Sameh & Liz’s News – July 2024
“This gospel of the kingdom shall be proclaimed in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end shall come.”
(Matthew 24:14)
We are thrilled to be bringing you up-to-date again with all that’s been happening in and through Arab World Ministries and to have this opportunity to convey our enormous heartfelt thanks to all who generously support this precious kingdom work through vital prayer and financial giving.
Openness to the Gospel
In our last newsletter we shared about the amazing training conference the Lord led us to host in Turkey, where among the many people who received healing was a Middle Eastern man set free from 12 years of suffering with fibromyalgia.
Following this groundbreaking event, we received many, many cries for help, ‘Will you come and train us to preach the gospel in these critical days? Will you come and teach us… equip us in how to minister Jesus’s healing to desperate, broken people?’ Pleas that bear witness to the huge openness there is in the Middle East and across the whole region of North Africa today, like nothing we have ever experienced in the past, presenting an enormous opportunity.
Arab World Training and Videos
In response, we are preparing to hold another conference for a group of Arab leaders from 5th to 9th August, this time here in the UK aimed at equipping them with the valuable teaching and training they have been asking which is vital in these critical end-time days.
The teaching is also going to be professionally videoed, to give us a wonderful resource to use across all the Arabic-speaking Middle Eastern nations, and through Gates of Hope International (the network under which we operate as Arab World Ministries) in Arabic-speaking congregations in many other countries of the world as well.
Lebanon – Worship Conference
But there is more to share of what’s been happening since April. After our time in Turkey, we responded to a call to go to Lebanon to share the heart of God with churches who were anxious that their nation was on the verge of war, realising how crucial it was going to be for them to be equipped to minister to traumatised people.
We received such an incredible welcome there, as the Lord opened up amazing opportunities for us to travel around the country, preaching, calling the church to be awake and ready, encouraging them and ministering to them. The Lebanese people opened their hearts so wide to us, and we were totally honoured and blessed to serve them.
During our visit Liz sensed the Lord asking her if she was willing to run a Worship Course there. Having responded, ‘Yes, Lord!’ the very next day she received an invitation to teach a group of young worship leaders the heart of worship and how to stand firm in the faith in these last days. As we led this School of Worship, we truly experienced the glory of the Lord and His blessing, as many precious young people responded and came back to Him.
We went on from there to lead a 2-Day Healing and Deliverance Conference where we were amazed to find 200 people in attendance, from Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. Again God poured His anointing and grace up on us, and we witnessed Him meeting with one after another: huge numbers receiving real breakthrough in their lives, deep healing, being delivered and coming into profound new freedom.
Underground in North Africa
From Lebanon we travelled to a North African country to spend a month encouraging, supporting, strengthening and training underground church leaders. We were very aware of God’s covering and protection over us as we travelled in and out of, and around this nation, and were so thankful for all the many prayers we knew were being prayed for us as we worshipped with believers. It was so very humbling to see how the Lord had hidden these people, thy were like beautiful shining lights in a very dark land, and it was phenomenal for us to be praying with them and ministering the Lord’s healing and deliverance in the midst of such an unsafe environment, seeing them set free from fears, disappointments and coming out of isolation and being drawn right back into the midst of the family of God.
Switzerland & Germany
More recently we met with other leaders from the Gates of Hope International network at a wonderful gathering in Switzerland for a week of sharing our hearts and praying and planning together. We were inspired by David’s example – so many times he enquired of the Lord, listened for His guidance and stepped out in obedience. After a week of such rich fellowship, we came away with our cup overflowing with blessings.
From here, we went to Germany to visit some friends, but the Lord opened up an opportunity there to minister to Arab people living there, and to the Catholic Church, including a meeting with a lady who oversees the work with young people and wanted to learn about healing and deliverance ministry.
Back in the UK
As we write this newsletter we are on our way now to the UK where we will be for the next few weeks. Please do pray for us, we would especially value prayer for the Arabic-speaking Leaders Course on Foundations for Healing and Discipleship which begins on 5th August for 5 days.
Please also pray for us when we travel back to Egypt later in August. The atmosphere is very tense in North Africa in these days, and we truly value your prayer for us as a family, our team and ministry and the land we live in.
A huge thank you to all who do pray for us and give financially. We are immensely grateful to every one of you, and pray the Lord will richly bless you as you bless us with your generous hearts. Thank you with all our hearts!
Sameh & Liz Khalil
Leaders: Arab World Ministries, Gates of Hope International
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