Kingdom Workers Facing
Increased Opposition !
One of Satan's greatest weapons is
discouragement. He knows his time is limited and
is terrified of the prayers of the saints. He
really wants to keep us from praying.
And it is pretty discouraging to launch
a major prayer initiative, praying that the Lord
will receive the reward of his sufferings in
these lands, only to begin losing the
evangelists and disciplers who are so necessary
to the advance of the kingdom.
In one of our lands, more than 30
workers, including some who were married to
local believers, have had to leave. Only workers
who have residency permits through existing
schools or businesses appear to be welcome. The
rejell eddine or "man of religion" visa
is not available in this land because the
evangelical churches are not recognized as
churches by the government. They are only
considered societies, which allows them to own
land and build, but not to sponsor workers.
Earlier this Spring, some workers in
another one of our lands were taken into custody
and expelled. These believers had done an
awesome work among university students and were
actually on the verge of planting a small
fellowship. The government hasn't given any
reason for their expulsion and the indications
were that the decision came from a very high
level. Several other workers were recently
expelled from the same country. No reason was
given.
In yet another one of our lands, a
worker has been prevented from re-entering.
Another worker was given two weeks to leave
because she was 'working' as a volunteer without
an official work permit. Two other coworkers
appear to be under investigation for the same
thing.
While it's nice to know that you're
annoying Satan, sometimes you really wish he'd
stop telling you quite so often. But then you
hear a story and remember who wins!
