Intercede with Us for the Muslim World!

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you . . . and will bring you back from
captivity (Jer. 29:!"#$ %I&'.
Even as they strive to faithfully keep their traditions and serve their god, many Muslims find themselves questioning. As
they look for answers to life's challenges, some turn their hearts toward Jesus. God has promised that those who seek will
find im, and e will free them! "et's pray that those who seek will have a revelation of Jesus and courage to follow im.#
Today's Prayer Requests: From Students and Alumni
AN!"A: A small num$er of Muslim $usinessmen, mainly from %est Africa, live in this &entral African nation.
'earing the eventual rise of (slam there, the government has $anned the construction of any new mosques and
monitors their $usinesses. owever, well)to)do Muslims commonly entice women to marry them, then raise the
children as Muslims, even sending them to countries in the Ara$ *eninsula for education. *ray for &hristian women,
that they would cling to Jesus and resist the temptation of wealth and the pressures they may face from families who
hope to gain. *ray that Muslims will instead see the lives of vi$rant $elievers and desire the true riches they have!
#!N!$%RA&&A'I""(: A student asks us to pray for an aggressive evangelism program their church will launch
in +,-.. *ray that many Muslims will $e reached. /he Muslim community in &ongo has grown from under -0 in
+,,, to a$out 1..0 now. 2ecause of the wealth they $ring, the government is giving funds for new mosques.
In the News
Meriam ($rahim, a +3)year)old wife and mother who has $een sentenced to death for 4apostasy5 in 6udan, gave $irth
to a $a$y girl on /uesday morning +3 May. Than) od for a safe delivery, and continue praying for God's
intervention in ($rahim's case. 6he was raised as a &hristian, $ut $ecause her a$sentee father was a Muslim, she is
considered an apostate. According to the sentence handed down on -. May, she will $e allowed to nurse the $a$y for +
years, then $e hanged for refusing to em$race (slam. er toddler son is imprisoned with her. er hus$and and lawyers
filed an appeal this past week. *ray for God's favor and for is mercy on those 7udging her case.
8igeria's 9efence &hief announced Monday that the girls kidnapped from &hi$ok have $een found, $ut will not
disclose the location. e says the military will not attempt a rescue $y force, as the girls would most likely $e killed.
*lease continue to intercede for these girls, and pray that the "ord's mighty hand will work a miracle for their release.
World Watch List: Pray for the Persecuted**
(*y+t is ++
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on the list ranking countries according to the severity of persecution against &hristians. /his week
General el)6isi, the military chief who deposed *resident Mu$arak, was elected president. /hough the Muslim
2rotherhood is out of power, attacks on &hristians continue. *ray for wisdom and strength for them, especially for
those who leave (slam to follow Jesus. *ray that they will $e lights in their nation. *ray for the new leadership.
For Muslim Women***
*lease pray for ., a Muslim woman who lives in &anada. 6he was raised $y radicals to despise Jesus, $ut she is now
falling in love with im! *ray that . will $elieve fully, and that she will confess im as 6avior.
Prayer Resources
()raying for *uslims: + ,uide for -ffective Intercession offers many insights concerning (slam and a different prayer su$7ect
each 'riday. /his week we pray for Muslims who are disillusioned, that they may find /ruth: http:;;tinyurl.com;m.<=.g>.
##?pen 9oors pu$lishes an annual list ranking the ., nations where persecution against &hristians is most severe. 6ee the full
+,-< %orld %atch "ist at http:;;$it.ly;-mcm+fu. &lick on a country on the map or list to read its profile and prayer requests.
###Muslim women need your prayers! @ou can 7oin a prayer network and receive regular requests at http:;;sayhelloinfo.com;.
'or a list of resources for prayer groups, see http:;;tinyurl.com;waast7umaa.
'ind information and prayer requests concerning Muslims around the world at http:;;www.1,)days.net;.
ow should we pray for those imprisoned for their faithA Bead http:;;www.elam.com;articles;ow)to)pray)for)those)in)prison;.
'or news updates concerning persecuted &hristians, visit http:;;morningstarnews.org; and http:;;www.releaseinternational.org;.
'or prayer requests, visit http:;;www.opendoorsusa.org;pray; and http:;;www.persecution.com;pu$lic;pray.aspC.
/o help you answer Muslims' questions a$out Jesus and the 2i$le, eCplore http:;;answeringislam.org;.
Jumaa Prayer
for the Muslims of Africa and beyond
3 0 May 2014 West Africa Advanced School of Theology