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Prayer

Pray for those who are experiencing post traumatic stress from the hardship they have faced in their country for the past year and a half. Ask that they will call out to God and that He will speak to them. Pray that they will meet Believers who can comfort them in their suffering, sharing with them how much God loves them.

Many countries in the AP have a growing young population who are the majority. Pray that Christian websites would be relevant to this large group and that workers would find ways to reach them too. Pray that younger workers, who can relate to this generation, would come to serve in the AP.

Pray that a network of local believers would form for fellowship and spiritual strengthening. Lift up those who live in fear of discovery and pray that they would have courage to meet with others.

A Christian website has been blocked in this country.  Pray that someone in authority would make the decision to unblock it and pray for other websites providing God's Truth to be found by local enquirers.

Video

Like most of the world, many people are moving to the urban centers. This is true for the Urban Emiratis. Please pray for them this week.

Praise

Praise the Lord for his protection over a believing family who recently experienced an accident but no one was hurt. Ask that this event will be a witness to the community of God’s protection and care.

Prayer

It is often typical for Arab believers to hold grudges when offended by their brothers and sisters in Christ.  Pray especially for those from a Muslim background that they will be impacted by grace and see the higher way of humbling themselves, asking forgiveness, and giving it readily.

Pray for those who believe they can earn their salvation through fasting at Ramadan. Pray that they will hear the Good News of salvation through Christ and believe.

Pray that the strongholds of Islam will be demolished.  Pray for Muslims to be open to the Gospel, for the lies of this false religion to be exposed, and that the Lord will set free all who have been deceived and misled.

Video

This week we would like for you to view and focus your prayers on the Saudi Arabs. Pray for them to know the Lord.

Prayer

Ramadan, for the locals here, seems not only a time of seeking and a time of following rules, but also a time of rushing, driving erratically, and getting angry in the traffic with each other. Pray that the Holy Spirit would convict people of sin, and righteousness and judgment, and make them very thirsty. Pray this would be a time of revelation, of dreams and visions of the Messiah.  Pray also for opportunities for believers to have Kingdom conversations with locals during this season.

During this time of spiritual tension, pray for local and expat believers, for protection against discouragement, spiritual oppression, and temptation.  Pray for local native believers to be strong in their faith, to trust in the Lord, and to be vigilant in prayer. May they know how to pray for those around them.

Pray for Mohammed, who seems a very level-headed Muslim background believer. However, he comes around for fellowship, then “disappears” again for long periods.  A couple of months ago, he expressed the desire to bring together a couple of Muslim inquisitive friends along with another Muslim background believer, to study the dependability of the Bible.  Pray that he will again “show his face”, and follow through on the desire to bring his friends to the truth.

Please pray the Lord will give Muslims dreams and visions - especially on the Night of Power during Ramadan, as they seek God and his answers to their prayers.


Video

The following video link is the overview video for Praying Through The Arabian Peninsula. Please pray with us that more people would desire to join this movement and pray for Him to be known in the AP. Do you know people you could challenge to partner with us in this movement?

Praise

Thank God for rain that brings life to the parched earth. As the summer rains come to an area of the AP that sees the most rainfall on the peninsula, pray that the truth of the Gospel will “rain” on the people as well. Pray that all will hear and believe.

Prayer

Ramadan has begun and people are more religious than usual. As they read and quote the Quran, pray that they will read the portions about Jesus and desire to know more about Him.  Pray that they will hear the Good News that He offers.

Pray for two brothers, “Mohammed” and “Rashid” who became believers after watching Christ’s transformation of their father.  It seems they reacted when some well-intentioned believers spoke about coming to church in front of their Muslim family.  They now stand apart, even though report has it that they talk of Biblical truth to one another.  Pray that they would find a place of fellowship and trust with fellow believers.

Pray for local believers desiring to be married to other believers - provision of a Godly spouse, favor from both families, etc.

Pray for a college administrator in the Gulf, “Nadia”, a Muslim, who was intrigued by the life of her Christian colleague, and asked, “What actually is your church . . . your beliefs?”  In learning that believing in Christ affects your whole lifestyle, she wanted to talk about it more in the future.

Video

Praise the Lord for this video testimony of a Saudi man that shows there is an alternative choice to Islam. This is the first in a series AWM is producing in partnership with Middle East Media. Take a look at the English subtitled version.  Pray that many Arabs will view the Arabic version online and choose to believe in Jesus.