Quick Facts

  • Population Size:  9,600
  • Concentrated Areas: Montgomery, Sterling, Manassas, Lorton
  • Primary Branch of Islam: Mostly Sunni
  • Primary Country of Origin: Egypt
  • Primary language:  Arabic (Egyptian dialect)

Overview

Egypt is a region that has great Biblical significance, starting with Abraham and his sojourns in the area. It is also where God revealed himself to not only the Israelites but also the Egyptians through the plagues and especially the Passover. As we pray over Egyptians, pray that they would not reject Jesus, our sacrifice.  Pray that The Lord would soften their hearts and open their eyes to the truth of the redemption and salvation that is available to them through Jesus, the Lamb of God.  Through His blood, they can be covered and delivered from the wrath of God. Through the price of His death on the cross, they can be redeemed from slavery to sin.

Pray also for the 16,000 Egyptian Coptic Christians that live in the DC area.  For most of them, Christianity is a cultural religion that they were born into.  Most go to one of the Coptic congregations in the area but do not personal relationship with Jesus.  Pray also for the Evangelical Egyptian believers that they would be a light to both the Coptics and the Muslims.  Pray that the Christian Egyptians would be able to forgive the persecution they experienced in egypt at the hands of the Muslims  and reach out in love with the good news of the Gospel.

Prayer Points

  1. Pray that God would reveal himself to the Egyptian Muslims, opening their eyes to the the truth of the Gospel.  
  2. Pray for the Coptics, that they would have an accurate understanding of the Gospel
  3. Pray that Christian Egyptians would be a light to their Muslim countrymen
  4. Pray that God would continue to use the Christian media that comes out of Egypt to draw many Muslims to Jesus.

Today’s Prayer Video

Click below to visit Prayercast’s page for a Prayer video over Egyptians.

Additional Links

Learn more about Egyptians in North America at UPGNorthAmerica.com. You can also find links to resources for sharing with Egyptian Muslims.