긴급히 기도 요청합니다!

지난 주일인 9월 20일에 이슬람의 30일 금식 기도인 라마단이 끝났습니다.

하지만, 올해는 그것이 끝이 아닌 것 같습니다.

이번 주 금요일 9월 25일에 무슬림 (이슬람교도) 5만명이 워싱톤 DC에 모여서 백악관도 구경하는 등 여러가지 행사와 함께 백악관과 미국이 무슬림이 되도록 기도회을 가집니다. 아래는 그 행사 안내 홈페이지 링크와 대문글입니다.

http://islamoncapitolhill.com/Home_Page.html

ISLAM ON CAPITOL HILL
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IN THE NAME OF ALLAH....

The objective of this gathering is to invite the Muslim Communities and friends of Islam to express and illustrate the wonderful diversity of Islam. We intend to manifest Islam's majestic spiritual principals as revealed by Allah to our beloved prophet

Muhammad (PEACE BE UPON HIM) of Arabia. Likewise; we intend to inspire a new generation of Muslim to work for the greater good of all people. We shall serve all

people, regardless of race, religion or national origin.

ON THIS DAY....

The Athan will be chanted on Capitol Hill, echoing off of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and other great edifices that surround Capitol Hill
Thousands of Muslims from all races, creeds, colors and ethnicities will gather for the sole purpose of prayer
Bonds of friendship will be formed between those in attendance, both Muslims and Non-Muslims
Muslim youth will experience tours of the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court.
The peace, beauty and solidarity of Islam will shine through America's capitol.
A DAY OF ISLAMIC UNITY...

Jummah prayer
Capitol Hill
September 25, 2009

Our Time has come!


이러한 일이 저희가 사는 동네에서 버젓이 일어나고 있다는 사실이 가슴 아프기만 합니다.

이 사실을 많은 주변분들과 중보자들에게 알리셔서, 저희 모두가 주님의 강력한 기도의 군대로 함께 일어날 수 있게 되기를 소망합니다.

무슬림들을 미혹하고 있는 이슬람의 거짓의 영이 떠나가고, 5만명의 무슬림이 모이는 자리에 주님이 진리의 영으로 오셔서 그들의 가려진 눈을 벗기시고 예수님을 알게되고 또 삶의 주인으로 영접할 수 있는 역사가 일어나도록 기도 부탁드립니다.

아래는 The Call에서 보내온 email입니다. 특히, 형광색으로 하아라이트 된 부분들을 주목하시기 바랍니다.

그들은 그들의 때가 왔다고 생각합니다. 이슬람은 가장 급속도로 성장하고 있는 종교가 되었습니다. 이미 유럽에서는 하나님을 예배하던 많은 교회들이 이슬람 모스크로 바뀌었고, 이슬람이 제1의 종교가 되어 가고 있습니다. 이슬람은 이제 유럽을 넘어서서 아시아는 물론 한국과 미국을 넘보고 있습니다. 한국 교회가 그간 선교지로 파송한 선교사님들을 다 합치면 대략 2만명인데, 지금 한국에 들어와 있는 이슬람 선교사만 해도 무려 3만명에 이릅니다. 최근에는 오바마 대통령이 national day of prayer 을 무효화 시켰습니다.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Obama---No-National-Day-of-Prayer

The Call에서는 이번 금요일인 25일날 미국 모든 교회들에게 함께 금식하며 기도할 것을 요청하고 있습니다. 이것은 결코 남의 일이 아닙니다. 저희들의 눈 앞에서 그것도 우리 동네에서 버젓이 일어나고 있는 일이며, 이러한 일들은 장래 저희 자녀 세대들에게도 영향을 미치게 될 것입니다. 정말 하나님 앞에 모든 세대가 엎드려서 하나가 되어 손 모아야 할 때입니다. 함께 기도해주세요!

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Urgent Call to Prayer: Signs of the Times

Convergence

It is critical that the church in America understands the times and what needs to be done now. The natural things speak of the invisible. Natural happenings on the earth are revealing something that is going on in the spiritual realm. There is a great spiritual conflict with a rising tide of Islamic boldness being manifested. Several happenings are converging this week. First of all, our President has recently proclaimed, honored, encouraged the Muslim holy days of prayer and fasting called Ramadan. He was very silent on the National Day of Prayer but very vocal on the support of Ramadan. Interestingly at the same time a major Christian leader of the Emergent Church called for forty days of fasting and prayer in the same Ramadan period with the goal that the church will better understand our Muslim friends. We are all for understanding but we must have spiritual discernment as to the spiritual dark powers that are being invoked into our nation.

Cause for Concern

At the same time, on the 25th of September, Muslims are calling for a Muslim Day of Prayer in Washington DC (http://www.islamoncapitolhill.com/). They are calling for 50,000 Muslims to gather and pray on the DC Mall. This is the exact word of one of the Sheikhs who is leading this historic gathering, “Muslims should march on the White House. We are going to the White House so that Islam will be victorious, Allah willing, and the White House will become into a Muslim house.” These are not empty words. They speak of a dark spiritual intent and a coming day of great trouble to America.

A Divine Moment

Now one of these events is enough to awaken us to this significant throbbing moment, but when they all converge it becomes a massive spiritual alarm that must be responded to by the praying Church. However, I believe in this moment of divine providence God has raised up on the stage of history a little “Esther” that if we pray and fast for her she could be a major voice to expose the dark under-belly of Islam and radiate a bright hope for a day of salvation for Muslims in America.

Headlines

On Monday, Rifqa Bary, a young 17-year-old woman, will be in the headlines of US news. Four years ago, while living in a very devout and radical Muslim home, Rifqa met Jesus in a powerful way as her savior. She hid her conversion, began praying secretly, and began hiding her bible from her parents. Then, on Facebook, her love for Jesus was exposed to the radical Muslim community in Ohio. Rifqa’s father demanded that she renounce Jesus or he would kill her as is commanded by the Koran. As a radiant believer in Jesus she refused to renounce her Lord and fled to Orlando where she was taken in and cared for by a Christian Church and family. Now, the father is appealing to the courts to bring her back under his custody. Major television networks have already covered her story. How must the Church of America respond in this moment for our sister who is a part of the Body of Christ?

A Major Sign

This convergence, I believe, is urgently summoning us in the midst of the rising tide of Islamic influence in America to recognize that our God is above every god and that if we return to Him with all of our hearts and call upon Him with fasting and prayer then God could use what the enemy meant for evil to bring about a great day of salvation for Muslims in America, of which Rifqa is but a major sign.

Here is The Call

First of all, we cannot be passive as a Church to let these kinds of developments go on without being challenged in the spirit. Our fight is not against Muslims, it is against principalities, powers, and forces of darkness. We are calling the Church of America at the end of Ramadan, from September 21st through 25th, to five days of concerted prayer. On Monday, we must pray that God would grant supernatural wisdom to the courts so that the testimony of Jesus would be proclaimed and that the best situation for Rifqa and her family would take place. We must pray for Rifqa to be bold in proclaiming Jesus that even thousands of Muslims would hear and be awakened to the love of Christ. She has already said that this is not about her but about many Muslims coming to Jesus. We must pray for her lawyers who are being bullied, threatened, and challenged on every side. On Friday, September 25th, the Muslim Day of Prayer, we are calling the Church of America to fast and pray that Muslims would be moved by the Holy Spirit, convicted by the testimony of Christ, and even be visited by Jesus in dreams. We must pray that God would restrain the spiritual powers behind Islam and grant us the great awakening that we desperately need for America.

Let us hear the call to prayer and not miss this moment,

Lou Engle
The Call