Lovefast 16: Respect - Libyans in the UK
Day 16 of 30
By Mark Handley, serving with Operation Mobilisation in London among the Muslim community for over 20 years
Inspired by today's entry in 30 Days of Prayer, but with a UK twist!
Daily verse
Thought for the day
Respect
I met a Libyan in London at Speakers Corner, he was on a ladder telling the world about how great Islam was.
He was older than me and I knew nothing about Islam but he said the Bible had been corrupted or some other polemic against Christianity and I tried to correct him.
This started a relationship that lasted over 10 years as I bumped into him at Speakers Corner and on the Edgeware Road where he came for coffee and in the local park where I was running.
We learnt to respect one another.
As time went on we would talk about mosque/church life, he lamented that there was nothing worse than a convert, young British converts were trying to teach him about Islam!
He was a political refugee, a Muslim evangelist, but also a man with concerns for his children and mother, and concerns for his community.
We have prayed for him for many years, and although I have not seen him recently, I know that the Lord sees him.
Prayer for the day
Please pray for mosque leaders and evangelists that they will have Christian friends that they can respect and who will befriend them.
Daily action
Identify by name who is your local Mosque leader(s) and pray for them by name.
Your turn
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