The Invitation, February 12, 2026

The people of Iran, numbering approximately 92.8 million, are facing a national crisis. Protests about runaway inflation and lack of freedom have been met by a brutal crackdown that has reportedly resulted in the deaths of an estimated 5,000 people and the detention of many more.

Although the state claims that more than 90 percent of Iranians are Shia Muslims, independent surveys suggest a very different reality: only about 40 percent identify as Muslim, 32 percent report having no religion, and roughly 8 percent identify as atheists.

Apostasy laws criminalize conversion from Islam—punishable by death—yet despite this, underground Christian communities are estimated to number between one and two million believers.

At this crucial time, please join us in prayer for Iran. Please pray right now and also pray on February 12, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for protection and courage. Ask God to protect the protesters who are risking their lives for truth, and to comfort families torn apart by fear and loss. Pray for hope and motivation in the midst of economic hardship
2. Pray for the underground church. Iran has one of the fastest-growing Christian populations in the world, with underground churches expanding despite persecution. Said one YWAM worker, “Through the years we have been involved we have seen a steady stream of people come to Jesus. The growth of the church and the hunger from people for Jesus inside the country is amazing.” Pray for the safety, strength, and bold witness of these believers as they shine like lights.
3. Pray for Iran’s young people. Pray for the 25 percent of Iran’s population under the age of 15, who are facing an uncertain future. Iran’s younger generations increasingly reject mandatory hijab (head covering) laws and state-enforced religious identity. This cultural shift has positioned Iran as one of the fastest-secularizing societies in the Middle East, directly challenging the ideological foundations of the regime
4. Pray for the spiritual transformation of leaders. Intercede for the redemption of Iran’s leaders. Pray that even Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would have an encounter with Jesus Christ and experience true freedom.
5. Pray for justice and peace. Ask God to respond to the cries for freedom with His freedom, and to the hunger for justice with His justice. Pray for unity, human rights, and freedom of religion and thought. Pray that Iran’s story would be rewritten not merely by human power, but by the power of God’s love.

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The Invitation, January 8, 2026

For more than thirty years, the YWAM-birthed prayer movement called 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World has sought to educate, enable and encourage Christians worldwide to pray for Muslim peoples as an act of love. And God has heard our prayers.

The focus of the 2026 guide is on Muslim people, from whom there are now radiant believers, sharing the gospel with their own or nearby Muslim people groups. We can celebrate that bringing the good news to Muslims is not just something done by foreigners from faraway countries; it is now the believers from Muslim backgrounds themselves who are key to transformation in their countries.

Please rejoice and pray with us right now. Also, please join us in prayer on January 8, the prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray that many people who have prayed through the guide for years would be encouraged by the fruit of their prayers.
2. Pray for the security of each of the believers mentioned in the guide. Even though each name has been changed, they are unique enough within their communities for them to be recognized.
3. Pray for the funds necessary to produce the guide for the first time in Turkish! This alone shows the impact of prayer, that the Turkish church feels ready to intercede for the rest of the Muslim world.
4. Pray for these Muslim-background witnesses, that God would keep them safe from persecution and would shine His light through their lives.

Take Action

Go to pray30days.org and order the 2026 30 Days Prayer Guide for yourself, your family, your ministry, your YWAM location, or your church. The guide is available in digital or print versions, and in many languages. There is also a children’s edition. The 30 Days of Prayer correspond to the 30 days of Ramadan, which are from February 18 to March 20 in 2026.

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The Invitation, December 11, 2025

What if the only thing stopping us from reaching every community, campus, and nation with the gospel was our willingness to act?

That’s the penetrating question asked on the website for The Send (thesend.org), a ministry of mission-centered gatherings that partners with YWAM. In just a few years of The Send, thousands have made pledges to go.

Please pray with us for upcoming gatherings of The Send in 2026 and beyond. Please take a moment to pray right now and please also pray with us on December 11, our prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for everyone who has been to an event for The Send so far. Pray that God would lead them to take action.
2. Pray for the organizers of upcoming gatherings for The Send. Pray for church partnerships, for organizational unity, and for God’s leading in the lives of those who are considering attending.
3. Pray for some of the events planned for The Send in 2026: The Send Brazil (January 2026), The Send Mongolia (June 2026), The Send Philippines (June 2026), The Send California (July 2026), and The Send Netherlands (October 2026) and The Send Copenhagen, Denmark (October 2026).

Take Action

Join an event for The Send and help promote one. Go to thesend.org.

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The Invitation, November 13, 2025

In November, the world will travel to the Brazilian city of Belém, and YWAM will be there ready for the nations!

The occasion? The massive annual United Nations climate talks known as “COP30,” which will have around 50,000 participants from almost every nation. In Belém, YWAM is organizing outreach events to present the gospel in all its richness to the colorful cross section of humanity who will be visiting. Please pray with us for these outreaches and for the COP30 event.

Please take a moment to pray right now and please also pray with us on November 13, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for effective communication of the gospel with such a wide range of peoples on the streets of the city. Pray for wisdom and grace as the outreach team members interact with each person they encounter, be it delegates, locals, security personnel or other visitors.
2. Pray for unity in relationships between YWAM Belém, the participating churches and the YWAM outreach teams during this two-week event. For their unity to be glorifying to God.
3. Pray for the COP30 negotiations, complex though they are, to bring outcomes in line with God’s nature and character for the peoples of the world.
4. Pray for life-changing encounters with God, both during evangelism and for the YWAMers themselves, who will be engaging with God in intercession for the city and the COP30. The teams are inspired not only by the opportunity to talk with unreached peoples but also the growing awareness that, because God is interested in reconciling all things in Christ (Col. 1:19,20, Eph. 1:10b), so the gospel has specific relevance to many of the issues discussed in a climate conference.

Take Action

Learn more from YWAM’s Creation Care Hub about how God intends us to relate with His creation. Attend their online Forum in January, or come to their in-person Foundations of Creation Care seminar. Find out more at ywamscotland.org/creation-care-hub.

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The Invitation, October 9, 2025

In the Bible we see artistic acts being done as prophesies to warn and correct a nation. For example, Ezekiel was told to draw the city of Jerusalem on a clay tablet and then create siege works against it (Ezekiel 4:1-2). Today, Christian artists and arts ministries also seek to bring God’s revelation to society. Christian artists face the challenge of ministering in a sphere that often contains a lot of impurity. Like the prophets of old, Christian artists also are often misunderstood.

Please pray with us right now as we lift up arts ministries in YWAM and in the body of Christ. Please also pray with us on October 9, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

1. Pray for people with a calling to the arts sphere, that they would be supported, discipled and trained. In Christian churches, the arts are often not seen as a means to disciple nations but as something nonspiritual or even sinful. Sometimes those who feel called to the arts don’t receive encouragement or can’t find people to collaborate with. Pray that churches and ministries would see the value of the arts.

2. Pray for moral purity and integrity for people in arts ministries. Everybody is attacked in these areas, but those who grasp their calling to the arts sphere might face a greater attack. The arts environment can be quite corrupt, where integrity is seen in other perspectives.

3. Pray for an understanding of Christ-centered principles and a biblical vision to bring God’s kingdom to earth. Pray that as people sense God’s call into the arts that they would not give up but would be obedient to pursue their dreams and their vision of a different society.

Take Action

YWAM has many opportunities to pursue arts ministries and to get training in this area. You can search these options on ywam.org by clicking the Explore button at the top and then selecting arts-related passions like performing arts, fine arts, cinematography or music. To search in Spanish, Portuguese or French, click on the globe icon on the top right.

Also, you can browse about arts on the site for YWAM’s University of the Nations: uofn.edu.

In addition, you can contact the writers of this prayer focus:

• Ely.huertas@uofn.edu
• Jimmy.huertas@uofn.edu
• Instagram: @tierracapote

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