Many are actively praying for Leading The Way's revival event in Jakarta, Indonesia next week. The planning committee and intercessors joined together in Jakarta this week to pray over the event.

As we unite with them in prayers, they have asked for us to pray this revival meeting is not an isolated event in Jakarta, but a spark of the Lord to ignite countless other revival meetings and gatherings throughout Indonesia. Pray revival will spread like wildfire throughout the nation, leading to lasting spiritual change. 

May the Lord draw all hearts in the nation of Indonesia to Himself as the Son of Man is lifted up in the nation's capital city and broadcast live throughout the nation on the LIFE channel!

You may also watch the event live from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (EST) on May 23rd - May 25th on www.LeadingTheWay.org.

On May 1, 2013, THE KINGDOM SAT began to broadcast on the popular Palapa D satellite, which reaches all of Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation of 240 million people. Now, for the first time in history, the Indonesian people have free-to-air Television access via satellite to over 50 evangelical preachers, all handpicked by Leading The Way for their commitment to sound biblical teaching.

Leading The Way has been actively broadcasting in Indonesia for years through radio, television and a large Navigator distribution project. The latest expansion of THE KINGDOM SAT will contribute significantly to the mission of Leading The Way to Revival throughout Indonesia. 

Would you join us in praying for our ministry outreach in Indonesia, including our upcoming revival in Jakarta?  May the Lord be glorified in our work together in Indonesia and around the world.

 

“… and you will be my witnesses … to the ends of the earth. After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.” Acts 1:8-9.

On May 9th, Indonesian Christians joined others around the world to celebrate Ascension Day. Before ascending to heaven, the Lord Jesus’ last call to His followers is a commission to bear the Good News to the world. One way to be His witness “to the ends of the earth” is to partner with Leading The Way.

PRAYING FOR INDONESIA REVIVAL

In just two weeks, Leading The Way to Revival begins in Jakarta!

Preparations are well under way. Intercessory teams are praying all over the world, in Indonesia, Australia, America, and even in the Middle East.

In Jakarta, the organizing team representing many different denominations is working together, mobilizing 300 prayer intercessors, 100 ushers, 300 counselors, 150 security guards, dozens of singers, musicians and many others working behind the scenes to get the Istora stadium ready for the 3 big nights.

The 3 night event will be 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m. Jakarta time and will be telecast live throughout Indonesia via LIFE Channel by Indovision, worldwide via THE KINGDOM SAT, and through the Internet via www.leadingtheway.org

It is still not too late to participate in this historic outreach event in Indonesia. Even if you can’t go, you can still make a difference by praying for and supporting Leading The Way to Revival 2013.

Michael Youssef was recently invited to appear on The Sean Hannity Show to discuss the rise of radical Islam in America. In this interview, Dr. Youssef shares background information on the topic from two of his recent works—When the Crosses Are Gone and Blindsided: The Radical Islamic Conquest.

Promotional posters, like below, are being shared throughout Indonesia to promote the three-day revival event. 

If you or someone you know would like to attend the event in Indonesia, please visit www.indonesiarevival.org or email us for more information. 

Recently, 25 members of the Leading The Way to Revival organizing committee led by Nus Reimas and Robinson Nainggolan attended a half day meeting to report on and discuss preparations for the May event.

The meeting began and ended with prayer, joining with over 300 fervent prayer intercessors who have been praying daily for the event in eight different locations in Jakarata, including the venue. 

Pastor Reimas began with a time of devotion during which he reminded everyone that this is the Lord's revival and we, as His children, rely on His grace, guidance and providence to set the tone for the revival. The Lord will grant the courage to organize, publicize and host this event.

We thank the Lord the Jakarta police permit has been received and we continue to pray the final step in the permission process will be completed soon when the Ministry of Religion gives their approval for Dr. Youssef to speak.

The committee discussed many things including promotion, program, logistics, multimedia and stage logistics, hospitality, security, displays, prayers, and more.

To date over 500 churches have been contacted and the local team has another 2,000 to contact. Over 50,000 flyers have been distributed. Several churches have already committed to sending their people and their choirs to sing at the event and the committee plans to run 40 buses from different points in Jakarta to the event site. Please pray churches would reach out beyond their church walls to invite their neighbors, co-workers and friends who are not Christians to the event.

Many have watched the TV advertisements and there has been good print media coverage. Many are asking about Dr. Youssef and his ministry and excitement growing. This is encouraging for the team.

As a fun side note, 70 shofar blowers will announce the opening of the revival meetings.

There is still so much to do, and many loose ends to be tied up. Please pray for the organizing team and all of the faithful volunteers who are helping us to host this large outreach event. We thank God so many are working hard to get the job done, for His glory.

 

Indonesia is a 17,000 island nation where Leading The Way (Dia Buka Jalan) programs are broadcast through two television channels, one satellite and one cable, and over 40 FM and AM radio stations. 

When THE KINGDOM SAT is launched in this area within the next month, by God's grace, it will reach an even wider audience in Indonesia--the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.

If you would like to help us support this outreach effort, your gifts to our international fund will help us to passionately proclaim the uncompromising Truth of Christ through vital international outreach efforts. 

The organizing committee for Leading The Way to Revival in Indonesia hosted a press conference recently to promote the event through Indonesian media sources.  Organizing chair, Nus Reimas, answered questions from the media on the event.

When asked why the event would be unique and why now was the time, Dr. Reimas answered, "Dr. Youssef's Middle Eastern background and the Arabic flavor of the event will challenge Indonesian thinking. In Indonesia, Arabic tends to only be associated with one religion, not Christianity. Also, Dr. Youssef's messages will be cumulative--a three-day event, not three one-day events. Finally, we waited until now to do it because we waited for the Lord's timing. The door opened in Indonesia and the Lord has prepared us to walk through the open door."

Please join us in prayer for this event and for the organizing committee as they continue to step through open doors of opportunity for the Gospel.

If you would like to help us support this outreach effort, your gifts to our international fund will help us to passionately proclaim the uncompromising Truth of Christ through the Indonesia revival and other vital international outreach efforts. 

 

 

THE KINGDOM SAT, a 24/7 satellite television channel, was launched in 2009 to reach the lost and equip the saints with sound Biblical teaching in English, Arabic and French to the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Europe. Today, four years later, THE KINGDOM SAT has expanded to reach five regions of the world with Biblical encouragement from 50 ministries through five satellite platforms.

Each broadcast provides viewers with contact information for our in-country follow-up teams, an integral part of our ministry.  Through these dedicated teams, our ministry evangelizes and disciples those who reach out to us through Skype, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, SMS (texts), phone/fax numbers and our Global Response Management System.

In spite of the dangerous and unstable situation in the Middle East, there are still many who have turned to Jesus Christ, their only stronghold in these difficult times. Daily, we receive amazing testimonies of God’s work through THE KINGDOM SAT in the Middle East and North African region and around the world. 

In March, in honor of the channel’s fourth anniversary, we want to share notes from THE KINGDOM SAT inbox. Please join us in giving praise and thanks to God for them.

Iraq:

I accepted Jesus as my Savior after a year of studying Him in which I was convinced of His Lordship. This was the most beautiful and valuable decision I have made in my life. After a while, my parents discovered my new belief and threatened to kill me, so I fled. It was then that I began watching your channel. Not only do you have great speakers on your channel, but you also have great field workers that are valuable brothers.

Yemen:

I live in a very immoral place and the people here are against God. Thank you for being my way out of it.

Jordan:

I like THE KINGDOM SAT because it chooses the important subjects that we need as Christians and helps us to handle the problems which we face in our Christian life. In addition, THE KINGDOM SAT channel avoids the programs that ignite the conflict and feed the hostility between Christians and Muslims. I personally turned from Islam and the channel has been helping me since then.

Algeria:

I accepted the Lord as my Savior due to your programs. Thanks for the clear and solid teaching about the identity of Christ.

United Arab Emirates:

You’ve helped me in my spiritual growth and now I know a lot in the Bible and about our Lord.

Iraq:                                                                                                                  

I feel that I’m very far away from God, but I want to get closer to Him. Please help me.

Saudi Arabia:

I am searching for the Truth and requesting a Bible so that I can read it and unearth it’s mysteries to discover the way of salvation. Please reply quickly, for I hope to find rest.

Sudan:

I want to know Jesus more.

Gambia:

I love your programs and your teachings because I learn a lot from them. I want you to help me build up my faith in Christ with books, prayer, etc.

Egypt:                                                                                                                               

I get very encouraged when I watch your program. I feel like the message is coming directly from God.

 

In this book, Dr. Michael Youssef uses Paul’s letters to the people of Ephesus to reveal the spiritual treasures that we have in Christ. Learn how to endure trials and sufferings, prepare for spiritual warfare, and live out the gospel in your everyday life. Let Leading The Way Through Ephesians show you the way to a more dynamic, active, and stronger faith.

Through your generous gifts, we have raised the funds necessary to continue the Arabic-English radio broadcasts in Richmond, Virginia.  Thank you!

Shortly after notifying you of this need, we received the following testimonies from friends of the ministry in Richmond:

Reaching a Taxi Driver from Morocco

A Richmond church member had a discussion with a Muslim taxi driver from Morocco. At the end of the conversation, he gave him a card with the Arabic-English radio program information. The taxi driver exclaimed, “I listen to this every week; the first time I found this station I couldn’t believe that I was hearing something in my own language, in Arabic in America. I like the messages I hear and I have even told my friends about it.”

Comforting a New Believer in Prison

Ibi is a Muslim immigrant from Palestine who committed a crime and ended up in jail. There, he gave his life to the Lord through the prison ministry. After he was released, he contacted us to tell us he listened to the program every week in prison and couldn’t wait for the next week’s message because it was the only source of comfort in his mother tongue during this hard time.

Creating a Bridge for an Inmate and Her Son

Roda is a member of a church in Richmond. She could not get her teenage son to read the bible or listen to any Christian media. She said language was a barrier; she speaks Arabic and understands very little English, while her son speaks English and understands very little Arabic. One day, she tuned into the program in her car while her son was with her. Michael Youssef was teaching the Bible in English and Arabic. Through the dual-language messages, they have been able to connect spiritually. She said, “My son has fallen in love with Dr. Youssef’s biblical teaching and has downloaded several podcasts to listen to later on his iPod. Thank you!”

Answering a Heartfelt Prayer

Fotna was a Muslim from Egypt and she gave her life to Jesus Christ after seeing Christ in a vision. Her husband always argued with her about her faith and accused her of worshipping three gods. Finally, she told him, “Just pray to God and ask Him to reveal Himself to you.” The next day, her husband used her car and the radio was tuned into the program. He listened to Dr. Youssef teach about the Lord’s Prayer and how we can relate to God as a loving father. He felt like God was talking to him through Dr. Youssef. He kept listening to the program and he accepted Christ and both were baptized in Christ!

OM from Iraq listens to the Navigation

OM, a Muslim refugee from Iraq, who lives in Richmond, met with the pastor at a recent wedding she attended. During the reception, she approached the pastor and said, "I want to talk with you about something. I keep seeing Jesus Christ in my dreams. He told me He loves me.” The pastor shared the Good News about God’s love and Christ sacrifice for all human kind and asked her if she would like to know more about Jesus Christ. She did and so he suggested she read the bible. She looked at the pastor, smiled and said, "I don't know how to read." The pastor invited her to attend his church and there gave her information about Leading The Way's Navigator and information about the weekly radio program. She came back to the church several times until her husband told her to stop. However, she shared with a church friend she met at the Mall that she listens to the Navigator all of the time because it is the only way for her to know more about the God who loves her.

We are excited to be able to continue this vital and fruitful outreach in Christ.   Please join with us in praying for all who hear the broadcasts and for those who follow-up with our listeners.

May you be blessed today as you have been a blessing to so many.

At Leading The Way, we receive encouraging testimonies from viewers, listeners and readers from around the world.  We hope that their words will be an encouragement to you and an answer to your prayers for Leading The Way.

Iraq:

I admire this program very much and I am a regular follower of it. I admire the way the Bible is explained. I wish you much success in communicating the Word to our hearts that are thirsty and in need for someone to explain it to help us to understand it.

Fiji:

Thank you so much for the opportunity to access your ministry. God is great! I was in Australia for a few months where I saw your preaching on TV.  It really touched my heart and I asked the Lord to send your programs to Fiji.  I have been through so many difficult times.  I lost my husband at 37. I lost my 15 year old daughter this year. I am still struggling with the loss. If I did not know Jesus, I would be lost in this world. The Lord has told me that I will work for Him and that is the hope I am living on in this world. 

Please pray for me, my Dad, my brother and two sisters. I spent much time watching your preaching on YouTube.  God Bless You All!

Iraq:

I did not know God before you. Life and its problems keep me from church, but you have become my church. Your program has led me to pray and to know my God. I thank you for THE KINGDOM SAT and especially for the Leading The Way program which is very unique. It enriches my knowledge of the Bible day after day and leads and guides me to read the Bible daily.

California:

Words can never express how much I am blessed by this ministry.  It has literally kept me alive both spiritually and physically.

After the death of my parents I felt alone and in despair. I listened to your program as I do daily and found that from to time that God was speaking to me directly.  Many other tragedies have occurred in my life, but God has used the Leading The Way broadcast and devotionals to keep my soul alive in famine.

I know that you are a praying man.  There is no way that the Word could be bulls eye every time for me unless it was because you spent that time with God to ask what the people need.

We pray this year will be filled with joy for you in both knowing and sharing Jesus Christ. The world needs good news and we have Good News to share! The world needs the Truth and Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. So let’s enter this year with confident expectation, knowing that we serve and share the One and only Savior.

Although sharing Christ should be the desire of every Christian heart, many people find it difficult to do. Evangelism quickly becomes a burden. When sharing Christ becomes complicated, sometimes people give up sharing altogether.

Here at Leading The Way, we share Biblical Truth in simple, relatable terms. We invite people to meet Jesus and then He draws people to Himself - like He has with this gentleman in Algeria:

“I do not know anything about the Jesus that you talk about, but I have come to love Him because of your program. May I ask you to help me know more about Him? My own religion is not fulfilling and I need to find the Truth.”

What a joy it is to follow up on these letters – helping people to know more about Christ and then watching them share Christ with others! Imagine the thrill we will experience as we enter heaven and see the fruit of our labor in Christ. The results are going to astound us.

God wants to use you in far greater ways than you even thought possible. Jesus sought you out. To Him, you are not invisible, you are of immense importance and He knows nothing will bring you more joy than experiencing His life giving power by sharing Him with others.

At Leading The Way, we are making it our life’s work to reach out in sharing Christ - impacting lives for eternity. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Leading The Way is encouraging people here at home and around world to come and see Jesus. 

We do not offer the Good News of Jesus Christ out of obligation. No and a thousand nos. We are not obligated. We are compelled by love. We are propelled by a desire to see people eternally saved - sharing the greatest treasure because we want every person to be spared the alternative.

Thank you for the part you play in this great work of the Gospel. We want this year to be the year when so many more people are won for Christ, and I know you do, too. 

 

 

Every day we receive good news of the work God is doing in lives—at home and around the world—through Leading The Way.  While it is a blessing to read all of the notes we receive, there are some that contain within them cries for help from those being persecuted for their faith in Christ.  Thankfully, we are able to respond to these cries through our on-the-ground follow-up teams and Help The Persecuted.

Your prayers and financial support of Leading The Way help us to respond quickly and with the tangible help they need. Thank you for being a part of this vital ministry of the Gospel.

Egypt:

I was honored when Jesus came into my life four years ago, but I cannot join any of the churches around me. I’ve been persecuted since I became a Christian. Can someone befriend me and guide me for I’m under Satan’s attacks?

Jordan:

My husband and I are converts from Islam. Our families want to kill us. We have two children. Please help us.

Algeria:

May the peace of Jesus be with you. I’m ready to answer the call.

Morocco:

Thank you for your programs. I have accepted the Lord. Now, I need information on how to raise my children to love Jesus Christ. Please help!

Palestine:

I watched THE KINGDOM SAT and felt led to reach out to you on Skype. Thank you for letting me bring all of my concerns and questions about Christianity to you. As you know, I was afraid of my family killing me for accepting Christ, but I cannot deny Christ.  Thank you for continuing to help me as I get connected with bold believers in my country.

Saudi Arabia:

Would you please send me a Bible? I want to explore its secrets and the salvation you share about. I hope to find the truth in it. Please send it as soon as possible.

Israel:

Thank you for the quality programming you offer on THE KINGDOM SAT.  So many people are watching the broadcast here in Israel. 

Egypt:

I started watching THE KINGDOM SAT and I had questions. I took them to my religious leaders who told me not to question God.  Then, I called you.  With the help of your counselors and time in the Word, I have confessed faith in Jesus Christ—He is my Savoir now. Thank you for the discipleship training you are now providing for me.

 

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We are leading the way for people living in spiritual darkness, at home and around the world, to discover the light of Christ, as we passionately proclaim the uncompromising Truth of the Gospel.  Daily, we share sound Biblical teaching and encouragement with people in 190 countries in 21 languages through radio, television, the Internet, THE KINGDOM SAT, Leading The Way Navigators, print resources, Help The Persecuted and on-the-ground follow-up teams.  

We receive testimonies of God’s faithfulness to His people through Leading The Way daily through email, text message, phone, letters and face-to-face conversations. As we come to the end of the year, we wanted to share some of our most recent testimonies and to thank you for your prayers and financial support of this timely Gospel mission.

Albania:

I became a Christian one year ago at the age of 19, but I could never take my Bible home. I have faced harsh abuse from members of my family. As Muslims, it is a huge shame that I have become a Christian. They locked me in the house for months, so I could not meet anyone. I was suffering because I could not read the Bible or Christian books or meet with other believers for over a year. Leading The Way’s Navigator filled with Dr.Youssef’s messages from the Bible were my only way of knowing God. I received strength from the programs and great encouragement to endure in the difficult circumstances. The radio programs have been enlarging my view of the world and the great plan God has for us all. Thank you. In a moment when I lost my family because I became a Christian, I found another great family in Christ.

Indonesia:

I am a soldier and I found Leading The Way through Heartline radio. I listen to your program at work and have learned so much about God’s Word.  I have been a Christian since childhood, but do not know the Word of God. All of this time, I thought I had no need of it.  However, now I know I do need to know it because I want to know the Truth and I want peace in my heart. I cannot go to church because I work on Sundays, but I continue to listen to your program and will use the Bible that the radio team gave me to learn more about the Lord so that I might experience His power in my life. Thank you for your help.

Saudi Arabia:

Praise God! Thank you for being here for us. I'm working in Saudi Arabia where there is no church or anything about Christianity. I saw your channel and I was happy and very blessed. May God continue using you to bless others by spreading His Word in the Middle East, my home country Kenya, and Saudi Arabia. Thank you very much and be blessed all of you.

Kuwait:

I have come to know Jesus through your program and your help. I really need to stay in touch with you because life without fellow Christians around is difficult especially that I cannot declare my faith in my country or I would be killed! Stay with me through this journey till I am standing still on the rock Jesus Christ the Lord.

Iraq:

I really need your help to learn more about Jesus and who He really is. I am a son of the Lord and all that is because of your program! I need your support in prayers and in having materials to read to help me grow in my faith.                                                                                                                   

Syria:

I just rededicated my life to the Lord. I love the programs of THE KINGDOM SAT very much. It encourages me. All of your programs and preachers are amazing!

Turkey:

Hello, thanks so much for your programs! Through you and your programs I accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior! Could you please tell me if there is a church which I can attend? And if possible, could you send me a Bible? Thanks so much for what you have done in my life.

Sudan:

Your wonderful programs are helping me and others to know more about God, thank you and I pray you continue this great work.

Cuba:

I am writing you for the first time even though I have been listening to you for years. I thank God for this program as it has been a blessing to me, it is really an encouragement and of great benefit to my life. May God bless you and may you continue in this work, since the Lord speaks to us through every message. Thank you to everyone who makes it possible for this program to reach all the way to our homes. May God continue blessing you!

                                                           

God’s mission will always be the world and his tool always the Gospel. By utilizing radio, television, satellite broadcasts, podcasts, internet, and print media, Leading The Way employs every possible avenue to spread the Gospel around the world. Through God’s grace and support of fellow believers, the ministry’s reach will continue to expand into the darkest corners of the globe.

At Leading The Way, we receive encouraging testimonies from viewers, listeners and readers from around the world.  We hope that their words will be an encouragement to you and an answer to your prayers for Leading The Way.

Pakistan:

I have been listening to your messages for the last six months and I am inspired by your teachings. I have been walking with Jesus for ten years, but there has been a question that has always tested me. What is my vision? Why am I saved and what is the purpose of God in my life?

I am thankful to God that He answered my prayer through you and your message about vision.

I knelt down and cried out to God and He gave me a vision to work in youth. Please pray for me as I fulfill God’s vision for my life.

Massachusetts:

Every time I read one of your messages, the words "Praise God" come to my mind and heart.  May God continue to bless you in your ministry and may He have mercy on us as we struggle to elect our next President.                                                                                                     

South Carolina:

I am praying for this ministry, and am so encouraged that you are boldly taking a stand on Christian issues that must be addressed for the continuation of this great country.  Thank you for boldly standing up for the cause of Christ when so many other churches are trying to be "politically correct."                  

Zambia:                                                                                                                       

I most sincerely thank you for the gift of  the audio player (Leading The Way’s Navigator). The topic, The Awesomeness of God’s Grace, has been very helpful and inspiring to me.  I was dead to sin, but the grace of God has brought life to me.  I am no longer enslaved to sin, I am free!  My time in prison is not the end of my life, but rather a new beginning in Christ.  God’s grace is sufficient for me, and I pray His grace will help me not to fall into sin, again. 

Indonesia:

I heard about Leading The Way from my friends. They told me that it shared the Truth of the Word of God. At first, I wasn’t interested. I pastor a church and need Biblical materials to lead my congregation, but most teaching programs focus on God’s blessings.  One day, I “accidentally” heard Dr. Michael’s program.  I decided to give it a chance and I started to enjoy it. I now listen to it every week.

The teaching given by Dr. Michael has increased my insight into and knowledge of God’s Word. It has strengthened my faith and my preaching is improving. Thank you! I hope you will send me the book, “I Long For You, O God.”

                                                                                                                       

 

In the South Pacific a chain of over 7,000 islands stretches between Malaysia and Taiwan. It is the only country in Southeast Asia with a Christian majority. The nation of the Philippines spent much time under Spanish colonial rule, and is now mostly Roman Catholic, with distinct groups of Islamic, Malay, and Hindu peoples interspersed. Yet, only around three percent of the population identifies with the term "evangelical," seeking to be disciples of Christ. Theological training is scarce, and those who follow Jesus are in need of equipping to reach their neighbors and friends with the Gospel.

While there are over 150 languages spoken across the Philippines, the two national languages are English and Tagalog, with the vast majority of the population of 100 million people fluent in at least one of these languages. On October 7, 2012, Leading The Way launched dual language broadcasts in Tagalog-English to help us reach people in the Philippines with the love and Truth of Christ.

Leading The Way's first dual-language program was launched in 1996 in Arabic and English. It was an innovative approach to ministry then, and according to critics, doomed to failure. However, the Lord had other plans and those who had no interest in the Gospel listened to the programs to learn English, but were soon captivated by the messages of God's amazing grace and love. The program has quickly grown over the last 16 years and with the addition of Tagalog, Leading The Way now offers dual-language programming in 21 of the world's most widely spoken languages.

Ayman Kafrouny, a former pop singer from Lebanon, talks about how the Lord started using his talent for the glory of God after surrendering his life to Jesus. Now, he is working with Leading The Way and THE KINGDOM SAT to share the good news of Jesus with his audience.

It is with great joy and praise to the Lord that I share the following news with you. This week, after years of prayer, planning and renovation, we have moved into our new ministry headquarters, the Global Media Center. Please join me in giving thanks to the Lord for His great faithfulness and mighty provision through your prayers and partnership in this massive endeavor.

To be honest, it was a little bittersweet to close the door behind us at our old headquarters.  As a member of the staff shared with me, “Looking into my empty office, I was overcome with emotion.  The Lord did so much in such a tiny space.  Day in and day out, He has ministered through our team to so many worldwide.  We all know it is time to make this move, but I will miss this old space and the memories within.”

As we move forward, I want to stop and thank God for what He has done in and through Leading The Way in the past 24 years.  In the 14 years we were in that small space, we grew from a small radio ministry sharing Biblical Truth with a few thousand people in two languages (English and Arabic) to an international, multi-lingual, multi-channel media ministry reaching 190 countries in 21 of the most spoken languages through radio, television, the Internet, THE KINGDOM SAT, Leading The Way Navigators, print resources and on-the-ground follow-up teams.

The Lord has given me a passion to proclaim the Truth of Christ boldly and without compromise. He also brought people alongside me to encourage me in prayer and financial partnership to step out in faith with each new step. He deserves all of the honor, praise and glory.

As we step through the doors of the Global Media Center, we have 83% of the funds raised for this project.  My vision is to have the entire project funded by December 2012.  The Lord is faithful and He will do it.  Just as with our previous building, He will make sure our sole focus is on proclaiming the Gospel without compromise.

I am thankful for the Global Media Center and the new space it provides for the staff and technical infrastructure needed to fulfill the Great Commission that God has given His followers.

I thank God for you and your partnership in the Gospel. It is a joy to minister to you and with you every day.  

Rejoicing in the Lord,

Michael Youssef, Ph.D.

 

At Leading The Way, we receive encouraging testimonies daily from listeners, viewers, and readers from around the world. Be encouraged that your prayers for and gifts to this ministry are being used by the Lord to minister Truth and love to countless people worldwide.

EGYPT:  Thank you for this beautiful channel that reaches us in our home and explains the Bible in a way that is easy to understand. You are explaining to the world the redemption of Jesus. I truly bow before God thanking him for this Ministry and asking him to increase its blessings.

UNITED STATES: Thank you so much for your messages. I am continually praying for our country to come to its knees and ask for forgiveness of our sins and asking God to heal our land. We will give our Lord and Savior the Praise!

KENYA: The daily devotional articles are daily bread. When I have not read one, I feel unsettled. I now also send these to my friends and they call back or text to express their gratitude. Thank you and may God receive the praise and glory for what He is doing through you. Once again, may God bless you abundantly and increase the borders of your tent.

UNITED STATES:  Your ministry has helped me grow deep roots this year.  I love reading your daily devotionals and it's really helping me to get a straight path to follow Jesus who is “leading the way”.  I love your ministry and may the Lord bless you and all the people that work for you and of course Jesus.

SUDAN:  You helped a lot through my depression and taught me to rely on the promises of God. You speak about a lot of spiritual subjects in depth. THE KINGDOM SAT is a channel that offers salvation and a bridge from the darkness of sin to Christ’s light. Thank you.

                                                                                                                                   

 

At Leading The Way, we receive encouraging testimonies daily from viewers, listeners and readers from around the world.  Be encouraged that your gifts and prayers to this ministry are used by the Lord to minister Truth and love to billions of people worldwide.

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ALABAMA: As my heart is focusing in on the end times, I am growing closer and closer to the Lord through many resources of which one is the Leading The Way ministry. Dr. Youssef has really blessed me in so many ways. I carry his messages with me everywhere I go with the smartphone app. I know he seeks God with all his heart, or he could not be reaching so many people…Because of Dr. Youssef and others, I am fired up to win souls to Jesus Christ more than ever! 

TEXAS:  Thank you Dr. Youssef! Your encouragement means so much to me. Your work inspires me to be as devoted as I can. You bring me hope to share with others. God bless you and your ministry.

VIRGINIA:  Powerful sermon this evening, Dr. Youssef! Thank you for preaching and teaching the Truth! So blessed to be able to watch you on TBN.

BALI: I really like listening to Dr. Michael’s sermons, especially when he talks about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Thank you for your ministry. The topics of your teachings are very interesting. I thank God that I can understand your sermons and I know I will continue to listen to you every morning at 6.30 AM.

ALBANIA:  I love Dr. Michael Youssef program. He is a great Bible teacher and he makes Bible so easy to understand. He challenges me always to live a life that honors God and be a real Christian. I listen to Leading The Way every afternoon and it has helped me to grow in faith. I am thankful to God for his heart.

INDONESIA: Please pray that my family would be able to forgive one another and to love one another with the “first love” we used to have. My wife is confused and says she doesn’t know how to build our marriage again. Please pray that my wife would be freed from the bondage of evil and for God to heal our marriage. 

UNITED KINGDOM:  Thank you so very, very much for passionately proclaiming the Gospel.  I listen to you daily on Premier Radio and also on the Leading The Way website.  I have Christian friends who also regularly listen to you on Premier. Your messages are such a blessing to us in these deceptive times.

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It is easy in today's climate to feel anxious about the world we live in. There are very real political, economic, environmental and spiritual threats all around us. It can feel at times like we are on the brink of a great conflict, but we are helpless to do anything about it.

The truth is that we are not helpless. We are empowered by God to overcome evil with the good of the Gospel message.  Our time should not be spent worrying but rather seeking and serving the Kingdom of God.

Leading The Way and its faithful partners have been passionately proclaiming the uncompromised and life-changing Truth of the Gospel at home and around the world for more than 23 years.  Would you consider joining with us today by giving a gift to help continue this vital Gospel ministry?

Beginning July 4, 2012, Michael Youssef is asking 100,000 Bible-believing Americans to join him in prayer for the future of America. God Save America is designed to unite the prayers of God’s people for this great nation.

In this short video, Michael Youssef shares the vision behind God Save America and the importance of praying for America at this vital time in history.

If you have not committed yet, will you join with us in praying to God for a spiritual awakening in America?

Join God Save America

What began as an Atlanta radio ministry in 1988 has grown into a world-wide, multi-lingual television, satellite, radio, and Internet ministry. Through the power of Christ, Leading The Way continually proclaims the Gospel with increasing urgency using the latest technological platforms.

Generous partners of Leading The Way have offered a $250,000 Matching Challenge to help us finish our fiscal year strong. Every gift given to Leading The Way during the month of June will be matched—up to $250,000—reaching even more people with the love and Truth of Christ at home and around the world.

Michael Youssef shares his gratitude for your partnership with Leading The Way and provides insight into the impact of the ministry at home and around the world.

Believe it or not, there are many believers in the world today who live in cultures dominated by false religions, worshipping false gods. They are isolated from other believers and have very limited access to churches, pastors, counselors or other spiritual leaders. It is hard for them to find a Bible and almost impossible to find Biblical teaching.

They are people like Saleem.

"I kept close to your program because I do not have the Bible, and it is so difficult to get one in Yemen," he wrote us. "Your radio program is the ONLY spiritual food, and for me it is like a hand that is helping up a drowning person. You were the message that led me to know Jesus Christ."

I feel such a burden for people like Saleem, and as I skim through the hundreds of messages of gratitude with questions and requests for prayer, I am incredibly thankful for you.

Radio, television, and the Internet have opened up new venues for reaching isolated believers with the support and encouragement they need. Growing technology offers incredible new ways to reach the lost with the Uncompromising Truth of Jesus Christ and our on-the-ground follow-up teams reach out to provide the personal contact that is so desperately desired and necessary for ongoing discipleship.

Unfortunately, I can't share every testimony with you, but I can express my personal gratitude because God uses your prayers and financial support to help us to take advantage of these fantastic opportunities.

If the Lord leads, would you pray and give a gift to help us to reach, encourage and disciple even more people in Christ? In fact, through June 30th, we have the opportunity to take advantage of a $250,000 matching gift.

That means that at this time, each and every donation made to Leading The Way will be matched dollar for dollar—doubling the impact of your investment in the Kingdom.

Thank you so much for your partnership. Together, we are reaching people like Saleem all around the world. To God be the glory!Believe it or not, there are many believers in the world today who live in cultures dominated by false religions, worshipping false gods. They are isolated from other believers and have very limited access to churches, pastors, counselors or other spiritual leaders. It is hard for them to find a Bible and almost impossible to find Biblical teaching.

Ascension Day 2012 was celebrated in a big way in Indonesia.  Could this be the beginning of a Christian revival in the largest Muslim nation in the world?

On May 17^th, the Christian minority came out to pray and they came by the busloads, and they thronged to attend the 370 satellite centers that hosted simultaneous broadcasts of the three-hour event held at the packed 100,000-seat stadium in Jakarta. Altogether, early reports from these satellite centers indicate that 2.5 million people in Indonesia participated in the Ascension Day Prayer Meeting.  In addition, it is reported that many people around the world also tuned in via the Internet to join those gathered in Indonesia to pray.  How unusual for any country—but Indonesia?

Who would have thought that Indonesia with more Muslims (180 million) than any other country has a national public holiday to commemorate Jesus Christ’s Ascension?

Yet there was little media coverage. Where mass media seems more interested in reporting on growing religious intolerance and Lady Gaga’s tour being cancelled due to Islamist opposition (front page news), this landmark event in the history of the Church in Indonesia, and perhaps the world, almost went unreported in the local news media.

There was only a little one-paragraph report on the “Mass Prayer” in Jakarta Post saying, “Thousands of Christians participate in the World Prayer Assembly at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta on Thursday. The main prayers were undertaken simultaneously by millions of Christian in more than 200 countries.”

In a private meeting the morning after, Rev Dr Nus Remias, one of the key people behind this unusual gathering, recalled (trying to hold back the tears) how the Lord two years ago called many Indonesian pastors to put aside their differences and join together as the one body of Christ to stage this prayer event. He mentioned about the pastor of one of the largest local churches who one day went to some other pastors in the city to ask for forgiveness for his pride in the past.

The fruit of humility was evident on May 17^th, when 70 leaders of different denominations came to pray together in front of millions of Christians throughout the land. The president of the Catholic conference of Bishops shared the stage with the leaders of the Protestant churches, as they exalted the risen Lord in prayer before the people.

Who would have thought that a worldwide prayer movement would find a new center in Muslim-majority Indonesia?  That church leaders and Christian business people from over 80 countries gathered to attend the week long World Prayer Assembly in Jakarta was also remarkable. Originally targeting 4,000, the organizers had to adjust their plans to accommodate the 9,000 that came to encourage each other to pray for global and local issues like human trafficking and religious persecution, across different generations, interceding for unreached peoples, regional communities, Christians in the marketplace, governments, unity in the Body of Christ and so on.  Appropriately so, the support of one of the regional prayer leaders was greatly appreciated.  Dr Yonggi Cho who had led a prayer revival in South Korea three decades ago came to encourage everyone in prayer.

But it was not these giants in the faith that were the heroes of the day. It was the person sitting in the stadium, in the satellite centers, or at home watching on TV or the Internet and committing with everyone else to the call to pray called “MY HOME” to adopt a street or a local community or an office to focus their prayers.  That is the real change that the organizers are seeking to implement.

After all that, we can overlook some of the prayers that may seem theologically imperfect, and those whose doctrinal position we may not agree with, but there is no denying that the organizers sought to and did exalt Jesus Christ, and that it is equally undeniable that the unity of the Body of Christ was evident in the actions and words of all the denominational leaders who stood side by side and prayed together. God was glorified in an unusual meeting.  

Now, following this unusual prayer meeting, it is very timely that Leading The Way is organizing a revival meeting in Indonesia.  In fact, the Istora indoor stadium is right next door to the Gelora Bung Karno stadium.  Some of the same leaders have already committed to help organize that meeting. May that be another unusual meeting in which the Lord is glorified.  May the people of God be inspired and grounded in the life-changing uncompromising Truth of Christ!

In Saudi Arabia there is not a single public church building – the church has been pushed underground due to severe persecution, and conversion to Christianity is a capital offense. In fact, Muhammad said that no religion other than Islam should exist on Arabian soil. This is precisely why we were amazed and overjoyed when Saudi Arabia's satellite system, Arabsat, agreed to broadcast the Gospel message to their audience. What a great reminder that God is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine! Thank you for all of your prayers and support of THE KINGDOM SAT. God is powerfully at work!

Leading The Way and THE KINGDOM SAT television channel now reach every square inch of the Middle East and North Africa. Through this 12-month contract with Arabsat, the channel's geographic footprint will triple with a focus on the Gulf States. This allows us to broadcast The KINGDOM SAT TV channel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, featuring Biblical teaching from Dr. Michael Youssef, R.C. Sproul, David Jeremiah, John MacArthur, Johnny Hunt, and Chip Ingram along with more than two dozen international teachers on Hotbird, Nilesat, and Arabsat systems. Audience members from around the globe can also watch live streaming video on the THE KINGDOM SAT website or via smartphone.

Please join us in giving praise to the Lord for this exciting opportunity! Will you also please pray with us that as more people in this region hear about the love of God that their hearts would be softened and they would turn to Jesus Christ? We pray that the underground church would be equipped and encouraged through our ministry, and that our on-the-ground follow-up teams would have the resources necessary to follow up with viewers in need of prayer and discipleship.

We hope that you will also consider giving a gift this month to help us to continue passionately proclaiming the uncompromising Truth of Christ here at home and around the world. Together, God is using us in mighty ways. May He receive all of the glory!

Take a minute and watch recent footage of the progress being made in Leading The Way's new headquarter's facility, the Global Media Center. This video shares progress from demolition to laying the foundation for our new television studio.  Our new headquarters will provide the space and technological advancements needed to help us reach even more people with the Truth of Christ.

We hope you will pray about partnering with us to complete the building so that we may continue this vital Gospel outreach. 

What started as violence overseas has morphed into homegrown terror on US soil. In his eye-opening book, Blindsided: The Radical Islamic Conquest, Dr. Youssef unveils the motivation behind Islamic extremism and explains the proper Biblical response.

Purchase your copy of Blindsided today.

Leading The Way's new headquarters, the Global Media Center, will provide us with the space we need to meet today’s exciting outreach opportunities and allow for room to grow as God opens new doors for ministry. Watch the video below for the most recent update on the Global Media Center project.   

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef is spreading the good news of the Gospel and equipping believers globally to make disciples in all nations. We are ambassadors of Christ to an increasingly hostile global culture.

The Middle East

Political and economic uprisings and uncertainty across the Arab world have opened doors for the Gospel message. As seemingly entrenched structures have fallen, many have begun to question more than just politics – questions about God, Jesus, and life eternal have led many to inquire about Christ. Grace sets Christianity apart from every other religion, and this captivating grace has been central to the spread of the gospel in Muslim majority areas.

Recently, we have expanded our reach into the Middle East, with a new broadcast in Farsi, and the extension of our radio broadcasts into Basra and Baghdad in Iraq.

Leading The Way, you are the hope that keeps us going through our hard time and when we cannot go to church! (Jamal, Syria)

In October, we released the first Yemeni-written and -performed Christian single, a mesmerizing Arabic song that airs on The Kingdom Sat, proclaiming Jesus as the only way to salvation. Spiritual warfare is intense as proponents of Islam use every tool in their arsenal to defeat the cross, but momentous breakthroughs like this Yemeni song remind us that Christ has already secured the victory.

Americas and The West

Leading The Way has been expanding its presence across the Americas, Australia, and Great Britain through radio and TV broadcasts, internet engagement, and one of Dr. Youssef’s most recent books, When the Crosses Are Gone.

While our broadcast schedule has expanded, our mission has maintained its narrow focus – passionately proclaiming uncompromising Truth. This is what sets Leading The Way apart from so many ministries. Movements come and go, but the idol of the day seems to be ‘tolerance.’ One of our daily email devotional subscribers put it well:

Thank you so much for your devotionals. They are a blessing to me. They are confirmation of all God is teaching me now. We (my husband and I) are contending for the faith in this valley in which we live and it is so hard and alienating but God is with us. We had to leave a church/family we love and had attended for over 8 years one year ago because of so much falsehood that was allowed in… God bless you for standing firm in the faith in this massive wave of delusion.

Our ministry is reaching out with the undiluted, pure Word of God at a time when people thirst for truth. Prayerful communities are supporting the proclamation of Truth on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and WorldRevival.org. We lift our prayers together online, hopefully with you as well, with faith in the God who moves mountains.

Around the Globe

Beyond our teams in the Middle East and our field offices in the West, our global partners sharing the gospel with their neighbors and coworkers are equipped through broadcasts, the internet, and our portable, solar-powered Navigator pocket missionaries. This incredible testimony came to us from India:

In accordance with the Word of God I heard on your program, I have changed my way of living. In fact my entire family listens to the program. In my village, there are five families who are listening to the program and have also decided to live according to the Word of God. The messages you share are very thought provoking and the series you have selected are very useful.

Some of the places our Navigator pocket missionaries took the Gospel this year are Malaysia, Indonesia, and a prison in Zambia, with overwhelming response in each location. Our radio broadcasts as far-reaching as Albania, Russia, Cuba, and China are generating enormous response, including prayer requests, professions of faith, and requests for more information about Jesus.

This summer we launched the Help The Persecuted initiative to give critical support to believers around the world who suffer for the name of Christ. This has provided physical, spiritual, and emotional support to individuals who are doing the work of the Gospel in closed countries and those who have been injured or imprisoned for the Gospel, as well as for their families.

The Love of Christ Compels Us

We hope you join with us in praising the God of the Harvest who has orchestrated all of this – the seen and the unseen – for His glory. As we continue to proclaim the Word across the world, we hope you will consider joining this journey with us.

How do you reach the seemingly unreachable?  How do you proclaim Christ in countries that are closed to the Gospel?  How do you reach men and women who are searching for the answers to some of life’s most difficult questions—desperate for the Truth?  You can’t enter through the front door. Missionaries are severely limited as they are watched and tracked—harassed, persecuted and under the threat of expulsion or death. How, then, do you reach those who yearn to know Christ and understand His Truth?

You go through the ceiling.  By using a common technology, satellite television, connected to almost every home in these regions, Leading The Way shines the light of Christ into 140 million homes to shine the light of Christ on those living in spiritual darkness.

Using two geostationary satellites, THE KINGDOM SAT satellite television channel breaks through physical barriers to proclaim the power of God’s Kingdom—24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Like the paralytic who was lowered down through the ceiling by four of his faithful friends, together with our faithful partners, we are creatively bypassing obstacles every day to reach God’s people.

Launched on March 2, 2009 as the first Christian television channel of its kind to cover the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe, THE KINGDOM SAT has quickly expanded its coverage and programming in just three years.  Today, THE KINGDOM SAT is able to reach 140 million homes in 72 countries in the Arabic and French speaking world with 38 ministry programs all focused on the Truth of the Gospel.  

Our follow-up ministry is also growing and stronger than ever. We have a committed group of indigenous believers on our follow-up team who face danger every day to evangelize and disciple the channel’s viewers, people like Tarek from Egypt who desperately called us crying:

I am 40-year old Muslim man. I want to know more about Christ and how to walk in God’s path. I heard about Jesus Christ through your channel and I want to become a follower of Christ. I want to place my faith in Jesus and what He has done on the cross for me. I will face great troubles when I accept Christ. I am scared of death and hell. Please help me!

Please join us in praying for Tarek.  Our team is in contact with him and we trust the Lord to complete the salvation work He has started.  Each contact we receive from channel viewers is precious to us because we know how dangerous it is for these men and women to reach out to us.  Still, thousands have reached out because they have been eternally impacted by the Good News of Jesus Christ.  What a blessing to be there to answer their questions and to provide them with sound Biblical teaching and ongoing support.

Now that THE KINGDOM SAT has such a strong presence in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, the Lord is opening doors to expand THE KINGDOM SAT into the Asia-Pac region to reach countries like Indonesia—the country with the largest Islamic population in the world.  There are also opportunities to expand into China, Australia, and New Zealand, countries with large or growing Muslim populations.  We also recently partnered with Galaxy-19 to offer THE KINGDOM SAT to Arabic speaking populations in the United States.  These are exciting and urgent opportunities.

As we move forward with these new opportunities, an integral part of the growth of THE KINGDOM SAT is Leading The Way’s new Global Media Center.  This new headquarters facility will prepare us to walk through the doors of opportunity the Lord has called us to walk through.  We know that the Lord will provide for the work He prepares and so we are asking you, our faithful supporters, to prayerfully consider giving a gift this month to help us build-out this new facility.  Your gift will help us fulfill the Great Commission that the Lord has given us to take the Gospel message to the ends of the earth. 

We give thanks to God for you and for the first three years of THE KINGDOM SAT ministry. 

Learn more about the Global Media Center and THE KINGDOM SAT. 

 

The recent growth of Leading The Way has been nothing short of a miracle!  During this time, we have seen technological advancements open doors for the Gospel message in previously closed corners of the world. At the same time, natural disasters and uprisings—like the Arab Spring—have opened hearts around the world to the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.   

In the West, we have seen an increased assault on Christianity as secular activists seek to remove symbols of the faith and references to Christ from Western lands.  The need to take a public stand for Biblical Truth has never been more critical. 

The opportunities set before Leading The Way are exciting, but they are urgent. We must walk through these open doors now.  In order to do so, we must expand our existing headquarters building to meet the needs of a dynamic and growing ministry. 

Our current headquarters have been home to the ministry for the last 12 years, during which time we have grown exponentially.  Every inch of space is being creatively used, but we are now severely limited in our ability to maintain the technical infrastructure necessary for our outreach and are unable to grow with the opportunities set before us.

Our new headquarters, Leading The Way’s Global Media Center, will provide us with the space we need to meet today’s exciting outreach opportunities and allow for room to grow as God opens new doors.  This new headquarters will provide room for staff growth and technology growth upgrades, while allowing us to maintain 15,000 square feet of currently sub-leased space to provide income to fuel our ministry outreach. The new headquarters facility will allow us to:

• Enhance Leading The Way’s technical core to be ready to use emerging technologies to spread the Gospel
• Build-out additional editing suites for THE KINGDOM SAT – allowing us to provide even more Biblical programming in Arabic, English and French to the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Arabic-speaking portions of the United States.
• Upgrade our Television & Radio studios to more efficiently produce and archive the thousands of programs broadcast by Leading The Way each year
• Continue to passionately proclaim uncompromising Truth through radio, television, the Internet, THE KINGDOM SAT, Navigator pocket missionaries, and Help The Persecuted.

This is an exciting time of growth. We cherish your prayers for the details of this build-out and move.  Please ask for the Lord’s wisdom as we make every decision so that we may continue being faithful servants of all the resources and opportunities He has entrusted to us.

If you are interested in learning more about the new Global Media Center, or would like to contribute to this vital ministry project, please visit the Global Media Center website for more information.