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31 Muslim Leaders
Written by Peter Youngren on December 14, 2009Last minute victory in Islamic Nigeria.
With six hours to go until the first meeting would start, we were in trouble. Muslim leaders had been complaining for several days that our Gospel Campaign was held on a field less than 200 meters from the cities largest mosque. The city offered us another stadium, however, that in effect cancelled our Gospel Festival, and everyone knew it. It was a tactical move to shut us down.
You see, to change venue with just a few hours to go is easier said than done. A big crane would have to be brought in from another city to hoist our generators. Dismantling the platform and loudspeakers, moving lights, and digging up cables that had been laid underground would take at least two days.
Some muslim leaders suggested violence will break out if we didn’t concede. This was not a vain threat. Fifteen years ago a Gospel Crusade one hour away was cancelled and the ensuing violence killed five hundred. The evangelist at that time had made an unwise statement that “God is going to tear down Islam”, and the local muslims did not respond well. Since that time there have been no large Gospel events in this area.
As recent as last year in another region two hours away, three hundred were killed in clashes between Christians and Muslims. Well, welcome to campaigning on the front-line. We are in northern Nigeria, this is area has been muslim for a thousand years.
With just one hour to go, God had given us favor with the Regional Chairman of Ikara, and he arranged a meeting between myself and 31 imams, muslim scholars and some politicians. Again God gave us favor, and the meeting ended with an official welcome to myself and our team. Once they understood my approach of an uncompromising Gospel, but with friendship and respect their attitude change.
Then it was off to the first meeting. Only a few thousand were present, as word had spread that our Gospel Campaign was cancelled. But at the time of the salvation call, virtually everyone responded.. By the second night the attendance had at least tripled. When I prayed for the blind it was almost chaotic, as the platform filled with people who had been healed, and most had been blind from between one to twenty years. It was quite spectacular. Jesus is awesome! Well, that’s all for now. More in my next blog, Let me hear from you.
-Peter
Alfred
~ Brampton, Ontario, Canada
May our Good Lord continue to Guard you, Guide you and Protect you and your team to continue to proclaim the word of God in all Islamic Countries. I stand with you in sincere prayers.
God bless.
Alfred
Pastor samuel
~ pithapuram india
God is awesome! we are Believing God is walking with you. Iam indeed thrilled to hear the good news. It gives me immense pleasure to send this short greetings. the Man, Moses who walked with God, led the People of israel in their exodus to inherit the Promised land on earth, but the Lord had ordained you to lead thousands of souls in to cannan. the promised land for those who are washed by the Blood of christ through you ministry. the prophet Elijah stood before god for the salavation of his people isarael. God have a special plan about you Evangelist peter. May God will give you Nigeria into your hands. Amen.
In christ your Brother
PEDAPATI SAMUEL
PASTOR
Lorraine
~ Owen Sound, ON, Canada
Dear Peter, Ted and I are so thankful that the gospel friendship campaign was able to go ahead in Nigeria. We pray for you and the team daily and we thank God that He continues to give you such favour. We feel privileged to partner with you and with Jesus and we look forward to meeting the many Muslim friends who are saved through these campaigns, in heaven. God bless you and all of the team more and more.
In Christ Jesus,
Lorraine Creen
Agnes Miller
~ 903-8220-Jasper Ave. Edmonton, Alberta
Dear Pastor Peter, God abundantly bless you and protect you. Thank God for the Breaker Anointing who moves mountains and makes crooked places straight. Thank God for the favor of God resident upon you. I stand in agreement with you that the nations belong to the Lord. Jesus Christ is Lord over the entire world because of the scarlet thread of His shed Blood for ALL of mankind. Be Blessed and keep on proclaiming the Love of God for Love ALWAYS wins. Amen, Amen, Amen, Love in Christ, Anges(Agnes) Shulammite
Apostle Prince David
~ Lagos Nigeria
Glory to God for what He is using you to do in His kingdom.I came across your impact ministries about 4months ago when I saw how God was manifesting himself through you.I even wrote that you should be in Lagos,but when I recieved your info that you are going to the north,I really prayed for you and your team.I also follow up all your programmes as you send them to me.I still would like you to come to Lagos Nigeria.We can really work as a team here to put up the crusade in our area.I am based in Ajegunle Apapa where poverty is being conquerd by our God.It is a slum and popularly known as Gheto.Iwill like you to accept my invitation.Keep up the good work
Brian Mahon
~ Binghamton, NY
Peter,
Jesus is so AWESOME!!! If God be for us who can be against us?!
May God continue to bless you in your missionary work to reach the lost. I pray that Muslims everywhere see the LIGHT and give their lives to Jesus. I cannot imagine what it would have been like to be born and brought up in that kind of environment; we here in the USA do not know what persecution/torture really is until you read testimonies from around the world. Thank you, Brian
ignatius
~ australia
Well reading this just makes my day… with God nothing is impossible. All we do is trust His goodness for our lives. Thank you Pastor Peter for bringing the gospel to the children of Ishmael..
Marianne Hovd Hadland
~ Norway
God Bless you Peter Youngren!!
Patricia P Empaga
~ Kuching, Sarawak, MALAYSIA
I am overwhelmed to read about your experiences. God is giving to you and through you His Wisdom. The country is truly blessed and God will Bless you with more good news to share with us. I just enjoy reading your message and I pray GOD Bless me with more financial blessing and I will receive the desires of my heart; HEALING IS FOR ME, FINANCIAL BLESSING AND PROSPERITY IS FOR ME. By faith I am receiving the desires of my heart and I will Bless your mission, more and more to come in Jesus Name.
stani laurenz
~ kupang,timor,Indonesia
we all know that our God always makes His ways out…even if we dont believe it…but there is The One who believes it Himself with His faith..he is our Lord Jesus…praise God…may God use you always ps Peter..
BULUS NJIN
~ Zaria, Kaduna state Nigeria
I wish to appreciate your as a man of God you were able to perform wonders in the mist of the opposition I want to God for making the programme a huge success.keep doing the good work of God.
Rubina
~ ( KARACHI ) Pakistan
God is working himself, praise the LORD. God is great. Haliloya.
Mussie Isaac
~ Fort-McMurray
Dear Pastor Peter.. may God of Abraham bless you aboundently.. I give thanks all the time to the Lord Jesus for the things you are serving.. thanks for all you do. For preaching to the Muslim community.
God bless you!!!
Princess Ina
~ Indonesia
I just read your letter about the 31 moslem leaders…. because of Jesus love , you serve and love them…. we love you Dr Peter Youngren
We love them….
Vangelist Mohammed Sandemakongolo
~ westarn kenya
grace of be GOD with you man of God.GOD IS going to turn evry thing, round
john chapter 1;10-12revelation 22;12-18.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL AMEN
Daughter
~ cornwall,ontario
wow,my heart is touch by God to touch does leader Muslem,for the power of God is find in is Love,and God Love can only be demonstrate thrut a spirit fill person that know the fredom of not been onder the law anymore no guilt no condemnation no shame,for this things stop to recive the Love of our GOD, the beauty of the Gospel of forginess of sin thru the Love of Jesus as you know M. Peter.
Your are able to give what you have recive and they recive the Love of God for your spirit transmit what you know and what you know does not condem but GIVE MORE LIFE ,PRAISE GOD for is minty Love faithfullness tendernes of heart gentherness of soul power and wisdom.
Thank you to share this good news with us.
Be Bless in the deeper relationship and knowledge of the Love of God!
Dieu vous Garde Pastor!
Bambang Prasetyo Kartono
~ Jakarta, Indonesia
How great is Our Lord, Jesus. For Him everything is possible. Aleluia.
sharoon ikram
~ Pakistan
Hi Dr Youngren,you are amazing sir,i have no words to explain my feelings because holy spirit always used their beloved ones like that.
It was great great pleasure to see that kind of miracles.i know that sir you are obeying JESUS commandment( MATHEW,28:19) and now a days its very difficult to preach gospel in this type of countries.But it is just only because of precious Holy Spirit.
Sir my wish to GOD that holy spirit will plan a crusade in our city Lahore,Pakistan.I will pray to sweet Jesus for this purpose.
God bless you sir and please pray for me, my brother our cousin(sharoon ikram,shaleem ikram & sharoon noel).
Ps. Yosi
~ Denpasar - Bali - Indonesia
Yes we believe…. where ever the presure come…. the oppourtunity from GOd wilk walk side by side…..
GLory be to GOd
God will open more doors for you Pastor Peter
Greeting from all of us in Bali - pray also for us as we want make another Bsli Gospel Festival
GBU
RUTH CHRISTINA
~ islamabad-Pakistan
Thank God for His wonderful works
Praise God that “HE’S ALIVE”
Kwanyah Simion
~ Kisii- Kenya
Bro Peter, I thank God for you and the ministry, from your frequent updates, I rejoice at what God is doing. I am deeply stirred up to good works as I watch the work of God unfold through your life.
Clara
~ Saskatchewan, Canada
God is indeed an amazing God! When we go in His strength and are in His Will the “impossibles” become possible ! Jesus said: that all things are possible if only we believe. Praise God for he is great.
I will pray for you and your team. Thank you for the blog it is very encouraging and I believe important for fellow believers to hear and see what God is doing all over the globe.
your friend in Christ
Clara
david
~ Sivakasi, India
from today’s coverage of the Eid visit of the American CHIEF EXECUTIVE who is coordinating the new Status of Forces AGREEMENT in Iraq until 2011. . .
Bush planned a rapid-fire series of meetings with top Iraqi leaders, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The two were marking the recent U.S.-Iraq security agreement, which sets a deadline of Dec. 31, 2011, for the withdrawal of all American troops.
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Rebecca Redgun
~ Siksika, Alberta
The power of God is awesome. Never give up faith.