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30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World Ramadan 2010 / 1431:  August 11 – September 09

Pray for Rajshahi, Bangladesh

For Saturday 4 September, Ramadan 2010. “Loving Muslims Through Prayer”

In the early 1980’s, a brave young Muslim-background businessman moved to Rajshahi, a medical hub for Bangladesh, on the Ganges River, just a few kilometers from India. The young man began witnessing to Muslims, encouraging believers to remain within their families and culture. As a result, three house fellowships were started. These fellowships are growing, vibrant and bold in outreach, but much depth in discipleship and knowledge of God’s Word is needed to sustain the movement.

In the past, the ministry has been forced to focus on the men, with the women and children being much less accessible. That is beginning to change. However, women are still less literate and more limited in travel opportunities and free time.

Prayer Starters:

• Pray for the house fellowships to grow in maturity, obedience and knowledge of God’s Word. Pray for godly elders to be appointed who are committed to holy living and service. (1 Tim 3:1-13)
• Pray that believing husbands would teach their wives, maintain family devotions and take responsibility for their children’s faith. Pray that more women would find opportunities to grow in maturity.
• Some people in the city have begun to sell Bibles in the Muslim dialect of Bengali. Pray that seekers would buy, read and understand God’s Word.
• In the larger Rajshahi district, there are many seekers and young believers who meet together sporadically. Pray that believers would see the need for regular weekly worship.
• Pray for a significant witness on Rajshahi campuses among the thousands of stu-dents. There has been some fruit recently.
  

Complete article, video and comments: http://www.30-days.net/muslims/featured/rajshahi-bangladesh/

30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World Ramadan 2010 / 1431:  August 11 – September 09

Praying People – Friday Prayer Focus

For Friday 3 September, Ramadan 2010. “Loving Muslims Through Prayer”

Please remember Pakistan at this time. Worst flooding in its recorded history. This is a huge disaster, millions have been affected. Food and disease problems will take a toll. It will be less if people pray.

Toward noon today thousands of Kho in Pakistan will be praying in their local mosques. Many will think that their prayer should earn them merit before God. This people group numbers about 320,000 people. There are no known believers. No one is seeking specifically to reach them at the present time. The Kho appear to be very resistant to the Gospel. Most of them live in the upper valleys, where farming is very difficult due to the dry, rugged mountain terrain. The heart language of the Kho is Khowar.

Prayer Starters:

• Ask the Lord specifically for breakthroughs among the Kho people, and that they will ponder questions like ‘Does God still speak today?’
• Also ask God to send labourers to this difficult harvest for long-term ministry among the tribes of northern Pakistan.
• Pray that the Kho people will receive dreams and visions of Jesus.
• Remember that Pakistan is going through a VERY difficult time just now, our prayers will make a difference.
  

Complete article, video and comments: http://www.30-days.net/muslims/featured/friday-prayers/

30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World Ramadan 2010 / 1431:  August 11 – September 09

Pray for the Jola People of West Africa

For Thursday 2 September, Ramadan 2010. “Loving Muslims Through Prayer”

Most Jola have never heard any of the stories about Jesus and the Kingdom of God from the Bible, but many of them are willing to listen. About 560,000 Jola people live across three countries in West Africa (Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau). Most Jola people maintain various degrees of the traditional animistic beliefs and practices, including the fear of witchcraft, evil spirits, and curses.

The Jola have no caste-type system, all are considered to be equals. Families are large and fiercely loyal to one another. Many families are polygamous – men often have up to four wives. At present 90% of Jolas claim to be Muslim, with only about 2% Christian.

Prayer Starters:

• Pray that the light of God will shine into the Jola villages and towns. Pray that they will have dreams and visions of Jesus and will trust in Him.
• Pray that chiefs, religious leaders, and elders will follow the Messiah. Pray that local and non-native believers will be able to get the Word of God to all the Jola by various means.
• Bible Translation in Gambia: Three gospels are complete and the rest of the New Testament is being corrected. Pray that God will prepare the Jola to hear the Word in their language, understand it, and believe. Pray for the Gambian translators as they seek to express the gospel clearly in their own language.

Complete article, video and comments: http://www.30-days.net/muslims/featured/the-jola-of-west-africa/

30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World Ramadan 2010 / 1431:  August 11 – September 09

Unreached People Groups in India

For Wednesday 1 September, Ramadan 2010. “Loving Muslims Through Prayer”

Please pray with us by name for the 25 Indian Muslim people groups comprising 100,000 people who have no known gospel witness.

The Kunjra have not rejected the gospel; they have simply never heard it.

Prayer Starters:

• Pray for more information to be learned about the Kunjra and the other people on the list.
• Ask God for committed workers to live among the Kunjra and the other groups and to share the love of Christ with them.
• Ask the Lord to raise up prayer teams for these peoples.
• Lift up in prayer before the throne of grace the different peoples groups, speaking their names: Kunjra 822,140 – Turk 530,187 – Makhmi 469,871 – Sudhan 446,757 – Rawther 682,072 – Bhatiara 259,188 – Mahur 243,687 – Yashkun 235,511 – Bhatia 190,957 – Jhojha 175,779 – Nikari 147,684 – Baloch 129,950 – Molesalam 128,738 – Shaikh (Marathi) 2,429,481 – Shaikh (Marwadi) 1,541,534 – Shaikh (Gujarati) 1,057,975 – Shaikh (Maithili) 774,017 – Shaikh (Magadi) 322,135 – Shaikh (Oriya) 235,524 – Shaikh (Mewari) 151,368 – Shaikh (Konkani) 116,051 – Pathan (Marwadi) 215,895 – Shaikh (Dhundari) 404,463 – Shaikh (Nimadi) 110,046 – Shaikh (Shekhwati) 222,665.

Complete article, video and comments: http://www.30-days.net/muslims/featured/indias-people-groups/

30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World Ramadan 2010 / 1431:  August 11 – September 09

Pray for Bahrain, Arabian Peninsula

For Tuesday 31 August, Ramadan 2010. “Loving Muslims Through Prayer”

The half-million Bahrainis are descended from a mixture of indigenous peoples and settlers from the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Some tensions exist between the poorer Shia Islamic majority, and the politically-dominant Sunni minority, and between the Arab and Persian background inhabitants.

Prayer Starters:

• Bahraini believers like Hans need daily courage as they follow the Lord, in the face of family and community hostility. Pray for those like him.
• Bahrainis sometimes have opportunities to hear the Gospel through foreign believers and to see their example, but these opportunities need to be multiplied by at least a thousand! Pray for the opening of minds and hearts (Luke 24:32 and Acts 16:14).
• Poorer foreign workers need support and justice; and Bahrainis need courage to address the sins and injustices of their own society.
  

Complete article, video and comments: http://www.30-days.net/muslims/featured/bahrains-beleivers/