"Live" From The Middle Eastern Christian Festival

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I pay that much because today would've. It was the day he was looking forward to hear all calls and he wanted to be here because I'm sitting hundred Middle Eastern Christian festival in Cartersville at that premiere of the church address here is 1292 Wicker Rd. in Cartersville and when I came in first thing a start first thing on the smell of the food instead of looking around. There's all kind of activities that disclaim is with me this morning to start out anonymous and ask him really give you an overview what is going on and what one thing that I might also say about this is not done this in the past step is upset. There I think about how all we hear, you know, in the United States is about the Middle East you know all the help she can get along and everything is all this conflict and war and stuff is amazing how Jesus Christ can bring it altogether. Yes sir, this is exactly why we're here why we started the Middle Eastern Christian festival is to show the love of God in action uniting all the people of the Middle East actually yes people in the relief warning been watering each other and killing each other violence, but this is a different place where where you see people from all different backgrounds and other nominal Christians, or order of our Muslims or even Jewish. At times we had to be been united together under the banner of Christ Jesus our Lord. And we are so happy to come back after two years, cell/covert data. You know our setbacks and we are so happy to come back and do the celebration and honor our God, and I know you've already technorati – is this multiple times over the years and step your story.

What brought you here at you in ministry yes well I I came to the United States in 1978 I am from Lebanon I came from Lebanon from patterns from northern Galilee that but I was born in Lebanon came at the age of 19 to study in the United States, but by 1984, 85 what, after finishing my schooling. I couldn't go back to Lebanon. Lebanon was still in the Civil War, and that even I lost my parents lost their homes and became refugees themselves and I II I'm so happy and so blessed to have this country to be in this country that opened the door for us to stay and establish home and since then been in here in the United States and and and Winston-Salem North Carolina is my home now. I've been my home for a long time establish roots here actually in the United States.

I accepted Jesus as my Savior. 1987 here in the states in this church was yes that we weren't here. We used to meet in the in Greensboro at Friendly Ave., Baptist Church – our mother church you can say and that that's where the Arabic mission started in the started intending there and accepted Jesus as my Savior and count him the Lord of my heart and my life since then.

Since 1987 and I grew spiritually in this church and here I am, I became the senior pastor didn't almost 9 years ago, but almost as far as this, this congregation doesn't discharge a little overview of what you note services you have and that I think as you think you will have English service and also in Arabic reduce we do. Even though the majority are immigrants and that came from the release, but we have American-born citizens, our kids, now adults and I we have grandchildren on American English speaking only, and we have some American numbers that come from the rear neighborhood in the area around us our services.

We do have services in English and services in Arabic and our congregation consist of people from the US from Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Iraq.

Iran and even Yemen right now. You know those are countries that you just would not think you'd be able to together under one ruler killing the children. I said at this throughout history and at this time to and by platoon I dislike we started saying this earlier. Jesus Christ is the one raptor brings his peace of life and when we have peace with God, then we are able to have peace with each other and a part of. Part of being here and coming here and hope the people listen list you get in your vehicle you drive out here and join us. As you know is not is an opportunity to be able to see Christ working on a lot of different you know cultures and everything and then also as a hesitant US-born and stuff able to see that Stephanie just a glimpse of them because you know I think sometimes in the US only news we hear about Middle East is is is negative, it is frightening that a lot of people in here. You ever see.

By seven we are promoting peace, peace of God that we received from him, through Jesus Christ, and in here.

It's a glimpse of heaven when when the later people from all nations all come together together worshiping God and were doing it right here on earth and we are able to do that if we are under the banner of Christ, we are able to do that. And here I will I invite people come, come join us today were here till like 6 PM today and tomorrow.

The site model also Sunday from 10 o'clock you can worship with us, and the worship would be the songs will be in Arabic and English, but the message will be in English, honoring the native people that cannot speak. That are related so and then the festival would continue until sundown or 6 PM whenever yes you will be from that as far as what is it I'm not sure what the numbers are as far as that nationality is editor in this Triad area that could really make that connection to getting people of different backgrounds to feel welcome the coming to this church and also to be yes that we ought a church we can say we ought an international student. Our name test friendly Arabic but actually regarding information we welcome all nationalities. We have a service is usually administered in English. Also that all people universal to all people that are here in the states and and we ought international even though Arabic language may unite some of us together here but actually we ought international.

We welcome all of you, experience the love of God, the manager says you… Just say something that no probably regret family be wrong on this is because a lot of the new immigrants come and interview transplants. This area may have been more recently left their home country, Muslim and other religions are surfacing like you really haven't done a lot of a lot of walls do this to immigrants come in the past in the past 35 almost 40 years now… Tricia was selected in 1985 we been ministering welcoming immigrants to come help establish your home and getting them to find other ways of we taught how to drive. We the schools. The doctors that we help them establish home back in just a moment again come out and join us, hungry, and have a lot of listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com were what I guess. Introduce yourself and talk about a story just hearing her story and what this church means to her. Now God of the neighbor worked church to the people of this church and how important areas. Notice all you my name is three levels think you guys for having me on today. I do appreciate it. Right now we are currently at friendly Arabic church in Kernersville on at the Middle Eastern Christian festival and just I think part of this church for several years. Most my life over 12 years and am just this church.

The lady are family to me on in his ear to alter the struggles of my life when I was eight years old I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive type of childhood leukemia, I was put into the hospital right away but harsh chemotherapy treatments. About two years later after Mike Heise chemotherapy treatments. I was diagnosed with severe case of meningitis which caused me to have a stroke on my whole right side and I was in seizures, is no at 1.6 doctors came into my parents room in my room and he told my parents that you know Rena has 24 hours to start making arrangements for her PO and my parents told him we believe the Lord Jesus Christ was just like you did in Bible times, so this church family right here.

I have videos of them just crowding the waiting room singing praises praying for me on and always always always meals, prayers, messages, words of encouragement until the next day open my eyes and just from dairy doctors thought know since she survived meningitis stroke will be. Many disabilities will never be able to walk or talk or move her right side but with the prayers of this church and people all over the world. Jesus is seen IN a walking, talking, getting everything that they thought I would never be able to do well absolutely woke up so I know you Chuck and I what we are talking earlier just the importance of prayer that I think sometimes you that that's what the pandemic and stuff, lost some of that importance of the fellowship stuff and you talked about your parents with terminals for your parents been here for how long it will them so my days have been here for over 30 years he lived most of her life your life CAD key to America from Lebanon's teenagers until I was born here in my partner but I'm now we just really close with culture and the good stuff from the Middle East and get stuff from the US and we kind of makes sense to a little culture so I really appreciate that from my parents and I definitely appreciate the unity this church because even there were all from different patients who are in war and fighting in the Middle East where unity is not even a concept to be thought of their but here we come together as brothers and sisters fellowship in the name of Christ, which is something that I had never really seen any Middle Eastern.

She just it's indescribable how the Lord is the source of security.

Think about those cultures. This church is doing amazing as you mentioned allowing God to work through the members of this church. How important that is as well say you know if anybody is in the listing area. The show this morning, so feel getting a car to come out and visit because you know what when you walk on the property you since that unity you since you know what I feel our Lord and Savior here. I feel Jesus Christ presence and it may be depressed over here with your face painter were Michael people McGovern excited for our building kites or the corner over there some also food which is kinda hard on her severe kitchen. The brightness this mobility enough and the clothing to different groups and stuff just is just just a great opportunity to share that culture for a snapshot. If your this is a church also that from talking to Pastor earlier and what church with his arms open. Everyone is welcome here. We do this as a means of outreach to our communities till all are welcome. If you have a minute or two to spare our and just come out comes come see the love of Christ.

Listen to some worship, some awesome food and learn about our culture. I don't know if you saw it earlier. I was looking at that line dances at right overhead line a café in Kenya and I was looking I thought I saw stew over there. And it wasn't just walking through, but you know, of course, is also leaving Donegal some day will be another great day and it's only the beginning to distill the rest of the day if anyone has a chance to come out. We would love to meet you to ceiling welcome you guys with open arms and what what what are you doing here today so I am part of, kind of welcoming people I signed out. You don't look like you'd be really good that I think you pretty I am typing at the Lebanese little bed and try to table cleaning cell if you see the tables clean. Give me thumbs up and down I'll be all right and were given one of the hours of step 10 now till so now until sunset, still usually around six and tomorrow will start the Sunday service at Tinian and fetal sunset as well after sundown and pleasure said it would be some to be people decent English songs and some Arabic songs can be seminal being so going to go for the food. What's the most was the number one best choice cat a really really hard question and because I love to all of and on so you can get some chicken you can get Sam on just veto classic Arabic needs mixed with some vegetables and cilantro and it's just wonderfully laughing baklava gala culinary Excel on the system really good staff cannot have a great time on dispute music just lots of activities for kids to celebrate Jackie as a note, looking over my shoulder behind me is a what are you looking at what playground you got some bouncy houses, facepainting balloons, kite flying, eating, I would say that, but it does give you great time for the whole family.

Even if just a single person. Come learn that our culture tends to dance dance with us praises us based no synthesizer there is a district broadcasting himself Stu Epperson it was sent here and I'm thinking note this little bitty snapshot of what I think heaven is like, you know it is all about it.

All these cultures and stuff all come together one banner next Jesus Christ and you know what just great to be able to come to start again on the site of Eunice Erie drive out here because you ever see people who you may be only the only thing you know about purchasing a user. All these cultures in these countries and fell the war in the Hayden Muslims and all the status… Our walk and stuff and noticing you say you want people just like the one reason that the same bond Jesus Christ great opportunity and let us do this loan as it is notices. This is a family definitely would motion reunions are for likely Epperson.

The map is the name like Romania because of all my other variant of the law are outlawed ever. Your friends listing this.

This is the most inclusive family reunion going on right now people: will appear obscene all kinds of people I know, but I just I just texted Douglas causes him to go see her family, like we do is to see your family. These are people you're to be spending eternity together with brothers and sisters from Iran-Iraq Palestine reversal emissions or other orders of examination so I would like to possibly have Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq began sorting all these all these places is imputing another family will have to try to go get a passport in their marriage and go adjust and go over to those countries.

They can just drive a commercial triad kind of in the middle of the state of New Hampshire losers Raleigh listers Ridge listers.

Or maybe that's a stretch. They can pray for snake and go hug a primitive political rootlessness so they can if they make plans and noted a short notice tomorrow? Troy come out come out. I just talked to Richard and I will be listed right now he is using his name is Seth and he is right now.

I believe leaving this instance.

Liberty University to drive to the big liberty Wake Forest football game. Landon landed on his way here is list of the new 93.7 up there is Alanna God bless you and listen to this. He's on his way to the game and I know your speakers were blessed and with tickets as well as reintegration radio deals is to bless someone you know to love the Lord is good to go to the game and watch a great game between liberty and workforce, but the beautiful thing is I think will bring his family are probably more after lunch all his family from all over the world and have fellowship with us was were so grateful for this church and what you are doing right in the middle triad for people to come together and just fellowship in Jesus. That's what it's about.

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Looking across the pavement over here and dead in the middle of all the activities is the per station definitely definitely say we believe in the power of prayer, like I mentioned earlier. Prayer has been a dominant theme in my life, while enjoying the truth like you got books away reserve rental people Gina pursues will be here till noon. Broadcasting live in it all day long running out all day tomorrow to accompany your family and you will be early last Arabic are successful releasing circus aggression right here in Kernersville you're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com Arabic friendly Arabic church own 1292 Wicker Rd. in Kernersville, and Chile's witnesses sit here right in front of responsible here to hear and I know this is a big weekend for her and family and for this church. So the clash accomplishes little bit of background and then just help the horrible, what is this mean to you what was God doing to this church and have Lebanon when I was 14, so this has been a wonderful blessing to all of us when we were able to bring culture breaking the fee comes from so many different fighting name of Jesus and the love of Christ.

We Lebanon and that we worship together throughout together and were able to eat our community everywhere scientifically and that is when you initiate name of Jesus.

Everybody sitting on the way to identify another way so glad to have everybody at Nike is only using Food Lion main seating concert in the bumper go there with your daughter and got to hear her story instead of just the importance of prayer in Christian Fellowship as it was. I just wish I know I just got a just snapshot of just a little bit talk little bit about that a man who something like that how important it is surrounded by people. I see no treatment when I got sick with unsteadiness types of time to that many scientists that cause a stroke and I see so stinking thinking we had just how would you triad area people sitting on we had to get behind on payments doing and I don't buy any old ones. We had so much grace. We had some wonder limit of five blessing coming out for, defeating and bases a plan years old graduate bases. I cannot have you ready seat is not my mind undermines the office to raise and did blessing me tonight on the ground across blood vitamin doctors and sent his only son, if he you know it's so high knowing what the right side exiting the enemy that might actually make it I'm getting any toys. No eternal life, powerful when you're sitting there I couldn't do anything you who hurt you just feel the presence of the Lord is coming. God is pretty awesome things through her story instead. This is all about. You know what Reagan people together like Jesus Christ leaving a funny feeling, like I said how the community people. I found we had all my pain will provide training coming together in 1 My Way just so grateful was a little this is a little inside baseball litter when others can appreciate but we were in Kernersville North Carolina this amazing Middle Eastern Christian festival anyone out 30s to come out come out for the kebab blessed to meet your brothers and sisters in Christ all the world may not look like you talk with your accent.

You spend eternity with these people in Stu Epperson. Jerry after so gracious of you to host the Christie Carter antidepressants today. Great job Robert Gilmore was a big shoes to fill. Right.

But if you just miss if you missed this earlier segment with this lady's dear sweet St. saintly daughter about her healing and God working please go listen to the podcast later were here lie. We all kind of stuff. Give way people come by so despicable a brand-new K2 handbook were given out books were given a wonderful use Truth Network swag. But this is what school this is a little secret. This is the inside baseball people know you see these things all over the place you see on Facebook instrument work. Pray for the Middle East is behind course, notably spiritual power prayer but it's it's you and your family and the people at this friendly Arabic church better. Better putting those messages out you want to see the supernatural work of God, not just in the healing like that remarkable store with God and your daughters like putting souls are safe there. People behind me that were once persecuted Christians another follow Jesus. We toggle well. Just ask chapter 9.

It was the worst with the attacker right of the militant person against the church was became the greatest missionary will door apostle Paul's and Saul's and Dorcas's and Lydia's all over these grounds and is so cool to beat them either one of them. So were just grateful how your family has stood up for Christ in there but there's still a pound. We won this dear Christians right now weren't wearing this beautiful beautiful unbelievable little green and I can spell those kebabs numbing Jerry sit there trying to get someone to bring up some debacle are so gorgeous is just common over mail and say you would tell the question what what is it like for the average the normal Christian life for brothers or sisters in Lebanon in Jordan.

In places where there's this intense work. It's illegal to own up. I will bet that copy the Bible student Dustin my family and country feel like this is like look at initiating the Lord for his creation to be able to come see the light distinction, enjoying every moment and just be able to share our faith be able to live our faith even though it's supposed To the Bible something to stay private in your own home so me going everywhere I go in a supermarket talking about Jesus, talk about my don't talk about my daughter's story and how when something amazing I cannot do anything to come back to you.

Just a moment, have a break again. They were Just Wondering Kernersville Wicker Rd., Arabic Chris friendly Arabic church and really special. Come join us become hungry and enjoy yourself. I see your brothers and sisters from so you will want to miss it on elbows were last you're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com Mariana okay got it with the sit and hear your story and stuff in your from your Egypt Egypt while I'm actually from from almost in the middle so I got a chance to visit the old capital Egypt which is in the house or in part, and the newest Intelligence Cairo in the upper part and what brings you Helen to be the United States have been here for six years and in this church since I came here six years ago I didn't have a father or mother present as a list all of Egypt and found all the members of the arbitration to be my parents and my presence and sisters had to find out how to find about strict coming in coming to this country's new area… Anybody I actually known one person we like met him and he left for getting my Z Egypt and one old lady told Nadia she's from Syriac, she came, he heard that there is a new family liked like they had a baby and the wife see I don't know how to drive is she coming for me and invited me to their church beginning I was attending was her she still like the company in my sign every Sunday and then after Mike found his way to come with us right in excess of being only six years in was it stranger divided kind of exciting, that because different cultures different cultures that we all speak by the language we all show the love Christ and our socks.

I remember that moment when I was pregnant with my second born, I was actually missing my family. My mother and I can't forget when it was in the hospital every hour. I have a visitor in the all our pastor and all the members of the treasury, all Cantonese the company with different ways. While I had my baby FAO I was between my family. I couldn't find all the help Alice Faye thankful that I see the love the church of Christ and the members of our church still say it's what it's all about family that we all think we are not in question was a brother Ray Brody broken you go cigarette as we toss around like you're my sister and Jesus I just tell you today eternity to.

If you have a need you so you came you are looking for Christian family looking for fellowship.

Having a baby all the stuff in here. These people took you in your family because you are in fact is the dynamic of that is this dear people, you are closer to Christ you have more intimacy with your own flesh and blood family because that's the real bond last forever that week. I think it's just need to see. That's a refreshing thing future sisters Rosa Christ over the inmate teach us that we go over there and bring us another home in the hospitality were about to go get some amazing food from some people that if this is all can prepare those little Spanish things right there have I just can't believe you know what all the sauces the dressings of the rich. The falafel laws. All the kebabs and just everything, but Egypt a Christian Egypt basis Think Different you can speak for Standish and maybe a Christian and comfortable Western what's it like to be a believer in each of the lands of the pyramids land. The Bible's people here know a lot more about the land.

Jesus walked in yeah then you know what Jesus was Egypt that early time in his life was mentioned in the Bible about 700 times actually one of the oldest light with American you know the old world and from Genesis to resolutions you will see and how got hurt people in Egypt in the past it was that land of wealth and riches and that we have a verse in Isaiah T. 25.

Blessed be my people in Egypt that our I can a promise from that to us even when we are people. They are suffering they don't live the life that they deserve the freedom of the heat in the US but as so all of that that social Egypt is growing strong clean.

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