"...the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory." (Isaiah 66:18)

"Things always happen when we pray, especially when we pray in loving unity. (We) can hear God together and come to agreement. (We) can stand in the gap, ask forgiveness, bind and loose, and proclaim blessing." John Dawson

In the year 1612, the translation of the Gospel of Matthew in the Malay language was completed...it was published in 1629. ...Since 1964, there has been a flurry of various new translations both in Indonesian and Malay languages. But we are asked to pray for those efforts to News/International Prayer ConnectionsNews/International Prayer Connectionsmake the Scriptures available in the Malay language that would be 'acceptable' to the majority people…a project based on Shellabear's work but wrought with security issues and much debate over terminology.

•    PRAY for the Word of God to be widely available and read and for God to speak through His Word as only He can to all who would read it (Isaiah 55:11).

Prayer for the Majority People

While the stories cannot really be told or details shared publicly, we should know that all over Malaysia there are Malays hearing about Jesus and the love of God. Malays are being healed of sicknesses, and small groups of Malay believers are gathering to worship. Even in the absence of details, we are urged to pray for this growing movement, this continuing and scattered sowing of the seed.

Here are some instances that will help stimulate and fuel prayer:

•    Praise God for His faithfulness to His children in time of need - especially when under fire.
•    Praise God for the testimony of this sister as she shares it with fellow believers - that they also might be stirred and challenged to be more intentional.
•    PRAY that God will continue to give grace to this sister each time she is called on to share, that through her the gospel will be shared clearly with boldness as it should, and that others will come to faith in Jesus!

In another part of the country, a worker writes… 'We have new threats on our lives. We just got a report from several of our (Malay) families that some of their neighbors have made threatening plans against us the next time we come to their village.'

•    PRAY that those plans do not succeed.

Remember those Malay believers whose identities have been made public…the fellowship of believers who impacted by the August raid last year. There are threats on their lives, pressure from family and the authorities to revert to their former religion, and now tensions among them due to jealousy or suspicion.

Pray for a massive ingathering among the Malay.