6 December 2013

West Africa Advanced School of Theolo y

Jumaa

For the Muslims of Africa and beyond

Prayer

Intercede with Us for the Muslim World!

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope (John 8: !, "I#$ %echariah &:''$ (salm ''&:)&, "R*#+, Like the Israelites in Egypt, Muslims today are in bondage, not to a Pharaoh, but to Satan himself. Pray this week that the Lord will bring them out of slavery into a relationship with Him.

Today's Prayer Requests: From Students and Alumni

SIERR !E"#E: ! re"ent graduate writes# $I have introdu"ed the %riday &umaa prayers in our "hur"h. 'e"ently we went on an evangelisti" tour in one of our nearby villages. (ne Muslim was "onverted. His name has already been "hanged from Mohammed to &ohn.) *his pastor hopes to train &ohn for the ministry. Pray for &ohn, for his spiritual growth and training. Pray that the praying "hur"h members will sense a greater burden to rea"h Muslims around them. S"UT$ SU% #: In &une an alumna asked us to pray for a "hur"h+planting training seminar in the huge ,ida refugee "amp. Her husband returned to the "amp in -ovember for a follow+up seminar. He found that, sin"e &une, ./ 0is"overy 1ible Study groups have been established, with nearly 233 parti"ipating, and pastors have seen more added to their "ongregations. !s people in these study groups are "arefully dis"ipled, they will eventually form new "hur"hes. People from 4/ tribes are involved5 43 of these are "onsidered unrea"hed and many are Muslims. Please "ontinue to pray for the pastors and lay leaders as they present the 6ord and that 7od will tou"h hungry hearts.

In the News
%or years 8hristians in Egypt have been sub9e"t to restri"tions on the "onstru"tion and renovation of their "hur"hes: restri"tions that do not apply to mos;ues. *his may "hange with an arti"le in Egypt<s new "onstitutional draft, whi"h was approved by a /3+member panel on Sunday. (ne member of the panel said the provision aims to enable 8hristians $to e=er"ise their rites freely and be"ome able to build their "hur"hes in a mu"h easier way.) -ot surprisingly, the Muslim 1rotherhood has re9e"ted the new "onstitution. *he draft is now in the hands of the interim president, !dly Mansour, for a referendum in the "oming weeks. Please pray for 7od<s wisdom for President Mansour and the offi"ials involved. Pray for greater freedoms for believers in Egypt. %or more details, see http#>>bit.ly>?"9@-&".

From Global Initiative**

Please pray for the 7orani Muslims of Aosovo. Pray for 8hristian witness to this tiny minority of ??,333. -hese people live in the mountainous .ora re/ion of southwestern 0osovo$ others have mi/rated to 1lbania, *erbia, -urkey, 2acedonia, 3estern 4urope, and the 5,*, Islami6ed by the 7ttomans -urks in the ')88s, they identify themselves as 2uslims, but their practices include elements of their former reli/ions9pa/an animism and 4astern 7rthodo: ;hristianity, -hey are resistant to the /ospel$ pray that the *pirit will send workers and empower them to reach out,

For Muslim Women***

Pray that during this 8hristmas season Muslim women everywhere would be less "onstrained by their deadly bias against the son+ship of 8hrist, so that they "an understand with their hearts that He is indeed Lord and 'edeemer. Pray that 8hristian women would be responsive to opportunities they have to share &esus with their Muslim neighbors.

Prayer Resources
<(rayin/ for 2uslims: 1 .uide for 4ffective Intercession offers many insights "on"erning Islam and a different prayer sub9e"t ea"h %riday. *his week we pray for a great e=odus of Muslims from Satan<s bondage to new life in &esus# http#>>bit.ly>?9h.BCw. 7lobal Initiative is a ministry of !ssemblies of 7od 6orld Missions, DS!. Bisit http#>>globalinitiativeinfo."om> for information about praying for Muslims and weekly re;uests. Muslim women need your prayersE ,ou "an 9oin a prayer network and re"eive regular re;uests at http#>>sayhelloinfo."om>. %or a list of resour"es for prayer groups, see http#>>tinyurl."om>waast9umaa. %ind information and prayer re;uests "on"erning Muslims around the world at http#>>www.43+days.net>. How should we pray for those imprisoned for their faithF 'ead http#>>www.elam."om>arti"les>How+to+pray+for+those+in+prison>. %or news updates "on"erning perse"uted 8hristians, visit http#>>morningstarnews.org> and http#>>www.releaseinternational.org>. %or prayer re;uests, visit http#>>www.opendoorsusa.org>pray> and http#>>www.perse"ution."om>publi">pray.asp=. *o help you answer Muslims< ;uestions about &esus and the 1ible, e=plore http#>>un"hangingword."om>inde=.php.