 2013, when I awoke from a dream to find my pillow wet with tears. In my dream, I was praying over a map, as I do daily in my time with the Lord. Through my tears, I couldn’t make out any details of the map, so I assumed it was a map of the world. But when I wiped away my tears, I saw that what I was weeping over was actually a map of the United States. When I asked the Lord what it meant, I sensed Him say, “It’s time to bring together My Body — the American Church — to bring revival to this nation too.” I’ve discovered that other ministry leaders across the country agree. America is in a time of deep spiritual crisis, and something must be done. I’m thrilled to tell you that something is being done, and Every Home for Christ is one ministry leading the way. On the pages that follow, we reveal an exciting new home-tohome campaign launching right here in the United States. I believe God is saying that it’s time for His Body in America to link arms and bring our nation back to its spiritual roots in Christ. With your help, I believe we can!
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EVERY HOME USA by Scott Middlebrook
Editor’s note: Scott Middlebrook is the Senior Director of U.S. Ministries. He oversees and directs the Every Home for Christ outreach in the United States.
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e are in an unprecedented time in the United States. I’m not alone in saying this. No matter what political party you belong to, what TV channel you’re watching or who is in your social media feed, the same message is appearing over and over: America is at a crossroads. We cannot ignore what is happening in our country. That’s why Every Home for Christ is creating a gospel-infused response, an outreach
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campaign specifically targeting the American audience. This is a shift for us at Every Home for Christ because we are an organization known first and foremost for our global outreaches. Our worldwide focus is by design. In the very beginning, our founder, Jack McAlister, said, “The Gospel is abundant in America.” But this statement was made over 70 years ago, and things have drastically changed since then. There are plenty of surveys and studies showing that American church attendance is on the decline, and people are falling away from God. We are fractured and divided both as a country and as the Church. At Every Home for Christ, we are passionate about bringing the Gospel to the United States with the same effort, enthusiasm and strategic planning we have used to share the Good News
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around the world. Yet, even though we’ve seen amazing responses to the Gospel globally, America presents unique challenges. From surveys and our own experiences, we know that most Americans understand the Gospel. At some level, people understand the narrative that we’re sinners facing a destination of either heaven or hell. Simply retelling that narrative isn’t going to make a difference. We’ve got to equip people to engage with it. This equipping starts with the Church. We desperately want to inspire the Body of Christ to love people like Jesus loves them. To do this, we need to create outreaches that present our message in a different way — this means evangelism efforts that are more conversational and relational in tone. We believe this is what Jesus wanted us to do all along. The Gospel was never designed to be
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antagonistic. It is literally good news that we bring to people. This is why we’re developing tools to help an average believer engage a non-believer. We’re asking simple questions like: What are our common fears? What are our joys? And what are the problems we’re all facing right now? This strategy has led our team to create heartfelt campaigns that connect with seekers on three basic levels. The first is to engage people who need to encounter the Gospel. This is planting a seed by highlighting an idea of life that’s common to all of us with questions like, “What will it take for me to be happy?” The second level is watering the seed by unpacking bigger ideas about faith through questions like, “What actually happens when we pray?” The final level is for people who know the Gospel, and we invite these people to respond to the message of Jesus with questions www.ehc.org
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like, “Do you know how God sees you?” This is how we engage people in God’s great story. The thing that excites us as we set out on this mission is that Jesus’ words still ring true: “The harvest is plentiful.” We have an opportunity, for the first time ever, to actually reach every home in America. It’s an audacious goal, but it’s obtainable. To reach every home for Christ in the United States, we’ll need the help of 60,000 churches and 1.5 million believers. With the Body of Christ working in unison, we can share Jesus with the over 300 million people in the United States. It won’t be easy. As Jesus said, “The workers are few.” That means it will take all of us, including those who are reading this article right now. If you’d like to help, there are a couple of practical things you can do to be a part of this historic effort. 1) Pray. Prayer removes all obstacles, and we know there will be very real obstacles in an effort like this. Please pray with us that God will open doors, call evangelists, and open hearts across our country to Him. 2) Be the answer to prayer. It is going to take a lot of effort from churches in every corner of this country to spread the Gospel across America. That means we need your help spreading the word about what we’re doing. Let your church and your pastor know about this incredible opportunity, and consider being a part of it yourself. You can visit www.everyhomeusa.com to get a picture of the campaigns and see examples of the thoughtprovoking “engagers” (printed literature) we’re creating for these outreaches. I have spent 28 years with Every Home for Christ, and I feel excitement and a sense of anticipation for the opportunity that is before us all right now. Often, Christians are known for what we’re against, but what if we were united as followers of Jesus loving lost people? This is a chance for the Church to once again be known as the people of God who bring love and hope.
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Earlier this year, a group of EHC staff members traveled to Los Angeles for TheCall, a large-scale prayer gathering. While there, they went home to home, lovingly engaging people with the Gospel.
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This Christmas, you can share the greatest Gift of all — Jesus — with your community. We will provide heartwarming Christmas booklets along with training that will help you to share the Gospel and invite your neighbors to a Christmas service. Get involved and get your church involved. It may be your favorite part of this Christmas season! Learn more: www.everyhomeusa.com/christmas | 1-800-423-5054 www.ehc.org
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A LEGACY OF IMPACT I N T E R N A T I O N A L
by Tanner Peake
Editor’s note: Tanner Peake is the Senior Director of International Ministries at Every Home for Christ’s headquarters in Colorado Springs. He provides oversight and direction for our global evangelistic offices.
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An EHC worker ministers the Gospel at a remote home in Tanzania. Warmth and smiles are exchanged between the two young men as they talk.
very Home for Christ has set one of the most ambitious goals in the history of the Church: to share a face-toface presentation of the Gospel with every person, in every nation, within a generation. For the last 70 years, Christ’s commands to preach the Gospel to every person (Mark 16:15) and to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19) have compelled this ministry to mobilize the Church to go to all people in every place. These commands given by Jesus have sent EHC gospel workers everywhere: hiking the highest mountains, descending the deepest valleys, traveling dusty trails to distant villages, paddling boats to unmapped islands, journeying into war-torn conflict areas, and climbing skyscrapers in the heart of urban civilization. Reaching all and every means that Every Home for Christ is committed to reaching every person on earth — not just those who are easy to find. Such determination is greatly needed for a task of such immensity. And the task continues to grow as we look forward to the next 70 years. Every day, an average of 360,000 new people are born, and another 151,600 people die. That means the population of the earth is growing by over 200,000 people daily, people who have yet to hear the Gospel. Even though, Every Home for Christ shares the Gospel at the doorsteps of over 311,000 homes daily — about 1 million people each day — there is still more to be done. All and every require intentionality, which is why Every Home for Christ has approached the task systematically. Our desire is that “none should perish” (2 Peter 3:9). We are committed to leaving none behind.
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“Families, living together, are generally believed to be the heart of society. If you can change a home, you can change a community.” Because everyone lives somewhere, Every Home for Christ takes the Gospel right to where people live. But sharing the Gospel at the home is more than just our preferred evangelism method. It’s also strategic. The home is the source for societal transformation. In the most basic sense, a home is a place where people live, an abode or dwelling place. But we all know that a home is far more than a building; a home is also the people who live in the building, the relationships these people have and the experiences they share. In every culture around the world, whether on mountaintops, in deserts, in cities or in rural areas, all people have a sense of home. The home is a place of refuge, a place where families exist and grow. While some live in trees, others wander as nomads in deserts, and still others live in urban skyscrapers. Home is universally understood as the place of significance. For decades, sociologists, economists and others from a wide range of academic fields have written about the significance of the home within society. It is generally held that the home is the most fundamental social unit and that all of our political and social institutions are reflections of the home. The home has even been called the “crucible of the social system.” Families, living together, are generally believed to be the heart of society. If you can change a home, you can change a community. If you can change a community, you can change a nation. This is why Every Home for Christ has long emphasized the strategic importance of reaching homes. People often ask, “What will the next 70 years of Every Home for Christ’s history look like?” My answer is always the same: In many respects, the next 70 years are going to look similar to the last. With all of the complexity and nuance that has always existed in the world, the mission of Every Home for Christ has remained consistent. We serve the Church to introduce every person to Jesus, home to home, on their doorstep. The simplicity of this mission has allowed Every Home for Christ to remain timeless, 14
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The homes and families reached every day by EHC workers are varied. Whether from urban centers or teepees, people come out to hear and engage with the life-changing news of salvation.
even though our world continues to change. People continue to need to hear the Gospel. They continue to need face-to-face interaction with Christ followers. And they continue to need hope beyond their circumstances. Even so, as we look forward into the future, we can’t help but anticipate both the victories and the challenges that we will confront as we live out our mission. Taking the Gospel to the homes of people in some parts of the world is risky, and it will continue to be risky. Every Home for Christ knows firsthand the cost of preaching Jesus in nations that are hostile to the Gospel. Our founder, Jack McAlister, said that reaching the first third of the world would be easy, reaching the
second third would be difficult, and reaching the final third would be bloody. We are now in the final third. Today, as you read this article, there are thousands of real individuals, emboldened by the Holy Spirit, who are sharing the Gospel and risking their lives to do so. They do this because they are convinced that the Gospel has the inherent power to transform the lives of every person — not because it is an organizational mandate and not for a paycheck, but because they love the lost. In the next 70 years, Every Home for Christ will continue to serve those who risk their lives to share the Gospel. Our name says it all: Every Home for Christ. It’s simple, yet powerful! www.ehc.org
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DAILY PRAYER WATCH 1
Listed at the top right of each daily request is the nation’s population, the percentage of evangelical believers (Joshua Project) and a number that corresponds with Every Home for Christ’s 2016 edition of the World Prayer Map. At the end of each prayer request is the assigned reading for the day to read through the Bible in a year.
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Please pray for our workers who were recently imprisoned for sharing the Gospel in this closed nation. Pray that the Lord will minister to the hearts of the workers and their families, and that He will use this time of great trial to glorify His name. (Luke 21-24)
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Pop. 25,300,000
10.0% WPM # 8
MOZAMBIQUE
After the Manhacua village was struck by a serious drought, our workers sought to bring comfort and hope through the sharing of the Gospel. Please pray that the Lord would bring restoration both to the land of Manhacua and, most importantly, to its people’s souls. (John 7-9)
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Please pray for our team in this nation, which will present the Gospel through a production called “The Light House.” Pray that God will bring people to this event whose hearts are open and receptive to the message of the Good News. (John 13-15)
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Pop. 121,700,000
MEXICO
8.4% WPM # 181
Please pray for the fervent efforts of our workers in Mexico as they continue home-to-home outreaches. Pray that they will be anointed by the Holy Spirit and will work through His strength and speak His words as they witness to the lost. (Acts 1-4)
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Praise God for Mr. and Mrs. S who recently accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior! Continue to lift them up in prayer as our team seeks to connect them with other believers for fellowship within this closed nation. (Psalms 129-131)
WEDNESDAY
Pop. 7,200,000
1.8% WPM # 77
BULGARIA
Our workers are talking with a pastor in the town of Kardzhali about possible opportunities for evangelism. Pray that, if it’s God’s will, the EHC vision of reaching every home will catch fire in this pastor’s heart and there would be a great outpouring of the Gospel. (John 1-3)
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SATURDAY
Pop. 26,300,000
22.0% WPM # 39
GHANA
Please pray for our workers in Ghana to be encouraged as they continue with home-to-home outreaches. Pray that rejection will not be seen as defeat but rather as fuel for their passion to reach the lost. (John 10-12)
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TUESDAY
Pop. 10,700,000
27.3% WPM # 18
BURUNDI
Every Home for Christ Burundi recently held a five-day training camp on how to effectively share God’s love with the lost. Please pray for a blessing on all those who participated in this event, and that a great harvest of souls will be gathered in from their future outreaches. (John 16-18)
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Pop. 6,700,000
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
22.6% WPM # 147
Our team in Papua New Guinea has recently been working in Enga Province, where they frequently experience tension among warring tribes. Pray that God will use our workers as light in the darkness and will bring a heavenly peace to the peoples of this land. (Acts 5:1-8:3)
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CAPE VERDE
Pop. 600,000
6.6% WPM # 43
Ms. D was suffering from painful ulcers in her left leg, so our team shared the Gospel with her and asked to pray for her. A week later, the team found out she was miraculously healed! Pray for God to use this miraculous healing as a testimony of His love and power. (Acts 11:19-14:28)
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UNITED STATES
Pop. 321,400,000
26.5% WPM # 177
Please pray for the newly launched Every Home USA campaign! This is our first campaign to return the United States to its God-loving roots. Pray that we will see a great revival and a nation set on fire for God once more! (John 4-6)
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BELGIUM
Pop. 10,300,000
1.3% WPM # 87
Our workers’ hearts are burdened to reach every home in the city of Brussels, where the harvest is plenty but the laborers are few! Pray that our workers will be able to form a collaboration with Brussels’ churches and ministries to accomplish this work. (Psalms 126-128)
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CROATIA
Pop. 4,500,000
0.4% WPM # 69
On Croatia’s inhabited islands, there exists little to no church influence. Pray our workers will make breakthroughs in reaching these islanders with the Gospel and that they will have opportunities to create a lasting presence of God’s people through Christ Groups. (John 19-21)
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ANGOLA
Pop. 19,600,000
22.8% WPM # 13
Please pray for the volunteers who have pledged to work with our team in Angola doing home-to-home outreaches. Pray that there will be solidarity and unity of purpose among those participating so that they will be able to cover the whole of Huíla Province. (Acts 8:4-11:18)
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MOLDOVA
Pop. 3,500,000
3.5% WPM # 103
Home-to-home outreaches recently took place in seven different villages throughout the former Soviet Republic of Moldova. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to the residents of these villages the truth of the Gospel, leading to repentance and discipleship. (James)
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Please pray for the protection of our workers in this closed nation who often face violent opposition while sharing the Gospel. Pray that, as they face these challenges, the Lord will endow them with a spirit of love and gentleness that will attest to the sacrificial love of Christ. (Galatians)
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Pop. 1,700,000
1.7% WPM # 46
GUINEA-BISSAU
Please pray for the continued cooperation between our team and local church members in the capital city of Bissau. After a recent hometo-home outreach, more churches approached our workers asking how they, too, could help evangelize their city! (1 Thessalonians)
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Pop. 2,200,000
12.6% WPM # 11
NAMIBIA
Praise God for the 150 students and staff who gave their lives to Christ after a Jesus Film showing in a school! Continue to pray for these brothers and sisters as our team places them in fellowships that will guide them through the journey of discipleship. (1 Corinthians 1-3)
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BFAM training and prayer seminars were conducted in this closed nation with a total of 180 leaders participating in the events. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will refresh these laborers and that they would be sent into the harvest fields in a mighty way. (1 Corinthians 11:2-14:40)
Pop. 1,200,000
2.2% WPM # 145
Please pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit over the peoples of East Timor. Pray that even before our workers head out on a home-tohome outreach, God will already be working to open the eyes and hearts of those they will share the Gospel with. (2 Corinthians 1-5)
Pop. 3,000,000
0.5% WPM # 75
Many opportunities for evangelism have opened up for our workers in Albania. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will guide them to the right projects and will go ahead of them to soften the hearts of those with whom they share the Good News of salvation. (Acts 15:1-17:10)
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Pop. 5,400,000
1.3% WPM # 81
Our workers in Slovakia recently received an order of 70,000 pieces of gospel literature. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will place each and every piece of literature in the right hands, and that the message contained within will pierce even the hardest of hearts. (Psalms 132-134)
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PHILIPPINES
Pop. 101,000,000
12.2% WPM # 170
The Lord is gracious to provide for His children who call on His name! Please pray with our team in the Philippines for a continued provision of all means necessary to carry out effective evangelism in their nation. (1 Corinthians 4-7)
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Pop. 21,700,000
5.0% WPM # 78
Pray for boldness in our new church partners and volunteers who will be doing home-to-home outreach in Suceava, Romania. Pray that, as they evangelize, they will abide in the confidence of knowing that God has already overcome any obstacle they may face. (1 Corinthians 15-16)
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Pop. 600,000
0.3% WPM # 73
Our team in Montenegro recently organized a three-day outreach at a music festival. The team had an opportunity to pass out 20,000 gospel messages! Pray that those they reached will be touched by the Good News and will come into a relationship with God. (2 Corinthians 6-9)
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Pop. 56,300,000
5.1% WPM # 136
MYANMAR
Praise God that even hard rains couldn’t stop our pioneer missionaries from reaching 15 remote villages they were called to. Pray that God will continue to show favor to these workers, and that many who have never heard the Gospel will experience the saving grace of Jesus. (Philippians)
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Pray for the minority group that our workers reached in this country. This group is blinded by a traditional religion that’s directly opposed to the Gospel. Pray that the literature our team gave each home will leave a lasting touch of the Holy Spirit. (2 Thessalonians; Acts 17:11-18:11)
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Pop. 1,900,000
11.6% WPM # 2
Please pray for the efforts of our team in Lesotho, which is focused on uniting the different denominational church leaders. Pray that the wisdom and peace of the Lord will produce a solidified front for the advancement of the Kingdom. (1 Corinthians 8:1-11:1)
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Pop. 12,700,000
RWANDA
26.5% WPM # 17
Praise God for our workers in Rwanda who walked for miles along flooddestroyed roads because they were determined that people should hear the Good News of salvation. Pray that their resolve to share the Gospel will be a living testament to those they came in contact with. (Psalms 135-137)
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30 CREATIVE ACCESS #29 Please pray for the safety of Mr. T and his family who are traveling to a neighboring country for an outreach opportunity. Pray that God’s hand will be over every aspect of their trip and that the Holy Spirit will work mightily through this family to reach lost souls. (2 Corinthians 10-13)
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Making gifts from your IRA can be a great blessing for you and for those who need to hear about Jesus around the world.
Congress has made the IRA Charitable Rollover permanent. If you are 70.5 years old or older, this change to the law has many potential benefits for you and your family: • You can make charitable donations from your IRA to a qualified charity, like Every Home for Christ, without recognizing the distribution as income. • Instead of receiving a charitable deduction for your gift, your distribution will not be added to your adjusted gross income for federal tax purposes. This can bring other tax benefits too, depending on your particular circumstances. • You can give up to $100,000 total from your IRAs each year, and it counts toward your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD).
For more information, please contact Debbie Grissett at 719-260-8888 or dgrissett@ehc.org. Any ideas expressed are not to be considered legal or tax advice. Please consult your own legal and/or tax advisors.
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40 DAYS OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR THE ELECTIONS Join us! S E P T E M B E R
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In this election year, America desperately needs a heaven-sent revival, so we are asking Christians to join together in a 40-day fast from Friday, September 30, to Election Day on Tuesday, November 8. We have created two special prayer guides for you. Download these prayer guides and register your days of prayer and fasting at www.fastforwardamerica.com
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