How to Love Muslims to Christ

Dear Friends,

Wednesday night April 28th at 7 PM PST JoAnn and I will be in San Diego to film a unique event. Hormoz Shariat who is the Billy Graham of Iran and I will be speaking on the subject How to Love Muslims to Christ at Horizon Christian Fellowship. Joel Rosenberg and the Joshua Fund have pulled this project together to help equip believers in America to share the gospel with Muslims. Thank you Joel! We are excited to do this 90 minute training. It will be packed with “how to’s” and amazing stories of what God is doing around the world today.

With all the bad news out there sometimes we don’t always get to hear how God is moving in our very midst. Did you know that last year 23,000 Muslims came to Christ in America? Also, in our e3 Middle East ministry we saw over 3200 converts. I can remember just a few years ago when we prayed that we would see just one Muslim come to Christ and be discipled. For Muslims, converting to become a follower of Jesus can bring a death sentence. But Muslims have a bold passion for Christ once they escape Islam and their lives will motivate you to live that way too. Our goal is to inspire believers in America to build friendships with Muslims and then share Jesus’ good news with them. Muslims are coming to Christ faster than ever before in their 1500 years. This is our time.

I am always astonished at the power of God to transform lives. Most of you receiving this know our story.  JoAnn and I sure didn’t start with a love for Muslims. Not even close. But then God got a hold of our hearts and we were able to see Muslims through God’s eyes of compassion. Maybe you can relate to those feelings that we had.

We thought everyone of them was a terrorist with a bomb under their coat! Unfortunately terrorism is a major concern today around the world and the majority of it is generated from the religion of Islam. But we have found that about 60% of Muslims worldwide don’t even practice Islam. And about 30% practice Islam but are not radical Jihadists. Hard line Muslims who want to use terrorism to advance Islam are about 8-10% In some cases, even the hard line “death to America” kinds of Muslims have come to faith in Christ. Hormoz who will be speaking with me was himself in the 1979 Iranian protests during the American hostage crisis shouting those very things. But then Jesus found him and delivered him into the Light! He loves Jesus now. He loves America and enjoys living here too! His Evangelistic TV program that beams into Iran is watched by 9 million Iranians every night! He has seen thousands of Iranians come to Christ.

So would you pray for us? This project has huge eternal ramifications with the number of people that will be able to watch it across America in churches, Bible studies and in their homes. We pray that God will use us to help move believers away from a mindset of fear to a mindset of love for Muslims. That’s a tall order! Please pray that I am filled with God’s Spirit so that I don’t blow it!

Life in Jesus is a journey…. and JoAnn and I have been on one that we never could have expected. We are overwhelmed.

Thank you for your prayers. We need them big time tomorrow.

With love and great appreciation, Tom and JoAnn-e3 Partners Middle East

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