Ramadan

Monday, August 1st begins the month long M holiday of Ramadan. We will be trying to post daily to help you P-ay for M's, not only the Rangi, but world wide.

The call to prayer for M's originally came during a meeting of several Chr--tian leaders in the Middle East in 1992. Several bel=evers involved in an international movement strongly sensed G*d's desire to call as many Chr--tians as possible to p-ay for the M world. A p-ayer movement was planned to coincide with the

Is!amic month of Ramadan which follows a lunar calendar (in 2011 this is from August 1-through 30th). It was intended that "30 Days" should be during the month of Ramadan for at least two reasons: (1) as a means for Christians to identify themselves with M's during a fixed period of the year and (2)to call G*d's sovereign intervention in the lives of M's during a time of year when they are particularly religious. Please note that p-aying during the month of Ramadan does not mean that we conform ourselves to the M practices of fasting and prayer. As beli#vers in J we disagree with Is!amic ideas, theology and practices in several areas. However, the "30 Days" movement emphasizes G*d's love for M's. We encourage all bel=evers in the Mess+ah to cultivate a spirit of humility, love, respect and service towards M's.

It is estimated that three to four million M's have come to faith in the Mess+ah in the last 20-30 years. More M's have turned to the Mess+ah in recent years than during the entire last 1,400 years since the time of Moh@mmed.

P-ay with us for the Rangi!