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| A major mosque across the street |
I had mentioned how our home is in an ideal location. While I don't
retract this statement, one difficulty with our new home has arisen: the mosque
right next to us. Everyday, five times a day, Muslims are called to prayer.
Leading this time in prayer is a large megaphone speakeron top of the mosque.
While I am sure we will soon be adjusted to this loud noise, an exception might
be the early morning prayer. From 4 to 5AM, a loud prayer rings throughout
the streets. While the girls seem miraculously undisturbed by this loud noise,
Coty and I have been waking up every morning to it. More important than our
sleep however, the call to prayer is a stark reminder that we are in a city of
over three million lost souls. In contrast to passages like Revelation 7, where
great multitudes are praising God, everyday here in this city people are
lifting up their voices to a false god. So yes, pray that we would get sleep so
we are well rested for ministry. But more importantly, pray for the people of
this city. That they may know the one true God.
–Matt