Intercede with Us for the Muslim World!“If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”

(Jn 8:31-32, GW)

“Let us grin in some people’s faces while our hearts curse them,” said a close friend of Muhammad. Islam allows for thepractice of taqiya, or deception, when a Muslim lives under non-Muslim authority. To protect himself and to gain influence,he may hide his faith and even pretend to accept the Christian faith. In the end, however, he deceives himself. Pray that theHoly Spirit will bring Muslims to true conviction and freedom in Jesus.*

Today's Prayer Requests: From Students, Alumni, and MissionariesWAAST: Please pray for students as they return home today. Many have participated in Jumaa Prayer during this pastsemester. As some seek to establish prayer groups in their churches, pray that many will respond and develop a burdento intercede for and reach out in love to those around them.

WEST AFRICA—A/G SCHOOLS: Primary schools have proven to be an effective mode of outreach throughoutWest Africa. Please pray for these in particular this week:

• Mali: A student who oversees a school has had many opportunities to pray with children to accept Jesus. Some arebeing discipled. Please pray that, as these youngsters move on to high school, they will grow in their faith and theirlives will influence their families and friends.

• Northern Togo: Pray for the salvation and spiritual growth of students in a church-attached school in apredominately Muslim town. Most of them are from Muslim families.

• Senegal: Construction is in progress for a new school in a less-reached area. Please pray for favor and a goodwitness in the community even as the building is going up, and for safety for the workers. Pray that the Spirit willprepare the hearts of those who will attend.

World Watch List: Pray for the Persecuted**For a few years after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan opened its doors toChristianity and other religions. Since 1998, however, the government has imposed severe restrictions on the Church,and Uzbekistan now ranks #15 on the list of countries where believers suffer the most persecution. About 83% of thecountry's 29.7 million people follow Islam. The few evangelical believers, numbering fewer than 65,000 (.22%),cannot meet in homes or keep or distribute any Christian materials, under threat of heavy fines or imprisonment.Please pray that God's strength and joy will fortify our brothers and sisters. Pray for the Muslims; they also comeunder government persecution at times. May they see and seek after the Hope they see in Christians' lives.

For Muslim Women***Please pray for a Muslim background believer who has encountered controversy in her outreach endeavors. She asksthat we pray for her family’s safety.

Prayer Resources*Praying for Muslims: A Guide for Effective Intercession offers many insights concerning Islam and a different prayer subjecteach Friday. This week we pray for Muslims living in deception even as they deceive others: http://bit.ly/1noNJlR.

**Open Doors publishes an annual list ranking the 50 nations where persecution against Christians is most severe. See the full2014 World Watch List at http://bit.ly/1mcm2fu. Click on a country on the map or list to read its profile and prayer requests.

***Muslim women need your prayers! You can join a prayer network and receive regular requests at http://sayhelloinfo.com/.

For a list of resources for prayer groups, see http://tinyurl.com/waastjumaa.

Find information and prayer requests concerning Muslims around the world at http://www.30-days.net/.

How should we pray for those imprisoned for their faith? Read http://www.elam.com/articles/How-to-pray-for-those-in-prison/.

For news updates concerning persecuted Christians, visit http://morningstarnews.org/ and http://www.releaseinternational.org/.

For prayer requests, visit http://www.opendoorsusa.org/pray/ and http://www.persecution.com/public/pray.aspx.

To help you answer Muslims' questions about Jesus and the Bible, explore http://answeringislam.org/.

Jumaa Prayer for the Muslims of Africa and beyond

West Africa Advanced School of Theology 25 April 2014