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(Acts 8:31 CEV) 'Exodus from Darkness' 'Searching for Truth Together' 'Eternal Confidence is only found in Jesus Christ' Latest news on the ministry from Daniel and Mary Shayesteh: February 08 We would like to thank you, our dear churches, Christian organizations, brothers and sisters, and partners in ministry, for your kindnesses and sacrifices, and for standing with us in this ministry. We praise God for your support and your prayers; they have produced ‘huge’ fruit in the world. We want to thank our Savior, Jesus, who has freed us so that we are able to speak about the freedom we have tasted. We love Him so much, and will stand for Him no matter what the cost might be. In our lead article we look at ‘The Problem Is In the Root (Number3)’. Contents: 1. A message from Daniel and Mary Shayesteh: “The Problem Is In the Root (Number3)” 2. Latest news on Daniel and Mary’s ministry in the UK – February 08 3. Upcoming Events – Europe, Sth. America, Australia, NZ and USA. 4. Exodus from Darkness Prayer Requests 5. Daniel’s Books A web-based version of this e-newsletter is available at http://www.ministryblue.com/exodus.html. We also invite you to visit our NEW EFD website at http://www.exodusfromdarkness.org 1. The Problem Is In the Root (Number 3) In our previous letter, we ended our comments with this sentence, “If we do not know our enemy and do not create awareness in the community, the enemy will grow and dominate us.” Our focal point was Allah, the god of Islam, who is the root of problems for Muslims in their relationship with others. In 1400 years of Islamic history, we can see and read how Allah’s schools were strongly established with the influential doctrine of Taqiyya (holy deception). This was a deceptive tactic used to show Islam as the religion of light, but in reality, the religion of darkness and destruction. Most westerners do not know this because: 1. They have lost the relational values of life to a great degree and have replaced them with individualism and “money and success”. This is the bottom line of their cultural skeleton now. The life value of Christ, which is the “loving relationship”, does not have a role in their lives anymore. With an overriding focus on money and success, it is obvious that they will succeed (oil based countries) whose money is big. 2. They are not communal anymore and do not feel attached to a community with a shared language, or legal and cultural values. They are aloof individuals for whom everything is right. When community decreases and individualism becomes stronger, people do not show interest in the root of their shared history and culture, and thereby the ground becomes ready for those, like committed Muslims, who aim to dominate. The best time for Islamic occupation is when people are not united. How does this happen? When people are indifferent and do not feel responsible for the well being of their societies, their leaders start to focus on their own personal needs and the needs of their intimate family members and friends. This is the time when the enemy finds easy access for penetration and eventual domination. The enemy knows that those leaders who are not attached to their nations can be bought or easily deceived. Let us give you a few examples. Seven hundred years ago, Muslim evangelists and businessmen migrated to Indonesia and manipulated its leaders with this same philosophy. They knew that an easy occupation of a land for Islam occurs when you deceive or kill kings, princes and leaders. Their money (like the petro-dollars of today) made even the king of the land believe that the Sharia had perfect instructions for life. What is happening in England is exactly the same thing that happened in Indonesia 700 years ago. Gordon Brown’s Treasury spokesman said (February 18, 2008): "We want the City of London to be one of the gateways globally for Islamic financial products." Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury said (February 7, 2008) that the Shari’a was “unavoidable and necessary for social cohesion” in the UK simply because of some Muslims disinterest in relating to the British legal system. While God expects the Archbishop of Canterbury to open the eyes of his Government (as the prophet Nathan did to King David), he, instead, has paved the ground for more of Islam and for the establishment of Allah’s kingdom in his land. Allah’s deceiving agents have not only been able to deceive many secular citizens and leaders in the West, but also the governments and even some Christian leaders. While the cries and shed blood of thousands of Muslim students and citizens in Islamic Countries (i.e. the citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who have been fighting against the Shari’a for years, with so many having been killed) say that Shari’a tightens the limits for freedom, is not compatible with democracy and is unbearable. Dr. Williams, on the contrary, states that Shari’a is essential for Muslims and English people and that they have no choice but to bear the discriminatory instructions associated with the practice of the Sahri’a, the Law of Islam. Do these leaders know that their country is already a soft touch for terrorists? Are they aware that such an irresponsible approach to any principle of Sharia opens the door for more terrorism, since Sharia limits the freedom of choice? They know this. They also know that they are dependent on the Muslims’ oil. What about the Archbishop? Does he know that his country is in danger? Our fear is that the Archbishop may have been influenced by the “altruism” of western materialism, which denies any belief in “right or wrong”or “good or bad” and leads everybody to accept whatever knocks on their door because it is “unavoidable”. The Archbishop also used the same “unavoidable” in accepting Islam and its law. Allah and the Qur’an have taught the committed Muslims the principles of undermining (Taqiyya in Arabic) non-Muslim values. Committed Muslims know the principles of Taqiyya very well. They are so good at clothing themselves as angels of light outwardly while carrying the ax (or Taqiyya) under their garments even to the palaces or leaders’ offices. The interfaith dialogue of Muslims with Christian leaders is also one of the channels of Islamic Taqiyya that aims to open the door for the establishment of Sharia in non-Islamic societies. Committed Muslims come to you as your friends, but in reality are enemies prepared for every kind of destruction. Recognize that they were even able to deceive the man who is the head of millions of Anglicans and claims to have the shield of Christ that protects him and his followers from the arrows of the deceiving one. Now, not only is he unable to protect himself and his followers from the invasion of Islam, but he also paves the way for the establishment of the kingdom of Allah in the UK. Sadly, many British people are not aware of the disloyalty of their leaders to their country. They are not aware that their openness to the Islamic way of life and economy will lead London to become like the present day Jerusalem. The Muslims of that land do not believe in any rights for others, and are aiming to cleanse Israel from non-Muslims. This land was once in the hands of England. Not only this land, but also Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait, whose kings were appointed by the British Colonial Authorities. Even the appointed kings did not believe in equal opportunity for non-Muslims in their lands, including Christians. Now, not only do the minority Muslim leaders in Palestine, Jerusalem and Gaza believe that Jews in Israel should not have any rights, but the Muslim leaders of England too. While Islam prohibits Muslims from integrating, and forces them to dominate over others, leaders in the West fear the economic pressures or the violence on the part of committed Muslims, and therefore refuse to speak in favour of democratic laws, but rather see the solution in a complete surrender. What a shame! Those who are expected to stand against the discrimination, threats and violence of Allah, instead, surrender to him. The protection of individual rights in the West has been one of its oldest traditions. The Christians of the West paid a huge price in order to make freedom possible for every individual, every race, and every nationality. Now the West is becoming increasingly hostile to the Christian faith. What are the solutions? 1. All westerners need to stand against the Sharia. Many non-Christian westerners do not know that Sharia is stricter on them than on Christians. According to the Qur’an (chapter 9), Christians and Jews can buy their lives yearly if they want to live, but other non-Muslims have only one choice; die if they reject Islam or live if they accept Islam. 2. The West depends on the oil of Islamic countries and this dependence means that the West has to accept Allah’s mind, which is the root of all problems and does not tolerate non-Islamic values. As long as the oil profits of Islamic countries are funneled into the pockets of a hostile ideology, threats to the western citizens will increase. 3. The West has become indifferent to its own history and cultural values. The shame of colonialism, parochialism, racism and slavery in the past has rid many westerners of national responsiveness. Added to these is the altruistic multiculturalism of the West that gives equal or greater validity to Islam than to other religions and beliefs. If you are indifferent to your values and the rights of your own nation, of course the enemy will penetrate and demolish easily. Westerners need to return to the roots of their cultural values and find the key factors that helped them to establish democracy in order to once again protect them. 4. Last but not least, many Christians have also given up and do not want to pay a price in order to encourage their weary people to take on the light yoke of Christ in order to rid themselves of the political, social, educational or financial burdens that are leading to yoke them to Islam. If we give up, our enemies will take over. Daniel and Mary Shayesteh 2. News from Daniel’s trips: Ashby, England On Friday, Feb 7, I flew to London for three weeks of ministry. My entry to London coincided with the shocking comments of Dr. William, the archbishop of Canterbury, declaring that “some Shari’a law in the UK seems unavoidable”. It brought tears to my eyes that a man who claims to be the follower of Christ, consciously or unconsciously, was aiming to see the stoning and hand cutting penalties of Islam in the streets of London and UK. Sadly many people are not aware of Islamic conspiracy. We praise God that He has put His encouragement in our hearts so that we are not afraid of threats but are able to speak against the Islamic intimidations through the grace of our Lord, Jesus. On Sunday morning, Feb 9, I gave my testimony to the Ashby Evangelical Church, and in the evening I gave my testimony to the Measham Baptist church. In both services, feedback was encouraging, with people shaking their heads in disbelief over what was happening in their country. Also on Sunday evening, I spent two hours with younger people, talking to them and answering their questions. On Tuesday, Feb 12, I had lunch with a Bible Study group of the Ashby Church and answered their questions. In the evening, I answered questions about Islam in an open house gathering in Measham. The answers to the questions were eye opening to them. People were encouraged to deepen their knowledge about Islam in order to be aware of Islamic threats. They were also encouraged by the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, who brought us out of the radical Islam and made us His vessels of evangelism. They also realized that their prayers for Muslims and their contributions for evangelism were of utmost importance. On Tuesday, Feb 19, I answered the questions of those people who attended an open house meeting in Measham. On Saturday, Feb 23, I lectured in a seminar held in the Ashby evangelical Church for five hours. The subjects I covered were “The Basics of Islam”, “Unveiling the Nature of Islam”, and “Conversational Evangelism”. The feedback was so encouraging. Warrington, England On Friday afternoon, Feb 15, I was driven to Birchwood in Warrington in order to speak to the Birchwood Evangelical Church’s Mens’ Breakfast on Saturday morning. I gave my testimony and answered questions. Men were encouraged to love the Lord Jesus sincerely and approach their communities with His leadership and cultural values that, unlike the culture of the West, put the overriding focus on the loving relationship. Newcastle, England Early Sunday morning, Feb 17, we traveled from Ashby to Newcastle which took us three hours. I spoke in the Airport church in Newcastle. I gave our testimony. People praised God for this great transformation from Islam to Christ. They also realized how deceitfully Islam has established itself in their country and how it is undermining their cultural values. After the meeting, I had lunch with the community and answered their question concerning Christians’ response to Islamic intimidations. In the afternoon, I was taken back to Ashby again. I had another trip to Newcastle on Sunday, February 24, speaking to an ex-Muslim Iranian fellowship. There were also some Muslims who were interested in searching. I spoke to them about why I left Islam and now believe in Christ. I proved to them that the attributes of Christ were superior to Allah’s and Muhammad’s. I gave them some examples of Muhammad’s social, political, moral principles compared to the values of Christ. I told them that Jesus did not want blind obedience as Muhammad did. All my reasons were understandable to them, because they had all seen the face of Islam in Iran. There were non-stop tears flowing down from the eyes of some throughout the meeting. The feedback was so encouraging. I also answered their questions. On Sunday afternoon, March 2, I flew to Krasnodar/Russia. 3. The Remaining Parts of 2008 Calendar March 2008, Russia and Europe April 2008, South America May 2008, USA June-July 2008, Australia and New Zealand August-December 2008, USA 4. Exodus from Darkness Prayer Requests Please praise the Lord with us for all that has been achieved through the ministry of Exodus from Darkness. Exodus from Darkness is a ‘Specialised Apologetics and Evangelism Ministry’ with three major goals: Raising up Middle- Eastern evangelists, awakening non-Christians and Christians to the uniqueness of Christ and caring for our societies. Since the early 1990’s hundreds of thousands of people have heard Daniel speak in person around the world in English, Azerbaijani, Turkish or Farsi and we estimate that many millions have now heard Daniel through books, CD, DVD, radio, newspapers and television. Praise the Lord for the many times that Mary and Daniel have been able to travel together. We speak in Jesus' Name to many hearts across the world, that they will be challenged to search for the Truth with all their heart. Please pray for the Lord’s guidance and creativity to be poured out upon us so that we can work together with churches to share the gospel persuasively with local communities. Please pray for all the people who hear Daniel and Mary’s teachings and testimony so that they will grow in their courage to live and speak for the Lord. Please pray for the continuing provision for all of Daniel and Mary's financial needs. They have sacrificed much to ensure that they can speak and lecture across the world. Your support and donation will be great helps to them and increase the scope of their ministry. We thank God for groups of people who are supporting Daniel and Mary's ministry spiritually and intellectually as we consider the most effective ways for their ministry to grow in the years ahead. Please pray that the Shayesteh's ministry will be guided along the path of greatest fruitfulness for the kingdom of God. 5. Daniel's books Many people have been blessed through the special insights into Islam and other religions that are provided by Daniel's books. Always accompanying these insights is Daniel's testimony to the uniqueness of Christ our Lord in every dimension of life. Please make use of Daniel's books listed below and share them with your churches, bible colleges and friends. “The Difference is the Son” compares the Qur'an and the Bible against the backdrop of Islam's early history and Islam's contemporary message. Daniel concludes that the difference between these two books in all dimensions of life is the 'Son' - our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the only source of eternal confidence. “Christ above all gods” looks at the nature of 'god', sin and salvation in all the world's major religions, while at the same time challenging the conscience (God given!) of every human being to search for the Truth. 'The Difference is the Son' - suggested donation- $20 + $5 for postage "Christ above all gods" - suggested donation -$15 + $5 for postage. Daniel’s Testimony DVD- suggested donation -$15 + $3 for postage. For contact details for ordering these books, please see the end of this email. I close with the words of Jesus. "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:37,38 (CEV) |
