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TV ministry records episodes of popular program in Iraq

Two members of a TV production crew belonging to a ministry to Arabs in the Middle East were recently in Iraq for a special conference featuring the presenter of one of the ministry's most popular TV programs. Around 250 viewers were in attendance and 12 episodes of the program were recorded during their time together, reports Michael Ireland, chief correspondent, ASSIST News Service.

“Most of the Iraqis have many tragic stories,” reported one of the crew members. “However, they were very happy during the conference days, and the time of worshipping and teaching were more than wonderful.”

Themes discussed during the conference and in the programs included faith, marital relations, intercession and safety in God.

Similar conferences were held in other Arab countries this past year, but this was the first time they were able to be in Iraq. The program receives more than 1,000 responses from viewers every month.

In an e-mail to ANS, a spokesman for the Arab Vision ministry said: "Speaking of responses, it is often not easy to get comprehensive and up-to-date reports on all the viewers’ responses generated by our programs, since in most cases, they are dealt with by the broadcast stations themselves.

"But there are exceptions, like one of our testimony programs on Miracle Channel for which we receive regular monthly reports."

Here are some of the response figures from the month of July -- just for this one program on one station:

New Testaments and CD/DVDs sent: 241

Viewers asking for counseling: 126

Negative responses: 19

Those who were prayed for: 63

Those who received Christ: 58

Directed to churches: 60

Total Responses in July: 637 (over half from Arab women).

The spokesman added: "We try to resist the temptation to be obsessed with numbers, but once in a while it is encouraging to be reminded by a small sample, that large numbers of Arabs are being reached by the Gospel through our TV programs. We hope you are encouraged also, and that you will commit to continue praying for our work and for these viewers who are responding."

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[08/30/2008]

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