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“THE HEATHEN [NATIONS] RAGED, THE KINGDOMS WERE MOVED: HE UTTERED HIS VOICE, THE EARTH MELTED… HE MAKETH WARS TO CEASE UNTO THE END OF THE EARTH….” Psa. 46:6-9

WOW! Do you realize that we are literally living out the fulfillment of Bible prophecies uttered thousands of years ago? Hard to believe our theme Scripture as we read the daily headlines, isn’t it? “Wars to cease”? The secular media would have us believe that this war on terrorism plus numerous regional hot spots like Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, and more, will never end — war will be with us forever, so learn to live with it! NOT SO IN JESUS’ NAME!

Last month as I wrote to you, Jan and I were leaving for Egypt, Dubai, Rome, London, and France. Praise God, we are back and do I have NEWS for you! Just before we left for Egypt, our dear friend, Aquilla Nash, sent me this prophetic word of the Lord:

“EGYPT IS THE GATEWAY TO THE WORLD. OUT OF EGYPT GOD’S GLORY WILL COME FORTH UNTO THE MUSLIM NATIONS OF THE WORLD. FOR THOUGH THE WORLD DID FORGET THEM, I HAVE REMEMBERED THEM, SAYS THE LORD. I MADE A COVENANT WITH THAT PEOPLE DECLARING I WOULD HEAL THEM AND BLESS THEM!”

In a separate prophecy, a precious personal word came forth to me which made me shout!

“THE LORD SAYS, THE DOOR TO EGYPT IS OPENING UP FOR YOU. BECAUSE YOUR FATHER SOWED GOOD SEED IN THAT LAND, YOU SHALL REAP THE HARVEST OF THAT SEED WHICH YOUR FATHER SOWED!”

The prophecy concludes in part with this thrilling word:

“REJOICE, REJOICE FOR YOUR HOUR HAS COME. PREPARE TO REAP A HARVEST UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. FOR OUT OF ZION (MY PEOPLE) SHALL GO FORTH PRAISE!” Hallelujah! Say it with me: “The Middle East shall SEE THE GLORY OF THE LORD, and shall be SAVED! Praise the Lord God Most High!”

Jan and I saw the beginning of this awesome word as we met with about 250 of the key pastors and spiritual leaders of Egypt. Anticipation was glorious as we shared our vision as confirmed by these prophetic words. We also rejoiced to learn that virtually all of Egypt has the DTH satellite dishes and are still receiving TBN in the new digital format which we switched to recently.

In addition to these key leaders, I was also honored to meet His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, leader of the ten million Coptic Orthodox members! He greeted us warmly and promised cooperation as we spoke of assisting Benny Hinn with an historic mass healing service next year in Cairo!

We also met with the Catholic Cardinal, Stephanos II, who was elevated by Pope John Paul II just two years ago. He, too, was warm and open to our efforts for this historic meeting of Christians of all denominations.

Beloved Partners — the glory of God has already begun! Pray for dear Benny as he prepares to go to Egypt to finalize plans for — dear Father — are you hearing me? Yes, plans for signs, wonders, and miracles in the very heart of the Middle East! This will be a FIRST BREAKTHROUGH OF ITS KIND in the history of the Christian church!

But that’s not all! We moved on to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. There we met with the leaders of the “KINGS REVIVAL CHURCH!” Pastor V. Dilkumar was in Europe, but his three assistants taped a thrilling TV report and told of how the Holy Spirit is being gloriously outpoured and that this great church of many thousands is literally exploding with growth!

Again my spirit soared as I saw hundreds of the small satellite dishes on virtually every building in this new bustling city of Dubai, alive with growth and mega projects of all kinds. We get many emails, letters and communications of all kinds from this growing Arab kingdom.

But while in Dubai I received an email from one of our chaplains in Iraq that nearly eclipsed all of our glorious experiences! He reported our recent trip to Iraq to another army officer who gave us the following report:

“Dear Dr. Crouch, I heard that TBN might be coming back to Iraq to visit one of the most dynamic Gospel services in the world! I am a SFC in the army for 20 years and I tell you, right there next to Babylon, in the Garden of Eden where it all began…where Muslims rule the majority, we are having Gospel services that reach 500 to 700 people every week! The word is being preached with power! We are located just north of Baghdad, and I pray that you and a TBN team can come, because the world needs to see this message of Love, Hope and Peace. We are building new schools, hospitals, clinics, water and sewage systems, new roads and power etc.

It is amazing, the AMERICAN SPIRIT is making a difference. The children see the love and care of the Americans daily and it is beautiful! THE AMERICAN SPIRIT IS — REPEAT, IS THE SPIRIT OF ALMIGHTY GOD, THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE—ALPHA AND OMEGA—THE BEGINNING AND END! GOD WILL BE GLORIFIED THROUGH THE AMERICAN SPIRIT AS IRAQ SEES LIBERTY AND FREEDOM AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY!!!”

This great career army officer concluded with this final word —

“I am so excited and I hope and pray that TBN can come and capture these great services! So much negative in the news, maybe TBN can capture the good stuff that our soldiers are doing. It is showing Iraq that Americans are ONE NATION UNDER GOD and that we do love and care for each and every one of them! GLORY TO GOD!”

This was signed by — we’ll just say “Tommy” — one of our brave army officers serving God and country in Iraq! The chaplain is also begging us to come back as they have truly found the tombs of the prophets Daniel and Hosea! Also the fiery furnace that the local residents say has been burning for 2,500 years! It looks like we will have to return to Iraq one more time! Pray for your 70-year old founder/president! “The spirit is willing” — well, you know!

It would take another hundred pages to tell of our journey on to Rome, London and France. Our Italian network is now on satellite and Chuck and Nora Hall are covering all Europe also on Hotbird 6. Pray for dear Nora as she is battling cancer just as Jan did — we claim healing and victory for her, too!

Richard and Pauline Fleming are leading the way for TBN in Europe on Eurobird satellite, as well as all FIVE of our networks on Hotbird 6! In London we met many on the street who are watching your TBN! They are also beginning to help with the large satellite bills we get each month, for which we praise the Lord!

Yes, dear Partners, Europe and the Middle East are covered — Jan and I personally checked up on this and came home rejoicing that the Word is going forth with power and anointing!

Please let Jan and me hear from you — your letters of love, prayers and support mean everything to us! Without YOU there would be no TBN.

Do you have a need? God’s law is simple and clear: Plant a seed — just like God did when He had a need. God needed sons and daughters, so He planted His very best — His only begotten Son — God could not have given more! As we have taught often, what did He receive? You know: MILLIONS of sons and daughters. Give God a seed — your best — and watch Him meet your need, great or small.

Jan and I love you. We need you NOW more than ever as the Harvest pours in!

“BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD: I WILL BE EXHALTED AMONG THE HEATHEN [NATIONS], I WILL BE EXALTED IN THE EARTH.” Psa. 46:10