March 2026 – Praying for Peace!

Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of the universe. I am deeply saddened by all the news about the war of Israel and the USA with Iran and now in Lebanon, one of the most beautiful countries in the world. We ask in prayer for God’s mercy and for the bloodshed to stop. This is not the will of our Father in heaven. Jesus alone is the Prince of Peace. We pray for the families who are suffering with grief at the loss of family members, especially those who lost their young daughters in the double tap school bombing in southern Iran.

There are many people so focused on the second coming of Jesus and forgetting to share the first coming of Jesus for the salvation of the world. The most important thing at this time is that the human soul is brought to Jesus for truly the time is short and our work is not done. We must continue to proclaim the Good News for it is not God’s will that any should perish.

Despite the dark picture in the Middle East, the Spirit of the Lord is moving, and many Muslims are coming to faith in Jesus Christ. In Iran there is about one million Christians. May their witness bring many to the Lord Jesus.

I want to share some beautiful testimonies:

• • A Muslim lady from Egypt accepted Jesus and she was praying for her husband to believe as well. One day he was watching TV and called his wife to tell her he was watching my program and told her, “The preacher is speaking to me as though he knows my life.” He accepted Jesus and found out that his wife was already a believer and had been praying for him.
  • Another lady from Egypt had doubts about her Islamic faith. She was not convinced by her prophet because of his behavior. She prayed for God to show her the way. One day she opened FaceBook on her mobile and saw our teaching on how to know a true prophet “by their fruit” and she read the verse on the screen: “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt.11:28). The Lord revealed Himself and she became a follower of Jesus!
  • An Algerian man called to become a Christian but was afraid from the pressure of his society, yet he prayed the salvation prayer. We sent him the Lord’s Prayer, and he is encouraged and keeps praying this prayer.
  • A Muslim lady from Syria had been searching for truth and concluded that Christ is the answer. She is afraid to confess it to her family, as she fears death. We are doing follow-up with her and encouraging her in faith.
  • Another Muslim lady told us she saw Jesus in a vision three times and saw the cross. After asking many questions she came to believe and confessed, “Jesus is the only perfection.”
  • A Muslim woman from Algeria lost her mother at age 6 and since then has felt rejected by her family. She suffered depression and tried to commit suicide several times as she had no purpose in life. One day she visited her sister and saw a bible at her bedside. She read it and was amazed by its words. She contacted us and through our counsellor she came to Jesus and now has purpose and is praying for her husband and family.

There are ten of thousands such testimonies and each story is a miracle. We trust the Lord to bring many, many more to the truth and to faith. In the Middle East we see a dark picture, but God has a bigger plan, and the plans of the enemy will not prevail. Thank the Lord we know that in the end our Lord is victorious! Indeed, Christ is King!

Please pray for the churches in Israel and Lebanon – the physical churches, many of which are being destroyed in Lebanon, but most importantly pray for The Church, that is the body of believers. A priest in a Christian village in south Lebanon died by a double tap missile attack when he ran to help his friends whose home had been bombed. How tragic!

May God protect His people and give them boldness to witness for Jesus. Almost every day, I am in touch with my family in the Galilee and in Jerusalem to give them encouragement. Please pray for their protection.

May the Lord bless you my friend,

Nizar Shaheen