Sudan - rumors of war

For Day 08, 18 August 2010 Special Report Christians in Sudan have asked you and I to pray! Both north and south Sudan are preparing for war. The situation is complex, the problems many. Please ask prayer networks you know to be involved in this strategic prayer effort for Sudan. Background: A Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed between North and South Sudan January 9, 2005. The deal stated... [Read more]

The despair of living in Khartoum, Sudan

Brown is the colour of Khartoum. There's some red around, but basically it's brown! The scorching sun bleaches the colour out of most things, and dust manages to get onto and into almost everything. The sky, however, is almost always blue. Khartoum is the second largest city in Muslim Africa. The city is not built up like most modern cities, but comprises largely simple, mud-brick, one-storied houses... [Read more]

Pakistan Muslims - insights into:

Satelit dishes everywhere Pray for flood victims in Pakistan!This is a huge disaster. It is important to pray. Millions of people affected. Food and disease problems will take a toll. It will be less if people pray.Pakistan means, "Land of the Pure" or "The Holy Land". Formed in 1947 as a homeland for the Muslims of the Indian sub-continent, its primary identity is religious rather than ethnic... [Read more]

Turkish Northern Cyprus Muslims secularized

At the eastern end of the Mediterranean lies the beautiful but troubled island of Cyprus. On the surface the island would appear to be European in character, but it also has ancient roots, which often gives it a different feel. Nowhere is this complexity more apparent than in the island's capital of Lefkosa (Nicosia). The skyline of this Mediterranean city speaks for itself - the juxtaposition of the... [Read more]

Iran Muslims - insights into...

God began the evangelization of the Iranians on the Day of Pentecost. We read in Acts 2:9 that the Spirit baptized believers in Jerusalem spoke about of the mighty deeds of God in the languages of the Parthians, Medes and Elamites. The descendants of these three ethnic groups still form a significant part of the Iranian population. Unfortunately, the early Gospel preaching never deeply penetrated Iranian... [Read more]

China's Muslim Kyrgyz Peoples

Islam in China Population 200,000 (approx.) 95% Muslim The Turkic nomadic tribes of Central Asia began settling in China during the 14th century. The third largest of these groups are called the Kyrgyz. The Kyrgyz live in the high mountain ranges and grassy plateau regions of the Xinjiang province of North West China. The Kyrgyz, a proud people whose name means "indestructible", were once referred... [Read more]

Muslims in Singapore – the Lion City

Muslims in Singapore Singapore consists of 62 small islands and one large island (699 km2) just south of mainland Malaysia and north of Indonesia. While about 23% of Singapore's land area consists of forest and nature reserves it is also the world's second most densely populated independent country. Singapore has one of the world’s busiest ports and is a commercial, financial and technical hub for... [Read more]

The amazing story of Christianity in Algeria

Duben maskat The Kabyles live in the rugged mountains called Kabylia to the east of the Algerian capital, Algiers. They belong to the Berber or Imazighen people groups. Berbers were the original inhabitants of North Africa before the Arab invasion of the region around 1,350 years ago. There are several different Berber people groups scattered across North Africa, though they live mainly in Algeria... [Read more]