Pray for the Caucasus
Every morning the sun rises over the majestic mountains of the North Caucasus and shines on nearly 7 million people who live between the Black and Caspian Seas. This area – part of Russia just between Ukraine and the Republic…
30 Days of Prayer
Pray for Central Asia
When 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World was just beginning, Central Asia was cut off from the Gospel, hidden behind firm restrictions on religious and other freedoms. We have included prayer for this region in almost every guide published. And in some…
Pray for the Akhdam of Yemen
Aisha collects garbage and lives in a city slum in Yemen. She struggles to survive, even though the the marginalized Akhdam have steadily worsened since the beginning of the war in Yemen, years ago. Like many of the poorest people…
Pray for the Northern Yemeni
It is hard to think of a more desperate people than the Northern Yemeni people of Yemen. A population of over 13 million, speaking Sanaani Arabic, they are Shia Muslims and one of the largest populations in the world with…
Pray for the Mehri Tribe
The sun sets on the desert horizon and darkness falls. In the southwest corner of Oman, close to the border of Yemen, a few old men gather to drink coffee and share the news of the day. They do so in…
Pray for Peace & Reconciliation
30 Days of Prayer continued to grow in the decade of the 2000’s, against a backdrop of deepening poison in inter-faith relations. A cycle of violence and corresponding responses from those attacked created growing bitterness and desires for endless revenge from…
Pray for Addicts in Afghanistan
Most people will never hear about a man like Qasim. He is from a remote part of Afghanistan; a member of an overlooked tribe, from an unreached people group; and he is a drug addict. As a young man, Qasim…
Pray for the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
A rugged, narrow strip of land seeps out from the northern border of Afghanistan, reaching to China to divide Tajikistan and Pakistan. It has been a trade route for centuries, but an 1893 agreement between the British Empire and Afghanistan…
Pray for Saudi Arabia
In 1994, the 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World movement was just getting started. On Day 22 of that very first year we prayed for the people of Saudi Arabia. The guide said, “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one…
Pray for Khoja of East Africa
The Shia branch of Islam that we have been praying for has other sects. One of these is the Khoja Ithna Asharis. Ithna Ashari means “twelver” a term that refers to the belief that twelve male descendants from the family…