Ramadan 2019

  PRAYER POINTS Pray Muslims would be delivered from the crushing burden of striving to earn God’s favour. Let us cry out for a great harvest among Islamic believers that they will find Jesus, the Messiah. Pray that Jesus would reveal Himself in the Injil (New Testament). For true repentance and realization their salvation depends

Eid al-Fitr

Day 30  (last day of Ramadan)   Eid  is the Muslim holiday that comes at the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر‎ ʻĪd al-Fiṭr,”festival of breaking of the fast“), also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslimsworldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day and Muslims are not

Generation M (mobile)

Day 29 (Tues)     Generation M (mobile) is vast in the Middle East. Nearly a billion people here use mobiles and many are smart phones. Many access Wikipedia, Facebook and WhatsApp messaging.   Pray that Christians will use the internet to spread the message and make disciples among Muslims worldwide.

Soninke

Day  28  (Mon August 5th)     The Soninke   Live in the Sahel-just south of the Sahara. Temp up to 45C Cultivate and keep livestock. Live in extended families in mud or brick houses. Many emigrate to places like Paris or New York to earn a living and send it home. Almost 100% Muslim,

Princes now labourers.

Day 27     The Deccani muslims ruled the Indian plateau from the 14th century until 1948. From being rulers, officials and landowners they become smiths, shopkeepers and taxi drivers. Large numbers (2.5 million) are in Hyderabad. They are one of the least-reached mega peoples of the world.   Pray for distribution of the Scriptures.

Java’s Banten

Day 25 Occult martial arts   Among Indonesia’s Banten people who live at the western end of the Island of Java there are many who practice occult arts called ‘debus’ in which satanic power is given to them to walk over hot coals and other potentially dangerous rites. Banten is also a hotbed of Islamic

Sharia

Day 24   Thurs Aug 1st   Sharia law Sharia (the path) is a legal, political, theological, military system developed over 1000 years since Muhammad.  Strict Sharia is implemented in 35 countries and to a lesser extent in many other Muslim countries. Most Muslims only know of the five ‘pillars  of Islam’ namely the creed, fasting

World’s biggest refugee camp

Day  23   World’s biggest refugee camp persecutes.     The UNHCR camp  Dadaab in Kenya houses 500,000 Somali refugees. Most of the people have fled from over 20 years of civil war in their nation. However Al-Shabaab militias can make life unbearable even in the camp where women are raped and small boys conscripted.

Muslim immigrants

Day  22 Tues 30th July   Hospitality     Jack’s father, a Muslim cleric had discovered that his 17 year old son had become a follower of Jesus and a brother warned him he would be poisoned.  He emigrated to Canada to pursue theological studies. He was lonely in a strange land. War, persecution, natural

Central African Republic

Day  21       Understanding the CAR (Central African Republic)   Former French Colony independent 1960 Military misrule 30 years, civilian government 1993 Tropical forest south to sub-Saharan north. Diamonds, gold, uranium, wood. Yet poor, isolated, landlocked.   Islam has thrived on the poverty, immigrant Muslims rule in businesses, several Arab countries multiply gifts