Category: Prayers during Ramadan

Southern Yemeni Arabs number between 8 and 9 million people, and in general are less tribal and more educated than other segments in the country. If you meet a Yemeni outside of Yemen, chances are they will be from the South. For years Elizabeth had prayed for her husband Nathan, who did not know about…
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6 Sunni Muslims came over for dinner and stayed to read scripture. After coffee, the group began to settle in the living room to read about one of the prophets from the Old Testament. A Follower of Isa’al Masiah passed out a bible in both Arabic and English for them to read along with. As…
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  Tonight will be the last day of Sha`ban and tomorrow Sunday, June 29 begins the first day of Ramadan. With hopeful hearts, many Muslims are looking to the heavens in search of a crescent moon, for which to herald the first call to prayer. As millions wait in eager anticipation, hoping for a miracle,…
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Ramadan 2013 has ended. For those of you who faithfully followed this blog over the 30 days and joined me in a season of prayer for Muslim people, thank you. The stories shared in this daily prayer guide are true. They were given me by people who live or recently visited North Africa, Middle East,…
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Mona and Ahmed are the middle children in a family of ten who live with their parents, grandma, aunt, uncle, and cousins in a small two bedroom flat. Mona and Ahmed both have significant physicals disabilities and their families brought them to the disabled center seeking help for their precious children. Unlike the majority of…
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A day rarely passes without a beggar at my door. Most are women; they have nothing in their homes to cook with for that day. They didn’t yesterday and won’t tomorrow. They will return home today to a house full of hungry, malnourished children. When medical needs arise, they only have an inefficient government system…
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Blue flip-flops. Hour after hour. Mile after mile. Through boulder fields and thorny underbrush. Up and down mountain passes, never a complaint never a whiny moment. Only humming and singing and constant jibber jabber. That’s the picture of Asan, a man I met at the bottom of the mountains and followed to the top. His…
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An area of the United States that I’ll call “Arab Town” is home to at least 8,000 people. A hundred years ago, many were brought to Arab Town to work in factories. Many people in developing countries have idealized America in their heads; all 8,000 of these people know better. Some work hard hours and…
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Matthew is not typical; he is well educated and speaks English well too. He is married with a little boy and a little girl. Unlike most he only wants two children; and unlike most men in this culture, he really helps at home-he cooks and helps taking care of his children. He wants a better…
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A few years ago a Follower of Jesus, frustrated with the limited success he was having in spreading the gospel in [Oman], decided to go where no one else dared to go. The road was long and tiresome, and he had plenty of time to chat with God. Not knowing the area and people, he…
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