Muslim-background believers (MBBs)

Change in religion

According to Islamic law (Sharia), apostasy from Islam is punishable by death. Many Muslim-background believers (MBBs) receive threatening phone calls and death threats, and have their homes raided to pressure them into returning to Islam.

• Pray for perseverance for MBBs, many of whom pay a high price for their discipleship
• Ask God to comfort and strengthen new believers who have been ostracised from their families and communities because of their faith in Jesus
• Pray that those who have been imprisoned for their faith would have strength to stand firm in Christ.

Christians who have fled

Mohsen Namvar, 40, left Iran with his family after being tortured in prison. He says, "I do not doubt that they wanted to kill me. They interrogated me very hard as I did not want to give them the names of former Muslims or information about house churches." Many Christians who flee leave everything behind, sometimes even their whole family.

• Pray for those who have emigrated and feel pushed out of their homeland
• Pray that victims of torture and trauma will know emotional, spiritual and physical healing. 

Inflammatory campaigns

Many former Muslims are accused of being connected with foreign intelligence agencies and are pressured to inform the authorities about any missionary activity.

• Pray for a reduction in the inflammatory campaigns against Christians being waged by news agencies and spiritual and political leaders
• Pray that pastors will have wisdom in communicating with strangers and that spies will be won to Jesus.