Friday, October 06, 2006

Ramadan Day 14 - Geneva, Switzerland

30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World

Geneva, Switzerland

A young Saudi woman who teaches religion was very intrigued by the crosses which she saw on churches in Geneva. When two Christian women started a conversation with her she expressed her perplexity: "Why do people in Europe have the freedom to purchase a Qur'an if they want but in our country it is impossible to buy a Bible?”

A group of Christians from an Arabic background has been very busy. In 2005 during the course of one month they contacted 600 men and women of which 200 heard a detailed explanation of the Gospel. About 30 people indicated that they would like to know much more about Jesus. An older Syrian man with a throat cancer allowed the Christians to pray for him.

Over 180 different nationalities are present in the city. There are two mosques and several Islamic institutes along with many North African Muslims. Several churches in the city have started to make specific efforts to reach the Muslim community.

Let’s Pray:

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* May Christians in Geneva be able to see the opportunities which are available to them to proclaim Christ to the Muslims visiting and living in their city.

* Pray for those Muslims who do convert that God would help them to become real disciples in living Christian communities. Christians need to devote time, energy and much thought to discipling new converts from Muslim backgrounds.

* Pray for the development of ministries in Geneva and many other parts of Europe where there is a significant presence of Muslim tourisms and inhabitants. Native Europeans and Arab Christians all have their place in such ministries.



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