Global Prayer Digest January 2007
31 Dec
The focus of Global Prayer Digest for January 2007 is on ‘Central and West Africa’.
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Editorial for January 2007
Dear Praying Friends
Rarely do we cover an area of the world that has so many unreached people groups that are engaged, meaning that there is an active effort to reach them for Christ. I am deeply moved to hear about all the efforts of Serving In Mission (SIM) International, the Southern Baptists, the JESUS Film Project, and others. One of the privileges of being on staff at the U.S. Center for World Mission is that I can hear about recent breakthroughs, most of which I cannot publish for security reasons.
Recently I heard about an unreached African people group where their local Muslim leaders are coming to Christ. I don’t know the name of this people group, but I do know this: Someone understands that the way to reach a people group is to win the leaders first.
Yet I can’t help but think that many more peoples would come to Christ if He wasn’t mistaken for the leader of a foreign religious system.
These last two days I have heard of two other instances where Muslims are embracing Christ. These Muslims call Him “Isa,” which is His Name in the Koran. These followers of Isa maintain Islamic cultural practices, and shun the term “Christian,” a word that carries much cultural baggage.
Instead of being rejected by their families and communities, they can be ambassadors for Christ among them if they don’t appear to be rejecting their heritage.
Let’s pray that Christ will be heralded among Africa’s Muslim peoples, not as a foreigner, but as the One who saves sinners and gives life abundantly.
In Him,
Keith Carey
Managing Editor GPD
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