Archives for September 2010

The UN sent troops to Korea to fight against the North Korean communists during the 1950 Korean War. As part of the war effort the nation of Turkey sent a battalion of soldiers to Korea. This was the beginning of modern contact between Koreans and Muslims. Two Turkish imams came and began propagating Islam to war weary Koreans.

It is said that there are now more than 35,000 ethnic-Korean Muslims since the first two Korean converts in 1955. In By 2007 there were about 110,000 expatriate Muslims in South Korea. Today there are more than 10 mosques and 40 prayer centres throughout the country.

Prayer Starters:

• Because of the negative impact of various incidents involving Koreans in Afghanistan and elsewhere, animosity and fear toward Muslims and Islam have crept into the hearts of some Korean believers. Pray for Christians to overcome their fears, to find ways to share the gospel with Muslims and to build lasting relationships with other local believers. Ask for Korean believers to overcome fear and have a renewal of vision and desire to reach out to Muslims (1 John 4:18 and 2 Tim 1:7).
• Pray for a greater awareness and understanding of Islamic religion and culture in Korean society in general. This will facilitate greater social integration of Muslims in society so they can meet Christians.

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Rene Testimony

Kyrgyzstan has a significant social problem in the area of marriage. About 40% of the brides in Kyrgyzstan are simply kidnapped and married by force. This is a tribal custom from many generations ago. Young women are abducted just about anywhere or anytime.

In most cases the young girls do not consent to the kidnapping. Some give their consent to avoid difficulties, others genuinely decide to simply accept their “destiny”, their families are invited and a marriage takes place. Many girls stay with their new husband but others seek to escape, a minority of young women commit suicide. The psychological trauma is significant.

Prayer Starters:

• Many Kyrgyz Muslims are involved in seeking to change this situation by various means. Ask God to bring the Kyrgyz people to a real heart change in this area.
• Ask the Lord to bring further revelation to the Kyrgyz people about the true nature and meaning of marriage. (Ephesians 5:21-33)
• Ask that God will reveal Himself as a trustworthy Father to these young girls.
• Pray for healing for those who have suffered trauma and physical abuse.
• Pray that both young men and women will find Jesus Christ as Saviour and surrender their lives to Him.

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Witness – Kidnapped Brides – Feb 2009

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.

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Farhad Testimony

From August 9th – September 9th 2010 Worldwide Mission Fellowship will be praying that Muslims around the world going through Ramadan will turn to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, this is in conjunction with similar prayer strategies around the world supported by Open Doors and 30 days of Prayer. Our ultimate prayer is for their salvation. The site will be updated daily at 05:45 GMT to coincide with our early morning prayer meeting so you can join us in prayer wherever you are.

In Islam normal daily prayer is a focused ritual exercise which is an expression of worship and honour toward Allah. Muslims do not expect to deeply know God or hear His voice. Personal requests are possible in Islam, but the formal ritual prayers are definitely the most important prayer activity for Muslims.

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.

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Reaching Asia’s Muslims

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.

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Moshen Testimony