New autobiography from David Joseph Now Available
God is still feeding His lambs in the Middle East through the Egyptian churches and ministries
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Even though Egypt's Christians have lived under the oppressive government-enforced atmosphere of Islam their entire lives, they are burdened for their Middle-Eastern brothers by a bond of brotherhood that we, in the West, cannot fully share. They speak the same language and share much of the same heritage. They also live under the shadow of blaring loud speakers that begin the Islamic call to prayers at dawn each day and repeat the call every few hours, day in and day out. At a result, they minister in a land where the spiritual oppression of Islam is palpable: you can feel the weight of it upon the people as you walk the streets of Cairo.
Yet, at the same time, Egyptian believers are able to cross borders in the region, dispensing bread from heaven to a land ravished by spiritual famine, and offering living water to those who thirst for truth: precious souls who have heard only the lies of Islam all their lives.
One Egyptian God has used to dispense spiritual bread to a dozen Middle Eastern cultures is David Joseph, founder of The Last Harvest. In his new book, Let My People Go So They Can Worship Me, Joseph shares his compelling story of how God called him to found The Last Harvest ministry.
In this first-person account, Joseph tells the story of how God called him to give his life to God when he was a teenaged boy, and then, over 35 years later, led him on many amazing journeys, granting him the joy of seeing thousands of Muslims come to Christ.
One of the most surprising turn of events for Joseph was the realization that God intended to send him to the United States in order to establish a ministry to Muslims. At the time, he considered it strange that God would send him to the States in order to reach Muslims. If he wanted to reach Muslims, there were already millions around him in Egypt. He and other Egyptian Christians also found it hard to believe there were large numbers of Muslims in America to reach.
However, as God's leading unfolded over the years, Joseph began to catch glimpses of God's glorious plan to use a ministry based in America to reach Muslims through a radio, television and print broadcasting ministry in the Middle East.
In this book, Joseph also shares his personal journey of faith, and many testimonies of the miracles God is working in the Middle East. As an experienced pastor, Joseph answers compelling questions, too, like how to hear from God.
This is a great resource for any Christian home or church.
You will be amazed at how God is using Middle Eastern Christians to transform the Middle East, as you read David's first-hand account of the founding and expansion of the ministry of The Last Harvest.
To find out how you can receive a copy of this book, visit our resource page. You can also find a free book preview, including the table of contents and the first chapter, at the same webpage.
The book is available for a suggested donation of $18, which includes having the book shipped to you within the U.S.
If you are interested in knowing more about how God is working in the Middle East, you will be blessed by this book.
Excerpted from Let My People Go So They Can Worship Me:
"A leader of one of these groups [In Tunisia] told me this story. He is a Muslim convert to Christianity, and as he began to share his faith with others, he led about twenty Muslims to Christ. They would meet in his apartment and praise and worship God softly, so as not to disturb his Muslim neighbors.
"Yet, his neighbor soon figured out that there was a meeting, and, as he eavesdropped on their singing, he concluded it was a Christian meeting. So, he reported them to the police, and the police came and brought this house church leader to the police station for questioning.
The house church leader told me, 'On my way to the police station, I told myself, 'They already know you are a Christian, and they know you had a meeting, so they will probably put you in jail. You might as well evangelize the officer and tell him about the teachings in the Bible. You have nothing to lose.' And, when the officer interrogated me, and asked about the teachings in the Bible, I gave him the full message of the gospel. And, I told him I wasn't a Muslim anymore. When the officer heard this, he asked me, ÔSo what do you believe about Mohammed?'
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And, I told him, 'You know what? I will not answer this question, because I'm not a Muslim anymore. I'm a Christian. If you ask me about Jesus, I will answer you about Jesus. But, you should give me the answer about Mohammed, because you are a Muslim. I'm not a Muslim.'
"'So, he says to me, 'What about the president of Tunisia? What's your attitude towards him?'
"'And, I said, 'The Bible taught us to pray for the presidents and the leaders and we pray for our president every time we come together; we pray for the president and pray for our country and we pray for the peace of our country.'
"'And, he said to me, 'I will leave you to do whatever you want on one condition: don't make any problems for your neighbors. If you want to have meetings in your apartment, have meetings in your apartment, but don't make any problems for your neighbors.
"'I was so surprised when he said this to me, because I was prepared to go to jail, and then, he just set me free and said not to bother my neighbors. I was so happy, and we came together the very next week and I shared with my group what had happened. Then, we began to sing and the same neighbor reported me to the same police officer once again.
"'This time, the police officer told me at the station, 'I told you to go ahead and have your meeting, but don't bother your neighbors. Now you are bothering your neighbors, and this is why they are reporting you to us.'
"'So, I said to him, 'We are twenty in number. Even if all of us just whispered along with the song we are singing, the whispers of twenty this neighbor will hear. And, he will come and report us to you.'
"' Then, he got mad, and said, 'So, why don't you just go and have your meeting in this English Church?'
"'But, officer, I don't have permission to do this. If you want me to do this, then just give me the permission and we will meet in the English Church.'
"'Then, he said: 'You have my permission. Go and get your guys and meet in the English Church.'"
This story is so amazing! This underground church, comprised of native Tunisians who were former Muslims, now meets in a historical English Church, and it's all happening right under the eyes of the secret police!
Similar testimonies to God's awesome provision for the Tunisian Christians are occurring in many villages in Tunisia, and I thank God for the new churches God is planting in Tunisia. Now, we have one missionary in Tunisia, who operates a house church that meets weekly, and they praise and worship Jesus in Tunisia.
For more information about The Last Harvest, Inc., visit our main website.
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