The following information is from Mission Network News (See below) and is intended to draw a picture of how we can better prayer for the war that has enraged since the rebellion of our Adam against a direct command of God (see Genesis 3). 

The Islamic world presents one of the most difficult challenges to the Grace Missions community.  If you know of Missionaries in this region that we can pray for please contact us, (mailto:robjenny@one,net) always bearing in mind the need for the security of these laborers in the field of harvest. 

We do publish monthly an E-Zine called The Grace Baptist,  In this E-zine we have been publishing a number of articles teaching things that would be helpful in reaching into the Muslim world for that past 4 months, we will continue this series to help make many aware of the needs and give tooling for Missions to Islam.  To receive this E-Zine please click and send the following email link no notes needed.  The_Grace_Baptist_E-Magazine-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

From MNN:

Christian relief agencies are reaching out in the name of Christ to help the needy leaving Afghanistan.  World Concern's Kelly Miller says the influx of refugees in northern Afghanistan and southern Tajikistan is incredible.  We'll be working initially with 50,000 Afghans and 25,000 Tajiks providing that food security over the winter months starting immediately."  World Concern is asking for cash donations to help them reach out to this Islamic area of the world.  Miller says people need to get involved because the time to help is now.

An Afghan court hearing the trial of eight foreign Christian aid workers was expected to pass a short sentence on the basis of compassion.  That's according to a report from Reuters.  The report quotes the group's Pakistani lawyer.  The group was arrested on August 3rd on charges of spreading Christianity, which violates Islamic law.   Please continue to pra for the 16 Afghani nationals who were arrested at the same time.  Faced with charges of proselytizing, they face the death penalty.

Christian Aid Mission  is reporting that many Afghans are converting to Christianity while living outside of their native land.  In the past year, 32 new churches have been formed in nearby Kyrgyzstan, and 20 of them are made up primarily of former Muslims, among them refugees from Afghanistan. Indigenous churches in countries that border Afghanistan on the north also have many former Muslims in their congregations, including Afghan refugees. Many Afghanis are responding to the kindness being shown by loving Christians abroad.