Prayer Request... Read!

My Notes on Facebook wouldn't let me post this for some reason- so I posted it on my blog instead. Read this, and pray for Rifqa Bary, please.
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Urgent Prayer for Rifqa Bary
September 21, 2009


Dear Praying Friends,

This prayer request is extremely urgent! Please pray and forward it to praying people within your sphere of influence!

The fate of Rifqa Bary may be decided today. In July, in fear for her life, the radiant 17 year-old fled her parent's Ohio home to seek refuge with the family of an Orlando, Florida pastor. Florida attorney and pro-family leader John Stemberger took up Rifqa's case and is fighting to save her life (see Story).

Rifqa's devout Muslim family came to the U.S. from Sri Lanka in 2000. A fellow student led Rifqa to Christ at 14. In fear of her father, she kept her newfound faith secret until a year ago. Rifqa says her father has abused and threatened to kill her, and that he is devoted to the Koran, which calls for the execution of Muslims who convert from Islam. "Honor killings," routine in Muslim lands, are on the increase in the U.S.

Authorities at Facebook have closed a site on which scores of threats to Rifqa's life were posted. She is in grave danger (see her video testimony at RifqaBary.com).

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, ordered to investigate the case, found "no evidence of criminal activity...to support" Rifqa's allegations. But a veteran FBI investigator sent by the Center for Security Policy, says the investigation was flawed.

Today, Monday the 21st of September, a Florida judge will decide if Rifqa must return to her parents. Jurisdiction will be the central issue at the hearing.

Pastor Lou Engle, a longtime leader in the national prayer movement, is asking Christians everywhere to pray September 21-25, and to fast on Friday, September 25th when fifty thousand Muslims will meet on the Washington Mall to "pray for America." (see Engle, Mall)

Please Pray for Rifqa and her attorney, that God will give them wisdom and victory in their legal effort. May God protect Rifqa, keeping her safe, even as He uses her to minister Christ to the Christian and Muslim worlds (Ps 91: all; 121: all; Eph 6:10-20).
May America's pastors and churches awaken to the challenge that the Muslim faith and activist political agenda poses to our nation and Christian heritage. May believers arise to pray and may Biblical truth and the power of the Holy Spirit mightily prevail as those with competing religious views vie for our nation's soul. May the advance of Islam be used of God to stir believers to ever greater faithfulness to Christ and may the Church learn how to love and effectively minister to those in the Muslim and other religious communities! (Ex 20:2-5; Ps 96:5; Acts 4:12; Gal 2:4-5; Mt 28:19-20; Mk 16:15).
Thank you for your prayers over these critically important matters!


Sincerely,

Rev. Pierre Bynum
National Prayer Director