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Intercede with Us for the Muslim World!

Genesis 18:20-33 gives the touching account of an intercessor. Abraham approached the Lord on behalf of the wicked citiesof Sodom and Gomorrah. His own nephew, Lot, attracted by the greener pastures around them, had chosen to live in themidst of their immorality. When God threatened to destroy these cities, Abraham pleaded for mercy, not the judgment theydeserved. Finding no righteous people, God destroyed them, but “remembered Abraham” and spared Lot. As we intercedefor Muslims, may we approach the Lord with such an attitude of mercy and a great desire that they see the Truth.

Today's Prayer Requests: From Students and Alumni 

GHANA: An alumnus asks for prayer concerning the growth of a  zongo (Muslim neighborhood) in Kumasi. Thislarge city is highly Christianized, but as Islam spreads, Muslims are buying land and schools and are building mosquesnext to schools. They are opening a senior high school and are becoming more involved in politics. He asks that theLord “grant us grace to win Muslims.”

BENIN: An alumna asks that we pray (1) for the churches in Benin, that they would open their eyes to the growth of Islam around them and the need to reach Muslims, (2) for a project in her church to form teams that will pray andreach out, (3) concerning pressure from Muslims who are trying to dominate certain towns, especially in the north.Pray that churches and believers will stand firm and influence these people for God's glory.

 In the News

SYRIA: A worker in the Middle East sends this urgent prayer request: “Please join us in praying for Rev. GeorgeAndrea and Manu Pedrosian. George is the director of the Bible Society of Syria. He and his colleague werekidnapped on Saturday in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria. The kidnappers have asked for a ransom of 10 million

Syrian Pounds (approx. $143,000). Pray that God will be glorified in this situation and that He will strengthen our  brothers and their families during this very difficult time.”

MALI: In the face of possible international military intervention, the Muslim extremist group Ansar Dine announcedTuesday that it rejects “all forms of extremism and terrorism” and is pleading with other groups to be open to dialog.For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/a8453js. Please pray concerning further peace talks, and especially that thegospel will penetrate the hearts of Muslims there. While any overt Christian witness has been shut down, God's Spiritis not bound and can reach hungry hearts.

From Global Initiative* 

Please pray for Asia Bibi in Pakistan. Bibi was arrested on blasphemy charges three years ago; she remains in prison. For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/3aa3hr7 .

For Muslim Women** 

Pray for Muslim women worldwide who made the Hajj to Mecca this late summer and fall. Pray that their inclinationtoward deeper religious experience will inspire in them a desire to know more about the Honorable Isa (Jesus), andthat they will fervently seek to know more about this Man their own Qur’an calls “Word of God” and “Spirit of God.” 

Prayer Resources*Global Initiative is a ministry of Assemblies of God World Missions, USA. Visit http://globalinitiativeinfo.com/ for informationabout praying for Muslims and weekly requests.

**Muslim women need your prayers! You can join a prayer network and receive regular requests at http://sayhelloinfo.com/

Find information and prayer requests concerning Muslims around the world at http://www.30-days.net/. Information and prayer requests for each country are available at http://www.operationworld.org/. To learn more about unreached people groups, visithttp://www.joshuaproject.net/.

 Praying for Muslims: A Guide for Effective Intercession offers many insights concerning Islam and a different prayer subject each

Friday. For the request for 9 November, see http://tinyurl.com/d5h327u.

How should we pray for those imprisoned for their faith? Read http://www.elam.com/articles/How-to-pray-for-those-in-prison/.For prayer requests concerning persecuted Christians, visit http://www.opendoorsusa.org/pray/.

Jumaa Prayer Alerts (breaking news and urgent prayer requests) are posted on the WAAST Facebook page as they arise:http://tinyurl.com/d4gm6uq.

for the Muslims of Africa and beyond 

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