Ramadan رمضان‎ is upon us. It is the month when Muslims fast from food, drink, sex and other pleasures. Some Christians even fast for periods of time as a symbol of their devotion to their faith in Christ.

This year Dallas churches have invited Muslim congregations to share in fast-breaking dinners called iftars. The moderate Muslim congregations, mostly Turkish, have a long-standing quality about them to unite with their communities.

Read more about the ‘breaking of bread’ they are doing together in the DallasNews.com article.

I invite you to do something a bit radical. It is common for Muslims to invite others into their home for iftar, but would you consider inviting a Muslim or his whole family into your home for the fast-breaking dinner.

It sounds scary, but I promise it just takes a bit of courage. As I mentioned, it’s normal for them to share this dinner with people outside of islam. If you meet a Muslim, just ask if he has ‘iftar’ plans or in America, if you just say dinner plans, he’ll know what you mean. Just be sure not to serve dinner until after sundown.

I look forward to doing this myself back in Malakal. No doubt our team has already considered this and may be doing it already.

On that same note, visit http://www.30-days.net/ to get prayer points for the 30 days of Ramadan.