In the kingdom of God there is always lots to celebrate, but this month we are particularly thankful for the successful face-to-face meeting of Mahabba Coordinators, for answered prayer and for new volunteers.

We’re excited to tell you about a Mahabba event that happened in Croydon last weekend called the Hope Event. This regular gathering is designed for people to bring a friend from another faith background. This time they had an African theme, celebrating God’s diversity and creativity. We also want to highlight some of the other things that Mahabba is involved in such as Millennial and Juma prayers.

As the Mahabba group we strive to be proactive in what we’re doing, supporting those who are living out the Mahabba vision – encouraging prayer, enabling all Christians, envisioning the Christian community, engaging with Muslims. Read about some of the ways that we’re doing this.

The Mahabba Network is unlike many other charitable organisations in that we work with a grassroots setup. We are all about the network groups that meet for prayer, support and encouragement. Those groups are the thing that drives us forward and motivates the work that we do.

This month we have three stories to share from people from the Mahabba network who are reaching out to and befriending Muslims in their communities. We are thankful for the support that Mahabba receives that means that we can have a part to play in stories like these.

The train strikes prevented a face-to-face meeting, but the Mahabba trustees still met online to discuss how best to continue with our network origins, listening to those at a grassroots level and how we can better communicate. It was an encouraging and fruitful time.

Your contributions helped us facilitate the prayer meetings that we hosted during Ramadan – thank you!

Many of you will have participated in our Network Survey which was an attempt to get a picture of how the pandemic affected our regional groups. The results have given us insights and encouragements.

The Mahabba Trustees will be meeting in Birmingham on 22nd June. Please pray for them.

Have you spotted the network survey in your inbox?

The pandemic has changed the way we relate to each other. In every sphere of life we’ve adapted to online meetings, smaller gatherings, and less face to face contact.

We’d love to check in with Mahabba prayer groups across the country, find out how you’re doing, and how we can support you moving forward.

It’s been just over a year since we started sharing as the Mahabba Network on Instagram. This month we’re sharing some of the statistics behind the account, so you can be inspired to keep praying as we reach out to a younger generation.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been gathering stories from Mahabba local coordinators about what is going on around the country. Sometimes it’s hard to see the bigger picture, so let us shine a light on what local Mahabba groups and members are up to around the UK.

Thank you for supporting Mahabba Network this year. With your donations, we have been able to further our mission as a relational network. One of the ways we do this is by adding relevant and useful resources to our website. Check out the most popular blogs of 2021.

It’s been two years since the Mahabba team, made up of trustees, circlesholder and other volunteers have been able to meet. But on a wintery day in early November, we gathered in Birmingham to praise God for all He’s done, and to pray into the vision of Mahabba Network.

Bulbs are dormant for some time until the conditions are just right. They are planted in the Autumn, but Spring is coming. Then the gardener is rewarded with a riot of colour in all different shapes and sizes.

In the same way, we can plant seeds of encouragement and prayer with our Muslim friends and colleagues, and watch God make them grow.

“And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

This well-known passage from Esther 4:14 speaks of the right timing. God’s timing.

As a network, we seek to follow God’s prompts and ask Him to guide us as we gather, pray and share resources and stories with others in the network.

Like many Christians organisations, Mahabba is looking to build for the future. We’re keen that younger people feel inspired and connected to the work of our network.

Over the past six months we’ve been working hard to connect with the younger generation, using social media to engage people in our ongoing prayer for Muslim people in the UK. Read more about this key part of Mahabba’s vision and how your support helps us to engage the next generation to be able to bless and love Muslims wherever they are.