dreams

We've heard of a study that consisted of interviews with Muslim Background Believers (MBBs) that listed the top reasons why Muslims come to faith in Christ.  First of all, most of the MBBs interviewed explained that they heard the Gospel in parts or in whole something like 45 times before they received.  And what were the main influences that drew them, led them to be willing to consider Christ?

The love of Christians they knew and dreams of Jesus were the top two (I think, just going on memory here.)

Here is a web site (click for link) where you can see video clips of 5 MBBs who came to Christ after having a dream of Jesus.  (Excellent videos!)

We long to see the Lord use whatever means he sees fit to draw these Uyghur friends to himself for salvation, and we know that he will always work in accordance with His Word.  We know that the Lord clearly does use dreams and visions in scripture to reveal himself or his will to his people.

Recently, my husband got a call from a guy across town who has been sharing Christ with a Uyghur guy he knows.  This friend called to tell my hubby that this young Uyghur guy, TN, who has shown lots of interest in Christ mixed with lots of fear and hesitancy and incomplete understanding,  TN had a dream about our friend and houseguest, N.  TN's dream was that N was very hungry to know more about Jesus.

N just moved out of our house yesterday morning and we didn't see all that TN dreamed of, but we would still love to!

Please pray with us for N to be drawn to Christ.    Ask that the Lord would reveal himself in whatever powerful, tender, true way he wants to, to cause N to see the "light of the glory of the gospel of Christ."  Apart from the Holy Spirit opening his eyes, he is dead in his sins and blind to Christ's light.  Pray that the Lord would graciously intervene and give him life and faith in Christ!

Ask for TN, who has just returned to the Uyghur province, to be drawn to Christ with clarity and strength.  Ask that the Lord would give him courage to believe, even though it will mean opposition and persecution for him.  Pray for strong, supportive Uyghur Christian fellowship for him.