From one of our contacts, Terry, in the Arabian Peninsula we received the following prayer request as well as a testimony.
Terry : “We are so thankful to see more and more people trying to follow Jesus in the Arabian Peninsula, but it is often messy, and our hearts break for such situations.”
Terry shares: “Sandra has specifically asked for prayer to support her as she is facing an impending family crisis. She has been seeking to follow Jesus for a number of years. She is the mother of five children. Over time, each of these kids has had amazing encounters with Jesus, though each one’s walk is complicated and challenging.
Her third child moved to the US for university six years ago. Three years ago, without telling Sandra, her daughter married a man she met in America. Their first child followed a year later. While Sandra has known this for some time, her daughter has not told her father anything. Now it looks like her daughter is intending to email her father soon and will tell him the whole story. Much wisdom is required here. Sandra greatly fears what her husband will do when he finds out. Her husband can be violent and often blames her for everything that goes wrong with their children.”
Terry continues: “Over the past four years, three of the oldest daughters, along with Sandra, have been baptized in declaration of their desire to follow Jesus. Just two weeks ago, we had the joy of participating in the most recent of those baptisms for ‘Emma’, Sandra’s oldest. Emma has issues and things that threaten the young growing faith. Pray that she would throw off that which hinders her and pursue Jesus wholeheartedly.
Please also pray for their relationship with their cousin, who also loves Jesus. There is a deep wound between them which has brought hurt, separation and isolation from one another. Pray that these relationships would be restored.
Please do remember to pray for Godly husbands for these young ladies and for the desire for all of them to gather together regularly for encouragement with one another, as local Arabs who love Jesus and want to help members of their own community to do the same.”
