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In a recent City Evangelism Campaign in Russia, some of IRR/TV’s ministry team were arrested and detained for questioning by the FSB (formerly known as the KGB). A truck filled with 24,000 Christian books was also seized. The days of freedom in Russia are drawing to a close and persecution of Christians who do know subscribe to the (un)official state religion of Russian Orthodoxy. We have a first hand report.
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One of the biggest challenges to the work of The Great Commission, to make disciples of all nations, are closed doors of nations that are hostile to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Throughout the Islamic world, satellite television has proliferated to the point where a dish on a roof or balcony is as common as the once ubiquitous TV antenna. IRR/TV Ministries is in constant production of Arabic, Farsi and Turkish Language television aired on 3 satellite channels covering the entire Middle East from Africa to India.
The signal falls from the sky like rain from heaven; and it doesn’t just fall on arrid soil—the response to these broadcasts and the six ministry websites targeting this region that are maintained by IRR/TV are seeing a tremendous response to the call to new life in Christ.
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Russia is an imense country with huge social problems. Life expectancy for a man around 55 years; alcoholism is rampant and productivity is low; yet Russia want to build a brillant future. IRR/TV’s Missions Panel discuss the only hope not just for Russia, but all mankind - Jesus Christ. The team recalls some of the many victories witnessed in evangelism across the former Soviet Union.
A special prayer alert for the current mission in Orenburg Russia ends the program
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An estimated 10 million people in 15 Russian cities will hear and see stories of the transforming power of Jesus Christ during the spring of 2009 as IRR/TV partners with local churches to saturate their local radio, television, billlboards and print media with Gospel messages.
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IRR/TV works together with local churches to use local media to share the Gospel with millions of people in Russia. The countries of Central Asia that were once joined to Russia under the USSR are also part of our mission field. Once again this year, IRR/TV is involved in training Christian leaders in Kazakhstan and assisting the churches in reaching their cities for Christ.
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In late 2007, IRR/TV worked with churches in Ukraine to saturate the media of Kiev, the nation’s capitol with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many responded during the 30 day evangelism blitz, but even after a year has past, one Ukrainian church has reported that the people continue to seek Christ. This one church has reported to us that they continue to see an average of 60 people per week give their lives to Christ when they come to their church meetings.
They unique method of evangelizing through local media outlets that was adopted by IRR/TV Ministries since 2003 is having a lasting impact on Kiev and other cities of the former Soviet Union.
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In this podcast, our Arabic Missions Director, Hani, shares how he came to Christ and of his deep burden for the lost in the Arabic World. Hani shares how he met with Pastors from all over the Middle East who believe that we can adapt iRR/TV’s media evangelism strategy to work in their nations to share the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ.
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IRR/TV is a ministry that does not acknowledge closed doors to the Gospel. We continue to use local media in Central Asia and Russia to tell people about the life changing power of Jesus Christ. In spite of new laws that would seem to prohibit evangelism, God has kept the doors open.
In 2008, we worked with churches in Israel in three languages - Hebrew, Russian and Arabic to put messages of hope in Christ in public media in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
Now we are seeking the Lord on how we might ministry in other Middle Eastern nations that we might consider to be off limits. Hannu Haukka reports on his fact finding mission to Damascus, Syria.
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IRR?TV has been involved in printing Bibles in China, supporting pastors in training and broadcasting by satellite to China. Recently, we were invited to China by CCTV, China’s state TV; who operated 22 networks over 3000 channels to audience of of over 1.2 billion souls. Hannu Haukka reports on this opening door from Beijing.
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As the open doors of the 90’s have been closing to the Gospel in Russia and other nations of the former USSR, in 2008 IRRTV began to step up efforts to spread the Gospel through the media in these nations while there is still time. We don’t know what tomorrow will hold, we can only thank the Lord Jesus that we still have today in which to work in these increasingly difficult places.
2008 also saw unprecidented use of media to spread the Good News in Israel in three languages, working together with local congregations and churches throughout the HolyLand. No one expected big results, but to God be the glory; there was a harvest to be brought in from the fields!
This program takes a look back at 2008 and a forecast of what (God willing), IRRTV has planned in media based missions work for 2009.
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