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Causes: Christianity, Religion
Mission: Facilitating a network of christian believers and ministries that prioritize worship and intercession in their expression of life and outreach to the nations of the middle east.
Programs: 1. ) "five cities" meetings - egypt - in january 2016 tom traveled to egypt to share the vision for the "five cities" mentioned in isaiah 19:18. He traveled to cairo and alexandria to hold meetings with interested intercessors from egypt who are also carrying this vision. They discussed together about some possible scenarios for these strategic revival centers to emerge in the future-and tom taught in-depth from isaiah 19 about this prophetic reality to come. 2. ) cri basic training - cyprus - in february 2016 tom and teresa participated in the second cri basic training hosted at the "journalists' village" and the "daniel center" in larnaca, cyprus. Both tom and teresa taught in sessions that helped to prepare the teams to deploy to greece and iraq. 3. ) "bless israel" conference - korea - in march 2016 tom traveled to south korea to speak in a special conference about israel and its role in the end-times. His book on "isaiah 19," which was translated into korean was sold during these meetings. 4. ) "at the crossroads" conference - jerusalem - upon his return trip from korea tom traveled to israel to meet teresa and to participate in an "isaiah 19" gathering. The focus of this stream about isaiah 19 particularly connects those in israel with those from the nations of assyria. Some egyptians also attended. Teresa used this trip to work on the layout of her new book about egypt. 5. ) "middle east 'net' leaders summit"- in april 2016 our lighthouse network team hosted around 22 people from the middle east nations for the second "middle east 'net' leaders summit. " we held the meetings at the "daniel center" and provided various meals and expressions of hospitality, as we spent time together praying, discussing future cooperation, and sharing fellowship together. 6. ) isthop internship - istanbul, turkey - immediately after the "middle east 'net' leaders summit" in april 2016 tom traveled to istanbul to teach at the korean internship hosted by the istanbul house of prayer (isthop). 7. ) visit from hong kong group - "daniel center" - in april 2016 our lighthouse network team hosted a group of 13 intercessors from sunrise ministries in hong kong at the "journalists' village" and the "daniel center. " we spent times in worship and prayer together, as well as some sessions of teaching about the middle east and isaiah 19. We also traveled to other parts of the island for intercession over cyprus. 8. ) "house of prayer european summit" {hopes)/lsrael trip - in may 2016 teresa traveled with dara bartel to israel. And tom traveled to augsburg, germany to participate in the second "houses of prayer european summit" (hopes). Over 120 people attended from more than 40 houses of prayer from across europe. Tom spoke in a breakout session about the middle east network of houses of prayer and isaiah 19. 9. ) hong kong/china trip - may/june 2016 tom traveled for two weeks to hong kong and into mainland china to speak in various meetings about "isaiah 19" and the middle east. His book on "isaiah 19" has been translated into chinese and was sold during these meetings. 10. ) izmir hop internship - izmir, turkey- in june 2016 tom traveled to izmir to teach for one week at the korean internship hosted by the izmir house of prayer. 11. ) visit from korean group - "daniel center" - at the end of june 2016 our lighthouse network team hosted a group of five korean pastors and leaders at the "journalists' village" and the "daniel center. " we spent times in worship and prayer together, as well as a time of teaching about the middle east and isaiah 19. 12. ) egypt/korea/singapore trip - in july 2016 tom traveled for two and a half weeks to egypt, korea and singapore to speak in various meetings about "isaiah 19" and the middle east. In egypt he helped to introduce the korean pastors and leaders to egyptian leaders. Then, in korea he was the main speaker at the "jesus army" conference of the esther prayer movement. He then traveled to singapore for meetings there before returning to cyprus. 13. ) visit to u. S. - colorado - in august 2016 tom traveled to the united states to meet with various supporting churches and individuals. He also checked on things in pagosa springs related to our storage unit and the lighthouse network business done there. Tom also held a board of directors meeting for lighthouse network in denver, colorado during this visit. 14. ) uk house of prayer conference - stoke-on-trent, uk - in october 2016 tom traveled to england to speak at a network meeting for "houses of prayer" represented from across the uk hosted by the beacon house of prayer. 15. ) "middle east 'net' conference" cyprus - in november 2016 our lighthouse network team hosted the "middle east 'net' conference" in larnaca, cyprus. Over 100 people attended from several of the nations of the middle east region. We helped to raise the financial "sponsorships" for various participants to attend from the middle east nations. It was a very successful gathering that involved seeing greater "unity" continue to be built between the generations (older and younger) who are working within the houses of prayer in the middle east, as well as unity between the nations and ministries working in the region. 16. ) "passion for jesus" conference - caserta, italy - later in november 2016 tom traveled to caserta, italy to speak in a "passion for jesus" conference about "isaiah 19" and the middle east. As a result, his book on "isaiah 19" is now being translated into italian.