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15 Sep
[04-04-08] Tithe Your Holiday
Tithing is something Christians are generally familiar with but we usually apply it to our finances.[18-03-08] Just Trade Thailand
Tomorrow I'm flying off to Thailand, Cambodia and Hong Kong as part of my role with Just Trade to visit small businesses that providing employment for very vulnerable communities.[10-03-08] Climate Change
"In spring, it shouldn't be hot, but this year was really hot," says Murat.[24-01-08] China 2008
Duration: approx 2weeks Dates: 5th-17th Sept Cost: £430 + flights to Chengdu Be part of a team who are going to China to trek in the mountains of Tibet.[24-01-08] Trips for 2008
A number of Open Heaveners are already thinking about giving some of their holiday time to God and heading off on focused mission trips.[21-01-08] Update from Paul McKnight
Dear All, We finished our term of teaching in December and at Step Ahead we threw a party for about 60 or so friends, neighbours and students.[15-09-06] Prayer for Muslims
More and more world news is being dominated by conflict between the west and the Muslim world.[10-08-06] Trip to Albania
A team from Open Heaven will be heading out to Albania at the end of August where we will be linking up with and serving two churches.[30-01-06] Step Ahead Training Centre: Khao Lak, Thailand
Background to the Area Before the Tsunami the area of Khao Lak, in which the Step Ahead Training Centre is based, had a growing tourist industry alongside the well established local fishing businesses.[26-10-05] Phones 4 Life
A section from a recent letter from Simon Guillebaud, a missionary we support who is working in Burundi: "One of the most heart-wrenching and deeply-impacting moments in my life was when an African brother asked me for $4 for medicine for his sick baby boy.
Prayer for Muslims
More and more world news is being dominated by conflict between the west and the Muslim world. A false picture is often painted of a ‘them and us’ approach, ‘us’ being the good guys and ‘them’ being the Muslims. Islam is recognised as becoming the greatest single challenge facing Christians today.
Here in Loughborough the Muslim population is increasing. Many of us living in the town have neighbours who are Muslims, with the areas around Queens Road, Kings Street and the station having particularly high populations. On top of this university also has a growing number of Muslim students, and Loughborough as a town now has the opportunity to welcome an increasing number of Asylum seekers, most of whom are Muslim.
How do we respond?
Above all we must repond through love. It is important to remember that every Muslim is unique and wonderful in God’s eyes and we should be careful not to generalize or presume that all Muslims are the same. Every Muslim is greatly loved by God. Most Muslims who come to Christ are not won over by intellectual arguments but rather they have personal encounter with Christ, through reading the New Testament, the power of love demonstrated through Christian friends, or through dreams and visions. We need to pray in faith and confidence that God will hear us and will move powerfully in answer to our prayers of love and compassion towards Muslim people.
Why not join the worldwide 30-day prayer for Muslims? This starts on the 24th September, coinciding with Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. I am getting hold of a number of prayer guides which give information about Muslims around the word and provide an opportunity to lean more about our neighbours. If you are interested please contact me and I will reserve you a booklet (cost £1.50 each).
As God’s people we can make a difference through prayer. God has entrusted the nations of the world to His Church. True peace comes through love; let us demonstrate this love in our prayer lives.
LJ
See also:
- 10 reasons to pray for muslims
- About Islam
Posted by: LJ Lloyd-Jarvis on Friday Sep 15th, 2006
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