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by Donna Krstulovich
"Not by might; not by power, but by My Spirit," says the Lord of Hosts.
Zech. 4:6
Join over 60,000 Christians in praying for
Muslims each Friday. When Muslims go
to the Mosque, Christians around
the world are interceding
for their salvation.
PRAYER REQUESTS FOR
December 12, 2025
Please pray for...
…Miriam in a Middle Eastern country. After her conversion to Christianity, Miriam’s relatives placed her under house arrest. Eventually, she fled to another area where no one knew her. She says, “I simply want to live a normal Christian life and tell others about Jesus.”
…the country of Kyrgyzstan. The Open Doors organization states that there has been a sharp increase in violence against the church. Many registered churches have been forced to close. Of Kyrgyzstan’s population of 7.2 million, 90% are Muslim.
…Sudan’s Christians. Sudan is now home to the world’s largest displacement crisis; 9 million people have been forced to flee their homes. In addition, Sudanese Christians who have come from a Muslim background increasingly face severe backlash.
PRAY FOR THE CHURCH IN KYRGYZSTAN
In this Central Asian nation, the small minority of evangelical and Pentecostal believers face great pressure from the Muslim-majority society around them. Their churches meet under severe government restrictions, forcing most underground. The Enemy is using various means to discourage individuals and church bodies and to weaken their testimony in this nation that desperately needs to hear and see Jesus’ love.
Let’s pray for our Kyrgyz brothers and sisters.
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Pray for unity in the various churches. The pressure of restrictions and fear of arrest lead congregations to be suspicious of one another, making it difficult to work together and to encourage one another in the faith.
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Pray for wisdom for church leaders. A law enacted earlier this year bans any religious community of less than 500 adult members—up from 200 previously—and outlaws sharing one’s faith in public or even on home visits. A second law raises the fines for infractions. Pray for open doors of witness despite these bans.
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Pray for those who leave Islam to follow Jesus, who face great pressure to return. Even as Muslims, many were also involved in shamanism; pray for their total deliverance from spirits who seek to control them.
The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
James 5:16
Additional Prayer
Requests
PRAY FOR MINISTRY IN NORTHERN IRAQ
Most Christians in Muslim-majority Iraq live in the Kurdistan Region and belong to the Chaldean Catholic Church or to the Assyrian Church of the East. Due to persecution over the years, their numbers have dwindled to 1–2% of Iraq’s population of 40 million. Some evangelical and Pentecostal churches have been established in Kurdistan. Pentecostal workers ask us to pray for these churches and pastors and their outreaches here.
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Pray for the work of a local church in the region’s largest city. Members use small businesses and daycare centers as platforms to share the Good News. Others work in a safe house serving trafficked women and those facing persecution for their faith. Eighteen members are in the Bible school, training to be church planters.
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Pray for a growing church in another town, led by a former radical Muslim and now filled with some 60 former Muslims! With government approval, this congregation holds regular community outreaches. Pray that God would bless their new Kurdish-language podcast ministry, and provide them with the means to obtain a larger worship facility.
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99% of the Christians in Kurdistan are concentrated in two cities, leaving most of the region untouched by the gospel. Let’s pray that God would raise up and equip more workers to take His Word to every corner!
PRAY FOR THE CHURCH IN CONGO (DRC)
A worker in the eastern part of DRC recently hosted a seminar to equip and encourage believers to reach the Muslims around them. Muslims make up only 1.3 % of DR Congo’s population, but in the city where he serves, they number 15% and their influence is growing. He reports, “At this time, many Muslims are turning to the Lord. Pray for their faith and for their growth in all areas of life.”
Please pray
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that these new believers would find their place in the local Body;
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that those who face persecution would become still more firmly attached to Jesus;
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that more Christians would become aware of and have a God-given burden to pray for and reach out to the increasing number of Muslim neighbors.
For more information on how to pray for people around the world, visit
World AG Missions Prayer Network