Jumaa Prayer Fellowship

Since its beginning, CMM’s main focus has been to mobilize believers whose primary involvement through CMM is intercessory prayer for Muslims around the world. This prayer force, which today numbers about 100,000 people in 40 nations, is known as the Jumaa Prayer Fellowship. Jumaa is the Arabic designation for Friday, the day for Muslim community prayer.

To provide specific prayer needs and to keep its members informed of news and happenings in the Muslim world, CMM publishes and distributes Intercede, a bi-monthly news and prayer bulletin. Here are the prayer requests for May 2007 through June 2007:

Friday, May 4, 2007. Please pray

…for the Muslims of Russia. By itself, Moscow is home to 3,000,000 Muslims, most without official registration.

…that the increasing political instability in Bangladesh will result in reform and a bounty of Christian witness to Muslims.

…for Albania. Since the fall of communism in 1990, Muslim missionaries have swarmed into Albania, building mosques and offering a variety of financial aid. Pray that Albanian believers would be strong witnesses to their Muslim neighbors.

Friday, May 11, 2007. Please pray

…for Martha Masih, a Pakistani Christian accused of making insulting remarks about Muhammad, a crime punishable by death. She was charged with blasphemy after making the remarks to a neighbor. Her husband and five children have been forced into hiding while she is incarcerated.

…for the country of Yemen. It is illegal for Yemenis to become Christians and Yemen remains one of the least evangelized countries in the world.

…for ten MBB (Muslim Background Believers) youths in Ethiopia, forced to flee their homes following death threats from their own families.

Friday, May 18, 2007. Please pray

…for a growing number of Muslims in Macedonia. Pray that without the religious restraints of Islamic countries, missionaries will take advantage of the religious freedom in Macedonia to reach a large populace of Arab expatriates.

…against the fear that often grips Muslims, hindering many from making a commitment to Jesus Christ, fully aware of the consequences of conversion to Christianity.

…for continued prayer for Novianna in Indonesia, the only one of four schoolgirls to survive a machete attack by radical Muslims in 2005. She has undergone plastic surgery to reduce severe scarring. Pray for her physical and spiritual well-being.

Friday, May 25, 2007. Please pray

…for MBBs in Morocco. Pray that the government will repeal laws restricting Christian activity.

…for Nigerian Christians. Recently, Muslim radicals rampaged in Jigawa state burning 14 churches and looting two. The attacks injured six people and left 16 pastors homeless.

…for God to continue to protect Christian workers in Iraq, as they distribute literature and assist churches.

Friday, June 1, 2007. Please pray

…for God to work a miracle in the lives of Indonesia’s 180 million Muslims.

…for the relatives of an Eritrean Christian who died after 4 years of imprisonment. Magos Semere had originally been jailed for evangelism and starting a house meeting with six other Eritreans. After becoming seriously ill, prison officials offered medical treatment if Semere would sign a statement renouncing his faith. He refused and died in February, 2007.

…for Algeria. Pending restrictions on Christian witness remain unenforced for the moment. Pray for continued Church growth.

Friday, June 8, 2007. Please pray

…for the Gorani Muslims of Kosovo. Pray for Christian witness to this tiny minority of 11,000.

…for radio and satellite broadcasts reaching Saudi Arabia. Pray for a genuine impact in the heart of Islam.

…that legal regulations will leave room for the Church to thrive and grow in Iraq.

Friday, June 15, 2007. Please pray

…for MBBs, wherever possible, to remain within their family and community as witnesses to the love and grace of God.

…for the burgeoning Church in Iran. Pray that despite governmental oppression, the Gospel will thrive in Iran.

…for the Church in Eritrea. Please pray for all those under the oppression of this increasingly Muslim-dominated country.

Friday, June 22, 2007. Please pray

…for believers in Uzbekistan. Unregistered churches continue to be targets for harassment and raids.

…that God will raise up expatriate Christian workers to continue reaching Muslims in the Arabian Gulf.

…for Sufi Muslims in Bangladesh. Pray that through Christian witness, dreams and visions, Sufis would receive a true revelation of Jesus Christ.

Friday, June 29, 2007. Please pray

…for secret believers in Libya. Many risk betrayal or death from their own families and kin.

…for God’s hand of protection to remain on church leaders in Iraq as they toil under a constant threat of physical harm.

…for political rulers and leaders across the Muslim world. Pray that through divine intervention, windows of opportunity would open, allowing millions of Muslims to truly have an opportunity to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ.