080808 The seventh annual

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08-08-08The seventh annual

• International Day of Prayer
• for the Maltese Islands

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Rejoice with us that the Lord is doing a mighty
work in this tiny island nation and YOUR PRAYERS
are making a difference!
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Malta is located in the heart of the
Mediterranean Sea, just below Italy.
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• There are more new believers now than ever before
  and there is a growing sense of unity amongst the
  born again believers on the islands.

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Maltese Believers and the Harvest
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John 435

• I tell you, Open your eyes and look at the
  fields! They are ripe for harvest.
• (All Scriptures taken from NIV)

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• On August 15th all over Malta and in seven
  villages in particular Maltese will be
  celebrating the Roman Catholic holiday honoring
  their belief in the assumption of Marys body
  into heaven.

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• At this same time however (August
  7th-15th), a group of volunteers from
  Tennessee, USA and local born again believers
  will be prayerwalking and
  praising God in
  
  ALL of the 68 Local Council areas.

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Glory to God in the Highest!

• Pray that Maltese will give God the glory due His
  name, and His name alone.

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Isaiah 6618

• And Iam about to come and gather all nations and
  tongues, and they will come and see my glory.

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www.24-7prayermalta.com

• This year believers from different churches have
  met at least once a month to pray together for
  Malta.
• A 24-7 Prayer Room was opened for two weeks by a
  Canadian group and has remained open at least
  weekly since then.

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• Petition that believers worldwide will keep
  interceding on Maltas behalf as we know we are
  promised an answer.

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1 John 514-15

• This is the confidence we have in approaching
  God that if we ask anything according to His
  will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears
  us- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we
  asked of Him.

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The Evangelical Alliance of Malta

• The Evangelical Alliance of Malta (TEAM) began in
  April 2008 and involves most of the Evangelical
  Churches.
• The second Evangelical Conference took place the
  next day and there were 165 believers there!

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John 1335

• Rejoice that there is a growing unity and pray
  against any separation or unforgiveness that
  remains. May others know we are Christians by
  our love!
• By this all men will know that you are My
  disciples, if you love one another.

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Prayer for Maltese Believers

• Many new Christians face pressure from their
  family and friends as they distance themselves
  from their cultural religion.
• Pray that they will hunger and thirst for the
  Lord and desire so much to be like Him that they
  will stand strong.

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• Ask for their eyes and ears to be clear and open
  to discern truth from lies as they stay in Gods
  Word.
• Petition that they will share freely with those
  around them and give testimony of their beliefs
  by their changed lives and baptism.

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• Finally lift them up as they become witnesses in
  Malta, North Africa, Europe, and the world!

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1 Corinthians 1558

• Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let
  nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully
  to the work of the Lord, because you know your
  labor in the Lord is not in vain.

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More churches

• Petition for new believers from every Local
  Council area of Malta and ask for new churches to
  be started in these areas.

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Maturity

• Pray that instead of feeling threatened or hurt
  by these church starts that existing churches
  will support these new efforts in prayer and
  embrace their new brothers and sisters in Christ.
  
• Ask for Maltese believers to answer the call as
  leaders and that all Christians will mature in
  their faith.

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John 158

• This is to my Fathers glory, that you bear much
  fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

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Ministries to Malta

• Finally lift up an effort by Ministries to Malta,
  a nonprofit Christian organization, to be more
  involved in community outreach and projects that
  invest in social needs in order to be like Jesus.

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Acts 2035

• In everything I did, I showed you that by this
  kind of hard work we must help the weak,
  remembering the words the Lord Jesus Himself
  said, It is more blessed to give than to
  receive.

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Psalm 661-2

• Ultimately we anticipate the day when Maltese
  believers are gathered around the throne from
  every village and city praising the Lord!
• Shout with joy to God, all the earth! Sing the
  glory of His name make His praise glorious!

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Thank you for investing in Malta!

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• Earl and Robin Pinkston- repink_at_activebox.net