Juma met with his pastor secretly after coming to Christ, afraid that his Muslim family would find out about his conversion. When his wife eventually found some of his Christian books, she immediately called his brothers, all radical Muslims. His brothers burned the books, beat Juma and threatened him.
When word spread that he was a Christian, Juma was completely rejected by his relatives, neighbours and friends. He also lost his job. “No one will hire him, as no one is willing to give an apostate work,” a VOM worker said.
Source: The Voice of the Martyrs USA
- Pray for Juma, that the Lord would minister to him during this season of loss. Pray he will be given the spiritual strength to endure.
- Ask our Lord to supply Juma with all his needs. Pray for employment opportunities.
- Ask the Lord to have mercy on Juma’s wife and family members. Ask Him to soften their hearts and impress upon them the need to be reconciled to God through Christ.
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Lord Jesus I thank you for Juma and I ask and pray that the word of Christ dwell in him richly in all wisdom, ( cf Colossians 3;16) And that he will learn it by heart and be able to teach and admonish himself and others in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in his heart to the Lord.
O God, three in one, we thank and praise you for your work of conversion in Juma’s life. We pray for our brother, that you might supply all his needs and help him as he counts the cost of commitment. Gracious Father please give him work. Lord Jesus help Juma to know your grace as he daily follows you. Holy Spirit, wonderfully bless him with fellowship to encourage his spirit. We pray for the nation of Tanzania and ask that the Gospel might continue to grow, Christian pastors and teachers might be raised up and that your people would grow in their faith and their knowledge of you. Deliver the nation from radical Muslim extremism and may righteousness, truth and justice prevail for your name’s sake.
Lord please help Juma in his time of need. It is not easy to go it alone when one makes a stand for you. We surely know that ourselves. Lord please bring strong christians around Juma so he has people to rely on, and help him as he continues in his walk with you. Lord please provide a job for him, one that suits his qualifications and will provide the money he needs to live. We pray for his family to come to know you. Lord if you can save Juma, you can save his wife, brothers, and the rest of his unsaved family, and friends. Lord may there be a great revival thanks to Juma getting saved. May the enemies plans for these Juma and all who know him be thwarted, and only your plans succeed.
In your precious name we pray Yeshua.