The transfer of power in Egypt has the potential to be “even more dramatic than the fall of the Berlin Wall,” a Southern Baptist observer said after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Feb. 11.

“In these uncertain times, I am sure that God is drawing Egyptians to Himself in Jesus Christ. That is of primary importance, but He is also seeking to give all people a government in which our God-given personhood can excel,” Mike Edens, professor of Islamic studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, told Baptist Press…

“This can be an event even more dramatic than the fall of the Berlin Wall,” Edens said. “It is a great time for us to pray for God to be glorified in the course of His choosing in Egypt, to pray for followers of Jesus Christ living in Egypt and among Egyptians to be bold and effective in living out and sharing the Gospel.”

Amid change, Egyptian Christians are asking for prayer. In an e-mail shared with Baptist Press, an Egyptian Christian asked specifically that believers pray for Mubarak to be succeeded by a godly president who cares for the people; for freedom, including freedom of worship; for a democratic government; for a lifting of the oppression and injustice; and for the Arab and Muslim world to experience God moving.

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