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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:28:23 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>This week's headlines</title><subtitle>This week's headlines</subtitle><id>http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/atom.xml"/><updated>2009-09-03T20:45:10Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Bible studies for bouncers and prostitutes</title><id>http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/bible-studies-for-bouncers-and-prostitutes.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/bible-studies-for-bouncers-and-prostitutes.html"/><author><name>JN</name></author><published>2009-09-03T20:41:45Z</published><updated>2009-09-03T20:41:45Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>JNI 698 - The Bible is impacting the lives of bouncers and prostitutes on 'party island'  Ibiza in Spain. In Ohio, USA, a pastor's unplanned baptism invitation makes 91 people jump in the water and  drive home soaking wet. More shifting in the American church landscape as 5% of American adults now  participate in a house church.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Church in Cuba and Pakistan grows, despite oppression</title><id>http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/church-in-cuba-and-pakistan-grows-despite-oppression.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/church-in-cuba-and-pakistan-grows-despite-oppression.html"/><author><name>JN</name></author><published>2009-08-27T20:38:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-27T20:38:00Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>JNI 697 - In Cuba the church grows, despite state oppression. <span class="entry-content">In Pakistan, in the midst of increasing violence against  Christians, the Kingdom is growing more rapidly than anyone in government will  admit. </span>A young pastor now leads a network of 900 house churches in his city because so  many Muslims come to Christ.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>No need is too small, no problem too big for God</title><id>http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/no-need-is-too-small-no-problem-too-big-for-god.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/no-need-is-too-small-no-problem-too-big-for-god.html"/><author><name>JN</name></author><published>2009-08-20T20:32:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-20T20:32:00Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>JNI 696 - In Bolivia a woman with a terminally ill child dreams about a medical team arriving by boat. The next morning this happens, exactly as she dreamt. In the UK youth movement Soul Survivor grows to 28,000. Many young people encounter Jesus on annual festival in five continents. In the USA an aging church gives her building away for free to <span class="entry-content">a new  church plant that can make better use of the property.<br /></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>500 Iranian migrants find Jesus</title><id>http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/500-iranian-migrants-find-jesus.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/500-iranian-migrants-find-jesus.html"/><author><name>JN</name></author><published>2009-08-14T20:29:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-14T20:29:00Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>JNI 695 - 500 Iranian migrants find Jesus in the Netherlands, and an update on the situation of the church in Iran.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>South African farmer preaches to 200,000 people</title><id>http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/south-african-farmer-preaches-to-200000-people.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://joelnews.squarespace.com/thisweek/south-african-farmer-preaches-to-200000-people.html"/><author><name>JN</name></author><published>2009-07-14T18:02:40Z</published><updated>2009-07-14T18:02:40Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>JNI 694 - At first sight Angus Buchan looks like a simple South African farmer. But as an evangelist called by the Lord for ministry, he is preaching to a large audience of 200,000 people who flock to his farm to hear his message. Also in this edition: the beautiful story of how God answered the prayer for a poor family in Transkei, and used two pigs in the Philippines to open a tribe for the gospel.</p>]]></content></entry></feed>