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People Group Focus: Palestinian Arabs
Recently, they’ve been in the news with the pullout of troops from Gaza, and periodically they’re in the news because of conflict in their area. The Palestinian Arabs live in Gaza, West Bank, and Jerusalem—areas that are the center of political and religious conflict.
What we don’t often hear about the Palestinian plight is that 10% of the Gaza population and 40% of the West Bank population living below the poverty line. We also don't usually hear the good news that God is working among the Palestinian people! Read more…
 Maps of Palestinian areas in Israel
Interactive map of the Muslim World
Try some Palestinian cuisine!
Prayer Points for the Palestinian Arabs
1. In the midst of crushing poverty and overcrowding ask God to make Himself known to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip because we know it is His desire that they come to repentance.
2. What's Up? - A worker from the field says, "Our team, along with local partners, is planning to distribute calenders/planners to several thousand Palestinian students during Ramadan (4 October – 2 November). We want to bless them with a small gift and through it challenge their thinking about eternal matters. Please ask God to direct us to the right students. Ask that their hearts be receptive. Pray that any opposition to the project might be defeated.
Will your student group commit to pray for this project through Ramadan? If so, go to www.Palestinian-Arabs.com and click "Contact Us" to let the team know you are praying or if you have additional comments or questions.
To learn more and see how the project is progressing, check the website and click “What’s Up?" on the page.
Pray through the Paletinian prayer calendar at http://www.prayforpalestinians.com/
Mission Projects
Christmas Projects - Urgent!
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Christmas in China
Project 73947
Through Christmas parties, dramas, caroling, and one-on-one relationships, American university students will share the true meaning of Christmas with Chinese people who have never heard.
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Christmas in South Asia
Project 77254
Serve in orphanages, AIDS homes, slums, and other places where people have great needs to meet the biggest need of South Asians - to know that God loves them and that Jesus Christ died for them!
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Apply now!
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Guitar Lessons for Students
Project 78710
Give guitar lessons to help Christian young people who lead worship music in small house groups. This is a 10-40 area with no music teachers.
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Apply now!
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Games, Recreation & Fun for Student Retreat
Project 78171
We need a few creative volunteers to be in charge of fun stuff everyday. Indoor activities & games plus outdoor recreation. Anything from skits to sports.
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IWC Spring Break - Project
Amabato, Ecuador
Reach out to the Quichua of Ecuador through English classes, sports, drama shcool programs and servant evangelism.
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IWC Spring Break - Project 77546
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Reach university students of Sao Paulo by "hanging out" with Brazilian students, building relationships on their campuses and in their community through English conversation, sports and music.
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Prayerwalk Ministry Team - Project 76632
France
The team will be prayer walking, spiritual mapping and doing cultural research and will have the opportunity to establish contacts and develop relationships among the student population.
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Christian Heritage Tour - Project 75395
Algeria
Walk the streets where Augustine once pastored. See where the church once flourished, but sadly exists no more. Offer hope to the Algerian people where few have ministered before.
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ESL Teacher - Project 77412
Jordan
Outgoing, energetic people who enjoy getting to know new people are needed to teach English as a Second Language classes to Palestinian children and youth in villages and refugee camps.
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People Group Researcher - Project 77918
North Africa
For those who enjoy adventure and aren't afraid to see the Father work in surprising and exciting ways, travel throughout the desert researching and gathering information, while also sharing the gospel.
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Many more projects around the world updated daily on thetask.org!
Stories from the Field
More stories from the field at TCOnline.
Video Downloads and Events
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Burqa
 Many Muslim women see the world around them only through the small opening of a burqa. Use this short video to encourage your church to pray that God will reveal Himself to this extremely closed group.
View it: Download:
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Waiting
See some of the 2.1 billion people in our world who are waiting for someone to share the story of Jesus Christ.
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 Can you imagine what would happen ...
... if parents and their teenage students came together for a weekend that totally focused on God, Scripture and their relationships with one another?
... if students watched as their fathers worshipped God with all their hearts?
... if you saw the hearts of mothers and fathers turning back to their teens and teens affirming their parents as spiritual leaders?
Experience this life-changing weekend! Leading youth ministry spokesman Richard Ross, worship leader Joel Engle, and worship artist Tyra Lokey bring you the Turning Hearts Tour to bring healing to the relationships between parents & their teenagers.
Tour Dates 2006 Host the tour in 2007
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New OBU Global Studies Center!
 Shopping for the right college to prepare you for missions? Oklahoma Baptist University has opened the Avery Willis Center for Global Studies with a cross-cultural ministry major.
Go Teams . . . global outreach preparation . . . witness training for other cultures . . . and more!
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Persecuted Church: Saudi Arabia
Five East African Christians arrested at a private Christian worship service three weeks ago in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh are being refused access to visitors. Read more . . .
More about the persecuted church at Compass Direct.
Missionary Bio Byte: Karen Watson
Karen Watson packed a lifetime of loving Jesus into the nine years she knew Him as Savior before her death in 2004 at age 38. She overcame a broken home, the untimely death of her father and the brutal murder of her fiancee to give Jesus her whole heart and her whole life. Read more . . .
View a video about the four slain workers to Iraq:
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Hear the song inspired by Karen's life and death, His Glory, My Reward by James Tealy.
Bible Study: Coming Home
By Bruce Venable
Getting back in the routine of school after a summer away is usually a challenge, especially if you are returning from a summer on mission. Moses knew exactly how you feel. He had to return to daily life after being on the mountian with God for 40 days. Fnd out some tips that Moses used for coming home . . . |
