This couple is pursuing discipleship training despite violent persecution from family for their Christian faith.
This couple is pursuing discipleship training despite violent persecution from family for their Christian faith.
Jun. 16, 2022 | Turkey

New Believers Pursue Discipleship Training Despite Family Persecution

[175] prayers in [14] nations have been posted for Mustafa and Nazli.

Mustafa is a former imam who devoutly followed Islam until he grew unsettled with its teachings and became a deist. Through the Christian witness of his wife, Nazli, a recent convert herself, he began asking questions about Jesus and sought answers in the New Testament. Mustafa placed his faith in Christ, and the couple soon experienced persecution from both of their families, who vehemently opposed their newfound faith. The couple had to flee their home because of their family’s opposition and are currently staying at their church’s guesthouse before they leave for a one-year discipleship program this fall. Pray for Mustafa and Nazli as they prepare to train for ministry in their church. Pray that their faithful witness for Christ may lead their hostile family members to faith in Him.

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  • Lord,
    Thank You for Mustafa and Nazli and their willingness to follow You despite persecution from their families. Thank You for providing for their needs. I pray that their discipleship program will be so fruitful and that many would come to a deeper relationship with Christ through their efforts. May their faithful witness lead their family to You.
    Lysander S - USA
  • Dear family in Christ, May our God of hope give you strength, comfort, and spiritual victories. We are already victorious and promised an eternal home. We pray that God will touch the hearts of the persecutors before it's too late. Stand strong, Jesus is coming back soon. Your reward will be great in heaven.
    Susan R - USA
  • Heavenly Father. We seek Your mercy and grace for this wonderful couple. We pray for Mustafa and Nazli as they prepare to train for ministry in their church. We pray that their faithful witness for Christ may lead their hostile family members to faith in Him. In Jesus precious name, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit Amen.
    Alvin A - USA
  • Father, please grow Mustafa and Nazli in faith and truth. May they learn how to live and walk by the Spirit and fully trust Jesus always. Please protect them from evil. Draw their family to Jesus to be saved. Thank you. Amen.
    Vicki Y - USA
  • Thank you, Father, for this faithful couple. Keep and equip them and give them much fruit.
    Margaret D - USA
  • Father, I pray for this couple. Strengthen them and send people their way who can teach them the truth and may they grow in faith and knowledge. I pray you guide them, use them for your glory. I pray for their families that you would open their eyes to truth as you have this couple. Lord, bless them with wisdom as they share. protect and provide
    Polly C - USA
  • In the healing name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Rapha, God Who heals, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Mustafa and Nazli. We praise You that they preach and proclaim Jesus. We ask for healing, a hedge of protection, angels from heaven to surround and minister to them. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Dear Father in heaven, Please protect Mustafa and Nazli and child as they continue their journey of service to You. May they feel Your peace and strength as they witness to others of the saving grace of Jesus. May their families come to faith in Christ and realize how they mistreated Mustafa, Nazli and their child. Please keep them safe. In Jesus.
    Madeline T - USA
  • Dear Father in Heaven, we praise You for the faith of Mustafa and Nazli and for their child who will grow up knowing and loving you. May they be strong and courageous during this time of persecution from their families. We pray for the family to come to know you as Lord and for you bless and provide for Mustafa and Nazli &child in Jesus' Name! Amen
    Jennifer T - USA
  • Father God we pray for this dear couple as they go into the ministy world. May they find peace and joy during this time and grow in faith to become a better witness to a lost and dying world, Amen
    jeff h - USA
  • In the loving name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, the living Water, we praise You for testimony and faithfulness of Mustafa, Nazli and family. We ask that they see Jesus, a hedge of protection be upon them and angels directly from heaven to surround and minister to them. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Lord, we know you will use this family for your purpose to the lost. We ask that you keep this family safe from hard provide for their needs.
    Deanna V - USA
  • Give the ability to learn more.
    Debbie V - USA
  • In the powerful name of Jesus, our heavenly Father, Jehovah Sabaoth, Lord of hosts, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we praise You for faithfulness of Mustafa, Nazli and family. We pray they be strengthened, a hedge of protection, and angels directly from heaven to surround and minister to them. Amen.
    Gary F - USA
  • Merciful Father, continue to strengthen Mustafa and Nazli as they walk the narrow path of following Jesus. Provide them with fellow believers who will comfort and encourage them. May their families be brought to faith by Mustafa and Nazli's faithfulness. Please provide for their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs as they glorify Your name
    Julie C - USA
  • Lord, it's hard enough for a young couple to train for ministry in a place that is not hostile to you, but there are so many obstacles here! We place Mustafa and Nazli into your loving care, urging you to make your presence known to them each step of the way.
    Brenda M - USA
  • Heavenly Father please protect this family with your great power. Let no evil overcome them, strengthen their resolve and enhance their endurance. Let Mustafa be successful in his discipleship, so that he may glorify you, and bring both families to Jesus Christ.
    Wisdom H - USA
  • Dear Father , thank you for your love and mercy to bring Mustafa and Nazli . Lord please give your strength and knowledge and that they may faithful to you. Lord I pray for their family members, May their spiritual darkness be transformed into light and understand God's love and sacrifice. In Jesus name I pray Amen .
    Mahil G - India
  • Train up Mustafa and Nazli in Truth, love, mercy and faith. Use them to represent you to their families so they also can praise you! Give salvation to their entire house! Protect and keep this family with a singleness of purpose to live for You. Give wisdom and understanding in their training. Soften the hearts of all around them to receive salvation.
    Atacy U - USA
  • Our Father, continue to strengthen Mustafa and Nazli as they walk a difficult path of following Jesus. Provide them with fellow believers who will comfort and encourage them. May their families be brought to faith by Mustafa and Nazli's faithfulness. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Eli S - USA
  • Gracious Lord God, all praise be to You for the salvation of this couple and their desire to serve You. Thank You that their church had housing for them. May they stay true to You and Your Word all their days and enter into fruitful ministry in Jesus' Holy Name. Please let their example enlighten their family members, and may they also find salvation.
    Jean S - Canada
  • Thank you God for Mustafa and Nazli, please Lord protect them, grant them favor, fight their battles and make a way for them, let not your presence depart from them as they go for the training. Please Lord let their family members too receive the love and peace of Christ . Please be with the couple and let souls be won to you through them in Jesus name
    funke a - Nigeria
  • Dear Lord: I pray that Mustafa and Nazli continue in their training for ministry in the church despite the opposition and persecution of the family. Lead them onward in victory and through their trials, along the blessed journey of serving You and obeying Your teachings, let them know the joy of loving and praising You. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
    Sandra T - USA
  • Christ Jesus, protect and strengthen Mustafa and Nazli as they begin training for ministry. Fill them with your Holy Spirit and anoint them in their new ministry. Give their family members open hearts to hear the Gospel. Thank you. Amen.
    Mary H C - USA
  • God, we thank You wholeheartedly for Mustafa coming to faith, for his wife Nazli's witness. We pray that You would prosper their family, their ministry, and their faith; let nothing shake it. Bring healing to all their hearts as their life changes. Help them as they train; guide them as they live. Bring their family members to faith as they see this.
    Kesse R - USA
  • "And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.
    But he who endures to the end shall be saved."
    Mark 13:13
    Oh Lord Jesus, please help Mustafa and Nazli during this persecution and if they don't have a Bible please get them one.
    Thank you, Amen.
    And protect their little child and them from further evil.
    Timothy B - USA
  • "And you will be hated by all for My name's sake.
    But he who endures to the end shall be saved."
    Mark 13:13
    Oh Lord Jesus, please help Mustafa and Nazli during this persecution and if they don't have a Bible please get them one.
    Thank you, Amen.
    And protect their little child and them from further evil.
    Timothy B - USA
  • Father, I pray for Mustafa and Nazli as they prepare to train for ministry in their church.I pray that their faithful witness for Christ may lead their hostile family members to faith in Him. Provide their every need and equip them to continue to serve You.
    Betty D - USA
  • Lord, we praise You for Nazli and Mustafa's faith in Jesus and their desire to be trained in ministry so that many of their countrymen can come to faith. Raise up a hedge of protection around their lives physically, emotionally and spiritually and embolden them to love their hostile family members and to openly declare the truth of the gospel, amen.
    Forrest B - USA
  • FATHER GOD BE WITH MUSTAFA AND NAZIL. FILL THEM WITH DEEP FAITH, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR THEIR FAMILY, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL & WITNESS YOUR HOLY NAME. JESUS LOVE OF OUR HEART SHED YOUR COMPASSIONATE LOVE ON MUSTAFA'S FAMILY. GIVE THEM CLEAR MIND TO UNDERSTAND THE GOSPEL TRUTHS TO TEACH IGNORANT PEOPLE ABOUT YOU TO GIVE THEM HOPE
    BENEDICTA N - USA
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