“They have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.”
Romans 10:2-3
SUNDAY, 6Sep:
A special outreach is being conducted by Muslim-background believers in the city of Mumbai, India,
during the 30 days of Ramazan (Ramadan). Please pray for these faithful believers as they reach out to their countrymen with the truth that they, themselves, have learned from other Muslim-background believers--who learned it in much the same way from the hearts of other former Muslims. Praise God for His grace and tender wooing in past years, and plead with Him that many more Muslims will believe and begin to glorify the name of Isa (Jesus) this year. This outreach does not involve a quick sharing of God’s truth, but rather a patient investment in the lives of seekers that will continue for several months after Ramazan is over.
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MONDAY, 7Sep:
In order to have a good harvest, Bambara farmers
in West Africa prepare their fields by softening the soil, digging holes, adding fertilizer and finally, after much preliminary work, planting seeds. This fall several teams from partnering Southern Baptist churches will be joining the Bambara Team. Together they will share Bible stories and plant gospel seeds in at least 5 villages.Please help prepare the spiritual soil in F, K, B, S and T villages through fervent intercession. Ask the Father to soften and prepare hardened hearts to listen. Ask God to dig holes in established belief systems and to fertilize the soil with events and circumstances that will create a fertile ground for these seeds. Pray that the mountains of spiritual blindness and complacency will be removed and that the Bambara men and women in these villages will hear and understand the Gospel. Pray for an abundant harvest of transformed lives gathered into New Testament churches.
http://www.gobambara.org/
TUESDAY, 8Sep:
The month of Ramadan can be very difficult for new Muslim-background believers. Their families will pressure them to renounce their Christian beliefs. If they refuse they may be banned from the special family celebrations that take place in the evenings when the day’s fast is broken. They may also be ostracized and/or mistreated. The life of these believers can be very lonely and stressful.
Ask the Holy Spirit to encourage and strengthen them, enabling them to focus on Christ, read His Word and stand firm in their faith. Pray that Muslim-background believers will discover other believers who will
encourage and bless them in these days.
WEDNESDAY, 9Sep:
Two Moko workers are continuing to work diligently on crafting Bible stories into the heart language of the Moko people of Southeast Asia. Some elderly and young Moko women are helping these workers with this lengthy and exacting process.
Pray that as they hear and work through these Bible stories for the first time these Moko women will understand God’s character, His love and His plan for their lives. Pray that they will meditate on God’s Word day and night and come to proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Son of God. May their excitement for God’s story penetrate the darkness in their village and encourage all to put their faith in Jesus.
THURSDAY, 10Sep:
Please pray for a Bible training event in which Iranian believers will study the writings of Isaiah focusing on Jesus, the Messiah and God’s Son. Ask that the understanding that Jesus is the true Messiah will lodge deeply in the hearts of these church leaders and that they will effectively share this teaching with other believers inside Iran.
Pray that the teaching will strengthen their faith, since many who come from an Islamic background struggle to understand Jesus as God’s Son. Also pray that the participants will travel safely to and from the conference.
http://centralasia.imb.org/
FRIDAY, 11Sep:
The team working with upper-class Arabs in the Arabian Gulf is excited to report that in answer to the prayers of Southern Baptists, some believers will be helping Arab students settle into their studies at universities in the United States. Please ask that those who welcome these students will share in culturally appropriate ways and that the students will be open to the Good News. Also pray that details for a fall training event to better equip people to engage with Gulf students will come together and the training will enable many believers to effectively relate to these Arab students.
SATURDAY, 12Sep:
This month a team will be visiting some poverty-stricken communities in Karachi, Pakistan, to enable the residents to have good, clean drinking water and to learn about the Living Water. Pray that the project will bless and meet the needs of these communities. Pray for those who will be sharing the Good News asking for boldness and wisdom, and many “divine appointments.” Also pray for the Pakistanis who will be receiving the help to have hearts that are open to the Truth.
http://www.go2southasia.org/
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