JFM MARCH NEWS ITEMS:

1. JFM SPRING BANQUET SET FOR MAY 1st
2. NATIONAL MBB CONVENTION SET FOR SEPT 10-12
3. VIDEO  TESTIMONY OF THE MONTH: SAMIRA
4. PRAYER MEETINGS IN MARCH
5. ETHNIC MINISTRY SCHEDULE
6. UPCOMING EVENTS
7. INTERNET RESOURCES


1. JFM SPRING BANQUET SET FOR MAY 1st

The JFM Spring Banquet will be held Saturday, May 1 st, 2010. A formal invitation will be sent this month to all on the JFM mailing list.


2. NATIONAL MBB CONVENTION: SEPTEMBER 10-12

Mark your calendars! The 7 th Annual MBB Convention will be held the weekend of September 10-12, 2010. The location will be the beautiful Tuscarora Inn and Conference Center in Mt. Bethel, PA. JFM will be facilitating the event. Check back for more information.


3.    VIDEO TESTIMONY OF THE MONTH: SAMIRA

We are thankful for what God is doing worldwide among Muslims.  Please have a look at this testimony of the month, and share it with your friends.  http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1911416310. More testimonies can be found at the Muslim Journey to Hope web site:  http://muslimjourneytohope.com/watch.asp.  See also our Internet Resources section below for more riveting testimonies.


4.     PRAYER MEETINGS IN MARCH:  (All are welcome! Please contact us for more details):

 

  • NJ:  Saturday, March 13th, 9:30 am.
  • NYC:  Saturday, March 27th, Bethel Gospel Assembly, 2 E. 120 th Street, New York, NY 10035.
  • CT:  Schedule pending, Contact us for more details.


5.     ETHNIC MINISTRY MEETING SCHEDULE

The Afghan-Iranian fellowship services are now held the first and third Sundays of each month, from 2-5 pm.  Services will take place at Calvary Temple, 1111 Preakness Avenue, Wayne, NJ 07470.  All are welcome to attend and bring their Farsi or Dari speaking friends.  English translation is available.  Please contact us for more details. 

Turkish Church meets Sundays, 5 PM at Grace Church, 45 Hazel St., Clifton 07011. The service is in Turkish. Please contact us for more information.


6.     UPCOMING EVENTS:


a. The JFM English Language Fellowship will meet on Sunday, March 28th at 4:30 pm at First Baptist Church, 142-10 Sanford Ave, Flushing, NY 11355. Please bring a dish to pass for the fellowship time.

b. Rev. Fred Farrokh, JFM Executive Director, will be speaking at:

- Grace Bible Church, 369 High Mountain Road, N. Haledon, NJ, Sunday March 7th, 10:45 am and 6 pm

- Evangel Baptist Church, 242 Shunpike Road, Springfield, NJ 07081 on Sunday, March 14th at 6 pm

- Crossroads Church, 12 Edsell Street, Hamburg, NJ, Sunday, March 21st, 6 pm.

c. JFM Spring Banquet: May 1st

d. “Reaching Muslims for Christ” seminar will be held Saturday, May 22nd in Carlstadt, NJ. More details to come.

e. The MBB National Convention will be held in the NJ area September 10-12, 2010. More details to come. Please mark your calendars.


7.   GREAT RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET:  WEB SITES YOU SHOULD VISIT:

MBBs in the news: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/september/33.68.html
Christian web sites for Muslims and MBBs:
http://www.answering-islam.org - The greatest web site for Christian answers to Muslim objections and questions.  Sections in English and 28 other languages.  Also includes a number of MBB testimonies (click on “Why They Converted”).
www.AfterIslam.com. A new site with spiritual insights into the future of Islam.
www.HisChoiceStones.org.  A new site describing a new program that will provide housing and shelter for persecuted women.
http://wwwmuhammadanism.org/Urdu/testimony/default.htm - similar to Answering Islam site; contains the largest Urdu Christian website for Muslims.  The same Urdu material is on www.noor-ul-huda.com  including 12 testimonies of MBB scholars of the past.
http://www.muslimjourneytohope.com   contains at least 49 video testimonies of MBBs conversion stories.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Muslims4Jesus   This site has over 150 videos by MBBs, along with an extensive list of web sites about, or by, MBBs:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=PfanderFilms - 62 video critiques of Islam for Muslims by Jay Smith (5-10 minutes each) on Youtube.  Smith, an American missionary to Muslims in the U.K., was born in India, has a PhD in Muslim studies, and often debates with Muslims in Hyde Park London.
http://www.exmuslim.com   - includes many articles about former Muslims as well as links to other web sites with MBB testimonies from www.muslimjourneytohope.com and www.answering-islam.org
http://www.shahadat.net or http://www.hesavedme.net   - 11 Afghan MBB testimonies , 8 of which are in Dari
http://www.ruhallah.org   contains a number of articles written for Muslims.
http://www.morethandreams.tv/   - 5 stories of former Muslims who now know Jesus as their Savior, recreated in docu-drama format, in their original languages with English subtitles. Also available on DVD.
http://www.FatherZakaria.net   includes the written material in full from a Coptic Egyptian priest who is one of the best evangelists of Muslims
http://www.mohabat.tv/    TV programs in Farsi are on the Mohabat Channel on Thursdays and Fridays.
http://www.noor-ul-huda.org   an all Urdu site:- includes:  a) testimonies of 12 Indo-Pak MBB scholars of the past;  b) entire Urdu NT,  c) over 100 banned or out of print Urdu Christian books, many written by MBBs and  d) 30+ half hour – one hour audio lectures by a Pakistani MBB scholar
http://www.iranianchristianradio.com - Iranian Christian Radio on the Web.
http://www.arabicbible.com    site for Arabic speakers by Voice of Preaching the Gospel in Colorado; includes Arabic audio Bible readings and other information.
www.AnswweringMuslims.com. A website from Acts 17 Apologetics.
http://www.danielali.org     - Testimony and resources provided by an Iraqi Kurdish convert from Islam to Christ.
www.radiomojdeh.com - Short messages, music, and scripture readings in Farsi geared to a radio audience.

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