Day 22

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Day 22

Istanbul is home to religious and nominal Muslims. During Ramadan, some neighborhoods will bustle as normal with people enjoying coffee shops. Others will have empty streets as people stay home while fasting. This month will increase some Turks’ devotion to Islam, but for others, it will remind them why they have distanced themselves or have left it completely.

Pray that Christians in Istanbul will have opportunities to have spiritual conversations with Muslims this month. Pray that many will accept God’s free gift of salvation, which is not based on their good deeds but on His mercy to them.

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Day 31

Muslims conclude the last day of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr (the Festival of Fast-Breaking). Entire neighborhoods may come together over a huge feast, complete with fireworks and gifts, to celebrate their endurance and generosity toward others during Ramadan. However, when life goes back to normal after the feast, many Muslims report feeling sad or disappointed. Some hoped their fasting would yield a felt nearness to Allah, but instead they feel just as distant as they did before Ramadan began. Pray for God to use the days following Ramadan to steer Muslims toward truth. Ask God to put believers in their path who can share the gospel and invite them into eternal assurance of salvation.

Day 30

As Ramadan comes to an end, it is tradition for children to return home and ask their parents for forgiveness for wrongs they have committed. Pray that as they seek to honor their earthly fathers, they will see the living God as Father. Pray for the parents approached by their children. Ask God to use this tradition to help them think about the ways they have fallen short of Allah’s holiness and whether they can obtain guaranteed forgiveness from him. Pray that this leads them to the Word and a believer who can share how their sins can be forgiven.