We've got two very different opportunities to pray for and share with our students in the next few weeks - one being Easter, and the other being Ramadan, which starts today.
Here are a few things you need to know about both:
*Next week (March 21) is our Easter celebration, and we need your help with the potluck meal! You can sign up to bring a dish here. And please pray that God will use our classes and our conversation time that day to show our students the beauty of Jesus and the gospel we celebrate at Easter.
*Muslims' holy month of Ramadan starts today, and even though they are fasting, our Muslim students are still planning to join us for our morning classes. If you don't know much about Ramadan, it's the month during which Muslims celebrate the revelation of their holy book, the Quran. During this month, they fast and pray to show their devotion to Allah. They abstain from both food and drink (including water) from sunrise to sunset, then they break the fast with a big meal at sunset called Iftar. Participating in Ramadan is required for Muslims - it's one of the five pillars of Islam. If you'd like to learn more, here's a short video made by Radical.
*The month when our Muslim students are focusing on spiritual thingsis a great time to pray for Jesus to reveal Himself to them through dreams and visions and confirm to them that He is the Son of God. We can also pray for God to open their hearts and pray that during Ramadan they become so dissatisfied with Islam that they truly search for truth.
God has given us SO many opportunities with the people He has so graciously brought through our doors, and I'm so grateful for your investment in them!
Grace Thornton
ESL director
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