Every year during Ramadan, millions of Muslims seek spiritual fulfillment through fasting and prayer. At the same time, many Christians around the world are joining together in prayer for these very same people—asking God to reveal Himself in powerful ways. And according to firsthand testimonies, those prayers are being answered in ways few could have imagined.
The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board has launched a prayer initiative called “Pray for Ramadan,” encouraging believers to intercede for Muslims around the world. April Bunn, director of IMB’s Prayer Office, shared with The Christian Post that their goal is to guide intercessors in praying “with both lament for lostness and joy in the hope of the Gospel.” Bunn emphasized the importance of prayer, stating, “We also know that God’s Word teaches that He works in and through the prayers of His people.”
As believers unite in this global prayer movement, remarkable reports are emerging from the Middle East. Missionaries with the Assemblies of God are witnessing an unprecedented number of Muslims encountering Jesus Christ through dreams and visions. Dick Brogden, an AG missionary, called it “the normal experience” for many Muslims today, saying, “It would be accurate to say that Muslims are responding to Jesus in levels we have never seen, not in 1,400 years!”
These divine encounters are leading many to embrace Christianity despite the extreme personal cost. One Saudi Arabian woman, skeptical and afraid, prayed: “Jesus, if You are the real God, I want to see You.” Later, while tending her sheep, she looked into a pool of water and saw a massive shepherd standing behind her, smiling. When she turned around, no one was there. Still uncertain, she asked for another sign—her crippled mother to be healed. Immediately, her mother stood up and began to walk. She surrendered, overcome and exclaiming, “Jesus, I believe, I believe!”
Such stories are not isolated. A former Muslim woman had a dream of a shepherd walking around an empty tomb, breaking bread and offering it to her, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body.” She later discovered that these were the very words of Jesus in the Bible and accepted Him as her Savior.
These testimonies highlight a stunning connection: as Christians pray for Muslims, God is responding by revealing Himself to those earnestly seeking truth. The correlation between fervent intercession and the increasing number of Muslims coming to Christ is undeniable.
Brogden urges believers to continue pressing in with prayer: “There are more unreached people now than in the history of the world.” But as these miraculous encounters show, God is actively at work. The harvest is ripe, and through prayer, Christians have the opportunity to be part of a movement bringing countless souls to faith in Christ.