“How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news” —Isaiah 52:7
Prayer Campaign for MEDIA in Belize
Purpose of Media—To publicize the truth, with compassion and love, about the most important developments and possibilities being explored, on the seven mountains of influence, in ways that the greatest number of people can understand, pray about and act on to further God’s kingdom on earth.
Current Conditions: US programming has dominated TV since cable was introduced in the early 1980s. Many Belizeans identify cable TV as the main cause for Belize’s decline from a family-friendly society to one plagued by family breakdown, promiscuity and violence. Belize lacks local programming, except for news and talk shows which focus more on problems than solutions, and tend toward aggressive political partisanship except during timely disaster alerts . A variety of music broadcasts includes defiantly obscene and violent lyrics which are often loudly amplified in the hearing of children. Advertising that promotes gambling, liquor and promiscuity is widespread. But newspapers and increasingly radio stations are often open to Christian viewpoints. Christian media are growing, with several radio stations and PLUS-TV, but lack sufficient funding.
AGREE IN PRAYER WITH US FOR
GENERAL REQUESTS
- Decentralizing media for free market competition in business, with benefits for consumers
- Proprietors/directors of media houses to ensure that info made public is reliable and free of bias
- Waking up Belizeans from their sleep to stop passively receiving everything that is shown on media since God’s word says that we should guard our heart, because out of it flows the issues of life
- Christians to arise and call for family-friendly Php. 4:8 content in media
- A move of God across the nation to uphold high ethical standards for media
- For God to direct choices of songs & programming broadcast in homes, streets & places of business
- Confirmed reports of God’s great works among us giving us “favor with all the people” (Acts 2:47)
DEVELOPING CHRISTIAN MEDIA
- Motivating and training Christians to rise up in the field of journalism, from an early age
- Raising up Christian leaders in all phases of media production
- Transforming minds among Christian leaders to understand Kingdom potentials of media & internet
- Revelation of the Kingdom of God, Kingdom principles in media, and Christian worldviews
- Financial support for Christian media houses in Belize
- Financial breakthrough in ministries and transfer of riches to His good and faithful servants
- Efficient policies and bodies that will expedite Christian media houses startup and expansion
- Open lines of communication among regulating bodies
- Lessening of restrictions on media house establishment and operation
- Cooperation among Christian media houses to enhance one another’s ministries
- Recognition and publicity for Christians with creative, relevant and biblical messages in all media
- Expansion of media to reach more people in more languages with life-changing messages
- Growing independence from the antichrist systems of the world
- Preparation for Christians to survive and thrive no matter what tribulations we face
CONTENT OF MEDIA
- Alert us so we will guard our eyes and hearts against corrupting media influences
- Increased media coverage to mobilize support for the constitutionality of the law against sodomy
- Exposing the deception behind gay propaganda, seeking “human rights” which they already have, as a smokescreen for special rights to promote disease-spreading gay behavior
- Media coverage of border intrusions that leads to more border security
- Safeguards against divulging national security secrets
- Guide LOVE-FM as they seek to broadcast from a different church service each Sunday, and let the whole nation hear week after week what the Spirit is saying to Belize!
Non-affiliated advertising, free of denominational and political influence - Move on the media to broadcast solutions instead of fear and cynicism
- Php. 4:8 virtues in media: what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent & praiseworthy
- Networking to communicate revelations of God’s will on issues with email, twitter, facebook & texts
- Clear communication of disaster warnings, directions to safe havens, recovery plans & resources
- Creativity on Christian media that is competitive with secular media in movies, commercials & billboards reaching the masses with life-changing messages
- Timely reporting of progress of God’s kingdom on all seven mountains of influence
- Spirit-led in-depth analysis of issues, with historical contexts & prophetic perspectives on the future
- Presenting God’s perspective on underlying realities, & righteous courses of action
- Motivating Christians to be participants in national life and not just spectators
- Outreach media with relevant content, probing questions & clear choices for nonbelievers
- Miracles to happen during programs—testimonies of God’s power become on-the-air experiences
- Media as vessels for revival and transformation in Belize