Heavy Stone Lifted

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March 25, 2021

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A Heavy Stone Lifted
by Impact Middle East leader in Egypt

His words came from the Holy Spirit as the church planter spoke to the 14 brothers and sisters of the house church. The leader told the group, “God knows everything about your life.” He went on to say, "Jesus is with you. He loves you even when you are planning to commit sin. Jesus loves you even when you are planning a date with sin. He loves you, and He will not leave you. He waits for your return, your repentance and for you to give your life to Him.”

When Sameh, who was in attendance that night, heard that message, he asked the leader in front of everyone, “Did anyone tell you what I was intending to do yesterday? How could they know; I was alone. I was planning to commit adultery yesterday. No one knows this about me.” Then Sameh began crying about his sins.

Our leader told Sameh, “Jesus is ready to forgive all your sins, but you have to come to Him, believe in Him, and put all of your life in His hands.”

Sameh continued to cry and ask, “What should I do? I am a very bad man. I did not know that God can see me. I do not see anything good inside of me. I am full of impurity and sin.”

Our leader told Sameh, “Jesus is waiting for you, and He died on the cross to redeem our lives from our sins.”

Sameh asked all the members of the group to put their hands on him and pray for him. While they prayed, Sameh prayed as well, “Please, God, forgive me. Please, God, forgive me. Please, Jesus, write my name down in Heaven."

When the meeting was finished Sameh said, “I feel as if a heavy stone was lifted from my heart. I am happy.”

Praise the Lord! Please pray for our new brother in Christ, Sameh!

New Children's Resource

Five short videos and reproducible handouts
Perfect for VBS or Children's Ministries

Meet Nisaf, a winsome twelve-year-old girl in Kurdistan (northern Iraq). She lives with her family in a refugee camp, along with 8,000 other children and their families, after they fled from ISIS terrorists. Through five short videos Nisaf shows us where she lives and other special places in the camp, including the Noor Center. Established by Impact Middle East, the Noor Center creates ways for children to laugh, play, and feel safe again after all the trauma they have experienced in their lives. Reproducible handouts provide activities and additional information for each of the videos. Project options provide ways for children’s groups to help children like Nisaf.

Video Resources

Due to security reasons, these pages are password protected. Email contact@impactmiddleeast.org for password.

To view videos of Impact Middle East Ministry in EGYPT, click here.

To view videos of Impact Middle East Ministry in IRAQ, click here.

To view videos of Impact Middle East Ministry in ISRAEL, click here.

To view videos of Impact Middle East Ministry in JORDAN, click here.

Opportunities

Heavenly Treasures - an Impact Middle East partner organization - offers online access to hand-crafted products made by Iraqi refugee artisans. Heavenly Treasures can also provide a “pop-up” store for your church or organization.
Shop: shopwithamission.com
Pop-up Store: christina@heavenlytreasures.org

Connected Communities, through International Child Care Ministries (ICCM), allows a U.S. church to come alongside a particular school, hostel, child development center, or other ministry in the Middle East.
Connected Community: dale@impactmiddleeast.org

SEED helps design innovative and high quality products for refugees from across the Middle East to make together, building inter-cultural relationships and sharing God’s love. Buy these designs - and purchase tote bags in bulk - at shopSEEDmarket.org

Special Opportunity

Impact Middle East is looking for local churches interested in helping refugee children in Jordan and Iraq attend school where they will receive biblical and academic instruction. Connected Communities, through International Child Care Ministries (ICCM), makes a way for churches to come alongside specific schools in the Middle East.
Connected Community: dale@impactmiddleeast.org

Children's Resources

Great for VBS or other children's missions studies

Click here for Missions Alive! Middle East and other downloads (missions curriculum for grades 1-6)
Password: 20MEeJiI20

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