Update from Mombasa, kenya:
Jesus Touch the World Church and Tyrannus Bible School. This ministry has withstood much opposition while being situated in a downtown area that is over 90% Muslim with 72 mosques in a 4 km square area. There are only 29 churches in the entirety of the much larger area of greater Mombasa. Muslims have raised petitions to have this ministry closed, they have broken church windows, purposely placed market stands in the way of the church entrance to block it, increased their chanting below the windows of the church, turned the loud speakers of their mosques toward the church building so their Islamic prayers can be heard during the church meetings, and they once sacrificed a goat at the doors of the church and left the blood on the pavement for everyone to walk over.
But Bishop Faustin Panga doesn't budge. In fact he prays even more fervently. The church, which has 4 Sunday morning services, meets together for prayer at 4 a.m. daily, relieving a group of intercessors who have prayed through the night in the church building. There is either teaching, preaching, or praying going on 24 hours a day at Jesus Touch the World Ministry. Islamic witchcraft, especially in the form of goat sacrifice throughout the city every Thursday night, is a reality the Bishop and his people are willing to confront in order to establish a work of God for the sake of winning the lost and raising them up in the Lord! They are willing to have continuous prayer in the church building "to keep taking ground." They must get local government permission for their all-night prayer meetings. The government is Islamic but God has given favor to Bishop Panga who is a very courageous man. The government has assigned 3 policemen to each of the church's services to deal with any harassment from the community. And their ministry IS making a difference in the city!
