The history of the 30-Days of Prayer ministry reaches back to 1992. See the video:

How we got started

Imagine a prayer meeting with just a handful of people. Imagine the same prayer meeting a few years later which now includes millions of people praying for the Muslim world. 30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World is this prayer meeting!

The origin of this call to prayer and fasting for the Muslim world came about as a group of Christian leaders were praying about the Islamic world during a meeting in the Middle East in April 1992. God put a burden on the hearts of these men and women to call as many Christians as possible to pray for the Muslim world.

Global Perspective

Today this event draws Christians worldwide to a united, global prayer meeting. The 30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World prayer guide is now produced in more than 42 languages each year and distributed from more than 32 regional offices. Millions of Christians have joined together in prayer, across denominations, languages and cultures to pray for the Muslim world. As a result, a wave of missions mobilisation and Muslim missions awareness is occurring across the globe.

The Research

From every continent, representing a multitude of languages, more than 100 people work together to provide information, statistics, stories and photographs for the 30-Days Muslim World Prayer Guide. Most of those who contribute are field workers currently working in unreached regions. From remote desert oasis to crowded urban centres, each person contributes a unique insight into the needs of the people they live and work among. They are certainly not scholars who have a distant understanding of Muslims, but rather a group of people who have a passionate love for those they serve.

Ramadan

This prayer event is planned to coincide with the Islamic month of Ramadan so that we, the Body of Christ, would get God’s heart for the Muslim world. We pray for greater breakthroughs for the Gospel among Muslims, an increased commitment to prayer by Christians, and for more missionaries to be released to work among Muslims.

We expect that many people will want to demonstrate their commitment to prayer for the Muslim people by fasting for perhaps a meal or a longer period, but we are not suggesting they should observe Ramadan in the way Muslims do. Praying for the Muslim world during Ramadan is very different from observing the Muslim holy month itself. Our desire is to see the spread of the Gospel across the Muslim world and the preparation of the Christian Church worldwide for a wonderful move of God among Muslims.

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of each article, minor errors, usually spelling and grammar, often slip through even the most ardent of proof-readers. We appreciate your grace and forgiveness.

The Purpose

The purpose of this prayer guide is not to be comprehensive, but to motivate and inspire the reader to pray. Each article of the prayer guide contains enough content to provide a brief overview and up-to-date information highlighting current needs. Time and space do not allow for every piece of information relating to a particular area, but we strongly encourage you to seek further information in addition to this prayer guide. There are many excellent resources available, some of which are listed on our Links page.

In Brief

The 30-Days Global prayer movement encompasses thousands of people and hundreds of ministries in almost every country of the world. In every case, our passion is to know God and to make Him known.

We are a mixture of people from all over the world, from 149 countries in fact. In many of our locations, people from a wide variety of nations serve side by side. We come from numerous different Christian denominations and speak hundreds of languages. Nearly half of our staff come from "non-western" countries, such as Brazil, Korea, Indonesia, India and Nepal.

In addition, staff from many of our mission affiliates host short-term outreach teams made up of individuals, youth groups, families and churches who get to participate first-hand in "making God known" through both words and actions.

Will you pray? Will you promote 30-days? Will you change the world – God’s way?

Welcome to 30-Days International. Love Muslims Through Prayer

Magdalena - the movie

More Sights and Sounds to help you pray:

Recommended Viewing:

DVD: MAGDALENA: Released From Shame (Dec 2008)

One woman caught in adultery; another, rejected and ignored because of her promiscuous lifestyle … (by the ‘Jesus Film’ producers) DVD Length: 80 minutes

Description: Watching with amazement, Mary learned from Jesus a new way to look at people. He also radically transformed her life by healing her from demon possession–releasing her from shame. Mary Magdalene acts as both narrator and participant in “Magdalena: Released From Shame,” as she traces through the story of lives that have come into contact with this man, Jesus, and have been powerfully released from shame. A must for all women!

More recommended DVD’s on the World of Islam include:

1. MORE THAN DREAMS
   Testimonies of five former Muslims recreated in docu-drama format; in original languages with English subtitles. 3 hours
2. DVD: WORLD OF ISLAM

   This short (11 minute) but very informative and colorful program includes stunning footage from many Islamic countries. It will educate you about the basic tenets of Islam, and the diversity of Muslims around the world, dispelling simplistic attitudes toward them, and inspiring you to pray for them. Perfect for prayer groups and classes. Bonus Features:
   – a three-minute version
   – 40 minute interview with Don McCurry (former pastor and long-time missionary to Pakistan who now teaches Christians worldwide about Islam and how to love and minister to Muslims).
   Order it online DVD: World Of Islam (ships globally)

3. ISLAM’S HIDDEN HALF
   The World of Islam for children ; 1996; running time: eight minutes.
4. CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
   Four 25-minute sessions on DVD by noted theologian, best-selling author, editor, and Dean of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, Dr. Timothy George; includes one study guide booklet.
5. INSIDE ISLAM
   A 100-minute in-depth program produced by The History Channel . Video (NTSC video standard) or DVD