Mosul, Iraq

When Iraq was at the height of its stability and economic stature in the 1970s, Muslims revered the nation as the cosmopolitan center of the Arab world. However, after enduring seemingly constant war and conflict over the past 30 years, this emblem feels like a fading memory to its people. With unprecedented population growth and continued economic instability, a window of opportunity has opened for the existing Jesus-followers in Iraq to heal their fractured nation through the shalom of God found only in the Prince of Peace. Mosul, the capital of Ninawa governorate, is Iraq’s second-largest city. The population has traditionally consisted of Kurds and a significant minority of Christian Arabs. After much ethnic conflict, the city fell to the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in June 2014. In 2017, Iraqi and Kurdish forces finally pushed out the Sunni insurgents. Since then, efforts have been made to restore the war-torn region.

1. Pray for the advancement of God’s Kingdom throughout the 14 languages of this city, particularly among the listed people groups.
2. Pray for the teams who have dedicated their lives to planting churches and sharing the Gospel in the nation; pray for their supernatural protection and for wisdom and courage.
3. Pray for a mighty movement of prayer to be birthed in Mosul that multiplies throughout the country.
4. Pray for followers of Jesus to walk in the power of the Spirit. Pray for a resurrection of God’s divine purpose for this city.